Citizens for Justice in the Middle East (CJME) and Cross Border Network for Justice and Solidarity will receive the Kris and Lynn Cheatum Community Peace Award at the PeaceWorks KC annual meeting on March 9. The March 4 “Radio Active Magazine” show on KKFI (90.1 FM) at 6pm will interview representatives of both awardees. Tune in!
The Cheatum award goes to organizations that make substantive contributions to peace and justice in the Greater Kansas City metro area. Kris and Lynn were former leaders of PeaceWorks, and Lynn was one of three founders of the 1982 committee that evolved into PeaceWorks.
CJME organizes events in Kansas City to support Palestinians. Margot Patterson, one of the leaders of CJME, is also a co-producer and co-host of Understanding Israel Palestine, a weekly program on KKFI, 90.1 FM, that seeks to give listeners a closer, more honest depiction of the struggle between Israel and Palestinians than the mainstream media. Patterson has interviewed NGO officials, foreign policy analysts, diplomats, journalists, historians and activists about what is taking place in Israel and Palestine and the U.S. role in the conflict.
The Cross Border Network for Justice & Solidarity educates about the imperialist policies of the U.S. and their effect on countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. It challenges Americans to recognize that corporate-driven globalization and militarism are major forces driving migration. They organize for human rights and economic justice by connecting working people and their families in solidarity across borders. They support workers across borders and who cross borders! They were formed in 1998 by labor educator Judy Ancel and union organizer and Central America support activist Katie Phelan.
The PeaceWorks KC 2025 annual meeting is scheduled for March 9 (Sunday), 2-4 PM, at Simpson House, 4509 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO.
Info on KKFI program March 4: https://kkfi.org/program-episodes/pwkc-recognizes-cjme-and-cross-border-network/
—Spencer Graves serves as the secretary of PeaceWorks KC.
