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“The moral force of the Ban Treaty is being felt,” Ann Suellentrop says at the rally for the first anniversary of the “entry into force” of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.—Photos by Jim Hannah

January 24, 2022January 25, 2022 PeaceWorks KC Nuclear weapons

PeaceWorks-KC celebrates first anniversary of nuclear ban treaty

On Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022, peace-loving activists gathered to celebrate the 1st anniversary of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (the Ban Treaty) with a rally and caravan.

Cris Mann, left, and Henry Stoever hold a banner before the Jan. 22 rally in Kansas City, Mo.--Jim Hannah photos

January 25, 2021January 26, 2021 PeaceWorks KC Nuclear weapons, PeaceWorks events

Rally in KC celebrates nuclear ban treaty

On Jan. 22, a beautiful but cold day, 50-60 peace activists gathered near the fountain at Mill Creek Parkway and 47th Street in Kansas City, Mo., to celebrate the “entry into force” of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).

This billboard, designed by Robyn Haas, is on the west side of Broadway south of 39th Street and downtown on Main south of Truman Road.

January 16, 2021January 17, 2021 PeaceWorks KC Nuclear weapons

Billboards call for world free of nuclear weapons

PeaceWorks-KC is displaying billboards around the city with the help of a grant from ICAN, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. You will see these messages along your travels in Kansas City, Mo., until mid-February: