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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.

January 16, 2022January 19, 2022 PeaceWorks KC Nuclear weapons

We could save the Earth

I recall words of Martin Luther King Jr. and share selections from a book by children and quotes from a prophetic archbishop who calls for abolishing nuclear weapons arsenals around the world.

A year ago, on Jan. 22, Cris Mann (left) and Henry Stoever held this sign at our rally for the "entry into force" of the international Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.--Photos by Jim Hannah

January 15, 2022 PeaceWorks KC Nuclear weapons

On 1/22, celebrate Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

A short rally, a long caravan—what better way, in the time of coronavirus, to celebrate the first anniversary of the “entry into force” of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons? We'll park behind businesses at 46th and Main at 12:45 pm on Sat., Jan. 22, quickly decorate our cars and have a rally, and then caravan.

January 7, 2022January 7, 2022 PeaceWorks KC Nuclear weapons

If ‘a nuclear war cannot be won,’ then …

On 2022-01-03, the five leading nuclear weapon states (China, France, Russia, UK, US) affirmed the 1985 Gorbachev-Reagan statement1 that “a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought.” This statement provides a strong argument for six different but related actions supporting the elimination of nuclear weapons outlined in this article.

December 16, 2021December 16, 2021 PeaceWorks KC Drones, PeaceWorks events

Two-part video shares drone war protest, “Don’t Look Away”

The US feared Afghan Zemadi Ahmadi was a terrorist. But we had wrongly identified him, and we killed him and 9 of his family members in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 29. We are sorry! Here are two videos, by Kriss Avery, of our drone war protest Nov. 29 at Whiteman AFB.

In detention on Memorial Day, recalling the deaths caused by contaminants from making parts for nukes in KC: from left, Henry Stoever, Brian Terrell, Brother Louis Rodemann, Jim Hannah, and Tom Mountenay.--Photo by Tom Fox

December 14, 2021December 14, 2021 PeaceWorks KC Nuclear weapons

Do ‘court support’ at 1/26 and 2/18 trials of nuke protesters

Five activists opposed the US nuclear weapon build-up on Memorial Day 2021 and come to trial in KC MO on two separate dates. Come for court support!

December 7, 2021December 12, 2021 PeaceWorks KC Drones

‘Don’t Look Away’ from killer drone attacks–see photos of drone protest

At Whiteman Air Force Base in Knob Noster, Mo., on Nov. 29, peace activists mourned 10 innocent persons killed in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 29. A photo album, with captions, tells the protest story.

“Don’t Look Away” commemorates the Ahmadi family members, seven of them children, killed by a US drone attack Aug. 29. Ann Suellentrop created the four-poster display.—Photo by Bennette Dibben

December 2, 2021December 2, 2021 PeaceWorks KC Drones

‘Don’t Look Away’—US drones regularly kill civilians throughout the world

The Ban Killer Drones campaign asked peacemakers to protest drone war on Nov. 29, and PeaceWorks-KC answered the call. Fourteen of us witnessed for peace that day at Whiteman Air Force Base near Knob Noster, Mo.

November 22, 2021 PeaceWorks KC Drones

Attend ‘Don’t Turn Away’ protest of drone warfare 11/29 at Whiteman AFB

“Not only are drone operators trained at Whiteman, the Air Force 20th Attack Squadron is involved in around-the-clock remote control combat missions with the MQ-9 Reaper drones,” says Brian Terrell.