Charles Carney, in front of the white door, gestures as he asks people to say what their favorite thing would be about a nuke-free world. Charles adds, “Hey, I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one!”--Photos by Bennette Dibben

What if we got rid of nukes?

On Jan. 20, PeaceWorks members shared an evening meal and ideas about what a nuclear-free world could look like. It was a night for the imagination and dreams, for if we don't know where we are going, how are we going to get there? If we can imagine it, we can create it.

Nicolas Davies, co-author of War in Ukraine, says the US has acted “like a bull in a china shop” since the end of the Cold War.—Photo by Ann Suellentrop

War in Ukraine – Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict

Nicolas J.S. Davies, co-author of War in Ukraine – Making Sense of a Senseless War, outlined events which unfolded over many years that helped trigger this disastrous war, and he discussed the escalating dangers of this war for the people of Ukraine and Russia as well as the world.    

No drone zone: At Whiteman AFB Oct. 1, drone protesters gather at the yellow/orange “no drone zone” sign warning pests not to fly drones over the base. Imagine! From left, on the ground, are Chris Overfelt of Vets for Peace, Jean Rosenthal, Brian Terrell, Jeff Stack of Mid-Missouri Fellowship of Reconciliation, Ron Faust. Standing, from left: David Kingsley, Kristin Scheer, Charles Carney, Jonne Long, Ann Suellentrop, Cris Mann, Toni Faust.—Photo by Jane Stoever

Drone protest at home of the Hellhounds

"Crimes with global consequences are being committed in this very place," says Brian Terrell in this talk he gave at the entry to Whiteman AFB Oct. 1.

Henry Stoever, right, chats with KCPD Sgt. Craig Hope about reasons he will cross the National Security Campus property line (purple) on Memorial Day in 2021.--Photo by Tom Fox

Stoever refuses to plead guilty of trespass vs. nukes

"I must decline your offer to enter a plea of guilty," retired lawyer Henry Stoever says in a Sept. 11 letter to a prosecutor at Jackson County Court. Stoever, who stepped across the property line of the local nuclear weapon facility, hopes to explain to a jury next year why he was not guilty of the crime of trespass.