Honeywell

Concerned about Honeywell, NOT celebrating

I urge Kansas City to reconsider the atrocity that is Honeywell. It is not protecting but stealing our well-being, our security, our wealth, and our health.

PeaceWorks leader offers Q&A after “Oppenheimer”

Briefly speaking before the movie “Oppenheimer,” Ann Suellentrop told the audience, “The bomb test that you’ll see contaminated 46 states, was a 7-mile-high explosion, and turned the desert into radioactive green glass.” Ann also spoke during a Q&A after the film.

Hiroko Komiya reflects on Hiroshima bombing

Hiroko Komiya, raised near Tokyo, Japan, speaks of a childhood friend of hers whose mother died of leukemia, a result of radiation from the bombing of Hiroshima.

Join peace witnesses at Whiteman AFB 4/30, at KC nuke-parts plant 5/30

These two events highlight the link between US militarism and world instability. Whether it is drone warfare or nuclear weapons, our military-industrial complex follows only one dogma, profit over safety.

Ban Treaty: ‘the beginning of the end of nuclear weapons’

Over 2/3 of the world’s countries support the Ban Treaty (the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons) because nuclear weapons are too dangerous. They threaten all life on Earth. They do not keep us safe.

Carney takes hope from ‘everyday people creating a new narrative’

“We’re living in very dark times,” Charles Carney told 20 persons at the entry to the new nuclear weapon parts plant in Kansas City, Mo. “It’s easy to forget this grassroots movement.”

Avila will not hold science fair in 2018 with Honeywell; new sponsor(s)?

Avila University in KC, MO, decided in May not to host a Honeywell-sponsored Science Bowl for high school students next year. Ann Suellentrop, of the PeaceWorks board, is asking for suggestions in seeking funding for future science fairs from “sources promoting green, healthy industries that work for the common good.”

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