PeaceWorks Kansas City

In support of our fellow local activists, PeaceWorks extended an invitation to table at the art fair Sept. 24-25.

National Security Campus--Photo courtesy of Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration

May 26, 2021May 26, 2021 PeaceWorks KC Nonviolence, Nuclear weapons

KKFI podcast spreads word of Memorial Day witness for nuke-free world

On May 25, the KKFI (90.1 FM) Radio Active Magazine featured PeaceWorks-KC leaders discussing the May 31 Memorial Day walk and rally in Kansas City, Mo., for a nuclear-weapon-free world.

January 2, 2021 PeaceWorks KC Economic justice, Nonviolence, Nuclear weapons, Racism

PeaceWorks and Poor People’s Campaign join in KKFI show

A Dec. 31 program on KKFI, 90.1 FM, celebrated the political activism of PeaceWorks-KC and the Poor People's Campaign (PPC), giving reasons for hope. Among the six persons interviewed, Tammy Brown, of the Missouri PPC, says in the podcast, "I was hungry. I was homeless. Somebody told me, 'Cherith Brook feeds.'" She went there for help, began volunteering, and now belongs to the PPC.

Cris Mann, a recently retired special-education teacher, urges, “We should cancel college debt and eliminate the warfare budgets.” She led a chant: “Books, not bombs!”--Photos by Jim Hannah

June 4, 2020June 16, 2020 PeaceWorks KC Death penalty, Ecology, Economic justice, Nonviolence, Nuclear weapons

‘Human Care, Not Warfare’ makes it to the media

KKFI Community Radio (90.1 FM) and NBC Action News (Channel 41) covered the May 25 “Human Care, Not Warfare” midtown rally. Among 12 speakers, Cris Mann urged, “We should cancel college debt and eliminate the warfare budgets.” She led a chant: “Books, not bombs!”