Our remembrances of the two major cities of Japan which were destroyed by
nuclear bombs and our solidarity with the many sisters and brothers of Japan who
died or have suffered are being commemorated in Kansas City:
Aug 6 with a peace vigil in front of the Kansas City Hall in protest
of our city's issuing of revenue bonds of $ 1 billion dollars to build a new
Kansas City bomb plant for the Federal government (for Hiroshima and the
world)
Aug 7 We are hosting a talk and reception by Simone Campbell of
Network--of Nuns On the Bus fame to talk about budget priorities
Aug 9 with a peace vigil at our peace park in Kansas City (for
Nagasaki and the world) to recall the tragedies of 69 years ago and to recommit
ourselves to saving Earth from nuclear weapons.
Aug 22 A Protest we are calling "DEAD-icated to Death" to protest the
dedication of the new nuclear weapons parts plant
Dignitaries will gather at the new National Security Campus to dedicate the
new nuclear weapons parts plant. Peace activists will gather at the same time
and place, but for a different purpose. Officials will carry ribbons and
scissors and will have positive things to say about the shiny new plant--but
will not talk about what is left behind at the old plant.
Activists will care signs and a coffin, symbolizing death and
destruction--as surely a part of the "new" plant's future as the history of the
old plant. Protestors will wear black armbands in remembrance of those who died
from toxic contamination at the old plant, as well as a realistic fear for
workers at the new plant. That fear expands as parts are distributed around the
country to arm the U.S. nuclear arsenal!
IF WE REMAIN SILENT...WE ARE COMPLICIT!
Georgia K. Walker
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