Civil Rights Tour laden with landmarks, loveliness

Civil Rights Tour laden with landmarks, loveliness

Ann listens while Jane Stoever introduces her, noting that Ann went to the Kansas City Art Institute for her baccalaureate, to Avila University for her registered nurse’s degree, and to KU for her master’s degree in science. The vice chair of PeaceWorks KC, Ann is a...
Local anti-nuke activists head to Nevada meeting, film fest

Local anti-nuke activists head to Nevada meeting, film fest

Five activists from PeaceWorks KC are headed to the fall meeting of the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability (ANA) fall meeting Nov. 21-23 in Las Vegas. PeaceWorks Vice-Chair Ann Suellentrop predicted, “We will learn skills and strategies to use in opposing the Kansas...
Raised in Civil Rights era, Ann talks about her trips 11/12

Raised in Civil Rights era, Ann talks about her trips 11/12

By Ann Suellentrop Ann took this picture during her Civil RIghts tour … for the joy of it! The Civil Rights tour featured the Lorraine Motel, where MLK Jr. was killed. I have always had a strong interest in peace and justice issues. It might be because I was the...
Rally seeks removal of HHS Secretary RFK Jr.

Rally seeks removal of HHS Secretary RFK Jr.

By Ann Suellentrop, MSRN After attending the 11/2-5 annual meeting of the American Public Health Association in Washington, DC, I and about 1,000 health care workers and supporters held a 2-hour “Rally for America’s Health” on the National Mall. We marched to the...
Vets for Peace at APHA targets public health costs of war, militarism

Vets for Peace at APHA targets public health costs of war, militarism

By Jane Stoever Ann Suellentrop, MS RN, vice chair of PeaceWorks KC, is learning how much public health depends on peace and justice. She’s in Washington, DC, at the first American Public Health Association annual meeting she’s ever attended. She’s sending us pictures...
Ann Suellentrop shares public health fight to save our country

Ann Suellentrop shares public health fight to save our country

“Welcome to the fight. Welcome to the movement. Your mission begins now.” That was the opening message to 6,000 public health advocates at the annual meeting in DC of the American Public Health Association (APHA). The 6,000 were painfully aware of fired public health...