ICE Activity increases in KC, so do protests!

ICE Activity increases in KC, so do protests!

Protestors demand transparency and accountability, and immigration lawyers question the legality of enforcement tactics including warrantless arrests at a rally on Christmas eve in support of the families of dozens of immigrants arrested at scheduled immigration court...
ANA Fall Meeting: reflections, HOPE!

ANA Fall Meeting: reflections, HOPE!

As our 5 PeaceWorks KC delegates attended the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability Fall Meeting, they protested at the entry to the Nevada nuclear test site 11/21. They took hope from companions across the country gathered to oppose nuclear power and nuclear weapons....
Heart-breaking but heartening: ANA fall meeting

Heart-breaking but heartening: ANA fall meeting

By Kristin Scheer On a cold November morning, the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability (ANA) and representatives from its member groups joined Ian Zabarte and other Shoshone people at the Peace Camp on sacred Shoshone land, where nuclear bombs were detonated at the...
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...