‘We are not a welfare state. We are a military-industrial complex’

In a Nov. 9 letter to the editor of The Kansas City Star, PeaceWorks KC Chair Dave Pack objects to a column that brands the US as a welfare state. Written by Allison Schrager, published Oct. 27, the column had what Pack calls a “ridiculous headline,” namely, “Can...
KKFI asks: ‘Why are you protesting nukes?’

KKFI asks: ‘Why are you protesting nukes?’

PeaceWorks KC held a protest May 19 at the vast plant in KC MO that is more than doubling in size to make electronic and mechanical parts for nuclear weapons. Reporter Liz Wade of “Jaws of Justice” on KKFI Community Radio, 90.1 FM, asked line-crossers and some...

Help us move ‘Back from the Brink’ of nuclear apocalypse

By Dave Pack PeaceWorks Kansas City is seeking to create a KC “hub” of groups to work together in opposition to nuclear weapons, through the national effort Back from the Brink. Come to our session on this ambitious endeavor on May 18, 1-2:30 pm. In the current U.S....
Why does KC keep producing nukes?

Why does KC keep producing nukes?

The KC Star headline reads: Nuclear weapons are insanity. Why does KC keep producing them? The column, a full-blown attack on the production in KC of parts for nuclear weapons, ran in The Kansas City Star on 3/31. The author is Dave Pack, who chairs the Board of...
Board gains new chair, new treasurer

Board gains new chair, new treasurer

The new chair of the PeaceWorks KC Board is Dave Pack, and Greg Swartz is our new treasurer. These and other officers and Board members were elected March 9, during the PeaceWorks Annual Meeting in KC MO. Greg Swartz was voted the PeaceWorks Board’s treasurer at the...