Nuclear Risks in Russian Invasion of Ukraine
The crisis in Eastern Europe could become a regional and global humanitarian catastrophe if war involving nuclear-armed nations erupts in Ukraine. IPPNW hosted an emergency briefing on 19 February with...
View ArticleJoint Statement Condemning Nuclear Threats from Russia
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 2, 2022 Joint Statement from the Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group Condemning Russian Nuclear Threats WASHINGTON, DC— Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Jeff...
View ArticleNobel Peace Laureates Reject Nuclear Weapons
Open Letter From Nobel Peace Prize Laureates and Citizens of the World Against War and Nuclear Weapons: We reject war and nuclear weapons. We call on all our fellow citizens of the world to join us in...
View ArticleWar is Never the Answer
Veterans for Peace and PEACE Iowa, along with the University of Iowa Lecture Series, present Kathy Kelly speaking on “Why War is Never the Answer.” The event is scheduled for 5 p.m. on Tuesday, April...
View ArticleCranes for Our Future
Take action to raise awareness of the need to eliminate nuclear weapons by folding a crane for peace between Aug. 4-9, along with others associated with the nuclear disarmament movement and the Nuclear...
View ArticleLast Peace Vigil of 2023
I studied the Israeli Six-Day War (June 1967) and the Yom Kippur War (October 1973) while I was in the military. We figured with the Vietnam War over, the next major conflict would be over oil in the...
View ArticleMiddle East Protests
War has always been devastating yet the devastation of the Israel-Hamas war is unprecedented. What makes this war different is it is occurring in the ever-present media-influenced eyes of a populace...
View ArticleLast Rodeo in Coralville
The Independence Day parade in Coralville is likely the last hurrah for many of us in the People’s Coalition for Social, Environmental and Political Responsibility. Our members are aging. Some of the...
View ArticleHiroshima Day 2024
Never again should humans detonate atomic munitions. It is 90 seconds to midnight according to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Doomsday Clock. Read what you can do to mitigate the dangers in our...
View ArticleWho Are The Terrorists?
On Sept. 21, 2024, the Veterans for Peace Midwest Conference was held at the Kiteville Hotel in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. One of the featured speakers was Kathy Kelly, who is a familiar face to peace...
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