OREPA presents letter to Lamar Alexander
May 8, 2012 No Comments ›› orepaAfter failing to get an appointment for weeks, OREPA members went to Senator Lamar Alexander's office to present the letters signed during the April 21 action for peace at the Y12 Nuclear Weapons Complex in Oak Ridge. At first, security at the Federal Courthouse asked us to leave the premises while we waited for people to ...
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Alexander ignores safety; OREPA calls for investigation
May 7, 2012 No Comments ›› orepaTennessee Senator Lamar Alexander's persistence dismissive attitude toward safety concerns raised by the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board has led the Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance to call for an investigation by the Department of Energy's Inspector General's office. More than half a billion dollars has been spent on the design of the Uranium Processing Facility, ...
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Stop the Rush to Build the UPF
Apr 8, 2012 No Comments ›› orepaPresident Obama has asked for $340 million to "accelerate construction" of the Uranium Processing Facility in Oak Ridge. But several reviews show the UPF is nowhere close to being ready to build. Stopping the rush to build is the most critical thing we can do right now—and the place to do it is in Congress. ACT ...
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Parables for the Nuclear Age
Mar 3, 2012 No Comments ›› orepaTwo short parables and a study guide to stimulate thinking about the proposal to build a new bomb plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. A Study Guide on the last page provides an entry into conversation about the wisdom of a Supersized, Superpriced bomb plant in today's world. parables web
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Celebrating Peacemakers!
Mar 2, 2012 No Comments ›› orepaThe 2012 Peacemaker Award was presented to Utsumi Shonin and Denise Anjin-san at a grand celebration in Knoxville on Februyary 25. Erik Johnson's masterful decorations centered the evening, overflowing tables of food—including Tomato Head pizza and Magpies Cupcakes!—great music by the Emancipators and a marvelous crowd with travelers from Georgia and North Carolina joining us ...
Continue ReadingYouth Declaration for A Safer World • April 2011
Here is the text of the Youth Declaration for A Safer World Is Our Right:
Footprints for Peace
