The Board of Directors of the Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance sent a letter on September 28, 2021, to the Board of Trustees of the University of Tennessee asking the UT Board to take “immediate steps to disengage in any…
When the MLK commission called, OREPA answered. The pandemic rained on our annual MLK parade, but we countered with Juneteenth, and OREPA's puppets made the scene — in more ways than one. Adding to the festive atmosphere as a steady…
OREPA sent a letter to Randy Boyd, President of the University of Tennessee, asking him to reconsider his decision to tender a bid on the management/operations contract for the Y-12 Nuclear Weapons Complex in Oak Ridge, TN. Read the text…
OREPA announces job opening for Organizer
OREPA has begun the search process for a new staff position—an organizer. From the job description: “We are seeking a person who will work to
Resources for Actions in the Age of the Ban Treaty
YELLOW BANNER! Sized to make a 3′ x 8′ banner, this version removes the January date. You can download the pdf file and have a
UT President tries to brush off OREPA’s concerns about management bid for Y-12
Nearly two months after sending a letter to Randy Boyd, President of the University of Tennessee’s statewide system of campuses, Boyd responded. OREPA has annotated
What does Y-12 do?
This fact sheet has basic information about the nuclear weapons work at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
The University and the Bomb
Here is a fact sheet on the University of Tennessee’s plan to bid on the operations and management contract for the Y-12 Nuclear Weapons Complex
OREPA calls on University President to reconsider plan to build bombs
Immediate release, January 11, 2021 PEACE GROUP CHALLENGES UT PLAN TO MANUFACTURE NUCLEAR WEAPONS CALLS ON PRESIDENT RANDY BOYD TO RECONSIDER The Oak Ridge Environmental
Faith Communities hail Ban Treaty: “We believe the possession, development and threat to use nuclear weapons to be immoral.”
More than 170 faith communities from around the world marked the January 22, 2021 entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear
The Yellow Banner
Across the country, in more than 80 actions, people celebrated the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons on Friday,
Celebrating the Treaty in Kentucky
If you live near the Loretto Motherhouse in Nerinx, Kentucky, you heard the bells ringing at noon on Friday, January 22, in celebration of the
January 22, 2021 — The Ban Treaty enters into force
OREPA celebrated the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and served notice on the University of Tennessee and the Y-12 Nuclear Weapons Complex in
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Sunday Vigil
The OREPA Board has now decided that we are prepared to do a limited re-opening of the Sunday vigil to allow for slightly more participation. We are asking anyone who wants to attend a Sunday vigil to sign up in advance—by the Thursday before. There are two ways to sign up. You can email Ralph at orep@earthlink.net or you can call him at 865 776 5050. If the five slots are already taken, we’ll ask you to wait until next week. All vigilers are expected to wear masks. Bring your own chair. Avoid physical contact and maintain an appropriate social distance in the circle of chairs. Of course, if for any reason you feel you may have been exposed to the virus or to someone with the virus, you should not attend the vigil. At this point, we are not resuming our monthly potlucks.
