On Saturday, August 13, 2022, we gathered at the Great Smoky Mountains Peace Pagoda for an Obon Ceremony, a time to honor ancestors, share memories, and rekindle their spirits among us in the Japanese tradition. This impulse is not foreign…
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
Nuclear Ban Treaty Entry Into Force Resources
Here are resources in one place that you can download and use as we prepare for January 22, 2021 and beyond. We will add to
Be part of the moment and the movement: Social Media Signs
JOIN THE ACTION FOR A NUCLEAR-FREE FUTURE January 22, 2021 Celebrate with others around the world and show your support: On January 22, 2021, the Treaty
MEDIA PACKET: Nuclear Ban Treaty EIF
These materials are for your use on January 22, 2021. You will want to adapt the media release, if you use it, to your site/activity.
FACT SHEET
You can download the one-page fact sheet and use it for educational purposes; you can also enclose it in any message you send to a
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Reflections for Nonviolent Community
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Sunday Vigil
OREPA has held Sunday vigils every week for more than 22 years at the main entrance to the Y-12 Nuclear Weapons Complex (intersection of Scarboro Rd and East Bear Creek Road) at 5:00pm ET. We are outdoors and space our chairs; when covid numbers are up, we encourage people to wear masks. Bring your own chair, we have some umbrellas for sun shade or rain.
