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…
SAMPLE LETTER TO A UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE PRESIDENT
The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) has identified universities and colleges in the United States that are supporting the production of nuclear weapons—some
Letter to the Editor
Letters to the Editor amplify your voice hundreds- or thousands-fold. And they do not have to be heavily technical—the strongest letters come from the heart.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
People across the country are making plans to celebrate the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons’s Entry Into Force on January 22, 2021. This
Nuclear Ban Treaty poster
Download the file below to create a 24 X 30 inch poster of the TPNW suitable for posting, delivery to a congressional office (with a
Nuclear Ban Treaty EIF
Download the banner template below and use it to order (at your local print shop or on-line) a 3 X 8 foot banner (perfect for
Nuclear Ban Treaty EIF banner
You can download this template and use it to order a banner, either from a local print shop or on-line. This banner will be posted
SUNDAY VIGIL ATTENDANCE UPDATE
Since April, Sunday vigils at the Y-12 Nuclear Weapons Complex in Oak Ridge have been a singular affair—we decided to exercise extreme caution in the
Groups challenge bomb plant earthquake analysis
NUCLEAR WATCHDOGS CHALLENGE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY EARTHQUAKE ANALYSIS “NOT WHAT THE COURT ORDERED” (Knoxville, TN) The National Nuclear Security Administration received strong pushback from citizen watchdogs
OREPA challenges Final Supplement Analysis
The Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance, along with Nuclear Watch New Mexico, has challenged the National Nuclear Security Administration’s latest justification for the Uranium Processing
NNSA releases “Final” earthquake study
SUMMARIZES IMPACTS FROM EARTHQUAKES EVEN AS STUDIES TO UNDERSTAND EARTHQUAKE IMPACTS ARE ONGOING The National Nuclear Security Administration has released its Final Supplement Analysis [SA]
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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.
