Rally Celebration and ProtestFriday Jan 22 – 11:00 am – UA Student Union MallDick Bennett <j.dick.bennett@gmail.com>
To:OMNI Peace & Climate Newsletter
Nuclear Bomb Ban Celebration & Protest of U of A Participation in Building Nuclear Weapons
On January 22nd at 11 A.M. at the University of Arkansas Union Mall* (address and parking details below), we’re holding a celebration for the landmark Nuclear Bomb Ban, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, “entering into force” as international law. One hundred and thirty U.N. member nations have voted to make nuclear bombs illegal. To mark this momentous occasion, we’ll be taking part in a Global Day of Action, along with a great many peace groups around the world.
This event is also a protest calling on the University of Arkansas and UA College of Engineering to Stop Participating in Building Nuclear Bombs. The Nobel Peace Prize winning organization ICAN, which spearheaded the nuclear bomb ban, has issued a report titled Schools of Mass Destruction. Their report found the University of Arkansas is involved in the production of these increasingly illegal nuclear bombs. We are demanding that they cancel their Master Collaboration Agreement with the nuclear weapons corporation Honeywell International.
We’ll be holding a rally, with speakers and music, for one hour, and then we will deliver the following petition to UA administrators (please sign & share with your friends): https://www.change.org/p/university-of-arkansas-stop-helping-build-nuclear-bombs Please make sure to wear a mask and stay socially distanced. We want everyone to stay safe and healthy.
*The Arkansas Union Mall address is 435 Garland Ave, Fayetteville, AR 72701. Google Maps Link: https://goo.gl/maps/7YLnXwqui5KqSQPy6 The best place to park is the Garland Parking Garage (3rd Floor): 650 Garland Ave, Fayetteville, AR 72701 Google Maps Link: https://goo.gl/maps/zVvpxeZenCGcj19x6 It costs $1.80 per hour, coins or card. There is also free parking on nearby streets, if you can find a space. Please arrive early to have time to find parking, and to walk 2 blocks.
Also, if you are on Facebook, please join and share our event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/2521268024843251
Feel free to call me if you have any further questions. Thank you,
Abel Tomlinson OMNI Peace Action Committee, Chair
Arkansas Nonviolence Alliance, Founder AbelTomlinson.com
(479)283-5762
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NUCLEAR ABOLITION TREATY ON THE PROHIBITION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS, OMNI NEWSLETTER #1, JANUARY 22, 2021 Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology