Don’t miss your chance to say no to new nuclear weapons: Come to our Teach-In on May 6 to prepare for the public hearing in KC on May 7!
The Problem with Plutonium
The Department of Energy has a dangerous plan: to build 80 or more new plutonium pits every year for the next 50 years. Every pit will serve as the core or trigger of a new nuclear bomb. This massively expensive proposal was challenged in court as the public was not informed and no environmental or health assessment was done.
Thanks to the work of activist groups who successfully sued the government under the National Environmental Policy Act, the DOE was required to produce a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement and hold public hearings to give citizens a chance to voice their comments, questions, and concerns about the environmental risks of plutonium pit production.
Kansas City will be one of only 5 cities across the country where these public hearings will be held, and the KC hearing is coming up on Thursday May 7.
Learn more on our website at peaceworkskc.org/plutonium
Prepare Your Public Comment!
Join PeaceWorks KC, Physicians for Social Responsibility KC, Veterans for Peace KC and our special guests from Nuclear Watch New Mexico and the Union of Concerned Scientists for a special training workshop the night before the hearing:
đź—“Wed. May 6
đź•–7:00-8:30pm
đź“ŤBragg Auditorium at All Souls UU Church
4501 Walnut St. KCMO 64111
Learn from experts all you need to know about the proposed plutonium pit project, how it connects to KC, and most importantly, what we can do to give a well-informed and impactful testimony at the hearing!
If you can’t make it in person we plan to also livestream this training event on the PeaceWorksKC Facebook page.
Once you get informed, don’t miss your chance to speak out at the public hearing!
đź—“Thu. May 7
đź• 5:00-8:00pm
đź“ŤHillcrest Community Center
10401 Hillcrest Rd. KCMO 64134
*(Get there at 4:30 to join the press conference/rally outside!)
If you miss the May 6 training the recording will be archived on our website at pwkc.org/plutonium and if you miss the hearing on May 7, you may still submit written comments online up until July 16.
Go to PitPEIS.com to learn how to submit your email comment and see more info & resources on everything related to this issue!
