The Ban Bus

Ban Bus 28–29/10/1997

The Ban Bus has not seen as busy a day as today October 28 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The day began early as campaigners broke down into pairs and traveled to seven schools, Horizonte School, St. Joseph’s High School, Weber State College, Rowland Hall St. Marks, Judge Memorial High School, Highland High School, Jewish Community Center Elementary School. Events continued with presentations to Women’s Concerned/Utahns United as well as several Rotary Clubs in Salt Lake City and Ogden. T-shirt sales and donations from these events provided the Ban Bus with over $500.
Mary Wareham of the US Campaign and Petter Quande of NPA were guests on the Doug Wright Radio Show on KSL. Other media included a meeting with The Salt Lake Tribune and several local television stations appearing at the Horizonte School event. John Rodsted and Jill Greenberg met with the Mormon Church ’s Bill Evans, who was interested in learning more about the ban. In the evening, the campaigners met with the United Nations Association of Utah and gave an extensive presentation to a room of over 60 Utah ban supporters.

Special thanks go to Deb Sawyer, who organized an extremely busy and successful day here in Utah. Also, thanks to Boyer and Pat Jarvis, Bob and Dixie Huefner, and Andy Schoenberg for accommodation and thanks to Dee and John Rowland and Oren Nelson.

The ban bus leaves early tomorrow headed for Grand Junction, Colorado. Mary Wareham has headed back to Washington DC and Jill Greenberg will be on the ban bus until November 11.