Colorado Coalition
The ban bus hit the road today, October 30 after a short visit to the repair shop for a tire change. The Bus decided to take the scenic route, traveling along narrow mountain passes for a view of the snow covered Rocky Mountains. Our trip was abruptly haulted when we came upon a jacknifed truck hanging onto the edge of a mountain, completely blocking the road. We managed to turn around and quickly get back on track to arrive in Denver, Colorado for a presentation at Regis University. Several students and many from the community turned out for the slide show and presentations given by the campaigners. Many expressed interest in starting a Colorado Coalition to Ban Landmines.
Special thanks to Andy Hanscom, Peace Action; Byron Plumley and Sen Nguyen, AFSC; Mary Cook and Kathleen Schaffer of Regis university; Dan Mondragon, Denver Catholic Diocese; Nancy Milligan and UNA-USA Colorado; Jose Marichal, Bob Kinsey and Tom Hobin.
Tomorrow we continue our stay in Colorado, traveling to Boulder for a rally outside of the Boulder Town Hall and a presentation at University of Colorado, Boulder. For more information, contact Andy Hanscom, Colorado Peace Action 303-541-9164.
The Ban Bus is an advocacy initiative. We are now striving to achieve a ban on cluster bombs by the end of 2008. Our immediate mission is to build strong support for the Oslo Process in countries through Europe, conducting a 10 000 km journey from the Balkans to Oslo.