Ban Bus hits Omaha, thanks Hagel And Kerrey
The ban bus arrived in Omaha, Nebraska today and held a discussion at Creighton University hosted by Jesuit Father Don Doll. Doll, an award-winning photographer joined in the presentation by showing some of his own slides from his trip earlier this year to Angola.Media response was excellent with reporters from KPTM-Fox, KETV-ABC, KMTU-CBS, and The Omaha World Herald all asking campaigners questions, taking photos and videos and doing interviews. Congressional leaders on the ban including Senator J. Robert Kerrey and Senator Charles Hagel were congratulated. Nebraska Representatives Bill Barrett, Jon Christensen and Doug Bereuter have not yet cosponsored the Evans/Quinn Landmines Elimination Act and were urged to do so.
After the presentation, United Support for Amputees (USA) hosted a pot luck supper at the University. Special thanks to Father Don Doll, Creighton University, Bill and Barb Brown, Maxine Green and the Brown family.
Tomorrow the bus heads for the Twin Cities, Minneapolis-St.Paul. For more information, please contact Rev. Jim Ketcham, 612-644-9073 or Perri Graham, 612-872-7332.
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.