Springdale nonprofit to teach about the effects of nuclear testing on Marshall Islands

• Now, the U.S. has an agreement that allows Marshallese to travel freely between the countries and to legally live in the U.S. About 15,000 Marshallese live in Northwest Arkansas.

State of play: Nuclear Legacy Week will feature panels on health impacts; environmental consequences; cultural consequences; and treaties, agreements and sovereignty.

• The event also includes film screenings and a Nuclear Victims' Remembrance Day commemoration.

If you go: Events will be at The Jones Center and the adjacent Center for Nonprofits at the JTL Shop in Springdale, with a closing reception at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Fayetteville. See a full schedule and register.