published in Pressenza, Nov 19, 2020: Outlawing Everything To Do With Nuclear Weapons The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) outlaws the use of nuclear weapons. But that is not what makes this treaty so important. Indeed, many would argue that any conceivable use of nuclear weapons would inevitably violate the fundamental principles of…
The historic United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is nearing entry into force as international law. The response of the Trump administration, according to a new report by the Associated Press, is a letter to the countries that have already ratified the treaty, asking them to withdraw. Such interference in a United Nations disarmament treaty…
Congratulations to Malta, the 45th country to ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons! Only five more ratifications to go before the Treaty has the requisite number of 50 to “enter into force” as binding international law. Already there are more than 40 countries in the process of ratifying the treaty, so the…
September 21, 2020: More than fifty former world leaders have signed a letter released today, in support of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, or Nuclear Ban Treaty. The former leaders and ministers, from 22 NATO members as well as from Japan and South Korea, state that their countries, by claiming protection from…
Friday, August 14th – 10:30am Eastern time Interfaith Communities, Pasadena, CA Join videoconference: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84688503371 Timmon Wallis and Vicki Elson describe their report, Warheads to Windmills, in the context of COVID Tuesday, August 18th – 7pm Eastern time North Carolina Peace Action To join this webinar, go to: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4443094005
(Northampton Mayor David Narkewicz shows his executive order divesting Northampton city funds from nuclear weapons companies to Northampton activist Frances Crowe, who died in August 2019.) PHOTO: LYDIA WOOD Boycotting and divesting from nuclear weapons By TIMMON WALLIS and VICKI ELSON Published in the Daily Hampshire Gazette, Northampton, Mass, August 3, 2020, pp B1-B2. We are…
Watertown Citizens for Peace, Justice, Environment Webinar, Wednesday, July 15, 7pm Warheads to Windmills: How to Pay for a Green New Deal ZOOM LINK https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89032198333?pwd=akY4dDJVbzVObHNTZndlTEJKQjVDZz09
The Nuclear Ban Treaty and the Green New Deal Wednesday, April 29 – 7:00 p.m featuring Timmon Wallis, PhD of NuclearBan.US and US Representative Jim McGovern Register in advance for this webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PwFdPYogQrWKQgjS2UlNMw After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Climate crisis, expanding nuclear arsenals, extreme inequality, and now a pandemic…
Happy Earth Day 2020! Read this blog on Vote to Survive and sign up to receive more blogs like this… – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – A Review of Planet of the Humans, directed by…
by Vicki Elson and Timmon Wallis Everything looks different through the lens of Covid-19. If we can suddenly mobilize trillions of dollars to prop up the economy, why can’t we mobilize trillions to provide better food, shelter, and health care for our children? If we can stop polluting China’s air and Venice’s canals during a…