March 9-10, 2023 in Oslo, Norway: The global movement against nuclear weapons is stronger than ever. States, cities, parliamentarians, civil society, survivors and people everywhere are being heard: nuclear weapons must be eliminated! Nuclear weapons are the most destructive, inhumane and indiscriminate weapons ever created, for which there is no humanitarian response. The unacceptable risk…
1:30pm, Sunday, January 22, 2023 Lafayette statue, White House, Washington, DC 2nd anniversary of the Nuclear Ban Treaty entry into force Join us! Letter to President Biden is here: Press release here: Op-Ed/short version of the Biden letter here:
The United Nations General Assembly decided in 2013 to step up the global demand for nuclear disarmament by designating Sept 26th every year to be the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. No mincing of words there! The world wants nothing short of total elimination of these dangerous, outdated weapons of mass…
BOSTON: Thursday, July 14th, 2022: 11am – 3pm H.3688/S.1555 is a bill that would establish a Citizens Commission to investigate the threat posed by nuclear weapons to the citizens of Massachusetts. It failed to make it out of committee in 2019-20, but finally made it out successfully in May of this year. The MA legislature…
Washington, DC: June 22, 2022, 10:30am: Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-2) will host a live press conference from the lawn of the US Capitol Building to draw attention to the First Meeting of States Parties to the TPNW (Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons), taking place in Vienna from June 21-23. If you are in…
Lobby Day for MA Nuclear Weapons Commission Bill Wed April 13 @ 11:30 am – 3:00 pm EDT Join us at the MA State House to support a bill to address the threat of nuclear weapons in Massachusetts. This bill would establish a citizen’s commission to research and recommend to the state legislature ways to better protect the…
Register here to join zoom event in support of State Bill H.3688/S.1555 Speakers: State Rep. Lindsay Sabadosa, Dr. Ira Helfand, Dr. Elaine Scarry, Prof. Jonathan King, Emma Pike, Joseph Gerson, a representative from the Mass Nurses Association H.3688/S.1555 is a bill in the MA State House that would establish a Citizens’ Commission to research and recommend to the state…
Sat January 22 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm EST The webinar will focus on how climate change increases the danger of nuclear war and how a nuclear war would cause further catastrophic climate disruption. This case study of South Asia will show the way the twin existential threats of climate and nuclear risks interact in a way…
United Nations International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons on Sept 26. September 26th marks the United Nations International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. This day commemorates the goal to strive for peace and security around the world without one of the world’s biggest threats. Despite the intention of this…
Building Political Support for the Nuclear Ban Treaty in Congress and at state and local levels Zoom event: Saturday, April 24, 2021 10:30am-12:45 EDT Click here for Registration Click here for Speaker bios Click here for list of Co-sponsors Click here for list of break-out rooms Program 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM: Global Support for the…