The UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons reached the required 50 states parties for its entry into force, and it will become law on January 22, 2021. This will have an impact even on nations not yet party to the treaty.
The U.S. government keeping nuclear weapons in Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Italy, and Turkey, is not supported by the people of those nations, and is arguably already illegal under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
Find & post events and use the resources on this page to celebrate nuclear weapons becoming illegal this January 22!
Here's what you can do:
- Salish Sea Photo Action - Take part in a photo action before January 18
- Join International Peace Bureau's Virtual Party at 12:00pm GMT on January 22, 2021
- Join the online nuclear weapons ban watch party from 7:00pm to 9:00pm ET (GMT-5) on January 22, 2021
- Find events on WBW's events page or add your own!
- Find events on ICAN's events calendar or add your own!
- Sign and share the appeal to nine nuclear governments
- Check out templates for posters, banners, fact sheets, media releases, letters-to-the-editor, and more from our partners at OREPA
- Put up billboards like World BEYOND War is doing
- Find a list of companies and banks that invest in nukes at Don't Bank on the Bomb
- Pass local resolutions like these WBW chapters
- Plan nonviolent resistance actions like this one
- Sign the petition to the German government
- If you're from the United States, email your legislators
- If you're from anywhere else, work with us to set up a local campaign
- Continue the conversation at the Nuclear Ban Treaty EIF Facebook group
- Go to Canada page
- Share explainer graphics on social media - scroll to bottom of page
Resources:
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