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Sign the Petition calling on the U.S.
to Sign and Ratify the Ban Treaty
Please sign this petition from the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. Read further to learn more.
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons was adopted by 122 countries on July 7, 2017. Those nations came together in first steps towards ratification of a legally binding treaty to ban nuclear weapons.
In 1972 biological weapons were banned. In 1993 chemical weapons were banned and four years later in 1997 land mines were banned. Then, in 2008 cluster munitions were banned. Now is the time to ban nuclear weapons!
The use of nuclear weapons, either intentional or accidental, will cause untold suffering to millions of people and is a threat to the existence of humankind. The Treaty prohibits, among other things, the possession, use or threat of use of nuclear weapons.
When we “End the Whole Nuclear Era,” money and resources will be freed to address societal, environmental and other essential needs.
Full Text of Treaty: Click Here
The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom is asking the citizens and residents of the United States to make our voices be heard by signing the following petition (this is the full text) to the President and Senate:
SUPPORT THE NUCLEAR WEAPONS BAN TREATY
I am committed to a world without nuclear weapons. I endorse the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons adopted by 122 countries on July 7, 2017.
As a citizen or resident of the United States, I call upon the President to sign and the Senate to consent to ratify this Treaty.
Further, I call upon the President, with the support of the Senate, to lead the way to negotiate the total elimination of nuclear weapons.
Click here to sign on to this petition.
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OTHER WAYS TO GET INVOLVED
1. Show up for GZ’s events and actions.
2. Educate yourself about nuclear weapons.
3. Challenge faith leaders and the faithful to put into practice their church’s teachings on nuclear weapons.
At the Isaiah Wall, across from the United Nations (Photo Credit: Leonard Eiger)
4. Write op-eds, and letters to the media and decision-makers.
5. Join/Support nuclear resistance organizations.
Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action
Washington Against Nuclear Weapons, a coalition of organizations in Washington State, working to abolish nuclear weapons through education, grassroots action, coalition-building, and direct advocacy. You can join one of the many coalition members in your area.
Treaty Compliance Campaign – NuclearBan.US
Physicians for Social Responsibility
International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons: ICAN
Note: This is a very brief list. Click here for a more complete list of places to learn and get involved (scroll down the column on the right side for the listing of organizations).
6. Engage in discussion about nuclear abolition.
