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Photos: New York City event to mark the second anniversary of the nuclear ban treaty

Rally in front of the New York Public Library at noon followed by a march to the U.S. Mission at 799 United Nations Plaza to deliver the message that the United States must join the Treaty. A coalition of antinuclear…

“Roses to Missions 3” Rally and March in New York City to Mark Second Anniversary of Nuclear Ban Treaty During a Time of Escalating Crisis

On Friday, January 20, 2023, a coalition of antinuclear groups will celebrate the second anniversary of the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW or the Ban Treaty). The Treaty that entered into force…

Eleven Arrestees Go To Court After Protesting Nuclear Weapons

Eleven (11) individuals who were arrested on August 2nd in front of the U.S. Mission calling for nuclear disarmament will appear in NYC Municipal Count on Monday, August 22, 2022. At the press conference the eleven will explain their reasons…

Peace Woman enters Nuclear Base via Canoe

On 14th June, the 5th day of the FABB camp, Ginnie Herbert entered the naval base at Coulport. She was accompanied by 3 other peace and environmental activists in their single canoes with banners flying. 2 independent press photographers witnessed…

Face 2 Face with Mary T. Yelenick

LIVE SHOW on Thursday, April 14 at 5 PM In this show, we speak with Mary Yelenick, Main Representative of Pax Christi International to the United Nations. She advocates for nuclear disarmament, anti-racism, active nonviolence, and social and economic justice,…

Banning the Bomb, Smashing the Patriarchy: An Evening With Ray Acheson and Their New Book

Centre for Feminist Foreign Policy We are so excited to announce our upcoming event – an evening with Ray Acheson on their new book ‘Banning the Bomb, Smashing the Patriarchy’!! Published by Rowman & Littlefield on the 6th of June…

Martha Hennessy, Kings Bay Plowshares Anti-Nuclear Weapons Activist Sentenced

Martha Hennessy, the sixth of the Kings Bay Plowshares defendants to be sentenced, was ordered to serve 10 months incarceration as well as three years supervised probation and restitution. This was a downward departure from the guidelines of 18 to…

Fiji’s bold step for peace

Ratification of United Nations treaty banning atomic weapons honors a half-century of anti-nuclear activism By Vanessa Griffen and Talei Luscia Mangioni On the streets of Suva in the 1970s it was the young who carried the cause. In afros, headbands…