The Build Back Better Act which passed the House is now stalled in the Senate, largely thanks to Senator Krysten Sinema and coal baron Senator Joe Manchin withholding their key votes after months of cutbacks and compromises.

This delay of the Build Back Better Act (BBB) is a crucial time to demand the Senate remove billions of dollars in handouts to dirty energy corporations in the final version of the bill. Sign the petition TODAY!

Right now, BBB invests in subsidies and incentives for false climate solutions and harmful energy technologies that will devastate frontline communities, including:

• Continued oil and gas extraction

• Nuclear power production

• Biofuels and biomass power plants

• Carbon Capture and Storage, including coal, fracking, and enhanced oil recovery projects

• Hydrogen power production that depends on fossil fuel energy

• Waste-to-energy production, which is incineration of municipal solid waste that produces high levels of local pollution

Join Peace Action NYS for these upcoming in-person events around the 1st Anniversary of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) in Syracuse, NYC, or Geneseo!

Celebration and Action in Syracuse: One Year Anniversary of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons 
Friday, January 21st, 12pm
James M. Hanley Federal Building, 100 S Clinton St., Syracuse, NY 13261
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We will ask representatives from our congressional delegation (Senators Schumer, Senator Gillibrand, and Congressman Katko) to be present to receive a signed statement from members of our community urging their support for the U.S. to join the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).

Please also sign this Syracuse Peace Council petition to our New York State, county, and local municipal elected officials to Step Back from the Brink of Nuclear War. This event is organized by the Nuclear Free World Committee of the Syracuse Peace Council and joined by local endorsing organizations of the Back from the Brink campaign to abolish nuclear weapons.

Rally and March in NYC: U.S., Join the Treaty!
Friday, January 21st, 12pm-1:30pm
NY Public Library Steps, 42nd Street and 5th Avenue, New York, NY
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This year, NYC area organizations are marking the first anniversary of the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) after January 22, 2021. We are delivering a firm message to the U.S. Mission to the United Nations that the U.S. must join the treaty. Be part of a Join the Treaty Rally and March starting at 12 noon at the New York Public Library steps on 5th Avenue and 41st Street and ending at the U.S. Mission on 1st Avenue and 45th Street.

Celebration and Rally in Geneseo: 1st Anniversary of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
Saturday, January 22nd, 12pm-1pm
South End of Main Street, Geneseo, NY

The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons will have been in effect for one year on Saturday, January 22nd. At noon, Genesee Valley Citizens for Peace will hold a rally to celebrate!  It will be cold, so dress warmly, and wear gloves so you can hold a sign.

See Peace Action New York State’s other upcoming events, screenings, and webinars here!