Hi Friend --
Are you feeling anxious about the
threat of nuclear war? I know I am.
It can be overwhelming to witness
the realities of this horrific conflict, even through a screen, and to
worry about it escalating to a catastrophic global conflict where
weapons of mass destruction are used.
But the way I, and many of our ICAN
campaigners, get through it, is to focus on what we can do together to
resist this. I remind myself that we have a plan to eliminate nuclear
weapons, and that we will achieve that change by doing the work.
Today, the government of Austria
announced the new dates for the first meeting of states parties the UN
treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons: 21-23 of
June!
And this couldn't come at a more
important time. This will be the moment we come together as a global
anti-nuclear movement to protest these threats and demand that all
governments ban and eliminate this existential threat.
In Vienna, we will be making sure
people around the world can make their voices heard at a full week of
actions and high level events including:
- 18-19 June: An ICAN conference for civil society and
activists.
- 20 June: International governmental Conference on the
Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons
- First Meeting of States Parties to the UN Treaty on the
Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons June 21-23.
This meeting will be the biggest
real opportunity for the world to come together to demand that their
governments show real leadership on nuclear disarmament. It is an
opportunity for governments to focus on the problem of nuclear
weapons, and the disaster of nuclear deterrence that’s been
illustrated over the last month.
As the civil society coordinator,
ICAN will be making sure that people across the globe are waking up to
the threat of nuclear weapons, some for the very first time. This is a
chance to put that fear to rest, and to start working on the plan to
implement the ban.
We need to get everyone's voices,
including yours, heard in Vienna, so that the message to leaders
across the world is clear: it’s time to end nuclear weapons.
We will keep you updated on the work
towards this moment, and we're glad that you are part of our movement!
Thank you,
Beatrice Fihn Executive
Director ICAN
It’s time to end nuclear
weapons.
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