Beatrice Fihn, ICAN · [email protected]

January 22, 2021 at 3:31 PM

Today, nuclear weapons are illegal, celebrate with us

ICAN Hi Friend -- This is it. We have made history. Today, the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons enters into force, making nuclear weapons illegal under international law. Getting here took decades of tireless work by millions of people from all over the world, a…

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  Lucero Oyarzun, ICAN · [email protected]

January 20, 2021 at 4:29 PM

These are the guests of our live show “Studio 22.21”

ICAN   Hi Friend --In two days, the treaty will enter into force. And we’re already buzzing with excitement about it. On Friday 21 January, 9pm Central European Time, we’ll broadcast a live show called “Studio 22.21 - Entry into force day” from Geneva. Click here to join it. W…

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  Beatrice Fihn · [email protected]

January 11, 2021 at 2:43 PM

ANNOUNCEMENT: Studio 21.22 — watch the entry into force of the TPNW live

ICAN Hi Friend --It is my great joy to invite you to be part of a once-in-history celebration of the moment we ban nuclear weapons—a 90 minute live streamed event on 22 January 2021, 9pm CET. Like the work we have done throughout the world, the big and small victories we have …

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  Celine Nahory, ICAN · [email protected]

December 31, 2020 at 1:32 PM

Last chance before our midnight deadline

ICAN Hi Friend --I just wanted to send a quick reminder that today is the last chance to donate to ICAN before the end of the year - and to become part of the group of people that are making nuclear weapons illegal on 22 January! There are two ways you can make a contribution …

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  Beatrice Fihn, ICAN · [email protected]

December 30, 2020 at 11:47 AM

2020 was rough. We made history anyway

ICAN Dear Friend -- We don’t need to tell you that 2020 was a very different year. That we made plans when the year started and then had to adapt them over and over again, amid all the uncertainty, challenges and worry brought by the pandemic. You know, because you had to do …

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  Celine Nahory, ICAN · [email protected]

December 23, 2020 at 11:27 AM

These are our big moments in 2021

ICAN Hi Friend --   While 2020 has been a tough year for everyone, your support made us reach a huge milestone this year. Together, we made history in 2020 by reaching 50 ratifications.  We could not have done this without having the backing of people like you.  And we will ne…

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  Beatrice Fihn, ICAN · [email protected]

December 11, 2020 at 9:01 PM

Another country just ratified the TPNW and here's what we're planning to do next

ICAN Hi Friend -- Did you think we'd slow down when we reached 50 ratifications of the Treaty on the Prohibitions of Nuclear Weapons? No chance – here's what just happened this last week: On 4th December, Zimbabwe signed the Treaty On 9th December, Niger signed the Treaty …

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  Beatrice Fihn, ICAN · [email protected]

December 1, 2020 at 1:17 PM

We’re two steps closer to eliminating nuclear weapons - here’s what the third one looks like.

ICAN Dear Friend -- Eliminating nuclear weapons can feel like an impossible or incredibly daunting task sometimes. But if you break it down into practical, smaller steps, people often realise it’s not only possible – it’s actually happening right now. ICAN’s strategy has alw…

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  Lucero Oyarzun, ICAN · [email protected]

November 19, 2020 at 7:21 PM

Some #nuclearban inspiration to get you through the week

ICAN Dear Friend -- "Amid this pandemic, there has been hope." Only a few weeks ago, in early October, ICAN campaigner Linnet Ng'ayu addressed the UN First Committee, highlighting how close we were to the TPNW’s entry into force and how important that moment would be. Little …

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  Beatrice Fihn, ICAN · [email protected]

October 24, 2020 at 8:28 PM

We did it. The #nuclearban treaty just hit 50.

ICAN Dear Friend -- The big moment is finally here: the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) just reached the 50 ratifications needed for entry into force! Just now, Honduras ratified the treaty - only one day after Jamaica and Nauru submitted their ratifica…

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  Alicia Sanders-Zakre, ICAN · [email protected]

October 20, 2020 at 10:37 AM

3 ratifications left. This is what happens when the #nuclearban treaty enters into force

ICAN Hello Friend -- We are excited. With 47 ratifications, the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) is really close to reaching a crucial milestone: 50 ratifications, which will lead to its entry into force 90 days later! But what happens then, and what doe…

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  Celine Nahory, ICAN · [email protected]

September 30, 2020 at 11:11 AM

New ratification. Only 4 to go for entry into force!

ICAN Hi Friend -- I have good news to brighten up your Wednesday! In a special ceremony today, Malaysia ratified the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. This means the TPNW now has 46 states parties and only needs 4 more ratifications to trigger its entry into fo…

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  Tim Wright, ICAN · [email protected]

September 21, 2020 at 11:53 AM

This is BIG: Fifty-six former leaders back UN nuclear weapon ban treaty

ICAN Dear Friend -- We have some exciting news to share with you: fifty-six former presidents, prime ministers, foreign ministers and defence ministers from 20 NATO member states, as well as Japan and South Korea, have just issued an open letter calling on their current gover…

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  Beatrice Fihn, ICAN · [email protected]

September 18, 2020 at 1:24 PM

We're changing the narrative!

ICAN Dear Friend --I just wanted to write a quick thank you for all the actions, messages of support, retweets, shares, donations, and all the other small but mighty things our supporters did for the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. We noticed…

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  Beatrice Fihn · [email protected]

August 9, 2020 at 3:00 AM

Not just Hiroshima — this is why Nagasaki is so important

ICAN Dear Friend -- At 11:02 AM on 9 August 1945, an atomic bomb destroyed Nagasaki, only 3 days after the nuclear attack on Hiroshima. 75 years later, the world rightfully continues to commemorate the horrors that happened in Nagasaki. But Nagasaki Day doesn’t always get the…

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  Lucero Oyarzun · [email protected]

August 7, 2020 at 2:54 PM

You have to watch this

ICAN Dear Friend -- Over the past 24-hours, the world has been commemorating the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. We saw some true leadership from Nigeria, Ireland and Niue, which chose to mark the date by becoming states parties to the UN Treaty on the Pr…

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  Beatrice Fihn, ICAN · [email protected]

August 5, 2020 at 4:13 PM

Live events for Hiroshima Day!

ICAN Hi Friend -- On August 6th, 1945 at 08:15 the United States dropped a nuclear bomb over Hiroshima, wiping out the city and killing thousands in a flash. Seventy-five years later, the entire world will be marking this horrific bombing and sharing their messages to ensure t…

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  Beatrice Fihn · [email protected]

August 3, 2020 at 11:39 AM

Launching today: Walk with hibakusha through their journey from the bomb to a ban treaty

ICAN Dear Friend -- Whether you first learned of the Hibakusha a week ago or decades ago, hearing their testimonies - their memories of the day of the bombings and their ensuing long-term impact - is essential to understand nuclear weapons for what they truly are. Learning a…

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  Beatrice Fihn · [email protected]

July 19, 2020 at 8:03 AM

EXCLUSIVE: We’re giving you a chance to visit the museums of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

ICAN Hi Friend -- Are you missing travel? We are bursting with excitement to announce something very special today. We’ve teamed up with the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum and our partner Peace Boat to offer you once-in-a-lifetime live tours o…

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  Tim Wright · [email protected]

July 15, 2020 at 7:30 PM

BREAKING: 40 ratifications!

ICAN Dear Friend -- We know we just sent you an email but we had some breaking news we have to share. I’m very excited to let you know that Botswana has just become the 40th state to ratify the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons! This means that the treaty only n…

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  Lucero Oyarzun · [email protected]

July 15, 2020 at 1:45 PM

July 16th, 1945, 5:29 AM. Codename: Trinity

ICAN Dear Friend -- Before nuclear weapons were used on the populations of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, they were tested in New Mexico. On July 16th, we will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the first nuclear test, Trinity, which not only led to the use of nuclear weapons in wa…

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  Beatrice Fihn, ICAN · [email protected]

July 6, 2020 at 5:47 PM

Don’t miss these live events starting July 7th

ICAN Hi Friend -- The opinions about nuclear weapons that we hear most are those of “policy experts” and government officials, people who have never experienced the realities of nuclear weapons. And unfortunately in many political conversations, the perspective of survivors - …

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  Beatrice Fihn, ICAN · [email protected]

July 2, 2020 at 8:42 AM

Today we're launching our big push for the 75th anniversary

ICAN Dear Friend -- Today we are launching our new website that commemorates the 75th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This website is the start of our campaign to remember and honour the victims of the atomic bombings, and to educate and bring new people…

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  Akira Kawasaki & Beatrice Fihn, ICAN · [email protected]

June 22, 2020 at 11:12 AM

RE: This is what we're planning for the 75th anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

ICAN Dear Friend -- Last Friday, we shared our plans with you to commemorate the anniversaries of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki over the coming weeks and make sure that these moments of remembrance turn into moments of action for a world free of nuclear weapons. How…

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  Akira Kawasaki & Beatrice Fihn, ICAN · [email protected]

June 19, 2020 at 10:15 AM

This is what we're planning for the 75th anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

ICAN Dear Friend -- We are relying on your help to spread the word. This August 6th and 9th will mark the 75th anniversary of the horrific atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The two bombs killed about 140,000 civilians by the end of 1945 and sickened many more with c…

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  Alicia Sanders-Zakre, ICAN · [email protected]

June 5, 2020 at 8:49 AM

Having an argument about nuclear weapons? This guide will help

ICAN Dear Friend -- “No country will ever just give up their nuclear weapons”  “But deterrence protects us” “The military-industrial complex is too powerful, you can’t beat them.” Chances are that you will have heard at least one of these arguments while talking to people abo…

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  Beatrice Fihn, ICAN · [email protected]

May 20, 2020 at 8:44 AM

Great news, Belize just ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

ICAN Dear Friend -- I hope you and your loved ones are doing ok in these difficult times. I wanted to share a bit of good news, on Tuesday afternoon in New York City, despite the lockdown of the United Nations Office for Legal Affairs, Belize ratified the Treaty on the Prohibi…

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  Alicia Sanders-Zakre · [email protected]

May 13, 2020 at 12:59 PM

$138,699 a minute

ICAN Friend -- Nine nuclear armed states spent roughly $73 billion on their nuclear arsenals last year! That’s $138,699 per minute! These numbers come from our latest investigation, published today: “Enough is Enough: 2019 Global Nuclear Weapons Spending.” This estimate inclu…

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  Alicia Sanders-Zakre · [email protected]

April 22, 2020 at 11:16 AM

On Earth Day, we need to talk about nuclear weapons’ toxic legacy

ICAN Hello Friend -- 35 Olympic-sized swimming pools’ worth of irradiated soil or contaminated debris. That’s how much nuclear waste the U.S. military scooped up during the first efforts to clean up the Enewetak atoll, after the United States detonated 43 nuclear bombs on a …

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  Daniel Högsta, ICAN · [email protected]

April 16, 2020 at 4:09 PM

“Follow the money” - here’s our strategy for tackling nuclear weapons producers

ICAN Dear Friend -- Here at ICAN, we know that governments aren’t the only ones making decisions on nuclear weapons - there are big corporate interests involved too. Did you know that companies like Boeing, Lockheed Martin, etc have been awarded contracts for $116 billion to …

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  Beatrice Fihn, ICAN · [email protected]

March 27, 2020 at 2:01 PM

Three things you can do from home to end nuclear weapons

ICAN Dear Friend -- We hope that you and your loved ones are healthy and safe in these difficult times. Like everyone else, ICAN has also been adapting to the developing health crisis caused by COVID-19, and we wanted to give you not just an idea of what we are doing differe…

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  Celine Nahory, ICAN · [email protected]

December 31, 2019 at 12:12 PM

ICAN is ready for 2020, are you?

Hi Friend, As we are wrapping up 2019 and moving into the new year, we expect great progress for the campaign.    2020 could be the year that nuclear weapons are made illegal under international law - if we can get 16 more governments to ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of N…

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  Beatrice Fihn, ICAN · [email protected]

December 30, 2019 at 10:33 PM

Want to know how you can get us closer to a world without nuclear weapons?

Hi Friend, As 2019 is coming to a close, I want to take the opportunity to wish you and your loved ones all the best for the coming year. For ICAN, 2020 is going to be a huge year. As the world will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasak…

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  Beatrice Fihn | ICAN · [email protected]

December 28, 2019 at 1:30 PM

Here's how we made a difference in 2019

Dear Friend, Some days, it feels like everything is getting worse. Nuclear armed states are modernizing their arsenals, threatening to use nuclear weapons, withdrawing from key agreements.  But despite what you see in the news, this is far from the whole truth. While leaders like…

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  Celine Nahory, ICAN · [email protected]

December 18, 2019 at 7:34 PM

This is how we get a state to join the Treaty

Dear?Friend, As the operations coordinator of ICAN, today I want to show you how we work to get governments to join the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Let's take the example of the Caribbean states. The states in this region played key roles during the negotiatio…

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  Beatrice Fihn | ICAN · [email protected]

December 3, 2019 at 12:49 PM

This Giving Tuesday, help us to literally save the world!

This Giving Tuesday, help us to literally save the world! Together, we can make history in 2020. Dear friend, Without the support of those like you who are concerned by the …

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  Beatrice Fihn | ICAN · [email protected]

November 29, 2019 at 8:38 AM

Skip Black Friday - save the world instead!

Skip Black Friday - save the world instead! Help us make history in 2020. Dear friend, While it might sound drastic at first to consider reducing or even giving up our Black …

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  Alicia Sanders-Zakre | ICAN · [email protected]

November 13, 2019 at 11:37 AM

These 50 universities help build U.S. nuclear weapons

These 50 universities help build U.S. nuclear weapons ICAN exposes what the “Schools of Mass Destruction” don’t want you to know Dear friend, Did you know U.S. universities are taking billions of dollars in research fu…

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  Beatrice Fihn & Maaike Beenes | ICAN · [email protected]

October 18, 2019 at 1:09 PM

These are the 36 financial institutions that won’t invest in nuclear weapons

These are the 36 financial institutions that won’t invest in nuclear weapons   New edition of the “Don’t Bank on the Bomb” Hall of Fame out  Dear friend,   We often hear about the bad news, while the good news gets quie…

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  International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) · [email protected]

October 16, 2019 at 8:00 PM

New edition of the Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor

New edition of the Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor 2019 Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor shows progress of the nuclear ban treaty  Dear friend,   How do you show change is happening, when it occurs gradually and mostly behind clo…

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  Daniel Högsta | ICAN · [email protected]

October 14, 2019 at 6:40 PM

MUST WATCH! What if a nuclear weapon was exploded over a major city today?

MUST WATCH! What if a nuclear weapon was exploded over a major city today? Help keep this video trending Dear friend,   There is a powerful new video about the catastrophic consequences of a nuclear attack, and it is tre…

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  Beatrice Fihn | ICAN · [email protected]

October 10, 2019 at 7:14 AM

New research: regional nuclear war will cause catastrophic global consequences

New research: regional nuclear war will cause catastrophic global consequences Find out what the impact a nuclear war between India and Pakistan will be Dear friend, Two scientific studies modelling the …

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  Beatrice Fihn, ICAN · [email protected]

September 20, 2019 at 2:51 PM

Nobel Peace Prize Laureates stand in solidarity with the Climate Strike

Nobel Peace Prize Laureates stand in solidarity with the Climate Strike ICAN, together with 16 other Nobel Peace Prize Laureates support the youth-led strike View this email in your browser View this email in your browser …

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  International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) · [email protected]

August 6, 2019 at 5:44 PM

A beautiful way to mark Hiroshima Day

A beautiful way to mark Hiroshima Day and a new milestone for the Nuclear Ban Treaty View this email in your browser Dear friend, On August 6th, 1945 at 8:16 am, a nuclear bomb was dropped on t…

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  Lucero Oyarzun | ICAN · [email protected]

August 2, 2019 at 12:44 PM

Get ready for a new nuclear arms race

Get ready for a new nuclear arms race What the INF Treaty’s collapse means for all of us… View this email in your browser Dear Friend, Today, 2 August 2019, the governments of the US and Russia …

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  International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) · [email protected]

July 24, 2019 at 4:26 AM

Welcome aboard. Let's ban nuclear weapons!

Welcome aboard. Let's ban nuclear weapons! Welcome to ICAN View this email in your browser Hello, Thanks for signing up to be a part of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. We are a…

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