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MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 5PM-6:30PM ET. Move the Money NYC New Year Zoom Meeting. We are organizing Council District by Council District to pass NYC Council pass Resolution 747A calling for moving money from War Spending and Human Needs. Come to the meeting to learn how you can be part of this movement.
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 1PM-3PM ET. Fund Human Needs, Not Killing Machines. Hartford, CT just passed a Move the Money referendum. This webinar will look at practical, public actions citizens can take in Connecticut. Speakers: Economist Prof. Richard Wolff , Veterans For Peace leader Danny Sjursen, Moderator, Middletown, CT, Mayor Ben Florsheim, New Haven Climate Movement Youth Activist Adrian Huq, Move the Money To Human Needs Coordinator Joe Jamison
Contact Steve Krevisky for more information: skre...@mxcc.commnet.edu.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 22. 10:30AM-2PM ET. Nuclear Weapons Illegal Under International Law IN PERSON NYC Walk and Rally. For those able to walk, meet at 10:30AM on Union Square steps at 14th Street and Broadway. Walk or meet at Isaiah Wall at 1st Avenue and E 43rd St New York, NY 10017 at NOON. We will be masked, maintain safe spacing, encourage positive signs and banners. Organized by: VFP, WRL, CW, Peace Action NY, Grannies, Code Pink, Pax Christi, Manhattan Project for a Nuclear Free World, and more.
FB page: https://www.facebook.com/events/665488200784357/
MONDAY, JANUARY 25. ALL DAY. International Day of Action to End War in Yemen. We call on people around the world to protest the war on January 25, 2021, just days after the U.S. presidential inauguration and the day before Saudi Arabia’s ‘Davos in the Desert’ Future Investment Initiative. We ask individuals and organizations everywhere to call for protests — with masks and other safety precautions — in their towns and cities on that day and make clear that the WORLD SAYS NO TO WAR ON YEMEN.
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Nuclear Ban Going Into Force
January 22, 2021
On 22 January 2021, the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons will enter into force. To mark the day that nuclear weapons become illegal under international law, anti-nuclear activists around the world will be hosting a huge range of actions and activities.
We are now at 51 ratifications, 86 signatories, and 130 nations supporting the Treaty. More nations are expected to join.
Click here to find an event near you (or online in your timezone) on ICAN's map or add your event.
Click here to find excellent resources to use in your local event of any size from Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance, including banners, posters, copies of the treaty, and a fact sheet.
Click here to join the Nuclear Ban Treaty EIF Facebook Group to stay informed.
Click here to listen to a Webinar: What does the Nuclear Ban Treaty mean for the USA? NuclearBan.US Director Dr. Timmon Wallis discusses the legal, financial and political implications of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
Your actions on January 22nd can be joining an online event, writing a Letter to the Editor, Tweeting a #nuclearban celebratory message, holding a banner at a corner, or writing your Member of Congress. Together let us make the most of this milestone.
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