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Testimony on MAPA’s State Divestment Bills – Ira Helfand

June 16, 2021 Alec Neilly

Thank you for the opportunity to submit testimony in support of S 1703 and H 2597 While we face many urgent problems today, two existential dangers—the climate crisis and the growing possibility of nuclear war—threaten the very survival of our civilization and possibly our species. […]

A World Parliament Could Abolish Nuclear Weapons

June 14, 2021 Alec Neilly

by Alec Neilly & Andreas Hemmetter, Young World Federalists What would the global stance on nuclear weapons be if all the people of the world could express their views on the subject directly? What if we had a supranational body that democratically represented all world […]

The Ongoing Fight for Nuclear Disarmament

May 20, 2021 Jerald Ross

by Jerald Ross, Sofia Wolman, & Steve Gallant While countless other life and death issues of peace and justice are of critical importance, nuclear weapons still remain an existential threat to peace and all life. After a near death experience under the Trump administration (no […]

Nukes 101

April 15, 2021 Jackie Cabasso

Remarks given at The Enduring Nuclear Threat; A Deeper Look on March 30, 2021 On August 6, 1945, the United States unleashed the nuclear age, dropping a single atomic bomb on Hiroshima, which indiscriminately incinerated tens of thousands of children, women, and men in […]

Jodie Evans, Rev. William Barber Jr., and Larry Cohen at MIT Conference

“Reducing the Threat of Nuclear War” Conference Breaks New Ground

February 20, 2021 Jonathan King

by Jonathan King Three national movement leaders wrapped up our day-long conference “Reducing the Threat of Nuclear War” on Jan. 23 with calls for nuclear disarmament and abolition, cutting the Pentagon budget, and organizing for political power. “We musts challenge this war economy,” the Rev. […]

The Nuclear Ban Treaty Is Now In Force – What’s Next for Anti-Nuclear Activists

February 20, 2021 Maryellen Kurkulos

A Roundup of Events Commemorating the Entry into Force of the Nuclear Ban Treaty on January 22nd We are living in an auspicious moment – Prospects for the global anti-nuclear movement during the Biden administration: The Nuclear Ban Treaty entered into force on the heels […]

Jan. 22, 2021 Actions in Massachusetts to welcome the Nuclear Ban Treaty. Clockwise from upper left: Northampton; State House; General Dynamics in Pittsfield; Park St Station, Boston; Raytheon BBN in Cambridge; Northampton; Fresh Pond Mall, Cambridge; young activists at State House.

Rallies Across State Celebrate Nuclear Ban Treaty’s Entry into Force

February 15, 2021 Maryellen Kurkulos

by Shaghayegh Christine Rostampour and Maryellen Kurkulos Nearly four years after 122 countries voted in its favor at the United Nations, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) became international law on Friday January 22, 2021. The treaty makes nuclear weapons illegal […]