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January
20, 2021
CELEBRATE
THE UNITED NATIONS’ NUCLEAR BOMB BAN TREATY
SIGN
PETITION DEMANDING UAF END BOMB BUILDING
CELEBRATE
THE UNITED NATIONS’ NUCLEAR BOMB BAN TREATY
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)
includes a comprehensive set of prohibitions on participating in any nuclear
weapon activities. These include undertakings not to develop, test,
produce, acquire, possess, stockpile, use or threaten to use nuclear
weapons.
UNITED
NATIONS’ CENTRAL ROLE IN THE TREATY
Today we
look back to a long struggle that has brought us to this day.
These include previous treaties: the Treaty on the
Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT); the Treaty
Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests In The Atmosphere, In Outer Space
And Under Water, also known as the Partial Test Ban Treaty (PTBT); the
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), which was signed in
1996 but has yet to enter into ratified force.
The following entry
offers a comprehensive summary of the new Treaty by the authoritative ACA.
"No one can solve this problem
alone, but together we can change things for the better." – Setsuko Thurlow, Hiroshima Survivor
Alicia Sanders-Zakre. “Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty to Enter Into Force: What's
Next?” ARMS
CONTROL TODAY.
November 2020
https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2020-11/features/nuclear-weapons-ban-treaty-enter-into-force-whats-next
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)
will soon enter into force and become binding international law for its states-parties.
The milestone will be meaningful for those nations, but it will also affect
countries that have yet to ratify or accede to the pact.
Earlier weapons
prohibitions have successfully curbed proliferation and advanced norms against
weapons of mass destruction. Within one year of the treaty’s entry into force,
its states-parties will convene to discuss these issues and the next steps to
strengthen the agreement.
The treaty’s final text was approved by 122 nations at the
United Nations in July 2017, but nuclear-armed states boycotted treaty
negotiations and have since rejected the treaty as simultaneously irrelevant
and dangerous.1 Nevertheless, the majority of
the world’s countries have continued to support the TPNW, including by signing
and ratifying or acceding.2 States-parties hail from all
regions of the world, with many from Africa and Latin America, and the fewest
from Europe. According to the treaty, 50 ratifications or accessions must be
submitted to the United Nations before the pact can take full legal effect. More https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2020-11/features/nuclear-weapons-ban-treaty-enter-into-force-whats-next
Dick Bennett will speak about the UN’s role in initiating the
Treaty, and will introduce the speakers:
Abel Tomlinson and our guest, Prof. Jeremy Kuzmarov.
Nuclear Bomb Ban Celebration & Protest of U of A
Participation in Building Nuclear Weapons
Nuclear Bomb Ban Celebration & Protest of U of A
Participation in Building Nuclear Weapons
On January 22nd at
11 A.M. at the University of Arkansas Union Mall* (address and parking details below), we're holding a celebration
for the landmark Nuclear Bomb Ban, the Treaty on the Prohibition of
Nuclear Weapons, “entering into force” as international law. One hundred and thirty U.N. member nations have voted to make
nuclear bombs illegal. To mark this momentous occasion, we'll be taking part in
a Global Day of Action, along with a great many peace groups around the world.
This event is also a
protest calling on the University of Arkansas and UA College of Engineering to
Stop Participating in Building Nuclear Bombs. The Nobel Peace Prize winning organization ICAN, which spearheaded the nuclear bomb ban, has issued a report
titled Schools of Mass Destruction. Their report found the University of Arkansas is involved in
the production of these increasingly illegal nuclear bombs. We are
demanding that they cancel their Master Collaboration
Agreement with the nuclear weapons
corporation Honeywell International.
We'll be holding a rally,
with speakers and music, for one hour, and then we will deliver the following
petition to UA administrators (please sign & share with your friends):
https://www.change.org/p/university-of-arkansas-stop-helping-build-nuclear-bombs
Please make sure to wear
a mask and stay socially distanced. We want everyone to stay safe and
healthy.
*The Arkansas Union Mall address is 435 Garland Ave, Fayetteville, AR 72701.
Google Maps
Link: https://goo.gl/maps/7YLnXwqui5KqSQPy6
The best place to park is
the Garland Parking Garage (3rd Floor):
650 Garland Ave,
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Google Maps Link: https://goo.gl/maps/zVvpxeZenCGcj19x6
It costs $1.80 per
hour, coins or card. There is also free parking on nearby streets, if you
can find a space. Please arrive early to have time to find parking, and
to walk 2 blocks.
Also, if you are on
Facebook, please join and share our event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/2521268024843251
Feel free to call me if you have any further questions.
Thank you,
Abel Tomlinson
OMNI Peace Action
Committee, Chair
Arkansas Nonviolence Alliance, Founder
(479)283-5762
Dear Friends
We're less than a week away from the momentous day when the
Nuclear Bomb Ban Treaty (TPNW) becomes international law! On this day,
we're holding a celebration to mark this moment, and to protest University of
Arkansas participation in building nuclear weapons. The
celebration/protest will begin at 11 A.M. on Friday, January 22nd at the U of
A.
Please spread the word & please sign either of the following
petitions calling on U of A to Stop Helping Build Nuclear Bombs. (The petition
was duplicated since ipetitions.com was asking for money, and we're only interested in
signatures)
Petition #1: https://www.change.org/p/university-of-arkansas-stop-helping-build-nuclear-bombs
Petition #2: https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/stop-university-of-arkansas-production-of-banned
Also, if you are on Facebook, please sign up and share this
event page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/2521268024843251
Abel Tomlinson started
this petition to University of Arkansas
The landmark Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons has
now been ratified and "enters into force" as international law on
January 22, 2021*. One hundred and thirty U.N. member nations, a supermajority,
have voted for this treaty to ban nuclear weapons of mass destruction, which
terroristically threaten all Life on Earth. This January 22nd is a momentous
day for peace and many groups will mark this day with celebration and protest.
Petition link:
https://www.change.org/p/university-of-arkansas-stop-helping-build-nuclear-bombs
From: Abel Tomlinson <abeltomlinson@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Jan 8, 2021 at 12:51 PM
Subject: Protest: Stop University of Arkansas Participation in Building Nuclear
Bombs
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