From March 3-7, representatives of countries that have signed and ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), along with nuclear weapons abolitionists from around the world, will gather in New York City for the 3rd Meeting of States Parties (3MSP).
Back from the Brink will bring a delegation to attend 3MSP, as well as co-host and speak at several in-person and virtual events (see details below). If you’re planning to attend 3MSP or planning local efforts around it, please reach out to us at info@preventnuclearwar.org.
For those who will not be in attendance, we’ve also outlined some ways you can engage your elected officials and actions you can take in the lead-up to 3MSP.
The Role of Cities in the Promotion of Nuclear Disarmament
Date: Tuesday, March 4
Time: 1:15-2:30 pm
Location: Conference Room 12, UN Headquarters
Municipalities play important roles in building public support for the abolition of nuclear weapons. From joining Mayors for Peace to adopting a Back from the Brink and ICAN Cities Appeal resolutions, divesting from nuclear weapons or becoming a Nuclear Weapons Free zone, cities and towns throughout the world are speaking out and taking action. Today, with rising global tensions amid a new arms race, this leadership is more important than ever.
Join us for a roundtable conversation framed by research conducted by Hirokazu Miyazaki, Professor at Northwestern University, on city-level organizing and policy advocacy for nuclear disarmament and nuclear justice in the U.S. and past efforts in Japan.
Featuring:
- Mayor Belit Onay, Hanover, Germany
- Mayor Malik Evans, Rochester, NY
- Alderwoman Maria Hadden, Chicago City Council
- Francesco Vignarca, Rete Italiana Pace e Disarmo
- Takehiro Kagawa, Mayors for Peace
Moderated by Denise Duffield, Physicians for Social Responsibility – Los Angeles and Back from the Brink: Bringing Communities Together to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
Reception for The Role of Cities in the Promotion of Nuclear Disarmament
Date: Tuesday, March 4
Time: 3:30-5:30 pm
Location: The Church Center, 777 United Nations Plaza, 8th floor
The reception will provide an opportunity to engage with mayors, other city leaders, organizations, and campaigners who are involved in nuclear disarmament efforts. Attendees will be encouraged to share views and ideas about local organizing models and campaigns. Light refreshments and drinks will be served. Open to the public.
This event is sponsored by the Austrian Permanent Mission to the UN and is organized by Northwestern University’s “Mapping Nuclear Legacies” project, Mayors for Peace, the Back from the Brink Coalition, Physicians for Social Responsibility, the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War and the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. Funding is provided by the Carnegie Corporation of New York and Northwestern University.
If Not Now, When?
Date: Tuesday, March 4
Time: 7:00-9:30pm
Location: Scandinavia House, 58 Park Ave
The 3rd Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) will be taking place at a time when the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has advanced the hands of its Doomsday Clock to 89 seconds to midnight, we face nuclear threats over Ukraine and Taiwan, and the nuclear weapons states are all upgrading the nuclear arsenals. This also comes amidst tectonic geopolitical transformations and shortly after the Nobel Committee sent an urgent message to the world by awarding its Peace Prize to Nihon Hidankyo, the Japan Confederation of A- & H- Bomb Sufferers Organizations.
To build our movements and to advance their coordination, the International Peace Bureau, the Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security, and Peace Action New York State have organized an international forum with an extraordinary array of speakers.
This event is free and open to the public! Light refreshments will be served.
Confirmed speakers include:
- Reiner Braun, International Peace Bureau
- Jackie Cabasso, Western States Legal Foundation/Abolition 2000
- Sharon Dolev, Middle East Treaty Organization
- Maylene Hughes, Back from the Brink & PSR-LA
- Rami Khoury, Renowned Journalist
- Tong Zhao, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Masako Wada, Assistant Secretary General, Hidankyo
- Aigerim Seitenova, 3rd-generation Survivor of Soviet Nuclear Testing & Qazaq Nuclear Frontline Coalition in Kazakhstan
This event is co-sponsored by the International Peace Bureau, Peace Action New York State & Campaign for Peace, Disarmament & Common Security.
