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International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

Posted on Friday, September 25, 2020

Posted by Marylia Kelley and Raiza Marciscano-Bettis

International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

Tomorrow is the “International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons.” The United Nations General Assembly established this special day in 2013 and held September 26 as the date to be observed each year.

The UN website encourages us “to commemorate and promote the International Day through enhancing public awareness and education about the threat posed to humanity by nuclear weapons and the necessity for their total elimination.”


More here: International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

This Year on Saturday September 26, 2020…

Tri-Valley CAREs has joined a coalition of more than 80 organizations around the world to publicize this special day - and to promote its goal of the abolition of nuclear weapons. This month also marks the 75th anniversary of the United Nations.

You are invited to register at no charge for A Nuclear Weapon Free World, the global civil society event organized by #WeThePeoples2020 which is being held this Saturday to commemorate the occasion.

The global event includes more than 50 presenters (some live and some by video message) from around the world. There will be United Nations officials, legislators, people impacted by nuclear testing, religious leaders, celebrities, youth, former military commanders, artists, musicians, and civil society campaigners from the peace, climate, disarmament and sustainable development movements.

Participate in one or more of the six sessions of this exciting online even six sessions of this exciting online event. There is still time to register.

Click here for more information. (NOTE: “Part 2” is specifically timed for US/North American/European participants, while “Part 1” is timed for people in Asia and the Pacific.)

We also encourage our members and friends to consider a personal celebration of your commitment to the work of achieving nuclear disarmament. You might want to bake a cake. Or, perhaps, light one candle as a symbol of hope. Or write a letter. Call a friend. Whatever is meaningful for you!

From all of us, we wish you a happy International Day for the Total
Elimination of Nuclear Weapons!