U.S. ACTION SITES ON JANUARY 22, 2021,
WHEN THE TREATY ON THE PROHIBITION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS
ENTERS INTO FORCE
This list is in progress and does not include online events. Updated 1-21-21.
(For more information, contact nukeresister@igc.org and visit icanw.org/events)
Nuclear weapons production-related sites
Livermore National Laboratory, California
Y–12 nuclear weapons complex – Tennessee
Nevada National Security Site/Dept. of Energy office – Nevada
Nevada nuclear weapons test site – Nevada
Savannah River site – South Carolina
Idaho National Laboratory – Idaho
Los Alamos National Laboratory – New Mexico
Kansas City – Missouri
Trinity Site – New Mexico
Nuclear bases
Offutt Air Force Base/STRATCOM – Nebraska
Vandenberg Air Force Base – California
Naval Base Kings Bay – Georgia
Nuclear contractors
Huntington Ingalls Industries/Newport News Shipbuilding – Newport News VA
Raytheon Missiles and Defense – Tucson, Arizona
Lockheed Martin – California, Colorado and Pennsylvania
L3 Harris – Northampton, Massachusetts
Bath Iron Works – Bath, Maine
Honeywell – Plymouth, Minnesota
General Dynamics – Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Battelle Memorial Institute – Columbus, Ohio
Universities/colleges with nuclear weapons ties
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab – Baltimore, Maryland
University of Arizona – Tucson, Arizona
University of Tennessee – Knoxville, Tennessee
University of Arkansas – Fayetteville, Arkansas
University of California – Berkeley, California
Financial institutions invested in nuclear weapons production
Milwaukee, Wisconsin – March to Northwestern Mutual, Chase Bank and Wells Fargo Bank
Pittsburgh, PA – March and rally at PNC Bank
Congressional offices
Sen. Warner and Kaine’s offices – Virginia
Sen. Ron Johnson and U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore’s offices – Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Rep. Jim Cooper’s office – Nashville, TN
Six Texas congressional offices – Dallas, Texas
Other events in these cities:
New York City – Rally at Isaiah Wall and march to United Nations
New York City – Bringing roses to United Nations’ Missions of TPNW signers
Washington, D.C. – White House
Arlington, Virginia – Pentagon
Cleveland, Ohio – Prayer vigil and Treaty announcement at Federal Building
Detroit, Michigan – Banner and vigil at dusk with candles
Boston, Massachusetts – Rally and march to State House
Chicago, Illinois – Downtown car caravan
St. Louis, Missouri – Banner at three high-traffic spots
Denver, Colorado – Banner at multiple contractors
Las Vegas, Nevada – Treaty presentation and celebration at federal courthouse
Seattle, Bremerton, Tacoma and Kitsap County, Washington – Banner displays
Pocatello, Idaho – Banner display and leafletting
Arco, Idaho – Banner display and leafletting
New London, Connecticut – Vigil on Howard Street, near submarine builder and navy submarine base
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Federal courthouse
Honolulu, Hawai’i – Sailing of the Golden Rule
Arlington, Massachusetts – Town center vigil
Cambridge, Massachusetts – Treaty proclamation
Newton, Massachusetts – Rally and Treaty proclamation
Worcester, Massachusetts – Stand-out to celebrate the Treaty
Bedford, Massachusetts – Banner and bell ringing
Asheville, North Carolina – Vance monument vigil
Nerinx, Kentucky – Bell ringing at Sisters of Loretto Motherhouse
Flagstaff, Arizona – Gathering at Peace Pole downtown
Tucson, Arizona – Bell ringing at St. Mark’s Presbyterian, Grace St. Paul’s Episcopal, St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal, Southside Presbyterian and Unitarian Universalist churches
Ferndale, Michigan – Bell ringing at First United Methodist Church
Montclair, New Jersey – Town center vigil
Morristown, New Jersey – Town center vigil
Cranston, Rhode Island – TPNW banner at shopping mall
Palo Alto, California – Vigil
San Jose, California – Demonstration at library
Half Moon Bay, California – Peace flag at City Council
Boulder, Colorado – Banners and rally in north Boulder
Colorado Springs, Colorado – Banner display, music and dancing outside city hall
Santa Fe, New Mexico – Banners and vigil
Des Moines, Iowa – Banner and leafleting downtown
Geneseo, New York – Banner downtown and ringing church bells
Binghamton, New York – Bell ringing at three churches and conga dance around the federal building
Tiffin, Ohio – Banner display at county courthouse
El Paso, Texas – Celebration vigil at federal building
Across Texas – 18 banners publicly displayed
And scores of other actions around the world!! Visit icanw.org/events.
WHAT YOU — YES, YOU! — CAN DO ON JANUARY 22, 2021
TO CELEBRATE THE TREATY ON THE PROHIBITION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS
ENTRY INTO FORCE
Yes, celebrate—but be smart about it. Any celebration should include an action item that raises the profile of the Treaty in the US. The first goal is to make people aware of the Treaty. Goal #2 is to make sure they know that it is entering into force. And Goal #3 is to begin to use public awareness to pressure the government to recognize, sign, ratify and comply with the Treaty. If that sounds like a lot it is, and it will take time. But it will never happen if we don’t make it happen.
Here are some options. Some you can do all by yourself, others work better with a small group (please take pandemic precautions!). Pick one or more of your favorites.
And please, report back! This is crucial—even if your action is a simple one. We gain strength from working together and knowing that people all over are taking action. And your effort, large or small, is amplified when it is shared. We hope to build a database of actions and we hope to demonstrate widespread support for the Treaty across the country, so let us know what you have planned by emailing nuclearbantreatyEiF@gmx.com or nukeresister@igc.org. You can also post your actions on Facebook at the Nuclear Ban Treaty EIF group; we will publicize other sites as they become available.
1. Everyone can learn about the Treaty, and you don’t have to wait until Jan 22. A quick google search will turn up resources. Some as brief as 90 seconds; others are deep-dive webinars.
2. Hang or hold a banner in a public space. Activists will be hanging banners at nuclear weapons sites and nuclear military bases across the country. We have a template that you can use to have a banner made (around $50 if you go on-line) that you can hang or hold at any federal building—your local post office, federal courthouse, congressperson’s office. You download the template here.
2b. Think a banner is a bit much? Here is a template for a poster size version of the Treaty that you can hold or deliver or post in the place of your choice.
3. Focus on the $$$. Our friends in Europe have been successful in pushing investment funds and corporations to divest from nuclear weapons funding—the Treaty gives us even more leverage. You can find a list of the companies and banks that invest in nuclear weapons at Don’t Bank on the Bomb. You can hold a poster outside the local Bank of America or Wells Fargo branch office. If your credit card is issued by a nuke-bank, you can change cards or write to the issuer and ask them to get out of the illegal nuclear weapons business.
4. Check out your local university or college. There is a list here of US educational institutions that are directly involved in supporting nuclear weapons production. Some of them even operate nuclear weapons sites! Your local school not on the list? With a little digging, you might find out where their endowment funds are invested—chances are there is a link to a nuclear weapons corporation or fund.
5. Write your congresspersons—Senators and Reps. Tell them you expect their name to be on the first bill introduced in the new Congress that addresses the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Tell them you’ll be watching. It is highly likely that Senator Ed Markey and Congressman Ted Lieu will introduce bills that include a call for the US to join the Treaty.
6. Write a letter to the editor. This is really important—it is a way to broaden your reach through the public media. Mention your congressional representatives by name so their staff will clip the letter and show it to their boss.
7. Share the news on social media—if you use instagram or facebook or if you tweet—you can share the ICAN pages and other news about the Entry Into Force.
8. Donate! You can write a check or give on-line. There are dozens of groups around the country that are dedicating themselves to long-haul work to make the promise of the Treaty a reality around the world and in the US. They rely on donations and public support to keep going. Even a small contribution counts.
9. Commit for the long haul. Find the group nearest and dearest to your heart and join so you can stay involved, track the progress of the Treaty, and learn about more things you can do to help make it a reality. Get on their mailing list, either on-line or on paper.
10. Ask your local place of worship to ring its bell for peace on January 22.
11. Ask your local government to join the ICAN Cities appeal—present a copy of the Treaty and ask for a resolution calling on the US to join the Treaty.
12. Deliver copies of the treaty in person or send via mail (link to printable format) to congressional representatives and other public officials, nuclear sites and military bases, and business, financial and educational institutions with ties to nuclear weapons activities, with a warning of their complicity.
13. Watch for more ideas: You are encouraged to post your plans on the Nuclear Ban Treaty EIF facebook group, and to look at what others are planning to do.
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Prepared by The Nuclear Resister, Nukewatch, the Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance, and the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability. For more info: nuclearbantreatyEiF@gmx.com
CALLING ALL FORMER, CURRENT AND FUTURE NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT ACTIVISTS!
The Alliance for Nuclear Accountability (ANA), Nukewatch, the Nuclear Resister and the Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance (OREPA) invite people across the U.S. and beyond to be part of a major media event, holding signs and banners at nuclear weapons related sites and other places on this important day. For information about locations, see below.
We are developing materials and resources that can be used and shared by everyone, no matter where you live. We would like to connect you with others in your area who would like to hold a public action on the day the treaty enters into force – January 22, 2021 – and we’ll coordinate a list of actions for media and outreach. For more information, or to let us know where you plan to be on that day, please contact nuclearbantreatyEiF@gmx.com or nukeresister@igc.org. You can also keep updated by joining the Nuclear Ban Treaty EIF Facebook group, and we will continue to add resources here.
TREATY FOR THE PROHIBITION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS ENTRY INTO FORCE (EIF) ACTION SITES
WHERE U.S. NUCLEAR WEAPONS ARE BASED ABROAD