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Message from www.PeaceAndJusticeNow.org

Three days that can change the world! 

April 30-May 2 in New York City, thousands of activists from around the world will take a stand against nuclear weapons with a groundbreaking conference on disarmament and a mass demonstration of global importance—the culmination of a global petition campaign involving over 4 million people.

We call on you to stand with the Hibakusha, the survivors of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Yoko Ono, LUSH Cosmetics, President Obama, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and peace and disarmament activists from countries around the globe to take action for a world free of nuclear weapons.

This week, international artist Yoko Ono urged participation in the three days of action on her website. 

LUSH, the international organic cosmetics company, is calling for support of the petition campaign calling upon President Obama to engage in “multilateral negotiations on an international agreement to abolish nuclear weapons, within our lifetimes.”

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon  confirmed his participation in the International Conference for Nuclear-Free, Peaceful, Just and Sustainable World. Last fall, he said, “nuclear disarmament is the only sane path to a safer world,”

Last year, President Obama reminded the world that taking steps towards a world without nuclear weapons is a moral responsibility. Without action, organizing and protest, that moral responsibility will never be realized.

There is still time to help change history.

1) Be in Times Square at 1:30 PM on Sunday, May 2!

Rally in Times Square (South of 41th Street on 7th Avenue) to call for No Nukes, No Wars, Fund Human Needs, Protect the Planet!

March to Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza at the UN with Hibakusha,  people from the US who have been harmed by uranium mining and nuclear weapons testing, as well as peace activists and nuclear abolitionists from across the US and countries around the world.. Close the afternoon by participating in a dynamic International Peace & Music Festival from 4-6:00 PM.

2) Watch Live Web Streaming of  International Conference for Nuclear-Free, Peaceful, Just and Sustainable World, April 30 -May1.

On the eve of the U.N. Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will join over 800 participants at historic Riverside Church in Manhattan to discuss the urgency of nuclear abolition and the new opportunities for disarmament.

The abolition of nuclear weapons and shifting the world’s resources from war planning to feeding, healing and housing the peoples of the world is what is needed in the 21st century. We must make it happen, in our lifetime.

Live Web Streaming

The conference is now at full capacity. We are working on the logistics for live web streaming of Ban Ki-moon’s address, and all the plenary speakers on Friday night and Saturday. Check www.peaceandjusticenow.org on Friday, April 30 for details.

3) Donate today to help put an end to nuclear weapons.

You can help make history even if you cannot attend the conference or join thousands in the street on May 2.  Your contributions large and small will help make this historic event a success and help ensure our continued work to rid the globe of the threat of nuclear weapons. Dig deep and give today.