[New post] Australians, like other nationalities, need to put pressure on their government to join the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)

Christina Macpherson posted: " Nuclear weapons free future  https://www.echo.net.au/2021/12/nuclear-weapons-free-future/ ByThe Echo Mick & Deborah Stacey, Ballina , December 26, 2021  Whilst the federal government is 'rattling sabres', and spending more on so-called defe" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Antinuclear Australians, like other nationalities, need to put pressure on their government to join the  UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)  by Christina Macpherson Nuclear weapons free future  https://www.echo.net.au/2021/12/nuclear-weapons-free-future/ ByThe Echo Mick & Deborah Stacey, Ballina , December 26, 2021  Whilst the federal government is 'rattling sabres', and spending more on so-called defence, the movement to abolish nuclear weapons is gathering momentum. There are now 58 countries who have ratified the UN Treaty. Boston, New York City and Minneapolis have joined the ICAN Cities Appeal, along with Ballina, Byron Bay and Lismore. New York City have begun divesting public pension funds from nuclear weapons companies, as have a major Australian superannuation fund and the first Finnish pension fund. The Financial Times wrote a story about how weapons companies are starting to be impacted by this growing pressure from investors. The first meeting of State Parties to the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) will take place at the United Nations in Vienna, 22–24 March, 2022. Sweden, Finland, Switzerland, Germany and Norway are not yet ready to join the TPNW, but they have already announced they will attend the meeting as observers. So, it is up to us to put pressure on our government (whoever they may be) to do likewise. Check out: www.ICANW.org. Here's to a safe nuclear weapons free future. This free site is ad-supported. Learn more ​ Christina Macpherson | December 27, 2021 at 3:54 am | Categories: AUSTRALIA - NATIONAL, politics international, weapons and war | URL: https://wp.me/pAhaJ-pp9 Comment    See all comments    Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Antinuclear. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://antinuclear.net/2021/12/27/australians-like-other-nationalities-need-to-put-pressure-on-their-government-to-join-the-un-treaty-on-the-prohibition-of-nuclear-weapons-tpnw/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com