Peace & Planet Fact Countdown
We’re using the Fact Countdown to promote the petition to abolish of nuclear weapons. Continue Reading →
We’re using the Fact Countdown to promote the petition to abolish of nuclear weapons. Continue Reading →
In the 1940s and 1950s, Native Americans near Cove, Arizona mined uranium used in U.S. nuclear weapons. To this day, the Cove area has a cluster of lung cancer and Continue Reading →
If Britain scrapped its nuclear weapons, 7,000 jobs would be lost. BUT 62,000 could be created if its annual costs were invested in housing. #ScrapTrident. Fact Source: “People not Trident,” Campaign Continue Reading →
On June 12, 1982, 1 million people marched in New York City to abolish nuclear weapons. We return again on April 26, 2015 to achieve a nuclear-free, peaceful, just, and Continue Reading →
Over 300 organizations from across the U.S. and around the world endorse the Peace & Planet Mobilization for a Nuclear-Free, Peaceful, Just, & Sustainable World. Endorse the Peace & Planet Continue Reading →
“There exists an obligation to pursue in good faith and bring to a conclusion negotiations leading to nuclear disarmament in all its aspects under strict and effective international control.” – Continue Reading →
Three Peace Marches, originating in California, Massachusetts, and Tennessee, will converge in NYC, joining the Peace & Planet Mobilization on April 26, 2015. Sign the Petition for the Total Elimination Continue Reading →
Five hundred Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles are deployed and ready to launch at four bases in North Dakota, Montana and Wyoming. Fact Source: “LGM-30 Minuteman III,” February 17, 2015. Sign Continue Reading →
Millions of U.S. Americans, including 200,000 U.S. soldiers, were exposed to radioactive fallout from the continental testing of more than 200 nuclear weapons and from hundreds of secret radiation releases Continue Reading →
Burlington, Vermont – population 42,000 – runs entirely on renewable electricity. This is expected to save the city $20 million over the next decade. Fact Source: “Burlington, Vermont Becomes First U.S. Continue Reading →
April 15 is the Global Day of Action against Military Spending. In 2013, world military spending was $1.75 trillion. Less than 1% of this ($30 billion), could end world hunger. Fact Continue Reading →