Working for a world free of nuclear weapons
The joint interfaith statement to the Second Meeting of States Parties of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) has been released.
The World Council of Churches, along with 114 other organizations have endorsed the statement.
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We gather as people of faith – religious leaders, practitioners, believers of many different traditions – to affirm with one voice our opposition to nuclear weapons and our absolute belief that a world without nuclear weapons is not only possible but that a nuclear - free future is already being made. We take great joy in the existence of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons(TPNW) and take this occasion of the Second Meeting of States Parties to celebrate how the TPNW and its supporters worldwide have found the courage, determination and imagination to work for a world of justice and equality. |
Read the full Statement:
pdf TPNW 2MSP interfaith statement (86 KB)
Some of the Australian organisations that have signed the statement are:
- Quakers Australia
- Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (Australia) Justice and Peace Centre
- Multifaith Association of South Australia
- Pax Christi Australia
- Religions for Peace Australia and
- Wellspring Community Australia
Please share this Statement with your constituents and networks.
Please feel free to publicize it on your various social media and communication channels, with hashtags #TPWN2MSP #NuclearBanNYC.
Thank you for your commitment to working for a world free of nuclear weapons.
