Friends campaign for anti-nuclear treaty
'We hope the celebration will provide encouragement for all who wish to see the Treaty applied in Britain.'
Quaker Meetings in Hexham, Sheffield, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Brighton are planning to display banners to mark the historic deadline of 22 January when the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is ratified. Honduras became the fiftieth state to sign the treaty in October 2020, meaning that it now comes into force as international law. The UK government is still refusing to engage with the treaty. On 22 January, Quakers in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough will hold a special online celebration to mark the occasion. Hannah Morrow, one of the organisers, said: ‘This Treaty is an amazing breakthrough but unfortunately it will only apply in those countries that have signed up to it. This is the majority of the world’s nations, but does not include those who already own or have access to nuclear weapons, including the United Kingdom. We hope the celebration will provide encouragement for all who wish to see the Treaty applied in Britain, ending the vast waste of money spent on preparations for nuclear war.’
