Davis Committee Against Nuclear Weapons member, Judy Reynolds, recently wrote a letter to the editor of the Davis Enterprise urging readers to celebrate the signing of the TPNW in 2017. The letter begins, "Sunday, Jan. 22, is the second anniversary of the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). In 2017, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons received the Nobel Peace Prize for its work on this treaty.
The Davis City Council passed a resolution supporting the treaty on May 19, 2020, stating in part that the treaty would “provide the impetus and obligation for the complete elimination of nuclear weapons and the framework to achieve it.” California supported the TPNW with the enactment of AJR 33 in 2018. There are currently 92 signatories and 68 states parties to the treaty; none of them possess nuclear weapons. Today, ICAN is urging all of us to celebrate and support this treaty’s entry into force."
You can read the entire letter here. The Davis Committee urges all readers to celebrate the signing of the treaty with appropriate recognition and remind your elected officials the importance of this treaty.