Dear Aaron, Thanks a ton for pointing this out.
Sukla On Sun, Mar 27, 2022, 14:57 Aaron Tovish <[email protected]> wrote: > Sukla, you didn't mention how many signatures this open letter has > garnered: almost a quarter of a million already, 150,000 in the last ten > hours! People are signing on at the rate of more than one a second. At > this rate, they will reach a million on Tuesday! Avaaz is pretty amazing. > Aaron > > On Sun, Mar 27, 2022 at 4:42 PM Sukla Sen <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The Dalai Lama, and other Nobel Peace Prize Laureates just signed this >> powerful open letter against war and nuclear weapons -- can you sign, too? >> >> Join me here: >> https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/no_nuclear_war_loc/?kIgUGab >> >> *We reject war and nuclear weapons*. We call on all our fellow citizens >> of the world to join us in protecting our planet, home for all of us, from >> those who threaten to destroy it. >> >> The invasion of Ukraine has created a humanitarian disaster for its >> people. The entire world is facing the greatest threat in history: a >> large-scale nuclear war, capable of destroying our civilization and causing >> vast ecological damage across the Earth. >> >> *We call for an immediate ceasefire and the withdrawal of all Russian >> military forces* from Ukraine, and for all possible efforts at dialogue >> to prevent this ultimate disaster. >> >> *We call on Russia and NATO to explicitly renounce any use of nuclear >> weapons* in this conflict, and we call on all countries to support the >> Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons *to ensure that we never >> again face a similar moment of nuclear danger*. >> >> The time to ban and eliminate nuclear weapons is now. It is the only way >> to guarantee that the inhabitants of the planet will be safe from this >> existential threat. >> >> *It is either the end of nuclear weapons, or the end of us. * >> >> We reject governance through imposition and threats, and we advocate for >> dialogue, coexistence and justice. >> >> *A world without nuclear weapons is necessary and possible*, and* together >> we will build it.* It is urgent that we give peace a chance. >> ----------------------------------*Signatories list of Nobel Peace Prize >> Laureates:* >> >> *His Holiness The Dalai Lama (1989)* >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War >> (1985)International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (2017)Juan Manuel >> Santos (2016)Kailash Satyarthi (2014)Leymah Gbowee (2011)Tawakkul Karman >> (2011)Muhammad Yunus (2006)David Trimble (1998)Jody Williams (1997)Jose >> Ramos-Horta (1996)Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs >> (1995)Óscar Arias Sánchez (1987)* >> >> >> *Lech Walesa (1983)American Friends Service Committee (1947)International >> Peace Bureau (1910)* >> >> *----------------------------------* >> *This campaign is launched in collaboration with IPPNW >> <https://www.ippnw.org/>.* >> Posted: 24 March 2022 >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nuclear News List" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nuclear-news-list/CACEsOZgh-%2B-yiyQL-dYtuKV03yiCLnYRNvDdMazvBwqg1eooZA%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nuclear-news-list/CACEsOZgh-%2B-yiyQL-dYtuKV03yiCLnYRNvDdMazvBwqg1eooZA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/greenyouth/CACEsOZh_5691wsZeptg4GLfE5QAtzgMn6Lx1uqYu3paP_H2QtA%40mail.gmail.com.
