ICAN Campaigners Meeting: 3MSP
March 2 @ 10:00 am - 4:30 pm EST
On April 4, 1967, renowned civil rights leader and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, delivered a speech at Riverside Church in which he said “We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now.”
This year, in advance of the third Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, ICAN will hold a campaigner forum in the iconic Riverside Church in New York City. With the elevating risks of nuclear weapons use and the need to increase global popular understanding of the cumulative, complex, cascading and catastrophic effects if they are used- ICAN is calling for people to join us with the fierce urgency of this moment.
This meeting will bring together ICAN partners and allies in efforts to eliminate nuclear weapons and support justice for those affected by nuclear weapons use and testing. This interactive campaign event will also be a moment for ICAN partners and allies to renew and revive relationships with one another, strengthening the global movement to end nuclear weapons.
During the forum we expect to hear from 2024 Nobel Peace Laureates Nihon Hidankyo; discuss issues around nuclear justice; strengthen the stigma against nuclear weapons and pro-nuclear weapon policies; connect with other campaigns, and; increase the power of the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
Date: 2 March 2025
Time: Doors open 9:30, programme concludes 16:30
Location: Riverside Church, 490 Riverside Dr, New York, NY 10027 (accessible entrance is at 91 Claremont Avenue)