Money counters call on New York City to divest from nuclear weapons

Money counters call on New York City to divest from nuclear weapons

New York City action focuses on city investments and tax-payers’ contribution to the nuclear arms race. Volunteers from Count the Nuclear Weapons Money and 350NYC.org organized a nuclear weapons money counting in front of New York City Hall today to support calls on...
Nuke money counted at School Strike 4 Climate at the UN

Nuke money counted at School Strike 4 Climate at the UN

Yesterday outside the United Nations in New York, school pupils, grandmothers, volunteers and members of the public took approximately $4 billion from nuclear weapons and re-directed this money to protecting the climate. The money was taken from a model nuclear...
Counting of the nuclear weapons money starts in New York

Counting of the nuclear weapons money starts in New York

At a press briefing at the United Nations in New York today, nuclear policy experts and NGO leaders marked the start of UN Disarmament Week by launching the “Count the Nuclear Weapons Money” campaign. It’s an initiative organized by an international coalition of NGOs...
Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) – Nuclear money from evil to good!

Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) – Nuclear money from evil to good!

In 1973, Pink Floyd released a hit song Money from the album Dark Side of the Moon, a number one selling album that remained in the pop charts for a record 900 weeks. The song is about the seductive and corrosive power of money – which can blind people from...
Nuclear policies impact Global Peace Index 2019 rankings

Nuclear policies impact Global Peace Index 2019 rankings

The Global Peace Index 2019 rankings, released earlier this month, demonstrate that ‘Global peacefulness has improved for the first time in five years,’ but that for most of the countries possessing nuclear weapons their level of peace remains far below the global...
City Councillors propose nuclear weapons divestment for New York City

City Councillors propose nuclear weapons divestment for New York City

Move the Nuclear Weapons Money welcomes the initiative of New York City Council members Daniel Dromm, Helen Rosenthal and Ben Kallos to call on New York City to divest from companies involved in the production of nuclear weapons, and to reaffirm New York City as a...
Charlotteville City divests from fossil fuel and weapons industries

Charlotteville City divests from fossil fuel and weapons industries

Move the Nuclear Weapons Money welcomes the decision by the United States city of Charlottesville, Virginia on June 3, 2019 to end investments of its all operating budget fund in weapons and fossil fuel companies (See Charlottesville City Council Votes to Divest From...