1. Spread the word. Talk about the need to abolish nuclear weapons with your family and friends, in your neighbourhood, faith group or workplace.

2. Share the word. Copy the handouts from our website and give them to your contacts.

3. Educate yourself on the basic facts. Spend time on this website or any of the many other good resource sites.

Here are a few others you can look through:


International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)
Global Zero
Japan Council Against A and H Bombs (Gensuikyo)
Petition to Prime Minister of Canada
Mayors for Peace "Cities are not Targets" (CANT) campaign petition

Are you a student? Contact Canadian Student Youth Pugwash
through Cameron Harrington: here.
Find them on Facebook as Canadian Student/Young Pugwash.

4. Inform the Prime Minister and your Member of Parliament of your concern (no postage necessary). Ask them to support the goal of the CNANW. To find your Member of Parliament, go to the parliamentary website. Sample letter here. Hand your MP a background briefing document (rtf format; pdf format).

5. Inform the House of Commons of your concern: Circulate a petition urging support for the abolition of nuclear weapons by all states, and ask your M.P. to present it to Parliament. (A sample petition is available on this website.)

6. Individuals are invited to join one or more of our member groups.

7. Community organizations, faith groups and unions are invited to endorse the goals of the CNANW.

8. Make a donation to organizations that are working to abolish nuclear weapons.

9. Make a donation to support the CNANW:

a) Make an online donation to CNANW through the Physicians for Global Survival link at Canada Helps, noting your money is to go to CNANW.

b) Cheques should be made out to "Physicians for Global Survival" with a note identifying your donation as being for CNANW.
Mail them to:
PGS, 145 Spruce St. #208, Ottawa, Ontario K1R 6P1