This document discusses strategies for increasing political advocacy and grassroots support for a nuclear weapons ban. It outlines tools used by organizations like IPPNW and ICAN, such as getting endorsements from over 500 parliamentarians through a Parliamentary Pledge. They also discuss getting endorsements from cities through a Cities Appeal, and getting declarations of support from federal states. Other strategies mentioned include forming cross-party groups of parliamentarians in support of the ban, tailoring strategies to each political party, and having prominent figures advocate on behalf of the ban. The overall aim is to build grassroots pressure on governments to change their policies and support a global ban on nuclear weapons.

1. Increasing your Voice
Political Advocacy for a Nuclear
Ban
Xanthe Hall, IPPNW / Philipp Holz, ICAN

2. Disarmament from ‘below’
What happens when you
need your government to
change its policy, but you
can’t get them to listen?

3. Increase your Voice
USUAL TOOLS
 Petition
 Opinion poll
 Social Media
 and so on...

4. Increase your Voice
TOOLS WE USE
 Parliamentary Pledge
 Cities Appeal
 Federal State declarations
 „Friends of the TPNW“

5. Parliamentary Pledge
We have over 500 parliamentarians in:
 Regional parliaments
 Bundestag (national parliament)
 European Parlament

6. Spreading the Pledge

7. Cities Appeal
• 64 cities since February in Germany
• of which 12 federal state capitals
• 21% of the population is represented
• Aim to get all state capitals and over 50%
of population

8. Federal State declarations
• Can take between one and two years of
persistence
• Get yourself invited to speak
• Need a majority in regional govt, or one party
needs to persuade others
• Bremen (5.12.2017), Berlin (9.5.2019),
Rheinland-Pfalz (22.8.2019)

9. Friends of the TPNW
• MPs from across parties join together
• Organise event with ICAN speaker
• Cross-party parliamentary action

10. A Matter of Conscience
Party line
Conscience
I #nuclearban

11. Find open Doors
STRATEGY
 Develop strategies for each political party –
decide on focus
 Listen to arguments of parties that oppose
you and develop counter arguments for your
supporters
 Have a stand at party conferences with the
Parliamentary Pledge ready to sign

12. ‘Follow my leader’ ;)
STRATEGY
 Look for leading politicians to make speeches
supporting the nuclear ban
 Use church leaders to speak to Christian
democrats

13. Thanks for listening
Please support the #nuclearban
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Xanthe Hall, IPPNW | Philipp Holz, ICAN
xanthe@ippnw.de | philipp@ican.berlin