Washington Against Nuclear Weapons (WANW) is the only statewide coalition that aims to reduce and eliminate all components of the 2 trillion dollar rebuild of the US nuclear weapons arsenal. Our ultimate goal is to prevent nuclear war and abolish nuclear weapons worldwide. Founded and coordinated by Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility, WANW's primary purpose is to build a nuclear weapons abolition movement powerful enough to sway our state leaders and congressional leaders to take meaningful action around peace, arms control, nuclear justice, and nuclear weapons abolition while redirecting the resources for these weapons of mass destruction towards the needs of working people.
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14,350
nuclear weapons are present in our world.
93%
of them belong to the United States and Russia.
$2 trillion
of the US budget is projected to be used towards building our nuclear stockpile over the next 30 years.
Our coalition represents leaders in peace organizations, the labor movement, environmental groups, communities of color, faith groups, and health professionals. Given the current political landscape, we are working collaboratively to reduce and/or eliminate all components of the proposed rebuild of the US nuclear arsenal. To make this effort effective, we believe it is essential to build a diverse and united coalition of Washington organizations.
Our Coalition
Get Involved - Events Calendar
WANW Coalition Member Organizations
350 Eastside
350 Seattle
350 Tacoma
American Federation of Teachers - Washington
Beyond the Bomb
Bellingham Against Nuclear Weapons
Church Council of Greater Seattle
Doctors for America, WA
Earthcare Not Warfare
East Jefferson County Ministerial Association
El Centro de la Raza
Evergreen Islands
Faith Action Network
Fellowship of Reconciliation - Fire Mountain
Fellowship of Reconciliation - Olympia
Fellowship of Reconciliation - Seattle
Fellowship of Reconciliation - Tacoma
Fellowship of Reconciliation - Western Washington
From Hiroshima to Hope
Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action
Health Alliance International
Japanese American Citizen League Seattle
Lewis County Coalition to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
Micah Gathering, Whidbey Island
No More Bombs - Fidalgo Island
North Seattle Progressives
Olympia Coalition to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
Olympic Peninsula Progressives
Pax Christi Pacific Northwest
Pax Christi Spokane
Peace Action Group of Plymouth Church UCC
Peace and Justice Action League of Spokane
Phinney Neighbors for Peace and Justice
Physicians for a National Health Program
Port Townsend Friends Meeting
Port Townsend Nuclear Ban Team
Quaker Voice of Washington
Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice
Seattle Indivisible
Seattle First Baptist Church
Seattle Mennonite Church
SEIU- UW Faculty Forward
Snohomish County Peace Action
Social Equity Educators
South Seattle Climate Action Network
Tacoma Indivisible
UN Association - Seattle
Vancouver for Peace
Veterans for Peace - Bellingham
Veterans for Peace - Rachel Corrie Chapter (Olympia)
Veterans for Peace - Seattle
Veterans for Peace - Spokane
Washington Coalition to Protect our Patients
Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility
West Seattle Neighbors for Peace and Justice
Whatcom Peace and Justice Center
World Citizens for Peace - Tri-Cities
World Friendship Center - Hiroshima
MOBILIZING PARTNER - WA Poor People’s Campaign
SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS
Climate Reality Project- Everett
Global Zero
Seattle Education Association
Union of Concerned Scientists
Unitarian Universalist Church of Spokane