Reverse the Trend is honored to partner up with Canadian parliamentarians to launch the first youth-parliament “No Nukes” summit both virtually and in-person on Parliament Hill in Ottawa from November 20 to 21, 2023.

This summit takes place in Ottawa in the week preceding the second Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) convened by UN Secretary-General Guterres for the 27th of November to the 1st of December 2023 at United Nations Headquarters in New York City, and will consist of a series of interactive panels including parliamentarians, youth leaders, diplomats, Indigenous leaders, and civil society representatives of frontline communities. Youth will have a unique opportunity to engage with a variety of actors on effective strategies promoting nuclear disarmament, climate justice and peace, and the event will provide a unique opportunity for intergenerational and multilateral communication across all aspects of nuclear policy, including the TPNW, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.

Tools, such as RTT’s How-to Manual on the ICAN Cities Appeal will be launched in coordination with the summit, to augment useful resources for youth to engage locally. At the end of the summit, participants will issue a declaration.