Sir Joseph Rotblat: peace education for a war-free world

This post commemorating the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki invokes the hope to be found in “see[ing] each other fully and remember[ing our] humanity.” [continue reading…]

First called for in 1978 in the Final Document of the UN’s first Special Session on Disarmament, Disarmament Week begins on the anniversary of the founding of the UN. It is a time for peace educators to address the problems and possibilities that arise in striving toward what Elise Boulding referred to as a “weapons free world.” As the Global Campaign for Peace Education’s contribution to the aims of the week, we offer materials to initiate discussion of the abolition of nuclear weapons, and contemplating the writing of a “new history.” [continue reading…]

On October 24, 2020, the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons reached the required 50 states parties for its entry into force in 90 days, cementing a categorical ban on nuclear weapons, 75 years after their first use. The Global Campaign for Peace Education is a proud partner organization of ICAN, the global civil society coalition that led the effort to adopt the treaty. [continue reading…]