Global Campaign for Peace Education

Increased nuclear threat may renew interest in disarmament, advocates say

September 24, 2022 September 24, 2022 / News & Highlights, Opinion

In this post from the Global Sisters Report, an entry in the GCPE series on “The New Nuclear Era,” we see the potential of cooperation between secular and faith-based civil society activism for the renewed civil society movement for the abolition of nuclear weapons.

Nagasaki Peace Declaration

August 9, 2022 August 9, 2022 / News & Highlights

Taue Tomihisa, Mayor of Nagasaki issued this Peace Declaration on August 9, 2022, resolving to make “Nagasaki be the last place to suffer an atomic bombing,”

Luck is not a strategy…

August 9, 2022 August 9, 2022 / Opinion

Kate Hudson, General Secretary of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament argues that we cannot rely on luck to protect us from the risk of nuclear war. As we mark the 77th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, we must remember what nuclear use means, and try and understand what nuclear war would look like today.

On the anniversary of Nagasaki, it’s time to rethink nuclear strategy and ending the war in Ukraine

August 8, 2022 August 8, 2022 / Opinion

On the anniversary of the US dropping the atomic bomb on Nagasaki (August 9, 1945) it is imperative that we examine the failures of nuclear deterrence as a security policy. Oscar Arias and Jonathan Granoff suggest nuclear weapons play a minimal deterrence role in NATO and put forth a bold proposal of making preparations for the withdrawal of all U.S. nuclear warheads from Europe and Turkey as a preliminary step to opening negotiations with Russia.

Hiroshima, Nagasaki museums step up efforts to convey A-bomb reality

August 5, 2022 August 5, 2022 / News & Highlights

As Hiroshima prepares to mark the 77th anniversary of the A-bomb dropped on it by the United States on August 6, 1945, some of its residents are brushing up on anti-nuclear messaging with the help of a program run by the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum.

Nuclear threats, common security and disarmament (New Zealand)

June 17, 2022 June 17, 2022 / Activity Reports

In 1986 the New Zealand government adopted Peace Studies guidelines in order to introduce peace education into the school curriculum. The following year, the parliament adopted legislation prohibiting nuclear weapons – cementing into policy a shift toward a common security based foreign policy. In this article, Alyn Ware commemorates the 35th anniversary of the nuclear-free legislation, highlights the connection between peace education and the shift in security policy, and recommends further action for the government and New Zealanders to help eliminate nuclear weapons globally.

Nuclear Stockpiling is Banned by the Nuclear Prohibition Treaty

June 15, 2022 June 15, 2022 / News & Highlights

Peace educators dealing with any disarmament issues should be familiar with the Stockholm Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) and its highly regarded work on a broad range of issues related to weapons and armaments. Those who address the problematic of nuclear weapons and the movement for their elimination will find SIPRI’s research on stockpiling posted here useful learning material.

Mourning the loss of Bruce Kent

June 10, 2022 June 10, 2022 / News & Highlights

Bruce Kent, lifelong peace educator-activist and the driving force behind the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, passed away June 8 at the age of 92.

The New Nuclear Era: A Peace Education Imperative for a Civil Society Movement

June 6, 2022 June 6, 2022 / News & Highlights

Michael Klare, a widely known and respected interpreter of global security issues outlines the contours of “The New Nuclear Era.” His essay is a “must-read” for peace educators, who should be aware of his account of the evolution of security policy that has brought us to this present crisis.

Another Year, Another Dollar: Preliminary Reflections on June 12th and Nuclear Abolition

June 5, 2022 June 6, 2022 / News & Highlights

This post introduces “The New Nuclear Era,” a series intended to inspire peace educators to address the urgencies of a renewed civil society movement for the abolition of nuclear weapons. The series is presented in observation of two 40th anniversaries, significant to both the field of peace education and the nuclear abolition movement.

New nuclear disarmament education videos for school-age children

August 7, 2021 August 6, 2021 / Curricula, Youth Focused

The new videos are developed by Voices for a Nuclear-Weapon-Free World, an initiative of United Religions Initiative.

Hiroshima memorial: UN chief laments slow progress on nuclear-free goal

August 6, 2021 August 6, 2021 / News & Highlights

Underlining UN commitment to achieving a nuclear-free world, Secretary-General António Guterres has urged governments to strengthen efforts to make this goal a reality.

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