During Senate estimates in October last year, the Australian government dug further into the deep and dark moral abyss in which it is stuck in relation to the existential threat posed by nuclear weapons. In questioning by Tasmanian Labor Senator Lisa Singh, DFAT Assistant Secretary Richard Sadleir sought to explain the circumstances in which under […]
Nuclear weapons
Nuclear disarmament unrealistic? So is keeping the bombs and surviving
Opinion article by Dr Margaret Beavis, – board member of ICAN (Australia) and the Medical Association for Prevention of War. Published by the Canberra Times on January 1st 2018 As we look back on the past year, one issue that abruptly came into focus was nuclear weapons. On the one hand, North Korea aggressively tested […]
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Making Waves – ICAN Tour 2018
ICAN Speaking Tour 2018 Making Waves is a speaking tour featuring nuclear survivors from Japan and Australia, traveling aboard Peace Boat’s voyage to Oceania in January-February 2018. Public events, meetings and media opportunities will take place in five cities. The Tour is a collaboration between Peace Boat and the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, […]
Watch ICAN Receive the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize
Watch Hiroshima survivor, Setsuko Thurlow and Beatrice Finn, CEO of ICAN, accept the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of ICAN. Their speeches send a powerful message to the world that nuclear weapons must be banned. Click here to watch the ceremony in full.
More from Oslo – Sue Coleman-Haseldine talks about the impact of nuclear testing on her community
Sue Coleman-Haseldine has been at the forefront of the camapign to abolish nuclear weapons. As a survivor of British nuclear testing at Maralinga and Emu Fields, Sue has supported ICANi‘s campaign by speaking out and sharing her testamony with people from around the world. Sue joined ICANi campaigners from around the world to witness, and […]