Abolishing Nuclear Weapons and Fossil Fuels: What will it take?

Online Forum by Warheads to Windmills

Following a webinar on May 7th which brought together leading organizations and activists working on the two crucially important issues of climate change and nuclear war, this forum will allow for more in depth discussion on how we the climate and nuclear weapons movements can work together to save the planet from these existential threats before it is too late. Merging these into an inclusive mass movement in the transition to a greener economy is essential!

An online forum with speakers highlighting how to take action on climate solutions and nuclear solutions, a panel on how we can help each other build a strong and inclusive movement, followed by breakout rooms to share ideas on action.

Schedule

12:00 Welcome: Ivana Hughes, NAPF and Susan Theberge, CAN

12:05 Presentation of 2023 Paperback edition: Warheads to Windmills Timmon Wallis, NuclearBan.US

12:15 – 12:45 What can we all do to support climate efforts?

Naia Tenerowicz, CAN and Springfield Climate Justice Coalition

Andi Hamre, PhD, Director of Policy and Research at Eno Center for Transportation

Audrey Schulman, Co-founder and Co-executive Director of HEET

Susan Masino, PhD, Vernon D. Roosa Professor of Applied Science at Trinity College and Charles Bullard Research Fellow at Harvard University

12:45 – 1:15 What can we all do to support efforts against nuclear weapons?

Paul Gunter- Director of Reactor Oversight Project at Beyond Nuclear

Evelyn Miller – MAPA Twin Threats Chair

1:15 – 1:35 Panel: Working together to strengthen our movements

Alice Slater – Board member World BEYOND War,

Vicki Elson – Creative Director NuclearBan.US

Robert Pollin – Co-Director of Political Economy Research Institute, Climate Economist at UMass Amherst

Indigo Olivier – Investigative Journalist on Militarism & Climate Issues

1:35 – 1:55 Breakouts for Discussion

1:55 – 2 Wrap up and Adjourn

Sponsors: Mass Peace Action <> NuclearBan.US <> Greater Boston PSR <> First Churches Justice & Peace Northampton <> NuclearBan.US <> Father Charlie Mulholland Catholic Worker <> Proposition One Campaign <> WILPF US <> Nukewatch <> World Beyond War <> CodePink <> Norfolk Catholic Worker <> Traprock Center for Peace and Justice <> Oregon PeaceWorks <> Nuclear Abolition Now <> Coalition for Peace Action <> Nuclear Age Peace Foundation <> New England Peace Pagoda <> Veterans for Peace Chapter #102 <> Peace Action Maine <> San Francisco Bay Physicians for Social Responsibility <> Peace Action New York State <> Green Party of Florida <> No Wars, No Warming Campaign <> Center for Nonviolent Solutions <> Pax Christi USA <> Climate Action Now Western Mass <> 350 Mass <> Interfaith Council of Franklin County of MA