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Global Women for Peace United Against NATO present this informative and important webinar discussing aspects of the work of John W Burton
An Australian diplomat, Burton was experienced in Cold War diplomacy, civil strife, reforming organizations, resistance to change. He had ‘been there’ and he found much to criticize. He knew that words and ideas were not enough: there needed to be instruments of change.
Please register in advance here: Zoom.
This webinar will outline the main principles of his pioneering work. Burton was key to the foundation of the International Peace Research Association (IPRA) in 1964, and of the Conflict Research Society in the UK. He thought that words and ideas were not enough: there needed to be instruments of change.
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We very much hope you will join us in this uplifting discussion – especially important in this crucial time of conflict and violence.
This is the first webinar of a two-part series we will be hosting. This first session targets parliamentarians in Asia, West Asia & Oceania. We kindly ask you to attend – bring your stories, concerns, and demands to this webinar!
Join us Saturday April 18th 10am Islamabad | 12pm Jakarta |1pm Manila | 3pm Sydney
RSVP here:Ā bit.ly/Women4PeaceApril
For more information about our networks, please visit:Ā womenagainstnato.orgĀ &Ā internationalwomensalliance.org
These shirts have been worn all over Europe and in Washington, DC at the NO to NATO conferences.Ā
Thanks to Kristine Karch for these great, historic t-shirts!
This time it was at Lakenheath UK International Peace Camp, April 2026, where four women active in GWUAN were present:Ā
Throughout the week peace campaigners raised awareness of the risks posed by nuclear weapons, celebrated and promoted alternative options.
They were joined on Saturday April 4 by coaches from around the country, musicians Seize the Day and speakers from CND, World BEYOND War and from Spain and Finland.Ā Ā
Hosted on behalf of GWUAN by UNAC – The United National Antiwar Coalition
GWUAN investigates thoughts for a more progressive future and examines Neutrality and Non-Alignment more closely.
Neutrality is a complex consideration. The search for a common security structure and the overwhelming desire of the people for peaceful cooperation between sovereign states, for collaboration instead of competition, and for public spending to be on human and planetary needs and not bullets and bombs, drives us to enter 2026 with a progressive vision.
Brief introduction and moderation ā Pippa Bartolotti
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The current total of nuclear warheads in the world is 12,241 You only need 100 of these to make the planet uninhabitable! Spending on these arsenals is more than Ā£100 billion a year in maintenance alone.
Nuclear weapons are the most inhumane and indiscriminate weapons ever created. They violate international law, cause severe environmental damage, undermine national and global security, and divert vast public resources away from meeting human needs. They must be eliminated. We know, that by publicly examining the outcomes of a renewed nuclear arms race, more people will understand the dangerous implications and utter waste of money of such folly, and turn that knowledge into action, because the only thing governments are afraid of is a mass of people with strong opinions.
In October 2025 President Donald Trump announced that the US will start testing nuclear weapons regularly. This nuclear testing rhetoric is counterproductive, and dangerous and gives permission for others to do the same.
Speaking on this webinar are:
Organised by GWUAN and supported by IPB ā International Peace Bureau, UNAC/USA, World BEYOND War, Veterans for Peace Nuclear Abolition WG and the Golden Rule Project/USA, Codepink, CND Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament/UK, Women in Black against War/Spain, Women for Peace/Finland
The webinar was hosted by UNAC ā The United National Antiwar Coalition
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Our speakers are well known authorities on the subject of the militarization of space and bring us up to date information on this, the new war zone in our final frontier:
Tamara Lorincz ā āCanadaās role in US-NATO space militarization and war’
Tamara Lorincz is a long-time active member of WILPF-Canada and the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace. She campaigns for Parliament to cut military spending and invest in urgent social programs and climate action. She wants the federal government to put peace and justice at the centre of Canadaās foreign policy and end all wars. She recentlyĀ achieved herĀ PhDĀ in Global GovernanceĀ ā Congratulations!ā.
Bruce Gagnon ā āUS Prepares for War in the Heavensā
Bruce Gagnon is the Coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space. He was a co-founder of the Global Network when it was created in 1992. In 1987 he organized the largest peace protest in Florida history when over 5,000 people marched on Cape Canaveral in opposition to the first flight test of the Trident II nuclear missile.
Agneta Norberg ā āEsrange- An important hub for Space Warā
Agneta Norberg is a Swedish peace activist. As vice president of the Swedish Peace Council she proposed āMaking the North a Zone of Peaceā.Ā Ā She has taken part in many international protests against nuclear weapons among them a Nordic WomenĀ“s peace march to the Soviet Union during the Cold War and a women led peace march to Washington D.C . She was arrested in 1996 and 1998 at the Nevada test site when the US violated the test ban treaty.
This webinar was hosted by UNAC
No more Hiroshimas! No More Nagasakis!
We are deeply indebted to Hideko Tamura, one of the last survivors of the horrors of Hiroshima, for joining GWUAN, together with Lisa Savage and Cora Fabros for what is likely to be a historic webinar. Hideko announced during the webinar, that at over 90 years old, this would be her last presentation. This is a great honour for us.
Speakers:
Hideko Tamura – Hiroshima survivor, Founder of one Sunny Day Initiative
Lisa Savage – blogger, environmental and anti-nuclear campaigner
Cora Fabros – Co-President of the International Peace Bureau
The webinar was moderated by Pippa Bartolotti
Please share this video widely, we need people to be reminded of how brutal and unforgiving nuclear war actually is.
This GWUAN webinar was co-sponsored by UNAC, the IPB and NotoNato.
Moderator: Pippa Bartolotti
Introduction: Alessandra Alberti
Brief Q&AĀ
Webinar organized by Global Women for Peace United Against NATO (GWPUAN) and UNAC
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Program: the full program can be downloaded here.
More information:Ā Oleg Bodrov: phone +7 921 74 52 631 (WhatsApp, Telegram), emailĀ obdecom@gmail.comĀ and/ orĀ Ulla KlotzerĀ ullaklotzer@yahoo.com
Military tensions, resources, environment, climate, equity, cooperation, peace keeping
Moderator: Pippa Bartolotti ā author and politician working with United National Anti-war Coalition and Global Women United for Peace against NATO
Opening words: Sean Conner ā Executive Director of IPB
Event order:
1. US, Canada, Russia ā 30 min
2. Norway, Sweden, Denmark/Greenland, Finland ā 40 min
Supporters of the webinar: ā GWUAN (Global Women for Peace United Against NATO) ā IPB (International Peace Bureau) ā Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space ā World BEYOND War
We discuss:
Moderation:Ā Kate Hudson, UK, CND andĀ Reiner Braun, Germany, IPB
Organiser: Global Women for Peace United Against NATO ā GWUAN
Supported by: No to war ā No to Nato network ā MAPA (Massachusetts Peace Action) ā UNAC ā Womenās International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)
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Life is changing within the broad “Global South”, especially in Latin America and the Caribbean with new revitalizing political determination for inclusive societies, changing from single focused private commerce and development, geared primarily for profitability and luxury living. Newly elected presidents in Latin America are seeking equity for their societies as demonstrated in Colombia, Brazil, Venezuela, Honduras, Chile, Grenadines, Nicaragua, Mexico etc. Some of these nations such as Mexico have exceeded expectations and goals promised by their citizens, becoming a global model for developing land and water and public infrastructure resulting in higher employment and productivity with better benefits for the marginalized. A vital issue for Latin America and the Caribbean, discussed in the webinar tonight, is the looming threat of NATO bases and military intervention by the US and its Southern Command operation, or by expansion of another NATO country into Latin America.
Organiser: Global Women for Peace United Against NATO ā GWUAN
Supported by: No to war no to Nato network ā MAPA (Massachusetts Peace Action ā IPB ā Codepink ā UNAC ā Womenās International League for Peace and Freedom, U.S. Section ā World Beyond War
Information:
Moderator Emily Molinari/IPB
Speakers 10 minutes/each:
– Opening/5 minutes: Sean Conner, Executive Director of IPB
– Sophie Bolt/UK ā vice chair of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) – Here you can find the speech.
– Ingeborg Breines/Norway ā Former Chair of IPB and UNESCO Director – Here you can find the speech
– Tove Jensen/Denmark ā board member of the Peace Initiative in Denmark, and in the Campaign āNo to US-Bases in Denmark – Here you can find the speech
– Karin Utas Carlsson/Sweden ā active in Women for Peace/Sweden and in the organisation Folk och Fred/People and Peace – Here you can find the speech
– Ulla Klƶtzer/Finland ā Women for Peace, long-time activist for peace, against nuclear power, for sustainable development – Here you can find the presentation.
– Oleg Bodrov/Russia ā engineer-physicist, environmentalist, chairman of the Public Council of the South Coast of the Gulf of Finland, St. Petersburg, Russia, IPB board member ā NATO/US-bases effects on Russian foreign policy – Here you can find the speech.
– Discussion and summary (Emily and Sean/IPB)
Marie NassifĀ (Lebanon)Ā has a doctorate in French Language and Literature with a masters degree in Modern and Contemporary History. She is professor Emeritus at the faculty of Pedagogy of the Lebanese University and the āEgalitĆ©-Wardah Boutros pour lāaction feminineā association for womenās rights within the International Democratic Womenās Federation. She is also a Member of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council of Lebanon and author of several books on the situation of women in Lebanon and the Arab world. Marie Nassif was former general coordinator of the Arab Left Forum and activist against imperialism and its military bases in the Mediterranean.
Marwa Osman (Beirut since last days, before that Gaza )Ā is a mother of three with a PhD. She is Lecturer at the Faculty of Media and Communication at Maaref University and Lecturer at the School of Arts and Sciences at the Lebanese International University. She is also a Producer/Presenter of *The MidEaStream* political show and *ExposĆ©* social media show at Press TV, and International Affairs Advisor to the Secretary General of the Global Gathering in Support of the Choice of Resistance.
Aseel AlBajeh (Ramallah)Ā completed her LL.M. in International Human Rights Law at the Irish Center for Human Rights at the National University of Ireland, Galway. In addition to her academic research, which focused on transitional justice and decolonisation in Palestine, she writes opinion articles for several media outlets.
Nazia Noory (Afghanistan)Ā Ā Civil Society member, Gender YouthĀ activist (UNWomen),Ā Founder of Afghan Women Alliance for Peace and development (AWAPD) and member of WILPF.
Moderated byĀ Pippa BartolottiĀ ā UNAC & Global Women United for Peace Against NATO(GWUAN)
