The nuclear freeze movement of the early 1980s demonstrated the power of grassroots activism to influence national defense and security policy at the height of the Cold War.
Today, the world is threatened by a new global arms race as the United States, Russia, China, and other nuclear weapons states are rebuilding and enhancing their arsenals, including new missile deployments. In the face of worsening nuclear dangers, grassroots movements are once again advocating for nuclear disarmament and justice.
This webinar will discuss the efforts and impact of local government officials, religious leaders, and international networks to amplify concerns about national nuclear policies and their economic, environmental, health, and cultural consequences. It will also examine the prospects for launching a new global nuclear freeze movement.
Featuring:
Hirokazu Miyazaki, the Kay Davis Professor of Anthropology at Northwestern University
David Cortright, professor emeritus of the practice, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies
This event is cosponsored by the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, Catholic Peacebuilding Network, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs at Georgetown University, the Center on Religion and Culture at Fordham University, the Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies at the University of Southern California, and the Institute for Policy Research and Catholic Studies at The Catholic University of America.
Originally published at kroc.nd.edu.