Are you a high school student interested in learning about nuclear weapons and disarmament?

We’re launching a series of four webinars to educate youth about nuclear weapons, peace, and disarmament. Youth activist Sarah Rohleder has developed these presentations and will be presenting them virtually this summer!

If you’re interested in attending one or more of these sessions, please register here. You can attend some or all of the webinars. They will be recorded, so if you’re unable to make these dates or times, you can still watch after the fact!

Help us spread the word so we can engage, educate, and encourage youth to get involved in this important work. We hope you’ll take part in this opportunity to learn about nuclear weapons, peace, and disarmament.

Join us on the following dates:

July 24th - Nuclear Education 101

This webinar will focus on what nuclear weapons are, with some quick facts and a dive into the history of nuclear weapons since their creation and the disarmament work that has gone alongside their development .
July 31st - Canada, Nuclear Weapons and Disarmament

In this webinar we will look at Canada’s role in the creation and development of nuclear weapons, including during the Cold War when Canada held nuclear weapons, and the disarmament activism that accompanied that time. It will also introduce Canada’s place and thoughts in the nuclear weapons regime today, and the role of nuclear energy and uranium mining in Canada.
August 14th - Humanitarian Impacts

Here we will focus on what happened beneath the mushroom cloud, looking at the effects and damage of the blast, and the short and long term health impacts. We will also pay attention to the nuclear testing that has happened in the Marshall Islands, Kazakhstan and elsewhere, with some time to look into the impacts of a nuclear war today.
August 21st - Climate Change, Gender and Nuclear Weapons

We will take a look at some of the intersections of nuclear weapons and other movements. Beginning with a focus on nuclear weapons impact on the environment due to nuclear testing and the devastating consequences for climate change in the result of a nuclear war. Then we will look into the disproportionate impacts of nuclear weapons for women including health and militarism, and the underrepresentation of women during meetings discussing these weapons of mass destruction.