Let’s Talk Nuclear Disarmament! Pt. 3
This piece is one in a three-part article series that covers the event, “Let’s Talk Nuclear Disarmament”. Part 1 discusses youth empowerment and part 2 sketches Denmark and the Nordic region’s relationship with nuclear disarmament, specifically in regard to international law. Below you will find part 3, which addresses gender and nuclear disarmament, and discusses the submission […]
Let’s Talk Nuclear Disarmament! Pt. 2
This piece is one in a three-part article series that covers the event, “Let’s Talk Nuclear Disarmament”. Part 1 discusses youth empowerment and part 2, below, sketches Denmark and the Nordic region’s relationship with nuclear disarmament, specifically in regard to international law. Part 3 addresses gender and nuclear disarmament, and discusses the submission to the CEDAW Review […]
Let’s Talk Nuclear Disarmament! Pt. 1
This piece is one in a three-part article series that covers the event, “Let’s Talk Nuclear Disarmament”. Part 1, below, discusses youth empowerment and part 2 sketches Denmark and the Nordic region’s relationship with nuclear disarmament, specifically in regard to international law. Part 3 addresses gender and nuclear disarmament, and discusses the submission to the CEDAW […]
World Future Day Launch of youth Fusion Elders
On March 1, we celebrate not only World Future Day, but also the Remembrance Day (celebrated in Marshall Islands, formally known as Nuclear Victims´ Day or Nuclear Survivors´Day). Youth Fusion has used this occasion to officially launch our newest program: Youth Fusion Elders! Four Youth Fusion Elders have accepted our invitation to dialogue with us […]
Youth Fusion in conversation with Bruce Kent
This interview is part of the Youth Fusion Elders initiative, where we create a space for dialogue and learning across generations, topics and cultural and social borders. For this article, Youth Fusion Member Nico Edwards had the honor to sit down with lifelong peace campaigner and changemaker Bruce Kent (UK), to have a virtual conversation […]
Youth Fusion Elders Series: in conversation with Bruce Kent
We are happy to share the very first episode in our Youth Fusion Elders podcast series, where we engage the long-time and effective leaders of the peace, disarmament and related fields, in a dialogue across generations, topics and disciplines. Through creating a conversation between active youths and their inspiring predecessors, we wish to open up […]
Youth Fusion in dialogue with Uta Zapf
As part of the Youth Fusion Elders Initiative, we spoke with Uta Zapf, a former member of German Bundestag and a rolemodel for making life on earth more peaceful and just.
Gandhi’s legacy for nuclear abolition and the end of war
Commemoration of the 73rd anniversary of the martyrdom of Mahatma Gandhi “The moral to be legitimately drawn from the supreme tragedy of the bomb is that it will not be destroyed by counter-bombs even as violence cannot be by counter-violence. Mankind has to get out of violence only through nonviolence.” Atom Bomb and Ahimsa,Cited in The […]
Youth Fusion Co-Convenor on the Virtues of Peace podcast
January 22, 2021 marks the day when the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) enters into force. To usher in this moment, Vanda Prošková, Vice-Chair of PragueVision Institute for Sustainable Security and Co-Convener of Youth Fusion joined Virtues of Peace, a podcast series drawing attention to ideas and personalities – the virtues and […]
Intergenerational Forum on Peace, the Climate, Nuclear Disarmament and the Pandemic
Organized by: Youth Fusion, Basel Peace Office and the Office of Cantonal and Urban Development, Department of Presidential Affairs, Canton of Basel-Stadt, Switzerland January 19, 2021, Basel, Switzerland The Forum consisted of three sessions; one where youth activists had a chance to present their work and reflections, and a second session where more experienced leaders […]