The programmes for the different NuclearBan Week events are still evolving. Below, you can browse through confirmed sessions for the weekend forum and find more information about other events as it becomes available.
main stage
A conversation hosted by Akira Kawasaki, with Remy Zahiga, Mary Dickson, Léna Normand, and Sueichi Kido When a bomb drops, when a nuclear weapon is......
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ican forum
Terrell Starr, Black Diplomats Terrell Jermaine Starr is an independent journalist based in Kyiv, Ukraine covering the Russo-Ukrainian War. He is the founder and host......
The risks of nuclear use by accident or intent are greater than ever. Russia has threatened to use nuclear weapons several times in the last......
Togzhan Kassenova (Center for Policy Research, SUNY-Albany) Kazakhstan holds an interesting place in the history of nuclear weapons. The Soviet government used Kazakh land to......
Without law, there is no access our recourse to justice. There is no way to hold norm breakers accountable. This session focuses on how important......
A conversation hosted by Beatrice Fihn, with Daryl Kimball, Pavel Podvig, and Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova (TBC) and TBC Nuclear weapons only benefit those willing to go......
The Ban Plan means a lot of things to a lot of people - and we usually don't hear about all the reasons why this......
An irreverent and interactive look at some of the absurdities and contradictions of nuclear deterrence. After all, it would be hilarious - if it didn’t......
Ambassador Maritza Chan (Costa Rica) Without international law, we would have no basis to condemn bad behaviour, we'd have no recourse, we'd have nothing on......
A conversation hosted by María Pía Devoto with Vincent Intondi, Zia Mian and Bedi Racule. This session will explore the many dimensions of power, violence......
The TPNW is THE multilateral nuclear disarmament treaty. It has space for everyone, and it is the way to make sure that threats with nuclear......
When an unexpected event takes place, how to turn a crisis into an opportunity. Amanda Nguyen's 2021 viral video ignited world wide coverage on anti-asian......
MSP
A conversation between Alexander Kmentt (TBC) and Venessa Hanson The first ever meeting of states parties to the TPNW will take place in the week......
Allison Pytlak hosts a conversation with Senator Marilou McPhedran, Emma Belcher, Karlene Griffiths Sekou, and Brian Fitzgerald. When a moment of opportunity strikes, how does......
vienna hub
The crisis in Eastern Europe could become a regional and global humanitarian catastrophe if war involving nuclear-armed nations erupts. Risks from conventional war, limited nuclear......
This interactive workshop aims to identify key linkages between the TPNW & the WMD Free Zone in the Middle East and avenues to advance their......
Speaking from Port Augusta, South Australia, where the desert meets the sea, are Karina Lester, Yankunytjatjara-Anangu woman, Aunty Sue Coleman-Haseldine, Kokatha elder, and Mia Haseldine,......
This discussion will elaborate on the TPNW’s groundbreaking Article 6 and 7 provisions on victim assistance, environmental remediation and international cooperation and assistance. Bonnie Docherty,......
Climate change and nuclear weapons are existential threats with resistance led by impacted communities. This conversation will explore the connections between these issues, and ways......
What can we expect in the week ahead? What key policy items are on the agenda? What will the blueprint for disarmament look like, if......
The Vow From Hiroshima is an intimate portrait of Setsuko Thurlow, a passionate survivor of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima. She was 13 years old......
Setsuko Thurlow was a 13-year-old schoolgirl when the United States dropped an atomic bomb on her city, Hiroshima. For decades, she has warned governments that......
What do the different prohibitions in the TPNW mean, and how do we apply them to different contexts? Which states currently act in accordance with......
Northeast Asia is a region which has experienced the horrors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and today faces a very real nuclear threat, with two nuclear-weapon......
The war of aggression in Ukraine is the latest illustration of how nuclear armed nations use their weapons to flagrantly violate international laws and norms......
colloquy hall
To redress historical nuclear test injustices: ‘Recognition, Reparation, Remediation’. This is a policy and review assessment panel based on two in- depth case studies of......
Presenting the interconnectedness of “nuclear weapons and sustainability”, we will discuss the NW-sustainability narratives of Hiroshima/Nagasaki and call for the diverse nuclear impact narratives of......
Hibakusha (atomic bomb survivors) have travelled around the world giving personal testimonies about the effects of the atomic bombs and calling for nuclear abolition. Hibakusha’s......
Join Games for Change’s Michaela Ternasky-Holland and Erinn Budd who lead the impact campaign for a virtual reality documentary that centers on nuclear disarmament. Moderated......
Five countries host U.S. nuclear weapons in Europe, as part of NATO nuclear sharing arrangements. This session will present the backstory about these weapons, why......
Through an interactive discussion with experts, participants will learn about the gender provisions of the Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and explore the links......
How can members of parliament in nuclear complicit countries help support the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons?...
What are the ways and means to build up resistance to the nuclear weapons industry? How can we build interesting cross-issue coalitions? Aldo Bonati, Etica......
When you're from an impacted community, you're always from an impacted community, and in some cases that legacy can provide inspiration for action. With- Talei......
Amnesia Atómica is a three story inflatable mushroom cloud commissioned to “…raise public awareness, revitalise the once vibrant anti-nuclear community and most importantly put pressure......
town hall
What has changed in campaigning in the nuclear armed countries now that the TPNW is in force? What common strategies can we apply to encouraging......
Grab a drink and listen to some music while catching up with new friends and campaigners from around the world. Musicians: Music: 17:00: Sibylle......
This skills workshop focuses on getting the story covered, with practical tips to increase campaign presence in the press. With Daniel Högsta, ICAN Fabian Sommavilla,......
Those coming from impacted communities bring more to the creation of a nuclear weapon free world than the story of their own traumatic experiences. This......
This conversation will explore ways and means to change the narrative to encourage action on the TPNW, and elaborate on ICAN’s successful effort to shift......
A workshop on how think-tanks and academics contribute to the overall discussion of nuclear weapons. An opportunity to engage on what research would be useful......
The Curious Case of Austria: Introducing Austria’s history and role in nuclear disarmamentStarting with a public movement against a planned power plant… Austria developed a......
Campaigners share tips on organising successful multi-stakeholder workshops, generating media coverage, and securing passage of the TPNW through parliaments. With Linnet Ngayu, African Council of......
A workshop on connecting at the local level to build up the stigma against nuclear weapons and build the movement to resist them. Tuva Krogh......
A conversation about how divestment is a useful tactic to stigmatise nuclear weapons, and ways and means to make it matter. This workshop will provide......
In December 2021 Peace Boat and ICAN brought together nuclear survivors and impacted communities from around the world to virtually meet, learn from each other......
A Journey Home is a community poem written by six Marshallese students — ranging from high school to undergraduate — living in Springdale, Arkansas. It......
The use of nuclear weapons puts everything in danger, and when governments insist on keeping their ability to mass murder civilians, this is what they're......