The Simons Foundation

Bruce Blair Memorial Lecture 2023 - Remarks by Prof. Frank N. von Hippel

Click here for remarks by Prof. Frank N. von Hippel at the Bruce Blair Memorial Lecture in Washington, DC. Dr. Bruce G. Blair was Co-Founder of Global Zero, Research Scholar with the Program on Science and Global Security at Princeton University, and a Peace Shaper with The Simons Foundation Canada as the 2018 recipient of The Simons Foundation Award for Distinguished Global Leadership in the Service of Peace and Disarmament.

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Nuclear Disarmament

Bruce Blair Memorial Lecture 2023 - Remarks by Prof. Frank N. von Hippel

December 20, 2023

Bruce Blair Memorial Lecture
Washington, DC
November 17, 2023

Remarks by Prof. Frank N. von Hippel,
Senior Research Physicist, Professor of Public and International Affairs Emeritus and Cofounder
Program on Science & Global Security
Princeton University

Bruce Blair Memorial Lecture 2023-remarks by F von Hippel.pdf

Nuclear Disarmament

"McPhedran, May, McPherson, Davies defy government, attend UN meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons"

December 4, 2023

Commentary by The Hon. Douglas Roche, O.C.
Published by The Hill Times (subscription required)
December 4, 2023

"McPhedran, May, McPherson, Davies defy government, attend UN meeting of States…

International Law and Human Security

"Opinion: Path to peace is paved by sustainable development"

November 30, 2023

Opinion by The Hon. Douglas Roche, O.C.
Published by the Edmonton Journal
November 30, 2023

"Opinion: Path to peace is paved by sustainable development"

Nuclear Disarmament

Opening Remarks by Dr. Jennifer Allen Simons at the "Parliamentarians for the TPNW" Conference

November 27, 2023

"Parliamentarians for the TPNW"
co-convened by The Simons Foundation Canada and ICAN
Second Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
United Nations
New York, NY
November 27, 2023

2023 Opening Remarks, Parliamentarians for the TPNW, United Nations New York, Nov 27 2023.pdf

Disarmament Education

Setsuko Thurlow: The Case for Abolishing Nuclear Weapons

November 24, 2023

Opening Remarks by Jennifer Allen Simons, C.M., Ph.D., LL.D.
"Setsuko Thurlow: The Case for Abolishing Nuclear Weapons"
The University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC
November 24, 2023

2023 Opening Remarks, Setsuko Thurlow-The Case for Abolishing Nuclear Weapons, UBC, Nov 24 2023.pdf

Disarmament Education

First Youth-Parliament Nuclear Summit

Parliament Hill
Ottawa, ON
November 20-21, 2023

Convened by The Simons Foundation Canada
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
Reverse The Trend: Save Our People, Save Our Planet - Canada Chapter
ICAN - International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
Project Ploughshares
Mines Action Canada
Canadian Voice of Women for Peace
Canadians for a Nuclear Weapons Convention
IPPNW - International Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War - Canada
Senators Marilou McPhedran, Mary Jane McCallum, Kim Pate
MPs Elizabeth May, Heather McPherson, Lindsay Mathyssen

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Disarmament Education