Nuclear ban hubs: to Vienna with love
FIRST MEETING OF STATES PARTIES
The world is gathering in Vienna for the landmark first meeting of states parties to the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, the fourth Conference on the Humanitarian Impacts of Nuclear Weapons and the ICAN Civil Society Forum.
Experts and activists on the ground in Vienna will cross live to four Australian hubs over four nights to discuss, analyse and celebrate the nuclear ban events and the movement to eliminate nuclear weapons.
Join the hybrid events in person in Port Augusta, Fremantle, Brisbane and Melbourne, or tune in via zoom from anywhere around the world.
ONLINE
Sunday 19 June at 6-7pm AEST / 5-:30-6:30pm ACST / 4-5pm AWST
The first special session will be live-streamed to Vienna from Port Augusta, with a link made available to all who register for the ICAN Australia online sessions. This will feature the stories and perspectives of First Nations people impacted by nuclear weapons testing in Australia.
Monday 20 June at 7:30-8:30pm AEST / 7-8pm ACST / 5:30-6:30 AWST
Tune into Vienna for the reporting and analysis of the two-day ICAN Civil Society Forum, and the morning of the fourth conference on the humanitarian impacts of nuclear weapons. Speakers TBA.
Wednesday 22 June at 6-7pm AEST / 5-:30-6:30pm ACST / 4-5pm AWST
Tune into Vienna for the reporting and analysis of the first day of the first meeting of states parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Speakers TBA.
Friday 24 June at 6-7pm AEST / 5-:30-6:30pm ACST / 4-5pm AWST
Tune into Vienna for the final session, reporting on the two final days of the first meeting of states parties to the TPNW, including any outcomes and plans for the future of the treaty. Speakers TBA.
PORT AUGUSTA --- SUNDAY 19 JUNE
Sunday 19 June at 5pm
Standpipe Hotel, Port Augusta
Register here to attend in person
This special hub will be live-streamed to Vienna, sharing perspectives from South Australia on the impact of nuclear testing in Australia and how the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons may help seek justice for impacted peoples and the environment, here and worldwide.
The live stream to Vienna will begin at 5:30pm. Immediately afterwards we will have the opportunity to watch the Japan hub to Vienna featuring the stories of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Both available to watch online via the ICAN livestream.
In Port Augusta:
- Karina Lester, Yankunytjatjara-Anangu woman, ICAN Ambassador
- Aunty Sue Coleman-Haseldine, Kokatha elder, ICAN Ambassador
- Mia Haseldine, Kokatha woman and grand-daughter of Aunty Sue
If you prefer to join online at 5:30-6:15pm ACST / 6-6:45pm AEST / 4-4:45pm AWST – Register here
Hosted by ICAN Australia.
FREMANTLE --- MONDAY 20 JUNE
Monday 20 June at 5pm
Walyalup Civic Centre, 151 High St, Fremantle
REGISTER HERE TO ATTEND IN PERSON
Monday’s hub will discuss and analyse the two-day ICAN Civil Society Forum and the opening morning of the fourth Conference on the Humanitarian Impacts of Nuclear Weapons.
In Fremantle:
- Josh Wilson MP, federal member for Fremantle
- Senator Jordon Steele-John
- Mayor of Fremantle Hannah Fitzhardinge
- Adrian Glamorgan, Mayors for Peace
- MC: Chris Lewis
Online:
- Bedi Racule, President of the Marshall Islands Student Association
- Matthew Bolton, Professor of Political Science and Director of the International Disarmament Institute at Pace University in New York City
- Jemila Rushton, ICAN Australia
If you prefer to join via zoom at 5:30-6:30pm AWST / 7-8pm ACST / 7:30-8:30pm AEST – Register here
Hosted by the City of Fremantle, Mayors for Peace, the Conservation Council of Western Australia, the Medical Association for Prevention of War and ICAN Australia.
MEANJIN / BRISBANE --- WEDNESDAY 22 JUNE
Wednesday 22 June at 5:30pm
Australian Red Cross, 49 Park Rd, Milton
REGISTER HERE TO ATTEND IN PERSON
Wednesday’s hub will hear about the fourth Conference on the Humanitarian Impacts of Nuclear Weapons and the first day of the first meeting of states parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
In Meanjin:
- Terri Butler, former member for Griffith
- Emeritus Professor Ian Lowe, academic and author
- Major (RET) Cameron Leckie
- Annette Brownlie, Chairperson of the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network
- MC: Associate Professor Marianne Hanson, ICAN Australia Co-Chair
Online:
- Ray Acheson, Reaching Critical Will, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
- Benetick Kabua Maddison, Marshallese Education Initiative
- Peace Boat Japan
If you prefer to join via zoom at 6-7pm AEST / 6:30-7:30 ACST / 4-5pm AWST – Register here
Hub hosted by the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom.
NAARM / MELBOURNE --- FRIDAY 24 JUNE
NOW ONLINE ONLY, DUE TO COVID.
Friday 24 June at 6-7:30pm on Zoom.
Register here to attend online.
The final hub will discuss and analyse the final two days of the first meeting of states parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, including outcomes and next steps.
Speakers:
- Muhadi Sugiono, University of Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
- Victor Chelashow, Kenya, international student representative for the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War
- Jemila Rushton, ICAN Australia
- Dr Monique Cormier, Senior Lecturer at Monash University Faculty of Law
- Nic Maclellan, Pacific journalist
Hub hosted by ICAN Australia.
Image: activists farewell the Peace Boat in Fremantle, 2018.