Building a Nuclear Weapons Free World: introducing speakers and two new blogs from the NWG

Join us for an evening lecture on Building a Nuclear Weapons Free World! on 1st Novembe

In the lead-up to the event, members of the Nuclear Weapons Group are sharing reflections on key issues in the campaign for nuclear disarmament. Last week, we published The damages of nuclear tests on humanity, and this week we’re excited to share two new blog posts: The fallibility of nuclear deterrence and How can we bring about a world free from nuclear weapons? These explore the concept of nuclear deterrence and outline the steps we can take to move closer to a world without nuclear weapons.

Cordelia campaigns locally, nationally and internationally for a range of health, gender and environmental justice issues, including disarmament, demilitarisation and international humanitarian law. She has just finished her term as co-director of Students for Global Health UK, where she built student capacity in advocacy and policy making. Her work has taken her to the UN and been recognised by organisations like the IPPNW for whom she has led European sessions on human rights and peace.

Jake Atkinson

Jake is a campaigner on issues related to inequality and human rights. As Senior Adviser at STOPAIDS, he co-convened UK and global civil society alliances campaigning to improve equitable access to medicines, protect human rights, and improve funding to tackle infectious diseases. He was also part of the first Steering Committee of Youth for TPNW, the global movement of young people in support of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons from 2021 to 2024. He currently works for Tax Justice UK with a focus on taxing the super rich and big polluters, and on securing a bold United Nations Tax Convention.