The Hon. Melissa Parke is the Executive Director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, ICAN, 2017 Nobel Peace Prize recipient, explains how this Award changed the Nuclear Weapons conversation.

ICAN began in 2007, when a group of concerned Australians, working together at a kitchen table, discussed how they could stop the threat of Nuclear Weapons and War: Imagine a world free of Nuclear Weapons for the collective security of humanity, the environment and our Planet. And 10 years later ICAN won the Noble Peace Prize for their efforts. Never underestimate the power of an idea whose time has come.  

This longer, than usual 20 minute Podcast conversation, is worth your time to find out what we can do today to stop this threat. Understanding the United Nations Treaty for the Total Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) is necessary as Melissa explains why prevention is the only effective way to avoid a nuclear catastrophe. It takes courage and one vote from the 192 United Nations country members to pass the TPNW.

Please check out ICAN.org for Melissa Parke’s full credentials and read ICAN’s URGENT request to free our world of this threat to the destruction of all life and our world. Thank you!