Australia

ICAN Australia

ICAN Australia

ICAN Australia was initiated as a project of the Medical Association for Prevention of War following the failure of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference in 2005. ICAN was then adopted by the International Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) and officially launched around the world in 2007.

ICAN Australia hosts the international office for ICAN, with several part time paid staff and a range of spokespersons and manages several core projects, including the international website.

To find out the latest news from ICAN Australia visit our news page.  Or catch up with our monthly e-bulletins here.  To find out where the latest ICAN Australia events are visit our events page.

ICAN Australia events and projects in 2010

Learn Peace: a project to distribute the new ICAN Learn Peace education kits to Victorian schools, a project jointly hosted with our partners Friends of the Earth. From July 2010 this project will look to taking the Learn Peace resources nationally. For more information please write to cat(at)icanw.org

Nuclear Awareness Project: ICAN Australia has partnered with the Medical Association for Prevention of War (MAPW) and Friends of the Earth (FoE) to promote a nuclear awareness project, highlighting the dangers inherent in the nuclear chain.

Past events and projects in 2010:

Mayors for Peace Australia:

a joint project with our partners Mayors for Peace and the Australian Conservation Foundation to promote the Mayors for Peace campaign within Australia.  As part of this initiative an international disarmament exhibition is touring member councils now.  For more information about the exhibition visit this link or please write to teri(at)icanw.org

WHO BY FIRE short film and performance: ICAN partners around Australia participated in global events for the June 5 Nuclear Abolition Day. Events were held in Melbourne, Fremantle, Brisbane and Launceston. ICAN in Melbourne held a performance titled "Who By Fire" and produced a film for the occassion which you can see here:

WHO BY FIRE short film on Youtube

NPT Review Conference:

ICAN Australia worked with partners around Australia and the globe to help promote nuclear disarmament at the 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference at the United Nations in May. For more information please write to dimity(at)icanw.org. See here also: Australia at the NPT Review Conference 2010

New Clear Exchange workshops: February 2010

ICAN Australia hosted a series of workshops for ICAN partners and other NGOs around Australia in February 2010. For more information see here or visit the New Clear Exchange blog. 

What ICAN Australia works for

Advancing a Nuclear Weapons Convention

Australia should lead the global push for a legally binding, verifiable treaty to ban nuclear weapons and ensure their elimination -- a Nuclear Weapons Convention. In particular, it should advocate for the inclusion of a commitment to negotiate such a treaty in the outcome document of the 2010 Non-Proliferation Treaty review conference.

Adopt a nuclear-weapon-free defence posture

Australia's diplomatic efforts towards nuclear disarmament, some of which are commendable, are compromised by our continued sheltering under the US nuclear umbrella. Rejecting the use of nuclear weapons in our defence will help de-legitimise these illegal weapons and the military policies that support them.

Cease producing and exporting bomb fuel

Australia should terminate its role in the production of nuclear bomb fuel by ceasing uranium mining and export, above all to any nation that has nuclear weapons or is not a signatory to the Non-Proliferation Treaty.

Launch

ICAN was launched in Australia on 23 April 2007 at a luncheon event at Parliament House, Melbourne, with Judge Christopher Weeramantry, formerly of the International Court of Justice, former Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser, and Professor Fred Mendelsohn, Director of the Howard Florey Institute of Experimental Physiology and Medicine. Video messages were sent by former Foreign Minister and Weapons of Mass Destruction Commissioner Gareth Evans, Australian actor John Howard and Nobel Laureate Jody Williams.

E-bulletins

ICAN Australia has a regualr e-bulletin which is sent to all Australian partners and supporters. To recieve the e-bulletin please send an email to info(at)icanw.org.

  Staff

  • Dimity Hawkins (Campaign Director/Executive Officer)
  • Colin Stephen (Fundraising Coordinator)
  • James Norman (Communications Coordinator and Campaign Assistant)
  • Cat Beaton (Learn Peace Project Coordinator and Outreach Project Coordinator)
  • Pauline Renkin (Administration and Bookkeeping)

    Volunteer Board/Committee ICAN Australia