As our world faces the growing threat of nuclear weapons, accelerated by ongoing geopolitical tensions and the development of disruptive technologies, what role must faith communities play so that we can collectively choose human dignity and prevent nuclear war? In this webinar, we will hear voices of faith leaders and movement builders on why we, the faith communities, are crucial partners in creating a world free of nuclear weapons. Speakers will discuss how we can bring in new perspectives and energies to the movement, and how our faith and spiritual traditions help us turn fear and despair into hope and action. 

Speakers include:

Ela Gandhi

South African peace activist and former politician. She served as a Member of Parliament in South Africa from 1994 to 2004, where she aligned with the African National Congress party representing the Phoenix area of Inanda in the KwaZulu-Natal province. 

Reverend Kolade Fadahunsi

Minister of Methodist Church Nigeria, currently serving as the Director of the Christian Council of Nigeria, Institute of Church and Society Ibadan. Rev. Fadahunsi is a commissioner of the World Council of Churches, Commission on International Affairs, as well as the Regional Coordinator of the Ecumenical Water Network Africa.

And others to be confirmed

Faith communities around the world share a profound and abiding concern for the survival and dignity of humanity. Across traditions, the call to protect life, to pursue peace, and to act as moral conscience in the face of existential threats is a common thread. Nuclear weapons, by their nature, represent an affront to these shared values: their development, testing, production, possession, stockpiling, use, or threat of use would inflict indiscriminate suffering on present and future generations alike.