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Peace Wave 2021 Newsletter Vol. 2, August 24, 2021

August 24, 2021
Aotearoa joined many successful Peace Wave events and activities commemorating the 76th anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings
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Disarmament with Marcus Coll - What I want you to know with Mia Sutherland

July 20, 2021
Marcus Coll, PhD student at the University of Canterbury and founder of UCDisarm, the youth wing of the Disarmament and Security Centre, talks about disarmament and what you can do about it.
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Britain is making a terrible mistake in boosting its nuclear arsenal, and NZ needs to say so

March 17, 2021
Boris Johnson announced yesterday that the UK will increase its nuclear warhead stockpile ceiling from 180 to 260 as an ‘ultimate insurance policy’ in response to an ‘evolving security environment’.
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Nuclear weapons: From arms control to abolition, featuring DSC Council Member Angela Woodward

February 4, 2021
An event held by the NZ Institute of International Affairs in Wellington on 2nd February 2021 featuring VERTIC Deputy Director Angela Woodward, Professor David Capie, and PhD Candidate Sirous Amerian
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Radio interview with DSC Director Dr Kate Dewes

February 1, 2021
Dr Dewes shares her reflections on history of nuclear disarmament and the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons with Canterbury PlainsFM
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Anti-nuclear protesters kick-off global celebrations in Christchurch

January 22, 2021
Anti-nuke protesters brought in a new dawn today of freeing the world of nuclear weapons. A crowd gathered at Christchurch's New Brighton beach on Friday to mark the Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty
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New Zealand joins list of nations vowing to 'ban the bomb'

January 22, 2021
The treaty came into force on Friday and was celebrated by a crowd of supporters at New Brighton Pier in Christchurch.
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Celebrating the International Prohibition on Nuclear Weapons

January 22, 2021
DSC Coordinator Lucy Stewart takes part in an NZ government event marking the entry into force of the TPNW, attended by Disarmament Minister Hon Phil Twyford and Disarmament Ambassador Dell Higgie
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New Zealand Nuclear Test Veteran and Activist Roy Sefton dies ages 82

January 5, 2021
Roy Sefton was a young sailor when he was among those witnessing British nuclear testing in the Pacific in the 1950s. Featuring reflections from DSC Director Dr Kate Dewes
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Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Nuclear Disarmament

August 18, 2020
A Dunedin OAR radio interview with DSC Coordinator Lucy Stewart and Researcher Marcus Coll about Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and the global state of nuclear disarmament with host Marvin Hubbard.
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