Wow, #IFJP2021 panel 'feminists connecting to ban the bomb' was brilliant - in form and substance! Reminding us of importance of celebrating feminist wins -like the #nuclearban treaty and the publication of @achesonray's fantastic book on it https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781786614896/Banning-the-Bomb-Smashing-the-Patriarchy
Banning the Bomb, Smashing the Patriarchy

After decades of campaigning, with the help of activists and diplomats, in 2017 the United Nations in New York signed the Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty. This book covers the story of their collective...

https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781786614896/Banning-the-Bomb-Smashing-the-Patriarchy
Also lots of food for thought on how feminism was central to the #nuclearban, not just in terms of the critique it brings of nuclear weapons as 'pinnacle' of patriarchal power but also as mode of building solidarity across differences
And YES to Cynthia Enloe's call 4 feminist IR to centre nuclear weapons & antinuclear campaigning - to put testimonies like those of Karina Lester at heart of teaching/research, to expose gendered power relations in uranium mines, nuclear tests & treaties https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-10-07/ican-and-a-personal-battle-against-nuclear-weapons/9026846
The personal battle against nuclear weapons with ICAN

For Karina Lester, the activist daughter of an Indigenous man blinded during weapons testing in South Australia, 2017 has been a mixed bag — the loss of her father, but a big win with the Nobel Peace...

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-10-07/ican-and-a-personal-battle-against-nuclear-weapons/9026846
I'm sure my Feminism and International Relations students won't mind that I attended such a great panel at #IFJP2021 instead of preparing for class tomorrow😜
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