The United States is in the midst of a massive nuclear "modernization" program that will cost some $1.7 trillion. At the same time, programs for those most in need at home and abroad are being cut to the bone or eliminated, along with support for diplomacy, conflict resolution, and peacebuilding. This event will focus on the Catholic Church's opposition to the vast sums being wasted on nuclear weapons and the moral imperative to reverse course and negotiate arms control treaties that can lead toward global nuclear disarmament.
The program will include introductory comments followed by a moderated panel discussion. Lunch will be provided after the event.
Registration is required to attend the event. To register, click here.
This event is sponsored by the University of Notre Dame's Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies and the Catholic Peacebuilding Network, and co-sponsored by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Office of International Justice and Peace, Arms Control Association, the Catholic University of America, Georgetown University’s Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Fordham Center for Religion and Culture, Sant'Egidio Foundation for Peace and Dialogue and Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns.
Speakers for this event include:
- Archbishop Wester, Santa Fe (Virtual Keynote)
- Asher Kaufman, John M. Regan, Jr. Director; Professor of History and Peace Studies
- Jim Muller, Co-founded International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (1985 Nobel Peace Prize); former Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital
- Maryann Cusimano Love, Chair, Political Science Department, the Catholic University of America
- Kelsey Davenport (M.A. '11), Director for Nonproliferation Policy, Arms Control Association
- Gerard F. Powers, Director, Catholic Peacebuilding Studies; Coordinator, Catholic Peacebuilding Network
Registration is required to attend the event. To register, click here.
Originally published at kroc.nd.edu.