ICAN 2013 Civil Society Forum
On April 20, 2012 Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre announced that Norway will host a meeting in Oslo in 2013 on the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons, scheduled for March 4th and 5th, 2013.
In conjunction with the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' event, ICAN has planned a large-scale and inclusive civil society event which will will take place immediately before the government conference, from March 2-3, 2012. The ICAN Civil Society Forum will highlight the Humanitarian Conference and bring together civil society actors to create a burgeoning movement towards a process for a treaty banning nuclear weapons. The forum will feature analysis from experts about the humanitarian risks posed by the use of nuclear weapons, personal testimony from the victims from the bombing of Hiroshima and of nuclear weapons tests, and workshops to discuss campaigning strategies and action plans. It is estimated that a network of 200+ organizations from 60 countries will be represented at the event, in addition to government delegations featuring both technical experts and political figures.
Among the planned events are speeches by Martin Sheen, Robert Green and representatives from Greenpeace and Obama for America.
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