Resources
Further Reading ~ Videos ~ Opportunities
Posters.
At the request of students, we’ve created customizable posters for use in your schools. Feel free to modify them to suit your needs by accessing the Canva link HERE.
Dimensions: 210 x 297 mm (8.3 x 11.7 inches)
1.5 Degrees of Peace - Kasha Sequoia Slavner.
Youth are searching for hope, as our rapidly changing climate and increasing global tensions are an ever-present threat, leaving us feeling uncertain of what the future holds for our planet and all living beings.
Gen Z activist and award-winning director, Kasha Sequoia Slavner, will explore stories of young people, especially those most affected by climate change, conflicts and the threat of nuclear war, who are working to break down the silos between peace and climate justice movements. Their journeys to find positive solutions and hold leaders accountable, while challenging their own fears and anxieties, ignites courage within us to take action alongside them, and unify a movement for peace and climate justice for all.
Panel Exhibit: Everything You Treasure.
The Youth Nuclear Peace Summit has been proud to host the "Everything You Treasure - For a World Free From Nuclear Weapons" every year. This powerful exhibition was jointly created by SGI and ICAN and first launched in Hiroshima in to commemorate the 55th anniversary of second Soka Gakkai president Josei Toda’s call for nuclear abolition.
Since then, it has traveled to international conferences, including the NPT PrepCom and the Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons. There are 20 panel, divided into three sections, including:
Section 1 - “What Do We Treasure?”
Shows how the past and present reality of nuclear weapons endangers the very things people value most.
Section 2 - “Learning More”
Looks at nuclear weapons from twelve angles-humanitarian, environmental, medical, economic, human-rights, energy, scientific, political, spiritual, gender, generational and security-to reveal their wide-ranging impacts.
Section 3 - “Changing Our Worldview”
This section celebrates the progress we’ve made in nuclear disarmament - so far. It shows we can work together to create a future free from nuclear weapons.
Interested in borrowing this exhibit? Contact us! We have it in English and Français.
Featuring Setsuko Thurlow and Rooj Ali, An Intergenerational Conversation with Setsuko Thurlow captures a powerful dialogue on peace and nuclear disarmament across generations.
Directed by Kasha and Marla Slavner, the film shares Thurlow’s experiences as a Hibakusha (survivor) of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and as a lifelong nuclear disarmament and peace activist.
Update: This video just won 2nd place in the ‘youth activist’ category for the My Hero Film Festival !
The Visual Archives of Hiroshima Atomic Bombing is an online resource that allows students to see and understand the destruction caused by the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945. The archive contains over 1,500 photographs and two films taken by regular people, news organizations, and professional photographers in the months following the bombing.
For students learning about history or the effects of nuclear weapons, this archive is an important tool that shows the real-life impact of the atomic bombing. The photographs and films not only show the destroyed buildings and streets but also the pain and suffering of the people who lived through the experience.
Please be aware that many of the photos are graphic in nature.
Sarah Rohleder - Disarmament Education.
Sarah Rohleder attended the Youth Nuclear Peace Summit in 2019 and hasn't slowed down since! She's a powerful voice in the disarmament movement in Canada, working with organizations like Canadian Voice of Women for Peace, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, and is currently serving as a board member at the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War Canada.
The Youth Nuclear Peace Summit empowers students like Sarah to become leaders in the fight for a more peaceful future.
Read: Why We Need a Nuclear Ban Treaty - Sep. 4, 2023
