As wars escalate and nuclear rhetoric resurfaces—including threats related to potential conflict with Iran—nuclear weapons have returned to the center of the global agenda.
In this context, Pressenza International Press Agency is hosting two roundtable discussions on the existential threat nuclear weapons pose to humanity. The expiration of the New START treaty between Russia and the United States, surging global military spending, and massive new investments in nuclear arsenals all signal a dangerous regression at a moment when humanity’s survival demands the opposite.
Nuclear weapons are a product of Cold War geopolitics with no place on a globalized planet. Their use would be planetary, irreversible, and catastrophic—with consequences that cross every border. The financial and humanitarian costs are staggering. These weapons have no future in a world committed to security through cooperation and peaceful conflict resolution.
These discussions will brings together guests from medical, humanitarian, journalistic, and cultural backgrounds who share a common goal: communicating clearly with the general public and building awareness beyond technical or geopolitical circles.
Events
Thursday, March 19 — 5:00 PM ESQUEL Foundation, Av. Colón E4-175, entre Amazonas y Foch, Ed. Torres de la Colón, Mezzanine, Of. 12 Quito, Ecuador Live on Facebook:
Friday, March 20 — 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM 3rd Juntanza Festival for Communication from Our America CIESPAL — International Center for Advanced Studies in Communication for Latin America, Av. Diego de Almagro 170135, Andrade Marín, Quito, Ecuador
The Juntanza Festival has established itself as a regional forum for reflection and exchange on community, grassroots, and alternative communication—understood as a political, cultural, and social practice in service of the full right to communicate.
Hosts
Nelsy Lizarazo Castro and Carlos Crespo Burgos — Pressenza, Ecuador
Guests
Carlos Umaña — Physician and nuclear disarmament activist; campaigner with the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN); former Co-President of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW); member of ICAN’s International Steering Group; President and Co-founder of the Costa Rican affiliate of IPPNW.
Norbert G. Suchanek — Journalist, author, photographer, and documentary filmmaker; co-founder of the International Uranium Film Festival, which since 2010 has organized more than 60 festivals across seven countries, bringing nuclear and uranium-related issues to public audiences worldwide.
David Andersson — Editor with Pressenza and humanist based in New York City, focusing on global justice, collective consciousness, and nonviolent transformation.
