Our friends at WAND led a Twitter chat on women working for a world free of nuclear weapons. Here’s what happened.
Q1: What’s the deal with nuclear weapons? How many exist and just how destructive are they? #DisarmthePatriarchy
Q2: And all that power is in the hands of Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un?! But, we were told that nukes make us safer? #DisarmthePatriarchy
A2: 1/ 2 Deterrence theory (the notion that having nuclear weapons makes us safe from other nuclear weapons) is a myth that exists to line the pockets of defense contractors & lobbyists. Deterrence doesn’t protect us from accident, miscalculation or terrorism #disarmthepatriarchy
— Meredith Horowski (@MereHorowski) January 22, 2018
Q3: Why #DisarmthePatriarchy? Why women?
Q4: Because of #intersectionality, we understand that multiple systems of oppression beyond gender exist in our multifaceted lives. How does the nuclear system impact marginalized communities? What does nuclear justice look like? #DisarmthePatriarchy
A4: The direct health impacts of nuclear testing run the gamut from cancer to birth defects to infertility, and they overwhelmingly impact communities who are economically or geographically marginalized. #DisarmthePatriarchy 2/5
— Erica Fein (@enfein) January 22, 2018
Q5: How do we #DisarmthePatriarchy?
We need more congressional leaders who are willing to speak out against the horrors of nuclear weapons and vote against any new funding to #DisarmthePatriarchy. @SenMarkey @tedlieu @RoKhanna @ChrisMurphyCT @SenGillibrand @KamalaHarris
— Diane Randall (@dianerandall_) January 22, 2018
Q6: Who inspires you? Tag your favorite mentors, colleagues, and organizations that are doing awesome work to #DisarmthePatriarchy!
The immortal and innspirational message from Margaret Mead for all who work to #DisarmthePatriarchy: Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has. @FCNL @plough_shares @WomensAction @womensmarch
— Diane Randall (@dianerandall_) January 22, 2018
Other voices
Encouraged to see the inspired discussion going on in #DisarmThePatriarchy - thank you for your efforts to bring awareness to nuances of the nuclear issue too often ignored, you are the future of the disarmament movement https://t.co/9Q55mYZ57t
— William J. Perry (@SecDef19) January 22, 2018
Loving the conversation with some very smart and bad ass women about nuclear weapons here
— Beatrice Fihn (@BeaFihn) January 22, 2018
–>> #DisarmThePatriarchy @WomensAction.
If I was a nuclear weapon, I’d be pretty worried about my future. #womenbanthebomb #nuclearban
Lots of incredibly smart ladies talking peace, nuclear policy, and more right now over at —> #DisarmThePatriarchy
— Elizabeth Beavers (@_ElizabethRB) January 22, 2018