Nuclear Age Peace Foundation

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Nuclear Age Peace Foundation is affiliated with the United for Peace and Justice.[1]


Vision

Our vision is a just and peaceful world, free of nuclear weapons.


Mission

To educate and advocate for peace and a world free of nuclear weapons and to empower peace leaders.Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag

Board of Directors

As of 2011;[2]

  • Richard Falk, J.S.D., Chair, is Professor Emeritus of International Law and Practice at Princeton University and Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of California at Santa Barbara.
  • Mark Hamilton, Vice Chair, is a retired educator and community leader.
  • David Krieger, J.D., Ph.D., President, is a leader in the global effort to abolish nuclear weapons. He is an attorney, political scientist and the author of many studies on achieving peace in the nuclear age.
  • Peter R. MacDougall, Ed.D., Vice President, is President Emeritus of Santa Barbara City College.
  • Steve Parry, Treasurer, is a partner in NGEN Management LLC, a “cleantech” venture capital firm investing in technology that positively affects the environment.
  • Laurie Ashton, J.D., is an attorney and founding partner of Social Venture Partners Santa Barbara.
  • Mary Becker is a peace activist and producer of the documentary Original Child Bomb.
  • Jill Dexter is a community and civic activist and a former owner and manager of an advertising production company.
  • Diandra M. Douglas is an independent producer of award-winning documentary films and a Trustee of the University of California at Santa Barbara.
  • Anna Grotenhuis, J.D., is a Board Member of the Westmont College Foundation and a community activist.
  • Jimmy H. Hara, M.D., is a Professor of Clinical Family Medicine at the UCLA School of Medicine.
  • Peter O. Haslund, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus of Political Science and former director of the Global and International Studies Program at Santa Barbara City College.
  • Sue Hawes, J.D., is a retired attorney and mediator.
  • George Haynes, Ph.D., is a leadership, organizational and communication consultant.
  • Chris Pizzinat is Deputy Director of Development at the University of California at Santa Barbara.
  • Selma Rubin is an advocate of civil liberties and has helped to found several environmental, peace, and political organizations.
  • Lessie Nixon Schontzler, J.D., is a retired attorney active in civic affairs with a special interest in international relations.
  • Imaging Spence is a designer and a founder of Keep Yellowstone Nuclear Free.

Associates

As of 2011;[3] Robert C. Aldridge

Advisory Council

As of 2011;[4]

  • Hafsat Abiola is an outspoken advocate for the rights of women and children in Africa.
  • Jean-Michel Cousteau is President of Ocean Futures, and an ocean explorer, film maker, and educator.
  • Michael Douglas is an award-winning film producer and actor, and a United Nations Peace Messenger.
  • Shirin Ebadi, J.D. is a human rights activist and a founder of the Nobel Women's Initiative.
  • Anne H. Ehrlich, Ph.D. is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
  • Paul R. Ehrlich, Ph.D. is a Stanford professor and member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences.
  • Riane Eisler, J.D. is an author, social scientist and lawyer.
  • Daniel Ellsberg, Ph.D. is a former U.S. national security advisor who released the Pentagon Papers.
  • Johan Galtung, Dr. hc mult is founder of the Oslo Peace Research Institute and of Transcend.
  • Jane Goodall Ph.D, DBE is the founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and a United Nations Messenger of Peace.
  • Bianca Jagger is the Council of Europe Goodwill Ambassador for Human Rights and recipient of the Right Livelihood Award.
  • Marc Kielburger, J.D., is Executive Director of Kids Can Free the Children.
  • H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama is the spiritual and temporal leader of the Tibetan people and a Nobel Peace Laureate.
  • Robert Jay Lifton is a research psychiatrist, acclaimed author and founder of the field of psychohistory.
  • Judith Mayotte, Ph.D. is a refugee advocate and Visiting Professor at the Desmond Tutu Peace Centre and the University of the Western Cape.
  • John Polanyi is a professor of chemistry at the University of Toronto and a Nobel Laureate.
  • Queen Noor of Jordan is Patron of the Landmine Survivors Network and Chair of the King Hussein Foundation.
  • Admiral L. Ramdas is former Chief of Staff of the Indian Navy and proponent of nuclear weapons abolition.
  • Rev. George Regas is a long-time leader of interfaith movements for peace, justice and nuclear disarmament.
  • Gerry Spence, J.D. is an internationally recognized trial lawyer and author.
  • Noel (Paul) Stookey is a singer, songwriter and activist, performing with the legendary folk group Peter, Paul & Mary.
  • Ted Turner, founder of CNN, is a key financial supporter of the United Nations and founder of the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
  • Archbishop [Desmond M. Tutu]] is the former Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa and a Nobel Peace Laureate.
  • Judge C.G. Weeramantry is a former vice president of the International Court of Justice.

External links

References

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  1. ↑ Affiliates
  2. ↑ NAPF About people page, accessed Jan. 15, 2011
  3. ↑ NAPF About people page, accessed Jan. 15, 2011
  4. ↑ NAPF About people page, accessed Jan. 15, 2011
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