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SUMMARY: Setsuko Thurlow: The Case for Abolishing Nuclear Weapons
DESCRIPTION: Join us for an inspiring discussion with Setsuko Thurlow\, whe
 re she shares her life journey and tireless efforts in anti-nuclear advocac
 y.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <p> </p><p><img class="alignnone wp-image-472
 02 size-large" src="https://sppga.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/
 5/2023/11/2023-11-24-Setsuko_Thurlow_WEB-1024x573.jpg" alt="Setsuko Thurlow
  SPPGA" width="620" height="347" /></p><p><strong>Setsuko Thurlow: The Case
  for Abolishing Nuclear Weapons<br />2017 Nobel Peace Prize Winner and 2023
  Honorary Degree Recipient</strong></p><p><strong>Date</strong>: November 2
 4th<br /><strong>Time</strong>: 12:30 PM - 2 PM<br /><strong>Location:</str
 ong> C.K. Choi Building\, Room 120</p><p>A light lunch will be served.</p><
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 urlow: The Case for Abolishing Nuclear Weapons</b></p><p class="x_MsoNormal
 ">Join us for a<span class="contextualExtensionHighlight ms-font-color-them
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 ton"> special conversation on Friday\, Nov. 24</span><sup><span class="cont
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 emePrimary ident_419_587" tabindex="0" role="button"> with Nobel Peace Priz
 e winner Setsuko Thurlow\, who will be receiving an Honorary Degree from UB
 C this month.</span> Setsuko Thurlow is a survivor of the atom bomb dropped
  on the city of Hiroshima by the United States in 1945 who has committed he
 rself to testifying about “that terrible dawn of the nuclear age” and worki
 ng towards prohibiting and eliminating nuclear weapons. RSVP today to learn
  more about her and the urgent message she brings.</p><p><strong>Biography<
 /strong></p><p>A survivor of the 1945 Hiroshima atomic bombing\, Setsuko Th
 urlow’s commitment to anti-nuclear advocacy began in 1954 when she voiced h
 er opposition to tests of even more powerful hydrogen bombs by the U.S. in 
 the Marshall Islands. Highlights of her long career include testifying wide
 ly before world leaders on behalf of the International Campaign to Abolish 
 Nuclear Weapons in support of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weap
 ons. She also served as a social worker in a number of Toronto-based agenci
 es and led the establishment of the Japanese Family Services of Metropolita
 n Toronto.</p>
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