Workshops

This workshop deals with the issue on how to raise public awareness and engagement about nuclear abolition. What campaigns are useful in awakening people and politicians? What is the best way to communicate your message and improve as an activist? This workshop is split into two parts. Part 1 is scheduled the day before our street action takes place, whereas Part 2 is scheduled directly after this event. Thus, one can discuss communication strategies on beforehand as well as summarize and evaluate the experience afterwards. Participants need to sign up for both parts of the workshop.
 

Building a Strong IPPNW Castle by Students
Fri 15:00 - 16:15 (Part 1) and Sat 16:30 - 17:45 (Part 2)
Carlos Ferrera and Elena Bezsmertna (IPPNW)

The European Student Representatives (ESRs) of the IPPNW will lead an interactive discussion on how to strengthen the organization and how to deal with future challenges. What are our main goals and objectives? How can we best cooperate? How can we involve more students? This workshop is split in two parts starting Friday and continuing Saturday. The ESRs will draw some conclusions from the discussions in the plenary session on Sunday. Participants need to sign up for both parts of the workshop.
 

Civil Society as a Global Player. Get the message to the kids!
Fri 15:00 - 16:15
Ursula “No-to-nukes” Gelis (IKFF)

Ursula Gelis will host a workshop on: “How to raise awareness about the dangers of nuclear weapons to school children”. Knowledge about nuclear weapon issues is rather weak among young people. IPPNW students may serve as role models for sharing knowledge and arousing curiosity. Some affiliates of the IPPNW have already been involved in school visits for teaching peace issues. This workshop will develop this idea further.
 

NATO and Nuclear Weapons
Sat 15:00 - 16:15
James Snyder (NATO)

James Snyder is Information Officer at NATO headquarters in Brussels. He will give an introduction to NATO’s strategic concept and nuclear policy. This workshop will be a follow-up on Snyder’s plenary presentation on the issue “What are the arguments for nuclear weapon states to keep its weapons” held during the morning session.
 

Small Arms
Sat 15:00 - 16:15 repeated at 16:30 - 17:45
Christin Ormhaug (Aiming for Prevention)

In addition to fighting nuclear weapons, IPPNW has since 2001 worked on preventing small arms in an international campaign named Aiming for Prevention. As doctors and medical students we have a responsibility for reporting health effects as a result of legal or illegal trade of weapons. More than 600 million small arms circulate in the global market and the demand is increasing. This results in an estimated 200 000 – 300 000 annual killings. Christin Ormhaug is not only involved with the campaign, but is also expert on violent conflict, civil war and health.
 

Course in Lobbyism
Sat 16:30 - 17:45
Stine Rødmyr (No to Nuclear Weapons)

Stine Rødmyr is the leader of the biggest nuclear disarmament movement in Norway and is hence experienced in the art of lobbying. She will during this workshop engage in discussion on the issue of political influence. Which means are most effective in awakening our political leaders? How can civil society affect political decisions? Do politicians listen at all? These are some questions that may be answered during this workshop.
 

ReCap (Refugee Camp Project)
Sat 16:30 - 17:45
Lin Sadi, Ellen Svensson, Malwina Kaniewska and Flavia Berrocal (ReCap)

IPPNW student have since 2004 been running this project, enabling medical students to have a one month experience in a Palestinian Refugee Camp. During this period students are given training, make visits at local health institutions and help organizing various activities for children in the camps. The project aims at improving awareness to the actual situation in the refugee camps, to provide medical and social help to the refugees and to work towards non-violent conflict prevention. The four students hosting this workshop have all been involved in this project and are eager to share some of their knowledge and experience.
 

Global Health: Access to Essential Drugs
Sat 15:00 - 16:15
Hanne Lichtwarck and Miert K Lindboe (IFMSA)

According to the WHO, about 2 000 million people lack access to essential medicines. The pharmaceutical industry produces profitable medicines and cosmetic drugs to the industrialized countries, rather than saving lives from infectious diseases that could easy be treated. The international Federation for Medical Students and the Norwegian Medical Students’ Association have for many years fought this terrible injustice. We have invited them to share their knowledge and give us an introduction to the difficult and gloomy realities. This is a highly relevant theme for all medical students and belongs within the frame of medical peace work and global responsibility.
 

There will be an opportunity on Thursday evening to sign up for workshops.