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Erin Hunt
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Disarming humanitarian, banning landmines, cluster bombs, killer robots & nukes, Executive Director @MinesActionCan and loving the fights I lose. Views my own.
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Pleased to see @minesactioncan.bsky.social among the many organizations that signed on to this important call. Canadian Civil Society Calls on Prime Minister Carney to Uphold Canada’s Global Leadership on Gender Equality and Human Rights www.oxfam.ca/news/canadia...
Canadian Civil Society Calls on Prime Minister Carney to Uphold Canada’s -
Ottawa, ON — More than 250 organizations and individuals from across Canada are calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to take urgent and decisive action to safeguard Canada’s feminist foreign pol
www.oxfam.ca
December 2, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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New #Monitor fact sheet available:

▶️ Download the fact sheet: bit.ly/ICBLFundingC...

@minefreeworld.bsky.social #MineBanTreaty #22MSP
December 2, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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when I was young, i used to wonder how people like this would fare in life, as they didn't seem suited for gainful employment. it turns out, the internet allowed them to accumulate a massive audience of similar idiots, enriching them and turning them into a presidential advisor
November 20, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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‼️If you work in business, finance, ESG, human resources, compliance, or corporate governance, this event is for you!!

Learn more and register here ⬇️ www.icanw.org/weapons_and_...

#NuclearBan
November 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
It doesn't take an expert to know that detonating nuclear weapons is not good for people's safety.
October 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
How does one resume zero testing?

Russia and China aren't testing nuclear weapons, there's been some tests of delivery systems but zero testing of weapons themselves and I'm sure someone at the White House knows that zero is equal to zero.

If this man starts nuking his own country.....
Breaking news: President Trump says he will direct the Pentagon to begin testing nuclear weapons “on an equal basis” with Russia and China.

The announcement signals a reversal of decades of United States nuclear policy.
Trump announces plans to test nuclear weapons, just before meeting with China’s Xi
The president said he wanted testing to occur “on an equal basis” with Russia and China, raising the pressure on Beijing as he prepared to meet his Chinese counterpart.
wapo.st
October 30, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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CMC is deeply concerned following reports from Ukrainian, Greek, and defence media indicating that #Greece is preparing an arms transfer to #Ukraine, reportedly including cluster munitions, pending approval by its National Security Council (KYSEA).

Read the full text here 👇
#greece #ukraine #czechrepublic | International Campaign to Ban Landmines - Cluster Munition Coalition (ICBL-CMC)
The Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC) is deeply concerned following reports from Ukrainian, Greek, and defence media indicating that #Greece is preparing an arms transfer to #Ukraine, reportedly includ...
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October 30, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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The Cluster Munition Coalition statement to the First Committee during the UN General Assembly 80th session, delivered by @erinlynnhunt.bsky.social from @minesactioncan.bsky.social.

The full statement text is available here bit.ly/3LxMvI8

hashtag#BanClusterBombs
UN General Assembly 80th session: Statements to the First Committee - ICBLCMC
International Campaign to Ban Landmines - Cluster Munition Coalition - Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor
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October 29, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Nice to see the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons mentioned in Canada's Parliament thanks to MP Elizabeth May:
openparliament.ca/debates/2025...
Elizabeth May, "Foreign Affairs" on Oct. 23rd, 2025 | openparliament.ca
openparliament.ca
October 24, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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During the opening days of the First Committee’s general debate, most states demanded a course correction from dominance and destruction to disarmament and diplomacy. Find out more with our latest report, covering all topics mentioned so far: reachingcriticalwill.org/images/docum...
October 11, 2025 at 7:31 PM
This post under one talking about how humanities and social science degrees are rip off degrees hits the nail on the head a little too directly...
Altman claims the company didn’t anticipate people not wanting their deepfakes to say “offensive things or things that they find deeply problematic,” which sounds like a lie but is also indicative of how they recklessly release tech into the world.
OpenAI wasn’t expecting Sora’s copyright drama
It felt “more different to images than people expected.”
www.theverge.com
October 8, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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"no one is a greater expert on landmines than landmine survivors themselves" @erinlynnhunt.bsky.social
#SilentKillers ep.5 is out 👇

Erin Hunt, Executive Director of Mines Action Canada, discusses her journey into activism, the power of public engagement, and the vital role of youth in disarmament.

🎧 Tune in to hear how global change starts with education, advocacy, and action: bit.ly/42ufr9T
Silent Killers Episode 5: A New Generation of Disarmament Leaders
In this episode of Silent Killers, David Peck interviews Erin Hunt, the Executive Director of Mines Action Canada, discussing her journey into activism, the importance of public engagement, and the role of youth in disarmament efforts. They explore the Mind Action Fellows Program, which empowers young advocates to engage in international diplomacy and share survivor stories. The conversation highlights the challenges faced in the fight against landmines, the importance of celebrating small wins, and the hope for a future free of landmines through collective action and support from decision-makers. Erin Hunt is the Executive Director of Mines Action Canada. She has been doing public education on the Ottawa Treaty banning landmines since 2003 and working in humanitarian disarmament in various capacities since 2006. Erin's areas of expertise include the humanitarian impact of indiscriminate weapons, victim assistance, gender in disarmament and Canadian disarmament policy. She contributes to the work of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, the Cluster Munition Coalition, the International Campaign to Abolish nuclear weapons and Stop Killer Robots. Erin contributes to the Women, Peace and Security Network - Canada and to national and international working groups on feminist and gender sensitive approaches to foreign policy and mine action. During the 2017 process to negotiate the Treaty on the Prohibition of nuclear weapons, Erin was a member of the International Campaign to Abolish nuclear weapons negotiating team which was awarded the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize. Prior to joining Mines Action Canada, Erin worked on victim assistance programs for landmine survivors in Uganda, implemented sport-based peacebuilding programs for youth in a post-conflict setting and worked in child welfare. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from the University of Victoria and a Masters Degree in Human Security and Peacebuilding from Royal Roads University. www.minesactioncanada.org
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October 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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#SilentKillers ep.5 is out 👇

Erin Hunt, Executive Director of Mines Action Canada, discusses her journey into activism, the power of public engagement, and the vital role of youth in disarmament.

🎧 Tune in to hear how global change starts with education, advocacy, and action: bit.ly/42ufr9T
Silent Killers Episode 5: A New Generation of Disarmament Leaders
In this episode of Silent Killers, David Peck interviews Erin Hunt, the Executive Director of Mines Action Canada, discussing her journey into activism, the importance of public engagement, and the role of youth in disarmament efforts. They explore the Mind Action Fellows Program, which empowers young advocates to engage in international diplomacy and share survivor stories. The conversation highlights the challenges faced in the fight against landmines, the importance of celebrating small wins, and the hope for a future free of landmines through collective action and support from decision-makers. Erin Hunt is the Executive Director of Mines Action Canada. She has been doing public education on the Ottawa Treaty banning landmines since 2003 and working in humanitarian disarmament in various capacities since 2006. Erin's areas of expertise include the humanitarian impact of indiscriminate weapons, victim assistance, gender in disarmament and Canadian disarmament policy. She contributes to the work of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, the Cluster Munition Coalition, the International Campaign to Abolish nuclear weapons and Stop Killer Robots. Erin contributes to the Women, Peace and Security Network - Canada and to national and international working groups on feminist and gender sensitive approaches to foreign policy and mine action. During the 2017 process to negotiate the Treaty on the Prohibition of nuclear weapons, Erin was a member of the International Campaign to Abolish nuclear weapons negotiating team which was awarded the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize. Prior to joining Mines Action Canada, Erin worked on victim assistance programs for landmine survivors in Uganda, implemented sport-based peacebuilding programs for youth in a post-conflict setting and worked in child welfare. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from the University of Victoria and a Masters Degree in Human Security and Peacebuilding from Royal Roads University. www.minesactioncanada.org
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October 6, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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#HighLevelWeek at the United Nations🇺🇳 made clear that
#AutonomousWeapons are on the table. The international community needs to create legal safeguards on military #AI and #AutonomousWeapons.

🧵👇 Here are some key takeaways from this week at #UNGA80
September 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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The Ottawa Treaty is one of the most widely known Canadian contributions to international peace & security. @erinlynnhunt.bsky.social
“Landmines were banned because they killed civilians,” said Hunt. www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/09/23/u... @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social @erinlynnhunt.bsky.social
Ukraine’s exit from Mine Ban Treaty complicates Canadian training mission
Ottawa was a key force behind a global anti-personnel landmine treaty. Can it stay neutral as Ukraine withdraws from it?
www.canadianaffairs.news
September 26, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Hope is a great thing.
September 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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🗣️Come work with us!

We are looking for a strategic and creative Digital Communications Coordinator to enable ICAN's world-changing work. Learn all about who we need and how to apply here:

www.icanw.org/digital_comm...

#opportunity #jobopening #hiring #nuclearban
Digital Communications Coordinator
www.icanw.org
September 23, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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While progress is being made, the CMM Report reveals alarming setbacks:
#Lithuania became the first country ever to withdraw from the Convention
#ClusterMunitions continue to be used in conflicts in Myanmar, Russia, Syria, and Ukraine.
#Civilians continue to pay the highest price.

Discover more 👇
www.the-monitor.org
September 18, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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👉 The 2025 Report shows that the Convention on Cluster Munitions is making a real difference. In 2024 alone, States Parties cleared more cluster munition remnants than they did in the previous five years.

This is what humanitarian progress looks like: safe ground for civilians and their futures.
September 16, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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The Cluster Munition Monitor 2025 report #CCM2025 has been released!

The report can be access through this: bit.ly/42oMtYG

The press release is also available in here: bit.ly/41NasAH

#BanClusterBombs
September 15, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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Definitely #Canada should be one of the loudest and strongest. @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social @mark-carney.bsky.social
Looking for strong statements on the importance of the #MineBanTreaty at First Committee.
In a year of increased harm by #landmines, @erinlynnhunt.bsky.social writing for @minefreeworld.bsky.social calls on the #FirstCommittee to denounce withdrawals from the #MineBanTreaty and counter any efforts to further erode the norm against landmines reachingcriticalwill.org/images/docum...
September 17, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Amidst multiple instances of use of #clustermunitions in 2025 & #Lithuania’s withdrawal from the #CCM, @erinlynnhunt.bsky.social of @banclusterbombs.bsky.social expects states to speak strongly in condemnation of these developments in #FirstCommittee: reachingcriticalwill.org/images/docum...
September 17, 2025 at 8:58 AM