Humanity Rising 266: Biden’s Foreign Policy: Challenges, Stakes, Opportunities.

Jun 9, 2021

Experts Christine Ahn, Joe Cirincione and Katrina vanden Heuvel join moderator Cynthia Lazaroff for a conversation on Biden’s foreign policy, highlighting the high stakes in relations with nuclear adversaries Russia, China and North Korea and the dangerous decline in dialogue and diplomacy.

WTONL Session Six: “The History of U.S./Soviet-Russian Engagement and Citizen Engagement: Why It’s More Important than Ever and the Role of Women”

May 26, 2021

Pathways to Improving U.S.-Russia Relations and Reducing the Nuclear Threat Series - Women's Dialogue Two.

Taos Environmental Film Festival Environment and Peace Conference

April 23, 2021

Cynthia Lazaroff joins a panel of speakers and presents on "US-Russia Relations: Quest for Stability Film, My Awakening to Today’s Nuclear Threat and the Hawaii False Alarm, & the Role of Women."

Women Transforming Our Nuclear Legacy: Mentoring Session Five - "Inaugural Belarusian, Russian and American Women’s Dialogue"

April 12, 2021

Inaugural Belarusian, Russian and American Women’s Dialogue: Pathways to Improving U.S.-Russia Relations, Reducing the Nuclear Threat & the Role of Women.

Beyond A New Cold War With Russia: Safeguarding Both U.S. National Security & Peace through Diplomacy

April 1, 2021

Cynthia Lazaroff joins Governor Jerry Brown, Joe Cirincione and Anatol Lieven in a panel discussion moderated by Katrina vanden Heuvel at this event for congressional staff hosted by Just Foreign Policy and the American Committee for U.S.-Russia Accord.

Press the Button Podcast - A (Not So) False Alarm

March 16, 2021

Cynthia Lazaroff joins Press the Button to discuss her experiences in Hawaii during the 2018 Hawaii false missile alert, and how the incident underscores the need to ultimately eliminate nuclear weapons. 

Inter-generational dialogue on gender, peace and nuclear disarmament

March 8, 2021

Dialogue between women leaders and youth in the peace, nuclear disarmament and security fields in a celebration of  International Women’s Day. Green Hope Foundation Founder Kehkashan Basu joins Cynthia Lazaroff for an intergenerational dialogue on Disarmament and Sustainability.

American Committee on U.S.-Russia Accord Event:
The Committee for the Republic’s Annual Russia Salon, “Getting Along With Russia”

April 29, 2021

This Russia salon was led by Katrina vanden Heuvel and featured ACURA Board Members on a range of topics: Nicolai Petro on Ukraine; Cynthia Lazaroff on the Nuclear Peril; Krishen Mehta on our Sanctions Addiction;  David Speedie on Russia and China; with thoughtful closing remarks by Ambassador Jack Matlock. The event also featured questions & comments from the Committee’s John Henry, Chas Freeman & Bruce Fein.

Women Transforming Our Nuclear Legacy: Mentoring Session Four - "Mentoring to Transform Our Nuclear Legacy"

February 27, 2021

Join an extraordinary group of women dedicated to transforming our nuclear legacy for this mentoring session convened by Cynthia Lazaroff.

Webinar: A Valentine for People and Planet

February 14, 2021

A Valentine’s Day event organized by Grannies for Peace, a project of the Albany, NY based network, Women Against War, and hosted by World Beyond War, with filmmaker Cynthia Lazaroff.

Celebrating "Entry into Force Day" for the Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty

January 22, 2021

Join Humanity Rising and an extraordinary group of women dedicated to transforming our nuclear legacy as we celebrate Entry into Force Day for the UN Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty in a session convened by Cynthia Lazaroff.

Green Hope Foundation's Webinar: "Rebuilding Better With Women At The Forefront"

March 3, 2021

Green Hope Foundation Founder Kehkashan Basu convenes this webinar in celebration of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day with Cynthia Lazaroff and a panel of women dedicated to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals and disarmament.

Earth Treasure Vase Solstice Ceremony for Peace in the Bering Strait

December 21, 2020

On the Winter Solstice, in preparation for our Gathering for Peace with Indigenous Peoples in the Bering Strait, we will hold an Earth Treasure Vase Ceremony for Peace with gratitude, Aloha, blessings and prayers for peace with Russia, and all peoples and countries on Earth.

CODEPINK Webinar: China is Not Our Enemy With Cynthia Lazaroff and Jodie Evans

December 7, 2020

For this episode of China Is Not Our Enemy, Jodie Evans will be in conversation with Cynthia Lazaroff. Part of the work in ending aggression towards China is also deescalating the threat of nuclear war, which would be catastrophic for the entire world.

"Notes From a Life in Citizen Diplomacy" at The Melikian Center for Russian, Eurasian & East European Studies at Arizona State University

December 3, 2020

Virtual visit by Cynthia Lazaroff, documentary filmmaker and founder of nuclearwakeupcall.earth. A Mary Choncoff endowed lecture, co-sponsored with Tempe Sister Cities (TSC).

"My Nuclear Wake-Up Call" at The Melikian Center for Russian, Eurasian & East European Studies at Arizona State University

December 2, 2020

Citizen-diplomat Cynthia Lazaroff talks about the need to restore Russian-American dialogue about nuclear weapons and her own experience of living through 38 minutes of the Hawaii missile scare on January 13, 2018.

Daniel Ellsberg on "Dismantling the Doomsday Machine, Whistleblowing & the Future of our Democracy"

November 19, 2020

Daniel Ellsberg on Dismantling the Doomsday Machine, Whistleblowing & the Future of our Democracy in a Conversation with Cynthia Lazaroff.

Women Transforming Our Nuclear Legacy: Mentoring Session Three - "Storytelling to Transform Our Nuclear Legacy"

November 14, 2020

Join an extraordinary group of women dedicated to Storytelling to Transform Our Nuclear Legacy for this mentoring session convened by Cynthia Lazaroff.

Veteran Journalist and Bestselling Author Vladimir Pozner on "The Stakes in U.S.-Russia Relations, the Role of the Media, and Citizen Diplomacy"

November 10, 2020

Veteran Journalist and Bestselling Author Vladimir Pozner on the Stakes in U.S.-Russia Relations, the Role of the Media, and Citizen Diplomacy in a Conversation with Old Friends and Fellow Citizen Diplomats Jim Garrison, Jim Hickman and Cynthia Lazaroff.

Women Transforming Our Nuclear Legacy: Mentoring Session Two - "Why Nuclear Weapons Matter Now More Than Ever"

October 24, 2020

Join an extraordinary group of women dedicated to transforming our nuclear legacy for "Why Nuclear Weapons Matter Now More Than Ever" convened by Cynthia Lazaroff.

Women Transforming Our Nuclear Legacy: Mentoring Session One - “Awakening to Action: Claiming Our Seat at the Table to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons"

September 26, 2020

Join an extraordinary group of women dedicated to transforming our nuclear legacy for “Awakening to Action: Claiming Our Seat at the Table to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons" convened by Cynthia Lazaroff.

Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki

August 9, 2020

Join Humanity Rising and an extraordinary group of women dedicated to transforming our nuclear legacy as we commemorate the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki in a session convened by Cynthia Lazaroff.

Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima

August 6, 2020

Join Humanity Rising and an extraordinary group of people dedicated to transforming our nuclear legacy as we commemorate the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in a session convened by Cynthia Lazaroff.

Building Bridges: Making CYG Voices Heard

July 16, 2020

Join Vladimir Pozner, Members of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization Youth Group and Cynthia Lazaroff for "Building Bridges," a critical dialogue on the 75th Anniversary of Trinity, the detonation of the first atomic bomb.

At the Brink Podcast Episode 1 - Seek Immediate Shelter

July 1, 2020

Cynthia Lazaroff tells the tale of her 40 minutes of terror during the Hawaii nuclear missile false alarm in 2018. Then Bill Perry talks about the infinitely more dangerous nuclear false alarm he experienced while in the Pentagon in 1979, and historian Taylor Downing tells the story of an equally dangerous one in the Soviet Union in 1983.

Earth Treasure Vase Solstice Ceremony for Peace in the Bering Strait

June 20, 2020

On the Summer Solstice, in preparation for our Gathering for Peace with Indigenous Peoples in the Bering Strait, we held an Earth Treasure Vase Ceremony for Peace with gratitude, Aloha, blessings and prayers for peace with Russia, and all peoples and countries on Earth. 

Summer Solstice Ceremony for Peace

June 21, 2019

Come join our Kaua'i community to welcome the first light of the Solstice Sun with gratitude, Aloha, blessings and prayers for peace with Russia, and all peoples and countries on Earth.

U.S.- Russia Relations: Quest for Stability

June 19, 2019

Cynthia Lazaroff is the Senior Creative Producer for this seven-part digital documentary - a deep dive into U.S.-Russian Relations made possible by the generous support of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

“Lessons from the Hawaii Nuclear Missile Scare"

April 15, 2019

Against the backdrop of escalating tension with North Korea and unraveling U.S.-Russia nuclear treaties, the January 2018 Hawaii false missile alert came as a shocking reminder of the reality of a nuclear threat.

Makana: Mourning Armageddon

January 13, 2019

Mourning Armageddon: A Music Video by Makana, Recorded in Russian Nuclear Bomb Shelter, Released for Anniversary of the Hawaii False Nuclear Missile Alert.

Anniversary of Hawaii False Ballistic Missile Alert

January 13, 2019

Anniversary of  Hawaii False Ballistic Missile Alert.

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