Erin Hunt

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

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...

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@minefreeworld.bsky.social #MineBanTreaty #22MSP

Polymarket tweets: "BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani to require all New York elementary school students to learn Arabic numerals." Laura Loomer replies: "You know things are bad when you can't tell if this is real or a joke. Dear God. It's real. Isn't it?"

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

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#NuclearBan

It doesn't take an expert to know that detonating nuclear weapons is not good for people's safety.

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.....

#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...

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).

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UN General Assembly 80th session: Statements to the First Committee - ICBLCMC International Campaign to Ban Landmines - Cluster Munition Coalition - Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor

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

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...

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...

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...

Are landmines legitimate self-defence? The folly of leaving the Ottawa Convention The Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel landmines is under serious challenge. In 2025, six state parties — Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland and Ukraine — began the procedure to withdra...

Leaving the Ottawa Treaty is a folly indeed:
theloop.ecpr.eu/are-landmine...

"no one is a greater expert on landmines than landmine survivors themselves" @erinlynnhunt.bsky.social

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

#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

#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

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?

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

Hope is a great thing.

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#opportunity #jobopening #hiring #nuclearban

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.

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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.

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

Definitely #Canada should be one of the loudest and strongest. @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social @mark-carney.bsky.social

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...

Looking for strong statements on the importance of the #MineBanTreaty at First Committee.

New publication alert! 🚨 New edition of our #UNGA #FirstCommittee briefing book provides background information and recommendations from civil society coalitions to government delegations. Check it out and get ready for disarmament action in October!
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Cluster Munition Monitor 2025 is out!

Check out the report: bit.ly/CMMonitor2025

@banclusterbombs.bsky.social @hrw.org @hi-advocacy.bsky.social @minesactioncan.bsky.social

I have written and deleted a lot of posts but I keep thinking about how the brutal assassination of Minnesota State senator Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark, and their beloved dog Gilbert in June did not prompt this same level of calls for empathy, sympathy, and flags at half-mast.

In its recent meeting, the Group of Governmental Experts on autonomous weapons discussed elements for a possible treaty, but states need to now advance to negotiations to safeguard humanity. Learn more in our latest report! 📰: reachingcriticalwill.org/images/docum...

@stopkillerrobots.bsky.social