Elise Rowan

You can't hug your kids with nuclear arms.

[Elise Rowan @elisemrowan]

Editor’s note: This post has been edited to note that the employee is a Swiftie.

[NTI @NTI_WMD]

"Things seem impossible until they happen. Who could ever have imagined in 1982 that we would get rid of 80% of the nuclear weapons that we had?"

NTI's Elizabeth Smith spoke with Elise Rowan about what drew her to NTI and what motivates her to continue this work, even when progress seems slow. Read the full interview. ⤵️
https://t.co/21UMhqbQEQ

[NTI @NTI_WMD]

Anybody going to #NUKECON a morning person? If so, you should come to our side event tomorrow at 7:45. Set your alarm!

[NTI @NTI_WMD]

Feeling confident.

[Elise Rowan @elisemrowan]

On this day 79 years ago a nuclear weapon was used, hopefully for the last time, in Nagasaki. I will work like hell to stop another from ever being used again—for my own kids and kids around the world. A safer future is in our hands #CranesForOurFuture https://t.co/uRFhrKhr1Q

[Elise Rowan @elisemrowan]

Can you spot the cranes?

This year, all I could get was a kiddo crane pic like this, which showcases all the messiness and chaos of having small children. But it’s also kind of perfect. Every year, #CranesForOurFuture gives me the opportunity to reflect. A🧵

[Elise Rowan @elisemrowan]

As long as nukes exist, we're putting our kids at risk—in their messy playrooms, on their way to school, or wherever they are. Kids don't care about power or posturing. We owe it to them to keep them safe, lean into hope, claim our power, and build something BETTER

[Elise Rowan @elisemrowan]

Where’s the lie?

Also, it’s always a W when you get to make bracelets in a work meeting

[NTI @NTI_WMD]

#TTPD

[Elise Rowan @elisemrowan]

Been a little busy with two of my great loves: campaigning against nukes 🤝 awards shows #Oscars #Oppenheimer

[NTI @NTI_WMD]

Happy #Oscars week! We're live with a new campaign and a simple message: #Oppenheimer is history, but nuclear weapons are not. With billboards and posters across LA, an open letter from top actors and artists, and more coming, let's #MakeNukesHistory https://t.co/rpf10Qw8pZ

[Better Future Families @betterfuturefam]

Are you committed to raising socially conscious kids but not quite sure how to do it or where to start? We're looking for families to beta test a fun activity to help your family create an annual changemaking action plan https://t.co/cOsEsYfsRe

[NTI @NTI_WMD]

Know the signs.

[NTI @NTI_WMD]

Our official annual report will come out next year. But the end of the year has us in a reflective mood.

Bottom line: plenty of work left to build a safer world; we also had fun online.

[Elise Rowan @elisemrowan]

Listening to @taylorswift13 ✅
Playing in Canva ✅
Riffing with the best colleagues ✅
Best job? ✅

You thought 1989 was about Harry & Katy? Nope, it’s about arms control.

[NTI @NTI_WMD]

Arms Control (Taylor’s Version)

[Elise Rowan @elisemrowan]

@maryofulham it's the last week we get to listen to 1989 (scooter's version)

[atrophy wife @ivadixit]

Oppenheimer is basically a coming-of-age movie about a middle aged man having the same emotional realizations about shame and his own powerlessness as an average 13-year-old girl.
https://t.co/VBPyIuX02H

[NTI @NTI_WMD]

woof.

[Zack Bornstein @ZackBornstein]

Truly legendary run

[Dr. Jeffrey Lewis @ArmsControlWonk]

It’s hard to fold cranes in 2023 when the world looks so bleak. But I suppose that’s exactly when we should do it — if for no other reason than to remember that nuclear deterrence has always been a temporary solution until we work out a better way. #CranesForOurFuture.

[Hiroshima Organization for Global Peace (HOPe) @PHiroshimapref]

Today is the last day of #CranesForOurFuture campaign.
Waiting for your participation.
https://t.co/J0W6e9KzWQ