Dr Reb Eleanor Johnson

Dr Reb Eleanor Johnson is a feminist, environmental and peace activist, director of Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy and founding president of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN, 2017 Nobel Peace Laureate). She lived five years at Greenham Women's Peace Camp (1980s), was imprisoned for nonviolently campaigning against apartheid and nuclear weapons, organised feminist-humanitarian campaigns opposing wars and violence against women, and strategised for humanitarian disarmament and peace-building with governments and civil society, including the UN's 2017 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Publications include Disarmament Diplomacy, Unfinished Business, Trident and International Law: see www.acronym.org.uk and OpenDemocracy.