Ray Acheson
Director, Reaching Critical Will, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
twitter: @achesonray
email: ray [at] reachingcriticalwill [dot] org
phone: (212) 682 1265
Director, Reaching Critical Will, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
twitter: @achesonray
email: ray [at] reachingcriticalwill [dot] org
phone: (212) 682 1265
drones | Arms Trade Treaty | killer robots | small arms and light weapons
Ray Acheson is the Director of Reaching Critical Will. She provides analysis, research, and advocacy across a range of disarmament and arms control issues. Ray leads WILPF’s work on stigmatising war and violence, including by campaigning for a nuclear weapon ban treaty and challenging the arms trade and the use of explosive weapons and armed drones. Acheson has an Honours BA in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Toronto and an MA in Politics from The New School for Social Research. Ray previously worked for the Institute for Defense and Disarmament Studies.
Ray Acheson is the Director of Reaching Critical Will. She provides analysis, research, and advocacy across a range of disarmament and arms control issues. Ray leads WILPF’s work on stigmatising war and violence, including by campaigning for a nuclear weapon ban treaty and challenging the arms trade and the use of explosive weapons and armed drones. Acheson has an Honours BA in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Toronto and an MA in Politics from The New School for Social Research. Ray previously worked for the Institute for Defense and Disarmament Studies.
Recent Publications:
Ray Acheson is main author for a week of daily updates from the CCW conversation on lethal autonomous weapons in Reaching Critical Will's CCW Report, week of Nov 13
First Committee Monitor, volumes I, II, III, IV, V, Final Oct 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Nov 6.
"The humanitarian impact of drones" (editor), Reaching Critical Will, Oct 2017.
"News in brief," Reaching Critical Will's ATT Monitor, Vol. 10, No. 6, Sept 18.
"Gaslighting and mansplaining at CSP3," Reaching Critical Will's ATT Monitor, Vol. 10, No. 5, Sept 15.
"News in Brief," Reaching Critical Will's ATT Monitor, Vol. 10, No. 4, Sept 14.
"Bringing the arms fair to the arms treaty," Reaching Critical Will's ATT Monitor, Vol. 10, No. 3, Sept 13.
"News in Brief," Reaching Critical Will's ATT Monitor, Vol. 10, No. 2, Sept 12.
"Confronting explosive violence with the Arms Trade Treaty," Reaching Critical Will's ATT Monitor, Vol. 10, No. 1, Sept 11.
"First Committee briefing book 2017," Reaching Critical Will, Sept 2017.
First Committee Monitor, volumes I, II, III, IV, V, Final Oct 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Nov 6.
"The humanitarian impact of drones" (editor), Reaching Critical Will, Oct 2017.
"News in brief," Reaching Critical Will's ATT Monitor, Vol. 10, No. 6, Sept 18.
"Gaslighting and mansplaining at CSP3," Reaching Critical Will's ATT Monitor, Vol. 10, No. 5, Sept 15.
"News in Brief," Reaching Critical Will's ATT Monitor, Vol. 10, No. 4, Sept 14.
"Bringing the arms fair to the arms treaty," Reaching Critical Will's ATT Monitor, Vol. 10, No. 3, Sept 13.
"News in Brief," Reaching Critical Will's ATT Monitor, Vol. 10, No. 2, Sept 12.
"Confronting explosive violence with the Arms Trade Treaty," Reaching Critical Will's ATT Monitor, Vol. 10, No. 1, Sept 11.
"First Committee briefing book 2017," Reaching Critical Will, Sept 2017.