2016 Participant Choate Rosemary Hall High School
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“Participating in CIF was an invaluable experience, especially as it enabled me to meet and talk to other young people that were just as passionate about nonproliferation and disarmament, and more largely, about crafting a safe, inclusive world, as I was. I made lifelong friends from all over the United States, as well as Japan and Russia.”
2019 Participant, Dr. Olga Mohan High School
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“I am grateful for the experiences CIF provided me because now that I am at my university, I am definitely prepared for the rigor of coursework and the dedication it takes to conduct research.”
2017 Participant, Dr. Olga Mohan High School
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“Since I participated in CIF, I have worked with teachers and students to foster productive discussions about disarmament, which has given me the knowledge and confidence to challenge the nuclear weapons status quo…. Last but not least, my CIF involvement has taught me one thing that stands above all: how valuable an education is for a Latina.”
Lucia Madero
2015 Participant, Choate Rosemary Hall
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“I would not be where I am without CIF, nor would I feel so strongly about issues that have become central to my life and my beliefs. I look forward to a world free of nuclear weapons, convinced that it is a real possibility if we fight together.”
Galina Salnikova
2016 Participant, School No. 164 / Zelenogorsk
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“My journey in the world of nuclear disarmament couldn’t have started without the first step – my participation in the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies Critical Issues Forum 2016 (CIF 2016)… This story is about a girl from a small Russian town becoming a global citizen. Everything is possible, no matter who you are or where you live. I want to encourage you to take the first step fearlessly and perceive what you are passionate about.”
Kimberly Nunez
2016 Participant, Doctor Olga Mohan High School
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“I was beyond grateful for the CIF program for giving me the opportunity to be in a panel discussion with the Under-Secretary General of the United Nations. From there, I realized the importance of advocating for nuclear nonproliferation and extend this mission in my college education. This experience made me feel a sense of obligation that I must reform international policy and become proactively involved in foreign relations in my career.”
Cristopher Cruz
2017 Participant, Doctor Olga Mohan High School
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“I am forever grateful for the existence of this program for I have met many wonderful people, both young and old. I still cherish the friendships and connections I have forged and can only stress the importance and impact this program has had on my life; I’d like to give back to it if I can. I am the youth of today, but one day I will no longer be, and I just hope that I have laid some groundwork for others to follow suit and/or improve to make progress toward a more peaceful and secure world free of nuclear weapons.“
Arashu Onodera
2017 Participant, Soka Senior High School
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“Graduating from my high school, I chose international relations as my major, in order to pursue the way of nuclear disarmament from an academic standpoint. Thanks to the opportunity given by the CIF, I started to desire the abolition of nuclear weapons, and also became interested in the academic approach. This is why I can say, CIF experience has greatly helped me to set my mission in the university.”
