Eva Nordland

Overview

Eva Nordland (née Bauge) born Bærum, Akershus, Norway January 3, 1921 (d. 2012). Norwegian peace activist, author; professor of psychology and education; headed Norwegian Peace Association 1986-2003; co-founded No to Nuclear Weapons Oct. 1979, and Women for Peace 1980; led first European Peace March against nuclear weapons Copenhagen to Paris 1981.

Quotations

On the European Peace March: “[T]oday's great drama, the fight against nuclear weapons: Nuclear weapons can destroy the planet, is in the process of doing so; the storage and accumulation of inventories are threats. It is a march for our children and grandchildren and grandchildren.” (Else Skjønberg, "The women's peace movement in the eighties"; photo nrk.no)