Nuclear Abolition Day: Saturday, June 25, 2011

[bananas]

Instructions for folding paper cranes etc are at http://www.nuclearabolition.org/

http://washingtonpeacecenter.net/node/5315

Nuclear Abolition Day
Submitted by bking on Tue, 06/07/2011 - 11:06am
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Date: Saturday, June 25, 2011 - 12:00am - Sunday, June 26, 2011 - 12:00am
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The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) sponsors a global day of action to call for a treaty to outlaw and eliminate nuclear weapons.

On June 25, leaders from the US, Russia, the UK, France and China are meeting in Paris to discuss their nuclear arsenals. Thousands of people around the world will take part in actions to build support for negotiations on a treaty that will ban all nuclear weapons. There are still 20,000 weapons in the world today. A single bomb is powerful enough to obliterate an entire city, killing millions in an instant. Abolishing nuclear weapons is the only guarentee they will never be used again.

Here are 10 ways you can support the effort. For an interactive version of this list with links, video and more, visit the Nuclear Abolition Day website at http://www.nuclearabolition.org/. Planning an action in DC, Virginia or Maryland? Let us know! Email info(at)washingtonpeacecenter.org

ACTION 1: Organize a flash mob
Time required: 3 hours
Flash mobs are an effective way to capture people's attention and raise awareness. On 25 June groups will assemble in public spaces and simulate a nuclear disaster by suddenly falling to the ground. They will carry radiation signs to make their purpose clear.

ACTION 2: Email the P5 leaders
Time required: 30 minutes
The leaders of the P5 nations – the US, Russia, Britain, France and China – will meet in Paris from 29 to 30 June 2011 to discuss nuclear security. We must send a loud and clear message to them: a treaty to outlaw and eliminate all nuclear weapons is urgently needed.

ACTION 3: Collect 50 video 'pleas'
Estimated time: 3 hours
Collect video "pleas" for a nuclear-weapon-free world. All you need is a video camera, a laptop computer with a built-in camera or a mobile phone with a built-in camera. Our aim is to create the world longest video message urging world leaders to abolish all nuclear weapons.

ACTION 4: Write to your mayor
Time required: 15 minutes
The mayors of more than 4700 cities in 150 countries have joined the Mayors for Peace network calling for the complete elimination of nuclear weapons by 2020. Is your mayor one of them? Help us to build the network to over 5000 cities representing one billion people.

ACTION 5: Write to your politicians
Time required: 15 minutes
On 25 June, write to your elected representatives urging them to join the global network of Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament and to take concrete steps to advance a nuclear weapons convention. Help put disarmament on the political agenda.

ACTION 6: Tweet for nuclear abolition
Time required: 10 minutes
On 25 June – the ICAN-initiated global day of action for nuclear abolition – tweet “Get rid of nuclear weapons” on these pages: @whitehouse @elysee @deardowningst @washingtonpost @reuters @huffingtonpost @nytimes @maddow mentioning #ICANact

ACTION 7: Change your profile pic
Time required: 10 minutes
On 25 June upload a Facebook profile picture of you holding a sign reading “Abolish Nuclear Weapons”, or any other slogan calling for a nuclear-weapon-free world. Then tell your Facebook friends why you believe abolishing nuclear weapons is an urgent necessity.

ACTION 8: Fold paper cranes
Time required: 5 minutes per crane
Japanese paper cranes symbolize the will of the world's people to achieve nuclear disarmament. One 25 June, people of all ages will fold paper cranes and send them to political leaders urging them to commence negotiations on a treaty to outlaw and eliminate all nuclear weapons.

ACTION 9: Hold a protest
Time required: 2 hours
On 25 June, groups will non-violently blockade nuclear weapons bases, as well as leaflet nearby houses. Others will protest outside the embassies of nuclear-armed countries and call for negotiations on a treaty to outlaw and eliminate all nuclear weapons.

ACTION 10: Host a film screening
Time required: 3 hours
June 25 is a perfect occasion for holding an anti-nuclear film screening. There are a number of great new films available, such as Beating the Bomb, which can be screened free of charge. You could even use the event as your own fundraiser.

[kristopher]

1. How about an economic boycott of Toshiba?

They are putting their nuclear dept into a standby mode and are going to focus on profits from consumer electronics until the public reaction to Fukushima recedes. I'm of the opinion that it is an excellent time to send the message to them that their quest for profits from technology with the downside potential that goes with nuclear is unacceptable.

[bananas]

2. That's something to consider.

What would end the boycott?

[kristopher]

3. Divestment of their nuclear division.

Hitachi and Mitsubishi are not as vulnerable IMO.