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Australian students call for ban

4 February 2013

Students from Gisborne, Australia, today delivered 2,000 hand-folded Japanese paper cranes to Senator Jan McLucas, parliamentary secretary to Australian prime minister Julia Gillard. Half were folded by students from Hiroshima; the rest were folded by students from Gisborne, several of whom visited Hiroshima last October.

Bundles of 1,000 cranes – symbolizing support for nuclear disarmament – will be delivered to every president and prime minister worldwide as part of an ICAN project. Our campaign is urging governments to begin negotiations in 2013 on a global treaty banning nuclear weapons.

More than 140,000 paper cranes have already been delivered to leaders worldwide, and messages of support have been received from the presidents of Afghanistan, Cyprus, Greece, Kazakhstan, the Marshall Islands, Mozambique, Slovenia, Switzerland, Tunisia and Vanuatu, as well as the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

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Students at Gisborne Secondary College deliver the paper cranes to Senator Jan McLucas.

 

Senator Jan McLucas (right) hands the paper cranes to Prime Minister Julia Gillard (centre).
 



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The Facts

  • sheen

    “There is no way you can use even one nuclear weapon without becoming a victim yourself.”

    Martin Sheen Actor and activist

  • bankimoon

    “I salute ICAN for working with such commitment and creativity in pursuit of a nuclear-weapon-free world.”

    Ban Ki-moon UN Secretary-Gen.

  • yokoono

    “We can do it together. With your help, our voice will be made still stronger. Imagine peace.”

    Yoko Ono Artist

  • jodywilliams

    “Governments say that a nuclear weapons ban is unlikely. Don’t believe it. They told us the same thing about a mine ban treaty.”

    Jody Williams Nobel laureate

  • ianchappell

    “I support the work of ICAN. In what sort of world do we want our young ones to grow up?”

    Ian Chappell Cricketer

  • desmondtutu

    “With your support, we can take ICAN its full distance – all the way to zero nuclear weapons.”

    Desmond Tutu Nobel laureate

  • herbiehancock

    “Because I cannot tolerate these appalling weapons, I whole-heartedly support ICAN.”

    Herbie Hancock Jazz musician

  • hansblix

    “I am proud to support the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.”

    Hans Blix Weapons inspector

  • dalailama

    “I can imagine a world without nuclear weapons, and I support ICAN.”

    Dalai Lama Nobel laureate


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