Think outside the bomb
In this inspiring video, children in Melbourne, Australia, “disarm” nuclear bombs by transforming them into something peaceful. Let’s think outside
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Our future, our choice
This video was launched in Oslo in March 2013, where more than 500 people from 70 countries gathered to build momentum for a nuclear weapons ban
100 ‘small’ nuclear bombs
The Israeli Disarmament Movement produced this video questioning the Israeli government's decision not to take part in the Oslo conference on the impact of nuclear weapons
Oslo meetings 2013
More than 500 campaigners from 70 countries gathered in Oslo, Norway, in March 2013 for the ICAN Civil Society Forum. The goal: to ramp up efforts to ban nuclear weapons
Hope and horror
This video describes the catastrophic effects of nuclear weapons, and provides hope that they can be outlawed and eliminated
Thousand reasons
Thousand Reasons is a project of the WMD Awareness Programme, a UK organization that informs debate about nuclear weapons
Medical imperative to disarm
Dr Ira Helfand, co-president of IPPNW, explains the medical and environmental consequences of the use of nuclear weapons, and calls for their elimination
10 seconds is all it takes (Arabic)
Ten seconds is all it takes to create a humanitarian catastrophe. This video by ICAN's campaigners in the Middle East asks: What will you do to help ban nuclear weapons
Human Rights Day vigil
To mark Human Rights Day in 2012, ICAN organized a vigil at which campaigners created a giant ICAN logo using lanterns
ICAN meeting Hiroshima 2012
More than 100 campaigners from 30 countries took part in an ICAN campaign meeting in Hiroshima in August 2012, focusing on the humanitarian imperative to disarm
The Facts
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“There is no way you can use even one nuclear weapon without becoming a victim yourself.”
Martin Sheen Actor and activist
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“I salute ICAN for working with such commitment and creativity in pursuit of a nuclear-weapon-free world.”
Ban Ki-moon UN Secretary-Gen.
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“We can do it together. With your help, our voice will be made still stronger. Imagine peace.”
Yoko Ono Artist
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“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
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“I support the work of ICAN. In what sort of world do we want our young ones to grow up?”
Ian Chappell Cricketer
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“With your support, we can take ICAN its full distance – all the way to zero nuclear weapons.”
Desmond Tutu Nobel laureate
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“Because I cannot tolerate these appalling weapons, I whole-heartedly support ICAN.”
Herbie Hancock Jazz musician
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“I am proud to support the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.”
Hans Blix Weapons inspector
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“I can imagine a world without nuclear weapons, and I support ICAN.”
Dalai Lama Nobel laureate
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