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Nuclear Abolition Week 2013

On 6–13 July 2013 Nuclear Abolition Week kicks off with activities across the world for a ban on nuclear weapons.

Many of us are scared about the heightened tension in the conflict on the Korean peninsula. A way to deal

Aim: to use art to engage members of the public in discussions about how to achieve a nuclear weapons ban

Aim: to persuade your local member of parliament to support global efforts to ban nuclear weapons

Aim: to persuade your bank, pension fund or insurance company to divest from nuclear weapons producers

Aim: to persuade your local mayor and other council officials to join in efforts to achieve a global ban on nuclear weapons

Aim: to make a newspaper editor think that your opinion article about a treaty banning nuclear weapons is worth publishing

Aim: to persuade a journalist to report on ICAN’s efforts to achieve a treaty banning nuclear weapons

Aim: to provoke a foreign policy decision maker to tweet his or her view on a treaty banning nuclear weapons

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

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

Ban Ki-moon UN Secretary-Gen.
“We can do it together. With your help, our voice will be made still stronger. Imagine peace.”

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

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

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

Herbie Hancock Jazz musician
“I am proud to support the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.”

Hans Blix Weapons inspector
“I can imagine a world without nuclear weapons, and I support ICAN.”

Dalai Lama Nobel laureate