August 6, 2010
On the 65th anniversaries of the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki – which claimed more than 210,000 lives by the end of 1945 – ICAN launched an urgent appeal to the leaders of nuclear-armed nations to ban nuclear weapons. We collected video “pleas” from people around the world calling for the prompt start to negotiations. You can view the messages at www.millionpleas.com and upload your own.
“If Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr were alive today, they would be part of ICAN.”
“I salute ICAN for working with such commitment and creativity.”
“We can do it together. With your help, our voice will be made still stronger. Imagine peace.”
“Governments say a nuclear weapons ban is unlikely. Don’t believe it. They said the same about a mine ban treaty.”
“With your support, we can take ICAN its full distance – all the way to zero nuclear weapons.”
“Because I cannot tolerate these appalling weapons, I whole-heartedly support ICAN.”
“I am proud to support the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.”
“I can imagine a world without nuclear weapons, and I support ICAN.”
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