Mimi Hall
Vice President, Communications
Cranes For Our Future
The power to craft a safer future is in our hands.
Challenge
The threat of nuclear catastrophe is higher than at any time since the Cold War, but leaders aren’t prioritizing disarmament.
Action
Commemorate the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki through the world’s largest digital demonstration for a world without nuclear weapons.
Results
A clear message to leaders that there is growing support for nuclear disarmament.
Since 2021, NTI has partnered with the Hiroshima and Nagasaki prefectures and the Hiroshima Organization for Global Peace to organize #CranesForOurFuture, an annual campaign that is now the world’s largest digital demonstration of support for a world without nuclear weapons.
The campaign, which takes place every August to mark the 1945 atomic bombings of Japan, has included prominent global security leaders like UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi, and U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel; cultural influencers like Michael Douglas, Julianne Moore, Yoko Ono, and Paris Jackson; members of Congress; Tik Tokers; artists; activists; faith groups; and youth organizations. The campaign also has featured cultural components, ranging from a Manga mural plastered on hundreds of walls across New York City and Washington, DC to a custom “Cranes Fashion” collection featuring pieces from designers using the shape and symbolism of the origami crane.
2024
NTI Statement on Nihon Hidankyo Winning the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize
With great determination and grace, the survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have dedicated their lives to ensuring that they remain the only people on the earth to ever experience the horrors of nuclear weapons used in war.
Global Action for a World Without Nuclear Weapons Marks 79 Years Since Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombings
The fourth annual #CranesForOurFuture Campaign takes flight with entertainers, prominent organizations, and public figures sharing paper cranes on social media.
Cranes, but make it fashion
New York-based designer Olivia Cheng discusses the intersection of fashion and activism for a world without nuclear weapons in a new blog post that dives deep on her creation for #CranesForOurFuture and what the origami crane means to her.
#CranesForOurFuture Takes Flight August 6-9
This August 6–9 join us for the fourth annual #CranesForOurFuture campaign, the world’s largest and most visible demonstration of support for a world without nuclear weapons.
2023
5 Ways to Participate in #CranesForOurFuture
From Yoko Ono to the United Nations Secretary General, from members of Congress to a group of nuns in Ohio, the 2022 #CranesForOurFuture campaign brought together a diverse group of people and institutions to call for a future without nuclear weapons. Together, we reached over 20 million people. This year we hope to reach even more.
#CranesForOurFuture: Ukrainian Artist Eugenia Zoloto on Finding Hope during War
Eugenia Zoloto is a Ukrainian artist who specializes in paper cutting, collages, and illustrations, in addition to working with oil paints and mixed mediums. She lives in Kyiv with her husband and two children and is participating in the 2023 #CranesForOurFuture campaign by contributing a beautiful floral sculpture featuring an origami crane.
#CranesForOurFuture Takes Flight August 4-9
NTI announces its third annual campaign to mark the anniversaries of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and create a shared moment where people come together to show their support for a world without nuclear weapons.
2022
#CranesForOurFuture Delivers Message of Hope for a World Without Nuclear Weapons
Thousands of people around the world, from celebrities and artists to citizens and global security leaders, joined the second annual #CranesForOurFuture campaign from Aug. 5-9 to share a message of hope about a future without nuclear weapons.
Sculpting a Safer World: Paper Artist Jeff Nishinaka on His Art and Connection to #CranesForOurFuture
Paper artist Jeff Nishinaka discusses his art and the #CranesForOurFuture campaign.
#CranesForOurFuture: What Does a World Without Nuclear Weapons Mean to You?
Join us Aug. 5-9 in sharing images of folded cranes on social media with the hashtag #CranesForOurFuture and your answer to the central question: What does a world without nuclear weapons mean to you?
Hiroshima Governor Announces Kickoff of 2022 #CranesForOurFuture Campaign
NTI is again partnering with the Hiroshima Organization for Global Peace (HOPe) and the Prefectures of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to mark the August 6 and 9 anniversaries of the atomic bombings and demonstrate growing public support for a world without nuclear weapons.
2021
NTI Launches #CranesForOurFuture in Partnership with Hiroshima and Nagasaki
#CranesForOurFuture is a campaign to spread a worldwide message of hope for a future without nuclear weapons.