Seventy-nine years after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, wars are raging in two regions of the world with nuclear weapons, a new arms race is underway, and rapidly evolving technologies are adding risks to an already fragile system that hinges on the threat of mass destruction. Today’s headlines are a powerful reminder that one mistake, miscalculation, or deliberate act could lead to a nuclear detonation that would change everything.
This August 6–9, NTI is again partnering with the Hiroshima Organization for Global Peace (HOPe) and the prefectures of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on the fourth annual #CranesForOurFuture campaign, the world’s largest and most visible demonstration of support for a world without nuclear weapons.
The campaign comes at a dangerous moment. This year, as half the world heads to the ballot box, it is important to consider that the leaders we elect will either double down on a dangerous arms race or pull us back from the brink. Together, we can demand they reduce nuclear risks and bring us closer to a future where nuclear weapons have no place.
Last year, artists and entertainment leaders Julianne Moore, Michael Douglas, Harry Hamlin and Lisa Rinna, Yoko Ono, and George Takei, leading United Nations officials, the U.S. Ambassador to Japan, U.S. State Department agencies, members of Congress, and many more organizations, families, and young people joined the campaign and reached millions of people.
With #CranesForOurFuture, people around the world can transform the dark anniversaries of the atomic bombings of Japan into a global expression of hope.
Join the campaign
Between August 6–9, post a picture of a paper crane or a graphic from our toolkit with the hashtag #CranesForOurFuture on social media along with your personal message of why leaders must champion a future free of nuclear weapons. In previous years:
No matter how you participate, what matters is that we make clear to our leaders that there is a supermajority of support for a world without nuclear weapons.
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