The 6th General Conference of Mayors for Peace
Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombings

Agenda Items for General Conference

1.

Agenda Item 1: Election of executive cities ・・・・・・・・・・・・ 1

2.

Agenda Item 2: Next steps in the Mayors for Peace Campaign・・・・ 2（Reference Material）
Appendices 1: Covenant of the Mayors for Peace
Appendices 2: Activity report after the 5th General Conference in 2001
Appendices 3: Figures on Mayors for Peace Membership

Agenda Item 1

Election of Executive Cities（Proposal）
1.

Candidates of Executive Cities
President:
Mayor of Hiroshima (Japan)
Vice President: Mayor of Nagasaki (Japan)
Lord Mayor of Hannover (Germany)
Mayor of Malakoff (France)
Lord Mayor of Manchester (U.K.)
Councilor of Muntinlupa (Philippines)
Mayor of Volgograd (Russia)
Mayor of Akron (U.S.)
Mayor of Christchurch (New Zealand)
Mayor of Florence (Italy)
Mayor of Laakdal (Belgium)
Total: 11 Executives

2.

Reference
Covenant of the Mayors for Peace (Excerpt)
Chapter III Executive Officials
Executive Officials
ARTICLE 4
1. Executive Officials of the Organization shall consist of: one President; anappropriate number of Vice-Presidents and Executive Members.
2. The President and the Vice-President shall be elected by Solidarity Cities.
3. The President shall supervise and represent the Organization, and shall chair
the Conference.
4. The Vice-President shall assist the President. In case of the inability of the
President to carry out the duties of the office, the Vice-president shall fulfill
the duties of the President.
5. The Executive Members shall be appointed from Solidarity Cities by the
President with regional conditions taken into consideration.
6. The Executive Members shall assist the President and the Vice-President andshall act for the smooth management of the Organization.
Term of Office
ARTICLE 5
1. The term of office of the Executive Officials shall be until such time that new
Executive Officials are elected at a succeeding General Conference. Eachoffice shall be open to reelection.
2. Whatever the stipulations of previous clauses, if a member-city mayor holding
an elected office resigns or retires his or her mayoralty, the succeeding mayor
shall assume said office. In such case, the succeeding officer’s term shall last
as long as the original term of the retiring or resigning officer.

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Next Steps in the Mayors for Peace Campaign
１ Future Activities
Because the NPT Review Conference produced no concrete results leading toward the abolition of
nuclear weapons, Mayors for Peace is required to move to Step 4 of its Emergency Campaign to Ban
Nuclear Weapons. Here we will set forth our proposal for a set of activities that will press for a nuclear
weapons convention concluded by 2010 and the total elimination of nuclear weapons by 2020.
(1)To generate a global groundswell of demand for the abolition of nuclear weapons, we will declare
August 6 this year until August 9 next year to be a Year of Inheritance, Awakening, and Commitment.
What follows is a brief description of major events and projects proposed for this year accompanied
by a rough budget estimate. For more information on these items, please refer to the handout entitled2020 Vision, Emergency Campaign to Ban Nuclear Weapons.
EventsEstimated budget①Local actions to mark UN Day, Disarmament Week

$2,000Oct. 24 is UN Day, followed by Disarmament Week. We will callon cities around the world to mark these periods with local public
events for education and outreach.
② World Urban Forum/ World Peace Forum in Vancouver$12,000

Mayors for Peace should have a major presence at the World
Urban Forum and World Peace Forum in Vancouver, June
③ICJ Opinion 10th Anniversary/Month of Action$16,000

To commemorate the 10 anniversary of the International Court of* participating cities will pay

Justice advisory opinion, we will work with NGOs and The

their own travel

Hague to hold a major peace rally, which will include displaying
the Wall to Protect International Law. We will also call on
member cities to hold symposiums to educate the public about
the ICJ opinion.
Projects①The Jump-Start Disarmament project$13,000

Prior to and during the UN First Committee meeting in October
this year, we intend to lobby hard for a special committee tobegin concrete negotiations toward a nuclear-weapon-free world.
Our campaign manager will be in New York in Oct-Nov for thispurpose.
②Ask the People Project$3,000We will work with media organizations to encourage public
opinion polls in nuclear-weapon and nuclear-capable countries todemonstrate that abolitionists are the global majority.

- 2 -③Mega-port, Mega-impact Project$3,000Rand Corporation has produced a study revealing the devastating
global economic impact of a terrorist nuclear attack on Long
Beach, California, one of the world’s two dozen mega-ports. We
will encourage complementary studies in Europe and East Asia,and publicize the conclusions.
④ Participation in Int’l, Regional and Local Conferences$2,000This year, we have been invited to the International Local
Authorities Peace Conference to be held Sept. 25-28 in Nevsehir,Turkey. Our campaign manager will attend and hold a workshop
and exhibition.
⑤ Advisory Committee, Developing Ties and Outreach$45,000

To reinforce our ability to communicate with members and allies,
we will create an advisory committee of key members, NGO
representatives, and other experts will be assembled to help guidethe campaign and hire 1) an experienced, talented web designer
to work at least part time and 2) a full time database andcommunications manager.
⑥ Educational projects$13,000

To help communicate the spirit of Hiroshima to future
generations, we will ask member cities to help promote ourA-bomb Account Reading project and our campaign to get
Hiroshima-Nagasaki Peace Study Courses established inuniversities around the world. We will be producing anddistributing materials for these projects.
⑦ Fundraising projects$50,000

To approach foundations for grants, we will hire a professional
grant writer. In addition, we will work with key members or
national chapters of Mayors for Peace to implement joint
fundraising projects.
⑧ Strengthening secretariat and overseas office functions$383,000

In addition to normal secretariat operations, we have hired aninternational campaign manager, a US representative, and a UN
representative to improve communication and lobbying capacity
at the UN. Secretariat personnel will also be increased to manage
the increasing workload.
Total$542,000- 3 -(2) Midterm Planning
Projecting this budget for the four campaign years until the next General Conference, we anticipate
the following basic expenses, to be expanded as opportunities and funds allow.
Project

Estimated budget

August 2006 to August 2007
①General activities of the 2020 Vision Campaign$160,000

We assume at least a slight increase in expenses for lobbying at
the UN and implementing other events and projects.
② Mayors for Peace Executive Meeting$3,000We will need to hold our 7th Executive Meeting to plan for the 7th*participants pay own travel

General Conference and other activities pressing for a nuclear
weapons convention by 2010.
③ Management of Secretariat and International Offices$383,000

We assume the reinforced secretariat and international operations
will remain at least at the level of the previous year.
Subtotal$546,000

August 2007 to August 2008
①General activities of the 2020 Vision Campaign$180,000

We assume at least a slight increase in expenses for lobbying at
the UN and implementing other events and projects.
②Management of Secretariat and International Offices$383,000

We assume the reinforced secretariat and international operations
will remain at least at the level of the previous year.
Subtotal$563,000

August 2008 to August 2009
① General activities of the 2020 Vision Campaign$200,000

We assume at least a slight increase in expenses for lobbying at
the UN and implementing other events and projects.
② 7th General Conference of Mayors for Peace$500,000

The 7th General Conference will be held in Nagasaki and will
deliberate the campaign and other activities of Mayors for Peacefor the next four years.
③Management of Secretariat and International Offices$383,000

We assume the reinforced secretariat and international operations
will remain at least at the level of the previous year.
Subtotal$1,830,000

3 year total$2,132,200- 4 -２ Organizational Development
Mayors for Peace will identify leading cities or NGOs that can act as national secretariats and encouragethem to develop national chapters or networks, hold national meetings of member cities, and implement
other activities relevant to the situation in their respective countries. Initially, we will seek to form
networks in all countries with 10 or more Mayors for Peace members (18 countries). We will work withthe leaders of the national chapters to help them raise funds for their own activities and for theinternational campaign. The models for this stage of development are France, England, Germany,
Belgium and Norway.

３ Strengthening our financial baseAt this point, all expenses for operating the secretariat, holding Executive and General Conferences, andall travel expenses for the president (mayor of Hiroshima) and vice president (mayor of Nagasaki) are
paid by the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The current General Conference, for example, will cost
$500,000. Furthermore, the Mayoral Delegation to the NPT Conference last May cost Hiroshima andNagasaki $50,000, which was supplemented by an American peace organization Global Peacemakers
Association (GPA) and the assistance of many volunteers. To ensure that GPA and others will not have tobear an excessive burden in the future, and to conduct the Emergency Campaign as described above, wewill work as follows to obtain supplementary sources of funds. Failure to raise sufficient funds would
force a cutback in or elimination of the events and projects described above.
① Solicit contributions from member cities, NGOs , companies and individuals
Planning well in advance for major activities like the Mayoral Delegation to the NPT Review
Conference, we will seek assistance from member cities, NGOs, companies and individuals. We
intend to establish a fundraising partner in each country and work with them in an organized way toimplement joint fundraising activities. For example, in the US, Global Peacemakers Association, an
organization led by the Mayors for Peace US Representative, is leading the fundraising effort.
Projected revenue for the coming campaign year
Category

AmountContributions from members$100,000

Grants from foundations$30,000

Contributions from NGOs, companies andindividuals
Total fundraising target 2005-2006$50,000$180,000［Model project］
In the US, GPA is sponsoring a landmark anti-nuclear fundraising rock concert. All of the proceeds fromthis event will come to the Mayors for Peace Campaign. If this concert proves successful, we will use
some of the proceeds to sponsor similar events in major cities around the world.
②Increasing participant share of General Conference expenses
At this Conference, each participating city is asked to pay ¥10,000 per person (¥25,000 for Japanesecities). For the next conference, we intend to increase this fee to lighten the burden on the host city.
- 5 -COVENANT OF THE MAYORS FOR PEACE
In August, 1945, the first nuclear weapons ever used in human history
caused an indescribable catastrophe for the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Even now a number of A -bomb survivors are still suffering physically,
psychologically, and socially from various after -effects.
Nevertheless,nuclear weapons have not been abolished; they continue to threaten humanexistence.
Our goal is to maintain environments that enable citizens to leadsafe, cultural lives, and to contr ibute to the attainment of lasting world peace.
To this end, we pledge to make every effort to create an inter -city solidarity
transcending national boundaries and ideological differences in order toachieve the total abolition of nuclear weapons and aver t the recurrence of theHiroshima and Nagasaki tragedies.
We agree to the intent of the "Program to Promote Solidarity of Cities
towards the Total Abolition of Nuclear Weapons" proposed by Hiroshima andNagasaki.
Furthermore, we hope that the "World Conf erence of Mayors for
Peace through Inter -city Solidarity," which held its first session in August of
1985, shall become a permanent organization. Accordingly, we do hereby
establish an organization to be known as the "Mayors for Peace" .

CHAPTER IPURPOSES AND PRINCIPLES
Purposes
ARTICLE 1
The Purposes of the "Mayors for Peace" are to contribute to theattainment of lasting world peace by arousing concern among citizens of theworld for the total abolition of nuclear weapons through close solidarity
among all cities which agree to the "Program to Promote Solidarity of Cities
towards the Total Abolition of Nuclear Weapons" as well as by striving tosolve vital problems for the human race such as starvation and poverty, theplight of refugees, human rig hts abuses, and environmental degradation.
(Cities which agree to the "Program to Promote Solidarity of Cities towards
the Total Abolition of Nuclear Weapons" are hereinafter cited as solidarity
cities.)Purposes
ARTICLE 2
The Organization and solida rity cities, in pursuit of the Purposes statedin Article 1, shall act in accordance with the following Principles;(a) The Organization shall be based on friendship, goodwill, andrespect for the actual conditions of Solidarity Cities.
(b) The Organization shall devote itself to the total abolition of
nuclear weapons and the attainment of lasting world peace, and to
the solution of such problems as starvation, poverty, the plight of

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(c)

(d)

refugees, human rights abuses, and environmental degradation incooperatio n with the United Nations, a major peace -keeping
organization in the world.
Solidarity Cities shall work for the development of friendly
relationships and bonds of solidarity among cities on the basis ofmutual understanding and shall act in good faith for the attainmentof the Purposes in accordance with the present Covenant.
Solidarity Cities shall seek to increase global awareness of the"Spirit of Hiroshima and Nagasaki" by introducing and expanding
the idea of Inter-City Solidarity.

CHAPTER IIACTIVITIES
Details of the Activities
ARTICLE 3
The Organization, in pursuit of the Purposes stated in Article 1, shall be
engaged in the following activities;(a) To introduce and expand the idea of inter -city solidarity toworldwide cities.
(b) To make an appeal for the total abolition of nuclear weapons andgeneral and complete disarmament to related organizations such as
the United Nations.
(c) To coordinate the following activities promoted by Solidarity
Cities.
(i) Solidarity Cities shall hold gatherings and events devoted tothe cause of disarmament and peace, and/or to the solution ofsuch problems as starvation, poverty, the plight of refugees,
human rights abuses, and environmental degradation and shallsend copies of any statement, resolut ion, or proclamation,
associated with these events, to other Solidarity Cities.
(ii) Solidarity cities shall transmit messages advocating the total
abolition of nuclear weapons and general and complete
disarmament to the Secretary -General and the President of theGeneral Assembly of the United Nations during the United
Nations Disarmament Week.
In addition, copies of themessages shall be exchanged with other Solidarity Cities.
(iii) Solidarity Cities that sponsor workshops or meetings on peace,disarmament, and security issues, and/or the solution of suchproblems as starvation, poverty, the plight of refugees, humanrights abuses, and environmental degradation shall send
relevant pamphlets, books, and materials reporting theseresults to other Solidarity Cities.
(iv) Solidarity Cities that publish or obtain materials, brochures, orbooks related to peace, disarmament, and security issues,
and/or to the solution of such problems as starvation, poverty,
the plight of refugees, human rights abuses, and enviro nmental

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(d)

degradation shall bring them to the attention of other
Solidarity Cities.
(v) Bearing in mind the current international situation and theurgency and importance of nuclear disarmament, Solidarity
Cities shall hold photographic exhibitions which des cribe anddepict to citizens around the world the actual nature of thedevastations wreaked by the atomic bombs on Hiroshima andNagasaki.
(vi) The cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki shall cooperate byproviding necessary exhibition photographs and introduci ng
documentary films, slides, and books, that depict the disaster
caused by the atomic bombings.
To sponsor and organize events as may be necessary to achieve the
Purposes stated in the present Covenant.

CHAPTER III
EXECUTIVE OFFICIALS
Executive Officials
ARTICLE 4
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Executive Officials of the Organization shall consist of: one President;
an appropriate number of Vice -Presidents and Executive Members.
The President and the Vice -President shall be elected by Solidarity
Cities.
The President shall supervise and represent the Organization, and shallchair the Conference.
The Vice-President shall assist the President.
In case of the inabilityof the President to carry out the duties of the office, the Vice -President
shall fulfill the duties of the President.
The Executive Members shall be appointed from Solidarity Cities by the
President with regional conditions taken into consideration.
The Executive Members shall assist the President and the Vice -President
and shall act for the smooth management of the Organization.
Term of Office
ARTICLE 5

1.
2.

The term of office of the Executive Officials shall be until such timethat new Executive Officials are elected at a succeeding General
Conference. Each office shall be open to reelection.
Whatever the stipulations of previous clauses, if a member -city mayor
holding an elected office resigns or retires his or her mayoralty, thesucceeding mayor shall assume said office.
In such case, thesucceeding officer's term shall last as long as the original term of theretiring or resigning officer.

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CONFERENCE
General Conference andExecutive Conference
ARTICLE 6
The Organization shall hold a General Conference and an Executive
Conference.
General Conference
ARTICLE 7
1.
2.

The General Conference shall meet every four years in principle.
The General Conference shall be held to achieve the Purposes stated in
Article 1 and to decide and approve relevant questions.
Executive Conference
ARTICLE 8

1.
2.

The Executive Conference shall c onsist of the Executive Officials andshall meet when the occasion arises.
The Executive Conference shall be authorized to make emergency
decisions for the Organization in place of the General Conference withthe exception of electing the President and the Vice-President.
Convocation
ARTICLE 9

The General Conference or the Executive Conference shall be convokedby the President.
VotingARTICLE 10
1.

2.
3.

Each Solidarity City participating in the General Conference or the
Executive Conference shall have one vote.
In case of absence, each
Solidarity City may delegate its vote by proxy to another participating
city.
Decisions of the Conference on all questions shall be made by a simple
majority vote of participating cities.
In case of tie votes, the P resident
shall cast a deciding vote.
When circumstances render it impossible to hold a Conference,
decisions shall be made by votes conveyed in letters to the Secretariat
from Solidarity Cities.

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THE SECRETARIAT
Establishment of the Secret ariat
ARTICLE 11
The Secretariat shall be established in Hiroshima to operate theOrganization.
Secretariat Staff
ARTICLE 12
1.
2.

The Secretariat shall be comprised of a Secretary -General and support staff.
The Secretary -General and support -staff shall be appointed by the
President.

CHAPTER VI
SHARE OF EXPENSES
Expenses
ARTICLE 13
Expenses required to operate the Secretariat (ordinary expenditure) and
expenses required to hold the Conference (extraordinary expenditure) shall bedecided by the General Conference on the recommendation of the Executive
Conference.

CHAPTER VII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Amendments
ARTICLE 14
Amendments to the present Covenant shall come into force upon
adoption by a two-thirds majority of the participating cit ies at the General
Conference.
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Decisions required to operate the Secretariat, other than those stipulated
in the present Covenant, shall be made by the President.
Supplementary Provision
The Mayors of Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Berl in, Hannover, Como, Lusaka,
Sacramento, Vancouver and Volgograd shall assume responsibilities as
President and Vice -President respectively until a next session of the General
Conference is convened.

This covenant was executed on Novembe r 1, 1986.
Revised on October 16, 1991, effective the same day.
Revised on August 5,2001, effective the same day.

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Major Activities since the 5th General Conference (2001)
1. Emergency Campaign to Ban Nuclear Weapons
2003： Launch of Emergency Campaign
2004： - The European Parliament（February）、U.S. Conference of Mayors（June）、National Councilof Japan Nuclear Free Local Authorities（July）、and International Physicians for
the Prevention of Nuclear War（September）all adopted a resolution to support theCampaign- Participated in the NPT Review Conference Preparatory Committee Meeting （UNHeadquarters, NY; April）- Launched the Year of Remembrance and Action for a Nuclear Weapon-Free World（August）
2005： - The Japan Association of City Mayors（Japan, January）and the National Conferenceof Black Mayors（U.S., April）adopted a resolution to support the Campaign-Attended the World Social Forum and called for support of the Campaign（Porto Alegre,
Brazil, January）- Implemented the International Law Campaign at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum andNagasaki A-bomb Museum（January）- Participated in the NPT Review Conference（UN Headquarters NY：May）
2. Increase in member cities
At the time of the 5th General Conference： 102 countries and territoriesth

Joined after the 5 General Conference：

10 countries and territories

508 cities
572 citiesth

At the time of the 6 General Conference： 112 countries and territories 1,080 cities〔Countries and territories where member cities increased〕
Taiwan（1 city）、Nicaragua（1 city）、Senegal（1 city）、Northern Mariana Island（1 city）、
Cyprus（1 city）、Norway（49 cities）、Finland（1 city）、Albania（1 city）、Argentina（4cities）、Romania（1 city）〔countries where number of member cities rapidly increased〕
Belgium： Increased from 229 cities by 6 more cities, for a total of 235 cities

Germany： Increased from 103 cities by 74 more cities, for a total of 177 cities

Norway： Increased from 0 cities by 49 cities, for a total of 49 cities

Spain： Increased from 3 cities by 36 more cities, for a total of 39 cities

France： Increased from 35 cities by 34 more cities, for a total of 69 cities

America： Increased from 25 cities by 27 more cities, for a total of 72 cities

Italy： Increased from 30 cities by 27 more cities, for a total of 57 cities

England： Increased from 20 cities by 12 more cities, for a total of 32 cities

3. Increase in member cities in the official and suspected Nuclear Weapons States
2001：

9 cities

2002： 10 cities
2003： 17 cities
2004： 23 cities
2005： 35 cities（as of the end of July）（member cities in official and suspected Nuclear Weapons States：8 countries 221 cities）- 12 --

4. Implemented a support program to establish Hiroshima Nagasaki Peace Study Courses inuniversities around the world
2003：International Christian University（Japan）conducted a Hiroshima Nagasaki Seminar（April）
Waseda University（Japan）established a course（April）
Japan Studies Association (U.S.) held a workshop in Hiroshima（June）
Hiroshima University（Japan）established the course（October）
2004：Technische Fachhochschule Berlin/University of Applied Science Berlin (Germany)
established the course（April）
Kansei Gakuin University（Japan）established the course（April）
Meiji Gakuin University（Japan）established the course（April）
2005：DePaul University（U.S.）held the Hiroshima Seminar in the Study Abroad Program（June）
5. Sponsor Hiroshima-Nagasaki A-bomb exhibitions in member cities
2001： Oberlin (USA：September)、Volgograd (Russia：September)
2002： Wellington (New Zealand: May)、Ottawa (Canada：November)
2003： Atlanta (USA：September)、Coventry (England：October）
2004： Aubagne（France：September）
2005： Nantes（France：January）
Compton Community College（USA：March）
6. Developed and implemented measures to reflect the International Court of Justice advisory
opinions on a city level
2003：Collected information on legal precedents through inquiries to member cities andsupport from Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy
7. Transmission and sharing of peace information through updating the website
2002：Changed design of the website for easy browsing
2003：Created the pages for Peace Activities and Member City Directory
2004：Created the pages for the 2020 Vision Campaign and Hiroshima-Nagasaki Peace Study
Courses
2005：Changed website URL to http://mayorsforpeace.org/ for easy access.
8. Made protests against sub-critical nuclear tests
2001： Protested against a sub-critical nuclear test conducted by the U.S.（December）
2002： Protested against a sub-critical nuclear test jointly conducted by the U.K. and theU.S.（February）
Protested against sub-critical nuclear tests conducted by the U.S.（June、August、
September）
2003： Protested against a sub-critical nuclear test conducted by the U.S.（September）
2004： Protested against a sub-critical nuclear test conducted by the U.S.（May）
Protested against a series of sub-critical nuclear tests conducted during the year
by Russia（August）- 13 --

List of Major Activities since the 5th General Conference of Mayors for Peace

August 2001

○Held 5th World Conference of Mayors for Peace through Inter-city Solidarity（in Hiroshima City

and Nagasaki City, attended by 105 cities and 2 organizations in 28 countries）
Renamed The World Conference of Mayors for Peace through Inter-city Solidarity as “Mayors
for Peace”○Taipei City joined the conference, marking the first entry by Taiwan
September 2001 ○The A-bomb exhibition was held in Volgograd, Russia (Sept. 8th ~ Oct. 7th)
○The A-bomb exhibition was held in Oberlin, in the United States (Sept. 9th ~ 21th)
December 2001 ○Protested a subcritical nuclear test conducted by the United States○London (U.K.) joined the conference
February 2002

○Protested a subcritical nuclear test conducted by the United States and United Kingdom

March 2002

○Changes made in website contents (design changed for increased convenience of use)
○Paris (France) joined the conference

April 2002

○Leon joined the conference, marking the first entry by Nicaragua○Dakar joined the conference, marking the first entry by the Republic of Senegal

May 2002○The A-bomb exhibition was held In Wellington, New Zealand (May 1st ~ 12th)

June 2002○Protested a subcritical nuclear test conducted by the United States○The general conference of U.S. mayors called for the Mayors for peace

August 2002

○Protested a subcritical nuclear test conducted by the United States

September 2002 ○Protested a subcritical nuclear test conducted by the United States
November 2002 ○The A-bomb exhibition was held in Ottawa, Canada (Nov. 21st, 2002 ~ March 17th, 2003)
March 2003

○Urging them to avoid military attacks on Iraq, sends Statement to the United States, Iraq

and the United Nations○There were 50 American cities entered in the conference○Changes made in website contents (corner & directory established for introduction of peace

activities)○Information on judicial precedents regarding advisory judgment by the International Court ofJustice was gathered through member cities, and data was obtained on precedents of“Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy”
April 2003

○International Christian University（Japan）conducted a Hiroshima Nagasaki Seminar (local

studies were done in Hiroshima-Nagasaki Peace Study Courses)○Waseda University（Japan）established Hiroshima-Nagasaki Peace Study Courses
May 2003○Tinian & Agingan joined the conference, marking the first entry by the Northern Mariana

Islands
June 2003○Morfu joined the conference, marking the first entry by Cyprus○The Japan Studies Association (U.S.) held the “Hiroshima/Nagasaki Review” in Hiroshima

City (local studies by American researchers of the realities of exposure to the A-bomb)
September 2003 ○The A-bomb exhibition was held in Atlanta, in the United States (Sept. 15th ~ Nov. 15th)- 14 -

○Protested a subcritical nuclear test conducted by the United States
October 2003

○The A-bomb exhibition was held in Coventry, the United Kingdom (Oct. 3rd ~ 29th)○Hiroshima University（Japan）established Hiroshima-Nagasaki Peace Study Courses○Held the 6th Executive Conference of the Mayors for peace (in Manchester, the United

Kingdom)
November 2003 ○Launched “Emergency Campaign to Ban Nuclear Weapons”○Baler joined the conference, marking the first entry by Norway
February 2004

○Created the pages for “Emergency Campaign to Ban Nuclear Weapons”○European Parliament adopted a resolution to support “Emergency Campaign to Ban Nuclear
Weapons”.

March 2004

○Created the pages for Hiroshima-Nagasaki Peace Study Courses

April 2004

○Technische Fachhochschule Berlin/University of Applied Science Berlin (Germany) and
Kansei Gakuin University (Japan) established Hiroshima-Nagasaki Peace Study Courses○ Participated in the NPT Review Conference Preparatory Committee Meeting （ UN

Headquarters, NY）
May 2004○Protested a subcritical nuclear test conducted by the United States

June 2004○The general conference of U.S. mayors resolved to support the “Emergency Campaign to
Ban Nuclear Weapons”

July 2004○Mariehamn joined the conference, marking the first entry by Finland○The national convention of the Japan Nuclear Free Local Authorities resolved to support the“Emergency Campaign to Ban Nuclear Weapons”

August 2004

○Launched “Year of Remembrance and Action for a Nuclear-Weapon-Free World”○Protests made against frequent subcritical nuclear tests conducted by Russia○There were more than 50 cities in France entered in the conference

September 2004 ○The A-bomb exhibition was held in Aubagne, France (Sept. 14th ~ 29th)○The world congress of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War(IPPNW) adopted a resolution to support “Emergency Campaign to Ban Nuclear Weapons”.
October 2004

○Meiji Gakuin University (Japan) established Hiroshima-Nagasaki Peace Study Courses○The Mayors for peace were awarded with the World Citizenship Award (from the Nuclear Age
Peace Foundation)

January 2005

○Gramsh joined the conference, marking the first entry by Albania○There were more than 150 cities in Germany entered in the conference○Athens (Greece) joined the conference○The A-bomb exhibition was held in Nantes, France (Jan. 11th ~ Feb. 27th)○The Japan Association of City Mayors (Japan) adopted a resolution to support “Emergency
Campaign to Ban Nuclear Weapons”.
○Attended the World Social Forum and called for support of “Emergency Campaign to Ban
Nuclear Weapons”（Porto Alegre, Brazil）○Implemented the project “The Wall to Protect of International Law” at Hiroshima Peace
Memorial Museum and Nagasaki A-bomb Museum- 15 -

February 2005

○Appeals made at the NPT Review Conference to the Japanese government and embassies
in Japan from countries possessing nuclear weapons (U.S., Russia, U.K,, France, China) toplay an active role geared towards the elimination of nuclear weapons

March 2005

○The A-bomb exhibition was held at Compton Community College in the United States (March
18th ~ April 22nd)

April 2005

○Brussels (Belgium) joined the conference○There were 200 cities in the conference from nuclear power nations & nations suspected ofhaving nuclear weapons○Salta, along with 3 other cities, joined the conference, marking the first entry by Argentina○The National Conference of Black Mayors (U.S.) adopted a resolution to support “Emergency
Campaign to Ban Nuclear Weapons”.

May 2005○Attended NPT Review Conference（UN headquarters, NY）○The number of cities belonging to the conference exceeded 1,000 (as of May 9th: 111 nations,
1,002 regions)○There were more than 200 cities in Belgium in the conference○Sibiu joined the conference, marking the first entry by Romania○Changed website URL (address simplified for increased convenience of use)
http://www.mayorsforpeace.org/

June 2005○DePaul University (U.S.) held the Hiroshima Seminar in Hiroshima (local studies were done in
Hiroshima-Nagasaki Peace Study Courses)- 16 -

Table 1：Mayors for Peace Annual Variation of Membership
Newly

Year

joinedcities

Total
NumberRemarks

Major Affiliated Cities (Major National Capitals and Executive Cities of Mayors for Peace)

1982

2

2

Hiroshima (Japan), Nagasaki (Japan)

1983

25

27

Como (Italy), Hannover (Germany), Budapest (Hungary), Volgograd (Russia)

1984

30

57

Ottawa (Canada), Amsterdam (Netherlands), Stockholm (Sweden), Rome(Italy)st

1 General

Manchester (UK), Vilnius (Lithuania), Lusaka (Zambia), Damascus (Syrian Arab Republic),

Conference

Amman (Jordan), Sana’a (Yemen), Moscow (Russia), Beijing (China), Kiev(Ukraine)

1985

58

115

1986

49

164

Lilongwe (Malawi)

1987

37

201

Kabul (Afghanistan), Lisbon (Portugal)

1988

27

228

Vienna (Austria), Wellington (New Zealand), Sofia (Bulgaria)
nd

1989

56

284

1990

4

288

1991

10

298

1992

12

310

2 General

Malakoff (France), Muntinlupa (Philippines), Nairobi (Kenya), Berlin (Germany), Tehran (Iran),

Conference

Delhi (India), Jakarta (Indonesia), Dhaka (Bangladesh)

Windhoek (Namibia), Valletta (Malta), Kingston (Jamaica)
Bhutan (Thimphu), Tegucigalpa (Honduras)rd

3 General

Hanoi (Viet Nam), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Kathmandu (Nepal), Montevideo (Uruguay),

Conference

Tashkent (Uzbekistan)

1993

74

384

1994

17

401

Phnom Penh (Cambodia), Dublin (Ireland), Chisinau (Moldova)

1995

9

410

Habana (Cuba), Kampara (Uganda)

1996

6

416

1997

9

425

1998

36

461

1999

22

483

Minsk (Belarus), Georgetown (Guyana)

2000

17

500

Christchurch (New Zealand)

2001

12

512

2002

23

535

Paris (France), Dakar (Senegal)

2003

29

562

La Paz (Bolivia)

2004

90

652

Suva (Fiji)

2005

428

4th General
Conference

5th General
Conference

1,080（as of 25 July）

Taipei (Taiwan), London (UK)

Athens (Greece), Bern (Switzerland), Brussel (Belgium), Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia), Luxenbourg(Luxenbourg), Florence ( Italy)- 17 -

Fig.1: Annual change in number of affiliation
Newly Joined Cities

1200

450
Total Number of Member Cities

428

Newly Joined Cities(Left Scale)
Total of Member Cities(Right Scale)

400

1000
350

300

800

250
600
200

150

400

100

90
74
58

50

200

56

49
37

25 30

36
27
4

2

10 12

17

9

6

23
22 17
12

9

29

0
1982

1984

1986

1988

1990

1992

1994

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1996

1998

2000

2002

2004

0
Year

Table 2: Number of Mayors for Peace Member Cities by Region
Nations andNumber of

Territories

member cities

Asia

25

124

Sri Lanka 19, Philippines 14, India 14, Pakistan 11, Bangladesh 8, China ７, Malaysia ６

Africa22

36South Africa ５, Mali ４, Gambia ３, Zambia ３

Oceania

855

Australia 34, New Zealand 13

Europe

38

746

8

18

Brazil 6, Argenchia4, Chile２, Bolivia 2,

11

101

USA 72, Canada 16, Mexico ３

112

1,080

RegionSouth
America
North
America計

Nations with large memberships

Belgium 235, Germany 177, France 69, Italy 57, Norway48, Spain 39, UK 32,
Netherlands13, Russia 12,＊Newly Independent States of the former Soviet Union (NIS) are included in Europe

Fig. 2: Composition Ratio by Region
Africa3.3%

North America
9.4%

Table 3: Countries with large memberships

South America
1.7%

Oceania
5.1%

Asia
11.5%
Europe69.1%- 19 -

Nations

CitiesBelgium

235

Germany

177

USA

72

France

69

Italy

57

Norway

48

Spain

39

Australia

34

UK

32

Sri Lanka

19

Canada

16

India

14

Philippines

14

Table 4: Membership in the “Official” and Unofficial Nuclear Weapon States
Category

MemberNations

Major Cities

CitiesUSA

72

Honolulu, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Houston, Atlanta, Denver, Detroit“Official”

Russia12

Moscow, St. Petersburg, Volgograd, Sochi

NuclearUK

32

London, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Coventry, Manchester, Bradford, Cambridge, Leeds

Weapon States

France69

Paris, Nantes, Verdun, Aubagne, Malakoff, Lyon, Caen, Chaville, Angers

China

7

Beijing, Chongqing, Hangzhou, Dalian, Chengdu, Wuhan, Fuzhou

Unofficial

Israel4

Jerusalem, Haifa, Netanya, Ashkelon

NuclearIndia

14Delhi, Kolkata, Imphal, Mumbai, Chandernagore

Weapon States

Pakistan

11

Peshawar, Karachi, Quetta, Hyderabad, Faisalabad, Okara

Total

221

Fig.3: Annual Change of Membership in the “Official” and Unofficial Nuclear Weapon States

35

Total Member Cities(Right scale)

200

29

30

23

25

19

20

10

4

5

3

1

0
1982

1984

1986

100

9

8

7
1

1
1988

1990

0

1

1992

1994

10
50

4

2

150

17

15 14 14

15

0

250

37

Newly Joined Cities(Left scale)

Total Number of membership

Newly joined member cities

40

2

0
1996

1998

2000

2002

2004

0
Year

Table 5: Participation to the General Conference in the “Official” and Unofficial Nuclear Weapon States
Category

Nations

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

USA

9

14

8

7

6

Russia

1

2

2

1

4

UK

6

4

1

2

3 Cities & 2 groups

France

2

5

3

6

8

China

6

1

1

0

0

Unofficial

Israel

0

1

0

0

1

Nuclear

India

0

1

2

5

7

Pakistan

0

0

0

0

0

24

28

17

21

29 Cities & 2 groups“Official”
NuclearWeaponStatesWeaponStatesTotal- 20 -

DRAFT

The World Conference of Mayors for Peace
presents

2020 Vision
An Emergency Campaign to Ban Nuclear Weapons

August 2005
Mayors for Peace

１

Background
The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) entered into force in March 1970,
becoming the central international agreement for the abolition of nuclear weapons. The NPT Review
Conference in 2000 adopted a final document containing the promise of “an unequivocal undertaking by
the nuclear-weapon states to accomplish the total elimination of their nuclear arsenals.” This promise
was seen as a significant step toward the abolition of nuclear weapons, which has long been the mostfervent desire of Hiroshima and Nagasaki cities.
However, the current world situation affords little optimism. The United States, the nuclear
superpower, is evidently uninterested in implementing its NPT promise. It has publicly reserved theoption of a preemptive first strike with nuclear weapons and has openly stated its intention to develop
small “useable” nuclear weapons. North Korea has withdrawn from the NPT and has told the US it plansto build and possess nuclear weapons. The NPT regime teeters on the verge of collapse, and theelimination of nuclear weapons remains a distant and elusive goal.
In response to the mounting peril they perceive, the Mayors for Peace decided at its executive
conference in Manchester, UK, in October 2003, to launch an “Emergency Campaign to Ban Nuclear
Weapons” to promote this “2020 Vision,” a program to eliminate all nuclear weapons by the year 2020,
the 75 anniversary of the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Mayors for Peace, other global
associations of local authorities, NGOs and private individuals are now working together to promote thiscampaign.

２ Objectives
1) To strengthen the NPT Regime and encourage the international community to:a) agree to immediately deactivate all nuclear weapons and terminate all launch on warning policies;b) immediately begin concrete negotiations on the elimination of nuclear weapons, with the intent toconclude a nuclear weapon convention that will eliminate all nuclear weapons by 2020;
2) To press for the nuclear weapons convention to go into effect at the NPT Review Conference in 2010,
followed by a good-faith effort to eliminate nuclear weapons within the following decade;3) To create a peaceful world completely free from the threat of nuclear weapons by 2020.
３ Outline of the Campaign to August 2005
The Emergency Campaign to Ban Nuclear Weapons envisioned the following four steps:
Step１ -- the NPT Preparatory Committee Meeting（From April 26, 2004 to May 7.）
Mayors for Peace brought a mayoral delegation of 19 mayors and deputy mayors from 12 countries toattend the NPT PrepCom held at UN Headquarters in New York. Seven representatives of the delegationdelivered speeches calling for the total abolition of nuclear weapons, and we had individual meetings withUN Undersecretary General Nobuyasu Abe and with national government representatives, including the
Non-Aligned Movement, EU, Russia, China and Brazil. We sought to present as strongly as possible ourcitizens’ demand for the total elimination of nuclear weapons. We also met with City Councilors of New
York City and with anti-nuclear NGOs to expand our network of allies in the struggle for anuclear-weapon-free world.
Step 2 -- Year of Remembrance and Action for a Nuclear-Weapon-Free World;
August 6, 2004- August 9, 2005
Cities and peace groups around the world have long commemorated Hiroshima Day (August 6) andNagasaki Day (August 9) and are continuing to promote initiatives to educate the public regarding thedanger of nuclear weapons. Mayors for Peace designated August 6, 2004 to August 9, 2005 as a “Year of
Remembrance and Action for a Nuclear Weapon Free World”.

- １ -Step 3--NPT Review Conference, May 2 to 27, 2005

Mayors for Peace formed a mayoral delegation of 167 city representatives (51 of them mayors) from 80
cities/municipalities in 16 countries and participated in the NPT Review Conference. These mayors, led by
the mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, represented the voices of peace-loving citizens in demanding
liberation from the nuclear threat. Mayor Akiba had circled the globe in January 2005 to promoteparticipation in the delegation. In Washington DC he addressed the U.S. Conference of Mayors annual
winter meeting, and in Belgium and Germany he met with mayors, parliamentarians, and government
officials.
(1) Participation in the Peace March and Rally
On May 1, our Mayoral Delegation participated in the Peace March and Rally calling for the abolition of
nuclear weapons and opposition to war. The Peace March started from a point in front of the UN building
and continued about three kilometers to Central Park. About 40,000 people gathered from around the world
to file through the streets of New York. The Rally was held in Central Park, where the Peace March ended.
On behalf of Mayors for Peace, the mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki delivered speeches at the Rally.

Peace Rally in the streets of New York

(2) Attending the opening of the NPT Review Conference

On May 2nd, Mayors for Peace mayoral delegation attended the opening of the NPT Review
Conference, showing that many mayors around the world support the abolition of nuclear
weapons and had high hopes for the Conference. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, in his
opening address, stressed that “the only guarantee that nuclear weapons will never be used is for
our world to be free of such weapons,” making clear the mandate of the Review Conference.
(3) Mayor Conference at the United Nations

On May 3rd, a Mayors Conference was held at the Japan Society near UN Headquarters. In themorning session, distinguished guests including H.E. Mr. Nobuyasu Abe, the UN- ２ -Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs, and former US Ambassador Chowdhury of
Bangladesh delivered speeches. A luncheon session followed in Conference Room 4 of UN
Headquarters. There, H.E. Secretary General Annan spoke as our distinguished guest, expressing
his high hopes for Mayors for Peace and his belief in the possibility of realizing the abolition of
nuclear weapons through the initiatives of civil society and especially the Mayors for Peace. On
this occasion, Mayor Akiba personally handed the Secretary General a Request for Leadership andPositive Action toward the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. In the afternoon, the Mayoral
Delegation gathered to discuss the future agenda of Mayors for Peace.

Mayors Conference with UN Secretary General Annan(4) NGO Representatives speak at the NPT Review Conference

On May 4th a special luncheon session was arranged for NGO representatives after the official
plenary session of the NPT Review Conference. Ten representatives from NGOs including theJapan Congress Against A and H Bombs, the Japan Council Against A and H Bombs,
International Association of Peace Messenger Cities, and Abolition 2000 delivered their speeches,
calling for national delegates to abolish nuclear weapons. In this session, Ms. Yoko Ono Lennon
delivered an impressive speech stressing that the A-bomb survivors warning, “No More
Hiroshimas and Nagasakis” has never been more important. “Let us wake up, come together, andwork on cleaning and healing our planet, instead of further destroying it.” .

Mayor Ito of Nagasaki speaking
at the 2005 NPT Review Conference

Mayor Akiba of Hiroshima speaking at
the NPT Review Conference 2005

- ３ -(*) Participation in the Conference of States Parties and Signatories of Treaties that
establish Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones
On April 26, prior to the NPT Review, the mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki participated in
the opening session of the Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones Conference on behalf of Mayors for Peace.
Mayor Akiba served as spokesman for civil society in an opening ceremony that included
representatives from the signatories of the four Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones and suchinternational dignitaries as Dr. Mohammed ElBaradei, Director General of the IAEA, andBrazilian Ambassador Sergio Duarte, president of the NPT Review Conference. Mayor Akiba
spoke highly of the efforts made by the Nuclear-Weapon-Free-Zones and requested further
leadership to achieve a nuclear-weapon-free world.
4

Next Steps for the Mayors for Peace Emergency Campaign to Ban Nuclear Weapons

YEAR 3 OF A 17-YEAR CAMPAIGN 2003-2020 (August 6, 2005 to August 9, 2006)
The Year of Inheritance, Awakening, and New Commitment
The first priority for this year is to pass the torch of anti-nuclear activity from the Hibakusha to therest of the world; the second is to awaken the global public from the nuclear trance; and the third
is to inspire the abolitionist majority to work with new commitment to eliminate nuclear weapons.
To effectively pass the torch and awaken the public, the campaign will emphasize two“awakened” attitudes.
(1) Nuclear weapons are obsolete, absurdly dangerous, and must go now.
The campaign will consistently and assuredly declare that nuclear weapons are no longer
tolerable. They never were tolerable, of course, but we tolerated them. No more! They are
passé. They are relics of the Cold War and a war culture. They are an anachronism. Some stillseek to rely on them or turn them into something useful, but such people are trapped in thepast. In today’s world, only a terrorist has any use for nuclear weapons. The US Conference ofMayors said it clearly. “Weapons of mass destruction have no place in a civilized world.”
Biological and chemical weapons have been banned. The obvious next step is to ban the mostheinous weapon of all. As Yoko Ono reminded us at the UN in May, “It’s clean up time!” Let’s
get to work.
(2) Abolitionists are the Great Majority.
The vast majority of nations has renounced nuclear weapons and want to see them abolished.
The vast majority of people want to be liberated from the nuclear threat. Two thirds ofAmericans recognize that the proper, stable way to prevent nuclear proliferation is: “No nation
should possess them.” (66% in AP poll of US citizens, March 31, 2005). Those of us actively
struggling to eliminate nuclear weapons are no fringe group. We represent the majority. Thoseclinging to nuclear weapons are a tiny minority. Without exception nuclear-weapon
programs were created in secret and maintained without proper democratic oversight. The
task is to develop democratic modes of action to assert the will of the Great Majority.
Campaign Action Plan
The year leading to the 60th anniversary was declared the Year of Remembrance and Action;
2005-2006, the year following the 60th anniversary, will be the Year of Inheritance, Awakening
and New Commitment. The campaign will work at the UN level, the local government level,
and the grassroots level to promote global events, internationally coordinated local events, andongoing activities.
During the coming year (2005-2006), Mayors for Peace will emphasize three main events:- ４ -(1) UN Day and Disarmament Week, October 24-30, 2005
We will ask Mayors and activists to hold public events at City Halls around the world.
Disarmament Week coincides with the final days of the UN General Assembly’s First Committee
deliberation of peace and security resolutions. Every effort will be made to ensure that substantive,
action-oriented resolutions are debated in that forum, and we will ask all our members and allies
to help focus public attention on the extent to which these crucial deliberations support the 2020
Vision Campaign.
(2) The World Urban Forum (June 19-23) and World Peace Forum (June 23-28),
The World Urban Forum and World Peace Forum will be held in Vancouver, Canada. These
are seen as important opportunities to raise consciousness among mayors, city officials, and peace
activists regarding the struggle against the nuclear threat. A Mayors for Peace delegation willattend both events. At the Urban Forum, every effort will be made to conclude a Treaty of Cities
by which the signers will declare themselves nuclear free and, regardless of national borders, willpress national governments to engage constructively in planning for a nuclear-weapon-free world.
(3) The tenth anniversary of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Advisory Opinion
on Nuclear Weapons and the Month of Action for Compliance
On 8 July 1996, the ICJ issued an advisory opinion establishing the legal obligation of allnations to negotiate and conclude an agreement on measures for the elimination of nuclear
weapons. Mayors for Peace will declare 8 July 2006 (ICJ Day) to 9 August 2006 (Nagasaki Day)a Month of Action for Compliance. We will propose to potential partners that the Month belaunch by a major demonstration in the Hague on the anniversary.
To support and complement the major events described above, the Mayors for Peace willorganize and/or encourage the following ongoing activities:(1) The “Jump-Start Disarmament” Project – In reaction to the total lack progress at the
NPT Review Conference, it is looking likely now that a resolution will be put forward in the First
Committee of the United Nations General Assembly that would clear the way for new
inter-governmental talks on nuclear disarmament. Such a resolution will likely be adopted, leading
to talks beginning in Geneva as early as January 2006. What is still unclear is whether and towhat extent the talks will be focused on a program of action for achieving and maintaining a
nuclear-weapon-free world and whether all the key states will participate constructively. The
Jump-Start Disarmament Project will press to ensure that the necessary resolution is adopted withbroad support and that it will create a special committee that will begin effective work toward thegoal of the 2020 Vision, and begin mounting pressure for the full participation of all states.
(2) The “Ask the People!” Project -- To underscore that the members of Mayors for Peacetruly speak for the people of the world when they advocate achievement of a nuclear-weapon-freeworld by 2020, we will promote national polls centered on this issue in as many as fifty countries.
The Project will begin immediately to raise funds from foundations. The design of the questions
will also begin as soon as possible, ideally with the pro bono assistance of an experienced poll
designer(s). The “Ask the People!” Project would be officially launched on UN Day (see event
above). Ideally at least one polling operation in one country would be in the works by that time.
Polls would be conducted throughout the following eight months, with a final push for completionin July. The compiled global results would be made public on the 61st anniversary in Hiroshima(see events above). The political authority of Mayors for Peace and all other abolitionists will begreatly enhanced by the fact that they definitely speak for the Great Majority.
(3) The “Mega-Port, Mega-Impact” Project – The Rand Corporation has conducted astudy to predict the impact of a terrorist nuclear bomb exploding in the port of Long Beach,
California. This powerful study, which paints a frightening picture of economic disruption andhardship nationwide (in the US) and worldwide, will probably be released in August. Mayors for
Peace, in cooperation with the U.S. Conference of Mayors (currently led by the Mayor of Long
- ５ -

Beach, Beverly O’Neill), will seek out mayoral organizations in Europe and Japan that could
become partners in promoting an internationally coordinated study of other mega-ports in Europe
and Asia. Mayors for Peace would also seek funds for widespread publication and distributionof the findings. Ideally, this study will be completed while Mayor O’Neill is still President of the
U.S. Conference of Mayors, i.e. June 2006. It would thus be available for use at the World
Urban Forum (see above). The purpose of this project is to educate local government authorities
and the general public regarding the far-reaching impact of even a small nuclear explosion in any
one of the world’s two dozen mega-ports, lending urgency to the effort to eliminate the nuclear
weapons and control the fissile materials that make such an attack possible.
(4) Educational projects
Mayors for Peace places a high priority on reaching out to young people, educating them about
nuclear weapons and involving them in the struggle to eliminate the nuclear threat. We willencourage activists and mayors in all member cities to work closely with their schools to promote
this subject at every opportunity. In addition, we are developing two specific projects.
- The A-bomb Account Reading Project encourages older children and adults to readhibakusha testimony to younger children and other groups. In Hiroshima we have found this an
excellent way to teach the subject and generate energy for related activities.
- We are also promoting the establishment of Hiroshima-Nagasaki Peace Study Courses incolleges and universities around the world. We are developing curriculum and making directcontacts with professors and university presidents in an effort to encourage schools to take up theatomic bombings and the message of the hibakusha as formal academic subjects of inquiry.
(5) Developing Ties and OutreachBroad-based collaboration and mutual support have been essential to the Emergency
Campaign since its inception. However, this phase of the campaign will emphasize cooperationand coordinated action as never before. Some of our key allies and related campaigns include:
Other Local Government Networks
Mayors for Peace has established close working relations with the U.S. Conference of Mayors andSister Cities International, both based in Washington. The Japanese association of cities hasendorsed the 2020 Vision Campaign. Associations of nuclear-free local authorities, especially inJapan and Europe, are powerful allies. Two local authority networks in Italy have endorsed theCampaign, and we work closely with another natural ally, the International Association of Peace
Messenger Cities. These fraternal relationships will be deepened, but they should also be emulated
in other countries. As an international organization, it is appropriate for Mayors for Peace to havemutual relations with regional and international associations of mayors and municipal authorities.
Meetings of the national organizations provide opportunities for Mayors for Peace members tomeet each other and reach out to other mayors. Local peace activists can be very helpful infacilitating such activities, since there is not yet a reflex among most mayors to think of thesenational meetings as campaigning opportunities.
National legislators
In New York, both in 2004 and 2005, Mayors for Peace and the Parliamentary Network for
Nuclear Disarmament cosponsored meetings. At the 2005 meeting, a joint declaration was issuedthat remains useful as an organizing tool for outreach to mayors and members of parliaments(MPs). Many MPs have their constituencies entirely within a city. In most cases they will have astrong interest in maintaining close ties with the mayor, and in responding to the requests ofcitizens. MPs should be invited to participate in City Hall events, like the UN Day/Disarmament
Week activities (see above). In most governmental systems, MPs’ have an oversight function,
which enables them to require government officials to appear before them and answer questions
under oath. This could be vital in some instances in order to get to the bottom of a government’s
lackluster performance in developing a plan of action for a nuclear-weapon-free world.
- ６ -The Abolition Now! Campaign
Abolition 2000, through its Abolition Now! Campaign, has been and will continue to be our main
partner in reaching out to other constituencies. As a member of the Abolition 2000 network,
Mayors for Peace will work with other members to update and implement the Abolition Now!
Campaign in accordance with the Abolition Now! mandate adopted in May 2005 in New York.
Projects of Japanese Anti-Nuclear Organizations
These organizations, especially those in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, are vital allies for Mayors for
Peace. Every effort will be made to work closely with these organizations and to help them workin tandem with Abolition 2000 and other allies outside of Japan.
The “No LOW” Project
Forty-four Nobel Prizewinners, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, several leading NGOs and anincreasing number of governments are already demanding that all nuclear-weapon states abandon
their LOW (launch on warning) policies. This project advocates an easy, rational, absolutely
necessary step to take to avoid the accidental extinction of the human race. Mayors for Peace will
help to publicize and obtain support for this project.
German Poster Campaign and the Wall to Protect International Law
Both of these campaigns have demonstrated appeal and effectiveness. Mayors for Peace will
support and learn from them in every way possible.
Peace Pillar Campaign
For Mother Earth in Belgium is promoting the idea of placing peace pillars in cities around theworld. This campaign is a good fit with Mayors for Peace, so we will explore ways to cooperate,
including the possibility of establishing the peace pillars as a Mayors for Peace prize to be given
to cities that make outstanding contributions to the cause.
Organizational Priorities
The following activities are seen as related to both the emergency campaign and the normalorganizational activities of Mayors for Peace:
Advisory Board
An Advisory Board will be formed to help guide the Campaign. It will report to the Executive
Committee and will be chaired by the President. It will be composed of key members, NGO
leaders, and other experts. Communications will be done primarily by internet, although there is
be provision for occasional telephone conference calls.
Recruiting
To broaden and strengthen our network, Mayors for Peace will continue to recruit new members.
Our target will be 2006 members by August 6, 2006. We will especially encourage all our member
mayors to assist this effort as well as asking allied organizations to include the recruitment ofmayors in their other programs. In return, of course, we will be more than happy to support
signature, petition, statement or resolution campaigns organized by others.
Support for Peace Commissions
Mayors for Peace will encourage member mayors and local activists to work together to form
peace commissions in cities around the world. Peace commissions convened and led by anassigned city official are an excellent way to help the peace and justice community in any city
work in better coordination and cooperation with each other and with the municipal government.
This project has been taken up by the Association of World Citizens and the International
Association of Educators for World Peace, with whom Mayors for Peace will cooperate.
Fundraising
As you can see, we are preparing for an ambitious campaign year. We believe that our campaign
has real potential for success, but only if it effectively brings the nuclear threat to public
consciousness. Hiroshima and Nagasaki have carried the financial burden of Mayors for Peace
almost alone over its 24-year history. They can continue to support the bulk of the costs of the- ７ -Secretariat infrastructure and General Conferences, which this year cost $450,000. In the last
campaign year, however, they spent well over $150,000 on our global 2020 Vision Campaign,
including over $50,000 on the Mayoral Delegation to New York. After years of recession in
Japan, it is impossible for these cities to continue to fund the campaign’s rapid expansion. The factthat we have grown from 500 members to over 1000 members in two years indicates the extent towhich our activities and expenses are growing. Mayors for Peace is, thus, forced to appeal to its
member cities; to hold fundraising events; to approach foundations; and to explore a variety offundraising methods in order to finance campaign events and projects. We hope that all of ourallies will be open to participating in or including us in large-scale fundraising efforts.
Appendix:

List of statements of support for the 2020 Vision Campaign

1) Resolution passed by the European Parliament（February 26, 2004）
On 26 February, 2004, the European Parliament, in its Plenary Session in Brussels, adopted aresolution that includes support for the Emergency Campaign to Ban Nuclear Weapons promoted
by Mayors for Peace. A follow-up resolution was adopted in 2005.
2) Resolution passed by the U.S. Conference of Mayors（June 28, 2004）
On June 28, 2004, a resolution supporting our Emergency Campaign to Ban Nuclear
Weapons was adopted by the U.S. Conference of Mayors, which has 1,183 member cities, at its
72nd Annual Meeting held in Boston, the United States.
3) Resolution passed by Japan Council of Nuclear-Free Local Authorities at the National
Convention of Japan Nuclear Free Local Authorities (July 30, 2004 )On Friday, 30 July, 2004, the National Council of Japan Nuclear Free Local Authorities heldits 19th National Convention of Japan Nuclear Free local Authorities in Nagasaki City. A
resolution to support the Emergency Campaign to Ban Nuclear Weapons, as promoted by the
Mayors for Peace, was adopted during the Convention.
4) International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War（September 16, 2004）
On September 16, 2004, Mayors for Peace President and Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba
addressed the 16th IPPNW World Congress in Beijing, requesting support for the Emergency
Campaign to Ban Nuclear Weapons.
5) Resolution passed by Japan Association of City Mayors（January 26, 2005）
On January 26, 2005, the Japan Association of City Mayors adopted a Resolution Demanding
the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons. This resolution mentioned the importance of the NPT Review
Conference and described the Emergency Campaign to Ban Nuclear Weapons in its appeal for theabolition of nuclear weapons.
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Resolution passed by the National Conference of Black Mayors（US, April 30, 2005）

On April 30, the National Conference of Black Mayors passed a resolution stating that it joins
the U.S. Conference of Mayors and the World Conference of Mayors for Peace in calling upon the
President of the United States and the U.S. government to support a decision by the 2005 NPT
Review Conference to commence negotiations on the prohibition and elimination of nuclear
weapons by the year 2020.

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Yasuyuki Yakushiji – Division Director of Secretariat
1-2 Nakajima-cho, Naka-ku, HIROSHIMA, 730-0811 JAPAN
Tel: +81-82-242-7821 Fax: +81-82-242-7452
E-mail: mayorcon@pcf.city.hiroshima.jp
Aaron Tovish – International Campaign Manager
32 rue de St. Jean, CH-1203 Geneva, Suisse
Tel: +41-22-340 3853 Fax: +41-22-738-9419
E-mail: aaron.tovish@ipb.org
Steve Leeper – U.S. Representative
2247 Venetian Dr. SW Atlanta, GA, 30311-3333
Tel: +1-404-755-4319 Fax: +1-404-755-8014
E-mail: leeps@mindspring.com
Ideas Please
Any ideas you have about how to present the campaign effectively and distribute our information
widely will be gratefully received. Please contact us at the numbers or addresses above, or visit
the Mayors for Peace website at: http://www.mayorsforpeace.org/ Thank you.

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