Next Steps in the Mayors for Peace Campaign
１ Future Activities
Because the NPT Review Conference produced no concrete results leading toward the abolition ofnuclear 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 aboutthe 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.

- 1 -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. Wewill 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 workshopand 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- 2 -(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.
ProjectEstimated 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- 3 -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) arepaid 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, anorganization led by the Mayors for Peace US Representative, is leading the fundraising effort.
Projected revenue for the coming campaign year
CategoryAmountContributions 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.
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