Mayors for Peace Action Plan (2013-2017)
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Purport

Mayors for Peace has been dedicating its efforts to the expansion of its membership in order todevelop the 2020 Vision (Emergency Campaign to Ban Nuclear Weapons), a set of guidelines foraction aimed at abolition of nuclear weapons by 2020, under the cooperation of ever more cities
and citizens worldwide. Currently, 5,712 cities from 157 countries/regions around the world havejoined Mayors for Peace, representing one-seventh of the total global population, or one billion
people.

As the circle of support for nuclear weapons abolition widens, we witness an accelerating
momentum to highlight the inhumanity of nuclear weapons and outlaw them, which is precisely inline with our 2020 Vision in three key areas.
Greater awareness of the urgent imperative to abolish nuclear weapons
The international Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons held in Osloon March 4 and 5, attended by 127 countries, considered both the direct impact of a nuclear
explosion upon humanity and the indirect catastrophic impact on the global climate.

 Good faith efforts to get negotiations started towards achieving a nuclear-weapon-free world
The 2012 UN General Assembly established an Open-Ended Working Group with amandate to develop proposals to proceed with multilateral nuclear disarmament
negotiations for the achievement and maintenance of a world without nuclear weapons.
The Working Groups sessions in Geneva attended by about 70 countries, including many of
those allied to nuclear weapon states, as well as international organizations and civil society,started sessions in May to compile a report for the sixty-eighth UN General Assembly
Session in September.
 Holding the High-level meeting of the UN General Assembly on nuclear disarmament
For the first time ever, the UN General Assembly will hold a high-level plenary meeting at the
opening of the UN General Assembly on September 26 to discuss nuclear disarmament.
The UN resolution that scheduled this session urges participation at the “highest level”, andMayors for Peace has been urging the same.

From now on, one of the roles that Mayors for Peace must play is to strengthen the voice of thecitizens urging concrete measures towards nuclear weapons abolition to governments worldwide,
and to raise the international public awareness calling for nuclear weapons abolition. For thispurpose, the expansion of membership in Mayors for Peace and the active development of
independent activities at the city, regional, and international level are necessary. In addition tohaving even more people understand the reality of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima andNagasaki, and having the message of the atomic bomb survivors, calling for nuclear weaponsabolition, be shared by people around the world, it will be necessary to foster public opinion withthe cooperation of many groups. Furthermore, it is necessary to strengthen the measures calling

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on the United Nations and governments of various nations to overcome the barriers of mutual
distrust, regardless of nationality, race, religion, as well as building a sense of community, andcreating a security system rooted in a feeling of brotherhood as fellow members of the humanrace.
In addition, the improvement of the financial basis of Mayors for Peace and the Secretariat’sfunction is also an important challenge.

Based on these considerations, the main projects to be promoted from 2013 to 2017 under the2020 Vision are as listed below.

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Main Projects
1. Expanding membership and strengthening Mayors for Peace’s management system
1) Expanding membershipi. Calling on non-member cities for membership through various channels
We will call on non-member cities to join Mayors for Peace, not only through the Mayors
for Peace Secretariat (hereafter referred to as Hiroshima Secretariat) but throughassociations of local governments, lead cities, 2020 Vision Campaigners, and otherchannels.

ii. Calling on capital cities for membership <new>
We will promote the membership of capital cities, which have great political influence.

2) Promoting regionalization and galvanizing regional activities <new>i. Selection of lead cities and their roles
In order to encourage proactive and independent activities appropriate to each region, we
will promote the creation of regional groups. For this end, we will select a number of leadcities, which will serve as chapters for the Hiroshima Secretariat and take the lead in theirregional activities. The lead cities are also expected to establish an appropriate system aschapters. Following discussions with candidate cities, the President will select lead cities,
which will then identify countries and areas that will join their regional group. Also, when
non-executive cities have been selected as lead cities, the cities will be appointed to
become executive cities.

ii. Holding of regional conferences by member cities
To stimulate regional activities, lead cities will hold regional conferences to exchange
information and determine the content of activities based on regional characteristics.

3) Strengthening information transmission <new>
We will utilize social media to facilitate the transmission of information about Mayors for

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Peace’s activities and information exchange among member cities.

4) Solidifying the financial basis
i. Fundraising
Mayors for Peace will seek to explore and use better and more effective fund raisingstrategies to maximize fund raising beyond membership fees, for example, specific events,
joint projects with partners and application to funding and revenue giving organizations.
ii. Membership fees <new>
In order to build a system through which all member cities cooperate to support theorganization while maintaining membership, each city will bear an annual membership feeof 2,000 yen. Furthermore, we will welcome any voluntary payment of more than 2,000 yen.
Cities will not lose their membership automatically if they do not pay the fee.

5) Improving the Secretariat’s functions
i. Receiving of interns, etc.
We will work to improve the functions of the Secretariat through receiving interns frommember cities and maintaining information about member cities.

ii. Establishing the positions of Secretary General and Under-Secretary General <new>
The Chairperson and Executive Director of the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation willserve respectively as Secretary General and Under Secretary General at the Hiroshima
Secretariat.

2. Fostering the international public opinion for nuclear weapons abolition
1) Communication and transmission of Hiroshima and Nagasaki’s messagesi. Spreading the reality of atomic bombing through holding A-bomb Poster Exhibitions inmember cities
Member cities will hold Hiroshima-Nagasaki A-bomb Poster Exhibitions in their cities sothat more citizens may deepen their understanding of the reality of atomic bombings andshare our strong desire for nuclear abolition. Also, through the cooperation with worldwide
peace and war museums, we will disseminate the reality of the atomic bombings. In orderto hold an exhibition, cities will apply to the City of Hiroshima, the City of Nagasaki, or the
Hiroshima Secretariat for A-bomb posters, etc. as well as carrying out effective
promotional activities.

ii. A-bomb survivor testimony through Skype
We will transmit testimonies of A-bomb survivors through Skype connecting venues inmember cities and the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum.

iii. Promotion of Hiroshima-Nagasaki Peace Study Course
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We will encourage colleges and universities in member cities to establish and promote
Hiroshima-Nagasaki Peace Study Courses designed to analyze, systematize, and convey
the reality of the atomic bombings and A-bomb survivors’ messages to younger
generations.

iv. Distribution and cultivation of seeds and seedlings of A-bombed trees <new>
We will distribute the seeds and seedlings of A-bombed trees, which have survived theatomic bombing and are alive today, to the member cities wishing to receive them. They
will carry out activities to raise citizens’ awareness for peace using trees, as well as taking
care of them as a symbol of peace.

v. Distribution and preservation of the Flame of Peace <new>
We will distribute fire from the Flame of Peace, which will keep burning until all nuclear
weapons on the planet are eliminated, to the member cities which are interested in thisproject. They will carry out projects to raise citizens’ awareness for peace using the flame,as well as keeping it burning as a symbol of peace.

vi. Holding of Exhibition: 'The Light' - Portraits of the 'Hibakusha'<new>To the member cities wishing to hold this event, we will lend portraits of atomic bomb
survivors and their second/third generation drawn by the faculty and students of theHiroshima City University, as well as descriptions about their A-bomb experiences andwish for peace.

vii. Screening of animated films: ‘On a Paper Crane’ and ‘Barefoot Gen’<new>To the member cities wishing to hold this event, we will lend animated films for screening,such as ‘On a Paper Crane’, a story about a 12-year-old girl Sadako Sasaki who died due
to an A-bomb related disease while folding paper cranes in hope for her recovery, and‘Barefoot Gen’, depicting a strong-willed boy named Gen who lived through hardshipamong the ruins of Hiroshima.

viii. Receiving of journalists and peace activists from member cities and diplomats<new>
We will receive journalists and peace activists from member cities and diplomats of foreign
missions in Japan in Hiroshima and Nagasaki so that they may understand the reality of
the atomic bombings and share our strong desire for nuclear weapons abolition. Following
their return to their home countries, we will encourage them to engage in various activities
to foster public opinion toward nuclear abolition in their cities.

ix. Receiving of youths and university students to Hiroshima and Nagasaki <new>
We will receive youths from member cities and students from universities which haveestablished the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Peace Study Course so that they can deepen their

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understanding of the reality of the atomic bombings, and get involved with nuclear
abolition activities in their cities. We will provide them with opportunities to participate inpeace-related programs, such as listening to an A-bomb survivor’s testimony, interactingwith local youths and peace activists in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and attending a briefing
about Mayors for Peace.

2) Cooperation with a variety of groups, promotion of awareness activities

i. Promotion of a resolution for Mayors for Peace initiatives at associations of local authorities
around the world
In order to foster public opinion for nuclear weapons abolition on a wide-ranging city andcitizen level, we will encourage various associations of local authorities around the world,such as United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), Council of European Municipalities
and Regions (CEMR), United States Conference of Mayors (USCM), Federation of Latin
America and Caribbean Cities, Municipalities and Local Government Associations(FLACMA) and Japan Association of City Mayors, to pass a resolution for our initiatives
toward nuclear weapons abolition. When a resolution is passed, we will publicize the facton our website or through a press release.

ii. Strengthening of collaboration with worldwide peace institutes including the Hiroshima
Peace Institute and the Research Center for Nuclear Weapons Abolition
We will investigate the possibility of joint projects with worldwide peace institutes including
the Hiroshima Peace Institute of Hiroshima City University, and the Research Center for
Nuclear Weapons Abolition of Nagasaki University, as well as utilizing their humanresources and academic research results as peace research institutions in atomic bombed
cities.

iii. Collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Red
Cross/Red Crescent Societies <new>
We will collaborate with ICRC and Red Cross/Red Crescent Societies around the world inorder to foster international public opinion toward nuclear weapons abolition throughactivities such as co-sponsoring A-bomb poster exhibitions, distributing seeds andseedlings of atomic bombed trees, and sharing the fire of the Flame of Peace in the Peace
Memorial Park.

iv. Building of networks with international peace organizations and collaboration with theiractivities <new>
We will work to build networks with international peace organizations, peace NGOs,
parliamentarians, prominent figures in culture, arts, sports, etc. as well as collaboratingwith their activities. We will especially strengthen and intensify our collaboration with the

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v. Collaboration with the Peace Boat on the Hibakusha World Tour Project with the theme “I
was her age.”<New from 2020VCA>
In collaboration with the peace NGO Peace Boat, we will plan a route for a ship voyage
with atomic bomb survivors and youth, coinciding with the 2015 NPT Review Conferencein New York, and making stops at member cities on the way from and to Japan. In member
cities and New York, we will organize peace gatherings, in which parents with their young
children encounter hibakusha who in 1945 were the same age as their child is today andpledge to strive for the abolition of nuclear weapons. Host cities will undertake to promote
public awareness of and participation in the gathering with the hibakusha, as well as local,
national, and where possible international media attention.

vi. Creation and publication of the Cities’ World Peace Calendar <New from 2020VCA>
The Mayors for Peace 2020 Vision Campaign Association (2020VCA) will take the lead increating and publicizing the Peace Calendar, which recognizes activities toward nuclear
weapons abolition being undertaken in member cities on each of the 365 days of the year.
Cities which have experienced the scourge of war will be encouraged to commemorate theanniversary of the attack on their city in the spirit of “Cities Are Not Targets!” All member
cities will also be encouraged to commemorate the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima
and Nagasaki (on or between 6-9 August) and/or the International Day of Peace (21September).

vii. Centennial Commemoration of the first use of weapons of mass destruction <New from
2020VCA>An international conference of cities in Ypres, Belgium, to commemorate the 100th
anniversary of the first use of weapons of mass destruction (begin 22 April 2015). The
themes will be “A Century of WMD: Enough!” and “Cities Are Not Targets!” and will
publicize the results of a comprehensive survey of the historical experience of cities
coming under attack in the last 100 years compiled by the 2020 Vision Campaign. The
conference will consider how cities can most effectively mobilize to counter the targeting of
cities in the future, including threats of use of weapons of mass destruction.

3. Promotion of actions for the early realization of a nuclear weapons convention
i. Calling on the United Nations and governments for action
Taking advantage of the following international conferences, we will call on the United
Nations and governments around the world to take action in good faith toward theconclusion of a nuclear weapons convention. As well as other international gatherings that
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renewed mandate for the Open-Ended Working Group on Taking Forward Multilateral
Nuclear Disarmament Negotiations in 2014
-September 2013

High-level meeting of the UN General Assembly on nuclear
disarmament (New York, USA)

- February 2014

International Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear
Weapons (Mexico)- April 20142014 ministerial meeting of the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament
Initiative (NPDI) (Hiroshima, Japan)- April-May 2014

Third Session of the Preparatory Committee for the NPT Review
Conference (New York, USA)- April-May 2015

NPT Review Conference (New York, USA)ii. Promoting a petition drive calling for a nuclear weapons convention
Member cities will carry out a petition drive demanding the immediate commencement ofnegotiations for a nuclear weapons convention. Each member city will collect as manysignatures as possible ahead of the Third Session of the Preparatory Committee for the
NPT Review Conference to be held in 2014, and send them to the Hiroshima Secretariat
by the end of March 2014. They will continue to collect petitions thereafter and thePresident of Mayors for Peace will submit them to the United Nations as appropriate.

iii. Sending protest letters against acts contrary to the objective of nuclear weapons abolition
Mayors for Peace will send letters and messages of protest against acts contrary to theobjective of nuclear abolition, such as nuclear tests, threats, and development.

iv. Selection of 2020 Vision Ambassadors
Member cities will nominate 2020 Vision Ambassadors who will spread the philosophy ofMayors for Peace and communicate messages for nuclear abolition utilizing their talent,fame, and status. The 2020 Vision Campaign Association will choose from among thenominees.

v. Increasing the number of 2020 Vision Campaigners and support for their activities
We will increase the number of 2020 Vision Campaigners working to promote and educate
people about the 2020 Vision Campaign, and to recruit member cities for Mayors for
Peace. Furthermore, we will support their activities by providing information andpromotional goods through the 2020 Vision Campaign Association.

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