New York City NUCLEAR WEAPONS ABOLITON DAY PROCLAMATION, 28, 2004. Mayor Akiba from Hiroshima and Mayor Ito from Nagasaki are holding the proclamation, directly behind Mayor Akiba is NYC Councilman Perkins, in the last row are UN NGO Ribbon Representatives, Susan Nickerson, Michele Peppers, June Tano and Barbara Gathard, the others are Mayors and MFP representatives from around the world.