On 70th Anniversary of Atomic Bombings of Japan, Grassroots Activists Rally Against Nuclear Weapons
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7, 2015 /
Christian Newswire/ -- On the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Japan, Global Zero activists will rally against nuclear weapons and urge the U.S. Congress to approve the Iran deal as a next step toward the global elimination of nuclear weapons. Demonstrations on Sunday, August 9 will include a 7-mile bike ride tracing the thermal blast of a "small" nuclear weapons -- encompassing the White House, U.S. Capitol and other historic landmarks within the zone of devastation in which most injuries would be fatal, overwhelming any possible humanitarian relief efforts.
What: Bike Around the Bomb
When: Sunday, 9 August 2015 at 10:00am ET
Where: Lafayette Park, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, D.C.
As activists in DC commemorate the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Japan, Global Zero members will hold corresponding events to mark the day in the following cities: San Francisco, CA; Fresno, CA; Grand Junction, CO; Orlando, FL; Chicago, IL: Iowa City, IA; New Orleans, LA; Concord, NH; New York City, Asheville, NC; Eugene, OR; Pittsburgh, PA; Philadelphia, PA; Lexington, SC; Rock Hill, SC; Seattle, WA: Platres, Cyprus; Berlin, Germany; Karachi, Pakistan; Islamabad Pakistan; Bangalore, India; Kolkata, India; New Delhi, India.
"I'm honored to join Global Zero for this important event. As we mark the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, we must consider the present-day threat posed by nuclear weapons -- and the steps we can take to eliminate that threat. Right now, the U.S. Congress has an opportunity to make the world safer by approving a deal that stops the spread of the bomb in the Middle East. They should seize it," said Global Zero leader and former CIA operative Valerie Plame, a speaker at the event.
"The only way we can guarantee the horrors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are never repeated is to eliminate all nuclear weapons -- everywhere. Skeptics of that approach have long argued that countries like Iran would never agree to forgo nuclear weapons. They were wrong. And the particular elements of this deal -- the intrusive inspections, the verification measures, the way it was negotiated as an international agreement -- are the same elements we should apply globally to move the world from 15,000 nuclear weapons to zero," added Global Zero executive director Derek Johnson.
For more information, or for interviews with Global Zero leaders, please contact Brett Abrams at (516) 841-1105 or by email at
brett@fitzgibbonmedia.com.
Global Zero is the international movement for the elimination of nuclear weapons. It is led by more than 300 eminent world leaders and backed by half a million citizens worldwide. For more information, please visit www.globalzero.org.
