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FOUNDATIONACTIVITIESNon-Proliferation Treaty Meetings2004 Preparatory CommitteeOn April 28, 2004, during the 2004 Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) Meeting held at the UnitedNations in New York, the Foundation hosted a panel discussion entitled, “Nuclear Weapons, Non-Proliferation and Quest for GlobalSecurity.” The Foundation’s panel discussion brought together nuclear experts who identified current proliferation trends and offeredrecommendations to strengthen the NPT as well as the non-proliferation and nuclear disarmament regimes. Panelists included:Canadian Senator Douglas Roche, Chair of the Middle Powers Initiative; Kate Hudson, Chair of the Campaign for NuclearDisarmament; Jacqueline Cabasso, Executive Director of the Western Legal States Foundation; and Foundation President David Krieger.Delegates to the NPT PrepCom as well as members of non-governmental organizations and the public attended the event. TheFoundation also distributed its briefing paper for the NPT PrepCom entitled, “Disarmament: The Missing Link to an Effective Non-Proliferation Regime,” to delegates and the general public.The NPT is reviewed every five years with three Preparatory Committee Meetings leading up to the Review Conference of the treaty.Non-governmental organizations play an important role in the PrepComs and Review Conference in educating delegates about proliferationand disarmament trends as well as offering proposals within the context of NPT goals.2005 Review ConferenceFrom May 2-27, 2005, the seventh Review Conference of the NPT will take place at the United Nations in New York. The Foundationwill once again prepare a briefing on the status of the disarmament and non-proliferation regimes. We will also host a panel at theReview Conference entitled, “Back to Basics: Reviving Disarmament in the Non-Proliferation Regime,” featuring Walter Cronkite,Daniel Ellsberg, Foundation President David Krieger, and Douglas Roche among others.Abolition Now!, a campaign of the Abolition 2000 Global Network to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons, with over 2000 participating organizationsin more than 90 countries, is collaborating with the Mayors for Peace Emergency Campaign to Ban Nuclear Weapons to build publicpressure for the immediate commencement of negotiations on a treaty to eliminate nuclear weapons under strict and effective internationalcontrol. The Campaign is aiming to bring at least 100 mayors from around the world to the NPT Review Conference. On May 1,the day before the Conference opens, Abolition Now!, in cooperation with United for Peace and Justice, is planning to turn out at least100,000 people in New York City’s Central Park to demand global nuclear disarmament and an end to nuclear excuses for war (e.g.Iraq).If you are interested in attending the May demonstration in New York, or you would like information on how to get your mayor involvedin the Emergency Campaign to Ban Nuclear Weapons, please visit www.abolitionnow.org.Year of Remembrance and ActionAugust 6 and 9, 2005 will mark the 60th anniversary of the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Urged on by theaging hibakusha, the survivors of "hell on earth" in their cities, the Mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are calling for A Year ofRemembrance and Action for a Nuclear Weapons-Free World.On August 6, 2005 major coordinated actions will be held at the Livermore and Los Alamos Nuclear Weapons Laboratories, theNevada Test Site, and the Y-12 nuclear production facility in Tennessee, the facilities at the core of the active US nuclear weapons complex.Many organizations are working together to coordinate these national events, including: American Friends Service Committee,Buddhist Peace Fellowship, California Peace Action, Citizen Alert, Livermore Conversion Project, Episcopal Peace Fellowship, LosAlamos Study Group, Nevada Desert Experience, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance, PaxChristi USA, Peace and Freedom Party, Peace Fresno, Tri-Valley Communities Against a Radioactive Environment (CAREs) andWestern States Legal Foundation.On August 9, we are calling for candlelight vigils in front of city halls across the country. In addition, we encourage people to organizereadings, lantern lighting ceremonies, shadow projects and more. In support of the Mayors for Peace, we are calling on local groups toinvite their Mayors to participate in the vigils and read out proclamations.If you would like more information regarding the national events at Livermore and Los Alamos Nuclear Weapons Laboratories, theNevada Test Site, and the Y-12 nuclear production facility in Tennessee, please contact the Foundation's Advocacy and ResearchDirector, Carah Ong, by email at cong@napf.org.22 Waging Peace Report
New Washington DC OfficeAs part of its goal to be an even more effective force for change in US nuclear policy, theFoundation is pleased to announce the opening of its Washington, DC office. Carah Ong,the Foundation’s Advocacy and Research Director, will staff the office which is located at theCenter for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation on Capitol Hill.With a DC office, the Foundation will be able to respond more rapidly and effectively tonational nuclear policy issues and work in collaboration with other non-governmental organizationsworking at the national level for nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament. It willalso allow the Foundation to develop closer working relationships with Members of Congressand legislative assistants, as well as with national media.If you would like more information on the Foundation’s Washington, DC office, please contactCarah Ong at (202) 543-4100 ext.105 or by email at cong@napf.org.2004 Sadako Peace DayOn Friday, August 6, 2004, the Foundation held its 10th Annual Sadako Peace Day Ceremony, commemorating the 59th anniversaryof the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with music, poetry and reflections. The event took place at the Sadako PeaceGarden at La Casa de Maria Retreat Center in Montecito, California.Hiroshima Day -in my heart,I release a thousand cranes— Karma Tenzing WangchukAfter a welcome from La Casa de Maria Executive Director Jim Villanueva,Mayor of Santa Paula, Dr. Gabino Aguirre and Santa Barbara-resident RonDexter offered reflections and inspiration. Mayor Aguirre is a member ofthe Mayors for Peace and active in their Emergency Campaign to eliminatenuclear weapons by the year 2020. Ron Dexter is a member of Veterans forPeace, served in the Korean War, and has been active in the Arlington Westproject in Santa Barbara, which portrays the loss of American lives in theIraq War.Sudama Mark Kennedy and Bill Aikele played original compositions on theSitar, Koto and Shakuhachi. A Young Artists Trio from the Music Academy of the West — made up of Abigail McKee on flute, YumiCho on violin and Sarah Koo on cello — played several classical compositions. Original poetry was read by Bettina Barrett, "TowardPeace"; Barbara Bates, "The Cradle"; Chella Courington, "All Things are Born in Darkness"; Mary Rose Betten, "Yielding Earth"; andPaul Willis, "Apocalypse."Foundation President David Krieger offered closing remarks at the soulful commemoration. He shared a poem he received on August6, 2004 by a poet in Tucson, Arizona, Karma Tenzing Wangchuk.Sadako was a two-year-old girl when the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. Ten years later she developed leukemia. Japaneselegend holds that one's wish will be granted upon folding 1,000 paper (origami) cranes. Sadako folded 646 before dying. She wrote, "Iwill write peace on your wings, and you will fly all over the world." Her friends finished folding the cranes in her memory. The papercrane has become a global symbol of peace, and a statue of Sadako now stands in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.2005 marks the 60th Anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Foundation will hold its 11th AnnualSadako Peace Day on August 9, 2005 at the Sadako Peace Garden at the La Casa de Maria Retreat Center in Montecito.For information on events taking place throughout the US, please see page 22.To listen and read reflections, poetry and compositions from the 10th Annual Sadako Peace Day, please visit: http://www.wagingpeace.org/menu/programs/public-events/sadako-peace-day/2004-sadako-peace-day/index.htm.Nuclear Age Peace Foundation 23
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