The Power to Craft a Safer Future is in Our Hands.
When we come together, we prove a safer, freer world is possible.
Russia’s reckless nuclear threats are just the latest reminder that as long as nuclear weapons exist, humanity’s future is at risk.
This year, we sent a message that our leaders can’t ignore.
Why Now?
The threat of nuclear catastrophe is higher than at any time since the Cold War. Hard-fought arms-control treaties are being discarded. Digitized nuclear weapons systems are newly vulnerable to cyberattacks. In today’s world, deterrence is not a reliable strategy for preventing nuclear use.
In 2023, President Biden and other G7 leaders met in Hiroshima and reaffirmed a commitment to a world without nuclear weapons.
In August, #CranesForOurFuture showed our leaders that people want to see words matched with action and to move closer to, not further from, a world free of nuclear weapons.
Let’s keep the momentum going.
Why the Crane?
The crane is a universal symbol of peace.
It first gained global attention thanks to a girl named Sadako Sasaki.
Sadako was just two years old when she survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, only to succumb to the long-term effects of radiation poisoning a decade later. Guided by a tradition dating back centuries in Japan, Sadako attempted to fold 1,000 paper cranes in the hope that her wish to live would be granted.
After her death, children around the world heard her story, made paper cranes, and can now visit the Children’s Peace Monument to her memory at Hiroshima Peace Park.
Who We Are
#CranesForOurFuture was established by the Hiroshima Prefecture, Nagasaki Prefecture, the Nuclear Threat Initiative, and Hiroshima Organization for Global Peace. We are joined by a broad coalition of institutions and public figures committed to a safer future for all in a world without nuclear weapons.
African Center for Science and International Security
Asia-Pacific Leadership Network for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament
Belfer Center at Harvard Kennedy School
The Black Church Center for Justice & Equality
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Catholic Peacebuilding Network
Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation
Curious Iguana Bookstore (MD, USA)
The European Leadership Network
Friends Committee on National Legislation
Gender + Radiation Impact Project
The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)
International Crane Foundation
Participants
James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies
The Latin America and the Caribbean Leadership Network (LALN)
Liberians United to Expose Hidden Weapons (LUEHW)
Marshallese Educational Initiative
National Lawyers Guild San Francisco Bay Area Chapter
Physicians for Social Responsibility
Research Center for Nuclear Weapons Abolition, Nagasaki University (RECNA)
Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center
Silver Unicorn Bookstore (MA, USA)
Sri-Lanka Doctors for Peace and Development
Taos Environmental Film Festival
United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs
United Nations Association - UK
Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation
Whatcom Peace & Justice Center
Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control
Women of Color Advancing Peace and Security (WCAPS)
Campaign Highlights
Now in its third year, #CranesForOurFuture has become a universal cultural moment, reaching millions and inspiring people around the world to demand a future free of nuclear weapons.
Click through the links below to see past campaign highlights.
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