Help the olive tree of peace grow by sharing your voice on how to promote nuclear abolition and peace.

sara albolino
33yrs old Female
Italy

I think we should all stand up to create a world free from nuclear weapons. Human beings deserve to live in a world of humanity and not in a world of fear.

Gem Novis
29yrs old Female
United Kingdom

I will do all that I can here in the UK to bring all people together to see an end to all violence, starting with the abolishment of Nuclear Weapons. Thousands of women are already united in their call for peace - Million Women Rise totally support the calls for the abolition of nuclear weapons, just as they call for an end to all wars and an end to all violence against women and children worldwide. All violence against women and children the world over must end. Every act of violence is a choice, therefore, we the people have the power to say “no” to violence - its time to use our power, the power of our hearts - together we can make this our decade, a decade of the people, a decade for peace. I, together with each of you, will strive with all my might.

Violeta Antonetti
55yrs old
Venezuela

Every constitution of every country in the planet should mandate for nuclear weapons abolition. Grass root movements and ordinary people are the ones to make necessary amendments come true.

Jonio da Anunciacao
28yrs old
East Timor, Democratic Rep. of

The way how to save the peoples from this planet is, do not create nuclear weapons or any kind of the chemical weapons. We should keep our mind and our eyes about what was happend in the past is only the bad experience always remain us for now and for the next generation also.

J and M
28yrs old Male
Japan

Only the way can create the world stability is stop to create the nuclear weapon or any kind of the chemical weapon.

Ivonne Amat
49yrs old
Panama

We have to protect the environment in order to live a better quality life, so that the future generations can live in a better world.

Roslyn Cook
46yrs old Female
United Kingdom

I am a peace activist living in Brighton, committed to raising awareness of the necessity and tremendous opportunity to abolish nuclear weapons for the sake of humanity. People make history; through dialogue we can empower each other to realize this so that we may all live with hope for a peaceful 21st century.

Johnny Chua
29yrs old Male
Singapore

Being born and raised in Singapore after the 70s, I have never experienced war or even violent crimes of any sort; as such, I can never fully understand what those who had experienced war felt. Nevertheless, through reading historical documentation and war experiences and exposing myself to humanistic ideals, I can grasp the fact that war is evil no matter what the cause is. It is especially important for us, the younger generations, not to fall into the belief that our history is merely the past and take for granted that such incidents will never happen again. For humans have the tendency to remember the positive things while disregarding the bad, it is therefore crucial that we must time and again remind ourselves of our past in order not to foolishly repeat our mistakes. Just as Al Gore refers to the climate change as not a political issue rather, a moral one; the abolishment of nuclear weapon, too, is a moral issue that requires every individual to look into! We have to do something, anything, within our ability and believe that we are making changes even though it may be intangible yet. I am currently studying in a Liberal Arts college in the United States and I believe that each of us does make a difference.

Fung Tze-ling
Female
Hong Kong

I first learned about nuclear weapons in a junior high school History lesson. My teacher told me, “America dropped two nuclear bombs on Japan and WWII ended.” But it was the writings of Soka Gakkai International President Daisaku Ikeda that really made me aware of the destructive power of nuclear weapons. I also saw a photo from an exhibition on nuclear disarmament called “Transforming the Human Spirit” and truly felt the nightmare of nuclear weapons. The photo showed a man standing in the rubble after the nuclear explosion in Hiroshima and it made me shiver. It felt so lonely and hopeless. What terrified me the most was that I realized that I was taught so little about nuclear weapons at school. I hope that I can encourage people to care more about how our lives are threatened by these deadly weapons. We don’t have to be teachers to teach others about peace. All we need is sincere dialogue and it will widen the network of peace. I believe that we will win over nuclear weapons eventually.

So Wang Fung, Christopher
26yrs old Male
Hong Kong

Most people have never experienced the reality of nuclear weapons firsthand. Despite common consensus that such weapons pose a threat to peace, most of us just turn a blind eye, silently tolerating the situation because we don’t believe that we can make a difference. I used to believe that keeping nuclear weapons was a necessary evil in exchange for general peace. When I studied more, however, I understood that this kind of “peace” was not only vulnerable but simply unsustainable. I asked myself, “Why don’t we just do something to stop it before it is too late? I believe that the collective efforts of individuals can create a massive movement toward peace and that the ultimate solution to the nuclear problem lies in our hands. This is why I helped organize an exhibition about nuclear disarmament, “Transforming the Human Spirit,” at the University of Hong Kong. I believe that courage will eventually lead to victory over nuclear weapons.