Mayors for Peace Lead City Hannover, Germany Mayors for Peace - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Mayors for Peace General Conference 2017 in Nagasaki Session II – Roles of Local Governments Thomas Hermann, Deputy Mayor of Hannover

Mayors for Peace Lead City Hannover, Germany

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• Lead City in Germany since Sept. 2015
• Hannover has been a member since

1983 (Vice President and Executive City), also sister city of Hiroshima

Hannover‘s role as Lead City

• Mayors for Peace Office is assigned to the

Lord Mayor‘s International Office

• More than 500 members in 16 Federal States
• German Mayors for Peace website:

www.mayorsforpeace.de

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• Membership in Germany exceeds 500
• Peace policy is an integral part of local policy
• Great attention is paid to issues such as
• social justice
• peaceful co-existence of people
• democratic participation
• creating a harmonious local environment

Recruiting new members

• New members focus on the idea of overall peace and abolition of

nuclear weapons

• New members join mostly because membership is based on

voluntary contribution

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• 100 € for a flag treated as membership fee for Mayors for Peace
• Call for contribution of membership fees in January
• Collection of membership fees until March 31st
• Collective bank transfer to Hiroshima Secretariat for the present year

Collection of membership fees

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• The Flag Day is held annually on July 8th
• 240 member cities participate
• Activities in cooperation with NGOs, local

peace initiatives, churches, students

• Contribution of 100 € in exchange for a flag

The Flag Day

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• Biannual conference of German members
• Debate with representative of Federal Foreign Office
• Discussion of current topics, exchange of views
• Future plans of peace and disarmament activites in

member cities

Awareness raising activities

• 1. German Mayors for Peace Conference

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• National Garden Show 2021 in Erfurt
• Ginkgo plants raised from A-bombed trees
• Multi-year project 2018 – 2021 in cooperation

with the city of Erfurt and local schools

• Peace-related education for pupils raising

awareness and understanding the danger of nuclear weapons

Awareness raising activities

• 2. Ginkgo tree project

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• Participation of young citizens in youth

programs offered by Hiroshima Secretariat

• Internship program
• Youth Program Hiroshima and Peace
• International Youth Conference

Youth involvement in peace promotion

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• July 2015

‘‘Flirting with the bomb – New nuclear strategies in current geopolitical conflicts“

• November 2016

‘‘Focus on the Middle East – Legacy of the Sykes-Picot Agreement“

• September 2017

A-bomb survivor testimony via skype for students in high school and local peace groups

Awareness raising activities

• 3. Public events on current topics

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• International Art Project to promote a nuclear-

free world

• In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of

the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

• Against traceless oblivion
• Visit the NGO booth

International Art Project „50 Cities – 50 Traces“

City of Hannover Lord Mayor‘s Office International Unit Trammplatz 2 30159 Hannover Telefon + 49 511 168 – 41446 Fax +49 511 168 - 44025 mayors for peace@hannover-stadt.de www.mayorsforpeace.de

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