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Mayors for Peace Lead City Hannover, Germany Mayors for Peace General Conference 2017 in Nagasaki Session II – Roles of Local Governments Thomas Hermann, Deputy Mayor of Hannover 1

Hannover‘s role as Lead City  Lead City in Germany since Sept. 2015  Hannover has been a member since 1983 (Vice President and Executive City), also sister city of Hiroshima  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 2

Recruiting new members  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 • 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 3

Collection of membership fees  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 4

The Flag Day  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 5

Awareness raising activities 1. German Mayors for Peace Conference  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 6

Awareness raising activities 2. Ginkgo tree project  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 7

Youth involvement in peace promotion  Participation of young citizens in youth programs offered by Hiroshima Secretariat  Internship program  Youth Program Hiroshima and Peace  International Youth Conference 8

Awareness raising activities 3. Public events on current topics  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 9

International Art Project „50 Cities – 50 Traces“  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 10

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 Thank you for your attention!