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Bonn - August 16th, 2010
33 medical
students and young doctors, 750 km, 11 days - these were the basic
facts of the IPPNW Biking Against Nuclear
Weapons Tour, or BAN Tour in short. The activists, which came from all
corners of the world, covered three countries: Germany, France and
Switzerland and brought the issue of nuclar abolition to the people in
towns and villages on the way. There were meetings with
parliamentarians, mayors and media people as well as large public
events such as flashmobs or
Target installations. In order to read more about the BAN Tour, please
click HERE.
On the 15th/16th of August, the tour made a stop in Bonn. Besides the remains of the Bonn Republic, such as
the modern Bundestag (federal parliament), the understated
chancellor's bungalow and the Langer Johann skyscraper, Bonn is also
the home city of famous composer Beethoven and hosts one of Germany's
most beautiful old universities. Little can be seen today of its
humble beginnings as a Roman garrison town, but a few old
cobblestones still speak of the city's ancient history. Another
highlight of this delightful little town is the German Historical
Museum, showcasing 2000 years of cultural history.
On the 16th if August, we held a Target installation on the
Friedensplatz (Peace Square) and met up with Mr. Nimptsch, the mayor of
Bonn, who spoke to us about his own commitment as a Mayor for Peace.
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Arriving
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Alex
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Sebastian
in the pedestriant precinct
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Up
goes the nuke
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Erecting the nuke
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Our nuke in Bonn
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Sebastian
holding up the nuke
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Group picture with mayor
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Mayor Nimptsch giving a speech
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Listening to Mr. Nimptsch
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Apil, Ahmed, Soila and Cesar
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Andrzej, Niloufar, Agyeno, Abhinav and
Chloe
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Chlore,
Lori, Vilena and Muhammed
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Abhinav,
Chloe and Lori
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Nidia,
Alix, Gerli and Muhammed
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André
in conversation
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Sebastian
in conversation
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Alex
offers his back for signatures
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Dominik,
deep in thought
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André
from Switzerland
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Alex
collecting signatures
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Chuda
doing some convincing
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Alex
offering his back again
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Lori
in front of the nuke
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Ulli
collecting signatures
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Chloe,
Alix and Apil
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Chuda,
Apil and Nidia
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Chlore,
Niloufar, Apil and Alix
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