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Cologne - August 15th, 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 14th/15th of August, the tour made a stop in Cologne. The mighty city of
Köln (or Colonia, Cologne or even Keulen) has seen more centuries
go by than almost any other place in Germany. Originally founded by
Roman Empress Agrippina (the mother of Nero) in 50 AD, the town grew
into Germany's largest and most important city during the Middle Ages,
largely due to its important role for the Catholic Church. Its dome
supposedly houses the remains of the three wise kings of the Bible and
its mighty walls withheld many
wars and battles throughout its history before they were finally torn
down by Napoleon. Modern day Köln has risen from its near
total destruction at the end of World War II and is today Germany's
fourth largest city. It is also the undisputed
capital of the Karneval with more than a million people pouring into
the city's streets every year to celebrate the merry season. The city prides itself of
its laissez-fair culture and is known as Germany's most tolerant city,
with a vast array of ethnicities forming a truly multiculutral scene,
the largest Turkish community in Germany and the titel of gay capital
of Germany. Culinary highlights include the famous Kölsch beer,
the heavy Himmel un Ähd as well as Flönz and Rievkooche.
On Sunday the 15th if August, we held a large flashmob on
the Domplatte, the square right in front of the dome, and informed the
population about te ongoing danger of nuclear weapons in form of a
Target.
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In
front of the Kölner Dom
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Carrying
the nuke to the square |
Preparing
the nuke
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Synchronising watches
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The flashmob on the Dome Square
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Flashmob
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Postcards
to the Minister of Defense
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Our banner and nuke
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Paata
(Georgia) reading infor material
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Ahmed from Egypt)
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John (Nigeria) and Niloufar
(Netherlands)
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Alex explaining the dome's
history
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