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Düsseldorf- August 14th, 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 of August, the tour started in Düsseldorf. The
capital city of the German state of Northrhine-Westfalia,
Düsseldorf
is both a trendy fashion city with exensive shoping boulevards and a
large trade fair and at the same time a laid-back boheme place full
of beautiful parks, Rhine beaches and of course the famous Altstadt
(old city). The Altstadt, also called "the world's longest bar"
due to the density of pubs and microbreweries was home to the famous
German Jewish poet Heinrich Heine, who plays an important role in the
cultural life of Düsseldorf until today. As for the culinary
specialties, besides the famours Currywurst and the typical Altbier
which is produced here, Düsseldorf is also the city with the
largest
Japanese population in Europe, so the sushi scene is spectacular.
Together with Köln and Mainz, it is one of three centres of the
German Karneval - a festival of fun and merriment, where the entire
city dresses up in costumes and sings Karneval songs. The tour began
in front of the Landtag - the parliament of Northrhine-Westfalia, where
we met up with Hans-Christans Markert, a member of the ruling Green
Party and strong advocate of nuclear abolition.
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Agyeno
and John polishing the nuke
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Giving
the nuke some color |
John
applying the paint |
Agyeno cutting the fins
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Testing the paint cover
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Our
plastic B61 is finished
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Abhinav
meeting Mr. Markert at the Landtag
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Preparing breakfast for the
BANnies
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Presenting our new BAN t-shirts
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Mohamed, Niloufar and André
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Chloe smothered by t-shirts
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Agyeno
in discussion with Mr. Markert
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Putting
up the nuke
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Group
picture in front of the Landtag
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Agyeno,
André and Misha
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Mohamed
testing the bikes
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