Target X - an IPPNW Student Project

Target London - October 4th, 2007

While IPPNW organized a conference entitled "Nuclear Weapons - the Final Pandemic: Preventing Proliferation and Achieving Abolition" in the neraby Royal Society of Medicine, a group of around 25 medical students and young doctors took to the streets and set up a Target X-XL on Trafalgar square, which they kept going for six hours straight - informing hundreds of pedestriants on one of London's busiest squares about the health effects of nuclear weapons, the implications of Trident Renewal and the need for nuclear abolition. The crowd consisted of native Londoners, tourist groups and people hurrying off to work or back home. The students gave all them a chance to make their voice heard and send postcards to their MPs.


Michael and Alex on Trafalgar Square	Alex talking to a group	Sandip engaging a young group	Sandip explaining Trident Renewal


Alex distributing leaflets	Collecting signatures	Elena convincing tourists to sign on	Elena and Sandip talking to a local


Elena engaged in a discussion	Target X-XL on Trafalgar Square	Alex talking to a German school group	Elena and Karina in a dialogue


VIlena talking to Russian tourists	A hard nut to crack		Elena convincing


Michael informing the public about Trident	Dana and Alex in a discussion on Trident	Dana collecting signatures	Alex strolling around


Michael in a dialogue	Tamara doing her best to convince	Dana successful again	Alex making himself useful


Alex in action from above	The Portuguese students in action	Alex in a discussion	Alex talking to another school group


Norwegian student in action	Dana in front of Nelson's column	Stephan from Germany in action	Swedish student on Trafalgar square


Alex and the Target	Conference participants joining the Target crew	The Target X with candles	Candlelight vigil