Time required: 3 hours
Flash mobs are an effective way to capture people's attention and raise awareness. On 2 June groups will assemble in public spaces and simulate a nuclear disaster by suddenly falling to the ground. They will carry radiation signs to make their purpose clear.
Estimated time: 3 hours
Collect video "pleas" for a nuclear-weapon-free world. All you need is a video camera, a laptop computer with a built-in camera or a mobile phone with a built-in camera. Our aim is to create the world longest video message urging world leaders to abolish all nuclear weapons.
Time required: 15 minutes
The mayors of more than 5200 cities in 153 countries have joined the Mayors for Peace network calling for the complete elimination of nuclear weapons by 2020. Is your mayor one of them? Help us to build the network, and demand that cities are not targets.
Time required: 15 minutes
On 2 June, write to your elected representatives urging them to join the global network of Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament and to take concrete steps to advance a nuclear weapons convention. Help put disarmament on the political agenda.
Time required: 10 minutes
On 2 June – the ICAN-initiated global day of action for nuclear abolition – tweet “Get rid of nuclear weapons” on these pages: @whitehouse @elysee @deardowningst @washingtonpost @reuters @huffingtonpost @nytimes @maddow mentioning #ICANact
Time required: 10 minutes
On 2 June upload a Facebook profile picture of you holding a sign reading “Abolish Nuclear Weapons”, or any other slogan calling for a nuclear-weapon-free world. Then tell your Facebook friends why you believe abolishing nuclear weapons is an urgent necessity.
Time required: 5 minutes per crane
Japanese paper cranes symbolize the will of the world's people to achieve nuclear disarmament. One 2 June, people of all ages will fold paper cranes and send them to political leaders urging them to commence negotiations on a treaty to outlaw and eliminate all nuclear weapons.
Time required: 2 hours
On 2 June, groups will non-violently blockade nuclear weapons bases, as well as leaflet nearby houses. Others will protest outside the embassies of nuclear-armed countries and call for negotiations on a treaty to outlaw and eliminate all nuclear weapons.
Time required: 3 hours
June 2 is a perfect occasion for holding an anti-nuclear film screening. There are a number of great new films available, such as Beating the Bomb, which can be screened free of charge. You could even use the event as your own fundraiser.
