Hiroshima Day in Vienna

[Alois Reisenbichler - Stadtteilzentrum Simmering <stadtteilzentrum at simmeringonline.at>]

Dear friends,

the Viennese Peace Movement and the Hiroshima Group Vienna again will
organise the annual manifestation 2004 in commemoration of the victims
of the first atomic bombs on 6 August in Vienna, St. Stephan's Square.

The lesson from Hiroshima and Nagasaki is of greater relevance than
ever: despite the protest of millions of people war was fought against
the people of Iraq. Research and development on new and above all
employable nuclear weapons (mini-nukes, as described in the recent US
military doctrine) are carried on. The nuclear arsenals of the so called
new nuclear weapons states like India and Pakistan are threatening the
world to the same extent as the stockpiles of the "old" ones or the
"non-declared". We must say clearly: There is no alternative to the
abolition of all nuclear weapons. Most recently prominent and well-known
personalities have raised their voices. They were alerting public
opinion to the use of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs, "dirty bombs")
by terrorists but also to the threat of resuming nuclear testing by the
nuclear powers and the threat of use of nuclear weapons in doctrines
like the pre-emptive strike. To speak out clearly: our common endeavour
for a world without nuclear weapons and without war is more needed than
ever before.

Therefore we are kindly asking you to send us your MESSAGE OF SUPPORT
for this very important event on 6th of August (Hiroshima-Day). We
expect your kind message not later than the end of July.

All the incoming messages will be collected in our webpage
http://www.hiroshima.at and presented publicly at the manifestation in
Vienna.

Your kind message is a very valuable help in our common effort: a world
without nuclear weapons and without war.

Yours sincerely,


Andreas Pecha
Alois Reisenbichler
Voluntary members of the Peacebureau Vienna