Stop new nuclear bomb -- B61-12 -- for Europe!

US citizens solidarity declaration needed -- strengthen the global network! [The corresponding text for other countries can be found below.]

German campaign to send the existing US nukes back home, and to organize against the new B61-12 US nuclear bomb, which is planned to be built in the US by 2020 for five European countries (Italy, Belgium, Holland, Turkey and Germany):

Despite the end of the Cold War, about 20 US nuclear bombs are still deployed at a German air force base named Büchel. German pilots will have to take off with these bombs in Tornado fighter planes when the order comes from the US president, through NATO, to drop them on their targets. This horrifying vision is part of the „nuclear sharing agreement“ in NATO, with its nuclear detererence policy, and includes the first strike option.

These weapons of mass destruction – illegal under both German and international law -- are planned to be replaced by expensive (a $10 billion program), new, precision-guided nuclear weapons in the near future, through the National Nuclear Security Administration's nuclear weapons complex. All three nuclear Laboratories (Y12 Plant, Kansas City Plant und Sandia Lab) are part of B61-12 construction, mainly through Boeing (tailfin kit: $1.8 billion), Lockheed Martin, Honeywell and Bechtel. With about 400 B61-12 bombs to be refurbished for Europe, that’s about $25 million per bomb, calculated by expert Hans Kristensen.

20 weeks of action at the Büchel base

Twenty weeks for twenty bombs – starting again on March 26*, 2017 until August 9th, groups and individuals will hold vigils and other kinds of nonviolent direct action (blockades, trespassing, etc.) at the Büchel base to pressure the government, leading up to the next election in Germany in September, 2017.

*26 March 2010 cross-party motion calling on the government to work towards a withdrawal of nuclear weapons!

Declaration of Commitment

Our Germanwide campaign „Büchel is everywhere – nuclear free now!“ is organized by 50 organizations/groups. The active presence at Büchel is planned to be the beginning of a long-term phase of action to prevent the nuclear upgrade. The core element of the campaign is our Declaration of Commitment signature campaign where people declare in public (on our website):

„I will come to Büchel once a year and take part in an action until nuclear weapons are withdrawn, and I will actively commit to seeking a nuclear weapons-free world in the place where I am living.“

We also plan to have an international week of action in 2017. If you are interested in joining, please contact: mariongaaa@gmx.de, or via our website: www.buechel-atombombenfrei.de, and let us know about any support you might need. All kinds of housing, including camping opportunities, exists in this beautiful volcanic region. There will be an office and a contact person nearby.

In 2016 we had 20 weeks of actions with 45 religious, peace, women, anti-nuclear, and other groups participating.

Besides the Declaration of Commitment, we also have a Declaration of Solidarity especially for people who cannot come, but who want to show their full support (please sign on the other side of the page).

In Germany, the peace movement always risks the possibility of being considered „anti-American.“ With plenty of signatures from the US peace & justice movement, we can show that we are united in our vision for a nuclear-free world – also with indigenous peoples and other people of color, who are disproportionally impacted by the nuclear production chain. We don't want new nuclear weapons, and we believe the money should go to the people's real needs!

Declaration

O I am in support of the German campaign

___________________________________________

Surname and name, optionally profession or function

___________________________________________

phone/E-mail address

___________________________________________

address

Declaration of Solidarity

O  I support the demands of the German campaign „Büchel is everywhere – nuclear free now!“:

1. Stop the upgrade of nuclear weapons in Germany
2. Withdraw nuclear weapons from Büchel
3. Ban nuclear weapons

and I declare my solidarity with those who engage in non-violent actions, including non-violent civil disobedience. I allow my name to be published on Internet at the campaign websites as a signer of the solidarity declaration.

__________________________________________

Place, date signature

Agreed framework for action:

When we take part in non-violent direct action, we will not use or threaten to use physical violence against any person, especially in situations where violence is being used against us. No participant in the action should hold another person against their will, push them or injure them in any way. We do not want to behave insultingly or humiliate others, rather we wish to treat others (e.g. police, soldiers, those opposing our actions) with respect, despite the fact that we may be critical of the actions they take, due to their role in society. This also remains valid should it come to legal proceedings as a result of our action, during which we will naturally behave with solidarity towards one another. The complete agreed framework for action can be found on our homepage in German:

www.buechel-atombombenfrei.de

If you want to donate money to our campaign: IPPNW

IBAN: DE39 1002 0500 0002 2222 10

BIC: BFSWDE33BER

Memo: „buechel-atomwaffenfrei“

Please sign and send to:

Nukewatch c/o John LaForge

740A Round Lake Road

Luck, WI 54853, USA 20357

or

GAAA c/o Marion Küpker
Beckstr. 14
20357 Hamburg, Germany

For other countries:

Stop new nuclear bomb -- B61-12 -- for Europe!

International solidarity declaration needed -- strengthen the global network!

German campaign to send the existing US nukes back home, and to organize against the new B61-12 US nuclear bomb, which is planned to be built in the US by 2020 for five European countries (Italy, Belgium, Holland, Turkey and Germany):

Despite the end of the Cold War, about 20 US nuclear bombs are still deployed at a German air force base named Büchel. German pilots will have to take off with these bombs in Tornado fighter planes when the order comes from the US president, through NATO, to drop them on their targets. This horrifying vision is part of the „nuclear sharing agreement“ in NATO, with its nuclear detererence policy, and includes the first strike option.

These weapons of mass destruction – illegal under both German and international law -- are planned to be replaced by expensive (a $10 billion program), new, precision-guided nuclear weapons in the near future, through the National Nuclear Security Administration's nuclear weapons complex. All three nuclear Laboratories (Y12 Plant, Kansas City Plant und Sandia Lab) are part of B61-12 construction, mainly through Boeing (tailfin kit: $1.8 billion), Lockheed Martin, Honeywell and Bechtel. With about 400 B61-12 bombs to be refurbished for Europe, that’s about $25 million per bomb, calculated by expert Hans Kristensen.

20 weeks of action at the Büchel base

Twenty weeks for twenty bombs – starting again on March 26*, 2017 until August 9th, groups and individuals will hold vigils and other kinds of nonviolent direct action (blockades, trespassing, etc.) at the Büchel base to pressure the government, leading up to the next election in Germany in September, 2017.

*26 March 2010 cross-party motion calling on the government to work towards a withdrawal of nuclear weapons!

Declaration of Commitment

Our Germanwide campaign „Büchel is everywhere – nuclear free now!“ is organized by 50 organisations/groups. The active presence at Büchel is planned to be the beginning of a long-term phase of action to prevent the nuclear upgrade. The core element of the campaign is our Declaration of Commitment signature campaign where people declare in public (on our website):

„I will come to Büchel once a year and take part in an action until nuclear weapons are withdrawn, and I will actively commit to seeking a nuclear weapons-free world in the place where I am living.“

We also plan to have an international week of action in 2017. If you are interested in joining, please contact: mariongaaa@gmx.de, or via our website: www.buechel-atombombenfrei.de, and let us know about any support you might need. All kinds of housing, including camping opportunities, exists in this beautiful volcanic region. There will be an office and a contact person nearby.

In 2016 we had 20 weeks of actions with 45 religious, peace, women, anti-nuclear, and other groups participating.

Besides the Declaration of Commitment, we also have a Declaration of Solidarity especially for people who cannot come, but who want to show their full support (please sign on the other side of the page).

In Germany, the peace movement always risks the possibility of being considered „anti-American.“ With plenty of signatures from the global peace & justice movement, we can show that we are united in our vision for a nuclear-free world – also with indigenous peoples and other people of color, who are disproportionally impacted by the nuclear production chain. We don't want new nuclear weapons, and we believe the money should go to the people's real needs!

Declaration

O   I am in support of the German campaign

___________________________________________
Surname and name, optionally profession or function

____________________________________________

phone/E-mail address

____________________________________________

address

Declaration of Solidarity

O  I support the demands of the German campaign „Büchel is everywhere – nuclear free now!“:

1. Stop the upgrade of nuclear weapons in Germany
2. Withdraw nuclear weapons from Büchel
3. Ban nuclear weapons

and I declare my solidarity with those who engage in non-violent actions, including non-violent civil disobedience. I allow my name to be published on Internet at the campaign websites as a signer of the solidarity declaration.


_______________________________________

Place, date signature

Agreed framework for action:

When we take part in non-violent direct action, we will not use or threaten to use physical violence against any person, especially in situations where violence is being used against us. No participant in the action should hold another person against their will, push them or injure them in any way. We do not want to behave insultingly or humiliate others, rather we wish to treat others (e.g. police, soldiers, those opposing our actions) with respect, despite the fact that we may be critical of the actions they take, due to their role in society. This also remains valid should it come to legal proceedings as a result of our action, during which we will naturally behave with solidarity towards one another. The complete agreed framework for action can be found on our homepage in German:

www.buechel-atombombenfrei.de

If you want to donate money to our campaign: IPPNW
IBAN: DE39 1002 0500 0002 2222 10
BIC: BFSWDE33BER
Memo: „buechel-atomwaffenfrei“

Please sign and send to:
Nukewatch
740A Round Lake Road
Luck, WI 54853

or
GAAA, c/o Marion Küpker
Beckstr. 14
20357 Hamburg, Germany

1. Linda Ewald, Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance, Knoxville/TN, USA

2. Barbara Hickey, St. James Episcopal Peace Fellowship, Women in Black, Knoxville/TN, USA

3. Carol Nickle, retired attorney, Women in Black, Fellowship of Reconciliation, Knoxville/TN, USA

4. Joel Morris, St. John's Episcopal Cathedral, OREPA, Episcopal Peace Fellowship, Knoxville/TN, USA

5. John Best, Vancover/BC, Canada

6. Judith Shaver, Knoxville/TN, USA
7. Tim Orr, Knoxville/TN, USA

8. Caroline Best, retired educator, Maryville/TN, USA

9. Jim Ullrich, retired businessman, Knoxville/TN, USA

10. Rev. Jim Sessions, Knoxville/TN, USA

11. Jim Harb, Louisville/TN, USA

    Dennis Loy, Clerqy, Knoxville/TN, USA

12. Betty Coleman, OREPA, Knoxville/TN, USA

13. Ralph Hutchison, Knoxville/TN, USA

14. Marese Nephew, Oak Ridge/TN, USA

15. Lee Ann Swarm, attorney, Knoxville/TN, USA

16. William F. Myers, OREPA, Knoxville/TN, USA

17. Prof. Dr. David Linge, Univ. of Tennessee, Jobs with Justice of E. TN, Knoxville/TN, USA

18. Dennis Duvall, currently in Rosstal, Germany
19. Michelle Shiloh, currently in Rosstal, Germany
20. Bennette Dibben, Peaceworks Board of Dir., Seeds of Hope, Kansas City,
    Montana/USA
21. Jeremy Rothe-Kushel, Documentarian, Lawrence, Kansas, USA
22. Maurice Copelano, Kansas, MO/USA
23. Rev. James Buck Firth, Leawood, Kansas/USA
24. David Quinly, Kansas, MO/USA
25. Amy Hilton, Boise, ID/USA
26. Judith Mohling, Boulder, CO/USA
27. Daniel Karam, Grandview, MO/USA
28. Marsha Anderson, Kansas City, MO/USA
29. Spencer Graves, PhD, Founder Effective Defense, Kansas, MO/USA
30. Mary Hladky, Kansas City, MO/USA
31. Kim Williams, Norvolk, Viginia/USA
32. Diane Burkholder, Kansas, MO/USA
33. Sharon Lockhart, Peaceworks, Leawood, Kansas/USA
34. Kasper Douglas, Joliette, IL/USA
35. Rosell Nehemiah, Kansas City, MO/USA
36. Lincoln Rice, PhD, Milwaukee, WI/USA
37. Mark Hakes, Duluth MN/USA
38. Deb Johnson, Duluth, MN/USA
39. Ming Lai, Las Vegas, NV/USA
40. Kristiane Colón, Chicago, IL/USA
41. Jeanne Abbott, Hickory, North Carolina/USA
42. Barry Cheney, pharmacist, Hickory, NC/USA
43. Jackson Chloe, St. Louis, Missouri/USA
44. Ross Eiler, Bloomington, Indiana/USA
45. Jason Etinger, USA
46. Sarah Gershon, Bloomington, IN/USA
47. Laura Lasuertmer, Bloomington, IN/USA
48. Stephanie Kornexl, Clarksville, IN/USA
49. Dave Cooper, MT (ASCP) SH, Louisville, Kentucky/USA
50. Theresa Kaufmann, Pocatello, Idaho/USA
51. Dennie Kelley, OREPA, Knoxville, TN/USA

52. Ann Suellentrop, MS R.N., Physicians for Social Responsibility, Kansas City, Kansas/USA

53. Rick Waymann, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, Santa Barbara, CA/USA

54. Christopher Hormel, Snake River Alliance, Rocky Mtn. Peace & Justice Center, Boulder, CO/USA

55. Scott Yundt, Tri-Valley Care, Staff Attorney, Oakland, CA/USA

56. Vicki Watson, Snake River Alliance, Pocatello, Idaho/USA

57. Marylia Kelley, Executive Director Tri-Valley Cares, Livermore, CA/USA

58. Jay Coghlan, Nuclear Watch New Mexico, Santa Fe, NM/USA

59. Judith Mohling, Bolder, CO/USA

60. David Monsees, sociologist, Snake River Alliance, Idaho/USA

61. Tim Norton, Snake River Alliance, Pocadello, Idaho/USA

62. Penny Cragun, Duluth, Minesota/USA

63. Doretta Reisenweber, Duluth, MN/USA

64. David Reisenweber, Duluth, MN/USA

65. Kristine Osbakken, writer and teacher, Duluth, MN/USA

66. Steven Heikkilo, Duluth, MN/USA

67. Maddy Benson, Duluth, MN/USA Lyn Clark Pegg, Duluth, MN/USA

68. Hailey Hoskins, Duluth, MN/USA

69. Taylor Dishneau, Duluth, MN/USA

70. Steve McKeown, Veteran for Peace, Richfield, MN/USA

71. Warren Howe, Veterans for Peace (Chapter 80), Duluth, MN/USA

72. Janet S. Karon, Duluth, MN/USA

73. Cathy LaForge Tonkin, Duluth, MN/USA

74. Thomas Morgan, Associate Professor of Russia, Collage of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN/USA

75. Michele Naar-Obed, Catholic Worker Duluth, MN/USA

76. Greg Boertje-Obed, Catholic Worker Duluth, MN/USA

77. Kurt Greenhalgh, Dukuth, MN/USA

78. Jerome Peraya, agir pour la paix, Brussels, Belgium
79. Denis Arielle, ICAN France,
80. Arielle Denis, 74350  Menthonnex, France
81. Jeanne ABBOT, Hickory, North Carolina, USA
82. Barry CHENEY, Hickory, North Carolina, USA
83. Susi Snyder, Pax for Peace, Utrecht, Holland
84. Medea Benjamin, Codepink, Washington DC, USA
85. Linda Walker, Charity Director, Glossip, U.K.
86. Betty Rearbon, New York, USA
87. Maxim Plaisier, student, Gent, Belgium
88. Jean Paul Nanfaek, Vice-Mayor Fongo-Tongo, Cameroma (Kamerun)
89. Deb JOHNSON, Duluth, Minnesota USA
90. Mark HALES, Duluth, Minnesota USA
91. Lincoln RICE, Ph.D., Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA
92. Nehemiah ROSELL, Kansas City USA
93. Kasper DOUGLAS, Joliet, Illinois 
94. Ridgela Fuller, Belfast/Maine, USA
95. Patti Walters, Tucson/AZ, USA
96. Betty Mcell, Tucson/AZ, USA
97. Lois Mastrangelo, Tucson/AZ, USA
98. Manijeh Saba, Somerset/NJ, USA
99. Stacey Alkire, Fort Yates/North Dakota, USA
100. Bigrid Balo, Groundzero, Seattle/WA, USA
101. Jacqueline Nguyen, Global Zero, Seattle/WA, USA
102. Jenny Chang, Global Zero, Seattle/WA, USA
103. Mary Hanson, co-chair, Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action, Seattle/WA, USA
104. Aidan Carroll, student, Seattle/WA, USA
105. Lynn Biddle, Swampscott/MA, USA
     Phyllis Arist, Evanston/IL, USA
106. Celeste Mc Collough, Psychologist, Hillsboro/OR, USA
107. D'Arcy Hande, retired archivist, Saskatoon, Kanada
     Mario Zdybel, Chicago/IL, USA
108. Carolyn Ludwig, Board of Peace Action, Royal Oak/MI, USA
109. Rhonda T. Holt, Trotwood/OH, USA
110. Elizabeth G. Butler, Save the Redwoods League, Henderson/KY, USA
111. Richard D. Iyall, Fresno/CA, USA
112. Philip Traynor, Fresno/CA, USA
113. Reiner Darren, Cloves/CA, USA
114. Cherylyn Smith, Teacher, Fresno/CA, USA
115. Teresa Castillo, Madera/CA, USA
116. Maureen Walsh, Cloves/CA, USA
117. Gerald M. Bill, Fresno/CA, USA
118. Stephen Gliva, Evanston/IL, USA
119. Matthew Lipschik, Brooklyn/NY, USA
120. Arianne Peterson, Rice Lake/WI, USA
121. Nancy Stewart, Payee, Luck/WI, USA
122. Jeff Peterson, Luck/WI, USA
123. Kelly Lundeen, Bookkeeper, Shell Lake/WI, USA
124. Liana Bratton, Luck/WI, USA
125. Michael Reitz, Oberlin/OH, USA
126. Ellen Credille, Chicago/IL, USA
127. Steve Clemens, Board Member Iraqi & American Reconciliaton Project, Aliant Action, Minneapolis/MN, USA
128. Karren L Mattes, Harwood Hgts/IL, USA
129. Debra Michaud, Life Coach, Chicago/IL, USA
130. Jan Boudart, Board NEIS, Chicago/IL, USA
131. David Kraft, Director Nuclear Energy Information Service, Chicago/IL, USA
132. Kathleen Rude, Board NEIS, Glenview/IL, USA
133. Gail Snyder, Board NEIS, Homer Glen/IL, USA
134. Linda Lewiran, Board NEIS, Chicago/IL, USA
135. Robert Croteau, Board NEIS, Springfield/IL, USA
136. Edward W. Lollis, Foreign Services/ retired, Knoxville/TN, USA
137. Elizabeth Armstrong, St. James Episcopal Peace Fellowship, Knoxville/TN, USA
138. Mike Armstrong, St. James Episcopal Peace Fellowship, Knoxville/TN, USA