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Global Inheritance presents You're the Bomb!, a campaign addressing the current and continuing issues surrounding nuclear nations and their policies. In order to reach the population at large and world's governments, Global Inheritance will leverage two of the Earth's most important commodities, art and technology.
ART
Nuclear Family trading cards are soon to hit the United States. Available at select universities, events and thrown off stages... Nuclear Family trading cards will highlight each member of the family with key art designed by a leading artist in one of the nuclear nations. The first round of cards will be designed by legendary rock poster artist, Chuck Sperry. Trading cards will be available for sale on the www.StopTheBomb.com website in late 2005.
A nuclear nation clothing line under the same title, You're the Bomb!, will focus attention on the countries "greatest" nuclear achievements and their standing arsenals. The overall goal of this clothing line will be educating the general public and media on the nation-states and groups participating in the nuclear arms race, both openly and clandestinely. The clothing line's main points of distribution will be music concerts, lifestyle retailers and the web. Each article of clothing will come with a hang tag that provides info on supporting non-proliferation, facts on the actors and their nuclear capabilities, ways people can communicate with their local government representatives and get involved with national/global organizations fighting for nuclear disarmament.
Fashion shows will be produced in the capitals (or largest city) of all the declared nuclear nations - India, France, United States, China, UK, Russia and Pakistan. These fashion shows will generally be used to educate the local media on the campaign and support non-proliferation and nuclear disarmament organizations within the host country. Events will not be limited to clothing and designers from abroad, local artisans and activists from each host country will be encouraged to participate.
The second phase of the tour brings You're the Bomb! Online where students, artists, activists and the general population will share ideas through film, commercial and design work. Each month the top commercials, films and designs will be showcased and entered into regional and national competitions. This content will be showcased at the largest festivals and lifestyle retailers (Urban Outfitters, Diesel, Tower Records.)
October 2005 Global Inheritance Executive Director, Eric Ritz writes a feature article for Dispatch magazine about the dangers surrounding the proliferation of nuclear weapons and what it means to the future survival of our planet. If you're in high school, pick up the latest issue and check it out. If you missed it, click the link below to download a PDF file of the article.
Download PDF (648k)
To view the PDF file you will need a recent version of the Adobe Reader software, which is freely available for all major operating systems on Adobe's website.
Legendary rock poster artist, Chuck Sperry, will be designing the first batch of Nuclear Family cards!
See samples of Chuck's past work
We are currently working on the first installment of You're the Bomb! As with every initiative Global Inheritance builds, participation is vital. If you are interested in getting involved as a volunteer, a partner, or know of a school that would be interested in participating, please contact us atom@globalinheritance.org
Nuclear Family trading cards are coming soon.
Soon you'll be able to collect your favorite nuclear nations - China, France, UK United States, Russia and more as trading cards. Stay tuned to this page at StoptheBomb.com which we'll be updating regularly with developments.
It was nearly 60 years ago when the United States became the first nation to make wartime use of nuclear weapons. It is estimated that almost 300,000 people lost their lives in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. On Saturday, August 6th, Americans will come together to remember the first time, and ensure it remains the last time.
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The Seeds Of Change march on Livermore will bring our voices together in remembrance and protest. Remembering history and protesting the present development of nuclear weapons, we will march on one of the nation’s premier nuclear weapons laboratories. When the president says he wants “more usable” nuclear weapons, we must say “no”.
WHEN: Saturday, August 6, 2005 at 5 PM
The event will be broadcast live from 5-7 PM on Pacifica Radio, 94.1 KPFA www.kpfa.org
WHERE:William Payne Park, 5800 Patterson Pass Rd. Livermore, CA (BART shuttles provided by the Peace and Freedom Party) or share a ride at SpaceShare
Join us for a rally, music, speakers, and children’s activities between 5pm and 7pm. The half-mile march to the Lawrence Livermore National Labs will be from 7-8pm. Ai Maeoka of the Hiroshima World Peace Mission, music by Utah Phillips, Fariba and Dangerous Minds, and a comic break by Dave Lippman will all help energize and inspire the crowd. California Peace Action members, chapters, volunteers and staff will meet at California Peace Action's 50 foot-long inflatable nuclear missile (you can't miss it!) to meet and walk together to the Lab.
DIRECTIONS TO THE EVENT
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TO VOLUNTEER CONTACT: LAURA REINHARD
Making You're the Bomb! a successful initiative is in a very big way up to you. Nuclear proliferation is one of the most serious issues facing the world community today - and it affects all of us equally. Regardless of your political inclinations, we can all agree that a world with fewer nuclear weapons is a better world. Help us work towards that goal by standing up with us now to make a statement. Sign up to participate and help craft a You're the Bomb! event near you, and keep watching this page for announcements about upcoming events.
April 15, 2005NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, ACTIVISM AND THE ARTS:
The Department of Art and Art Professions, New York University Steinhardt School of Education, Professor Hiroshi Sunairi and Ombretta Agró would like to invite you to a two-session symposium on nuclear disarmament, activism and the arts:
Friday, April 15th, 2005
3:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Department of Art and Art Professions
34 Stuyvesant Street, New York
Einstein Auditorium
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