47 new cities joined Mayors for Peace past 45 days

uly 30, 2007http://www.mayorsforpeace.org/english/topic/list/40.htm

Hiroshima – Ypres, July 30th 2007 – Since June 15th Mayors for Peace welcomed 47 new member cities and municipalities. On July 30th the Conference involves 1,698 cities in 122 countries and regions around the world.

The latest member cities are from Australia (1), Belgium (1), Bulgaria (1), Cameroon (1), Canada (7), Croatia (2), Denmark (1), Germany (6), Iraq (7), Italy (3), Netherlands (1), Portugal (8), South-Korea (1),  Spain (1), UK (1) and US (5). It is worth noting that Mayors for Peace had no members in Cameroon and Denmark prior to July 30th. New membership forms are being received every day at the headquarters of Mayors for Peace in Hiroshima.

New members are the mayors from Yarra (Australia), Ganshoren (Belgium), Veliko Turnovo (Bulgaria), Buea (Cameroon), Antigonish, Charlottetown, Lake Cowichan,  Sault Ste. Marie, Saskatoon,  Trail , Yarmouth (Canada), Nova Gradska, Rovinj (Croatia), Haderslev (Denmark), Bietigheim-Bissingen, Bruck in der Oberpfalz, Elmshorn, Köngen, Mönchengladbach, Wiesloch (Germany), Basrah, Chamchamal, Qadrkaram, Qarahanjeer, Sangaw, Takia Kakamand, Takya Jabary (Iraq), Pinerolo, Quistello, Vado Ligure (Italy), Noordenveld  (Netherlans), Évora, Fafe, Ferreira do Alentejo, Lagos, Moita, Monforte, Ourique, Ovar (Portugal), Daegu (South Korea), Berga (Spain), Hebden Royd (U.K.), Corvallis (OR), Montpelier (VT), Taos (NM), Taos Ski Valley (NM) & Westlake (OH) (U.S.A.).

We wish to give special mention to the excellent and promising membership-recruitment started one month ago in Portugal by the voluntary team of Ms. Sandra Benfica of the ‘Conselho Português para a Paz e Cooperação’ in Lisbon.

The 25th anniversary year membership-drive efforts are well underway in many countries. Mayors for Peace aims to have 2,020 members before the end of 2007 to further built capacity to work towards the elimination of all nuclear weapons by 2020.

The previous months the campaign secretariat has contacted an increasing number of Mayors and/or NGO’s to assist in the recruitment effort, amongst others in Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Greece, France, Ireland, Israel, Italy,  Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Scotland, South-Africa, South-Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK and US. Please contact us if your country is not listed or if you are interested to help.

Contact

2020 Vision Campaign International Secretariat Mayors for Peace

Address

City Hall
Grote Markt 34
8900 Ypres,
BELGIUM

Phone:  +32-57-38 89 57
Fax       +32-57-23 92 76   (Attn. Mayors for Peace)
Mobile: +32-495-28 02 59  (Pol D’Huyvetter)
+1-917-345 1960   (Aaron Tovish)

E-mail: emailLink(’2020visioncampaign’,'ieper.be’);2020visioncampaign@ieper.be
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The office opened July 7th 2006 in Ypres City Hall. Ypres is a Peace City and was the first city where chemical weapons were used during the First World War.

It is now staffed 4 days a week from 9:30 am till 5:30 pm. We hope to have funds soon to secure from Monday to Friday.

2020 Campaign staff:

* Aaron Tovish: International Campaign Manager emailLink(’aaron’, ‘2020visioncampaign.org’);aaron@2020visioncampaign.org

* Annie Barbier: Administration  emailLink(’annie’, ‘2020visioncampaign.org’);annie@2020visioncampaign.org

* Famke Vekeman: Office manager emailLink(’famke’, ‘2020visioncampaign.org’);famke@2020visioncampaign.org

* Filip Deheegher: Treasurer (Peace Secretariat City of Ypres) emailLink(’vrede_ontwikkeling’, ‘ieper.be’);vrede_ontwikkeling@ieper.be

* Pol D’Huyvetter: Campaign Secretariat Manager emailLink(’pol’, ‘2020visioncampaign.org’);pol@2020visioncampaign.org

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