United we can stop the planned nuclear bomb!

Please join the German campaign to send the existing US nuclear weapons back home, and to halt production of the new B61-12 nuclear bomb, scheduled to be built in the US by 2020 and deployed in five European countries — Italy, Belgium, Holland, Turkey, and Germany.

We invite anti-nuclear, environmental peace and human rights activists from Europe and the US to our camp at the main gate of the military base in Büchel with emphasis on young people! The international Action Camp is part of our 20 weeks of action from March 26th to August 9th (Nagasaki memorial day). Twenty weeks represent the 20 B61 H-bombs at Büchel. Our peace camp includes networking, vigils, and nonviolent civil resistance.

This international week will be the second uniting European activists with anti-nuclear resistance in the US — the country where construction of the bomb is taking place. In 2017, 11 activists from the US joined together with dozens from Holland, Belgium and France, and the International Youth Group from Mutlangen, Germany — and on July 17 personally handed a copy of the new Nuclear Weapons Treaty Ban to the commander of the air base (see picture).
More than 300 internationals have signed our Declaration of Solidarity: https://buechel-atombombenfrei.jimdo.com/international/

Agreed Framework for Action

When we take part in nonviolent 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 will hold another person against their will, push them or injure them in any way. We will not behave insultingly or humiliate others. Rather we wish to treat others (police, soldiers, counter-demonstrators and everyone) with respect, despite the fact that we may be critical of the actions they take.

This also remains valid when it comes to legal proceedings as a result of our actions, 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.

Declaration of Commitment

The core element of the campaign is our “Declaration of Commitment” signature gathering effort 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“I will come to Büchel once a year and take part in an action until nuclear weapons are withdrawn, and I will actively commit to seeking a nuclear weapons-free world in the place where I am living.”

Declaration of Solidarity

Besides the Declaration of Commitment, we also have a Declaration of Solidarity — especially for people who cannot come to Büchel but who want to show their full support (please see website sign-on).

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

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, exist in this beautiful volcanic region. There will be an office and a contact person nearby.

GAAA c/o M. Küpker
mariongaaa@gmx.de
Beckstr. 14
20357 Hamburg, Germany
cell phone +49 (0)172 771 32 66

Nukewatch
740A Round Lake Rd
Luck, WI 54853 USA
715-472-4185
nukewatch1@lakeland.ws
www.nukewatchinfo.org