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The Movement Against Nuclear Weapons was born on June 9, 2000, as an umbrella forum of 32 mass organizations committed to a struggle against nuclear weapons -- in India, the subcontinent and the world. The MANW has now opened its doors to individual members of the same commitment as well.
All these organizations had protested against Pokharan II of May 1998 and all that it represented. While carrying out their own campaigns to educate the public and articulate its protest against the policy and path of nuclear weaponization adopted by the rulers in India and Pakistan, these organizations had also come together in common action on symbolic occasions.
Creation of the MANW gave a concrete shape to their resolve for cooperation on a continuous basis. The MANW is a founding member of the national-level Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament and Peace.
MANW’S DEMANDS
· Roll back the process set in motion by Pokharan II. Reverse the course of nuclear weaponization.
· Abandon the option of further nuclear weapon testing under an Act of Parliament.
· No nuclear weapon tests - explosive or subcritical.
· No production of weapon-grade fissile material.
· Protect minorities from Pokharan II fallout.
· Spend on national development, not nuclear madness.
· Promote India-Pakistan amity and regional peace for real security.
· Return to the international camp and campaign for peace and universal nuclear disarmament.
MANW’S ACTIVITIES
· Anti-nuclear-weapons public awareness campaign through interactive sessions with different sections of the people, slide and film shows, as well as exhibitions of posters, paintings, cartoons and photographs.
· Observance of anti-nuclear-weapons protests on symbolic occasions, mainly the Pokharan II anniversary and the Hiroshima Day.
· Cloth Banner campaign as part of a common movement by the people of India and Pakistan against nuclear militarism.
· Publication of bimonthly journal Suryakanthi in Tamil and English as well as preparation and dissemination of anti-nuclear-weapons literature.
· Conduct of workshops for anti-nuclear-weapons activists in different districts of Tamilnadu.
