GOALS

1.     To reflect on the 60^th anniversary of the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

2.  To draw attention to the continued existence and proliferation of nuclear weapons, particularly the accelerated pace of weapons development here in the United States.

3.  To draw attention to the human, ecological, and economic consequences of our national commitment to nuclear weapons.

4.  To educate, empower and motivate local citizens to actively work towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons by the year 2020, the 75^th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings.

5. Create a safer, more peaceful world.  A world where our grandchildren and their grandchildren will be less likely to be killed or injured by nuclear weapons or accidents.