Joint statement of religious leaders, parliamentarians and mayors on the 70th anniversary of and Nagasaki bombings

Endorsers as at February 22, 2016

Parliamentarians (and former parliamentarians):

 Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh MP (United Kingdom)  David Cunliffe MP () Deputy Shadow Leader in the UK House of Commons Disarmament Spokesperson for the Labour Party  Ichiro Aisawa MP (Japan)  Senator Salwa Damen-Masri (Jordan) Secretary General of the Religions for Peace PNND Council Member. Chairperson of the Committee Parliamentary Support Group, Former Chair of the for Population and Development Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs  Karima Delli MEP (France)  Senator Byrganym Aitimova (Kazakhstan) Member Committee on Transport and Tourism Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee  Graeme Dey MSP (Scotland) Former Kazakhstan Ambassador to the United Nations Deputy Convener, Rural Affairs, Climate Change and  Mani Shankar Aiyar MP (India) Environment Committee PNND Co-President. Chair of the Rajiv Gandhi Action  Paul Dewar MP (Canada) Plan Group for a Nuclear Free and Nonviolent World PNND Co-President. Order Opposition Critic (Spokesperson) on Foreign Affairs  Christian Allard MSP (Scotland)  Natalia Diaz Quintana (Costa Rica)  Meyrem Almaci MP (Belgium) President of the Foreign Affairs Committee Leader of the Greens, Belgian Chamber of  Anneliese Dodds MEP (United Kingdom) Representatives Chair Delegation to the EU-Montenegro Stabilisation  Abacca Anjain Maddison (Marshall Islands) and Association Parliamentary Committee PNND Past-President. Former senator for Rongelap  Pastor Eurico MP (Brazil)  Aytuğ Atici MP (Turkey) Member of the International Relations Committee PNND Council Member  Linda Fabiani MSP (Scotland)  Danielle Auroi MP (France) Former Chair European and External Relations President of the European affairs committee, National Committee Assembly  Alain Ficini MP (Monaco)  Brando Benifei MEP (Italy) PNND Council Member Board Member EU40 (Network of Young MEPs)  Ute Finckh-Krämer MdB (Germany)  Chic Brodie MSP (Scotland) Vice-Chair of the Bundestag Sub-committee on Convener of the Cross-Party Group on Social Enterprise Disarmament and Arms Control  Agnieszka Brugger MdB (Germany)  Hedy Fry MP (Canada) Green Party Spokesperson for Disarmament OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Special Representative  Tony de Brum (Marshall Islands) on Gender Issues Former Minister for Foreign Affairs  Kenzo Fujisue MP (Japan)  Klaus Buchner MEP (Germany) PNND member Member Committee on Foreign Affairs  Yukihisa Fujita MP (Japan)  Maria August Calle Andrade MP (Ecuador) Member of the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Member of the National Assembly Affairs and Defense  Nessa Childers MEP (Ireland)  Alena Gajdůšková (Czech Republic) Member Committee on the Environment, Public Health PNND Council member. Former senator. and Food Safety Former Vice-President of the Senate.  Saber Chowdhury MP (Bangladesh)  Rob Gibson MSP (Scotland) PNND Co-President  Phil Goff MP (New Zealand). President of the Inter Parliamentary Union Chair of PNND New Zealand. Former NZ Minister for  David Clendon MP (New Zealand) Disarmament and Arms Control.  Senator David Coltart (Zimbabwe)  Ana Gomes MEP (Portugal) PNND Past President. Deputy Chair, PNND European Parliament Section Former Minister of Education, Sports and Culture  Kennedy Graham MP (New Zealand)  Tarja Cronberg (Finland) Green Party Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs, PNND Co-President, Former Chair of the European Disarmament and Defence Parliament Contact Group with Iran  Karoline Graswander-Hainz (Austria)  Barbara Gysi MP (Switzerland) Parliamentary Assembly, Former officer of the PNND Council Member Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organisations  Jill Hall MP (Australia)  Christine Muttonen MP (Austria) Former Labour Party Whip in Parliament PNND Co-President, Vice-President of the OSCE  Jamie Hepburn MSP (Scotland) Parliamentary Assembly Minister for Sport, Health Improvement and Mental  Masaharu NAKAGAWA MP (Japan) Health Former Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science  Edine von Herold (Costa Rica) and Technology PNND Council Member  Norbert Neuser MEP (Germany)  Adam Ingram MSP (Scotland)  Holger Nielson MP (Denmark) Former Minister for Children and Early Years PNND Council member  Senator Janis Johnson (Canada) Former Foreign Minister of Denmark Member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs  Senator David Norris (Ireland) and International Trade PNND Council Member  Birgitta Jonsdottir MP (Iceland)  Dimitrios Papadimoulis MEP (Greece) PNND Council Member Vice-President of the European Parliament  Colin Keir MSP (Scotland)  Melissa Parke MP (Australia)  MK Dov Khenin (Israel) Former Minister for International Development PNND Council Member  Mark Parnell MLC (Australia)  Bill Kidd MSP (Scotland) Parliamentary leader, Greens South Australia PNND Co-President, Chair Scottish Parliament Cross-  Liliane Maury Pasquier MP (Switzerland) Party Group on Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee  Roderich Kiesewetter MdB (Germany)  Georgi Pirinski MEP (Bulgaria) PNND Council Member Former Chairman of the National Assembly of Bulgaria Deputy Chairman of the Bundestag Sub-Committee for  Rudolf Rechsteiner MP (Switzerland) Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation PNND Council Member  Kateřina Konečná MEP (Czech Republic)  Sahar Qawasmi MP (Palestine) Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Parliamentarians Network for Conflict Prevention Safety  Shane Reti MP (New Zealand).  Taro Kono MP (Japan) Deputy Chair of PNND New Zealand PNND Co-President  Senator Lee Rhiannon (Australia) Former Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee Greens spokesperson on International Aid &  Dennis Kucinich (United States) Development PNND Alumni Council Member  Michèle Rivasi MEP (France) Former Mayor of Cleveland and Member of the US Founder of the Commission for Independent Research House of Representatives and Information on Radioactivity  Jean Lambert MEP (United Kingdom)  Senator Douglas Roche (Canada) Chair, European Parliament Delegation for relations PNND Founding Chair. with South Asia Former Disarmament Ambassador for Canada  Christian Levrat MP (Switzerland)  Viktor Rogalev MP (Kazakhstan) President of the Foreign Affairs Committee Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee  Sabine Lösing MEP (Germany) PNND Council Member Vice-Chair, European Parliament Committee on Security  Senadora Laura Angélica Rojas Hernández (Mexico) and Defense PNND Council Member  Alain Lubamba wa Lubamba MP (DRC) Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs International Organizations of the Mexican Senate  Richard Lyle MSP (Scotland)  Michael W Russell MSP (Scotland)  John Mason MSP (Scotland) Cabinet Secretary for Education & Lifelong Learning  Ibrahim Matola MP (Malawi)  MEP (UK) Leader of the United Democratic Front party  Senator Lisa Singh (Australia)  Stewart Maxwell MSP (Scotland) Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Environment, Convenor of the Education and Culture Committee Climate Change and Water  Mark McDonald MSP (Scotland)  Alyn Smith MEP (United Kingdom)  Christina McKelvie MSP (Scotland) Member Committee on Foreign Affairs Convener of the European and External Affairs  Torstein Tvedt Solberg MP (Norway) Committee  Gisela Splett MP (Germany)  Hon Lynn MacLaren MLC (Australia) State Secretary at the Ministry of Transport and Parliamentary co-leader Greens Western Australia Infrastructure, Baden-Wuerttemberg  Baroness Sue Miller (United Kingdom)  Kevin Stewart MSP (Scotland) PNND Co-President  Maryan Street (New Zealand)  Senator Claire Moore (Australia) PNND Council Member. Former Minister of Housing and Shadow Minister for Women President of the Labour Party  Eoghan Murphy MP (Ireland)  Keisuke Suzuki MP (Japan) Former Head of Ireland Delegation to the OSCE Secretary General of PNND Japan, Member of the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs  Dario Tamburrano MEP (Italy)  Monika Vana MEP (Austria) Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Member Committee on Budgets  Keith Taylor MEP (United Kingdom)  Baroness Joan Walmsley (United Kingdom)  Emily Thornberry MP (United Kingdom) Vice-Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Former Shadow Attorney General Children  David Torrance MSP (Scotland)  Julie Ward MEP (United Kingdom)  Phil Twyford MP (New Zealand)  Kitti Wasinondh MP (Thailand) Associate Spokesperson for Environment Deputy Chair, Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs  Ernest Urtasun MEP (Spain)  Maureen Watt MSP (Scotland) Vice-Chair Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Minister for Public Health Parliamentary Assembly  Paul Wheelhouse MSP (Scotland)  Elena Valenciano MEP (Spain) Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs Chair of the European Parliament Sub Committee on  Sandra White MSP (Scotland) Human Rights Deputy Convenor, Equal Opportunities Committee  Bodil Valero MEP (Sweden)  Uta Zapf (Germany) Member of the European Parliament Subcommittee on PNND Past-President, PNND Representative to Inter Security and Defence Parliamentary Organisations. Former Chair of the  Harry Van Bommel MP (Netherlands) Bundestag Subcommittee on Disarmament and Arms Member of the Netherlands Delegations to the NATO Control and Non-Proliferation

and OSCE Parliamentary Assemblies  Dirk Van der Maelen MP (Belgium) PNND Council Member. Chairman Belgian Parliament Commission for Foreign Affairs.

Mayors and local authorities:

 Eddie Ait (France)  Rune Høiseth (Norway) Regional Councilor Ile-de- France Mayor of Larvik Community Special Delegate for the President  Svein Arne Jerstad (Norway)  Marie-France Beaufils (France) Mayor of Kveinsdal Mayor of Saint-Pierre-des-Corps  Jean-Claude Kennedy (France)  Cllr David Blackburn (UK) Mayor of Vitry-sur-Seine, Vice-president of Leeds City Council AFCDRP-Mayors for Peace France  Luigi Boria (USA)  Mark Kleinschmidt (USA) Mayor of Doral, Florida Mayor of Chapel Hill, NC  Michael Brennan (USA)  Gilles Kouchica (France) Mayor of the City of Portland Councilman of city of Auriol  Stuart Crosby (New Zealand)  Thomas Kuhn (Germany) Mayor of Tauranga Mayor of Bartholomä  Lianne Dalziel (New Zealand)  Jean-paul Lecoq (France) Mayor of Gonfreville l'Orcher  Frank Demaumont (France)  Olivier Maingain (Belgium) Mayor of Châlette-sur-Loing, Vice-president of Mayor of Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Brussels Mayors for Peace France  Kazumi Matsui (Japan)  Críona Ní Dhálaigh (Ireland) Mayor of Hiroshima Lord Mayor of Dublin President of Mayors for Peace  Jan Durnez (Belgium)  Josep Mayoral i Antigas (Spain) Mayor of Ypres Mayor of Granollers, Spain Vice-President of Mayors for Peace Vice President of Mayors for Peace Member of the Flemish Parliament  António de Jesus Figueira Mendes (Portugal)  Christophe Faverjon (France) President of the municipality of Grândola Mayor of Unieux  Dr Guy Morin (Switzerland)  António de Jesus Figueira Mendes (Portugal) President (Mayor) of the Basel Stadt Canton. President of the municipality of Grândola Member of Mayors for Peace  Didier Guillaume (France)  Paul Murphy (UK) Mayor of Choisy-le-Roi Lord Mayor of Manchester  Councillor Mark Hackett (UK)  Mr. Nkenfack (Cameroon) UK Nuclear Free Local Authorities Mayor of Fongo Tongo  Thorvald Hillestad (Norway) Vice President of Mayors for Peace Mayor of Re  Paul Nanfack (Cameroon) Mayor of Lucknow Deputy Mayor of Fongo Tongo, Permanent  Henri Stoll (France) Secretary of African Mayors for Peace Mayor of Kaysersberg  Didier Paillard (France)  Tomihisa Taue (Japan) Mayor of Saint Denis Mayor of Nagasaki, Japan  Lyn Patterson (New Zealand) Vice President of Mayors for Peace  Thore Vestby (Norway)  Paul Quilès (France) Mayor of Frogn. PNND Member Mayor of Cordes-sur-Ciel Vice-President of Mayors for Peace Former Defence Minister  Celia Wade-Brown (Aotearoa-New Zealand),  Thilo Rentschler (Germany) . Mayor of Aalen Executive City Member, Mayors for Peace  Philippe Rio (France)  Ray Wallace (Aotearoa-New Zealand) Mayor of Grigny  Stefan Schostock (Germany)  Christopher Williams (Wales) Lord Mayor of Hanover, Vale of Glamorgan Council Vice-President of Mayors for Peace Dinas Powys Community Council  Dinesh Sharma (India)

Religious leaders:

 Swami Anjani (USA)  Geraldine Bridges (United Kingdom) Director of Community Relations International Fellowship of Reconciliation Kashi Foundation  Rev. Gary Burrill (Canada)  Dr. Vinu Aram (India) United Heritage Church Director, Shanti Ashram  Bishop Oscar Cantú (U.S.A.) Executive Committee, Religions for Peace Chairman, Committee on International Justice  Rev George Armstrong (Aotearoa-New and Peace, United States Conference of Zealand) Catholic Bishops Advisory Forum, KAICIID International  Kirit Daftary (USA) Dialogue Centre President of the Anuvibha Association of  Jocelyn Armstrong (Aotearoa-New Zealand) North America, Member of the Board of Vice-president of the Auckland Inter-Faith Trustees, Parliament of the World’s Religions Council  Rev. Dr. Herbert Daughtry (USA)  Crdl Raymundo Damasceno Assis (Brazil) National Presiding Minister, House of the Lord Archbishop of Aparecida, Churches Moderator, Latin American and Caribbean  Rev. Paula Clayton Dempsey (USA) Council of Religious Leaders Director of Partnership Relations, Alliance of  Kiran Bali (UK) Baptists Chairperson, United Religions Initiative Global  Marie Dennis (USA) Council Co-President Pax Christi International  Dr. Michael Bangert (Switzerland)  Bishop Kevin Dowling (South Africa) Pastor of the Christ Catholic Church of Basel Co-President Pax Christi International  Rev. Dr. Diana C. Gibson (USA)  Sheikh Abdallah bin Bayyah (Saudi Arabia) Chair, Multifaith Voices for Peace and Justice President, Forum for Promoting Peace in  Pat Gaffney (UK) Muslim Societies General Secretary Pax Christi  Armando Bernardini (Italy)  Ela Gandhi (South Africa) President, International Foundation for Inter- Gandhi Development Trust religious and Intercultural Education Co-President of Religions for Peace  Adalberta Mazzini Bernardini (Italy)  Jonathan Granoff (USA) Vice-President, International Foundation for President, Global Security Institute. Inter-religious and Intercultural Education Co-founder, United Religions Initiative Nuclear  Richard Bickle (England) Disarmament Cooperation Circle Chair of Trustees, Fellowship of Reconciliation,  Fred Hiltz (Canada) England & Scotland Archbishop and Primate  Rev Allan Aubrey Boesak (USA) The Anglican Church of Canada Desmond Tutu Chair of Peace, Justice, and  Rev. Doug Hostetter (USA) Reconciliation Studies, Christian Theological Director, United Nations Office Seminary and Butler University Mennonite Central Committee  Dr. Kazi Nurul Islam (Bangladesh)  H.E. John Cardinal Onaiyekan (Nigeria) Founding Director, Centre for Inter-religious and Archbishop of Abuja, Archdiocese of Abuja Intercultural Dialogue Co-Moderator, Religions for Peace-African Member Global Council of United Religions Council of Religious Leaders Initiative (URI)  Ven. Eigen Onishi (Japan)  Lucas Johnson (USA) Kiyomizu Temple International Coordinator, International  Rev. Nathaniel W. Pierce (USA) Fellowship of Reconciliation US Representative, Anglican Pacifist Fellowship  Senji Kanaeda (USA)  Mary Anne Plaatjies van Huffel (South Africa), Nipponzan Myohoji Bainbridge Island Dojo President, World Council of Churches Africa  Bruce Kent (UK)  Guy Quinlan (USA) Vice President Pax Christi UK Chair of the All Souls (Unitarian Universalist)  Mr. Steve Killelea (Australia) Nuclear Disarmament Task Force Founder, Institute for Economics and Peace President of Lawyers’ Committee on Nuclear International Treasurer, Religions for Peace Policy  Rev. Keiji Kunitomi (Japan)  Dr. Tariq Ramadan (Switzerland/UK) Secretary General, Religions for Peace Japan President of the European Muslim Network  Rev. Paul Lansu (Belgium)  Sister Mega Rice (USA) Senior Policy Advisor Pax Christi International Ploughshares  Davorka Lovrekovic (Germany)  Chief Rabbi David Rosen (USA) International President, International Fellowship of Director of Interreligious Affairs, American Reconciliation Jewish Committee  Sister Marie Lucey (USA)  Wolfgang Schlupp-Hauck (Germany) Director of Advocacy and Member Relations, International Fellowship of Reconciliation Franciscan Action Network  Priestess Beatriz Schulthess (Costa Rica)  Robert Mackay (New Zealand) President, Indigenous Peoples Ancestral National Coordinator, Interfaith Youth Spiritual Council Movement in New Zealand  Rev. Kristin Stoneking (USA) International Ambassador, Council for a Executive Director, Fellowship of Reconciliation Parliament of the World's Religions  Rev. Kyoichi Sugino (Japan/USA)  (Northern Ireland) Deputy Secretary General, Religions for Peace Nobel Peace Laureate, International Advisor for International Parliament of the World’s Religions,  Ven. Gijun Sugitani (Japan) Co-founder Peace People Chair, Religions for Peace International Standing  Sharon Marshall (New Zealand/Switzerland) Commission on Disarmament and Security; President, Unitarian Universalists of Basel Supreme Advisor, Tendai Buddhism  Rev. Crystal Silva-McCormick (USA)  Samina Sundas (USA) Minister in the United Church of Christ Founder and Executive Director of American Member of the Board of Trustees, Parliament of Muslim Voice the World’s Religion  Rev Bill Swing (USA)  Ms. Paddy Meskin (South Africa) President, United Religions Initiative President, Union of Temple Sisterhoods, and  Dr. Din Syamsuddin (Indonesia) Coordinator, Religions for Peace International President, Muhammadiyah, and Moderator, Women’s Committee Asian Conference of Religions for Peace  Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra (UK)  Dr. Sayyid M. Syeed (USA) Religions for Peace ECRL Director, Office for Interfaith and Community Muslim Council of Britain Alliances, Islamic Society of North America  Michel Monod (Switzerland) Executive Committee, Religions for Peace IFOR 2nd representative to the UN in Geneva,  Hirotsugu Terasaki (Japan) Minister (ret) Protestant church of Geneva. Executive Director for Peace Affairs,  Sheikh Shaban Mubaje (Uganda) Soka Gakkai International Grand Mufti, Uganda Muslim Supreme Coucil;  Dr. William F. Vendley (USA) Co-Moderator, Religions for Peace-African Secretary General, Religions for Peace Council of Religious Leaders International  Imam Abdul Malik Mujahid (Pakistan/USA)  Michael R. Walli (USA) President Sound Vision Ploughshares Chair, Parliament of the World's Religions  Monica Willard (USA)  Rori Picker Neiss (USA) UN Representative for the United Religions Director of Programming,Education, and Initiative Community Engagement, Bais Abraham  Rev Diane Marama Winder (New Zealand) Congregation Director, Sephira Institute  Rev. Kosho Niwano (Japan)  Jim Winkler (USA) President-Designate, Rissho Kosei-Kai President and General Secretary, National Executive Committee, Religions for Peace Council of Churches of Christ in the USA  Rev Thomas Wipf (Switzerland)  Gilberto Zamora Perez (USA) Moderator of the European Council of Religious Nipponzan Myohoji Bainbridge Island Dojo Leaders, Member, Religions for Peace International Executive

Religious organisations:

 Christian Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (UK) Co-Chairs: Martin Birdseye and Caroline Gilbert. Executive Members: Kelvin Gascoyne, Michael Gilbert, Michael Pulham, Patricia Pulham, Angela Rayner and Neil Berry.  Interfaith Harmony Committee of Lahore High Court Bar Association (Pakistan)  International Fellowship of Reconciliation (International)  Unitarian Universalist Association (International) Rev. Peter Morales (President), Jim Key (Moderator), Rev. Harlan Limpert (Chief Operating Officer), Rev. Eric Cherry (International Resources Director), Bruce Knotts (United Nations Office Director)