Overriding Trident Tour

28.09. - 30.09.2007

10/28/2007

From September 28th-30th of 2007, a group of more than 30 medical students, doctors and political activists cycled the English countryside from Dover to London in order to reach this conference, informing the public on their way about the dangers of nuclear weapons, holding Target X installations and meeting with mayors and media on the way. Background of the tour was the decision of the British parliament to renew the Trident nuclear weapons program for an estimated cost of £25 billion.

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New IPPNW student chapter in Iran

Photo Exhibition at Tehran University

05/01/2007

IPPNW-Iran started it's activity by holding a photo exhibition at Tehran university. It was organized by the eight main members of IPPNW-Iran and consisted of the following parts: A photo exhibition of peaceful activities, introducing IPPNW, NWIP and SCWVS by distributing some brochures, attracting new members and the Target X project first performance in Iran. The visitors seemed so enthusiastic to be familiar with these organizations and their peaceful activities.

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Baltic Bike Tour

31 students on the road for abolition

09/10/2006

From August 21st to September 6th, 31 brave students made their way more than 1.000 kilometers around the Baltic Sea in a valiant effort to reach the IPPNW World Congress in Helsinki, informing the public on their way about the dangers of nuclear weapons, holding Target X installations and meeting with decision makers in Estonia, Russia and Finland.

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European Student Report

2004/2006

09/05/2005

This report is structured along the following five goals: Develop and support international student projects; support the student chapters in the local work and attempt to get them in touch with their affiliates; improve communication and governance within the student movement; represent the students voice within the BoD and the Planning Committee for Helsinki 2006; and foster growth amongst student chapters in the Global South. The report touches on our achievements in the past year and identifies the obstacles we have encountered, outlines our plans for the coming year and formulates our recommendations for future student work within IPPNW.

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Target London

Nuclear Weapons Inheritance Project

08/04/2006

The students of the Nuclear Weapons Inheritance Project spent a weekend in London from August 4th to 6th. After intensive briefings and strategy sessions, they went on to the streets on Hiroshima Day to talk to passers-by about what would happen if a nuclear bomb exploded on London.

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IPPNW Student movement

Meeting active students from around the world

The IPPNW Student Movement www.ippnw-students.org consists of thousands of active medical students all over the world. Local student groups organize projects in their region, bringing medical aid to people who cannot afford it, demonstra-ting against nuclear war or raising awareness about certain issues through lectures and events.

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