International Peace Walk Towards A Nuclear Free Future

• April 26 - July 9, 2009
• from Geneva (SWITZERLAND) via Nyon, Saint-Prex, Lausanne, Moudon, Payerne, Murten, Muhleberg, Bern, Schalunen, Flumenthal, Holderbank, Liestal, Basel, Schopfheim (GERMANY), Schonau, Oberried, Freiburg, Bad Krozingen, Fessenheim (FRANCE), Baltzenheim, Weisweil (GERMANY), Gerstheim (FRANCE), Strasbourg, Rheinau (GERMANY), Hugelsheim, Neumalsch, Karlsruhe, Graben-Neudorf, Philippsburg, Schwetzingen, Ludwigshafen, Lampertheim, Biblis, Heppenheim an der Wiese, Steinborn, Kaiserslautern, Ramstein, Offenbach-Hundeim, Kirn, Dickenschied, Grenderich, Büchel, Kelberg, Ahrdorf, Blankenheim, Schleiden, Simmerath, Aachen, Gulpen – Wittem (NETHERLANDS), Maastricht, Genk (BELGIUM), Kleine Brogel, Beringen, Bekkevoort, Beauvechain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Hoeilhaart to Brussels
• http://www.footprintsforpeace.net/

Tour has started

The first steps of this years Footprints for Peace Walk "Towards a Nuclear Free Future" has began from the World Health Organisation, Geneva Switzerland.

Twenty five international walkers from USA, Australia, Switzerland, Netherlands, France and Italy have joined together to walk from the World Health Organisation in Geneva to the European Parliament in Brussels for over 70 days to raise awareness about alternative energy and sustainable lifestyles while exposing the deadly effects of the nuclear industry.

The walk will visit many nuclear facilities to work with local communities to raise public awareness about the suffering and coercion that local community and environment through out the world face by the nuclear industry. The nuclear process affects us all - from the mining of uranium, transportation, enrichment, reprocessing, nuclear power plants, weapons and dumping of radioactive waste.

Footprints for Peace took part in the Chernobyl International Action Day and joined with others to make a chain from the World Health Organisation (WHO) to the United Nations in a tribute to Chernobyl liquidators. In an emotional vigil many stood in white masks behind pictures of those that have passed for the independence of the WHO and for the truth about the consequences of radioactive contamination on health. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) keeps pretending no more than 50 people have died so as to protect the nuclear industry.

Footprints for Peace REFUSES to FORGET Chernobyl as it still keeps claiming lives today.

We will remember Chernobyl in Australia, deepening our commitment to a nuclear free future as the Western Australia Government is planning to start mining uranium in this State: Uranium Mining is the first step to DISASTER!!

Footprints for Peace is a global community of friends who are dedicated to creating change through peaceful action. Our aim is to educate, inspire, empower individuals and communities in building a sustainable future.

This years walk will end the series of walks that has happened in Europe since 2007 leading up to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. We will be walking in 2010 from Y12 Nuclear Facility in Tennessee to the United Nations in New York for the Nuclear Non Proliferation Review Conference.

Please pass through friends, family and contacts as we would like to one day walk with you all....

For more information see: http://www.footprintsforpeace.net

Tour Schedule

Date	Starting Town	Finishing Town	KM’s
Fri April 24th	Gathering in Geneva
Sat April 25th	Walk through Geneva
Sun April 26th	Demo at Bern & Back
Mon April 27th	Geneva	Nyon	25
Tues April 28th	Nyon	Saint-Prex	23
Wed April 29th	Saint-Prex	Lausanne	16
Thur April 30th	RESTDAY
Fri May 1st	Lausanne	Moudon	24
Sat May 2nd	Moudon	Payerne	23
Sun May 3rd	Payerne	Murten	20
Mon May 4th	Murten	Muhleberg NPP	15
Tues May 5th	REST DAY
Wed May 6th	Muhleburg	Bern	16
Thurs May 7th	Bern	Schalunen	23
Fri May 8th	Schalunen	Flumenthal	21
Sat May 9th	Flumenthal	Holderbank	22
Sun May 10th	Holderbank	Liestal	24
Mon May 11th	Liestal	Basel	16
Tues May 12th	RESTDAY
Wed May 13th	Basel	Schopfheim (GERMANY)	25
Thurs May 14th	Schopfheim	Schonau RENEWABLE ENERGY	23
Fri May 15th	RESTDAY
Sat May 16th	Schonau	Oberried	24
Sun May 17th	Oberried	Freiburg	16
Mon May 18th	RESTDAY
Tues May 19th	Freiburg	Bad Krozingen	16
Wed May 20th	Bad Krozingen	Fessenheim NPP(FRANCE)	17
Thurs May 21st	RESTDAY
Fri May 22nd	Fessenheim	Baltzenheim	24
Sat May 23rd	Baltzenheim	Weisweil(GERMANY)	19
Sun May 24th	Weisweil	Gerstheim(FRANCE)	25
Mon May 25th	Gerstheim	Strasbourg	25
Tues May 26th	RESTDAY	NATO / EU PARLIAMENT
Wed May 27th	Strasbourg	Rheinau (GERMANY)	24
Thurs May 28th	Rheinau	Hugelsheim	24
Fri May 29th	Hugelsheim	Neumalsch	20
Sat May 30th	Neumalsch	Karlsruhe	17
Sun May 31st	Karlsruhe	Graben-Neudorf	23
Mon June 1st	Graben-Neudorf	Philippsburg NPP	12
Tues June 2nd	RESTDAY
Wed June 3rd	Philippsburg	Schwetzingen	23
Thurs June 4th	Schwetzingen	Ludwigshafen	18
Fri June 5th	Ludwigshafen	Lampertheim	18
Sat June 6th	Lampertheim	Biblis NPP	12
Sun June 7th	RESTDAY
Mon June 8th	Biblis	Heppenheim an der wiese	22
Tues June 9th	Heppenheim an der wiese	Steinborn	20
Wed June 10th	Steinborn	Kaiserslautern	27
Thurs June 11th	Kaiserslautern	Ramstein MILITARY BASE	19
Fri June 12th	Ramstein	Offenbach-hundeim	27
Sat June 13th	Offenbach-hundeim	Kirn	27
Sun June 14th	RESTDAY
Mon June 15th	Kirn	Dickenschied	21
Tues June 16th	Dickenschied	Grenderich	27
Wed June 17th	Grenderich	Buchel Nuclear Weapons Base	25
Thurs June 18th	RESTDAY
Fri June 19th	Buchel	Kelberg	22
Sat June 20th	Kelberg	Ahrdorf	23
Sun June 21st	Ahrdorf	Blankenheim	14
Mon June 22nd	Blankenheim	Schleiden	22
Tues June 23rd	Schleiden	Simmerath	22
Wed June 24th	Simmerath	Aachen	27
Thurs June 25th	RESTDAY
Fri June 26th	Aachen	Gulpen – Wittem (NETHERLANDS)	18
Sat June 27th	Gulpen – Wittem (NL)	Maastricht	18
Sun June 28th	Maastricht	Genk (BELGIUM)	20
Mon June 29th	Genk (BE)	Kleine Brogel	25
Tues June 30th	RESTDAY Nuclear Weapons Base
Wed July 1st	RESTDAY
Thurs July 2nd	Kleine Brogel	Beringen	25
Fri July 3rd	Beringen	Bekkevoort	22
Sat July 4th	Bekkevoort	Beauvechain	27
Sun July 5th	Beauvechain	Louvain-la-Neuve	20
Mon July 6th	RESTDAY
Tues July 7th	Louvain-la-Neuve	Hoeilhaart	19
Wed July 8th	Hoeilhaart	Brussels NATO HQ	11
Thur July 9th	Brussels EU Commission	CLOSING CIRCLE