International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons

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There are many ways you can promote the abolition of nuclear weapons online, and you don't even have to leave your house or classroom! You can use the internet to inform people about nuclear weapons, to generate support for a treaty that would ban them, and even to raise funds for nuclear weapons abolition.

Suggestions

1. Create your own blog: You can create your own weblog free of charge through websites such as Blogspot (www.blogspot.com) and Wordpress (www.wordpress.com). A blog would let you to post your thoughts about eliminating nuclear weapons, including photos and even videos to help convey your ideas. You could link your blog to similar blogs.
2. Form a Facebook group: There are many applications on the social-networking site Facebook (www.facebook.com) that you could use to promote nuclear weapons abolition. For example, you could set up a "cause" or "group" and invite your friends to join and donate money. You could then encourage them to invite their friends!
3. Discuss nuclear weapons: The internet is home to several discussion forums about peace and disarmament. Consider joining these to make your views heard. There are also chat rooms where you can do the same. Many newspapers are now published online as well as in hard copy and enable you to post comments.
4. Make and post a movie: Many computers, particularly laptops, have a built-in video camera that allows you to record your thoughts in a movie. You can edit the movie using a program such as Windows MovieMaker and upload it to a website like YouTube (www.youtube.com) or DailyMotion (www.dailymotion.com).