Attend “Bike Away the Atomic Bomb” Monday, April 20 from 5 PM to 7 PM

April 17, 2015

BIKE AWAY THE ATOMIC BOMB  

Monday, April 20, 2015 from 5 pm to 7 pm

(Reception at 5 pm followed by the Main Program at 5:30 pm)

The Embassy of Kazakhstan in Washington, D.C., and Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) are proud to announce the “Bike Away the Atomic Bomb”, a community bike ride event in Washington, D.C., to raise awareness of the horrors and dangers of nuclear weapons and testing.

“Bike Away the Atomic Bomb” is organized by “The ATOM Project”, “Mayors for Peace” and “Bike for Peace”. These organizations share a common goal – reduce (preferably eliminate) the greatest threat to mankind: nuclear weapons.  “Bike Away the Atomic Bomb” aims to bring attention to the nonproliferation issues by cycling trough US cities starting from Washington, DC to the Non-proliferation Treaty Review Conference at the UN Headquarters, New York.

The “Bike Away the Atomic Bomb” project is a continuation of last year’s bike ride by “Mayors for Peace” which peddled the world in 72 days metting with civic leaders and activists from different countries, as well as Pope Francis and Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon.

The D.C. ride includes Honorary Ambassador of The ATOM Project and recognized armless painter Mr. Karipbek Kuyukov, Mr. Thore Vestby, Mayor of Frogn, Norway, Mr. Svein Arne Jorstad, Mayor of Kvinesdal, Norway, Famous Kazakh skier and 1994 Winter Olympics Champion Vladimir Smirnov, and Vice President of “Mayors for Peace”.

The keynote address will be delivered by Ambassador Kairat Umarov.

The event will be moderated by Armen Sahakyan, SAIS Vice President of Russia and Eurasia Club.

Please register here.

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