While we were in Germany in July, we were introduced to the idea of the Yellow X as an international symbol of the illegality of nuclear weapons. I think it is brilliant. The Yellow X can be simple or can have an explanation. It can be used on T-shirts of all colors.
Don’t have a Yellow X? You can make the X just by crossing your arms above your head.
Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance used the Yellow X for our Hiroshima Day action at the Y12 Nuclear Weapons Complex. It appeared to be effective. We had not even cleared the site when security arrived wearing rubber gloves to tear the unbearable Xs from the fence!
As the Ban Treaty (officially the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons) is voted on, ratified, and enters into force, it will be good to have a simple, nonverbal, global symbol. Wherever the Yellow X is seen it will convey the message—nuclear weapons are illegal.
peace,
ralph
I can't see a problem using the yellow X as a symbol against nuclear weapons. For many many years, however, it has stood for the protest against nuclear energy, especially the nuclear waste transports to a final deposit in north-eastern Germany. The X derived from "nix da" a colloquial expression for "no way" or "I/we don't want this (here)".
Best,
Regina
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The above came from a list serve I am on.
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