Send a message of hope.
Join others around the world August 6-9 by sharing an image of a paper crane with your followers on social media.
Every year we come together in August to fold cranes and send a message about a future without nuclear weapons.
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This year, as part of #CranesForOurFuture, a diverse group of cutting edge fashion designers and artists created custom designs inspired by the origami crane—renewing its cultural resonance as a symbol of hope and peace.
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Cranes, But Make it Fashion
Share a Digital Crane
Participating can be as simple as sharing a photo of this #CranesForOurFuture original art, created by Kyiv-based, Ukrainian paper artist and graphic designer Mariia Lapitan-Yashchenko.
Please credit artist Mariia Lapitan-Yashchenko (or tag her on Instagram at @wooow.paperart).
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How to Fold and Share Your Paper Crane
Fold your crane
Use any square sheet of paper – origami or regular copier paper. You may download, print and cut out a square using our #CranesForOurFuture origami template. Then, watch the video below for how to fold your paper crane.
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2. Take a photo
Take a close-up of the crane in good lighting, have someone take a photo of you holding your crane in your palm, or take a photo with friends and family.
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3. Craft your message
Write a message about why we must move closer to, not further from, a world without nuclear weapons. It could be as simple as a single word or phrase.
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4. Post on your social media starting August 6
Please post your picture and your vision for a world without nuclear weapons to social media between August 6 and 9. When posting, remember to connect your post to everyone else’s by using the hashtag #CranesForOurFuture.
Photo and Copy Inspirations
Social media post examples to inspire others by answering why you plan to fold and share a paper crane.
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I’m joining #CranesForOurFuture because I want future generations to live in a world free of nuclear weapons.
Every August, I fold a paper crane to honor those lost in Hiroshima and Nagasaki and to dream of a future where no one ever again has to suffer from these immoral weapons. #CranesForOurFuture.
Join me in folding a paper crane before August 9 and help send a message to our leaders that we need to move closer, not further from, a world without nuclear weapons.
Sadako Sasaki would have turned 80 this year. I’m sharing this paper crane to hope for a world where no country feels it’s acceptable to even threaten the lives of children with nuclear weapons.