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Hiroshima-ICAN Academy on Nuclear Weapons and Global Security 2020
Hiroshima-ICAN Academy on Nuclear Weapons and Global Security 2020 Hiroshima - ICAN Academy on Nuclear Weapons and Global Security 2020 --- Contents --- Program Framework Profiles of Guest Educators and Coordinators Contact Persons Program Framework Introduction: Hiroshima Prefecture and the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons ("ICAN"), the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate organization, will hold the Hiroshima-ICAN Academy on Nuclear Weapons and Global Security 2020. Through this training program, we aim to nurture global leaders to make concrete and peaceful contributions to the world. Due to the global spread of COVID-19, the Academy will be composed of two parts. Part 1 is the online learning course and webinars, and Part 2 the in-person training program to take place in Hiroshima City. The dates for Part 2 are to be confirmed after carefully examining the COVID-19 circumstances in Japan and overseas. Further information will be provided at the end of Part 1. Program Framework: The program of the Academy is designed around four themes. The first theme, “Humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons,” is a crucial component of the program, particularly given that the Academy is organized by Hiroshima Prefecture and Part 2 is physically held in Hiroshima. We believe all discussions on nuclear weapons and global security must begin here. The second theme is “Political, legal and technical aspects – nuclear weapons and global security.” Leading experts in the field will offer videos to watch and documents to read as learning materials that aim to shed light on various aspects of the theme. The third theme, “Civil society in action,” will take up a wide range of civil society efforts including education, awareness raising, and advocacy. -
50Th Anniversary Celebration #152 English
2015 Issue Number 152 Yu - Ai Friendship Newsletter of NPO World Friendship Center 8-10 Higashi Kan-on Machi, Nishi-ku, Hiroshima 733-0032, Japan Phone: (082) 503-3191 Fax: (082) 503-3179 E-mail:[email protected] Website: http://www.wfchiroshima.net/ WFC blog http://wfcnews.blogspot.jp/ Chairperson: Michiko Yamane Directors: Richard & Xinia Tobias Special Edition of WFC 50th Anniversary Celebration Contents 1. Jessica Renshaw …………………………………………….. 1 2. Mike Stern …………………………………………….. 7 3. Sumiko Suzuki ……………………………………………… 12 4. Atsushi Fujioka ………………………………………………… 14 5. Yoko Teichler ……………………………………………… 16 6. Lani Wiig ………………………………………………. 19 7. Margot Backus ……………………………………………….. 22 8. Tanya Maus ………………………………………………… 26 9. Ashlee Walker ………………………………………………….. 27 10. Kaelee Parker …………………………………………………. 29 1. Jessica Renshaw (Barbara’s daughter) At the end of the week-long celebration of the 50th anniversary of the World Friendship Center, one of my nieces summed up her experiences with two words I think speak for all of us "Reynoldses": EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS! The 50th anniversary of WFC was like a foretaste of heaven (without the rain). My mother always wanted to get everyone she knew and loved together with everyone else she knew and loved. That was her idea of heaven--a great big 1 "family" reunion with lots of fun things to do and great people to spend time with (plus endless time to spend with them)! (Left) Michiko Yamane (Right) Sizuo Tachibana Here are some of my favorite memories: Michiko-san's smile. Tachibana-san's smile. Everybody's smile! Especially Ashlee's. Family reunion. Nothing without love. Reading my mother's "Birdsong Meditation" and being able to share anecdotes about her. -
Hiroshima and What We Can Learn Today: the Story of Koko Kondo
Hiroshima and What We Can Learn Today: The Story of Koko Kondo © Evelin Lindner 2004 Letter from Evelin to the Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies Network: Dear All! Yesterday I met with Koko Kondo, who survived the atomic bomb blast of August 6, 1945, less than a mile away from the hypocenter of the explosion, as an 8-months-old baby in the arms of her mother. It was mind-boggling to listen to Koko's vivid account of her inner development in the aftermath of this horrible event, a journey from hatred to wisdom. I urged Koko, now 60 years old, to make this development accessible to more people than just her nearest environment. I urged her to start writing about the lessons she has learned in a book and, perhaps even more importantly, make a film, since she is such an authentic and impressive speaker. Her account teaches us so many lessons. After utter destruction and humiliation, national as well as personal, through atomic bombs and their aftermath, what should the victims do? Should they hate? If yes, whom? Should they be ashamed, disengage and pretend that they were not there? Should they develop a worldview of exclusion? Or of inclusion? If yes, include whom? Should they forgive? After our meeting, I asked Koko to help me buy the following book in the bookshop: Hiroshima by John Hersey (1985, New York, NY: Vintage). In this book, her father’s faring is described, among others, and also Koko figures peripherally. She told me that Columbia University had made a list of those books worth taking into the 21st century, with Hiroshima taking the first place. -
Contemporary Peace Education in Peace Museums Student Visits to Hiroshima and Nagasaki(YAMANE)
Contemporary Peace Education in Peace Museums Student Visits to Hiroshima and Nagasaki(YAMANE) Article Contemporary Peace Education in Peace Museums Student Visits to Hiroshima and Nagasaki Kazuyo YAMANE Abstract My research objective was to the find the modern role of peace education in peace museums via visits to Kyoto, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki with my students from the United States, Japan, China, and Korea. Our trips started in 1995 when we saw an atomic bomb exhibit in the Smithsonian Institution – without inclusion of the horrific humanitarian results such as photos of the suffering survivors. My students also visited the Kyoto Museum for World Peace, the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum, and the Oka Masaharu Memorial Nagasaki Peace Museum during August 4-10 Our methodology was participatory: Under my guidance, we visited, toured, and explored the peace museums with my international students. One of my observations was that peace museums could play a more important role in promoting a better understanding of history and a better education for peace and reconciliation. My students had different historical backgrounds, and their visit of peace museums helped them learn the historical viewpoints of people in different cultures. This was promoted by the communication between my American students and Japanese students as well as between my Chinese/ Korean students and Japanese students. Our outcome - a better understanding of history via contemporary peace education in peace museums - will lead to promoting greater reconciliation and eternal peace. I. Introduction In 1995, the Enola Gay – the US plane that dropped atomic bombs - was exhibited at the Smithsonian Institution to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the bombings. -
Solemn Feats of the Atomic Tourist: a Peace Tour of Nuclear War in Japan
Solemn Feats of the Atomic Tourist: A Peace Tour of Nuclear War in Japan First Printing: August 2012. More from me at cattywampus.tumblr.com Get in touch at [email protected] Published by Insignificant Press. I Solemn Feats of the Atomic Tourist 2 Fo rward – We are all brainwashed, and our hands are dirty. A lot of people don’t hold on tightly to the facts of history. Instead, history for most normal people (those without advanced degrees in history) is a kind of impressionistic affair. They remember lessons and feelings. George Washington had wooden teeth. The first ten minutes of Saving Private Ryan are exactly what D-Day was like. Luke’s father was Darth Vader. For those outside of the historical profession, history is like the Bible – simple parables that provide an unchangeable compass for use in navigating one’s place in the world. Tales of morality and vanquished evil make people feel good. World War II is less an event than a monument that they visited last summer in DC, when they posed for photos with the kids in the heat of the July sun. It was big and impressive and it was noble and it was limestone, and that is about all they can remember. It’s all most people need to remember to get through the day. For most Americans, the narrative of World War II is straightforward and simple. There was an unprovoked sneak attack on a U.S. military base by an underhanded enemy. That same underhanded enemy had no regard for human life, often fighting hopelessly to the death because they don’t value life like we do.