Thursday, April 12, 2012
Chitarkari & Banyans- the Pursuit of Identity
5:01 PM |
Fauzia Minallah, author and illustrator of the children's peace education book, Sadako's Prayer, has recently published Chitarkari & Banyans - The Pursuit of Identity.In Chitarkari & Banyans Fauzia explores the roots of her creative identity in her own past and the now threatened cultural diversity of Pakistan.
Fauzia has graciously given us her permission to publish an extract from Chitarkari & Banyans.
Sources
Funkorchildart.com
Globaltimesmagazine.com
ANT-Hiroshima
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Friday, April 6, 2012
Great East Japan Earthquake One Year On: We Won't Forget That Day
On 11th March 2012 people all over Japan marked the one year anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake. In Hiroshima, a commemorative 3 minute video was made of the event, which you can view here.
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Voices From Fukushima 3: I desperately want my children to live where they can run freely.
After the earthquake, everything was in a shambles, but we expected things to come back to normal after the power came on and the water started running. But about ten days later the children’s school told us to keep them inside due to radioactivity. If they had to go out, we should dress them in mask, gloves, coat and cap; we should wash their hands frequently. But we had no water from the pipes to wash with.... Continued here.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Voices From Fukushima 2: Radiation Had Seeped Into Every Space That Connects Us With Nature
The March 11 earthquake shook our house terribly, but by dusk, we’d picked up the mess. We felt independent because we had a generator, our own well, a garden, and a wood stove.
By evening, we knew that something was very wrong... continued here
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Voices From Fukushima 1: Yayoi Watanabe Speaks About Fears Arising From the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
It’s frightening to breathe. It’s dangerous to go outside. When we do go out, we wear masks. We wear long sleeves even in summer. Doors have to stay shut, always. Of course, children no longer frolic in the woods or play in the dirt, even in my town, which is located 60 kilometers from the Daiichi Plant. Continued
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