Sunday, April 1, 2012
Voices From Fukushima 1: Yayoi Watanabe Speaks About Fears Arising From the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
8:00 AM |
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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Friday, March 30, 2012
Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Commemorated In South Carolina & Georgia
In the next three blog posts on our blog will feature reports from three residents of Fukushima about how they were affected by the earthquake and nuclear disaster that hit north east Japan on 11th March 2011.
The reports were translated into English by Elizabeth Baldwin and read out at several commemorative events that were held in South Carolina on 11th March 2012. Elizabeth has kindly offered the translations to us for publication.
The reports were translated into English by Elizabeth Baldwin and read out at several commemorative events that were held in South Carolina on 11th March 2012. Elizabeth has kindly offered the translations to us for publication.
Monday, March 12, 2012
Hiroshima-Nagasaki Exhibit At The Mindanao Peace Forum
A 10-day peace Training Programme for Young Leaders took place at the Ifugao State University in The Philippines from 7th to 16th February.The theme of the training programme was "Postwar Reconstruction and Peace Building." Full report here.
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Saturday, February 25, 2012
Interview With Nassrine Azimi, Former Director Of UNITAR & Founder Of "Green Legacy Hiroshima"
Akira Tashiro, Executive Director of the Hiroshima Peace Media Center, interviewed Nassrine Azimi, the first director of the Hiroshima office of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) about the peace training programs that are held at the UNITAR branch in Hiroshima.
In the interview Nassrine Azimi explained that Hiroshima’s transformation from a military city to a city of peace, was based on lessons learned from the war and the atomic bombing.
In the interview Nassrine Azimi explained that Hiroshima’s transformation from a military city to a city of peace, was based on lessons learned from the war and the atomic bombing.
Friday, February 24, 2012
Jujuba Seeds Sent To Amsterdam
Seeds from a jujuba tree that survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima at the end of World War Two have been sent to the Amsterdam Botanical Garden by volunteers from the Green Legacy Hiroshima initiative.
Co-founder and co-coordinators Nassrine Azimi and Tomoko Watanabe hope that the Amsterdam Botanical Garden will grow the seeds in one of their greenhouses. We will keep you posted on any developments.
Meanwhile, we are pleased to report that a package of peace seeds that were sent to one of our supporters in Afghanistan have arrived safely. :)
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Co-founder and co-coordinators Nassrine Azimi and Tomoko Watanabe hope that the Amsterdam Botanical Garden will grow the seeds in one of their greenhouses. We will keep you posted on any developments.
Meanwhile, we are pleased to report that a package of peace seeds that were sent to one of our supporters in Afghanistan have arrived safely. :)
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Thursday, December 22, 2011
"The Hiroshima That Gen Saw" Wins the Peace Cooperation Journalist Prize
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Saturday, December 10, 2011
Nepal Neurosurgical Fund Seeks Treatment For All Neurosurgery Cases In Nepal
In November Dr. Prabin, a senior neurosurgeon at Norvic International Hospital in Katmandu, launched an initiative that aims to ensure that every Nepalese patient who needs neurosurgical treatment in Nepal will be able to receive it irrespective of his or her financial means. Full report.
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