Citizens’ groups in Japan and U.S. jointly hold event 100 days before NPT Review Conference
Jan. 25, 2010
by Toshiko Bajo, Staff Writer
On January 23, exactly 100 days before the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference convenes, citizens' groups in Japan and the United States engaged in interactions through a teleconference which connected Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and New York, the venue for the Review Conference. The event was organized in order to build stronger momentum for the Review Conference on the grassroots level by strengthening solidarity among citizens' groups. The participants pledged to work together during the Review Conference and found common ground on other matters as well.
The event was hosted by the "Yes! Campaign," a Hiroshima-based citizens' group with Maeko Nobumoto serving as secretary general. The group is calling for support for the "Hiroshima-Nagasaki Protocol" which provides a roadmap for the abolition of nuclear weapons by 2020. From New York, the "Pikadon Project," consisting of Japanese individuals living there and American artists, took part in the event.
At the museum, members of the "Yes! Campaign" and others read out the illustrated book created by the group based on the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Protocol in front of an audience of about 100. The participants from New York read out the English version of the same book in response. The images from New York were shown on a large screen on the stage.
Also, five organizations, including the Hiroshima Prefectural Confederation of A-bomb Sufferers Organizations (Sunao Tsuboi, chairman) and the Hiroshima Alliance for Nuclear Weapons Abolition (HANWA), shared their plans for the Review Conference, such as holding an A-bomb exhibition and workshops in New York to convey the devastation wrought by the atomic bombing.
Katsumi Kanemori, 66, a Hiroshima resident who attended the event, commented, "The appeal for the abolition of nuclear weapons has been spreading throughout the world and I feel that all citizens must raise their voices. I would like to consider what I can do to help."
(Originally published on January 24, 2010)
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On January 23, exactly 100 days before the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference convenes, citizens' groups in Japan and the United States engaged in interactions through a teleconference which connected Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and New York, the venue for the Review Conference. The event was organized in order to build stronger momentum for the Review Conference on the grassroots level by strengthening solidarity among citizens' groups. The participants pledged to work together during the Review Conference and found common ground on other matters as well.
The event was hosted by the "Yes! Campaign," a Hiroshima-based citizens' group with Maeko Nobumoto serving as secretary general. The group is calling for support for the "Hiroshima-Nagasaki Protocol" which provides a roadmap for the abolition of nuclear weapons by 2020. From New York, the "Pikadon Project," consisting of Japanese individuals living there and American artists, took part in the event.
At the museum, members of the "Yes! Campaign" and others read out the illustrated book created by the group based on the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Protocol in front of an audience of about 100. The participants from New York read out the English version of the same book in response. The images from New York were shown on a large screen on the stage.
Also, five organizations, including the Hiroshima Prefectural Confederation of A-bomb Sufferers Organizations (Sunao Tsuboi, chairman) and the Hiroshima Alliance for Nuclear Weapons Abolition (HANWA), shared their plans for the Review Conference, such as holding an A-bomb exhibition and workshops in New York to convey the devastation wrought by the atomic bombing.
Katsumi Kanemori, 66, a Hiroshima resident who attended the event, commented, "The appeal for the abolition of nuclear weapons has been spreading throughout the world and I feel that all citizens must raise their voices. I would like to consider what I can do to help."
(Originally published on January 24, 2010)
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Caravan team leaves Hiroshima in support of the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Protocol (Oct. 1, 2009)
