High school students to call for nuclear abolition at memorial ceremonies in Sweden, Tinian, Germany
Aug. 4, 2014
by Moe Nishimura, Staff Writer
High school students from Hiroshima will call for the abolition of nuclear weapons in memorial ceremonies for A-bomb victims to be held overseas on August 6. Students of Sotoku and Koryo high schools will attend ceremonies in Sweden and on the island of Tinian, respectively. A High School Student Peace Ambassador who attends Notre Dame Seishin Senior High School will visit Germany and convey the real consequences of the atomic bombing. Through these activities, they will become part of Hiroshima’s efforts to promote peace.
Sotoku High School students Reo Higuchi, 16, a second-year student, and Ryo Fujiwara, 15, a first-year student, appeared at a news conference held at Hiroshima City Hall. They shared their thoughts with reporters before attending the memorial ceremony in Sigtuna, Sweden. They said they hope to relate the history of the Hiroshima A-bombing and the city’s recovery from destruction.
The ceremony is an event that will be held on the sidelines of an international conference organized by a Swedish NGO, which promotes international exchange between young people. In front of high school students from some 15 nations, the Japanese students will make a presentation in English on the damage caused by the bomb, emphasizing the inhumanity of nuclear weapons. Reo will play a piano piece he composed himself, into which he put his hopes for peace.
Students from Koryo High School will visit the island of Tinian, from which the Enola Gay, the U.S. B-29 bomber that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, departed on its mission. Koryo High School and Tinian Junior/Senior High School have had friendly exchanges since becoming sister schools in 2005. A joint peace ceremony will be held, and 16 students from Koryo High School will discuss peace issues with Tinian students.
As a High School Student Peace Ambassador, Fuko Hamasaki, 15, a first-year student at Notre Dame Seishin Senior High School, will attend a peace ceremony in Berlin held by the Japanese Embassy. Fuko, whose great-grandparents experienced the atomic bombing, will make a speech in English on the horrors of nuclear warfare. She said, “I will convey my grandparents’ feelings in my message.”
(Originally published on July 30, 2014)
High school students from Hiroshima will call for the abolition of nuclear weapons in memorial ceremonies for A-bomb victims to be held overseas on August 6. Students of Sotoku and Koryo high schools will attend ceremonies in Sweden and on the island of Tinian, respectively. A High School Student Peace Ambassador who attends Notre Dame Seishin Senior High School will visit Germany and convey the real consequences of the atomic bombing. Through these activities, they will become part of Hiroshima’s efforts to promote peace.
Sotoku High School students Reo Higuchi, 16, a second-year student, and Ryo Fujiwara, 15, a first-year student, appeared at a news conference held at Hiroshima City Hall. They shared their thoughts with reporters before attending the memorial ceremony in Sigtuna, Sweden. They said they hope to relate the history of the Hiroshima A-bombing and the city’s recovery from destruction.
The ceremony is an event that will be held on the sidelines of an international conference organized by a Swedish NGO, which promotes international exchange between young people. In front of high school students from some 15 nations, the Japanese students will make a presentation in English on the damage caused by the bomb, emphasizing the inhumanity of nuclear weapons. Reo will play a piano piece he composed himself, into which he put his hopes for peace.
Students from Koryo High School will visit the island of Tinian, from which the Enola Gay, the U.S. B-29 bomber that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, departed on its mission. Koryo High School and Tinian Junior/Senior High School have had friendly exchanges since becoming sister schools in 2005. A joint peace ceremony will be held, and 16 students from Koryo High School will discuss peace issues with Tinian students.
As a High School Student Peace Ambassador, Fuko Hamasaki, 15, a first-year student at Notre Dame Seishin Senior High School, will attend a peace ceremony in Berlin held by the Japanese Embassy. Fuko, whose great-grandparents experienced the atomic bombing, will make a speech in English on the horrors of nuclear warfare. She said, “I will convey my grandparents’ feelings in my message.”
(Originally published on July 30, 2014)
