Let's take Peace Wave actions on August 3 - 9!

Dear friends,

We call on you to organize Peace Wave actions on Aug. 3 to 9 in commemoration of the Hiroshima & Nagasaki atomic bombing and for a total ban and elimination of nuclear weapons. If you have action plans, please let us know. We will make a list of actions. Your actions are urgently needed when nuclear crisis is imminent.The Hibakusha's desire is to see nuclear weapons eliminated in their life time.

The Peace Wave actions will be organized in parallel with the World Conference against A and H Bombs, which will take place in Hiroshima and Nagasaki on Aug. 3-9. If you are by chance in Japan, please join us, and you can join the conference online, too.

Let's join the 2024 World Conference against A & H Bombs online.
The following is the update program of the World Conference (Zoom links will be announced later). :

Update Program:
2024 World Conference against A and H Bombs
(As of July 18, 2024)

Main Theme:

With the Hibakusha, Let Us Achieve a Nuclear Weapon-free, Peaceful and Just World – for the Future of the Humankind and Our Planet

Conference Schedule:

August 3 (Sat):   International Meeting -- Opening Session, Session I, II and III –(Hiroshima JA Building)
August 4 (Sun):   International Meeting – Closing Session (Hiroshima JA Building)
                            Opening Plenary, 2024 World Conference against A and H Bombs - Hiroshima (Green Arena, Hiroshima Prefectural Sports Center)
August 5 (Mon):  Forums/ Workshops/ Field trips (different venues in Hiroshima City)
August 6 (Tue):   Closing Plenary/ Hiroshima Day Rally, 2024 World Conference against A and H Bombs
August 7 (Wed): Move to Nagasaki
August 8 (Thu) Exchange Forum between Overseas Delegates and Citizens (TBC, Nagasaki)
August 9 (Fri)       Nagasaki Day Rally, 2024 World Conference - Nagasaki (Nagasaki Shimin Kaikan Gymnasium)

August 3 (Saturday)

International Meeting:

Opening Session (10:00-10:30 JST) :
-          Opening remarks; Introduction of overseas delegates; Appointment of Chairpersons
-          Address of the Organizer
-          Presentation of messages of solidarity (Heads of states, Hiroshima/Nagasaki mayors)

Session I: Making Hibakusha’s voices heard all over the world (10:30 – 13:00 JST):

Introductory speakers:

(1)  Reports from the Hibakusha on the A-Bomb damage and sufferings; current situation and demands of the Hibakusha; achievement and challenges of the Hibakusha movements and their appeal the world:
- Kido Sueichi, Secretary General, Japan Confederation of A-and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations (Nihon Hidankyo)/ Nagasaki survivor
- Park Jyongsong, Busan Branch, Korean A-Bomb Casualty Association/ Hiroshima survivor

(2)  Unsolved problems & struggles of Hibakusha: “Black Rain” victims’ struggle and achievement; their message to the world:
- Takato Seiji, Leader of the Plaintiffs, 2nd Black Rain Lawsuit, Hiroshima
- Oya Masato, Professor emeritus, Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science

(3)  Victims of the Bikini H-bomb test (voices of the unattended/hidden Hibakusha):
- Abacca Anjain-Maddison, Former Senator/ Representative of Rongelap Islanders, Republic of the Marshall Islands
- Hashimoto Yoichi, Deputy Director, Pacific Nuclear Disaster Assistance Center, Kochi, Japan

(4)  Article 6 & 7 of the TPWN and the task of supporting the Hibakusha:
- Thomas Hajnoczi, Ambassador (retired), Austria/ Specialist in international law

Session II: Achieving a nuclear weapon-free, peaceful and just world (14:00-16:20 JST)

Introductory speakers:

(1)  Movements in nuclear-armed and dependent countries:
- Joseph Gerson, President, Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security, USA
- Kate Hudson, General Secretary, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, UK
- Maribel Hernández, Coordinator, Alliance for Nuclear Disarmament, Spain
- Lee Jun Kyu, Senior Researcher, Institute for Unification and Peace Policy, Hanshin University, ROK
- Yasui Masakazu, Secretary General, Gensuikyo

(2)  Defeating nuclear deterrence: TBC

Session III: Solidarity and joint efforts/movements of civil society (16:30-19:00 JST)

Introductory speakers:

     - USA: Rex Alex, State University of New York – Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (SUNY-BDS)
- Russia: Oleg Bodrov, President, Public Council of the Southern Coast of the Gulf of Finland
- Roland Nivet, French Peace Movement
- Sean Conner, Director General, International Peace Bureau
- Chisaka Jun, Secretary General, Japan Peace Committee

August 4 (Sunday)

Closing Session, International Meeting (10:00-11:00 JST, Hiroshima JA Building)

     - Reports on the Scientists Forum
- Adoption of the “Declaration of the International Meeting”

2024 World Conference against A and H Bombs – Hiroshima

Opening Plenary
14:00-16:30 JST, Green Arena, Hiroshima Prefectural Sports Center

 
Program: 

Opening remarks
Introduction of overseas delegates
Presentation of delegates from around Japan
Keynote report by the organizer: Tomida Koji, Chair of the Drafting Committee
Greetings from Hiroshima Mayor (TBC)
Greetings from the representative of the Hibakusha: Tanaka Terumi, Co-Chair, Japan Confederation of A-and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations (Nihon Hidankyo)
Greetings from the representatives of national governments:
-          Alexander Kmentt, Ambassador/Director for Disarmament, Arms Control and Nonproliferation Dept., Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs, Austria (by video)
-          Representative of the Indonesian Embassy in Japan
Greetings from parliamentarians/political parties; Messages
Session 1: Prohibition of nuclear weapons; Achieving a world free of nuclear weapons; People’s struggles in nuclear-armed states and nuclear dependent countries:
-          Joseph Gerson, Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security, USA
-          Kate Hudson, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, UK
-          Eum Mikyung, Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, ROK
-          Oleg Bodrov, Public Council of the Southern Coast of the Gulf of Finland, Russia
-          Duong Thi Nga, Vietnam Peace Committee
Session 2: Achieving a Japan to join the TPNW – Presentation of grass-roots struggles:
-          Peace Marchers

August 6 (Tuesday)

Closing Plenary/ Hiroshima Day Rally

10:30-13:00 JST, Green Arena, Hiroshima Prefectural Sports Center

 Program:
Messages from national/local governments
Greetings of solidarity/ Messages from civil society:
-          Nakazono Kenji, President, Nihon Seinendan Youth Council
Greetings from guests (governments):
-          Nakamitsu Izumi, UN Under-Secretary-General/ High Representatives for Disarmament Affairs
-          Mexico:
-          Kurmanseit Batyrkhan, Minister, Embassy of Kazakhstan in Japan
-          Tsujino Koichiro, Former CEO of Google-Japan
Greetings from parliamentarians/political parties
-          Tamura Tomoko, Chairperson, Japanese Communist Party/ Member of the House of Councilors
-          Kushibuchi Mari, Co-Chair, Reiwa Shinsengumi/ Member of the House of Representatives
Special program: “Let’s convey Hibakusha’s voices across the world”
-          Film “A Mother’s Prayer”
-          Sakuma Kunihiko, Director General, Hiroshima Council of A-Bomb Survivors
-          Park Jyongsong, Busan Branch, Korean A-Bomb Casualty Association
-          Abacca Anjain-Maddison, Former Senator/ Representative of Rongelap Islanders, Republic of the Marshall Islands
Speeches by overseas delegates:
-          Rex Alex, State University of New York – Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (SUNY-BDS)
-          Maribel Hernández Sanchez , Coordinator, Alliance for Nuclear Disarmament
-          Melissa Parke, Executive Director, International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)
Determination of Japanese delegates:
Proposal and adoption of the conference statement

2024 World Conference against A and H Bombs - Nagasaki

August 9 (Friday)

Nagasaki Day Rally

10:30-13:00 JST, Nagasaki Shimin Kaikan Gymnasium

Program:
Opening remarks
Keynote report by the organizer: Tomida Koji, Chair of the Drafting Committee of the “Declaration of the International Meeting”
Messages from national/local governments
Greetings from Nagasaki Mayor
Minute of silence
Greetings and messages from representatives of political parties/parliamentarians
Appeal of the Hibakusha: Kido Sueichi, Secretary General, Japan Confederation of A-and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations (Nihon Hidankyo)
Session 1: Prohibition of nuclear weapons; Achieving a world free of nuclear weapons;  People’s struggles in nuclear-armed and dependent countries
-          Keith/Suzanne Blackburn, Genesee Valley Citizens for Peace (GVCP), USA
-          French Peace Movement
-          Solidarity for Peace and Reunification of Korea (SPARK)
-          Corazon Fabros, Co-President, International Peace Bureau (IPB)
Special program: “Let’s convey Hibakusha’s voices across the world”
Session 2: Achieving a Japan to join the TPNW – Presentation of grass-roots struggles
Greetings from national government representative: Dairon Ojeda, First Secretary, Embassy of Cuba in Japan
Proposal and adoption of the conference statement

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Japan Council against A and H Bombs (Gensuikyo) :

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