From the Ship
Beyond Borders and Generations: Peace Boat Hibakusha Project in South Africa
Join us for an engaging panel discussion featuring speakers from the Peace Boat, a Japanese NGO committed to promoting peace, human rights, and sustainability, which will be visiting Cape Town for one day only.
This event will include first-hand testimonies from Hiroshima/Nagasaki atomic bomb survivors and insightful presentations on peace building, followed by a refreshing interaction session with snacks and beverages.
Event details
Title: Beyond Borders and Generations: A-Bomb Survivor Testimony and Visions for Peacebuilding
Date: Saturday, May 11, 2024
Venue: Bertha House, 67, 69 Main Rd, Mowbray, Cape Town, 7700
Time: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Presentations: including testimony of a-bomb survivor Tanaka Terumi from Nagasaki, Youth Communicator and Equiano Institute Co-Founder Joel Christoph, and more
Organized by: Equiano Institute and Peace Boat
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As part of its mission to raise global awareness of the inhumanity of nuclear weapons, Japan-based international NGO Peace Boat has coordinated “Global Voyages for a Nuclear Free World: Peace Boat Hibakusha Project” since 2008. To date, over 170 Hibakusha (survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki) have participated in this project, travelling around the world to call for a nuclear-free future.