2009-2011 Past Initiatives

JAPAN SOCIETY WEBCAST: Hibakusha Stories participants took part in national webcast organized by Japan Society. Replay of the live event at the web site.
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PLAY READINGS: There were a series of well-received play readings curated by Chiori Miyagawa, Sonoko Kawahara and Linda S. Chapman.
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UN CONCERT & RECEPTION: Curated by Sam Sadigursky, there was an informal concert and reception at the UN for select students, Hibakusha, NOG’s and delegates to Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference. The event will include talks with Hibakusha.
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CHERRY BLOSSOM VIEWING: We invited teachers, students and parents to participate in a dedication of our activities during the annual Hanami Cherry Blossom Viewing at at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Each person had the opportunity to express his or her gratitude for the beauty life has bestowed upon us...
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CHERRY TREE PLANTING: As the Hibakusha Initiative began with gratitude at the annual Cherry Blossom Viewing at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, it continued with a tree planting at the Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture. READ MORE>>

FROM HIROSHIMA TO FUKUSHIMA
Past and Present Perspectives on Nuclear Abolition: a free public event with Shigeko Sasamori, a survivor from Hiroshima who was in New York for a week of public talks and school visits. Shigeko's testimony was a triumph of love over fear, and her compassion engaged audiences of all ages. READ MORE >>

MEET AND ASK A HIBAKUSHA
with Shigeko Sasmori & Toshiko Tanaka: a free public event co-sponsored by the United Nations Office For Disarmament Affairs and Hibakusha Stories, May 23, 2011. READ MORE >>