Hiroshima Peace Forum
Group Discussion at the First Meeting of the Peace Forum
As in the previous year, a Hiroshima City University course "Peace Studies in Hiroshima: Learning Practical Measures" was held in conjunction with the forum, to learn from outside specialists about the inheritance of A-bomb experiences and hands-on peace activities, and the two complemented each other, enhancing the content of the course. In addition, the results of the group discussions were presented in a symposium format, so there was a very lively exchange of views.
| Time and Place | Topic | Lecturer | |
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| 1 | May 7, 2011 (Sat.) 13:30—17:00 Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum B1-Meeting Room (1) |
Towards the abolition of nuclear weapons by 2020 —Developing the 2020 Vision Campaign— | Steven Leeper / Chairman, Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation |
| The Significance of Learning About Hiroshima | Kazumi Mizumoto / Vice President, Hiroshima Peace Institute | ||
| (Group Discussion) Topic: What We Want to Learn at this Peace Forum, and Considering the Issue of Peace in the World Today |
Kazumi Mizumoto / Vice President, Hiroshima Peace Institute | ||
| 2 | May 21, 2011 (Sat.) 13:30—17:00 Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum B1-Meeting Room (1) |
First Hand Account of the A-Bomb | Takashi Teramoto / A-Bomb Witness for Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation |
| August 6th As Depicted in Literature | Fumito Iwasaki / Professor, Hiroshima University | ||
| (Group Discussion) Topic: Considering the Issue of Peace in the World Today |
(Group discussion among participants) | ||
| 3 | June 4, 2011 (Sat.) 13:30—17:00 Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum B1-Meeting Room (1) and Memorial Hall |
Tomin Harada's Idea of "Life And Reverence" and the Peace Movement | Tsutomu Wada / Medical Journalist |
| A Summary and the Mechanism of the Effects of A-Bomb Radiation on the Human Body | Kenji Kamiya / Director, Hiroshima University Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine | ||
| 4 | June 18, 2011 (Sat.) 13:30—17:00 Fukuromachi Elementary School Peace Museum and Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum B1-Meeting Room (1) |
The Realities Revealed by A-Bomb Buildings and the Progress of the City, and the Future | Kazuya Yamashita / First Class Architect, City and Region Planning Atelier |
| The Moment the View of Hiroshima Changed | Minoru Maeda / Animator Naoko Maeda / Illustrator |
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| 5 | July 2, 2011 (Sat.) 13:30—17:00 Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum B1-Meeting Room (1) |
Humanitarian Assistance of NGO's and the System that Support it | Kensuke Onishi / Representative Director, PO. Peace Winds Japan |
| Regarding the "Peace Movement" as a Native of Hiroshima | Jumpei Hirao / President, Hiroshima-Jin University Network | ||
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(Group Discussion) Topic 1: Through the whole Hiroshima Peace Forum, things that have been learned, realized, reaffirmed Topic 2: In order to create a peaceful world, let's organize what we can do. 1. Think of the Hiroshima A-Bomb experience as a foundation.
2. Think about what is important for the current state of the world.
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(Group discussion among participants) | ||
| 6 | July 16, 2011 (Sat.) 13:30—17:00 Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum B1-Meeting Room (1) |
How do we connect the A-Bomb experience with world peace? | Kazumi Mizumoto / Vice President, Hiroshima Peace Institute |
| (Group Discussion) The 5th (July 2nd) Group Discussion (continuation) summary, presentation and exchange of opinions |
(Peace and International Solidarity Promotion Division)