International Symposium2024 Victims of Nuclear Weapons in Global Contexts: Appealing- “No More Hibakusha” Now (Nov. 30, 2024)Research Center for Nuclear Weapons Abolition

2024年10月29日

International Symposium2024
Victims of Nuclear Weapons in Global Contexts: Appealing- “No More Hibakusha” Now ▶[JPN]

On Saturday, November 30, 2024, The international symposium will be held co-hosted by the Hiroshima Peace Institute (HPI), The Hiroshima Peace Media Center, and RECNA.

■Date: November 30, 2024 13:30-16:30 (JST)

■Venue: International Conference Center Hiroshima, Second Basement (B2F) “Himawari” (1-5 Nakashima-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima, JAPAN)

■Capacity: 450 people

■Entrance Fee: No charge *Advance registration is not required.

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■Hosts: The Hiroshima Peace Institute (HPI), Hiroshima City University (HCU)
The Chugoku Shimbun
The Research Center for Nuclear Weapons Abolition (RECNA), Nagasaki University

■Support: Hiroshima Platform for Peace Studies and Education

■Outline:
This year marks the seventieth anniversary of the Lucky Dragon incident after the Bravo H-Bomb Test at Bikini Atoll, which resulted in another human death caused by nuclear weapons after Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This year’s Academy Award winning movie “Oppenheimer” also brought attention towards the Trinity test, which was the first nuclear explosion in human history. The consecutive nuclear testing since the Cold War era by nuclear weapons states knowingly caused calamity through radioactive contaminations, making so-called “Global Hibakusha” victims. This symposium will critically question the proposition that nuclear weapons bear some utility and try to establish ways to strengthen the norm against nuclear weapons use, be it during the wartime or peacetime. Putting narratives of Hiroshima and Global Hibakusha in the same context will help us to find a path towards nuclear abolishment.