Nagasaki-themed ‘hibakusha’ sneakers support peace education
Sumiteru Taniguchi, a well-known atomic bomb survivor, was selected by Hummel International to represent its peace-oriented line of shoes under a project titled “Pray with Hibakusha.” Proceeds from the...
View ArticleFree online course – Living at the Nuclear Brink: Yesterday and Today
This free online course is offered by Stanford University in partnership with The William J Perry Project, an initiative created by the former Secretary of Defense to work towards a world in which...
View ArticleGorbachev Calls on Nobel Peace Prize Winners to Push Nuclear Disarmament Agenda
Former USSR President and Nobel Prize Peace winner Mikhail Gorbachev urged other winners to push for nuclear disarmament and demilitarization. He noted that all winners were united by the desire to...
View ArticleWe just banned nuclear weapons!
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which was adopted today in Conference Room 1 at the United Nations by an overwhelming 122-1 vote, makes a compelling case for the stigmatization and...
View ArticleA new peace poetry collection on the atomic bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
"The Nagasaki Elder" by Antony Owen is a poignantly vivid account of the suffering endured by civilians caught up in both the immediate and long term aftermath of the atomic bombings on Japan. This is...
View ArticleLegal Limits on Presidential Power to Launch Nuclear Strike
The Global Campaign for Peace Education, concerned about the current nuclear crisis and the continued neglect of the possibilities of law to reduce the frequency and severity of international violence,...
View ArticleSpreading Hiroshima’s Message of Peace
Atomic bomb survivors are getting older and their number is dwindling. An American NGO has come up with a new way of preserving their experiences. It's calling global educators to Hiroshima and...
View ArticleBetty Reardon & The Ikeda Center: An Experiment in Alternative Thinking about...
Over the course of the spring/summer of 2017, the Ikeda Center worked with feminist peace educator and civil society activist Betty Reardon to plan a two-part seminar series for Boston-area university...
View ArticleNuclear Disarmament Resource Guide for Religious Leaders and Communities
Download: Nuclear Disarmament Resource Guide for Religious Leaders and Communities This Resource Guide focuses on the special roles of faith-based communities to break down the walls of nuclear terror...
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IPU/PNND Handbook for parliamentarians: Supporting Nuclear Non-proliferation...
Download: IPU/PNND Handbook for parliamentarians: Supporting Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament This handbook is designed to educate and engage parliamentarians/legislators. It provides...
View ArticleBack from the Brink: The Call to Prevent Nuclear War
The danger of nuclear war is real and growing — we are marching to the brink of a catastrophe that threatens all of humanity. We need to act now. Back from the Brink: The Call to Prevent Nuclear War is...
View ArticleNew Awareness, Visionary Practicality & Nuclear Weapons Abolition
(Reposted from: Ikeda Center for Peace, Learning and Dialogue) By Mitch Bogen The Ikeda Center’s February 2018 student seminar on the topic of nuclear weapons abolition didn’t proceed according to a...
View ArticleAmerican students aren’t taught nuclear weapons policy in school. Here’s how...
(Reposted from: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. June 11, 2018) By Erin Connolly & Kate Hewitt “How many countries have nuclear weapons?” we asked. Students shouted out answers: one, seven, 34,...
View ArticleThe City of Hiroshima Peace Declaration & Appeal to Join Mayors for Peace
On August 6, the 73rd anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Mayor Matsui of Hiroshima delivered this year’s Peace Declaration at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony. Please find attached a...
View ArticleReducing the risk of nuclear war begins in the classroom
(Reposted from: Bulletin of Atomic Scientists. September 21, 2018) By Luisa Kenausis, Aron Bernstein , Robert P. Redwine, Michael Hynes As long as nuclear weapons exist, they will continue to pose a...
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Teaching toward Nuclear Abolition: Disarmament Week 2018
DISARMAMENT WEEK – OCTOBER 24-30, 2018 Teaching toward Nuclear Abolition Some suggestions from Betty Reardon First called for in 1978 in the Final Document of the UN’s first Special Session on...
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From Cold War to Hot Topic: ‘Dial M for Missile’
(Reposted from: Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament) From Cold War to Hot Topic: how designing a nuclear bunker can help students see their world in a new light. 2018 has been a roller-coaster year for...
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IPU/PNND Handbook for parliamentarians: Supporting Nuclear Non-proliferation...
Download: IPU/PNND Handbook for parliamentarians: Supporting Nuclear Non-proliferation and DisarmamentThis handbook is designed to educate and engage parliamentarians/legislators. It provides...
View ArticleBack from the Brink: The Call to Prevent Nuclear War
The danger of nuclear war is real and growing — we are marching to the brink of a catastrophe that threatens all of humanity. We need to act now.Back from the Brink: The Call to Prevent Nuclear War is...
View ArticleNew Awareness, Visionary Practicality & Nuclear Weapons Abolition
(Reposted from: Ikeda Center for Peace, Learning and Dialogue)By Mitch BogenThe Ikeda Center’s February 2018 student seminar on the topic of nuclear weapons abolition didn’t proceed according to a...
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