Panelists discuss the importance of nuclear threat reduction and the need for nuclear disarmament. The Solidarity Singers of NJ perform songs of peace.
From panelist Shiho Burke:
"Growing up in Hiroshima amidst my parents' firsthand experiences of the atomic bombing profoundly influenced my dedication to advocating for world peace. At the age of 10, I starred in the movie "White Town Hiroshima" (Shiroi machi hiroshima).
By the time I was 16, as a member of the Crane Club at Hiroshima Jogakuin High School and a Peace Ambassador, I had the opportunity to travel to Europe with a Hiroshima TV crew to film a documentary.
I continue to actively participate in peace events as a speaker whenever possible."
Shiho Burke brings a deep perspective on the effects of nuclear war: Her family's first-hand experience of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima (including her mother's survival) informs and drives her peace activism. In her own words... "Growing up in Hiroshima amidst my parents' firsthand experiences of the atomic bombing profoundly influenced my dedication to advocating for world peace.”
Robert J. Goldston, a professor of astrophysics at Princeton University. Robert was director of the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory from 1997 to 2009 and is an Associated Faculty with the Program on Science and Global Security. He was named a “Leading Global Thinker” by Foreign Policy magazine in 2014 and is a long-
time US representative on the ITER Science and Technology Advisory Committee, as well as serving on the board of the Council for a Livable World.
Mas Nakawatase is president of the Seabrook Educational and Cultural Center (SECC) board of trustees. He was born in a Japanese internment camp in Arizona, but his family was able to leave the camp to work at Seabrook Farms. Mas will recount his family's history of this multicultural community in South Jersey.
Larry Ericksen is Executive Director of the SECC museum which documents the history of Seabrook Farms and the many ethnic groups who relocated there as a consequence of World War II.
The Solidarity Singers of The New Jersey State Industrial Union Council will offer musical respite between speakers.
The evening will conclude with all being invited to sing songs of peace that will be led by The Solidarity Singers of The New Jersey State Industrial Union Council. Origami cranes will be folded throughout the evening.
Beginning at 6 p.m., attendees are invited to fold cranes to enjoy on Hinds Plaza prior to the program. Cookies and cold soft drinks will be provided.
Co-sponsored by the Coalition for Peace Action.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Lectures & Panels | Arts & Crafts | *Registration Requested |
