Sponsored by Hibakusha Stories, an initiative of Youth Arts New York in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA)
8:45 Gathering at the United Nations Headquarters
9:15 – 9:45 Tour of UN Disarmament Exhibit – MICHAEL C. & DEB, Judith Abebe
Focus on Nagasaki, St. Agnes, first plutonium bomb, Hibakusha discrimination
9:45 – 10:15 Move to Room GA-1B033 at the United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs
10:15 – 10:45 Introductions – the team will introduce itself & Hibakusha Stories and teachers will share their name, school, grade & a word that came to mind upon seeing the exhibit – DEBRA
10:45 – 10:50 Welcome – from United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs by JOHN ENNIS
10:50 – 11:10 Brief History of Nuclear Disarmament & the Role of the UN
MICHAEL SPIES UNODA Weapons of Mass Destruction Branch
11:10 – 11:20 Q & A with Michael Spies from UNODA
11:20 – 11:30 Action for Disarmament! & Peace Boat US – EMILIE MCGLONE
11:30 – 11:40 Hiroshima Panels – PIONEER WORKS, GABRIEL & CATHERINE
11:40 – 12:00 Testimony – MIYAKO TAGUCHI
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch Break, escorted to cafeteria by MICHAEL C.
1:00 – 1:30 Interactive Experiences: Open Sentences – Pair Share – ROBERT
– When I think about nuclear weapons in the world today . . .
– What and how I want to teach my students about nuclear weapons is . . .
– Some of the things I really love about being alive today are . . .
1:30 – 1:45 Introduce group work – web resources – DEB, NATHAN, ROBERT
1:45 – 2:30 Group work
2:30 – 2:45 Groups report back to larger group – DEB
2:45 – 3:00 Evaluations