Disarmament Advocacy & Education
Our Work
Peace Boat US works on disarmament advocacy and education projects throughout the year. Key programs take place in October, during UN Disarmament Week and during visit to NYC by Peace Boat, our Japan-based partner organization. Other partners include Hibakusha Stories, ICAN (2017 Nobel Peace Price recipient), Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, and others.
Key Activities Include
Our next disarmament-related efforts will coincide with Peace Boat’s visit to NYC in June. We’ll announce further details as confirmed.
Disarmament Project Updates
Nuclear Disarmament Advocacy in NYC – June 16-17
Coinciding with Peace Boat’s visit to New York City on June 16-17, Peace Boat US organized two important disarmament events, a walking tour to explore the nuclear legacy of Manhattan and a Global Hibakusha testimony and film screening. Manhattan’s Nuclear Legacy...
8:15 Hiroshima | From Father to Daughter Film Screening, Talk + Reception
Special Film Screening, Q&A and Reception with the filmmakers of 8:15 Hiroshima From Father to Daughter, Peace Boat US and partners, in commemoration of the rememberance days for those in Hiroshima and Nagasaki As we approach the 78th Anniversary of the atomic...
PEACE BOAT AND TUFTS UNIVERSITY HIBAKUSHA EVENT 2022 – WORKING TOWARDS A NUCLEAR-FREE WORLD
PEACE BOAT AND TUFTS UNIVERSITY HIBAKUSHA EVENT 2022 – WORKING TOWARDS A NUCLEAR-FREE WORLDOn April 11th, 2022, Peace Boat US Intern Nathan Reichert held “Peace Boat and Tufts University’s Amnesty International and Japanese Culture Clubs Present: Every Second Counts...
Peace Boat and ICAN announce World Nuclear Survivors Forum 2021
On December 2-3, 2021, the World Nuclear Survivors Forum 2021 will bring together nuclear survivors and impacted communities around the world to virtually meet, learn from each other and input into the upcoming first Meeting of States Parties of the Treaty on the...
Peace Boat receives Lifetime Organizational War Abolisher of 2021 Award
“If war is ever to be abolished, it will be in great measure due to the work of organizations like Peace Boat educating and mobilizing thinkers and activists, developing alternatives to violence, and turning the world away from the idea that war can ever be justified...
New York City Peace Festival Commemorates the 76th Anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
On August 6, in collaboration with the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, Peace Boat US, and Reverse The Trend: Save Our People, Save Our Planet hosted the New York City Peace Festival at the Selina Chelsea NYC Hotel. The event commemorated the 76th anniversary of the...
New York City Peace Festival – August 6
Friday, Aug 6, 5 - 11 pm The event will feature youth activists, musicians, international diplomats, New York-based musicians and artists and will provide opportunities for youth to become involved in peace building and climate activism. RSVP HERE Program Moderators:...
Every Second Counts for the Survivors – Virtual Testimony Sessions Featuring Guests Junko Watanabe and Mariko Higashino from Hiroshima
It has been more than 75 years since the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Each year, there is less opportunity for the voices of survivors to be heard. However, through initiatives like Peace Boat’s project, ‘Every Second Counts for the Survivors’,...
April 14-15 Events – “Every Second Counts for the Survivors”
April 14, 2021 - 7:00 pm ESTEvent link: GO.UNCG.EDU/PEACEBOAT In coordination with Peace Boat, the International Center at the University of North Carolina Greensboro, the Departments of Peace Conflict Studies and International Global Studies, and the Lloyd...
Hear the Voices of the Survivors: Hiroshima and Nagasaki 75 years on
Commemorative events for the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with Hibakusha testimonies In 1945, two atomic bombs were detonated over the sky of Japan – first in Hiroshima on August 6, and Nagasaki on August 9. These bombs took the...