• Atomic pilgrimage

  • Arriving back in Australia I review the mass of documentation collected from my visit to Japan, and reflect on the people and places visited. Japan’s Hibakusha* stories are of high relevance to every citizen of the wo[...]
  • Peace Boat

  • Last night I attended a Peace Boat Reflection evening at their Tabadanobaba headquarters in Tokyo. As part of the evening, I was fortunate to hear the personal testimonies from three a-bomb survivors from Hiroshima. [...]
  • The Art of Peace, Nagasaki

  • Nagasaki is full of art, and it is no surprise that the prominent themes are peace and remembrance. The public art in Nagasaki ranges from community arts murals by young people to large-scale sculptures in the Nagasa[...]
  • Three states of mind

  • Visiting Hiroshima requires holding one's imaginings for the future, with the grim reality of the past, together with the real-time experiences that unfold in this beautiful and vibrant city. In the days following Hirosh[...]
  • Hiroshima Day- Aug 6th

  • I was very pleased to be in Hiroshima today. The 6th of August 2014 is the 69th year anniversary of the devastating nuclear bomb attack on the city of Hiroshima. It was a privilege to be able to experience the day and th[...]
  • Algeria's atomic experience

  • In the lead up to Hiroshima Day, there are many fascinating people and events in the city. All issues ‘nuclear’, ‘anti-nuclear’ and ‘peace’ related are under examination through an eclectic international lens. On Tues[...]
  • Peace in Hiroshima- Aug 4th

  • For two weeks I have the privilege of visiting communities, atomic-related sites, peace activists and artists in Japan, to deepen my understanding of Japan’s Hibakusha* experience and contemporary peace building activiti[...]