Content: Join us for a timely program featuring 2024 Nobel Peace Prize awardees Nihon Hidankyo. Nihon Hidankyo is a group that represents Hibakusha — survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. They strive to promote the social and economic rights of all Hibakusha and ensure that no one ever again is subjected to the catastrophe that befell them. The group was awarded the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize “for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and for demonstrating with witness testimony that nuclear weapons must never be used again.” Speakers include: Mr. Satoshi Tanaka: Hiroshima survivor, journalist, and representative of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize recipient Nihon Hidankyo. Myrriah Gómez: Associate Professor in the Honors College at the University of New Mexico and author of “Nuclear Nuevo México: Colonialism and the Effects of the Nuclear Industrial Complex on Nuevomexicanos.” To learn more, explore these links: Don’t miss this conversation with a powerful figure in the pursuit of peace and justice for victims of nuclear war. We invite you to share this event with anyone you think may be interested in attending. Thank you for taking action with us!
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1o/k1ocmjka6z
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20250927_09/
Date/Time: Oct. 29, 2025, 6 p.m.
Location: DePaul University - Lincoln Park Student Center, 2250 N. Sheffield Avenue, Chicago
Sponsoring Organization: Chicago Area Peace Action
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