Sees global nuclear tensions escalate and as Australia becomes more entangled in nuclear alliances, this one-hour online event brought together survivors, artists, campaigners and parliamentarians to reflect on Hiroshima’s legacy — and the urgent task of disarmament to promote human rights and peace.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEKmcI2X7Zg&t=73s
Speakers:
- Peter Garrett – Musician, environmentalist and former federal cabinet minister.
- Isao Morimoto – Second-generation Hibakusha and son of the late author/illustrator Junko Morimoto.
- Gem Romuld – Director, ICAN Australia, leading national efforts to promote the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
- Scott Ludlam – Writer, former Greens Senator and lifelong international campaigner for peace and climate justice (MC).
- Parliamentarians – recorded messages from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Helen Haines MP and Senator David Shoebridge.