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Posts Tagged ‘CND’
Sunflowers in March
The spring is around the corner in London. Snow drops and daffodils are blossoming. I saw them in Hyde Park today. However, I did not have the time to take those pictures. Instead, I followed the sunflowers. Those were the men and women who marched the streets of London in solidarity with the people in [...]
Hiroshima Day and conscientious objectors
Back in 1991, the then leader of Japan Socialist Party, Takako Doi delivered a speech at a peace and security conference held in University of Montana and praised Janet Rankin as a life-long pacifist. Rankin, a graduate of the university, was the first woman elected to the US congress. She voted against the US’s entry [...]
Speaking at Fukushima Vigil
[Translation from Japanese] About a hundred people took part in the Vigil for Fukushima that Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) organised today in front of the Whitehall, opposite 10 Downing Street in London. CND is a UK-based anti-nuclear and peace organisation that was founded in 1958. The vigil was attended by Labour Party MP Jeremy [...]
Tears of rage
Photo from BBC A week has passed since the triple disaster struck the Pacific side of East Japan. I continue to receive messages of sympathy and solidarity from my colleagues and friends. I sincerely appreciate your thoughts. Whilst I am frustrated to be so far away from home and unable to act, it is equally [...]
