I#was#her#age.# #

I#was#her#age.#
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April#12,#Sunday#–#July#25,#Saturday#(105#days)# #
onboard#Peace#Boat's#87th#Global#Voyage,# #
Culminating#in#the#70th#anniversary#commemorations#in# #
Hiroshima#(August#6)#and#Nagasaki#(August#9),#2015#
A young mother is taking a stroll in the Hiroshima Peace
Memorial Park with her daughter. They encounter an
elderly woman and the mother strikes up a conversation
with her. It soon emerges that the elderly woman was in
Hiroshima on 6 August 1945. After hearing some of her
experiences from that day, the mother asks, "So, how old
were you?" The elderly woman, gesturing toward the girl,
replies.
"I was her age."
Over#15,000#children,#aged#5M11,#died#in#Hiroshima.# #
Over#5,000#perished#in#Nagasaki.#
This#year,#as#the#world#commemorates#the#70th#year#since#the#
bombings#of#Hiroshima#and#Nagasaki,#Mayors'for'Peace#and#
Peace'Boat'have#launched#a#unique#collaborative#project#
focusing#on#the#child#survivors#of#the#bombings.#
“I#Was#Her#Age.”*
Stories*of*Survival*and*Struggle*
The# personal# stories# of# those# who# experienced# first# hand# and# survived# the#
bombings# as# children# demonstrate# clearly# the# devastating# humanitarian# impact#
of#nuclear#weapons.# # They#are#children#who#witnessed#the#destruction#of#entire#
cities#and#who,#as#adults,#continue#to#live#in#the#shadow#of#the#persisting#effects#
of#radiation.# #
A*Global*Voyage*for*a*Nuclear=Free*World*
Eight#child#survivors#from#Hiroshima#and#Nagasaki#will#travel#the#globe#onboard#
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Peace#Boat's#87 #Global#Voyage#visiting#24#countries.# #
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Events# held# in# host# cities# around# the# world# which# are# members# of# the# global#
network# of# Mayors# for# Peace,# will# focus# on# the# child# survivors# meeting# local#
parents#with#children#who#are#now#the#age#the#survivors#were#in#1945.# #
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What#happened#to#the#Hibakusha#could#happen#to#our#own#children.#
When# parents# understand# this# and# take# action# in# order# to# protect# their# own#
children,# they# become# part# of# the# global# effort# to# ban# and# eliminate# nuclear#
weapons.#They#become#the#architects#of#a#NuclearMFree#World.#
Participating*Hibakusha*(child*survivors)*
Mr#MIYAKE#Nobuo#(Hiroshima)# #
Mr#HORIE#Soh#(Hiroshima)# #
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Mr#MORITA#Hiromitsu#(Nagasaki)# #
Mr#ITO#Masao#(Hiroshima)#
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Ms#KOTANI#Takako#(Hiroshima)#
Ms#MITAMURA#Shizuko#(Nagasaki)# #
Mr#HIRONAKA#Masaaki#(Hiroshima)#
Ms#KAMADA#Hiroe#(Hiroshima)# #
Participating*Youth*Communicators*for*a*Nuclear=Free*World* *
Mr#HASHIMOTO#Akihiro#(from#Ibaraki)# #
Ms#SUZUKI#Keina#(from#Kanagawa)# #
Ms#IWAMOTO#Manami#(from#Kyoto)# #
Contact*
Coordinator,#Hibakusha#Project#
3M13M1MB1#Takadanobaba,# #
ShinjukuMku,# #
Tokyo,#Japan#169M0075#
Tel:#03M3363M8047#/#Fax:#03M3363M7562#
pbglobal@peaceboat.gr.jp#
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http://www.peaceboat.org/english/#
http://bit.ly/pbhibakusha#
https://www.facebook.com/IWasHerAge#
Peace*Boat*Voyages*for*Peace*and*Sustainability*
Peace#Boat#is#a#JapanMbased#international#nonMgovernmental#organisation#that#works#to#promote#peace,#
human# rights,# equal# and# sustainable# development# and# respect# for# the# environment.# We# pursue# this#
through# the# organisation# of# global# educational# programmes,# responsible# travel,# cooperative# projects#
and# advocacy# activities# in# partnership# with# other# civil# society# organisations# around# the# world.# Peace#
Boat#carries#out#its#main#activities#through#a#chartered#passenger#ship#that#travels#the#world#on#peace#
voyages,# serving# as# a# neutral,# mobile# space# allowing# people# to# engage# across# borders# in# dialogue# and#
mutual#cooperation#at#sea,#and#in#the#ports#that#we#visit.#
Global*Voyage*for*a*Nuclear*Free*World*=*Peace*Boat*Hibakusha*Project*
Peace# Boat# has# been# conducting# “Global# Voyages# for# a# NuclearMFree# World”# since# 2008.# To# date,# more#
than#150#Hibakusha#(atomic#bomb#survivors)#have#traveled#around#the#globe#to#appeal#for#a#nuclearMfree#
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world.#This#will#be#the#8 #Global#Voyage#for#a#NuclearMFree#World.#The#Hibakusha#will#be#accompanied#by#
three#youth#activists#who#will#work#with#them#to#spread#the#message#of#the#humanitarian#consequences#
of#nuclear#weapons#and#to#appeal#for#a#nuclearMfree#world.#The#Hibakusha#and#youth#will#be#appointed#by#
the#Japanese#Government#as#“Special#Communicators#for#a#World#without#Nuclear#Weapons”#and#“Youth#
Communicators#for#a#World#without#Nuclear#Weapons”#respectively.# #
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Cooperation*of*Mayors*for*Peace*Member*Cities*
Peace#Boat#is#pleased#and#honoured#to#work#with#Mayors#for#Peace#and#its#local#member#cities#in#this#
historic#project.# # As#members#of#the#network,#these#cities#have#pledged#to#make#every#effort#to#create#
an#interMcity#solidarity#to#achieve#the#total#abolition#of#nuclear#weapons#and#avert#the#recurrence#of#the#
Hiroshima#and#Nagasaki#tragedies.# # They#will#host#the#child#survivors#and#organize#activities#to#enable#
their#stories#to#be#heard#locally#and#nationally.# #
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A*Significant*and*Historic*Project* * *
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The#8 #Global#Hibakusha#Project#and#I#Was#Her#Age#Project#will#be#held#in#the#months#
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proceeding#the#70 #anniversaries#of#the#atomic#bombings#of#Hiroshima#and#Nagasaki#
and#will#serve#as#both#a#tribute#to#the#Hibakusha#and#a#reminder#of#the#suffering#that#
they#have#been#through.#
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A*Call*to*Action*in*the*Midst*of*Rising*Awareness*
The#projects#take#place#in#the#context#of#an#increased#awareness#and#concern#about#
the# humanitarian# impact# of# nuclear# weapons# to# which# the# testimonies# of# survivors#
from# Hiroshima# and# Nagasaki# have# contributed.# # The# Austrian# Pledge# promised# to#
"stigmatise,# prohibit# and# eliminate# nuclear# weapons# in# light# of# their# unacceptable#
humanitarian# consequences# and# associated# risks”# and# momentum# is# growing#
internationally#for#a#global#treaty#to#ban#nuclear#weapons.# # # # #
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A*Message*in*Support*of*Nonproliferation*and*Disarmament*
The# NPT# (Nuclear# Nonproliferation# Treaty)# Review# Conference# will# be# held# at# the#
United#Nations#in#New#York#in#AprilMMay#this#year,#and#the#child#survivors#will#send#a#
special#video#message#to#be#shared#at#various#events#as#part#of#this#project.#
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A*Message*to*Future*Generations*
A#documentary#film#about#the#project#will#be#made#to#preserve#the#message#years#after#the#official#end#of#the#project.# # Press#
conferences#will#be#held#in#ports#of#call#to#inform#local#and#international#media#of#the#specific#events#in#ports#and#how#it#relates#
to#the#local#context.# # Social#media#will#be#actively#used#to#document#the#project#in#real#time#to#a#global#audience.# #
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I*Was*Her*Age*and*Hibakusha*Project*Activities*and*Events*in*2015*
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Throughout# Peace# Boat’s# 87 # Global# Voyage,# both# onboard# and# in# ports# of# call,# the# Hibakusha# will# engage# in# numerous#
activities#in#order#to#share#their#experiences#and#spread#the#message#of#peace.#These#activities#include#lectures,#workshops,#
testimony# sessions,# press# conferences,# meetings# with# local# or# national# authorities# or# NGOs# and# sharing# sessions# with# local#
families.# The# timeline# below# shows# the# activities# to# be# organised# as# part# of# this# project,# including# the# special# activities# coM
organised#with#Mayors#for#Peace#(indicated#with# # # # ).#
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Yokohama,#Japan# Departure#of#Peace#Boat’s#87 #Global#Voyage#and#Press#Conference#
12#April#2015#
Singapore,#Singapore# Testimony#Session#onboard#Peace#Boat#
21#April#2015#
Kochi,#India# Testimony#session#and#interaction#with#school#children,#hosted#by#the#Mayor#of#the#
27#April#2015# city#of#Kochi,#in#collaboration#with#SEEDSMIndia#and#YMCA#Kerala#State#Region#
Piraeus,#Greece# Testimony#Session#and#Press#Conference#
13#May#2015#
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Catania,#Italy# Testimony#session#and#cultural#performance,#hosted#by#the#City#of#Catania#in#
15#May#2015# collaboration#with#a#local#school# #
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Motril,#Spain# Testimony#session#and#screening#of#the#film,#“Flashes#of#Hope”,#organised#in#
18#May#2015# partnership#with#the#City#of#Motril#
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Lisbon,#Portugal# Testimony#session#hosted#by#the#city#of#Lisbon#
20#May#2015#
Gonfreville#L'Orcher# The#survivors#and#youth#communicators#will#meet#with#the#Mayor#of#Gonfreville#
23#May#2015# L'Orcher#and#participate#in#an#exchange#with#children#and#youth.# #
Bruges,#Ypres#and# Testimony#sessions#in#Bruges,#Ypres#(secretariat#of#Mayors#for#Peace#and#“sister”#city#
Brussels,#Belgium# of#Hiroshima)#and#Brussels,#organised#by#local#governments#
24M27#May#2015#
Gdansk,#Poland# Testimony#session#and#exchange#with#youth#hosted#by#the#City#of#Gdansk#
27#May#2015#
Stockholm,#Sweden# Events#in#collaboration#with#local#civil#society#groups# #
29#May#2015#
Saint#Petersburg,#Russia# TBC# #
31#May#2015#
Helsinki,#Finland# Testimony#Session#and#exchange#with#local#disarmament#activists,#organised#in#
1#June#2015# partnership#with#the#Finnish#Peace#Union#
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Warnemünde#and# The#survivors#will#travel#from#Warnemünde#to#Hamburg#which#suffered#intense#Allied#
Hamburg,#Germany# bombing#during#World#War#II#to#meet#with#youth#to#share#their#stories#
3M4#June#2015#
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Bergen,#Norway# Testimony#session#and#public#“Art#for#Peace”cultural#exchange,#organised#with#the#
6#June#2015# Women's#International#League#for#Peace#and#Freedom#(WILPF)#Bergen#
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Reykjavik,#Iceland# Testimony#session#at#Hofdi#House#where#the#1986#USMRussia#Summit#on#the#reduction#
10#June#2015# of#nuclear#weapons#took#place#
La#Guaira,#Venezuela# Testimony#Session#organised#in#partnership#with#local#government#
23M23#June#2015#
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Panama#City,#Panama# TBC#
26#June#2015#
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Puerto#Quetzal,#Guatemala# TBC#
30#June#–#1#July#2015#
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Honolulu,#USA# TBC#
12M13#July#2015#
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Yokohama,#Japan# The#return#of#the#87 #Global#Voyage#to#the#port#of#Yokohama,#Japan#and#Press#
25#July#2015# Conference#
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Hiroshima,#Japan# Commemorative#Events#
6#August#2015#
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Nagasaki,#Japan# Commemorative#Events# #
9#August#2015# Peace#Boat#docks#at#the#Port#of#Nagasaki#
Press*and*Media*Opportunities*
Peace#Boat,#in#partnership#with#Mayors#for#Peace,#invites#queries#from#the#press#regarding#coverage#of#the#I#Was#Her#Age#
Project#and#other#activities#organised#as#part#of#the#Global#Voyage#for#a#NuclearMFree#World.# #
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