Aiming at stimulating youth-led peace activities in member cities, Mayors for Peace hosted and livestreamed a peace education webinar to provide an opportunity for young leaders involved in peace activities to share information on their activities and engage in dialogue.
In this year’s webinar, fervent youths committed to peace activities worldwide delivered presentations on their activities and had a vigorous exchange of opinions regarding challenges they face, as well as potential future activities.
Date and Time
February 28 (Wed.), 2024, from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm (Japan time)
Program
- Video Message from MATSUI Kazumi, President of Mayors for Peace and Mayor of Hiroshima
- Outline of Webinar Proceedings
- Lecture on the International Situation Surrounding Nuclear Weapons
- Presentations by Youths
- Discussion
- Summary by Facilitator and Closing Remarks
Facilitator
Ms. Keiko Nakamura (Associate Professor, Research Center for Nuclear Weapons Abolition, Nagasaki University)
Presenters(in the order of presentation):
Organization / Title | Name | Participating from |
---|---|---|
Hiroshima Municipal Funairi High School | Ms. Himari Ideno Ms. Miku Oda |
Japan |
Wellington City Council | Ms. Phoebe Lockett | New Zealand |
Universiti Malaya | Mr. Ho Yong Qi | Malaysia |
ICAN Germany | Ms. Janina Rüther | Germany |
Nagasaki Youth Delegation | Ms. Chinami Hirabayashi Ms. Noa Yasumoto |
Japan |
Communications and Sustainable Security Consultant | Ms. Vanda Proskova | Belgium |
Members of the first-ever cohort of the Youth Leader Fund for a World Without Nuclear Weapons, UNODA | Ms. Kerese Oakley-Williams | Jamaica |
Language
English