School Visits

Hiroshima Stories and Youth Arts New York will be sponsoring school visits the first three weeks in May of 2010. Each school will be visited by one or more Hibakusha— survivors of the atomic bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, in the summer of 1945. Visits will provide students with a rare opportunity to hear eyewitness testimonies of one of the most significant events in human history and will introduce the students to the concepts of peace, forgiveness and reconciliation. The two-period visit will include a brief introduction to nuclear issues, first-hand accounts from the survivors themselves, small group discussions, and a final sharing from each group.

The School Visits will also introduce students to the concept of Remembrance Responsibility. The Hibakusha will be entrusting the students with the legacy of their story so that more people will be dedicated to seeing that nuclear weapons will never be used again. Students will learn to see that nuclear war is not only a war against the present but also, because of the genetic effects it has on all living things, a war against the future.

Scheduling of school visits for 2010 is now closed. Please see the CALENDAR for dates and locations of Hibakusha school visits.

DOE Consent to Photograph, Film or Videotape
a Student for Non-Profit Use

NOTE: We will be filming at many schools as possible for archival purposes and other non-profit uses. Consent forms must be completed for all participants. Please make a set of copies for all students who will be attending the program. Since the forms require parent signatures, this must be done in advance of our visit. We will collect the completed forms at the beginning of each school visit. We strongly encourage you to assign a student or group of students to film the event.