Tag: Hiroshima

  • Chemical Weapons and Just Peace

    Most of us had never heard of the tiny island off the coast near Hiroshima called Okonoshima. In fact, we discovered, it was also erased from many maps on purpose. Yet in this tiny space of just 4km across, things happened which still affect lives around the world today.  This island played a significant role…

  • Legacies of Hiroshima

    Legacies of Hiroshima

    It’s hard to hear the stories. The images are sickening. My imagination cannot grasp the kind of suffering the people of Hiroshima endured and even survived. My faith in humanity shakes when thinking of what humans did to each other and to creation. I heard these stories first 10 years ago with a visit to…