Special Guest Speakers: Kenichi Hasegwa (farmer and author from Fukushima); Akira Kawasaki ( Peace boat in Japan); Mark Lennon, Unions NSW Secretary and; Peter Watts, Australian Nuclear Free Alliance co-chair (SA).
Entrance fee: $10 suggested Donation for adults/waged (学生無料)※入場料は、祈年祭開催経費に充てられます。
11th March 2013 marks two years since the massive earthquake and tsunami that devastated the north east coast, the Tohoku Area, of Japan.
People in Sydney and around the world raised funds to send to the stricken areas. In the Tohoku area the word 'kizuna' (bond) emerged, to embody the spirit of the local people as they helped each other through the disaster. Moves are under way to rebuild the towns destroyed by the earthquake and tsunami.
For the communities of Fukushima Prefecture however, where large areas of land are contaminated by radiation, there is no resolution in sight.
Last year a commemoration event was held in Sydney to send our support to everyone affected by the disaster.
This year, with special guest speakers from Fukushima, we hope to learn more about the problems facing these communities, and the ways that we can assist them to rebuild their lives.
We will also closely examine the role of Australia in the global nuclear supply chain through mining and export of uranium. With the NSW government pushing for a uranium mining industry to begin here, it is important to build a movement to stop uranium from Australia being dug up to contaminate land here and fuel nuclear disasters overseas.