From the Rachel Corrie Foundation “On December 10, the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded in Oslo, Norway, to the Japanese organization Nihon Hidankyo, survivors of the August 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This group is dedicated to raising awareness of nuclear weapons and their destructive nature.

To hear more from the Hibakusha - "survivor of the bombing" - the Washington Against Nuclear Weapons Coalition (WANW) will host Hideko Tamura Snider as a speaker at their December 12th meeting, 6:00 pm PST (9:00 PM EST). Hideko is a Hibakusha Peace Ambassador and author of One Sunny Day.

Register in advance for this meeting on Zoom. The Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice has been a member of WANW since its inception in 2017.

As we continue to work locally to have an impact globally, we know abolishing nuclear weapons is both a local and global issue. In November, 2024, Heba Taha, writing for ICAN (the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons), reminds us that "In the past year, Israeli nuclear threats have escalated dramatically, without retraction, contributing to the dehumanization of Palestinians and increasing the risk of nuclear use." As we continue our work for a free Palestine, we are buoyed by and glad to join our community colleagues who work for a world free of nuclear weapons.”