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Hobart Mercury – Letter by MAPW member, Dr Jennifer Bond
Published by the Hobart Mercury, 8th February 2018 Last Friday the Peace Boat brought survivors to Hobart to describe their ordeals and ask us to help. Tanaka, a survivor of the bombing of Hiroshima in 1945 by U.S atomic bombs, described the enormous, instant, long lasting destruction of people and land. A farmer whose family […]
IPPNW supports WMA condemnation of the arrest of Turkish Medical Association leaders
Written 07/02/2018 International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNWi) joins the World Medical Association in expressing grave concern over the arrests of leaders of the Turkish Medical Association (TMA). We concur with the statement of WMA President Dr. Yoshitake Yokokura, who said, in part, “The WMA fully supports our Turkish colleagues in their […]
Australian Doctors Condemn Arrest of Turkish Colleagues
MEDIA RELEASE issued Thursday, 1 February 2018 The Medical Association for Prevention of War (Australia) has expressed its grave concern at the arrests by the Turkish Government of all 11 members of the Turkish Medical Association’s Central Council for their statement on the public health consequences of war. MAPW President Dr Sue Wareham said, “MAPW in Australia […]
MAKING WAVES – ICAN & PEACE BOAT speaking tour comes to Tasmania
Friday 2 February 12:30-2pm Parliament Lawns, Salamanca Place. In the event of wet weather, we will move the event into Parliament House. Free event. Register here. Speakers: Senator Lisa Singh Miyake Nobuo Kenichi Hasegawa Karina Lester Scott Ludlam MC: Leanne Minshull, The Australia Institute. Hosted by Peace Boat, the Australia Institute, the Medical Association for […]
Making Waves – ICAN Tour 2018
ICAN Speaking Tour 2018 Making Waves is a speaking tour featuring nuclear survivors from Japan and Australia, traveling aboard Peace Boat’s voyage to Oceania in January-February 2018. Public events, meetings and media opportunities will take place in five cities. The Tour is a collaboration between Peace Boat and the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, […]