As the Russian troops continued to invade Ukraine, protests were held in Hiroshima City on the 10th, claiming "against the war."
Of these, in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome in Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, a protest activity was held to convey the feelings of peace and the people protesting the invasion to the world.
Approximately 750 people participated in the activities that were invited to participate on SNS etc. from the 6th of this month with the aim of participating 1000 people, although the target was not reached.
After praying for peace, the participants held a piece of paper with the words "against war" in Japanese, English, and Russian, and stood around the Atomic Bomb Dome to express their feelings of anti-war. ..
The activity was shot with a camera or drone, distributed on SNS, and will be edited and posted with English and Russian subtitles in the future.
Koichi Hiraishi, a high school student with a Ukrainian mother and a Russian grandmother, said, "I participated last year thinking that I had to do something as a person with roots in both countries and a person who grew up in Hiroshima for 16 years. I went to Ukraine in the summer, but it's painful that the beautiful city I walked half a year ago is in a dire situation. "
Miho Tanaka, co-representative of Kakuwaka Hiroshima, who planned the activity, said, "I thought that raising a voice from the Atomic Bomb Dome was the most powerful message we could make. I was talking.
On the other hand, next to the atomic bomb memorial monument, a protest activity was held by the prefectural social worker association.
Since the infection of the new coronavirus is showing signs of re-spreading, the activities carried out in the form of "silent demonstration" that silently shows the intention of protest include people working in facilities for the elderly and facilities for the disabled. 14 people participated.
In the activity, papers such as "Against the war from Hiroshima!" And "Don't rob the children of the bright future!" Were put up, and people who passed by stopped and stared at the message.
Kazuhiko Mikami, chairman of the Prefectural Association of Certified Social Workers, said, "I think it makes a lot of sense to say that war is not allowed as a citizen of the peaceful city of Hiroshima."