As we witness the genocide in Gaza, and a world descending deeper into fascism and war, creative protest and coalition-building helps build a strong and sustainable peace movement, writes Alexander Brown.
Hiroshima Day
Doreen Borrow, a communist, trade unionist and peace activist who gave her life to the struggle for peace and socialism, died on July 25, aged 98. Alexander Brown reports.
This year marks 80 years since the United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan,听killing between 150,000 and 246,000 people and devastating two cities. Alexander Brown听documents the history of the strong regional anti-war movement in the Illawarra.
A public meeting discussed the disastrous legacy of the United States atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945 and the growing danger of Australia becoming involved in a possible nuclear war stemming from AUKUS. Jim McIlroy reports.
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Anti-war protesters marked the 79th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945, saying 鈥淣ever again!鈥 Jim McIlroy reports.
The new blockbuster film Oppenheimer has raised complex questions on the nature of the society that permitted such bombs to be developed and used and the stockpiling of nuclear arsenals that can destroy the world many times over, writes Prabir Purkayastha.
Speakers criticised the AUKUS pact and the proposed nuclear powered submarines at a bigger than usual Hiroshima Day protest. Paul Petit reports.
鈥淣o subs, no war, no US bases on our shore鈥 rang through the streets听as protesters commemorated the 78th anniversary of the US' nuclear assault on the city of Hiroshima and three days later Nagasaki. Alex Bainbridge reports.
The Hiroshima Day rally,听organised by the No AUKUS Coalition Victoria, heard a听variety of speakers condemn the AUKUS nuclear听deal. Jordan AK reports.
Another protest called on Labor to scrap the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal and to sign the 2017 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Peter Boyle and Pip Hinman听report.
Respected First Nations activist Reverend Ray Minniecon believes the people of Maralinga should be remembered alongside the victims of the 1945 nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Video by听Peter Boyle.
NSW Greens Senator David Shoebridge听has called on the federal government to sign the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.听Peter Boyle reports.
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