Global Radiation & Hibakusha
Dr. Robert Jacobs from the Hiroshima Peace Institute (and Simplyinfo.org member) gave a talk while in Washington state on global
Read moreDr. Robert Jacobs from the Hiroshima Peace Institute (and Simplyinfo.org member) gave a talk while in Washington state on global
Read moreThe current president of French Polynesia intends to destroy a national monument to the victims of atomic testing. France conducted
Read more放射能は人々を見えない存在にする ロバート・ジェイコブズ A version in English IS available here: http://Wp.Me/p1zinA-3bv 放射能は人々を見えない存在にする。放射線を浴びる、つまり被ばくすると、健康に害が及ぶこ とは知られている。高い放射線量を浴びた場合は、死にいたることさえある。しかし、放射能が及 ぼす影響はそれだけではない。被ばくした人たちは、そして健康障害はないが被ばくした恐れがあ る人たちでさえも、人生が大きく変えられてしまう。彼らは「二級市民」とみなされ、家族、地域 コミュニティ、ふるさと、昔ながらの食生活、受け継がれてきた知恵までもが奪われてしまう。残 された人生を、ふるさとに戻りたい、普通の生活に戻りたいと願いながら過ごすことになる。そし て、自分たちは犠牲者となったこと、自分たちが幸せな暮らしを送れるかどうかは政府や地域社会 の関心の的ではないことを少しずつ悟るのである。 核技術の社会的、文化的側面を研究する歴史家として、筆者は何年にもわたって世界中の被ばく 地域をめぐり、調査を行ってきた。こうした地域の人たちの多くが被ばくした原因は、核実験、
Read moreRadiation Makes People Invisible Robert Jacobs A version in Japanese is available here: http://wp.me/p1zinA-3ev Radiation makes people invisible. We know that
Read moreThis is part three of a 3 part series to run Mon-Wed this week. Dr. Robert Jacobs of the Hiroshima
Read moreThis is part two of a 3 part series to run Mon-Wed this week. Dr. Robert Jacobs of the Hiroshima
Read moreDr. Robert Jacobs of the Hiroshima Peace Institute (and fukuleaks.org/web member) on RT TV discussing the situation in Fukushima two
Read morePeople impacted by the Fukushima nuclear disaster have drafted a human rights declaration with the help of lawyer Yoshitaro Nomura. Nomura
Read moreSimplyInfo member Dr. Robert Jacobs and co-author Mick Broderick look at the UN Human Rights Council investigation of the aftermath
Read moreDr. Robert Jacobs of the Hiroshima Peace Institute (and fukuleaks.org/web member) will be tweeting his trip to Algeria next week.
Read moreWorkers at Fukushima Daiichi had already been cited by psychologists as suffering from post traumatic stress type problems. The media
Read moreSimplyInfo member Dr. Robert Jacobs has an excellent write up on the Hibakusha of Hiroshima & Nagasaki and how the
Read moreDr. Robert Jacobs of the Hiroshima Peace Institute (and SimplyInfo member) explains the social impact on the people in Fukushima
Read more“No More Hiroshima Nagasaki” has been released in both Japanese and English. The compiled stories of those that survived the
Read moreFour months ago on March 11, 2011 life changed forever for many in Japan. It has brought a new level
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