22 July, anniversary of the massacre in villages of "Zardeh" and "Direh" with gas attack
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The chemical bombing of the village of Zardeh in western Iran was one of the most shocking criminal acts of Saddam Hussein’s regime during the Iran-Iraq war.
The bombing took place on July 22nd, launched an attack with mustard gas and nerve agents. Amongst the targeted were defenseless villagers and pilgrims in the vicinity for a religious ceremony. Of the 275 were killed, around 1500 were injured gardens of the village barren. These figures do not include the casualties incurred by pilgrims in the area.
Peace Philanthropy Symposium
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This is a reminder that the online registration for INMP’s Peace Philanthropy Symposium has opened!
Peace Philanthropy Symposium is an international symposium to celebrate the centenary of the Peace Palace in The Hague, the gift of Andrew Carnegie; and also for celebrating Peace Philanthropy and Furthering Peace Education - In the Footsteps of Andrew Carnegie.
The Symposium is organized by the INMP (International Network of Museums for Peace) in cooperation with the Peace Palace / Carnegie Foundation; and will be held on 2 & 3 September 2013 in The Hague, Netherlands.
Please find more info and the Peace Philanthropy Symposium Program and registration form on INMP website, via the link below:
http://inmp.net/index.php/2013/113-peace-philanthropy-symposium
Tehran Peace Museum’s Teachers delegation visited Hiroshima
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A delegation of Iranian teachers from the Peace Education group of the Tehran Peace Museum visited Hiroshima, Japan, under the auspices of a Japanese peace NGO and the Hiroshima Bureau of Education. In this one week visit, the Iranian delegation met with Japanese teachers, directors, and school officials. The Iranian teachers also visited several schools and educational centers and became acquainted with the methods of peace education in Japan. This teachers’ delegation discussed common grounds of exchange with educational directors in Hiroshima.
Somalia Becomes 189th State Party To The Chemical Weapons Convention
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On 28 June 2013 the Chemical Weapons Convention entered into force for Somalia, making it the 189th State Party to the treaty. This has reduced to seven the number of States that have not yet joined the CWC.
(Angola, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Egypt, Israel, Myanmar, South Sudan, Syria)
Victims of chemical weapons in Iran, welcome this development as another significant step toward achieving universality of the Convention and thereby strengthening global peace and security.
For more details click here
http://www.opcw.org/somalia-becomes-189th-state-party-to-the-chemical-weapons-convention
Ceremony Held at Tehran Peace Museum for “Art for Peace” Website Launch
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The launch ceremony for the “Art for Peace” website, synchronized with the beginning of the second phase of the Art for Peace project, was held in Tehran Peace Museum on Tuesday 2 July 2013 at 4-5 pm.
Since the inception of the Tehran Peace Museum, the Art for Peace project has been one of the fundamental programs of the Museum. With the aim of creating a dialogue between artists and peace activists, the Art for Peace’s first phase included exhibitions and festivals for the public. The second phase of the project, the website, provides a sustainable online forum to introduce, engage, and create networks between artists and peace activists.
In the launch ceremony of the website, the Museum was host to established artists such as Dr. Mohit Tabatabaei, Director of Iranian ICOM (International Council of Museums), Mr. Ali Merikhi, a famous caricaturist, as well as emerging artists interested in working on peace. The ceremony included discussions about the ways in which art can be an effective medium in promoting cultures of peace.
Artists and interested individuals can refer to this website and become a member to join the network of the volunteers of the Art for Peace projects.
To see the photos of this event please click here.
Art for Peace website: http://art.tpm.ir http://art.tehranpeacemuseum.org