Peace & Justice History for 10/25:

October 25, 1955
Sadako SasakiSadako Sasaki, following the Japanese custom of folding paper cranes – symbols of good fortune and longevity – persisted daily in folding cranes, hoping to create senbazuru (1000 paper cranes strung together) when a person’s dream is believed to come true, died.
The Sadako story    
Sadako was two years old when the atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and at 12 was diagnosed with Leukemia, “the atom bomb” disease. 
Children’s Peace Monument in Hiroshima showing Sadako holding a golden crane  Photo: Mark Bledstein

https://www.peacebuttons.info/E-News/peacehistoryoctober.htm#october241981

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Published by ali redford

I love dogs and people. I want living creatures to thrive. I love to cook, and share the food, but ya gotta get in line in front of the dog.

4 thoughts on “Peace & Justice History for 10/25:”

    1. I am reeeaallly late here; yes, it’s a sad story, yet a peace crane brings comfort to me. I hope to others, too. It’s a skill to make those; I have a hard time, but the imperfect peace cranes are peaceful, too!☮

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  2. A sad but inspiring story. I once wrote a short story about the cranes and nuclear war. Told in reverse, from end to beginning. After it was published, it was later read by college students acting out the parts on a public radio station. Cheers

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    1. Oh, how cool to know that! You could send that to the newsletter; they love learning things like that, and likely would include it in the post for next year. Just a thought, though. Totally up to to you, and not us.

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