WHAT WE DO
80,000 Voices is an organisation using the power of the creative arts to promote nuclear disarmament and spread former nuclear bomb victims' call for peace.
We believe that there is no place in the world for nuclear weapons and we are committed to working towards their eradication.
As advocates for global peace, our mission is to find creative ways to bring new awareness of the nuclear threat to the next generation - through youth engagement, music, the arts and education.
We are centring the human-led message that we must rid this world of nuclear weapons before they get rid of us.
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PROJECT
2023-2025
Our primary aim is to highlight the stories of the hibakusha - the bomb affected people - as well as the legacy of nuclear bombing in 1945, and the consequent nuclear testing that continued until 2017. We are doing so through multiple projects.
In 2023, we travelled to Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Kobe and Toronto for our flagship project,
"Portraits of the Hibakusha: 80 Years Remembered".
In collaboration with artist Patrick Boyd, we photographed 52 survivors of the atomic bombings, recording their experiences and messages to future generations.
The portraits have since toured the world. Most recently, the portraits have exhibited at the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony, Oslo.
the future
As well as continuing to exhibit "Portraits of the Hibakusha" around the world, 80,000 Voices has several other exciting projects and collaborations in the pipeline, including working with schools to develop nuclear disarmament education resources.
People are calling for a change – from instability and conflict towards integrity-based peace and security for all. The time has come to raise a unified and sensational roar for peace that everyone can hear.
This powerful, collective voice will be heard through the universal language of music, dance, lighting and technology. By adding momentum, purpose and character to an already growing movement, we are calling out for international laws to end nuclear weapons and advance the cause of a war-free world.
