Tanka poems against the war

The proceeds have been donated to:

Every September the proceeds from "Flowers and Bombs" of the last one year are donated mainly to three organizations and to some small but beautiful projects done by young and brave people.

Thanks to your help, the book and the charity events of "Flowers and Bombs" raised 123,800 yen this year and that was donated to:

Peshawar-kai, 20,000 yen
Takarazuka Afghanistan Friendship Association, 20,000 yen
Japan Volunteer Center - Iraq Fund, 20,000 yen
and
JIM-NET, 10,000 yen
Iraq no kodomo o sukuu kai -Association for Iraqi Children, 10,000 yen
Projects for children in Fukushima, 43,800 yen


Because of the nuclear disaster in March, 11th, "Flowers and Bombs" held some events for the children in Fukushima as well as children in Afghanistan and Iraq. I feel so sad that after 10 years from 911 bombs are still falling down onto the children in Afghanistan, and that so many Iraqi children are suffering from leukemia or cancers. And what is worse, the nuclear disaster occurred here in Japan and is threatening our future. To overcome the sorrow and to keep the hope, I am going to do whatever I can to help children in Afghanistan, Iraq and Fukushima.

I need your help, my readers. I need your help to change the chain of violence into a chain of hope and to make this world a better place.


The photo is from the "Flowers and Bombs"charity exhibition held in April.