BON-MEMBERS
The festival’s goal is to support the multicultural global effort to steer our age toward a nuclear-free/war-free future.
We believe in a peaceful future, which can be achieved by educating history, environment and human rights to young people. We need to create a world without racism and inequality. No more wars. No more greed.
Youko Yamamoto
盆踊り平和祭のミッションは「盆踊り」文化を通じてコミュニティの人々とともに踊り、学び、喜びを分かち合いながら言語や不平等、レイシズムの壁を乗り越えて行くことによって、日米間の相互理解を深め合い、核兵器•原発の廃絶、クライメートチェンジ、人権問題、戦争などの共通で緊急な問題に対しての意識を高め、ひとりひとりの人とともに人間らしい暮らしのできる平和な未来に向かって歩むことである
山本容子
YOUKO YAMAMOTO
Founder / Producer
The Bon-odori Dance Festival For Peace
CHIAKI HARA SCHULMAN
Photographer/Videographer
Mother of two children
LIVIA & BILL VANAVER
Vanaver Caravan Dance CompanyDancer/Musician/Director
KENJITSU NAKAGAKI
Buddhist Monk,
Jodo Shinshu, NYC
中垣顕実法師 浄土真宗
Heiwa Peace & Reconciliation Foundation of NY
MINBUZA JAPANESE FOLK DANCE COMPANY
Mom Suzuki, Kevin Mooney and Mibuza Japanese Folk Dance Company, NYC
民舞座
DONNA COANE
Spirit of Thunderheart
Native American women's Drumming
Drummer/Singer/Dancer/Director
http://www.spiritwindrecords.us/
Brandon Bera
New Paltz International Exchange
Association
NPIEA.org
Drummer/musical director
www.facebook.com/brandon.bera/
YOLANDA & DAVID
ANDERSSON
Peace activists
www.hudsonvalleypark.org
Hudson Valley Park
Study and reflection organizer
AMY TROMPETTER
REDWING BLACKBIRD THEATER
giant puppet operas, mask and puppet shows
www.redwingblackbirdtheater.com
PEGGY MONGES
Peace activist
worked with New Jersey Peace actions for 50 years
https://www.njpeaceaction.org/
"No matter where we came from, we have been through some kind of war fare. Nuclear war is no exception. Education is important for their earth to be free of nuclear war and nuclear energy and to understand the dangers that would be for our earth, water and sky."
Donna Coane
"I want to help create a community where we can openly interact with people of different race, age, background, social status, and where we can understand one another beyond our differences. I believe that making real human connection is the first step towards war-free world"
Sakura Kojima
"Through the cultural events that bring our community together, I hope to share the importance of no nuclear solutions for our Mother Earth and act upon on our daily practice to make a bigger awareness. Truly agree with Patti Smith - “People have the power."
Chiaki Hara Shulman
"World Peace in which everyone feels love and gratitude towards each other has always been my dream. And ever since I became a mother, the feeling is just much stronger. On this beautiful Mother Earth, there are no needs of hatred and destructive weapons such as nuclear bombs. We must act now. The bright future is in our own hands."
Fukiko Ostensen
2024 COMMITTEE MEMBERS
From Left: Brandon Bera, Youko Yamamoto, Mark Paskell, Ethan Torres
Amy Trompetter, Livia Vanaver, Donna Coane
Fukiko Ostensen, Chiaki Schulman, Peggy Monges, Yolanda and David Andersson
Kazuma Oshita are not in the photograph