In this episode you will hear from Mary Popeo and her involvement in peace activism in Japan. Mary shares her journey learning about the history of the atomic bomb from survivors in Nagasaki and Hiroshima as a college student, to co-founding a peace education non-profit in Hiroshima, to working in Japan's largest government relations and public policy firm.

To learn more about the projects Mary mentions in the podcast you can visit the related links below.
Xplore Hiroshima app(Android): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.timelooper.xplorehiroshima&gl=US
Xplore Hiroshima app(IOS): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/xplore-hiroshima/id1523053303
Peace Culture Village: https://www.peaceculturevillage.org/

As the research branch of PEACEMOMO, the Trans-Education for Peace Institute(TEPI) seeks to contribute to strengthening human capacity in the field of peace and education through research projects and the development of praxis based content.

To learn more about TEPI you can find us online at:
Website: https://momotepi.org/ (Korean)
Facebook: www.facebook.com/transeducation

You can also learn more about PEACEMOMO at:
Website: peacemomo.org/english
Facebook: www.facebook.com/peacemomo0904 
YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCehL6mVoBRl-hhWWLuOwK7g

The music heard in this episode can be found at: www.bensound.com

Ep. 7 Mary Popeo - Activism, Social Entrepreneurship, and Peace Culture

Northeast Asia is an area of the world rife with militarized tensions, historical conflict, and stories of trauma, but it is also a region with enthusiastic movements for peace, legacies of collaboration, and stories of human connection. The Trans-Education for Peace (TEPI) podcast seeks to share the stories of peacebuilders from across Northeast Asia in order to highlight the efforts by those in the region to remember, heal, and build a shared peace.

TEPI is the research center of PEACEMOMO, a peace education NGO based in Seoul, South Korea.

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Ep. 7 Mary Popeo - Activism, Social Entrepreneurship, and Peace Culture

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