The Peace Movement Banner 和平运动横幅
This banner commemorates participation in a demonstration held in Japan in 1954 as part of the anti-nuclear movement in there. The movement opposed the use and proliferation of nuclear weapons in the wake of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during the Second World War. In August 1958, Jim and Mary attended the annual peace festival in Kamakura, a seaside town near Tokyo, where they were greeted by enthusiastic crowds numbering up to 30,000 people who had travelled across the country on foot or by bicycle to participate in the demonstration.
The banner reads: “The singing voice is the power of peace,” and “the atomic bomb is unforgivable.” The “singing voice” evokes solidarity within the anti-nuclear movement and is also the name of the organization that created the banner.
这面横幅纪念了1954年在日本举行的反核示威活动。该运动反对核武器的使用和扩散，源于第二次世界大战期间广岛和长崎遭受原子弹轰炸后的反响。1958年8月，文幼章和文月华参加了位于东京附近海滨小镇镰仓的年度和平节庆祝活动，受到了多达三万名热情群众的欢迎，这些人从全国各地徒步或骑自行车前来参加活动。横幅上的文字写道：“歌声是和平的力量”，“使用原子弹是不可饶恕的罪行。”其中，“歌声”象征着反核运动中的团结，也代表了制作横幅的组织名称。