CITY of Busselton representatives will travel to Japan to take part in a Mayors for Peace ceremony at Horishima later this year.
The program was established to help achieve world peace by raising public consciousness about the need to abolish nuclear weapons.
With council’s support, planning is underway for representatives to meet with the mayor of Hiroshima and attend a ceremonial signing of the Mayors for Peace accord at the Hiroshima Peace Park.
Mayor Grant Henley, who visited Nagasaki while in service with the Australian Navy, said that past events have profoundly impacted people’s desire for global peace.
“Becoming a signatory to this program reflects our community’s support for world peace,” he said.
“It takes on even greater significance as we reflect on 20 happy and productive years as the Sister City to Sugito.
“Council felt it most fitting that we join the City of Sugito in becoming a signature to the Mayors for Peace program. We are a city committed to peace and signing this accord demonstrates that to the world.”
As of April, membership to the Mayors for Peace program included 7,028 cities in 161 countries and regions including 87 locations across Australia.
Along with advocating for world peace through the abolition of nuclear weapons, the Mayor’s for Peace program also seeks to eliminate starvation and poverty, support human rights and protect the environment.
Information relating to the Mayors for Peace program was taken from the Mayors for Peace website. More information is available at mayorsforpeace.org/ .
