What Is Peace?

Onboard Guest Educator Oka Mari, professor at Waseda University’s Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences, has long explored the Palestinian issue as a universal human concern. During her onboard lecture, she explained the ongoing structural violence in Gaza under the Israeli occupation and blockade. Despite urgent calls from the UN and many humanitarian organizations for an immediate lift of the blockade, Gaza remains trapped in this reality. And for the future, is the absence of war truly enough? Her lecture offered everyone a meaningful moment to reflect deeply on what genuine peace really means.

PHOTO: Peace Boat