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Global Hiroshima and Nagasaki Day Events
Events: August 6 and 9
This year will be the 65th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Events to commemarate the day will take place all over the world. Below is a preliminary list - we will add more events as they come to our attention.
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AUSTRALIA
Melbourne
MAPW, ICAN and PARTNERS: Remembering Hiroshima: Morning Vigil
This year will be the 65th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It is also the 25th anniversary of the South Pacific Nuclear Weapons Free Zone treaty, which the US has just said they will join. There will be a Vigil sponsored by MAPW, Pax Christi and the Quakers to commemorate and reflect.
When: Friday, August 6, 7am - 9am
Where: St Pauls Cathedral (corner of Swanston and Flinders streets).
RSVP: Nancy 0431 475 465.
Melbourne University Silent Vigil
A silent vigil held on the ‘concrete lawn’, east of Union House. We hold placards remembering Hiroshima Nagasaki and all victims of nuclear weapons, calling for an end to the weapons.
When: August 6, 8.15 - 9am
Where: Melbourne University, Concrete Lawn, East of Union House
RSVP: Wes Cambell - wesleyc@unimelb.edu.au or 0431847278
JAPANESE FOR PEACE: Hiroshima & Nagasaki Memorial Concert
Sixty-five years after the devastation of HIroshima and Nagasaki by nuclear blast, 'Japanese for Peace' will bring together a diverse range of musicians, speakers and citizens in a concert to celebrate peace. Performers include singer/songwriters Liz Frencham and Anne Norman with Shakuhachi and Wadaiko Rindo on the Japanese drums. Dave Sweeney from the Australian Conservation Foundation will also be guest speaking. Concert proceeds will the donated to a charity organisation.
Where: Village Roadshow Theatrette, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne
When: 3pm, August 8
More info: info@jfp.org.au or visit www.jfp.org.au
Sydney
Hiroshima Day Candlelight Procession and Rally
When: 6pm, Friday, August 6
Where: Belmore Park (near Central Station)
Speakers include: Kate Dewes, Vice-President, International Peace Bureau; Professor Richard Broinowski, Sydney University; Dennis Doherty, Australian Anti-Bases Campaign Coalition; Radhika Raju, CFMEU.
Contact: peace@mira.net or see www.hiroshimacommittee.org
Canberra
2010 Hiroshima Day Commemoration Ceremony
The Queanbeyan and District People for Peace will hold their annual commemoration of the bombing of Hiroshima with Anne Pratt, Queanbeyan's Citizen of the Year.
Where: Queanbeyan Peace Park, Ford Street, East Queanbeyan NSW 2620. Alternative venue is Queanbeyan Council Chambers.
When: 7.45am - 8.15am, Friday August 6th
Contact: 02 6299 7873
Brisbane
Peace Rally
MAPW and ICAN peace rally featuring combined Union Choir and screening of the ETU film 'When the Dust Settles' presented by ETU delegate Peter Simpson.
When: 1pm, Saturday August 7th
Where: Brisbane Square, (top of Queen Street Mall)
Contact: jshears28@yahoo.com.au
Perth
Vigil
Vigil for Hiroshima Day 2010
Where: Cnr. Hay and William Streets, Perth (outside Wesley Church)
When: 12 midday, Friday August 6th
Hobart
Target X Hiroshima Vigil
MAPW Tasmania has organised a "Target X" Vigil to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Where: Parliament House Lawns, Hobart
When: 10am, Saturday August 7th
Austria
Vienna
Hiroshima Group Vienna, Teachers for Peace, Austrian Peace Advice, Viennese Peace Movement, OMEGA - IPPNW Austria & Christians for Peace
When: 5pm, Friday August 6th
Where: Stephansplatz, Vienna
Contact: pax.vienna@chello.at
When: 10am , Saturday August 7th
Where: Pedestrian zone (before the city hall), Melk
Contact: pax.vienna@chello.at
Traditional Buddhist Light Ceremony
When: 7pm, Monday August 9th
Where: Harbor Driveway Street, Friedenspagode, Vienna
Contact: pax.vienna@chello.at
Melk
When: 10-1pm, Saturday August 7th
Where: Pedestrian zone (before the city hall).
Contact: pax.vienna@chello.at
Canada
Toronto
Hiroshima Day Event
The largest Hiroshima Day Event in Canada! Evening of Entertainment & Speakers featuring performance by three-time Juno Nominated Artist Tom Barlow, keynote the Hon. Bob Rae (Liberal Party Foreign Affairs Critic). Learn to make origami cranes. Launch your very own paper lantern with your personalized message of peace during the popular Reflecting Light Lantern Ceremony and much more (see website link below)
Where: Toronto Peace Garden, Nathan Phillips Square
When: 5.30pm
Contact: http://www.hiroshimadaycoalition.ca/
Ottawa
Remembering Hiroshima
Speakers including the Honourable Flora MacDonald, lantern making and a procession in remembrance of Hiroshima Day
When: August 6th, 6.30pm
Where: Quaker Meeting House, 91A Fourth Avenuem, Ottowa, Ontario
Montreal
Peace Ceremony
When: 7pm, Thursday, August 5th
Where: Bontanical Gardens, Japanese Pavillion
Contact: Montreal invitation paix 2010
Powell River
Hiroshima Day Event
Proclamation by the Mayor, speeches, songs and memorial candle lighting with children.
When: 7pm, Friday, August 6th
Where: Willingdon Beach.
Contact: laurakew@shaw.ca
Hiroshima Poster for Powell River
Italy
Trieste to Aviano : Bike Ride for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament
200km bike ride through Italy & Slovenia which begins in Trieste, including a Hiroshima memorial action at Risiera di San Sabba Museum (peace museum on site of former Nazi concentration camp) and ending at the Aviano USAF base which continues to house nuclear weapons.
Where: Trieste to Aviano
When: August 5th-9th
Contact: <lisa.clark@libero.it>
Japan
Soka Gakkai Events
Hiroshima Youth Peace General Meeting - lecture of Hiroshimalogy by radiation victim Tadashi Tsuboi plus Asian Youth Peace Music Festival
When: August 1st
Requiem and Memorial Service for Atomic Bomb Victims and war dead
When: 11AM August 6th
The 7th Hearing of Experiences of A-Bomb
When: 1.30pm August 6th
Where: Hiroshima Ikeda Memorial Hall
Peace Memorial Ceremony
The Mayor of Hiroshima will make the Hiroshima Peace Declaration, and later in the evening, thousands of paper lanterns will be floated down Motoyasu River towards the A-Bomb Dome by the Peace Park.
When: 8am August 6th
Where: In front of Memorial Cenotaph
New Zealand
Christchurch
Lantern Ceremony
For the 35th consecutive year, people in Christchurch will hold a lantern ceremony on the Avon River in remembrance of those who died and the Hibakusha (survivors) of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
A variety of musicians will perform, including a Japanese choir, and Natasha Barnes will speak about the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty meeting she attended at the United Nations as part of the Government delegation.
We walk down to the river to float the lanterns.
Where: Victoria Square amphitheatre, Christchurch
When: 5pm
Contact: Mia 980 4884
Sweden
Stockholm
Swedish Physicians Against Nuclear Arms (SMLK) present speakers, music and their annual award for SLMK's anti-nuclear person.
Where: The Great Church, Old Town
When: 6pm, August 6
Gothenburg
Priests against Nuclear Arms, Swedish Physicians Against Nuclear Arms and Jazz Musicians for Peace commemorate Hiroshima Day.
Where: Fredslunden, Vasaparken
When: 6pm, August 6
UK
London
Hiroshima Nagasaki Memorial Event
Memorial and candle floating on the Thames
Where: Peace Pagoda Battersea
When: 8pm Monday August 9th
USA
Florida
Hiroshima/Nagasaki Observance: Never Again!
Join us to honor the people of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on this 65th remembrance of the use of atomic weapons and to work toward nuclear disarmament. This spiritual evening blends Catholic and Buddhist ceremonies, a special performance by Fushu Daiko, interactive art, a petition to demand zero nuclear weapons, and more.
Where: St Maurice Church, 2851 Stirling Rd, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
When: 7pm
Contact: Ray @ 754-423-0051 or Linda @ 305-801-0245
Oregon
Citizen Action Toward a Nuclear Free World - Remebering Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Speakers, information displays, and music to honor the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Where: Ashland Public Library and Downtown on the Plaza, Oregon
When: August 5th, 6th, 7th and 9th
Contact: joshua.david.thorpe@gmail.com
New York
Hiroshima/Nagasaki Memorial
Pax Christi Metro New York’s Hiroshima/Nagasaki Memorial including photo exhibition, discussion led by Sr.Jean Fallon, MM who lived in Japan for over 20 years and prayers for nuclear abolition.
Where: Casserly Hall, St. Joseph’s Church, Washington Place & Sixth Avenue, Greenwich Village.
When: 2.30pm, Sunday August 8
Contact: nypaxchristi@igc.org
*Please let us know by email at info@icanw.org if you are aware of other Hiroshima Day events
