Lanterns for Peace 2023
Tenney Park 1414 E. Johnson St., Madison, WI, United StatesJoin PSR Wisconsin for this family friendly event to commemorate the lives lost in the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings.
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Candles on the Water
Market Square Presbyterian Church 20 S. 2nd St., Harrisburg, PA, United StatesThis event to honor the victims of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings will include music, prayer, and a keynote address by Dr. John Reuwer, followed by floating of lantern boats at sunset.
Hiroshima-Nagasaki Commemoration Peace Witness at Pentagon
Pentagon Protest Zone U.S. Pentagon, Arlington, VA, United StatesDorothy Day Catholic Worker invites you to attend a prayer vigil and witness outside the Pentagon commemorating the 78th anniversary of the sinful and criminal U.S. nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
African Americans Against the Bomb
Bridgewater Public Library 15 South Street, Bridgewater, MA, United StatesYou are invited to a presentation and conversation with Vincent Intondi, author of ‘African Americans Against the Bomb: Nuclear Weapons, Colonialism, and the Black Freedom Movement’.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki Remembrance Vigil
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson, AZ, United StatesJoin the Nuclear Resister and Veterans For Peace for a vigil in remembrance of the victims of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings.
Peace Gathering to Commemorate the 78th Anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Japanese Consulate 299 Park Ave, New York, NY, United StatesGather outside the Japanese Consulate to honor the memory of those who lost their lives to the atomic bombings.
Nagasaki Commemoration
Global Harmony Labyrinth Como Park, MN, United StatesReading from ‘A Bowl Full of Peace’ alongside meditation, music and dance, in Nagasaki’s sister city of St. Paul.
Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Community Room, Princeton Public Library 65 Witherspoon St, Princeton, NJ, United StatesKeynote speech from Stuart Prager, musical performance, and crane folding.
Nagasaki Commemoration Vigil
Amistad Statue 161 Church St., New Haven, CT, United StatesYou are invited to join the Greater New Haven Peace Council for their annual Nagasaki Commemoration Vigil. The event will include several speakers from the community, poetry, music, and posters.
Arts and Peacebuilding
Bridgewater Public Library 15 South Street, Bridgewater, MA, United StatesEvent with artist and curator Melvin Hardy memorializing the victims of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, in person or virtual option.
Nagasaki Day Commemoration of Peace
Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul Roman Catholic Cathedral 18th St & Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesBrandywine Peace Community invite you to mark the 78th Anniversary of the Nagasaki bombing with them through a peaceful gathering outside of the Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Cathedral.
Hiroshima-Nagasaki Commemoration Peace Witness at the White House
The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC, United StatesDorothy Day Catholic Worker invites you to attend a prayer vigil and witness outside the White House to remember and pray for the victims of these unspeakable nuclear atrocities and all those who have witnessed the destructive power of nuclear weapons use, testing and mining.
Nagasaki Commemoration
Ashley Pond, South Side 2300 Trinity Dr, Los Alamos, NM, United StatesYou are invited to join the Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety for a silent meditation, reflecting on the horrors of nuclear war and honoring the victims of the Nagasaki bombing.
Hiroshima/Nagasaki Day
Center for Peace and Justice 2013 E Genesee St, Syracuse, NY, United StatesSyracuse Peace Council and Veterans for Peace invite you to observe the 78th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with a procession on the new Erie Boulevard pedestrian/bike path.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki Memorial
Japanese American Historical Plaza NW Naito Pkwy and Couch St, Portland, OR, United StatesOregon PSR co-sponsors this commemoration of the 78th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings.
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