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Send a Message or Prayer of Peace. It will take you about 60 seconds, maybe a little longer. All you have to do is follow this link to our website: www.wagingpeace.org/sadako_message.htm Next month, we will hold our 13th Annual Sadako Peace Day. Your message of peace will become part of our annual recognition of the Japanese girl named Sadako Sasaki who inspired efforts toward peace around the world – even as she was dying from the effects of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. This is what the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation will do with your message: List it on our website. In this way, you can follow Sadako’s inspiration, and write out your hopes for peace so they may fly all over the world (via the Internet). See Sadako’s story at 2007/sadako_be_a_messenger.htm... People often ask us how they can increase the peace. Sadako showed us one way. She never relinquished her hope for a better world. All we need to do is follow her lead. One voice can become a powerful force for change when it joins millions of others all seeking the same thing. Start: 6:07 pm
End: 6:01 pm
Meet us on the west side of the capital, at 7am bring your own sign, weekly vigil Start: 6:00 am
End: 2:00 am
It is a mix of community building and reflection/action/reflection. Start: 5:30 pm
End: 12:00 pm
Jonah House of Baltimore and the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker of Washington invite all to our annual Faith and Resistance Retreat during August 5-9, 2007 in Washington, D.C. This year's theme is 'Global War and the Assault on the Environment', as we remember the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and its relevance to nuclear policy today. Please join us for part or all of the retreat to experience community, prayer, and witness to nonviolence. For more information, visit: http://www.jonahhouse.org /Aug07invite.htm. Start: 8:00 am
End: 11:00 am
Hiroshima, the pictures they didn't want us to see : The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki killed about 250.000 people and became the most dreadful slaughter of civilians in modern history. However, for many years there was a curious gap in the photographic records. -us_05.html... Folks; Below is a reminder and invite to join us at Offutt AFB for out annual Aug 6-9 vigil. Avove is a link and attached are some readings that can help you start thinking about why we vigil every Aug 6-9. peace frank cordaro --------------------------------- Invite to Annual Aug 6 to 9 Vigil at the gates of Offutt AFB The DM and Omaha CW Communities invite you to join us for our annual 3 1/2 day "shake and bake" vigil at the gates of Offutt Air Force Base, in Bellevue, NE. home of the Strategic Nuclear (StratCom) and the US Military Space Commands. Come stand, pray and do penance with us. Or come and sit, bring a blanket, or foldeable chair, water jugs, ice chest, umbrellas for the sun and rain and food to share. Just come for an hour or two and share your hope for peace as we commemorate the Anniversary of the USA atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan on Aug 6 and 9, 1945. Contemplate with us the work and mission of these god-awful Offutt Commands, the challenges they pose to all life on our planet and the demonic claim it holds on the soul and spirit of our nation. This year's vigil begins Monday Aug 6th at 8 a.m. the hour the USA dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, at the Kinney gate and main entrance of Offutt AFB. The vigil ends Thursday Aug 9th at 11 a.m., the hour the USA dropped the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki. The vigil will begin at 8 a.m. each day and last until 8 p.m. (12 hours) to Thursday Aug 9th. On Aug 9th the vigil concludes with a prayer circle and possible line crossing at 11 a.m. Over night hospitality is available at Holy Family Parish in Omaha (1715 Izard St) starting Sunday evening Aug 5th. The church only offers floor space. Bring your own bed roll and pillow. If you need a bed, you really need to contact us before hand to insure we find one for you. Everyone is welcome, especially those in the Omaha area! Come for an hour or for the whole three days. Contacts: Frank Cordaro, DMCW, Cell Ph (515) 490 2490 , E-mail frank.cordaro@gmail.com Jerry Ebner, Omaha CW, Ph (402) 502 5887, E-mail omahacw@hotmail.com Start: 8:00 am
End: 8:00 pm
Preparation starts July 14 with Nuclear Education/communication training, followed on July 18 by a letter writing workshop with a nuclear issue focus. The annual Peace Choir concert will be on July 30. The choir travelled to Hiroshima for the August 6 memorial last year and received front page coverage in the Portland Oregonian as well as reports in local papers and Japan. The event sponsors have also arranged a radio ad which will play frequently on a station popular with area young people. On August 6 is the ceremony and day long vigil on Ashland Plaza. August 7 and 8 there will be speakers, films and discussions followed by another day long vigil and twilight closing ceremony August 9 on Ashland Plaza. Co-sponsors include local chapters of Physicians for Social Responsibility, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom,Southern Oregon University Women's Resource Center, Veterans for Peace, United Church of Christ, Citizens for Peace and Justice and others. The Mayor of Ashland is a Mayor for Peace. Start: 8:00 am
End: 11:00 am
Invite to Annual Aug 6 to 9 Vigil at the gates of Offutt AFB The DM and Omaha CW Communities invite you to join us for our annual 3 1/2 day "shake and bake" vigil at the gates of Offutt Air Force Base, in Bellevue, NE. home of the Strategic Nuclear (StratCom) and the US Military Space Commands. Come stand, pray and do penance with us. Or come and sit, bring a blanket, or foldeable chair, water jugs, ice chest, umbrellas for the sun and rain and food to share. Just come for an hour or two and share your hope for peace as we commemorate the Anniversary of the USA atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan on Aug 6 and 9, 1945. Contemplate with us the work and mission of these god-awful Offutt Commands, the challenges they pose to all life on our planet and the demonic claim it holds on the soul and spirit of our nation. This year's vigil begins Monday Aug 6th at 8 a.m. the hour the USA dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, at the Kinney gate and main entrance of Offutt AFB. The vigil ends Thursday Aug 9th at 11 a.m., the hour the USA dropped the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki. The vigil will begin at 8 a.m. each day and last until 8 p.m. (12 hours) to Thursday Aug 9th. On Aug 9th the vigil concludes with a prayer circle and possible line crossing at 11 a.m. Over night hospitality is available upon request starting Sunday evening Aug 5th. Call and let us know you are coming. Expect floor space, so bring your own bed roll. If you need a bed, you really need to contact us to insure we find one for you. Everyone is welcome, especially those in the Omaha area! Come for an hour or for the whole three days. Contacts: Frank Cordaro, DMCW, Jerry Ebner, Omaha CW, Start: 8:00 pm
End: 11:00 pm
Invite to Annual Aug 6 to 9 Vigil at the gates of Offutt AFB The DM and Omaha CW Communities invite you to join us for our annual Come stand, pray and do penance with us. Or come and sit, bring a This year's vigil begins Monday Aug 6th at 8 a.m. the hour the USA The vigil will begin at 8 a.m. each day and last until 8 p.m. (12 Over night hospitality is available upon request starting Sunday Everyone is welcome, especially those in the Omaha area! Come for an Contacts: Frank Cordaro, DMCW, Jerry Ebner, Omaha CW, Start: 11:34 pm
End: 12:34 pm
The Hiroshima Nagasaki vigil is on the plaza in Ashland, with an opening ceremony at the Lithia Park Bandshell at 8 am on August 6th featuring the lighting of the Hiroshima flame by our Mayor for Peace, and local performers Beth Baker and Ashland Taiko. Two days of vigil on the plaza are August 6th from 9 am to 9 pm and August 9th from 8 am to 9pm. The closing ceremony will be on the plaza at 6 pm on August 9th and include Whistling Elk Drum. 10 am "Lifting the Fog: The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki"; 12 pm "Hell Fire"; 2 pm "Hiroshima: A Mother's Prayer" and “Testimonies by Survivors”. Films to be shown on the 8th (Wed.) include: 10 am "The New Nuclear Danger"; 12 pm "Arsenals of Hypocrisy"; 2 pm "The Last Atomic Bomb". Start: 5:30 am
End: 7:45 am
Hiroshima survivor, Ms. Yoku Nakamura will share her experience of the bombing and its aftermath. Ms. Nakamura is the Secretary General of Kanagawa Atomic Bomb Sufferers Association/National Council member of Hidankyo (Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations.) She will also speak of her desire for the abolition of nuclear weapons. A light meal will be served. Start: 5:30 am
End: 7:00 am
5:30 - 7:00 a.m. – Sunrise Ceremony, Nagasaki & Hiroshima Commemoration & Vigil Location: Gates of the Nevada Test Site, Please R.S.V.P. if you plan to attend to: info@nevadadesertexperience.org or (505) 842-5697 NDE invites people of all religious and spiritual traditions (or none) to gather near the gates of the Nevada Nuclear Test Site on August 9th. Surrounded by the beautiful desert land in the cool of the morning, we will join together on the 62nd anniversary of the nuclear bombing of Nagasaki for an end to nuclear weapons development and other war preparations. We will honor Corbin Harney, beloved Shoshone spiritual leader who passed on July 10th. We will vigil by the road to greet the test site workers and conclude with an optional nonviolent action of crossing the line onto the test site. Priestess Dr. Anne Key (Temple of Goddess Spirituality) Corbin Harney has been a leader of the movement to close the Test Site for decades, a crucial spokesperson for the land and the Native way of life, and a beloved friend to many. We wish to honor him by continuing his work to end nuclearism, inspired by his dedication and his teachings. Please see the Shundahai website for more information about Corbin. Fr. Vitale will talk about the United States Air Force's Reaper program which is based at Creech Air Force base, a few miles from the Nevada Test Site. From here pilots will remotely control robotic drone planes with a deadly payload 7000-miles away on the other side of the world. Fr. Vitale is currently awaiting pretrial hearing for the Fort Huachuca protest. Start: 5:30 am
End: 7:00 am
Please R.S.V.P. if you plan to attend to: info@nevadadesertexperience.org or (505) 842-5697 NDE invites people of all religious and spiritual traditions (or none) to gather near the gates of the Nevada Nuclear Test Site on August 9th. Surrounded by the beautiful desert land in the cool of the morning, we will join together on the 62nd anniversary of the nuclear bombing of Nagasaki for an end to nuclear weapons development and other war preparations. We will honor Corbin Harney, beloved Shoshone spiritual leader who passed on July 10th. We will vigil by the road to greet the test site workers and conclude with an optional nonviolent action of crossing the line onto the test site. Priestess Dr. Anne Key (Temple of Goddess Spirituality) Louis Vitale, OFM Jerry Zawada, OFM Megan Rice, SHCJ Rosemary Lynch, OSF Corbin Harney has been a leader of the movement to close the Test Site for decades, a crucial spokesperson for the land and the Native way of life, and a beloved friend to many. We wish to honor him by continuing his work to end nuclearism, inspired by his dedication and his teachings. Please see the Shundahai website for more information about Corbin. Fr. Vitale will talk about the United States Air Force's Reaper program which is based at Creech Air Force base, a few miles from the Nevada Test Site. From here pilots will remotely control robotic drone planes with a deadly payload 7000-miles away on the other side of the world. Fr. Vitale is currently awaiting pretrial hearing for the Fort Huachuca protest. Start: 7:45 am
End: 8:45 am
This is a quiet, beautiful and reflective ceremony. Young people light candle lanterns which will be pulled snake-like across the lake and eventually disappeared behind an island. Brief words of remembrance of all the souls lost in the bombing and afterward will be spoken. Music will be provided on Shakahatchi Flute by Robert Jonas. People are welcome to attend this event, even if they don't come to the reception and presentation at 5:30. There will be a small fee at the gate of the park, if you don't already have a Look Park sticker. Start: 10:30 am
End: 12:00 pm
Nagasaki Commemoration with special guests: Girls’ choir from Nagasaki, Japan Thursday, August 9, 10:30 a.m. Ceremony to commemorate the dropping of the atomic bomb on Nagasaki. Music by the Junshin Singers, a choir of high school and college women and girls from Nagasaki, Japan. Greetings from Mayor Taue and citizens of Nagasaki. Reading of ON THAT SUMMER DAY. Moment of silence at 11:02 when bomb was dropped. Audience members will be invited to walk the Global Harmony Labyrinth for peace. Co-sponsored by the St. Paul Nagasaki Sister City Committee, the Nagasaki St. Paul Sister City Committee, and the Hiroshima Nagasaki Commemoration Committee. Start: 4:00 pm
End: 7:30 pm
Peace Boat's 3rd Annual People Building Peace Concert: FREE outdoor, live world music and dance! Testimonies from A-bomb survivors and leaders of the anti-nuclear movement! Booths from civil society organizations and initiatives calling against nuclear weapons! Place: Dag Hammarskjold Plaza (East 47th Street between 1st and 2nd Avenue The Third Annual People Building Peace Concert, coinciding with the Featuring: Yuca Seca Band - Latin rhythms of traditional Afro-Cuban Son, Boleros, Pete Seeger and the Walkabout Clearwater Chorus- folk music for peace Absolute Bhangra- Lively Punjabi dance The Blue Vipers - Dixieland and early Swing music straight from New Japanese modern dance International Art Projects Special remarks from: Co-sponsors: Organizers: Peace Boat US and International Institue on Peace Education Start: 4:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm
The Detroit Area Peace with Justice Network (DAPJN) 4:00-5:30 pm The film "The Last Atomic Bomb" shown 5:30-6:30 pm Refreshments, Meet the Activists & Browse the Information Tables 6:30- 8:30 pm Program to include speakers: Performances by: Start: 5:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm
You’re invited to a very special ceremony of music, poetry and reflections. This year our featured speaker is a remarkable 9 year-old girl from McKinley School in Santa Barbara. The winner of a local peace award for a presentation on Cesar Chavez, third-grader Abigail Pacheco will speak about Sadako and leadership. She believes that Sadako’s lesson is that we are all leaders, and by sharing our voice we can make a difference. Click this link 2007/sadako_be_a_messenger.htm... to read Sadako's story. Even if you're not in Santa Barbara, you can participate in the ceremony by sending us your message for peace at 2007/sadako_msg_add.php... Start: 5:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm
The NAGASAKI COMMEMORATION will begin with a vigil against the weapons contracts of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. Then there will be a march to the Bufano Sculpture Garden to hear a remembrance by two Japanese survivors of the atomic bomb. Start: 6:38 pm
AUGUST 9, 1945 *URAKAMI CATHEDRAL NAGASAKI GROUND ZERO (*August 9, 1945, the Urakami Roman Catholic Cathedral was ground zero for the Nagasaki bombing which destroyed at the time the largest Catholic city in all of Asia) Thursday, August 9, 6PM - NAGASAKI DAY PEACE DEDICATION on the steps of SS Peter & Paul Romam Catholic Cathedral*, 18th & Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA. The solemn time of vigil and reflection will include: bell-tolling, readings on the Cost of War and the Price of Peace, and the water ceremony performed each year on August 9th in Nagasaki, Japan. Co-Sponsors: Brandywine Peace Community, Phila. Catholic Peace Fellowship, and Northwest Phila. Greens Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Atomic Mirror and Ciné Revolución Present With special guest appearance by Shigeko Sasamori – Following the screening, the audience will be invited to take action for a nuclear free world and send a Valentine Thank You message to the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean for giving the world its first nuclear weapons free zone. This action is part of the Atomic Mirror’s year-long campaign “Valentines to Tlatelolco: The Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Path to a Nuclear Free World.” Fore more information, visit www.atomicmirror.org. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
A new, critically acclaimed documentary featuring fourteen Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivors that is a remarkable document of the only times nuclear weapons have been used in war. Directed by Academy Award winner Steven Okazaki. Sponsored by the Network of Spiritual Progressives and Demilitarize Pittsburgh. Start: 7:30 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Terre Haute Stop War on Iraq will have a one hour program of readings, poetry and information about current proposed weapons at the Hiroshima Nagasaki memorial in Fairbanks Park at 7:30 p.m on Aug. 9th, Thursday. Start: 8:00 pm
End: 9:30 pm
Candlelight vigil vigil at Pritchard Park in Asheville from 8 to 9:30 PM. This will be in remembrance of the victims of war. Candles will be provided. Start: 11:15 pm
End: 11:30 pm
Vigil to commemorate atomic bombing of Nagasaki; signing of peace flag in solidarity with people of Nagasaki and Hiroshima and for abolition of nuclear weapons. | ||
