HIROSHIMA and NAGASAKI REMEMBERED: TWO EVENTS PLANNED FOR REMEMBRANCE, GRIEVING, AND CALLS FOR LOCAL and GLOBAL ACTIONS

Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center and The Colorado Coalition for the Prevention of Nuclear War are urging participation in these events planned around the 61st anniversary of the U.S. bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with nuclear weapons.

*Sunday*, August 6th. 12:00 Noon

*Where*: The "Lockheed Martin Discovery Pavilion" at the southwest end of Chatfield State Park in LITTLETON, southwest of DENVER (see map at http://www.sspf.org/projects/pavilionProject.htm

*What*: Gathering at foot of the world's largest military contractor's operation in Colorado, to grieve for the horrific loss of life in Hiroshima and Nagasaki as a result of the U.S. Government's dropping of atomic bombs in 1945. Speakers will call for the elimination of all nuclear weapons and use of peaceful means for resolving world crises. Adrienne Anderson will examine both Martin Marietta/Lockheed Martin's role at the Colorado site and nationally as well as the Denver Water Board's role in uranium mining in the vicinity. Together we will call for redress for the losses suffered in Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the aftermath of global environmental damage. We’ll look at the local threat posed by unremediated radioactive waste along the South Platte River, upstream of metro Denver water supplies. Literature table, breaking bread together (bring water, sack lunches or food to share; we'll also provide beverages and light snacks).

Speakers will include Ken Seaman to talk about recent events regarding Plowshares activist Father Carl Kabat; Judith Mohling on the legacy of the bombings and the continued global threat; and Adrienne Anderson of RMPJC's new "Nuclear Nexus" project, to talk of little known local hazards at the Lockheed Martin/Denver Water Board site, and unabated threats to metro Denver's water supplies and public health, followed by calls for action for local and global health and security.

After the speakers' presentations, attendees may then join a guided "Toxic Tour" of little known chemical and radioactive threats in the immediate vicinity, undisclosed at the Lockheed Martin's "Discovery Pavilion." Revealed will be the "Nuclear Nexus" along the South Platte River and shared boundary between the world's largest military contractor's operations in Colorado - where missiles to carry nuclear warheads were produced - and the Denver Water Board's property, site of past and present water supply sources serving metro Denver area residents. The scenic tour will involve walking a mile or so up a gentle incline on a road into the Waterton Canyon (one end of the Colorado Trail). The "Toxic Tour" will end at the mouth of little-known uranium mine, where a citizens' investigation has documented ties to the Atomic Energy Commission's history of nuclear bomb production. Wear comfortable walking shoes and bring water, to "discover" the Hiroshima connection right here in Colorado, and be a part of calls for action.

Directions:

The Lockheed Martin Discovery Pavilion is just south of Chatfield State Park and Reservoir, along the foothills southwest of metro Denver. This is also at the site of former Denver Water Board Kassler Water Plant, which is situated along the South Platte River and at the head of the Colorado Trail into Waterton Canyon.

From the north: Take I-25 south to the Santa Fe Drive exit. Go south on Santa Fe Drive for several miles to C-470. Take C-470 west to the Wadsworth (Highway 121) exit.

Take Wadsworth south past the main Chatfield State Park entrance. Continue along this road, parallel to Chatfield Reservoir. After passing Chatfield, the road begins to curve to the right. At that point, and just before the road climbs uphill, take a left onto Waterton Canyon Road, a little road that will then jog downhill. As you’ll see, this road is just a couple of hundred feet BEFORE the main security gate at the entrance to the Lockheed Martin complex. (Note: If you get to the Lockheed Martin plant gate, you’ve gone too far; just do a u-turn and go back down the hill a few hundred feet to the Waterton Road turnoff). Once on Waterton Road, take an immediate left into the Lockheed Martin Discovery Pavilion parking lot, where the event is to be held.

From the south: Get to C-470 from either I-25 or South Santa Fe (Highway 85) and go west on C-470 to the Wadsworth exit, then follow the directions above from that point on.

From the west: Take I-70 to the C-470 intersection (near Golden). Take C-470 east to the Wadsworth exit, then follow the directions above.

From Boulder: GO south on Broadway, which curves after leaving Boulder and turns into Highway 93. Travel past Rocky Flats (roll up your windows) and continue further several miles, to Golden. Follow signs to Highway 6, and go past Golden. Take I-70 west to the C-470 interchange, head southeast on C-470 for several miles to the Wadworth exit, then follow the directions above.

(Note: Dogs are not permitted on this part of the Colorado Trail (a good thing, given chemical and radioactive contamination of creeks and other surface water in the vicinity).

For more information: 303/444-6981
Adrienne Anderson
a2020@earthlink.net