People will gather in downtown Riverside, on Sunday, August 6, at 8 AM and again at 2 PM, near the GANDHI memorial statue, at Mission Inn Avenue, on the Main Street Mall, to remember the civilians who died from the atomic bombings and to also remember who originally opened Pandora's Box and unleashed Weapons of Mass Destruction in our age. OVER 105,000 PEOPLE DIED INSTANTLY, as a result of the two atomic bombs dropped by the USA on Japan, on August 6 and 9, 1945 (one on Hiroshima and one on Nagasaki). By year's end, more than 210,000 had died horrible deaths from the blast of the bombs and atomic radiation poisoning. At this year’s memorial events, there will be a minute of silence, at 8:15 AM and again at 2:15 PM for you to silently think about the civilians (men, women and children) who died instantly and the 105,000 who then died slow, agonizing, painful deaths from atomic radiation poisoning. You are invited to bring a sign, a poem, a prayer, a message, yourself. If you cannot join in this memorial ceremony, RAPJA suggests that you take a minute for silent reflection, at 8:15 AM, on Sunday, August 6, 2006, to re-affirm your humanity. SPONSORED by: Riverside Area Peace & Justice Action (RAPJA) Phone: (951) 653-0743 ● website: www.RAPJA.org ● info@rapja.org