HIROSHIMA COMMEMORATION

In the Shadow of the Bomb

Monday, August 6, 2007 7:30 AM

On the morning of August 6, 1945, the U.S. dropped the first atomic bomb used in war on the people of Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later, a second nuclear bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. We gather to say "never again" at the nuclear weapons lab that is developing the NEXT U.S. nuclear weapon, euphemistically-named the "Reliable Replacement Warhead." Join us for a solemn vigil and memorial for the victims, and to advocate for an end to nuclear weapons and war.

Featured musicians are singer/songwriters robert temple and Kaylah Marin.

For those who so choose, there will be an opportunity to nonviolently risk arrest following the ceremony and rally. Location: Westgate entrance on Vasco Road, Livermore.

Driving directions: Take I-580, exit south at Vasco Road. The West Gate is approximately 0.3 mile south of the intersection with Patterson Pass Road.

Public Transportation: In order to arrive at Livermore Nuclear Weapons Lab by public transportation you must arrive at the Dublin/Pleasanton BART station in time to catch WHEELS, the bus that will take you to Daphne Dr. and Vasco Rd. The #20 WHEELS leaves the BART station at 6:59 AM and arrives at Daphne Dr. and Vasco at 7:25 AM. WHEELS drives down 580 to Greenville Rd., then Las Positas Rd. before turning left on Vasco. When you board the bus, please tell the bus driver that you want to get off at Daphne Dr. and Vasco Rd. (directly across the street from the rally). The cost for WHEELS is $1.50 for adults and children and 65 cents for seniors. If you miss this bus, the next one leaves at 7:29 AM and arrives at the lab at 7:55 AM. Click here for BART schedules.

A downloadable flier is available here. (pdf)

Sponsors: Tri-Valley CAREs; Western States Legal Foundation; Livermore Conversion Project; American Friends Service Committee; First Congregational Church of Oakland; Ecumenical Peace Institute; Physicians for Social Responsibility-SF Bay Area; Berkeley Friends Church; Communist Party USA, N. Calif. District; Declaration of Peace San Mateo County; Fr. Bill O’Donnell Social Justice Committee; Friends of the People’s Weekly World; Global Action to Prevent War; Grandmothers for Peace International; Northern CA 9/11 Truth Alliance; Orange County Friends; Santa Cruz Weapons Inspection Team, Fresno Center for Nonviolence, Monterey Peace and Justice Center, Grandmothers for Peace, Hayward Chapter, Marin Peace and Justice Coalition, Social Justice Center of Marin, Bay Area United for Peace and Justice.