Two peace groups are sponsoring a Lanterns for Peace ceremony to be held Monday, August 6th, at the Tenney Park shelter on Madison’s east side. The event, which will begin at 6:30 PM, commemorates the victims of the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima, Japan on Aug 6, 1945, and of Nagasaki, Japan, on Aug. 9, 1945. This community gathering also commemorates all victims of war, and encourages the creation a safe future by abolishing nuclear weapons and wars.

Families with children are encouraged to attend. Family activities will include decorating paper lanterns, peace crane folding, and music. Performers will include local musician and storyteller Clare Norelle and the Raging Grannies of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF). Refreshments will be provided. The event will include displays suggesting actions to take and messages to send to elected representatives.

At dusk, around 8:15 PM, participants will light the lanterns and release them into the Tenney Park lagoon. This event is sponsored by the Madison Area Peace Coalition and Physicians for Social Responsibility-Wisconsin.

If driving to Tenney Park, enter from Sherman Avenue side. Shelter is near East Johnson Street and Thornton Avenue.