Procession for peace: Women in Black

Sunday, August 5, 4:30 p.m. The Women In Black – women and men who protest silently against violence, militarism, and war – will lead a procession along the Pathway to Peace and by the peace cairns of the Lyndale Park Peace Garden. Brief remarks at each cairn will pose questions of peace in a nuclear age. The Pathway to Peace was designed and created by Greg Ingraham and Teri Kwant as part of the City of Minneapolis Art in Public Places program. Each of the 7 cairns conveys a message related to an aspect of peace: the nature of conflict and peace, the politics of peace, peace in relationships, peaceful actions, inner peace, the future of peace, and the responsibility of peace. The public is invited to join in the procession.
Location: The procession will begin at the first of seven cairns located at the corner of 40th Street and Bryant Avenue South, Minneapolis.

Intergenerational peace event: Storytelling, crane-folding, peace songs

Sunday, August 5, 5:00 p.m. An intergenerational event will feature a recitation of the Sadako story by professional storytellers Key of See Storytellers and Renee Weeks-Wynne, peace songs with Marcia Sanoden, a music teacher who grew up in Japan, and recorder music by Arden Consort. Everyone will have the opportunity to fold paper cranes as a wish for world peace.
Location: Spirit of Peace sculpture at the Lyndale Park Peace Garden, Minneapolis.

Traditional Japanese tea ceremony

Sunday, August 5, 6:00 p.m. For the third year, a traditional Japanese tea ceremony will be held at the exact time that commemoration ceremonies are taking place in Hiroshima. The tea ceremony is a quiet, meditative ritual and is often performed in honor or memory of special people and events.
Location: Lyndale Park Peace Garden, Minneapolis.