The Hiroshima Nagasaki vigil is on the plaza in Ashland, with an opening ceremony at the Lithia Park Bandshell at 8 am on August 6th featuring the lighting of the Hiroshima flame by our Mayor for Peace, and local performers Beth Baker and Ashland Taiko. Two days of vigil on the plaza are August 6th from 9 am to 9 pm and August 9th from 8 am to 9pm. The closing ceremony will be on the plaza at 6 pm on August 9th and include Whistling Elk Drum.
Films will be shown on the 7th and the 8th during the day at the Ashland Community Center. The films on Tuesday, August 7th include:

10 am "Lifting the Fog: The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki";

12 pm "Hell Fire"; 2 pm "Hiroshima: A Mother's Prayer" and “Testimonies by Survivors”.

Films to be shown on the 8th (Wed.) include:

10 am "The New Nuclear Danger";

12 pm "Arsenals of Hypocrisy";

2 pm "The Last Atomic Bomb".
Two evening events are also scheduled at the Rogue Valley Metaphysical Library 258 A. Street in Ashland, at 7 – 9 pm on the 7th and 8th. On Tuesday, August 7th Don Wells, PhD, will lecture on the theme “‘Just War’ Theory Justifies Too Much”. On August 8th a there will be a play reading "The Face of Jizo”.
A photo exhibit of pictures from the Hiroshima Peace Museum will be on display on the third floor of the Stevenson Union of SOU September 12th into October. See atomicvigil.net for an activity chart and further information or call 488-1230.