Between August 6 and 9, the anniversaries of the U.S. atomic On the occasion of the August anniversaries of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, join with groups across the country who are working to expose the escalating threat to the world posed by U.S. nuclear hypocrisy, and to confront the corporations that are perpetuating and profiting from a worldwide nuclear crisis and the wars in the Middle East. Some of this month's highlights include the Widening War Tour, featuring Hiroshima survivor Yuko Nakamura, that stops in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Florence, MA; nonviolent direct actions at the Los Alamos and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories; and, the Think Outside the Bomb youth conference in Santa Barbara.

Here’s what you can do to prevent future Hiroshimas and Nagasakis throughout August and beyond:

1. Locate or post events in your area, download action and education resources, and learn more about the nuclear facilities and war profiteers that operate near you.
2. Cast your “vote” for the elimination of nuclear weapons by printing out, filling in and mailing copies of the unofficial ballot to the Department of Energy and public officials.
3. Email your senators to demand that they reject the Bush administration's plan to build new nuclear weapons.
4. Host the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum’s traveling “Hiroshima-Nagasaki A-Bomb Exhibition.”
5. Organize a video screening or house party, especially with HBO's new documentary, White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima & Nagasaki, which premieres on August 6.