George (Haeseler)

The annual Hiroshima Remembrance Breakfast sponsored by BCPA will be held at the First Congregational Church, corner of Main and Front St. in Binghamton, on Monday, August 6th, at 7 AM. Mayor Matt Ryan will speak and officially sign the Mayors for Peace statement calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons by 2020. In so doing, Binghamton will join Syracuse and Rochester in NY State and 85 US cities.

Local organizations that have endorsed the mayor’s signing are:

Broome County Peace Action

Binghamton El Chacon Sister City Project

Justice and Peace Advisory Committee

Binghamton Area Friends Meeting

Broome County Veterans for Peace

Binghamton SOA Watch

St James Peace and Justice Committee

Zacchaeus House Catholic Worker

Teachers for Peace

Broome County Green Party

Social Justice Committee of the UU Cong. of Bing.

Citizen Action of NY

Working Families Party

Social Justice Network of the Wyoming Annual Conference of UMC

Please come and support this historic occasion, as well as enjoy the company of other local peace advocates. Parking space at the church is limited so use street parking or the rear of the adjacent Civic Center.

Following the breakfast and ringing of the Church bell some will drive and others will walk to Peace Park (confluence of rivers off Riverside Drive) to hear Frieda Jacques, Turtle Clan of the Onondaga Nation, say a few words from a Native American perspective.

The event is free and open to the public but contributions will be encouraged to defray expenses. Your advance reservation will help in planning for the breakfast.

To reserve, call Pat Donohue ASAP at 722-0549.