~Voices of Hiroshima/Nagasaki Survivors in the 21st Century~

For 3 day event: Aug.10-Aug.12,2007

Films: "The Last Atomic Bomb" "The Mushroom Club" "Double Hibakusha" "Genie in the Bottle Unleashed" "The Cats of Mirikitani"

with poetry reading, dance, and live music

Sponsored By:
Interborough Repertory Theater Tenri Cultural Insititute

Atomic Mirror and Ciné Revolución Present
White Light, Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
A new HBO film by Steven Okazaki
On August 9, 2007, the 62nd Anniversary of the US Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki

With special guest appearance by Shigeko Sasamori –
Hibakusha/Survivor of Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima

Following the screening, the audience will be invited to take action for a nuclear free world and send a Valentine Thank You message to the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean for giving the world its first nuclear weapons free zone. This action is part of the Atomic Mirror’s year-long campaign “Valentines to Tlatelolco: The Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Path to a Nuclear Free World.” Fore more information, visit www.atomicmirror.org.

Video, followed by discussion; info sheets, action postcards, etc available.

The Living Theatre will present a free reading of "Enola Gay", an award-winning play by Australian playwright David Blackman. The play incorporates official government memos and transcripts into the dramatization of the events leading up to the bombing of Hiroshima in August, 1945

We Remember: prayer,film and discussion. Join us as we view the History Channel's film, "Hiroshima: The Decision to Drop the Bomb," with historians, militry experts, survivors explaining facts and attitudes that affected President Truman's decision to use atomic weapons.

Examining new material presented in the film, now available through memoirs and declassification of documents, we enccourage viewers to discuss the morality and necessity of Truman's decision to begin nuclear war.

Sponsored by the Pax Christi ministry of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Parish, this commemorative gathering will be on the 62nd anniversary of the bombing, August 6, 2007, at 7:30 p.m. in the St. Thomas ministry center, lighthouse meeting room, at 1500 Brookdale Rd., Naperville, IL. The event is free and open to all.

Hiroshima Day is observed in many parts of the world with special vigils and peace marches. It is held to commemorate the dropping of the first atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 and the subsequent bombing of Nagasaki on August 9th. On Tuesday, August 7th from 9 am to 10 am EST, WSLR-LP 96.5 will air a special edition of the Peace and Justice Report with guest host Billy Wetherington. (For those outside the Sarasota, Florida listening area, the program is streamed live on the internet. Go to www.wslr.org, click on "live broadcasting" and follow the instructions.) Mr. Wetherington will present a program in memory of those who died in Hiroshima and Nagasaki 62 years ago and for those of us who still survive in the nuclear age. The program will feature the “Atomic Platters: Cold War Music from the Golden Age of Homeland Security.” (If you’re both old enough to remember and forget how to “duck and cover” you won’t want to miss these tunes and public service announcements from the 40s, 50s and 60s.) Also featured will be readings from The Making of the Atomic Bomb, The Bhagavad-Gita and other writings about nuclear warfare. Readings and commentary about recent and current nuclear crises will also be included.
Wetherington says, “It seems natural that, as a culture, we prefer to look away from the events where the U.S. played an ambiguous, unpleasant or criminal role. It seems natural that we prefer to emphasize events that reflect how we like to think of ourselves, that show a face we like to show to the world. However, as we try to build a culture of peace it is important that we ask the hard questions, peel back the propaganda and look for alternatives to violence.”
This show will cause listeners to reflect on the true impact of these bombings. Sixty thousand (60,000) Japanese, most of them civilians, were killed almost instantly in Hiroshima, and, three days later, 40,000 more in Nagasaki (figures from the Avalon Project at Yale law School). The United States remains the only nation ever to have used atomic weapons against civilian populations. The anniversary of this event does not receive much attention, and if it is mentioned, it is likely to be quickly, along with the information that the bombings prevented an invasion and saved millions of American and Japanese lives.
WSLR-LP 96.5FM is a non-commercial, non-profit, listener-supported community radio station run by the Sarasota community, for the Sarasota community. Be sure to tune in to the Peace and Justice Report on Tuesday, August 7th and start your day in a nuclear way. After all, the nation state is on orange alert now that the Cold War red alert has ended.
A more complete program schedule is available on our website at www.wslr.org.

Peace Action New York State commemorates the bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki with our own brief silent film to advocate the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons. The cold war may have ended but the threat we face from nuclear weapons has not.

Sponsored By:
Peace Action New York State

Location:
Cooper Triangle (the cube at Astor Place) At the intersection where Cooper Square and Lafayette Street merge to become 4th Avenue (between Astor Place and E. 8th St.) Right across from the 6 train Astor Place stop and very close to the N,R,W 8th St./NYU stop

RESISTANCE CINEMA presents “THE DAY AFTER TRINITY”, Produced by John Else, 1981, 88 minutes.

Jon Else's documentary, The Day After Trinity, is about the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, a genius who helped develop the atomic bomb and whose life ended in criticism by Joseph McCarthy.

Scientists and witnesses involved in the creation and testing of the first ever atomic bomb reflect on the Manhattan project and its fascinating leader, Oppenheimer, who upon completion of his wonderful and horrible invention became a powerful spokesperson against the nuclear arms race. The film also documents the establishment of Los Alamos and the length of time that led up to the Trinity test along with interviews of the people who worked with Oppenheimer. Made in 1981 It still may be the best documentary about nuclear weapons and highly recommended to those who would like to know more about the people who assisted on the world's most dangerous weapon.

A-Bomb Film Screening on August 3-5, 2007
at New York Buddhist Church
332 Riverside Drive @W. 105th St., NYC

in Memory of late Mr. Iccho Itoh, Nagasaki Mayor

Friday, August 3, at 5:30pm- 8:00pm
“The Last Atomic Bomb”
Documentary film on Nagasaki Experience
with disarmament film-maker and educator, Dr Kathleen Sullivan.

Saturday, August 4, at 5:30pm – 8:00pm
“Angelus Bell” 1945〜アンゼラスの鐘
Animation Film on A-bombing in Nagasaki, 1945
Followed by Music Presentation by Bunken Nagano and Yosuke Maki

Sunday, August 5, at 5:30pm – 6:00pm
“The Last Generation”人間をかえせ
Documentary Film on A-bombing in 1945

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Free – Donation is appreciated

Information: 212-678-0305

The Detroit Area Peace with Justice Network (DAPJN)
Presents the Annual Nagasaki Program
"The Last Atomic Bomb"
Thursday, August 9, 2007

4:00-5:30 pm The film "The Last Atomic Bomb" shown

5:30-6:30 pm Refreshments, Meet the Activists & Browse the Information Tables

6:30- 8:30 pm Program to include speakers:
Anabel Dwyer, MI attorney & nuclear policy expert, and
Rev. Harry Cook, former religion editor of Detroit Free Press

Performances by:
the band "Rabble" of their original songs "Ruins" and "Time for Peace"
Motoko and Japanese friends singing "No More Nagasaki" performing in traditional Japanese summer kimonos