Annual Hiroshima-Nagasaki Remembrance Day

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Date:

Saturday, August 04, 2018

Time:

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Event Type:

Party/Street Party

Organizer/Author:

Monterey Peace & Justice Center

Location Details:

Lovers Point Park and Beach, Pacific Grove, CA

This beautiful and moving tradition honors those who suffered the atomic bombings in 1945. The ceremony reaffirms our commitment to a nuclear-free world so that such a tragedy is never repeated.

PROGRAM:
7:00 pm: Lantern making and performance of Monterey’s Taiko Drumming group, Shinsho-Mugen Daiko. (Lantern-making material provided.)

7:45 pm: Music, poetry, and messages of hope and peace. Chris Hasegawa, Joyce Vandevere, and others will speak.

8:15 pm: Launching of the peace lanterns on rafts. Tai-Chi Master Jim Scott-Behrends will play meditative strains of flute.

The Public is invited to this free event.

For more information, contact Catherine at (831) 915-7257 or email montereypeaceandjustice [at] gmail.com

Sponsored by:
? Monterey Peace and Justice Center (MPJC)
? Monterey Peninsula Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
? Peace Coalition of Monterey County (PCMC)
? Veterans For Peace - Monterey County Chapter 46
? Women's International League for Peace and Freedom - Monterey County Branch (WILPF)

For more information, contact Catherine at (831) 915-7257 or email montereypeaceandjustice [at] gmail.com

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