Hiroshima & Nagasaki Commemoration Events
The Hiroshima Nagasaki Commemoration Committee will be holding their 81st year of remembrance for the atomic bombings of Japan. Events are timed to coincide with remembrance events being held in Japan, and are spread across three days. The Hiroshima commemorations are held at the Lyndale Park Peace Garden, and the Nagasaki commemoration is held at the Global Harmony Labyrinth at Como Park.
Dates of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki Commemorations
Wednesday, August 5 at 6:30 pm at the Lyndale Park Peace Garden, Minneapolis
Commemorative Tea Ceremony on the lawn
Thursday, August 6 at 7:30 am at the Lyndale Park Peace Garden
Hiroshima Commemoration (Ceremony of the Cranes)
"Sadako and the 1000 Cranes"
Ringing of 11 Bells Veterans for Peace, Chapter 27
Moment of Silence at 8:15
Saturday, August 8 at 7 pm at the Global Harmony Labyrinth, Como Park, St. Paul
Greetings from Mayor Suzuki of Nagasaki and Mayor Carter of St. Paul
* Please bring your own chair to these events.
The Hiroshima Nagasaki Commemoration Committee offers these events to the community to encourage reflection on the past and hope for the future through action in the present. It calls for the total abolition of nuclear weapons throughout the world as one measure of ensuring a just and lasting peace.
Support from Veterans for Peace, Chapter 27, Women Against Military Madness (WAMM) and the Saint Paul – Nagasaki Sister City Committee.
Reflection on the Past. Action in the Present. Hope for the Future.
For further information:
www.stpaulnagasaki.org | MSPHNCC AT gmail DOT com | 952.261.3891
Photo: Elizabeth Simmer Ringing the Nagasaki Bell
