Upper Hudson Peace Action

Local Hiroshima/ Nagasaki 2024 ceremonies

Reading of John Hersey’s Hiroshima 
Tuesday, August 6, 11:00AM
Townsend Park, Albany, NY
(Henry Johnson Blvd. & Central Ave.)
 
The event is free and open to the public and the public is encouraged to join in the reading.  Those interested in reading can sign up to participate when they arrive.  Please bring folding chairs. Rain site: Social Justice Center.

On August 6, 1945 the United States of America used the atomic bomb for the first time to destroy the city of Hiroshima, Japan; on August 9, the U.S. used the atomic bomb again on Nagasaki, Japan. Over 200,000 people died immediately in the two bombings and over a hundred thousand more died in the following decades as a result of the effects of the radiation.  

Hiroshima by John Hersey tells the story of the bombing on August 6, 1945 by following the story of six of the survivors.  The book version has been in print since 1946.  

Co-sponsored by the Poetry Motel Foundation, Tom Paine Chapter Veterans for Peace, Upper Hudson Peace Action. For more information contact Dan Wilcox, 518-482-0262; dwlcx46@gmail.com
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From our friends in peace at the Grafton Peace Pagoda:

Hiroshima/Nagasaki Peace Walk & 79th Commemoration Ceremony
Hiroshima/Nagasaki Peace Walk: No More War – August 6-10, 2024
  • Tuesday, August 6 – Hiroshima Day – 2:00 PM Chickopee, MA City Hall to Springfield City Hall for Peace Vigil and Gathering
  • Wednesday August 7 – 9:00 AM Amherst City Hall to North Hampton MA L3Harris Company (War technology company)
  • Thursday August 8 – 9:00 AM Saratoga Springs to West Milton Kesselring Training Facility (Nuclear Submarine Training Center)
  • Friday August 9 Nagasaki Day – 7:00AM Vigil at Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory and walk to NYS Capitol for Nagasaki Peace Vigil at noon
  • Saturday August 10 – 6:30PM Grafton Town Square walk to Grafton Peace Pagoda for Lantern Ceremony at 8:00PM

For Peace Walk details please contact Grafton Peace Pagoda, Nipponzan Myohoji (Japanese Buddhist order) call 518-658-9301, 8:00am-5:00pm. During Peace Walk contact Rose (201) 956-5702

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Hiroshima Nagasaki Day
Saturday, August 10, 2024 – 79th Commemoration Ceremony
Remembering those lost to nuclear war

Na Mu Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo

6:30pm walk from Grafton Town Square to Grafton Peace Pagoda
8:00pm Program of Peace in front of the Peace Pagoda

  • Lantern Ceremony
  • Interfaith Prayer
  • Musical Offerings

Ceremony rain or shine. Remember that it’s always cooler in Grafton and there are sometimes mosquitos so bring what you need for comfort. For more information contact the Grafton Peace Pagoda at 518-658-9301 (between 8:00am-5:00pm).

87 Crandall Rd., Grafton, NY 1213

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