Manhattan Project for a Nuclear-Free World, et al., open letter to the people of Japan, plus atomic bombing commemoration event

From Mari Inoue:

Manhattan Project for a Nuclear-Free World, Veterans For Peace NYC, and other peace groups in NYC plan to submit an open letter to the Japanese Consulate in early August to commemorate the 76^th Anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Our asks to Japan include: give-up the nuclear umbrella of the US, sign and ratify the TPNW, support the peace process on the Korean Peninsula, and halt its recent decision to release contaminated water from Fukushima into the Pacific.

We are looking for group endorsements from US groups. Please fill out the form (here) by July 25 if your group is interested in being listed as an endorser of the letter. We also accept endorsements from individuals who do not belong to any group or if your group does not endorse the letter.

No Nukes!

Mari Inoue

Manhattan Project for a Nuclear-Free World

PS: We also co-organize, on Thursday, August 5 at 9AM Eastern (8AM Central/ 7AM Mountain/ 6AM Pacific/ 10PM Japan), a zoom event (register here) to commemorate the 76th Anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Speakers will include youth activists from Hiroshima and Nagasaki; 1st, 2nd, and 3rd generation atomic bomb survivors; and a young Fukushima evacuee. We will also have music and songs from Hiroshima and New York. Please join us if you can.

Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action, upcoming events and activities

From Leonard Eiger, Communications Coordinator, Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action:

...Here's a quick rundown of what Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action will be doing on and around the anniversaries:

1. The annual Peace Fleet in Seattle's Elliott Bay (the Navy will be in absentia this year) on August 4th.
2. The Interfaith Peace Walk led by the Nipponzan Miyohoji monks, from Oregon to Bangor/Ground Zero Center, arriving at Ground Zero in time for the weekend events.
3. Remembering Hiroshima & Nagasaki; from Testing to Trident: a Call to Action is this year's theme for our August weekend - August 7th, 8th, and 9th, Monday am will be a vigil and nonviolent direct action at the Bangor Trident base. We will also have a large flash mob coordinated with the action (video of the 2019 flash mob here: https://youtu.be/kyiy0BrfEhg). Planners are lining up a keynote speaker from the Marshall Islands.
4. We are also finalizing plans for this year's billboard advertisements,
5. We will run Paid Public Service Announcements again this year in the Kitsap Sun, the newspaper serving the area around Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor. They will run  Sunday, July 25, Friday, August 6, Monday, August 9 and Sunday, August 15. We also ran a PSA on the Ban Treaty on January 22nd. Click here for one of the PSAs we ran last August.

From Hiroshima to Hope, Seattle, WA, August 6

Hello everyone,

From Hiroshima to Hope will be hosting our annual event in Seattle on August 6. More information on our Facebook event page and our website.

Kind regards,

Laura Skelton

Tri-Valley CARES et al. August 6 and 9 Save the Dates

[D.C.'s] Hiroshima Nagasaki Peace Committee 40th Anniversary Celebration

Dear Friends,


This summer marks the 40th anniversary of the Hiroshima Nagasaki Peace Committee of the National Capital Area. On Friday, July 16th, from 7 – 9pm, the Committee is planning a virtual celebration of our history. We’re inviting everyone who worked with the Committee over the years to participate and share memories. The Celebration will be recorded and placed on the Committee website <hiroshimapeacecommittee.net>.



We are still in the process of organizing the celebration I will present a brief history of the Committee, highlighting important events and milestones. Dr. Arjun Makhijani will present the Occasion. Among those who plan to participate in the program are: Setsuko Thurlow, Reverend Herbert Daughtry, Rick Tingling-Clemmons, Professor Peter Kuznick, and MJ Park & Little Friends for Peace. The Confederation of A & H Bomb Survivors, Nihon Hidankyo, will give a solidarity message. All participants are encouraged to briefly share their memories.



If you wish to participate on July 16th, please register at the link below.



<https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUlce-hrj8rHd3cqU5eIZu1v3QzVGFi10Ch>



After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.



In the words of our founders Louise Franklin-Ramirez and Josephine Butler: “Let us work unceasingly to establish a just peace, to oppose militarism, and to completely dismantle all nuclear weapons, that the world’s children will be free of the threat of nuclear war and share and enjoy a beneficent and bountiful future.”



Yours In Struggle,



John Steinbach

703-822-3485