August 6 and 9, 2025 mark the 80th year since the U.S.'s atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, immediately killing between 129,000 and 226,000 people, with many thousands dying later from radiation exposure. We remember their suffering, and call on the nuclear weapons states [...]
Via Pat Ferrone, St. Susanna Pax Christi "The first use of an atomic bomb, “Little Boy,” was exploded over Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945. Its explosive power immediately annihilated between 70,000 and 80,000 human beings, and maimed uncountable others. By the end of 1945, [...]
Via Merrimack Valley for Peace "On Wednesday, August 6th, the Merrimack Valley People for Peace will hold a vigil in front of the Old Town Hall in Andover Center from 6:30 to 7:30 PM. The vigil commemorates the 80th anniversary of the first use of [...]
Via Center for Nonviolent Solutions: Join us in remembering the atomic bombings of Japan featuring performances from Mountain River Taiko Drumming and the newly formed Worcester Peace Chorus, along with a floating lantern ceremony. Free and open to the public.
Last week, Congresswoman Katherine Clark tweeted that "I am horrified by the starvation in Gaza," yet she supports sending Israel the weapons it uses to deliberately starve Gaza. We need to point out this contradiction and demand that Clark takes action to end our country's [...]
Join us in viewing White Light Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, directed by Steven Okazaki! We will follow the viewing with a discussion, to share our reactions and ways to address the threat that nuclear weapons pose. As the US and other [...]
Join the Ikeda Center on Friday, August 8, for a special Dialogue Nights commemorating the 80th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The dialogue will explore what we can learn from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, what strength and peace really mean, and what each [...]
Observe the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings at Hiroshima and Nagasaki with a silent and commemorative walk and meditation by the water. The walk will begin at 9:30 am at the Temple and end at the beach at Cook's Pond. A meditation will begin [...]
Join the Actors Refuge Repertory Theatre for a Hiroshima-Nagasaki Peace Memorial, featuring: Performances Peace Art Exhibition Peace Walk Raffles Saturday, August 9, 2 p.m. at the Korean Church of Boston Harvard St., Brookline, MA 02445. Free admission.
Via Watertown Citizens for Peace, Justice and Environment: On Saturday, August 9, Watertown Citizens will hold our Annual Remembrance of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This is the 80th anniversary of the bombing and in recognition of the Peace and Common Security's effort [...]
Middle East analyst Mouin Rabbani will talk about the current situation in Gaza, including the U.S.-Israeli Gaza Humanitarian Foundation which has been killing people searching for food, the ability of the international community to uphold International Court of Justice (ICJ) decisions and international law, and [...]
Roy Jones is a former musician who was part of the Post Punk scene in London in the late 70’s and early 80s with his band Red Beat. During this time he was active in the movement to stop Cruise Missiles with nuclear warheads being [...]
“We invite you to stand in solidarity outside the ICE Enforcement & Removal Operations Office in Burlington every Wednesday from 11am-1pm. We’re grateful to those who have previously joined us at this facility, and we hope that more will consider attending. Together, we can show [...]
Join Us on Monday, August 18th at 430pm Brookline, MA Coolidge Corner For Post Card and Petition Signing Demanding Rep. Auchincloss To STOP supporting Israeli’s Starvation policies of Gaza!
It's no secret that censorship, arrests, and firings have punished almost every group or individual showing solidarity, or sometimes merely sympathy, for Palestinians being slaughtered and displaced by Israel in what experts unanimously regard as genocide. Two of our panelists were fired or disciplined for [...]
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