The Boston-Hiroshima 80th Anniversary Coalition and others across the country are organizing to commemorate the catastrophic A-bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and to build from the Hibakusha wise warning that “Human beings and nuclear weapons cannot coexist.” Join us as Dr. Ira Helfand and Mari [...]
“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 [...]
Activists in the MIT Coalition for Palestine expose the direct relationships between their university, the Israeli military, and American companies who service it. They discuss the remarkable work the MIT community is doing for Gaza under intense duress. Mila Halgren is a postdoctoral associate in [...]
Join us for an evening of conversation about the longstanding impacts of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the current state of nuclear weapons. On August 6, 1945, the USA dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. A few days later, on August 9th, the USA dropped a [...]
Via Berkshire Citizens for Peace and Justice "There will be a Hiroshima Day Vigil that Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. on the sidewalk around Park Square in Pittsfield, MA. At 8:15 a.m., the time the atomic bomb fissioned above Hiroshima, there will be [...]
Join the Martha's Vineyard Peace Council for their annual observance of the Hiroshima bombings.
“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 [...]
A coalition of Boston area peace, justice and environmental organizations are preparing a major event to mark and to build from the 80th anniversaries of the A-bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Boston area events on August 6 will be one of many across [...]
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 [...]
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