Week of Events
Sunday, August 3, 2025
No events on this day.
Monday, August 4, 2025
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August 4, 2025 -Hiroshima & Nagasaki Evening Dialogue
Hiroshima & Nagasaki Evening Dialogue
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 [...]
Tuesday, August 5, 2025
No events on this day.
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
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August 6, 2025 -Hiroshima Day Vigil at Park Square in Pittsfield, MA
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August 6, 2025Hiroshima Day: War is Obsolete
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August 6, 2025 -Bear Witness: Protest Wednesdays at ICE
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August 6, 2025 -Boston Hiroshima-Nagasaki 80th Anniversary Commemoration
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August 6, 2025 -A Call for Peace
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August 6, 2025 -80 Years Later, Remembering and Repenting The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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August 6, 2025 -Cranes and Chorus: A Communal Call for Nuclear Disarmament
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August 6, 2025 -Merrimack Valley People for Peace Commemoration Vigil
Hiroshima Day Vigil at Park Square in Pittsfield, MA
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 [...]
Hiroshima Day: War is Obsolete
Join the Martha's Vineyard Peace Council for their annual observance of the Hiroshima bombings.
Bear Witness: Protest Wednesdays at ICE
“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 [...]
Boston Hiroshima-Nagasaki 80th Anniversary Commemoration
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 [...]
A Call for Peace
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 [...]
80 Years Later, Remembering and Repenting The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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, [...]
Cranes and Chorus: A Communal Call for Nuclear Disarmament
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.
Merrimack Valley People for Peace Commemoration Vigil
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 [...]
Thursday, August 7, 2025
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August 7, 2025 -Letter Delivery to Katherine Clark
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August 7, 2025 -Fallout Flicks Presents: White Light Black Rain
Letter Delivery to Katherine Clark
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 [...]
Fallout Flicks Presents: White Light Black Rain
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 [...]
Friday, August 8, 2025
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August 8, 2025 -Strength Through Peace: Learning From Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 80 Years Later
Strength Through Peace: Learning From Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 80 Years Later
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 [...]
Saturday, August 9, 2025
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August 9, 2025 -Commemorative Walk & Meditation for Hiroshima/Nagasaki Anniversary
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August 9, 2025Gifting Peace
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August 9, 2025 -Back from the Brink: Remembering the Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki — 80 Years Ago
Commemorative Walk & Meditation for Hiroshima/Nagasaki Anniversary
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 [...]
Gifting Peace
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.
Back from the Brink: Remembering the Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki — 80 Years Ago
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 [...]