Tag: Hiroshima/Nagasaki 2025

80 Years Later, Remembering and Repenting The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

July 30, 2025 Maevon Cohen

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, […]

Hiroshima Day: War is Obsolete

July 28, 2025 Janira Skrbkova

Join the Martha’s Vineyard Peace Council for their annual observance of the Hiroshima bombings.

Merrimack Valley People for Peace Commemoration Vigil

July 28, 2025 Maevon Cohen

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 […]

Back from the Brink: Remembering the Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki — 80 Years Ago

July 24, 2025 Janira Skrbkova

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 […]

A Call for Peace

July 24, 2025 Janira Skrbkova

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 […]

Gifting Peace

July 24, 2025 Janira Skrbkova

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.

Cranes and Chorus: A Communal Call for Nuclear Disarmament

July 23, 2025 Janira Skrbkova

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.