On August 6, 1945 the United States dropped an atomic
bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, and on August
9, 1945, the United States dropped another atomic
bomb on the city of Nagasaki. 200,000 people were killed, most in a matter of
seconds; for some it took much longer. Over the next 66 years, others have died
and suffered health effects from testing other nuclear weapons and from the mining,
refining, deployment, and waste from the nuclear weapon "bomplex."
We come together again, to remember
all who have been injured in those first attacks
and subsequent incidents. This gathering is in support
of NDE members Jim Haber and Mary Lou Anderson who
are traveling to Hiroshima and Nagasaki for the memorial
conferences there. Read
more about their participation.
And all
of August is Nuclear
Free Future Month, organized by the United for
Peace and Justice Nuclear Disarmament and Redefining
Security Working Group of which NDE is an active
participant. Look to their website for events near
you and other resources.
August
Desert Witness: Nagasaki
and Hiroshima Atomic Bombing Commemoration
August 8, Mon. 5:00 - 9:00
p.m: Pot
luck and teach-in at Sekhmet
Temple in Cactus Springs in memory of
victims of atomic bombs in Hiroshima and
Nagasaki. Overnight accomodations are available:
camping on the Temple grounds or staying
in the guest house. RSVP to Megan @ nevadadesertexperience.org
or (702) 646-4814.
5 to 6 pm: Arrive at Goddess Temple in Cactus
Springs
6 to 7 pm: Pot Luck Supper
7 to 9 pm: Video and update on activities at
the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS, formerly
known as the Nevada Test Site).
August 9, Tues. 5:30 to 8:00 a.m.: Nagasaki
Day Vigil of Resistance at Nevada National
Security Site (Mercury
exit on US-95) in memory of all victims
of nuclearism. Take offramp for Mercury;
make U-turn before you cross the line to the
NNSS; demonstrator parking are is off the
road on the right almost all the way
back to the freeway overpass. It takes about
65 minutes to drive to the NNSS from Las Vegas.
August 9th at 11:00am in New
Mexico, at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). Join
Trinity Nuclear Abolition for a lunch-time vigil
at LANL.
Other
upcoming events and prayer-actions
