Hiroshima Ceremony

67th Commemoration Ceremony of Hiroshima-Nagasaki Grafton Peace Pagoda Saturday August 11th, 2012 Nuclear Free Future First Commemoration of Fukushima "Nuclear power and mankind cannot coexist. We survivors of the atomic bomb have said this all along. And yet, the use of nuclear power was camouflaged as 'peaceful' and continued to progress. You never know when there's going to be a natural disaster. You can never say that there will never be a nuclear accident." --Sumiteru Taniguchi is director of the Nagasaki Council of A-Bomb Sufferers The radiation released from Fukushima is 20-30X that of the bombing of Hiroshima with worldwide consequences for all living things. 6:45pm Walk from Grafton Town Square to Peace Pagoda (4.3 miles) 8:30 Program of Peace John Armbruster-Seismologist, Columbia University Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Cecile Pineda - Author of Devil’s Tango: How I learned the Fukushima Step by Step The astonishing anatomy of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster Ceremonial Lighting of Lanterns Interfaith Peace Prayers Native American Prayers Eric Marczak  – Native American Flute Rain or shine.  Please wear weather-appropriate clothes and bring a flashlight and insect repellant.  You may also want a blanket. For information on the ceremony prior to the event please call Heidi (518) 588-7122 Grafton Peace Pagoda  87 Crandall Road  Petersburg, NY 12138 (518) 658-9301