From the A-bomb to Abolition

Join us for a panel discussion - in person or on Zoom - on the risks of nuclear war, which may now exceed Cold War levels. Where are the flashpoints? Israel and Iran? Russia and Ukraine? What are the pathways to reducing risk? To the abolition of nuclear weapons?

Thursday, August 15, 2024 at 7 pm

In person: Pilgrim Congregational Church, 2592 W.14 St, Cleveland, OH 44113

View the Hiroshima/Nagasaki Exhibit - scroll down

On Zoom: register here

Free and open to the public.

Sponsored by Cleveland Peace Action Education Fund

PANELISTS

Daryl G. Kimball, Executive Director, Arms Control Association, Washington, DC

Terry Lodge, Northwest Ohio Peace Coalition and Cleveland Peace Action

Kenneth Mayers, Co-founder, Santa Fe Chapter, Veterans for Peace (not pictured), author of VFP's Nuclear Posture Review

In observance of the 79^th Anniversaries of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, we are pleased to announce a Cleveland exhibition on loan from the Dayton International Peace Museum. This Hiroshima/Nagasaki Exhibition runs from August 8th to 24th, from 4 to 8 PM, every Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Pilgrim Conregational Church ,2592 W.14 St, Cleveland, OH 44113. Open to the ublic. Groups of 8 or more, please call ahead: 216-255-1576.

The exhibition offers photos and sketches by Japanese artists of the aftermath of the atomic bomb on two Japanese cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki in1945. They illustrate civilians in fear and despair - with short text or Haiku. There are photos of the Atomic Bomb explosions, and survivors, Hibakusha, some working for change. One poster, "Suppression of Freedom of Press and Expression" about the bomb elaborates, " the censorship by the Allied Forces "was so strict that... almost any violation would almost certainly lead to the death penalty." A Japanese character print, "Call" translates into "It is not too late yet - Muster up your real strength - It is still not too late - To wipe the tears of those who wish for peace"…. Sankichi Toge 

Note: There are a few graphic pieces which will be shown at the end of the exhibit.

Sponsored by Cleveland Nonviolence Network and Cleveland Peace Action Education Fund.

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