Watch Remember Hiroshima: 75th Anniversary Online
A virtual commemoration of the 75th anniversary remembrance of the American bombing of Hiroshima. Presented by Arkansas WAND, Arkansas Coalition for Peace and Justice, Arkansas Peace Week, Pax Christi Little Rock and students from Pulaski Academy, the event is a reminder of the urgency to rid the world of living under the threat of nuclear annihilation.
The official 75th Hiroshima/Nagasaki Anniversary website, www.hiroshimanagasaki75.org, is a work in progress and will include lots of information on events around the world, organizations and people involved, stories of Hibakusha (survivors ) and much more.
The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons was established in 22017 and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019. They have secured ratification to the UN Nuclear Weapons Treaty by 39 nations, nations have signed, the treaty will become International law. Learn more about the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons and sign the pledge to work toward the ban.
Arkansas Coalition of Marshallese. ACOM is a non-profit organization 501c (3) founded in 2011 focuses on initiatives to improving the quality of life in the greater Marshallese Communities.”Dedicated to improve the quality of life for the Marshallese Communities in Arkansas.”
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is a nonprofit organization concerning science and global security issues resulting from accelerating technological advances that have negative consequences for humanity. The Bulletin publishes content at both a free-access website and a bi-monthly, nontechnical academic journal.
ACTIONS You CAN TAKE
Join us online for Remember Hiroshima: 75th Anniversary: Thursday August 6, 7pm
Sign the pledge to work for the abolition of weapons of mass destruction
Sign as a partner on hiroshimanagasaki75.org
Sign Hibakusha’s petition – get others to sign
Listen to Hibakusha stories
Watch Dr. Ira Hefland’s TED Talk, Can We Prevent Nuclear War?
Write a letter to the editor
Write to your senators and represent at in Washington
Invite your friends on Social media to get involved
Take a photo of the thing you would most hate to lose in a nuclear disaster and post it on Facebook
