Springfield – On the 79th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Greater Springfield Campaign Nonviolence, Pax Christi, JustFaith Ministries, the Agape Community, Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield, Non-Violence Springfield, Pioneer Valley Physicians for Social Responsibility, and the Western Massachusetts Area Labor Federation (WMALF). are co-sponsoring a Hiroshima Day Event on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 4:30 p.m. on the front steps of Springfield City Hall, 36 Court St.
Featuring a dramatic reading of “Original Child Bomb” by Thomas Merton. Keynote address by Dr. Ira Helfand, PSR, IPPNW, ICAN. Remarks from Sr. Clare Carter, New England Peace Pagoda in Leverett and Kevin Young, WMALF board, UMass Amherst History Faculty. Prayers for peace.
The event will be held outdoors, ran or shine. Bring a lawn chair. For more information contact Deacon Bill Toller 413-478-5201.
