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DESCRIPTION:The public is invited to gather for this moving tradition that remembers 
 and honors those who suffered and still suffer, the atomic bombings in 
 Hiroshima and Nagasaki Japan in August of 1945. Join us as we reaffirm the 
 vision of a world free of nuclear weapons and amplify the voices of the 
 survivors as they say, "Never Again".\n\nProgram: \n7:00 pm: Lantern making 
 and performance of Monterey’s Taiko Drumming group, Shinsho-Mugen Daiko. 
 \n7:45 pm: Music, poetry, and messages of hope and peace. \n8:15 pm: 
 Launching of the peace lanterns on the cove. Tai-Chi Master Jim 
 Scott-Behrends will play meditative strains of shakuhachi flute \n\nKeynote 
 Speaker is Aki Ouye, distinguished local artist whose paintings of abstract 
 figures are informed by the Asian American experience. He and his mother 
 were in Hiroshima in 1945 on the day of the atomic blast. Though their home 
 was destroyed, they escaped mostly unharmed. joeakiouye@gmail.com | 
 https://www.joeakiouye.com/thoughts-on-my-art \n\nGuest Speaker Larry Oda, 
 Chair Emeritus of the National Japanese American Memorial Foundation and 
 National President Emeritus of the Japanese American Citizens League, will 
 read the story, Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes.  \n\nOrganized and 
 sponsored by: Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) 
 Monterey County Branch \n\nCo-sponsors: Monterey Peace and Justice Center 
 (MPJC) Monterey Peninsula Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) Peace 
 Coalition of Monterey County (PCMC) Veterans For Peace, Chapter 46\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2021/07/20/18843848.php
SUMMARY:17th Annual Hiroshima-Nagasaki Remembrance Day & Peace Lantern Ceremony
LOCATION:Lovers Point Beach Cove, Ocean View Blvd., at 17th Street, Pacific Grove, 
 CA 
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2021/07/20/18843848.php
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