Annual August Peace Event Will Feature Bill Durston, Mary Youngblood!

Contact: Janice Nakashima at (916) 393-7690


Annual August Peace Event Will Feature Bill Durston, Mary Youngblood!

Bill Durston will be one of the featured speakers at the 22nd annual August Peace Event, held this year at the Sacramento State Alumni Center on Saturday, August 9 from 4:30-6:30 PM. The event commemorates the atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Bill will be speaking from about 5:00 to 5:15 p.m. about the ongoing risk of nuclear weapons and the need for worldwide nuclear disarmament. The program will also feature music by the Grammy Award winning Native American artist, Mary Youngblood, and a Taiko drum performance.

Doors open at 4:00 p.m. Come by early to talk with Bill and enjoy refreshments before the program begins at 4:30 p.m. The late Joan B. Lee will also be honored at this event.

Both parking and admission for the August Peace Event are free, but donations will be accepted. The event is presented by the August Peace Event Committee. CSUS is a Major Sponsor. For more information, call Janice Nakashima at (916) 393-7690.

Directions to the Sacramento State Alumni Center are below:

From the West:
Proceed East on Hwy 50. Exit at Howe/Power Inn Road. Stay in the right lane, and turn right at first opportunity, before reaching Power Inn Road. Go under freeway on Hornet Drive, get into left lane. Make left on College Town Drive. Proceed West to campus. Alumni Center is on the right just before the stadium.

From the East:
Proceed West on Hwy 50. Exit at Howe/Power Inn Road. Go straight at signal light onto College Town Drive. Proceed West to campus. Alumni Center is on the right just before the stadium.