Never Again! 80th Anniversary Commemoration of US Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory- West Gate
Vasco Rd. and Westgate Dr.
Livermore, CA 94551

JOIN US at the Westgate entrance to Livermore Lab on this historic 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to support global nuclear abolition at the location where horrific new warheads are being designed today. The rally will include amazing speakers including Arjun Makajani, PhD. (Director of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research in Washington, DC), Helen Jacard (Veterans for Peace and the Golden Rule peace ship), Reverend Michael Yoshii (United Methodist Church and thinker on Japanese internment), Reverend Monica Cross (CA Poor Peoples Campaign), Patricia Ellsberg (peace activist and wife of the late Daniel Ellsberg), and Marylia Kelley (Senior Advisor of Livermore-based Tri-Valley CAREs). At 10:30, we will transition to a symbolic, group "die-in" in the road (which will be closed), led in traditional Japanese Bon Dance (inviting our ancestors to join us), and nonviolent witness and direct action those who so choose.

Why at Livermore Lab? Founded in 1952 to speed the development of new "generations" of nuclear weapons, the Livermore Lab is one of two locations where all U.S. nuclear weapons are designed. Livermore Lab is currently spending billions to develop a new warhead for U.S. Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles, another new warhead for a surprise nuclear attack to be launched by airplanes, and a third new warhead for small submarines that do not presently carry any nuclear weapons. This is the place to be to stop nuclear weapons and demand their total elimination!

Why now? Survivors of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are called "hibakusha." We gather to join the hibakusha's cry of "Never Again!" as we celebrate Nihon Hidankyo, the association of Japanese hibakusha and recipient of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize. And, we recommit ourselves to nuclear abolition on the occasion of this 80th anniversary, carrying forward the work - and ensuring its visibility - as the last survivors pass on.

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Join us Wednesday, August 6 at 9 AM at the Livermore Nuclear Weapons Laboratory to mark the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the location where horrific new warheads are being developed today. 9am rally with amazing speakers, a symbolic die-in, and a participatory Japanese bon dance. Following the rally, those who choose may nonviolently risk arrest.

Stand with the Hibakusha and Stop Nuclear Weapons on
August 6th at Livermore Lab


On August 6, the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, we invite you to Livermore to stand with the Hibakusha (survivors) to say “Never Again.”

This is an historical moment - the last living witnesses of the Hiroshima bombing on August 6, 1945 and the Nagasaki bombing on August 9, 1945 are passing the torch to all of us along with an urgent message.

Their plea? That we who value peace and justice will continue their lifelong work for a world free of nuclear weapons.

Tri-Valley CAREs is responding to the moment by working tirelessly to oppose dangerous nuclear policies at home and promote the abolition of nuclear weapons locally and globally. And, along with allied groups in the Bay Area, we are putting the final touches on a powerful 80th anniversary commemoration that will take place in front of the Livermore Lab West Gate.

And, so, on Wednesday, August 6, at 9 AM, we invite you to attend a rally, symbolic die-in and participatory Japanese bon dance led by Chizu Hamada. The commemoration will feature nuclear engineer Arjun Makhijani, Rev. Michael Yoshii, and other amazing speakers dedicated to the abolition of nuclear weapons.

We hope you will be able to join us on August 6th!

Then, on Saturday, August 10, we invite you to the New Parkway Theater in Oakland for a panel discussion and two short documentaries on the Golden Rule, which first set sail in 1958 to stop U.S. nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands. The boat has been refurbished and sails again today for peace and disarmament, crewed by a team from Veterans for Peace.

For details about both events, please see http://www.trivalleycares.org