Hiroshima Peace Memorial Film Screening & Ceremony

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Date:

Saturday, August 08, 2026

Time:

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Event Type:

Vigil/Ritual

Organizer/Author:

Resource Center for Nonviolence

Location Details:

Resource Center for Nonviolence
612 Ocean Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Please join us for a short film screening, paper crane folding, and a ceremony to mark the 81st anniversary of the U.S. bombing of Hiroshima

We'll meet at 1 PM at RCNV to bear witness on the 81st anniversary of the U.S. bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

We’re honored to welcome Victor Kimura who will share his family’s stories from the bombing at Hiroshima and U.S. internment camps. His mother and father, born in Watsonville and Petaluma, respectively, were imprisoned in Arizona’s Poston Camp during WWII, and returned to Freedom in 1945 when Victor was just six months old.

After Victor’s talk, we’ll:

• Watch Collateral Damage (a 35-minute RCNV documentary about our local Hiroshima Peace Memorial)
• Fold origami cranes with guidance and cultural teachings from Robin Yamashiro West. Robin is a third generation (Sansei) Japanese American and Hapa Haolie (mixed), which has given her a unique perspective and ability to bridge different cultures.
• March together to lay our cranes at the memorial with a brief ceremony

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Added to the calendar on Fri, Aug 7, 2026 12:26PM

by Resource Center for Nonviolence

Fri, Aug 7, 2026 12:26PM

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Two Loving Justice events. One weekend. All are welcome. 🕊️

As part of our 2026 Loving Justice initiative—A Transformational Path Toward Interbeing—we’re gathering to reflect, remember, and recommit to the work of cultivating a peaceful, safe future for all.

🕊️FRIDAY, Aug 7 • 6-8 PM
Threads of Grief, Threads of Love – Quilt Exhibit honoring Gaza’s Children. 36 handmade quilts remember 720 infants—each one stitched with care by community members who could not bear to watch from a distance while their government remained implicated. Come witness, grieve, and reflect together. We’ll have Palestinian tunes, plus drinks and bites. Bring a friend.

🕊️SATURDAY, Aug 8 • 1-4 PM
Peace Memorial Talk, Film Screening & Ceremony. Marking the 81st anniversary of the U.S. bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. We’re honored to welcome Victor Kimura, who will share his family’s stories from the bombing at Hiroshima and U.S. internment camps. His parents, born in California, were incarcerated at Arizona’s Poston Camp during WWII, and returned to Freedom in 1945 when Victor was just six months old. After Victor’s talk, we’ll watch Collateral Damage (a 35-minute documentary about our local Hiroshima Peace Memorial), fold origami cranes with guidance from Robin Yamashiro West, and a march to the memorial for a brief ceremony. RSVP for Saturday in bio 🔗

We’d be grateful for your presence at either gathering or both. Bring yourself, bring a friend—the connections we make when we come together help grow the movements that change the world.

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