The Enduring Legacy of the Bomb
Chair of CND Kate Hudson and Quaker Caroyln Westgate will discuss the legacy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the development of the peace movement in the years following the bombings.
Friends House, Quaker Centre, 173-177 Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ, 7pm–9pm
3rd August:
Survivor testimony
Mr. Shoso Kawamoto, an A-bomb survivor, will talk to south London CND groups about his experience of surviving the atomic destruction of August 1945.
Charlton House Public Library, Charlton Road, Greenwich, London SE7 8RE, 6pm–10pm
Film screening
Children of Nagasaki and On a Paper Crane: Two short films about the bombings from the perspective of children.
Friends House, Room 4, 173-177 Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ, 2pm–3.30pm
4th August:
Survivor testimony
Mr. Kawamoto will talk about his experience of surviving the atomic destruction of Hiroshima.
Muswell Hill Quaker Meeting House, Church Crescent, London, N10 3NE, 7pm–9pm
5th August:
Survivor testimony
Mr. Kawamoto will talk to Tower Hamlets CND about his experience of surviving the atomic destruction of August 1945. St Paul's Church, Bow Common, Burdett Road, Tower Hamlets, E3 4TN, 7.30pm–9.20pm
6th August:
Hiroshima Day
Following on from the London memorial event in Tavistock Square, there will be a talk by Mr. Kawamoto – a survivor of the A-bomb.
Tavistock Square, 12 noon–1pm. Friends House, Quaker Centre, 173-177 Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ, 2pm–3.30pm
9th August:
Nagasaki Day
Tour and Peace Vigil: Chris Wood will be conducting a tour of the exhibition, followed by a Christian CND Peace Vigil in the Peace Garden at Friends House. Those wishing to participate in the Battersea Peace Walk will walk from there to Westminster Cathedral for a Pax Christi service at 6:30pm, and to the Battersea Peace Pagoda from 7.30pm.
Friends House, Room 7, 173-177 Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ
Assemble in Friends House reception at 4pm for tour. Tour from 4.05pm–4.30pm. Peace vigil from 4.30pm–5.00pm. Walk from Friends House to Westminster Cathedral 5pm-6.30pm. Pax Christi service at the Crypt Chapel, Westminster Cathedral, 6.30pm-7.30pm. Peace Walk from Westminster Cathedral to Battersea Peace Pagoda from 7.30pm. Assemble at 8.30pm by the Peace Pagoda for memorial ceremony.
Nagasaki Day
Dr. Christopher Gerteis, Lecturer in the History of Contemporary Japan at SOAS, will be talking about life in Hiroshima and Nagasaki before and after the atomic bombings of August 1945 by examining some of the artefacts on display in the exhibition.
Friends House, Room 7, 173-177 Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ, 7pm–8pm
10th August:
Film screening
Hiroshima Witness: Atomic bomb survivors of Hiroshima describe their experiences of the bombing.
Friends House, Room 4, 173-177 Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ, 2pm–4pm
11th August:
Godly Play: Fire from the sky
An event for children (5+) to explore the story of Hiroshima and resistance to war using a method called Godly Play.
Friends House, Quaker Centre, 173-177 Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ, 2pm–3pm
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