Location: In front of the Consulate General of Japan in NY, 299 Park Avenue, NY, NY (Park Avenue & 48th Street)
Organizers: Manhattan Project for a Nuclear-Free World, Pax Christi New York State, Peace Action New York State, and peace groups in NYC
Please join us in acknowledging the catastrophic wrong that was done to Japan.
79 years have passed since the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It is estimated that the bombs killed 210,000 citizens by the end of 1945 and, over the years, have ruined the health of many of the survivors. The average age of the Hibakusha, or atomic bomb survivors, is now 85.5 years old, and many of them are still suffering from terrible health issues. To honor the memory of those who lost their lives to the atomic bombings, a coalition of citizens and peace activists will gather in front of the Japan Consulate General on Monday, August 5th, at 11:50 AM.
There we will join our voices to express our sincere regrets and apologies for our nation’s atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
We will also express our solidarity with all peoples and nations across the globe who say NO to any and all nuclear weapons, NO to mining for radioactive fuel, NO to manufacturing them, NO to upgrading them, NO to storing them, NO to proliferating them, NO to threatening their use, simply NO! And we will say a resounding YES to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), calling for both the U.S. and Japan to sign and ratify it along with the 70 nations that have already done so.
In addition, we will call on our own U.S. government to stop ratcheting up provocative military exercises in East Asia; to stop pressuring the Kishida administration to abandon Article 9*, the peace Article of the Japanese Constitution; and to abandon the extravagantly expensive and unreliable Sentinel ICBM system.
Ultimately, we will proclaim irrefutably that it is the responsibility of governments to align themselves more with the will of their citizens to abolish nuclear weapons and to educate those who still need to learn.
* Article 9 *
(1) Aspiring sincerely to an international peace based on justice and order, the Japanese people forever renounce war as a sovereign right of the nation and the threat or use of force as means of settling international disputes.
(2) To accomplish the aim of the preceding paragraph, land, sea, and air forces, as well as other war potential, will never be maintained. The right of belligerency of the state will not be recognized.
** Introduction clause of Japanese Constitution **
All peoples of the world have the right to live in peace, free from fear and want.
Co-Organizers:
The NYC Chapter of Veterans for Peace
Veterans For Peace (VFP) is a global organization of Military Veterans and allies whose collective efforts are to build a culture of peace by using our experiences and lifting our voices. We inform the public of the true causes of war and the enormous costs of wars, with an obligation to heal the wounds of wars.
Manhattan Project for a Nuclear-Free World
Manhattan Project for a Nuclear-Free World is a group of concerned citizens, educators, health advocates, artists and lawyers with a mission to raise awareness of the costs, risks, and humanitarian consequences of nuclear energy and nuclear weapons.
Endorsers:
Back from the Brink Coalition
Brooklyn For Peace
Broome County Peace Action
Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security
Catholic Worker
Citizens for Clean Water
Coalition for Peace Action
Dorothy Day Catholic Worker
Environmentalists Against War
Genesee Valley Citizens for Peace
Global Network of Women Peacebuilders
Granny Peace Brigade, NYC
Heiwa Peace and Reconciliation Foundation of New York
Hibakusha Stories
Judson Memorial Church
Kings Bay Plowshares 7
Linnton Neighborhood Association-Tank the Tanks
Manhattan Project for a Nuclear-Free World
Maroon Party for Liberation
Massachusetts Peace Action
Metro Committees of Correspondence for Democracy & Socialism
Nuclear Information and Resource Service
NuclearBan.US
Nukewatch
NYC Metro Raging Grannies
NYC War Resisters League
Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility
Pax Christi Illinois
Pax Christi Macon, GA
Pax Christi Metro New York
Pax Christi New York State
Pax Christi Pacific Northwest
Pax Christi Upstate NY
Peace Action
Peace Action Bay Ridge
Peace Action New York State
Peace Action of Staten Island
Peace and Social Justice Committee, 15th Street Friends Meeting
Peace Boat US
Physicians for Social Responsibility – Kansas City
United for Peace & Justice
United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC)
Uranium Watch
Veterans For Peace – NYC Chapter 34
WESPAC Foundation, Inc.
World BEYOND War’s U.S. Chapters
World Can’t Wait
Source: https://www.panys.org/hiroshima-nagasaki-2024/nyc-peace-gathering
