Nipponzan Myohoji Temple, Willen Lake North MK15 0BG
Joint event with Glasgow City Council and Glasgow CND.
Stirling CND are holding a commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of the dropping of the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, at 19.00 at the Peace Garden at the Pullar Memorial Park in Bridge of Allan.
Marking the 70th anniversary of the first use of nuclear weapons. In August 1945 the US dropped two atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
We meet at 2pm outside the South exit (Dock side not Victoria Dock Road side) of Royal Victoria DLR station, to walk round to the South side of the Royal Victoria Dock to float the wreath on the dock.
Southdowns Peace Group is arranging an event to mark the UN International Day of Peace
Stalls – local groups, exhibitions, street theatre etc.
Riding Lights Theatre production is a comedy with a challenging message which will be “serving up a recipe for hope ready for the 2015 United Nations Conference on Climate Change taking place in Paris this December”.
We are holding an afternoon and evening of poetry and song, followed by cocktails. We will have our usual camp set up for the whole weekend and all women are welcome to come for as long or short as they want. The poetry and cocktails are planned for the Saturday afternoon and evening. We encourage women to bring poems, songs, musical instruments for an informal disorganised gathering.
With Robb Johnson, Peggy Seeger and Nick Gill.
Accessible toilets, food.
Speakers Rebecca Johnson, Peter Burt, Paul Mobbs and singer Robb Johnson. Minibus £8 (prebook) from Oxford St Giles 10.45am and Oxford Rail Station 11.00am. Accessible main gate, disabled toilet, food.
70th anniversary event
We will also be taking a car or two down to AWE Aldermaston, to Tadley
Peace Walk from Reading town centre to AWE Burghfield nuclear weapons factory. Meet 12 noon at Forbury Lion War Memorial, Forbury Gardens.
Peace Vigil at Queen Victoria Statue (outside Old Town Hall), Friar Street.
Eisteddfod Field (in North Wales this year). The service will take place at 11a.m.
Readings, music, candle-lighting (World Peace Flame). 7pm (tbc)
(lift access for disabled)
Readings, music, candle-lighting (World Peace Flame).
All welcome.
Readings, laying of wreath, silence.
Candle floating on Rushmere pond Wimbledon Common (near war memorial)
Special Hiroshima Vigil with sections of The Peace Ribbon. St Marks Place SW19 (near Wimbledon Library)
