Hiroshima & Nagasaki Commemoration and Exhibit
August 9, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT
Pax Christi Metro New York, together with the NYC War Resisters League, invites you to join us in commemorating 80 years since the U.S. bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Saturday, August 9th
1pm
Tompkins Square Park
Temperance Plaza (just east of Avenue A and St. Marks Place)
Prayer
for all who have suffered the effects of nuclear development and use
The ringing of a gong 80 times
for the 80 years since the tragic dawning of the nuclear age
Leafleting and procession around the park
to inform and invite action toward the abolition of nuclear weapons
Music
to conclude our commemoration
For directions or questions, please email paxchristimetronewyork@gmail.com or call (212) 420-0250. The ceremony will take place at 1pm, and a 20-panel photo exhibit will be on display from noon to 5pm. We hope to see you there.
Sponsor
Pax Christi Metro New York; NYC War Resisters League