On August 6th we were
invited to commemorate the victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima
and Nagasaki, and to reflect on the serious consequences of the
use of nuclear weapons in future conflicts. Gather at East
picnic shelter of Silver Lake Park at 7pm in Rochester, MN to
create lanterns; kits and instructions will be provided. Ceremony
at 7:45pm, and at sunset lanterns will be launched. Rain
date - August 10th. For more information: Center for Defense
Information, Council for a Livable World, Physicians for Social
Responsibility.
Interesting Story - Minnesotan
inmates will be making lanterns:
Regarding
the project at Federal Medical Center. S. Viatrix Mach has been
volunteering her time for a number of years, teaching the inmates the
art of calligraphy. A few years ago, she asked them if they would like
to decorate the paper shades for the lanterns. They were just
beautiful. She is going to have them do that again this year. She then
brings them to the event where persons attending the ceremony carry
them to the lake.