The 2007 ceremony was dedicated to the memory of the late Mayor Iccho Itoh () of Nagasaki, who campaigned unceasingly to abolish nuclear weapons and sent a message of solidarity to our ceremony's participants each year.

Thanks! to all who participated in the Sixth Annual
San Francisco Bay Area

Sunday, August 5, 2007, 6:30-9:00 p.m.
62nd Anniversary of Hiroshima (Aug. 6) & Nagasaki (Aug. 9) Atomic Bombings
North end of Aquatic Park, Berkeley 

Photo by Steve Freedkin

Articles and Photos:
KCBS-AM  |  Berkeley Daily Planet  |  Oakland Tribune (advance story)
Photos 1  |  Photos 2  |  Photo 3  |  Photo 4

Volunteers needed for the 2008 ceremony. Fill out the online form or leave a message at (510) 595-4626.

Download the 2007 Flyer
[Acrobat Reader (PDF) File, 930KB — final version updated July 23, 2006]
 
Map  |  Transit Information  |  Bicycle Routes

2007 PROGRAM (1-6 p.m.: volunteers set up event) 6:30 p.m.: Information display about nuclear arms NEW: View Panels (Adobe PDF format):      1. Peace Lanterns (929K)  |  2. Nuclear Weapons (632K)      3. Proliferation (122K)  |  4. U.S. Nuclear Sites (112K)      5. "Peaceful" Atom? (498K)  |  6. California Sites (366K)      7. Hiroshima & Nagasaki (155K)  |  8. World Peace Movement (1.2M) Decorating shades for floating peace lanterns — great for all ages! Folding origami peace cranes Japanese shakuhachi flutes, Tatsumaki Taiko drums, and other performers Messages from mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (Adobe PDF format)    Hiroshima Peace Declaration (PDF) 8-9 p.m.: Floating of the Lanterns (9-11-30 p.m.: volunteers dismantle event)

Sponsors and Endorsers include:
Berkeley City Council  |  Berkeley Peace & Justice Commission  |  ProgressivePortal.org
Friends of Hibakusha  |  Women for Peace  |  Grandmothers Against the War
United Nations Association, East Bay  |  Christ United Presbyterian Church (San Francisco)
Society for the Promotion of Buddhism (BDK America)  |  Berkeley-East Bay Gray Panthers
San Francisco Johrei Center

Thanks! to all who participated in the

Fifth Annual

Sunday, August 6, 2006, 6:30-9:00 p.m.
61st Anniversary of Hiroshima Atomic Bombing
Aquatic Park, Berkeley

NEW:   Video  |  Photos of 2006 Event  |  More Photos


Message from Mayor of Hiroshima  [175K, PDF/Acrobat]

Message from Mayor of Nagasaki  [94K, PDF/Acrobat]

Message from U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee  [126K, PDF/Acrobat]
 

2006 Sponsors included:
Berkeley City Council  |  Berkeley Peace & Justice Commission  |  ProgressivePortal.org  |  Women for Peace
Tinkers Workshop  |  Grandmothers Against the War  |  Berkeley-East Bay Gray Panthers  |  Singing for Peace
United Nations Association, East Bay  |  Friends of Hibakusha  |  Japanese American Citizens League, Berkeley Chapter
Ecumenical Peace Institute / Clergy and Laity Concerned  |  Not In Our Name-Bay Area  |  Global Security Institute
Social Justice Committee, Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists  |  Earthlight
Livermore Conversion Project  |  Thursday Night Meditation Community (Berkeley)

2006 Endorsers included:
Association of World Citizens  |  CodePINK  |  Ecology Center  |  Buddhist Peace Fellowship