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 5^th, at 11:50 AM.

There we will join our voices to express our sincere regrets and apologies for our nations’ 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

Co-organized by The NYC Chapter of Veterans for Peace: 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: 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.

Endorsed by Brooklyn For Peace and many others

Location: Japanese Consulate, 299 Park Avenue, Manhattan (between 48th & 49th St)