Monterey Fourth Annual Peace Lantern Ceremony on Nagasaki Day

Submitted by Carol Urner on Tue, 08/05/2008 - 1:45am
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For immediate release: July 9 – August 9, 2008

PSA: Hiroshima- Nagasaki Remembrance Day

Peace Lantern Ceremony at Lovers’ Point, Pacific Grove

Fourth annual Lovers’ Point Peace Lantern Ceremony will be

held on Saturday, August 9th, from 7 – 9 PM, sponsored by the

Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom and the

Monterey Peace and Justice Center.

This beautiful, moving tradition honors those who died and those

who survived [the Hibakusha] the atomic bombings in 1944 .

The ceremony also reaffirms our commitment to total abolition

of nuclear proliferation and warfare so that such a tragedy is

never repeated.

7PM: Lantern-making – all are welcome to participate

7:45 Short program with messages of hope and peace

8:15 Launch of the peace lanterns on rafts towed by kayaks.
The candle-lit lanterns on the sea are a luminous tribute to the
power of remembrance and hope.

The public, families and children are all invited to this free event.

Contact 375-8216 or mrmoonsmom@yahoo.com for information.

Submitted by Carole Erickson, 625-1623 carole8270@yahoo.com