Resisting the Atomic Bomb: Japanese Survivors Make the Case for Disarmament


Sat, 10/07/2006 - 6:30pm

Governor's Inn 78 Wakefield Street Rochester, NH
Saturday, October 7, 6:30 pm: "Resisting the Atomic Bomb: Japanese Survivors & Activists Make the Case for Disarmament" at the Governor's Inn, 78 Wakefield Street, Rochester NH. Come at 6:30 pm for potluck snacks, 7:00 pm for the forum and stay for the reception to follow. A
delegation of dozens of Japanese peace activists and hibakusha (A-bomb survivors) has come to the United States to deliver 500,000 petitions to the UN that call for global nuclear disarmament. The activists will talk
with us about the continuing danger of nuclear weapons, the need for the U.S. to adhere to its responsibilities as a signatory of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and Japan's current struggles over issues of war
and peace. Free & open to the public. Sponsored by NH Peace Action & Seacoast Peace Response. FMI: anne@nhpeaceaction.org or 603-750-7506.