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Lanterns for Peace 2022
We joined Wisconsin Physicians for Social Responsibility for this family friendly event to commemorate the lives lost in the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings 77 years ago and make sure that such nuclear attacks never again take place. We remember the past, so that we can envision and work for a peaceful, just and nuclear-free future.
Open to public at 6:30pm for people to create lanterns
Program starts at 7:30pm
Lanterns start going out at dusk approximately 7:45-8:00pm
The event will be open to the public to attend at Tenney Park outside of the John Wall Family Pavilion and (weather & temperature depending) the entire event will be held outdoors. You are welcome to mail in your lantern if you cannot be in attendance. Please wear a mask if you are unvaccinated and maintain social distancing.
More information >> https://psr-wisconsin.org/lanterns-for-peace
2022 Event Sponsors:
– The Friends Meeting of Madison
– Interfaith Peace Working Group (IPWG)
– Linda and Gene Farley Center for Peace, Justice & Sustainability
– Madison Raging Grannies
– Madison Veterans for Peace
– Madison Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom (WILPF)
– Nukewatch
– PC Foundation
– Safe Skies Clean Water Wisconsin
– United Nations Association of Dane County
– Wisconsin Coalition to Ground the Drones and End the Wars
– Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice
*PS: PSR WI has reused the styrofoam bases, candles and skewer sticks for the lanterns for at least 6 years. PSR WI removes all the materials from the Tenney Park Lagoon and we leave no trace.
Lanterns for Peace — PSR Wisconsin (psr-wisconsin.org)
“I wanted to thank you once again for supporting Lanterns for Peace 2022! I am feeling uplifted and inspired to continue our work for a better world after the event.
Follow this link for photos and a few videos.
You are free to download any of them and use as you wish > https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1agPWdb-JrHgnRkyHZt_ylJGrm196Cvrt?usp=sharing
Thanks again
Hannah
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PSR Wisconsin
info@psrwisconsin.org
www.psr-wisconsin.org
720 Hill Street, Suite 200, Madison, WI 53705
Guided by the values and expertise of medicine & public health, Physicians for Social Responsibility works to protect human life from the gravest threats to health and human survival.
More Info related to Nuclear Madness
- Nuclear Weapons Disarmament and Divestment in Madison, Wisconsin — PSR Wisconsin (psr-wisconsin.org)
- F-35’s & Truax Air Field — PSR Wisconsin (psr-wisconsin.org)
- Why Is There More Media Talk About Using Nuclear Weapons Than About Banning Them? – FAIR
- Peace Activists Say No to Nukes on Hiroshima Day – WORT-FM 89.9 (wortfm.org)
- Lanterns for Peace honor victims 77 years after nuclear bombings in Japan | News | wkow.com
Defuse Nuclear War live stream @3PM CST on Sun 6.12.22
With a focus on the current terrible dangers of nuclear war and the imperative of taking action to reduce them, the Defuse Nuclear War live stream will mark the 40th anniversary of when a million people gathered in Central Park for nuclear disarmament on June 12, 1982.
Live event with a wide range of speakers including…
- Hanieh Jodat Barnes
- Medea Benjamin
- Jerry Brown
- Leslie Cagan
- Jeff Daniels
- Mandy Carter
- Daniel Ellsberg
- Emma Claire Foley
- Khury Petersen-Smith
- Pastor Michael McBride
- David Swanson
- Katrina vanden Heuvel
We will also see the world premiere of a video featuring Daniel Ellsberg on “defusing the threat of nuclear war,” produced by Oscar-nominated director Judith Ehrlich.
May this online event will serve as a catalyst for grassroots organizing.
Several dozen peace, disarmament and social justice organizations are co-sponsoring this event, which is sponsored by RootsAction.org and the RootsAction Education Fund.
This two-and-a-half-hour event begins at 4pm Eastern / 3pm Central / 2pm Rocky Mountain / 1pm Pacific.
Lincoln Grahlfs [Vets for Peace] on Nuclear Weapons
Check out more from this Atomic Veteran and Veterans for Peace
WNPJ: F. Lincoln Grahlfs – member of Madison’s VFP Chapter speaks out about nuclear weapons
“Observers on the bridge of the USS Mt. McKinley watched a huge cloud mushroom after an atomic bomb test in the Marshall Islands in July 1946. Four hours later, Lincoln Grahlfs, a U.S. Navy veteran, went into ground zero to help put out fires and tow away damaged ships. Grahlfs is a long-time member of the Madison Veterans for Peace chapter. Grahlfs says he’s seen the initial horror felt over the use of nuclear weapons on Japan fade from the public conscience as other concerns take precedence. “Part of my job is to remind them these things can wipe us all out.”