[pjw] EVENT: Hiroshima/Nagasaki memorial Wed, August 9, 6 PM

[Peace and Justice Works]

Hello IAG supporters

We've been part of planning for the Oregon Physicians for Social 
Responsibility annual Hiroshima/Nagasaki memorial and asked to be listed 
as a cosponsor. Those of you on our snail mail list got information about 
this in our June PJW UPDATE, which I appear to have neglected to send to 
this list in its entirety.

ANYWAY, it's planned to be in-person at the Japanese American Historical 
Plaza at NW Couch and Naito Pkwy at 6 PM on Wednesday, August 9, which is 
2 weeks from today (my, how time flies!!).

I've clipped together a description from an email we received from PSR and 
its website.

Feel free to share.
dan handelman
peace and justice works iraq affinity group

---------- Forwarded message ----------

Join Oregon PSR and our partners at the Japanese American Historical Plaza 
in Downtown Portland to commemorate the United States nuclear attacks on 
Hiroshima and Nagasaki Japan. This year will be the 78th anniversary of 
the bombings. We hope you will join us as we pay our respects to the 
victims, their families and communities and take action for a nuclear free 
future.

WHEN: August 09, 2023 at 6:00pm - 7pm
WHERE: Japanese American Historical Plaza in Waterfront Park
     NW Naito Parkway & Couch Street

https://www.oregonpsr.org/h_n_memorial_2023

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Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2023 16:14:06
From: "Jesse Gasper, Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility"

Dear Friend,


I am pleased to invite you to the 2023 Annual Hiroshima and Nagasaki 
Memorial at the Japanese American Plaza on Waterfront Park (NW Naito 
Parkway and Couch Street) in Portland Oregon. Oregon Physicians for Social 
Responsibility (OPSR) and our partner organizations will come together to 
mark the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombings on Wednesday, August 9th 
at 6:00 PM, where we will honor the lives lost to nuclear weapons and 
renew our commitment to building toward nuclear justice.


As the war in Ukraine ravages out of control, the existence of nuclear 
weapons remains a threat to all life on our planet. While 90% of the 
world’s nuclear weapons remain controlled by the US and Russia, momentum 
is growing for a nuclear-free future as the majority of countries in the 
world have come together to create the Treaty on the Prohibition of 
Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), making nuclear weapons illegal under international 
law.

Oregonians must do our part to work for a nuclear-free future! We invite 
you to be a part of this year’s memorial event, which will feature the 
voices of communities most impacted by nuclear injustice and make clear 
the links to movements for racial, environmental, and social justice.

We are thrilled to announce a truly stellar lineup of performances and 
guest speakers alongside this year’s keynote Speaker, the new Executive 
Director of the Japanese American Museum of Oregon Hanako Wakatsuki-Chong. 
The event will be hosted by Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility.

In Community,

Kamil Khan, Executive Director