A Double Commemoration At The Grafton Peace Pagoda

The 67th Commemoration Ceremony of the Hiroshima-Nagasaki atom bomb blasts and the First Commemoration of Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Disaster will take place at the Grafton Peace Pagoda on Saturday, August 11.
“Nuclear power and mankind cannot coexist. We survivors of the atomic bomb have said this all along. And yet, the use of nuclear power was camouflaged as ‘peaceful’ and continued to progress. You never know when there’s going to be a natural disaster. You can never say that there will never be a nuclear accident.” – Sumiteru Taniguchi, Director of the Nagasaki Council of A-Bomb Sufferers
The radiation released from the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Disaster is 20 to 30 times that of the bombing of Hiroshima with worldwide consequences for all living things.
The public is invited to the following events:
• 6:45 pm – Walk from the Grafton Town Square to the Peace Pagoda (4.3 miles);
• 8:30 pm – Program of Peace with John Armbruster, Seismologist, Columbia University Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Cecile Pineda, author of Devil’s Tango: How I Learned the Fukushima Step by Step, the astonishing anatomy of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster;
• Ceremonial lighting of lanterns;
• Interfaith Peace Prayers
• Native American Prayers with Eric Marczak  – Native American Flute
The commemoration will be held rain or shine. Please wear weather appropriate clothes and bring a flashlight and insect repellent. You may also want a blanket.
For information on the ceremony prior to the event, please call Heidi at 518-588-7122. The Grafton Peace Pagoda  is located at 87 Crandall Road  Petersburgh, 518-658-9301, Also check the Grafton Peace Pagoda’s website,  http://www.graftonpeacepagoda.org/.
Na Mu Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo