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Vigil and Art: Lanterns for Peace for Hiroshima and Nagasaki Commemoration

Name: Vigil and Art: Lanterns for Peace for Hiroshima and Nagasaki Commemoration
Start: 2024-08-09T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-08-09T21:00:00-05:00
Location: Zao Church

Date & Time:

August 9, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm CDT

Cost:

Free

6 pm- Gather at Zao Church, 2319 E. Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee, WI for Japanese Lantern Making, Origami peace cranes, refreshments.

7 pm- Commemorative Program – Reflections on Atomic Bombings by Julie Enslow; Quotes from Hibakusha (survivors); Thoughts on Peace and Disarmament by Cameron Malakai, Pastor at Zao Church; Music by Jess Devitt and James X.

8 pm- Procession to Lantern Vigil along Lincoln Memorial Dr., near Bradford Beach until 9 pm. (Walk, bike or carpool to Bradford Beach from Zao Church.)