National Convention: Peace Through Nonviolent Action
2026-08-06 - 2026-08-09 | University of Missouri, 5100 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO, 641110, United States
Veterans For Peace is a national organization of veterans and allies working to promote peace, accountability, and justice. Our annual convention brings together voices committed to education, organizing, advocacy, and meaningful change.

Join us as we gather in person and online for an exciting and informative convention with brilliant community organizers and activists.

Cities Across the U.S. (Click for Details): 81st Commemoration Events
2026-08-06 - 2026-08-09
This summer marks 81 years since the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
In-person events are listed alphabetically by state. Currently, there are events planned in:

Livermore & Oakland, CA
Ojai, CA
West Hartford, CT
Washington DC
Cambridge, MA
Springfield, MA
Watertown, MA
Worcester, MA
Baltimore, MD (2 events)
Kansas City, MO
Camden, NJ
Princeton, NJ
Brooklyn, NY
New York, NY
Syracuse, NY
Ashland & Medford, OR (3 events)
Philadelphia, PA
Jamestown, RI
Seattle, WA

Exhibition: Global Peace Flag
2026-08-06 - 2026-09-10 | United Nations Headquarters, 405 E 45th St, New York City, NY, 10017, United States
The Global Peace Flag Exhibition will be on display at the United Nations from August 6 to September 10, 2026. We warmly welcome you to experience this global celebration of peace, creativity, and sustainability.

Fashioning for Social Environmental Justice Website

Webinar: The Feminist Analysis of Militarism
2026-08-06 03:00 - 04:00 (America/New_York)
APWLD is launching a campaign against militarism and for feminist peace and justice called No To Militarism and Imperialist Wars, Feminist Peace and Justice Now! The campaign is being launched with the webinar series as the campaign’s kick-off event that aims to bring forward the voices of women who are reeling under the impacts of militarism in the region, and to hold accountable the imperial and fascist forces.

Philadelphia, PA, US: VIGIL FOR A NUCLEAR FREE WORLD!
2026-08-06 11:30 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Philadelphia City Hall, 1400 John F Kennedy Blvd, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
HOSTED BY GRANNY PEACE BRIGADE, PHILADELPHIA We will gather on the North side of City Hall and walk from 11:30 am to 1 pm, in a solemn procession around the building.
Wear black, carry anti-nuclear weapon signs. We may hum or sing a mournful song. Immediately following, people will drive to Lockheed Martin, purveyor of WMD in King of Prussia. Join the Caravan The Mayor and City Council are invited. Grannies especially are invited.
August 6th. 11:30 AM

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Book Club: Unbounded Hues: An Anti-War Novel
2026-08-06 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
In August 2026, World BEYOND War will be holding a weekly discussion each of four weeks of the book Unbounded Hues with the author S. K. Rosée. When you register for the club, we will mail you a paperback copy of the book—or an eBook (your choice).

King of Prussia, PA, US: Remember Hiroshima and Nagasaki - Meet us at Lockheed Martin, No Golden Dome, No Nukes
2026-08-06 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Lockheed Martin King of Prussia, 230 Mall Blvd, King of Prussia, PA, 19406, United States
Meet us at Lockheed Martin. the World’s # 1 Arms maker & Prime Contractor for Golden Dome! Thursday, August 6 2 – 4pm EDT
We will protest the New Nuclear Arms Race and deliver a “cease & desist order” demanding that Lockheed Martin ends any role in nuclear weapons development, the proliferation of nuclear weapons or AI operated war fighting systems like Golden Dome. Nuclear weapons could end our world! Millions could die. Like Ronald Regan’s Strategic Defense Initiative aka “Star Wars” it cost billions of US Tax Dollars, it encourages other countries to build more missiles, and it just won’t work!
Speakers: MC – Miriam Oppenheimer, Peace, Justice, Sustainability NOW! • Reverend Gregory Holstein, Just Nation, Inc • State Representative Chris Rabb (Rep Rabb) • Kathleen Welsh, Back from the Brink • Tina Shelton, Woman’s International League for Peace & Freedom,
Philadelphia Area Branch • David Gibson, Peace, Justice, Sustainability NOW! • Bob Smith, Brandywine Peace Community Signs, Posters, Banners. Liturgy and witness. We will deliver a “Cease and Desist Order” to Lockheed

Baltimore, MD, U.S.: Protest and Potluck: 81 Years After the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
2026-08-06 17:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | N. Charles St. and 33rd Street, E 33rd St & N Charles St, Baltimore, MD, 21218, United States
HOW CAN WE HELP PREVENT NUCLEAR WAR?
81 YEARS AFTER THE ATOMIC BOMBING OF HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI
AUGUST 6th: Thursday 5-5:30pm: Gather with banner at intersection of N. Charles St. and 33rd Street, Baltimore: “Hopkins should renounce research on missiles and nuclear weapons.” 5:30-6:30pm: Join us for a potluck dinner inside the Homewood Friends Meeting House 3107 N. Charles St. (2 blocks south of the banner location). Bring only vegetarian foods please. 6:30-7:30pm: Listen to a recounting of 5 examples of local resistance to nuclear weapons from 1988 to the present, told by individuals who were there. This will be followed by questions, answers, and discussion of ways to work for nuclear disarmament and abolition in 2026.

Sponsored by Prevent Nuclear War-Maryland, Baltimore Nonviolence Center, Homewood Friends Meeting, Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility, Maryland Peace Action.

Questions: Text us 410-499-8899

Online Commemoration Service: Catholic Sisters Unite in Prayer to Remember Hiroshima and Nagasaki Victims, Call for Nuclear Abolition
2026-08-06 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago)
37 religious organizations join annual commemoration growing each year since 2024
What began two years ago as a small gathering of faith-filled voices has become a powerful annual witness to peace. On Thursday, August 6, 2026, at 6:00 pm CDT, the Franciscan Peace Center and the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration will host their third annual Hiroshima Nagasaki Prayer Service via Zoom and open to all.
This year’s theme, “From Remembrance to Abolition,” calls participants to prayerfully honor those killed in the 1945 bombings while renewing their commitment to a world free from nuclear weapons, weapons that, today, number more than 12,000 warheads held by the world’s nuclear-armed states.
The service has grown steadily: 14 co-sponsoring congregations and more than 525 registrants in 2024; 16 co-sponsors and over 1,100 participants in 2025. This year, 36 communities of Catholic sisters and peace and justice organizations stand together as co-sponsors, making this the broadest expression yet of this collective spiritual witness.
“As we remember the suffering of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, we pray that world leaders will commit to ending the manufacturing of these weapons of mass destruction,” said Dr. Jennifer Kryszak, Director of Strategic Planning for the Franciscan Peace Center. “This prayer service is both a remembrance and a call to action.”
The event also responds to a call from the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) for “100 Days of Prayer, Fasting, and Advocacy” as a collective spiritual witness running from July 26 through November 3, 2026, during which participating congregations each dedicate a day to pray and act for peace and justice. This August 6 gathering is one such communal offering.
Co-sponsoring organizations include:
Congregation of the Humility of Mary; Dominican Sisters of Peace; Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa; Dominican Sisters of Sparkill; Felician Sisters of North America; Franciscan Action Network; Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls; Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart; IHM Sisters; Our Lady of Grace Monastery, Sisters of St. Benedict; Pax Christi Illinois; Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ; Presentation Sisters Union – US Unit; Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary, Western American Area; Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary-Eastern American Area; School Sisters of Notre Dame, Atlantic Midwest Province; School Sisters of Notre Dame, Central Pacific Province; Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati; Sisters of Charity of Nazareth; Sisters of Charity of New York; Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary; Sisters of Mercy of the Americas Justice Team; Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur – Ohio Province; Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur (East-West Province); Sisters of Providence; Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia; Sisters of St. Francis of Rochester, Minnesota; Sisters of St. Francis, Dubuque, Iowa; Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet; Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet St. Louis Province; Sisters of St. Joseph of Philadelphia; Sisters of the Holy Family; Sisters of the Humility of Mary; US Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph; Wheaton Franciscans; Women’s Alliance for Theology, Ethics, and Ritual (WATER)
The prayer service will be recorded for those unable to attend live. Register in advance at: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_T5ADkQluTGSDZjEO114Bjg
About the Franciscan Peace Center
The Franciscan Peace Center, established by the Sisters of St. Francis of Clinton, Iowa, provides programming that addresses systemic issues by integrating spirituality with the mission of living and promoting nonviolence and advocating for social justice, including immigration reform, human rights, care for Creation, and nuclear weapons abolition. Learn more at clintonfranciscans.com.
About the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration
Based in La Crosse, Wisconsin, Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration is a community of vowed Franciscan women engaged in furthering the work of the Gospel and the Catholic church. FSPA partners in mission on staff, affiliates, and prayer partners join the sisters in service of God’s mission. Together, they collaborate in areas of greatest need, living the Gospel through contemplation and action. Learn more at fspa.org.

Madison, WI, U.S.: Commemoration: Lanterns for Peace
2026-08-06 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | Tenny Park, 402 N. Thornton Ave, Madison, WI, 53703, United States
Join us for a family event to commemorate the lives lost at Hiroshima and Nagasaki through messages of peace.

Orlando, FL, US: ABOLITION 2026 HIROSHIMA/NAGASAKI INTERFAITH COMMEMORATION
2026-08-06 18:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | 316 E Marks St Orlando, FL 32803, 316 E Marks St Orlando, FL 32803, Orlando, FL, United States
Film Screening: “The Man Who Saved the World”
Community Block Grants and HOME Improvement Grants discussion per The United States Conference of Mayors 2026 Adopted Resolution
Poetry, Fellowship and Discussion
In Honor of Dr. Stephen Phalen (R.I.P)

Webinar: Never Again!: Remembering the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
2026-08-06 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
On the anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, GPAX will present a webinar on the growing danger of global nuclear war resulting from expanding regional conflicts involving the U.S. Speakers will address the history of the nuclear weapons threat, starting with the Hiroshima and Nagasaki attacks and growing through the Cold War until the current period of extreme danger. The related risks of reckless expansion of nuclear power plants will also be addressed.

Vyronas, Greece: «Όχι άλλη Χιροσίμα - 81 χρόνια μετά» (Never another Hiroshima: 81 years later)
2026-08-06 19:30 - 21:30 (Europe/Athens) | Vyronas City Hall, 36-44, Karaoli & Dimitriou Street, Vyronas, Attiki, GR-162 33, Greece
Hiroshima Day by PADOP in the city of Vyronas, bordering Athens. The event is going to be held on Thursday, 6 August 2026, at 19:30 in Vyronas City Hall. Keynote speaker, a peace activist, municipal councilor in Nottingham, Paul Kotsonis. He may also reply to questions about Manchesterism, a timely topic among ρeace activists and people of the Left.

Online: Hiroshima Vigil
2026-08-06 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London)
Online Hiroshima Vigil 6th August 8pm BST

The Anglican Pacifist Fellowship and Christian CND are offering an online Prayer Vigil to commemorate with sorrow the bombing of the Japanese city of Hiroshima in 1945, followed days later by the bombing of the city of Nagasaki. We will remember those that died that day and those that suffered ongoing harm in this use of an atomic bomb against a civilian population.

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/iV-sqhVbSBGYhAll4cE_3wAfter registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Mass Gathering: Stand Against Nuclear Weapons in Puget Sound
2026-08-08 14:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Ground Zero Center, 16159 Clear Creek Rd. NW, Poulsbo, WA, 98370, United States
Stand in joy and solidarity with your community members to resist nuclear weapons in Poulsbo, WA.
Join Ground Zero’s anti-nuclear weapons gathering on Aug 8-9th to commemorate the 81st memorial of the Hiroshima/Nagasaki bombings.
There will be workshops and a peace walk on Saturday, August 8th and an optional direct action at Bangor Base on Sunday, August 9th.

Aberdeen, Scotland: Hiroshima and Nagasaki Commemoration (Hosted by CND north East Scotland-Campaigning for Peace)
2026-08-08 15:00 - 16:30 (Europe/London) | Marischal College, Broad Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1AB, United Kingdom
Music, poetry and speeches to remember the victims of the atomic bombs and to envision a peaceful world.
As World War two was ending in 1945, the United States dropped nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6th and 9th August.
An estimated 340,000 people died as a result, with 100,000s more suffering from severe burns, cancers, and fertility problems.
Today 12,000 nuclear weapons still threaten our survival. Nuclear rhetoric around the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East shows us how these weapons can make a dangerous situation even riskier. The possibility of nuclear war is the greatest for many decades.
Britain is now the third biggest spender on nuclear weapons in the world – overtaking Russia. It wants to buy nuclear-capable F-35 fighter jets and is increasing its existing nuclear arsenal to 260 warheads each of which has eight times the power of the Hiroshima bomb.
We oppose spending £ billions on weapons of mass destruction when investment is urgently needed for our welfare system. We demand the government prioritises People not Nukes and Welfare not Warfare!
Date: Saturday 8th August from 3 pm to 4.30 pm
Venue: the grass area outside Marischal College
More info: cndabdn@gmail.com

Little Rock, AR, U.S.: ACPJ Hiroshima-Nagasaki Remembrance
2026-08-08 16:30 - 18:00 (America/Chicago) | Central Arkansas Library System, 100 S Rock St, Little Rock, AR, 72223, United States
For our annual Hiroshima-Nagasaki Remembrance this year, we are holding a public screening of An Ordinary Insanity. It will be in-person at the Central Arkansas Library System, Little Rock AR. Saturday August 8, 2026 at 4:30 PM CDT to be followed by group discussion.

Concord, NH, US: Hiroshima and Nagasaki Remembrance Vigil
2026-08-09 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Everett Arena, 15 Loudon Rd, Concord, NH, 03301, United States
Please join us to remember the needless mass murder which took place in Japan in 1945 and to rededicate ourselves to working for a more peaceful and just future for all. We will meet at the shore of the Merrimack River at 15 Loudon Road, Concord (behind Everett Arena) to read the names of some of the people killed in the bombings as we lay flowers in the river.
You may want to bring a snack, some cut flowers, your singing voice, and/or a chair.
Park behind Everett Arena, towards the front left side of the big parking lot, as one drives into the parking lot. There’s a small grassy area right before the boat launch.

Philadelphia, PA, US: Talk: Ethics, Arms Control and our Shared Future
2026-08-09 13:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | Philadelphia Ethical Society, 1906 Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA, 19103, United States
The event will kick off with Kathleen Welch, Hub Leader for BftB Philadelphia, introducing the 29-minute documentary “An Ordinary Insanity”.
The documentary will be followed by a round-table discussion surrounding the ethics of nuclear weapons.
This event has been organized by the UN-GPA and Philadelphia Ethical Society and co-sponsored by: Back from the Brink, Coalition for Peace Action and Granny Peace Brigade Philadelphia.

Webinar: Civil Resistance - Creativity and Strategic Nonviolence
2026-08-09 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
In keeping with Peaceful Tomorrow’s guiding principle of nonviolence for 25 years, we present four champions of peacemaking.
The purpose of this webinar is to discuss civil resistance and strategic nonviolence in the current geopolitical climate.

Baltimore, MD, U.S.: Documentary and Discussion: 81 Years After the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
2026-08-09 17:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Homewood Friends Meeting House, 3107 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD, 21218, United States
HOW CAN WE HELP PREVENT NUCLEAR WAR?
81 YEARS AFTER THE ATOMIC BOMBING OF HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI
AUGUST 9th: Sunday: 5:30-6:00 pm: At Homewood Friends Meeting House (3107 N Charles St.): Watch documentary with Daniel Ellsberg, source of The Pentagon Papers and author of The Doomsday Machine. The documentary “An Ordinary Insanity,” was his last gift to the public, about nuclear weapons and what must be done to prevent nuclear war. 6:00—6:30 pm: Listen to Hopkins PHD student whose research is on university involvement in military research, with a focus on Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Lab. A discussion will follow. 6:30-7:30pm: Join us for light refreshments.

Sponsored by Prevent Nuclear War-Maryland, Baltimore Nonviolence Center, Homewood Friends Meeting, Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility, Maryland Peace Action.

Questions: Text us 410-499-8899

Vigil, Music, Testimonials: Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki
2026-08-09 18:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Watertown Square (public parking in lot behind CVS), 4119 Main Street, Watertown, MA, 02472, United States
“Why do we stand in silence and float candle boats”? To remember –
*The more than 210,000 killed, and the many more injured, by the U.S. nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9 in 1945.
*That the danger of nuclear war is ever present and growing daily

Philadelphia, PA, US: Candlelight Vigil for Nagasaki on the Parkway
2026-08-09 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Sister Cities Park, 210 N 18th St, Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia, PA, 19103, United States
2026 Nagasaki Vigil Program
Theme of Vigil: End All War including this Patriarchal War waged on the pretext of nuclear weapons!
A candlelight vigil, with speakers and handouts to passersby across from the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter & Paul 18th and the Parkway
As we mark the 81 years since Hiroshima & Nagasaki, some of us remembering a film about a man named Oppenheimer which magically showed none of the destruction of the bombs that were dropped.
We pause to remember that Philadelphia is a part of the Mayors for peace program. One of the early adapters, we joined soon after it was formed by Japanese mayors.
It is truly a good time to divest from nuclear weapons invested in our city’s workers pension funds.

North Bay, Ontario, Canada: Vigil: Remembering Hiroshima, Remembering Nagasaki
2026-08-09 20:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Trinity United Church, Corner of Ferguson and McIntyre Streets, North Bay, ON, Canada
Commemorative Gathering of bombing ot Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945

Gent, België: Hiroshima & Nagasaki herdenking
2026-08-09 21:00 - 23:00 (Europe/Brussels) | Sint-Niklaaskerk, Korenlei, Cataloniëstraat, Korenlei, Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, 9000, Belgium
Op zondag 9 augustus 2026 herdenken we in Gent de atoombommen die in 1945 op de Japanse steden Hiroshima en Nagasaki werden gedropt door de Verenigde Staten. We staan stil bij het immense menselijke leed dat deze aanvallen veroorzaakten en bij de blijvende littekens die ze nalieten bij overlevenden en hun gemeenschappen. Tegelijk benadrukken we het aanhoudende gevaar van kernwapens voor de wereldvrede, zeker in het huidige klimaat van geopolitieke spanningen en oorlog, dat wordt gekenmerkt door stijgende militaire uitgaven en een verregaande militarisering van de samenleving.

Online Webinar: Peace and Justice Conversations: Advancing Nuclear Disarmament Through Theatre
2026-08-10 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Join Kate Middleton & Seth Sheldon of Ground UP to learn about the play TREATY: A Play About How to NOT Blow Up The Planet.

Webinar:What Must Be Done to End the Arms Race with Russia and China.
2026-08-10 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
Alice Slater a Member of the Board of Directors of World BEYOND War. As a member of the Lawyers Alliance for Nuclear Arms Control, she travelled to Russia and China on numerous delegations engaged in ending the arms race and banning the bomb.

Webinar: Learning from JFK's Peace Speech
2026-08-10 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
What Must Be Done to End the Arms Race with Russia and China

Conference: Peacebuilding Through Truth and Reconciliation
2026-08-12 - 2026-08-16 | Canadian Museum for Human Rights, 85 Israel Asper Way, Winnipeg, MB, R3C 0L5, Canada
This conference will provide an opportunity for knowledge keepers, community leaders, museum workers, artists, activists, and scholars to gather in Winnipeg, on Treaty 1 Territory and the homeland of the Red River Métis, to explore the transformative role museums can play in fostering empathy, decolonization, rematriation/repatriation, promoting human rights and cultivating a culture of peace.

Film Screening: Earth's Greatest Enemy
2026-08-13 16:30 - 19:30 (Pacific/Auckland) | Turanga Library, 60 Cathedral Square, Christchurch, 8011, New Zealand
The movie is an investigative documentary about the impact of wars and war manufacturing on the world environment. War not only destroys the infrastructure and lives of civilians, but it also pollutes air, poison soil and contaminates the water. The aim of the movie is to bring attention to the significant long-term influence of wars on earth’s environment and on humanity.

Date: Thursday, August 13th, 2026
Venue: Turanga Library, TSB space, level 1, Christchurch Central City, 60 Cathedral Square, Christchurch.
Event Time: 4:30 pm to 7:30pm
Tea, Coffee and light refreshments will be served from 4:30 pm till 5:00pm at the activities room
Movie starts at 5:00pm and ends at 7:00 pm
After the movie ends, there will be an opportunity to ask questions and make comments. The function ends at 7:30 pm

Admission is FREE – koha is welcome
