Domo arigato gozaimasu!
Thank you very much!
to everyone who participated in the
Ninth Annual San Francisco Bay Area

Japanese Peace Lantern Ceremony
Saturday, August 7, 2010, 6:30-9:00 p.m.
65th Anniversary of Hiroshima (Aug. 6) & Nagasaki (Aug. 9) Atomic Bombings
North end of Aquatic Park, Berkeley Accessible
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Images from the event:
  Video  |  Videos, including messages from mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Slide Show  |  More Photos  |  NEW: Organizer's photos
NEWS: Berkeley Daily Planet  |  Hokubei.com  |  Berkeleyside.com


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Let us know if we may reproduce them, and if so, how you'd like to be credited.

Young girl with peace lanterns, Berkeley, 2003
Photo by Steve Freedkin


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Printable 2010 Flyer
[PDF, 443K, updated 7/27/10]
 |  E-mailable Flyer (smaller file size)
[PDF, 228K, updated 7/21/10]
 
Peace Lantern Tee-Shirt

Volunteers needed for the 2011 ceremony.
Fill out the online form or leave a message at (510) 595-4626.

Map  |  Transit Information  |  Bicycle Routes

2010 PROGRAM

6:30 p.m.:

8-9 p.m.: Floating of the Lanterns

Sponsors and Endorsers include:
Berkeley City Council  |  Berkeley Peace & Justice Commission
United Nations Association, East Bay  |  ProgressivePortal.org  |  Friends of Hibakusha
Bay Area Outreach & Recreation Program (BORP)  |  Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley
Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists Social Justice Committee

Grandmothers Against the War  |  Green Music Network  |  John Muir Greens  |  Waterside Workshops
Diane Tokugawa  |  Carol David & Art Leon  |  and other individuals and organizations


Use the above button to donate online.
Checks payable to Progressive Portal may be
sent to the address at the bottom of this page.

Make Lantern Shades  |  How We Make Lantern Bases
  History of Peace Lantern Ceremonies in Japan

Find One in Your Community  |  In Hiroshima  |  In Nagasaki



Previous Years’ Peace Lantern Ceremonies

Bay Area Peace Lantern Ceremony
2887 College Ave. #274 | Berkeley, CA 94705-2154 USA

E-mail: Lanterns-AT-ProgressivePortal.org  |  Voice Mail: (510) 595-4626
www.ProgressivePortal.org/lanterns
*ASL or other special needs: Please contact us by August 1, 2010

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