Peace Lantern Ceremony 2008 and Before (San Francisco Bay Area -- Berkeley)

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Thank you! to everyone who participated in the Seventh Annual San Francisco Bay Area

Saturday, August 9, 2008, 6:30-9:00 p.m.
63rd Anniversary of Hiroshima (Aug. 6) & Nagasaki (Aug. 9) Atomic Bombings
North end of Aquatic Park, Berkeley

The 2008 ceremony was dedicated to the memory of Berkeley City Council Member Dona Spring, a true champion of peace and justice.

2008 PROGRAM
(noon-6 p.m.: volunteers needed to set up event)
6:30 p.m.:

Information display about nuclear arms

NEW: View Panels (Adobe PDF format):

     1. Peace Lanterns (929K) | 2. Nuclear Weapons (632K)
     3. Proliferation (122K) | 4. U.S. Nuclear Sites (112K)
     5. "Peaceful" Atom? (498K) | 6. California Sites (366K)
     7. Hiroshima & Nagasaki (155K) | 8. World Peace Movement (1.2M)

Decorating shades for floating peace lanterns — great for all ages!

Folding origami peace cranes

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

(9-11-30 p.m.: volunteers needed to dismantle event)

Sponsors and Endorsers include:
Berkeley City Council | Berkeley Peace & Justice Commission | ProgressivePortal.org
Friends of Hibakusha | United Nations Association, East Bay
Grandmothers Against the War | Waterside Workshops
Diane Tokugawa | and other individuals and organizations

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

Find One in Your Community | In Hiroshima | In Nagasaki

Thanks! to all who participated in the

Sixth Annual
Japanese Peace Lantern Ceremony
Sunday, August 5, 2007, 6:30-9:00 p.m.
62nd Anniversary of Hiroshima (Aug. 6) and Nagasaki (Aug. 9) Atomic Bombings
Aquatic Park, Berkeley

The 2007 ceremony was dedicated to the memory of Mayor Iccho Itoh of Nagasaki, advocate for a nuclear-free world.

Thanks! to all who participated in the

Fifth Annual
Japanese Peace Lantern Ceremony
Sunday, August 6, 2006, 6:30-9:00 p.m.
61st Anniversary of Hiroshima Atomic Bombing
Aquatic Park, Berkeley

NEW: Video |

Message from Mayor of Hiroshima [175K, PDF/Acrobat]

Message from Mayor of Nagasaki [94K, PDF/Acrobat]

Message from U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee [126K, PDF/Acrobat]

2006 PROGRAM

6:30 p.m.:

Decorating shades for floating peace lanterns -- great for all ages!
Folding origami peace cranes
Japanese shakuhachi flutes, Emeryville Taiko drums, and other performers
Messages from mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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

2006 Sponsors included:
Berkeley City Council | Berkeley Peace & Justice Commission | ProgressivePortal.org | Women for Peace
Tinkers Workshop | Grandmothers Against the War | Berkeley-East Bay Gray Panthers | Singing for Peace
United Nations Association, East Bay | Friends of Hibakusha | Japanese American Citizens League, Berkeley Chapter
Ecumenical Peace Institute / Clergy and Laity Concerned | Not In Our Name-Bay Area | Global Security Institute
Social Justice Committee, Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists | Earthlight
Livermore Conversion Project | Thursday Night Meditation Community (Berkeley)

2006 Endorsers included:
Association of World Citizens | CodePINK | Ecology Center | Buddhist Peace Fellowship

Fourth Annual

Sunday, August 6, 2005

The 2005 ceremony was dedicated to the memory of Norine Smith,
who enthusiastically helped make this annual event successful.

2005 PROGRAM

6:30 p.m.:

Decorating shades for floating peace lanterns -- great for all ages!
Folding origami peace cranes
Hearing Japanese shakuhachi flutes, Tatsumaki Taiko drums, and a song from Singing for Peace
Listening to messages from mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Statement from Rep. Barbara Lee (Read it here: PDF, 166K)