All you need to know about the Campaign Nonviolence Conference events August 6-8, 2020

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August is here and so is the online Campaign Nonviolence Conference!  Here is all you need to know about the events each day.  If you registered already, whether for the in-person event that got cancelled or this online event, we'll be sending out links a few days ahead of time so be sure to check your email next week!   THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 2020: ONLINE one-hour commemoration of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at 8 p.m. Eastern / 5 p.m. Pacific. Hosted by the New Mexico 75th Anniversary of Hiroshima/Nagasaki Committee and Pace e Bene. Featuring: Evelyn Naranjo, of Pueblo de San Ildefonso, Jay Coghlan of Nukewatch.org, Roshi Joan Halifax of Upaya Zen Center, Archbishop John Wester, of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, NM, Rev. John Dear of Pace e Bene and a keynote by Dr. Ira Helfand, MD, a member of the International Steering Group of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons and recipient of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize. Register for a reminder and watch this free event here. FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2020: LIVE ONLINE Nonviolence Training: Soul Force: From Spirit To Street led by Pace e Bene nonviolence trainers. Begins at 3 p.m. Eastern / 12 p.m. Pacific. (3 hours in length).  Register here if you have not done so yet. Soul Force lives in all of us. Join Veronica Pelicaric, Rivera Sun, and Adam Vogal for a webinar on how to unleash it within us and move it into action. Fierce, gentle, courageous, loving, centered, and determined, Soul Force gives us the grace and power to stand up for change, navigate conflict, and help heal ourselves and our world. Facilitators will share real-life stories of powerful Soul Force and offer tools and practices from engaged nonviolence and active bystander trainings. Participants will gain practical skills, heart-centered awareness, and courageous strength for the times that we're in.  SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 2020: LIVE ONLINE conference beginning at 12 p.m. Eastern / 9 a.m. Pacific & translated live in Spanish. This conference will be recorded. If you register we will send you the recording a few days after the event so you can revisit anything you missed. (7 hours in length). Register here if you have not done so yet. All Times Below Listed in Pacific Time 9:00am Pacific: Welcome and Introduction by Kit Evans-Ford, the emcee throughout the day. Kit has led many Pace e Bene workshops and directed the outreach for Campaign Nonviolence Action Week since 2014. She earned a Doctor of Ministry degree and has served in the Peace Corp and Teach for America. A founder of Argrow’s House of Healing and Hope and Testimonies of Hope. NONVIOLENCE  PRACTICES 9:15am Pacific:  Rev. Richard Rohr - one of the world’s best-known theologians and religious leaders and founder of the Center for Action and Contemplation who will share his thoughts on the spirituality and practice of nonviolence. 9:40am Pacific:   Q & A with Richard Rohr facilitated by Christina Leaño, the Associate Director of the Global Catholic Climate Movement. She is also a retreat leader and spiritual director drawing upon close to two decades of contemplative practice. 9:55am Pacific:   Transition Break. Brother M, a singer, songwriter and producer based in Cape Town, South Africa who will be performing some of his songs during the conference. 10:00am Pacific: Veronica Pelicaric - the Pace e Bene Nonviolence training coordinator and the co-author of the the new book, Engaging Nonviolence. She has led Pace e Bene nonviolence workshops in Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Argentina, Haiti, Australia, Britain, and the Netherlands. A Zen Buddhist, she is conversant in six languages. She lives in Montreal, Canada and will be discussing various practices for nonviolent living. 10:25am Pacific: Transition Break. (CNV Actions Slideshow) NONVIOLENCE EDUCATION AND ACTION 10:30am Pacific: Kazu Haga - founder of the East Point Peace Academy and author of Healing Resistance: A Radically Different Response to Harm, sharing his thoughts on organizing, training and action. 10:55am Pacific: Henry Cervantes - with Peace Exchange, speaking on nonviolence in prisons and educating youth in nonviolence. 11:20am Pacific: Q & A with Kazu Haga and Henry Cervantes in conversation, facilitated by Eric Stoner the co-founding editor at Waging Nonviolence and an adjunct professor at Rutgers University. 11:35am Pacific: Transition Break.  (Pace e Bene Training & Speaker Slideshow) 11:40am Pacific: Robin Wildman - Director of Nonviolent Schools Rhode Island, a nonprofit, training teachers, school staff, and administrators in Kingian Nonviolence. She will be discussing nonviolence education in schools. 12:05pm Pacific: Rivera Sun - Editor of Nonviolence News, a nationwide trainer in strategy for nonviolent movements, and the author of many books and novels, including The Dandelion Insurrection and The Way Between. She serves on the Advisory Board of World Beyond War and Backbone Campaign.  She will lead a presentation on nonviolent action with a global action slideshow. NONVIOLENCE STRATEGY 12:30pm Pacific: Sherri Mitchell - a Native American lawyer, author, teacher and activist working with the Land Peace Foundation who will talk about indigenous directions for change. 12:55pm Pacific: Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr. - President and CEO of Hip Hop Caucus, speaking on the intersection of race, poverty, war and environment for a nonviolent world. Rev. Yearwood is also a member of the Pace e Bene Board of Directors. 1:20pm Pacific:  Q & A with  Sherri Mitchell and Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr. in conversation, facilitated by Stephanie Van Hook, the Executive Director of Metta Center for Nonviolence Education. 1:40pm Pacific:  Transition Break.  (Metta Center Film Clip, introduced by Stephanie Van Hook) 1:45pm Pacific:  Rev. John Dear on Building Nonviolent Cities, and in conversation with Nonviolent Wilmington, Delaware's LaVaida Owens-White. John Dear is a priest, activist, and author of 35 books including The Nonviolent Life, The Beatitudes of Peace, They Will Inherit the Earth, and Radical Prayers. He is on the staff of Pace e Bene. 2:10pm Pacific: Dr. Erica Chenoweth - with Harvard University, one of the world’s leading social scientists and scholars on the strategic power of nonviolence and co-author of the ground-breaking work, Why Civil Resistance Works.  2:35pm Pacific:  Q & A with Erica Chenoweth facilitated by Rivera Sun 2:50pm Pacific: Transition Break. (Engaging Nonviolence Video) 2:55pm Pacific:  Daniel Hunter - a trainer and organizer with Training for Change, which practices a direct education style rooted in popular education. He will be discussing the topic of sustaining campaigns and movements. 3:20pm Pacific: Q & A with Erica Chenoweth and Daniel Hunter in conversation, facilitated by Kazu Haga. 3:45pm Pacific:  Dr. Ken Butigan - a leading teacher, advocate and strategist of nonviolence. He has worked for decades with many social change movements and currently is Pace e Bene’s chief strategist for its Campaign Nonviolence National Week of Action. He teaches in the Peace, Justice and Conflict Studies Program at DePaul University in Chicago, and has published several books, including most recently Nonviolent Lives. Ken will be gathering the wisdom from the days speakers for a nonviolent shift. 3:50pm Pacific:  George Martin - a leading justice, peace and climate organizer, educator, and trainer who has worked with more than 100 organizations. He has served as a national co-chair of United for Peace and is currently with Peace Action Wisconsin and on the Pace e Bene Board of Directors. George will be closing out the conference, discussing ways to move forward from what we’ve learned. 3:55pm Pacific:  Finish - Brother M, a singer, songwriter and producer based in Cape Town, South Africa sings his closing song for the conference.

DC/MD/VA region: Hiroshima-Nagasaki atomic bombing 75th annual commeration events, both local and national, you can join, beginning this evening and continuing for more than a week

Message sent by Beyond Nuclear to supporters in the National Capital Region:

  

DC/MD/VA region: Hiroshima-Nagasaki atomic bombings 75th annual commemoration events schedule  

  

This evening, All Souls Unitarian Church's Heiwa Peace Project begins more than a week of Hiroshima-Nagasaki atomic bombing 75th annual commemoration events. See their announcement immediately below, which also includes in-person events (requiring the wearing of masks, as well as social distancing) in the week ahead. (Please see (A), below.)  

 

And below that, see an announcement from Dr. Gwen DuBois, of the Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility, including Hiroshima-Nagasaki commemoration events in both the Baltimore, MD as well as Washington, DC areas. (Please see (B), below.) 

 

(To join national virtual commemoration events on August 6th beginning at 11am Eastern, and August 9th beginning at 2pm Eastern, visit: <hiroshimanagasak75.org>.)

 

Lastly, Beyond Nuclear's Kevin Kamps, along with PSR national board of directors member Alfred Meyer, were interviewed by host Margaret Harrington on her t.v. program "Nuclear-Free Future," broadcast by Channel 17 Town Meeting TV, based in Burlington, Vermont. The two-part discussion is entitled "75 Years of Nuclear Fallout, from Hiroshima to Now." Here is the summary: 

 

Alfred Meyer of Physicians for Social Responsibility and Kevin Kamps from Beyond Nuclear discuss the 75 years of nuclear weapons buildup since the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War 2. With host Margaret Harrington they talk about the continuing dangers of nuclear power which is needed for the ongoing nuclear weapons global nuclear industry.

   

See the online recording of Part 1, here. See the recording of Part 2, here. 

 

Please spread the word about these somber commemorations and remembrances. Thank you.  

 

---Kevin Kamps, Beyond Nuclear 

   

(The photo, above right, is from Hiroshima itself. It shows floating illuminated lanterns, commemorating those killed by the atomic bomb. The Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome), visible in the background, was the only structure left standing in the area where the atomic bomb exploded on August 6, 1945.)  

 

(A.) This evening: Pictures from a Hiroshima Schoolyard   

 

Message from Chuck Woolride, All Souls' Heiwa Peace Project, Washington, D.C.--

 

As part of All Souls [Unitarian Church, Washington, D.C.] 75th Hiroshima Commemoration, please join us for viewing the film and a discussion at 8 pm.  

 

Here is the link to join the event.  We hope you and friends will join us.

 

https://all-souls.org/events/pictures-from-a-hiroshima-schoolyard-viewing-and-discussion/ 

 

Chuck Wooldridge

All Souls Church

All Souls 75th Hiroshima Commemoration

 

All Souls' Heiwa Peace Project, in collaboration with our interfaith and peace partners, is sponsoring a series of programs to solemnly commemorate the 75th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bombs by United States on Hiroshima (August 6, 1945) and Nagasaki (August 9, 1945). 1945 also saw the beginning of All Souls Hiroshima Children's Drawing Ministry and what today we know as the Heiwa Peace Project.

 

Please save the dates for the below events. More details and resources will follow in upcoming All Souls Weekly Bulletins.

 

Pictures from a Hiroshima Schoolyard (Friday, July 31, 8:00 pm). Zoom screening of this documentary, which beautifully captures the Hiroshima Children's Drawing story, followed by discussion.

 

Candlelight vigil (Wednesday, August 5, 6:30 pm). All Souls Church and the Hiroshima Nagasaki Peace Committee host a vigil (face coverings and socially distanced) on front steps of All Souls.

 

Remembrance (Saturday, August 8, 9:30 pm). The Hiroshima Nagasaki Peace Committee, All Souls Church, the Book Arts Gallery, and the Ribbon Campaign will gather at the Capitol Reflecting Pool to remember the atrocities of Nagasaki.

 

Sunday worship. On Sunday, August 9, the All Souls Sunday service will include a commemoration the 75th anniversary.

 

For more information, contact Chuck Wooldridge (cwooldridge108@comast.net) or Mel Hardy (melvin.hardy@gmail.com).

(B.) Message from Gwen DuBois, Chesapeake PSR:

 

July 27, 2020

 

Dear CPSR supporters, friends and allies:

 

As you know, August 6 and August 9 will be the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings that killed over 100,000 instantly and over twice that many, after excruciating burns, injuries, and radiation sickness by the end of 1945. THERE WERE TO HAVE BEEN BIG GATHERINGS IN DC,  NEW YORK AND ALL OVER THE WORLD. Covid-19 has changed the form of this somber remembrance, but the COMMEMORATIONS and the COMMITMENT TO ACTION have taken another form nationally and locally. They are not to be missed, like the growing movement to take us BACK FROM the BRINK of NUCLEAR WAR in the U.S. or to complete ratification of the UNITED NATIONS TREATY TO PROHIBIT NUCLEAR WEAPONS. Both are featured on the national virtual program and mentioned by groups locally, nationally and internationally as well as other important efforts at denuclearization and abolition. We are part of a growing movement.  

 

1) Check out the list of events nationally at hiroshimanagasaki75.org/events put together by a coalition of GROUPS THAT HAVE COME TOGETHER TO HOST a national virtual event, a two day collection of pre-recorded and live local  events from all over the country and the world. PSR has played a major role in this coalition and CPSR is a local partner. (CPSR was involved IN Preventnuclearwar-Maryland event at 1:15 and Back from the Brink event 1:30 on August 6)

2) Also, be sure to sign the Hibakusha appeal

 THAT NEVER AGAIN WILL WE SEE THIS HELL ON EARTH).

 

3) There is a wonderful collection of events in Maryland: some virtual and some physically-distanced that are happening in Baltimore, DC and Frederick. See the calendar below under "LOCALLY." Some events require registration so sign up asap. Thanks to John Steinbach for putting together this local list.

 

LOCALLY

 

2020 75th National Capital Anniversary Hiroshima Nagasaki Calendar

• All: In anticipation of Hiroshima Nagasaki Week which starts on August 3rd, we at All Souls Church invite you to view the film: "Pictures From A Hiroshima Schoolyard" at 8:00 PM on July 31st. Discussion following the film.   
• On August 5, the annual "Candlelight Vigil" will be held at All Souls Unitarian Church (1500 Harvard St NW, Washington, D.C.) starting at 7pm sharp. Candles will be lit at 7:15pm, the exact time of the detonation in Hiroshima. Gather at the front steps on 16th Street. We will gather at 6:45. For more information contact Mel Hardy at melvin.hardy@gmail.com.
• On August 6, The Hiroshima-Nagasaki Commemoration Committee, Baltimore Nonviolence Center and other partnering organizations will hold its "36th Annual Hiroshima & Nagasaki Commemorations," Baltimore MD (33rd Street & North Charles Street), from 5:00 - 6:30pm (EST). Attendees will gather adjacent to Johns Hopkins University, the #1 nuclear weapons contractor among educational institutions. Bring signs, banners, peace ribbons and other artwork to condemn the research being done on nuclear weapons and call for the ratification of the UN Ban Treaty. For more information contact Max Obuszewski at mobuszewski2001@comcast.net or (410) 323-1607.
• On August 6, the 39th annual National Capital Area Hiroshima Virtual Commemoration will feature, "Lost Generation," a color documentary about the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Following the film, Leslie Susan, author of Choosing Life, will discuss how her father, Herbert Sussan, directed the filming of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 and 46 and spent the remainder of his life trying to get the footage released. Professor Peter Kuznick and Dennis Nelson, a Downwinder, will join the discussion. To register for the virtual event click here. For more information contact John Steinbach at  johnsteinbach1@verizon.net or (703) 822-3485.
• On August 8, an in-person "Peace Ribbon" event to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings will be held at the Capitol Reflecting Pool between 2nd & 3rd Streets NW Starting at noon. Those planning to attend are invited to bring peace ribbons and other signs. (TBA). Attendance limited to 50 and  registration is required. Contact Andrea Norouzi at (andibonita@gmail.com)
• On August 8, an in-person "Candlelight Vigil" will be held at Liberty Plaza (17th and G Streets, NW), Washington, D.C., on August 8, at 8:00pm (EST). Those planning to attend are encouraged to bring candles, peace ribbons or other signs. For more information contact Mel Hardy at melvin.hardy@gmail.com.
• On August 9, at 1:00pm (EST), a Vigil and Procession will be held in Baltimore, MD. Those interested are invited to walk or drive from Homewood Friends, meeting up at Charles Street to Stoney Run Friends. For more information contact Max Obuszewski at  mobuszewski2001@comcast.net or (410) 323-1607.
• Webinar, Aug. 9, 7 p.m "A Discussion on the Connections Between Black Lives Matter and the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki," presented by Vince Intondi. Registration required. 
• Vincent Intondi, author of African Americans Against the Bomb: Nuclear Weapons, Colonialism, and the Black Freedom Movement, is an Associate Professor of History and Director of the Institute for Race, Justice & Civic Engagement at Montgomery College in Takoma Park, Maryland. He holds a PhD in history from American University. Special Event Co-Sponsored By The HN Peace Committee

Please join us for as much as you can and do not hesitate to contact me if you have questions. Remember for nuclear war: Prevention is the only treatment:  Gdubois@jhsph.edu 

 

For peace and justice,

 

Gwen L. DuBois MD, MPH
President
Chesapeake

Physicians for Social Responsibility

This evening: Pictures from a Hiroshima Schoolyard

Message from Chuck Woolridge, All Souls' Heiwa Peace Project, Washington, D.C.--

As part of All Souls [Unitarian Church, Washington, D.C.] 75th Hiroshima Commemoration, please join us for viewing the film and a discussion at 8 pm.  

Here is the link to join the event.  We hope you and friends will join us.

https://all-souls.org/events/pictures-from-a-hiroshima-schoolyard-viewing-and-discussion/

Chuck Wooldridge

All Souls Church

All Souls 75th Hiroshima Commemoration

 

All Souls' Heiwa Peace Project, in collaboration with our interfaith and peace partners, is sponsoring a series of programs to solemnly commemorate the 75th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bombs by United States on Hiroshima (August 6, 1945) and Nagasaki (August 9, 1945). 1945 also saw the beginning of All Souls Hiroshima Children’s Drawing Ministry and what today we know as the Heiwa Peace Project.

 

Please save the dates for the below events. More details and resources will follow in upcoming All Souls Weekly Bulletins.

 

Pictures from a Hiroshima Schoolyard (Friday, July 31, 8:00 pm). Zoom screening of this documentary, which beautifully captures the Hiroshima Children’s Drawing story, followed by discussion.

 

Candlelight vigil (Wednesday, August 5, 6:30 pm). All Souls Church and the Hiroshima Nagasaki Peace Committee host a vigil (face coverings and socially distanced) on front steps of All Souls.

 

Remembrance (Saturday, August 8, 9:30 pm). The Hiroshima Nagasaki Peace Committee, All Souls Church, the Book Arts Gallery, and the Ribbon Campaign will gather at the Capitol Reflecting Pool to remember the atrocities of Nagasaki.

 

Sunday worship. On Sunday, August 9, the All Souls Sunday service will include a commemoration the 75th anniversary.

 

For more information, contact Chuck Wooldridge (cwooldridge108@comast.net) or Mel Hardy (melvin.hardy@gmail.com).

Update on August 1, 2020 by admin

See the website:

http://www.hiroshimaschoolyard.com/

The documentary film can be streamed at Amazon Prime, for free with ads, or for a small rental or even purchase fee; DVDs can also be ordered (at educational/institutional prices).

75 Years of Nuclear Fallout, from Hiroshima to Now (Part 1 of 2)

"Nuclear Free Future" host Margaret HarringtonOn July 17, 2020, "Nuclear Free Future" host Margaret Harrington interviewed Alfred Meyer of Physicians for Social Responsibility and Kevin Kamps of Beyond Nuclear. The program is produced by and airs on Channel 17 Town Meeting TV, based in Burlington, Vermont.

Here is Margaret's introduction:

Alfred Meyer of Physicians for Social Responsibility and Kevin Kamps from Beyond Nuclear discuss the 75 years of nuclear weapons buildup since the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War 2. With host Margaret Harrington they talk about the continuing dangers of nuclear power which is needed for the ongoing nuclear weapons global nuclear industry.

Watch the recording, here.

Update on July 28, 2020 by admin

See Part 2 of 2, of "Nuclear-Free Future Conversation" with Margaret Harrington, host, and guests Alfred Meyer of PSR and Kevin Kamps of Beyond Nuclear, posted online here.

Global Zero Mourns the Loss of Dr. Bruce Blair

As posted at Global Zero's website:

July 20, 2020

We are saddened to announce that Dr. Bruce G. Blair, Co-Founder of Global Zero and President of its Board of Directors, died unexpectedly on Sunday, July 19, following a sudden illness.

Derek Johnson, Executive Director of Global Zero, released the following statement on behalf of the organization regarding the recent passing of Dr. Blair:

“I am heartbroken at the sudden loss of my colleague, mentor, and dear friend, Bruce Blair.

“15 years ago, Bruce brought together an unprecedented international community of leaders and visionaries to build a new kind of movement to persuade governments to come to their senses and set aside the most catastrophic weapons on the planet. A veteran nuclear launch officer and unrivaled expert in command and control, Bruce understood — perhaps better than any single person alive — the urgency, enormity, and complexity of the nuclear threat. He built the Global Zero movement from the ground up and devoted all of his energy to making the world safer and better for all people.

“Bruce was a creative genius: brilliant, passionate, and relentlessly visionary in the face of the status quo. He worked tirelessly to focus the world on the inherent dangers posed by nuclear weapons — and to illuminate the path to a world without them. Bruce spoke with quiet, compelling force. He saw through the fog. He approached every conversation as an opportunity to challenge old assumptions and expand his thinking. He was big-hearted, steadfast, and sincere, and never missed an opening for wry humor.

“Bruce was a fundamentally good and remarkable human being. We are proud to have been on part of his journey and will always cherish his legacy of leadership, scholarship, and mentorship. He leaves behind an organization shaped by his values and convictions, and a global movement that will finish what he started.

“All of us at Global Zero are holding Bruce’s family and his many friends in our hearts. We will miss him terribly, and we will honor his memory in the only way we know how: by continuing his work and seeing his life’s mission through to the end.”

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