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Pe a c e We e k August 6th -12th 2006 Sunday 6th August – Hiroshima Day Hiroshima Lantern Ceremony 5pm, Victoria Square On the 61st Anniversary of the first use of the atomic bomb in war, people in Hiroshima float lanterns on their river in memory of those who perished. This is the 31st year that Christchurch has commemorated this tragedy with our own lantern ceremony. Everyone is welcome to float lanterns down the Avon in remembrance of the lives lost in the Hiroshima and Nagasaki blasts, and the generations that continue to suffer the effects of radiation. Rev Ian Dixon will be speaking of his experience being in Hiroshima 3 weeks after the bomb, and music offered by Ann-Marie Thomson, Andy Thompson and a Japanese Choir. The bomb that changed the world Radio NZ, after 3pm news A radio show by Christchurch peacemaker Ruth Greenaway which explores how the atomic bomb has changed our world. It features interviews with Rev Ian Dixon, stories from Japanese hibakusha, and sound bites from the 2005 Lantern Ceremony in Christchurch. Hiroshima Remembrances Ramble and BYO picnic 10.30am, Central city This ‘Active Christchurch’ walk will take in many significant peace sites around the central city and will take about an hour. All welcome. Meet 10:30am at Botanic Gardens car park, entrance at Armagh St Bridge North Hagley Park (Look for Orange Flag). Contact: Graeme Stanley, Active Christchurch Walk Leader, phone 9801553. Wednesday
9th August – Nagasaki Day 'Peace One Day' was
the vision of British filmmaker, Jeremy Gilley, who decided to
persuade the global community,
via the United Nations, to officially sanction a global ceasefire
day on September 21 – an annual
day of non-violence. Over a six-year period Gilley met, and filmed,
heads of state, Nobel Peace Laureates,
aid agencies, freedom fighters, media moguls and innocent victims
of war. ‘Axis of Whose Evil?’WEA, 59 Gloucester St, 7.30pm The Peace Action Network Otautahi is hosting the film "Axis of Whose Evil?" a documentary investigating the effects of depleted uranium weapons use in Iraq. The documentary is followed by discussion on future local peace actions including a campaign to protest the Defense Industry Conference to be held at Te Papa in Wellington in October. Edwina Hughes from Peace Movement Aotearoa will be speaking about NZ companies profiting from war. Friday
11th August, This annual celebration of community and hope for world peace begins at 5.30pm with free soup and rolls, followed by children's kapa haka and hip-hop groups. Food, at minimal cost, is available during the interval, at about 7pm. This is followed by musicians, poets, singers and candle lighting. Please join us for all or part of the evening. For more information phone 338 3598 or 338 1613. Saturday
12thAugust You are invited to join
in a meditation for world peace, followed by a picnic. All welcome
- new or experienced meditators,
all worldviews, religions and ideologies. All that is required
is a sincere belief in Peace.
Please bring something to sit on and your lunch. Flags for Peace Throughout Peace week there will be opportunities to paint flags with messages of peace. This is part of a fundraiser for the World Peace Bell, which will be installed in the Botanic Gardens on October 6th 2006. There will be a stall on Saturday August 5th in Catherdral Square 10am-2pm, and at other events - keep an eye out! |
