PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
CONTACT:
Helen Liu
info@asiancouncil.org
FOR RELEASE THROUGH AUGUST 6
REMEMBERING HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI
Commemoration Planned for August 6, 2024 at Alton Baker Park (Peace Park Pavilion) 7:00-8:45 p.m. Public Welcome
The public is invited to the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Commemoration on August 6 at Alton Baker Park Peace Pavilion to honor the victims of atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan 79 years ago. The event opens at 7:00 p.m. with Japanese taiko drumming and concludes at dusk with a ceremony of floating lanterns that are lit to honor those who died and to advocate for peace in the world. For more information, visit www.AsianCouncil.org.
COMMEMORATION PROGRAM SCHEDULE
7:00pm Taiko Drumming–Eugene Taiko
7:15pm Welcome–Former Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy
7:20pm Prayer to Ancestors/Peace Tree–Reverend Mark Unno
7:25pm Speaker: Eugene Mayor-Elect Kaarin Knudson
7:35pm Letter from Hiroshima Mayor, read by Mike Takahashi
7:40pm Children’s Peace Choir; vocalist/cello duet; led by Kami Hendrix
7:55pm Call to Action–Michael Carrigan
8:05 pm Acknowledgement of Event Sponsors
• Asian American Council of Oregon
• Community Alliance of Lane County
• Eugene PeaceWorks
• Planet Vs. Pentagon
8:10 pm Obon Dance–Susie Yamamoto
8:25 pm Viewing of Hiroshima Peace Tree
8:35 pm Procession to Lantern Ceremony and Lantern Floating