Hiroshima Nagasaki Commemoration

Sun Aug 8 – 7:00 pm – at Omni Center Outdoors, In-person as of now
Livestream and recorded on Facebook the Omni Center for Peace, Justice & Ecology pageVideo page: https://www.facebook.com/omnicenter/videos/?ref=page_internal)
There are critical nuclear issues going on right now, at the same time critical covid issues are also on the table. Omni will hold the annual commemoration in person on the lawn at Omni on Sunday August 8. Many wise people will be uncertain about meeting in-person, so the event will also be live-streamed and recorded. If you aren’t vaccinated, please don’t endanger yourself by attending. But some will be present, including Mayor Lioneld Jordan who will present the traditional proclamation on the day.
We commemorate the Nuclear Ban approved by the United Nations in January this very year, and will talk about the shocking announcement that the University of Arkansas College of Engineering has contracted with a supplier of nuclear weapons to design weapons of mass destruction.
To honor the dead of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, local Quaker and activist Karen Takemoto will recount the story of the experience of her family who died that day at Nagasaki, and read the names of others who died.
In addition we will enjoy poignant music from well-known local musicians Kelly and Donna Mulhollan. Watch a lovely version of their peace chant “May Peace Prevail on Earth” linked on the picture above.
This event is a Fayetteville tradition that would be missed if it couldn’t happen at all. I hope many Omni folks will take this opportunity to join us online. If you want to, and feel comfortable attending in person, check out the safety guidelines below.
More information at the Facebook link here.