Remember Hiroshima and Nagasaki

On 6 August 1945, the US dropped an atomic bomb called “Little Boy” on Hiroshima in Japan. Three days later a second atomic bomb (“Fat Man”) was dropped on the city of Nagasaki. These are the only times nuclear weapons have been used in war.

The firestorm in Hiroshima destroyed five square miles of the city. Almost 63% of the buildings in Hiroshima were destroyed after the bombing and nearly 92% of the structures in the city were destroyed or damaged by blast and fire.

Estimates of total deaths in Hiroshima have generally ranged between 100,000 and 180,000, out of a population of 350,000. Casualties from Nagasaki are thought to be between 50,000 and 100,000.

The world says never again

2019 is the 74th anniversary of the bombings. Memorial events are planned across the UK for Hiroshima Day on the 6th August and Nagasaki Day on the 9th August.

Please join memorial events to support efforts to remember these catastrophic events & work towards a world where this can never happen again.

The following are the events we know about so far, but keep an eye out on our web site ([link removed]) for new events and let us know (mailto:[email protected]) about events you are planning.

3 August

Hiroshima: Birmingham commemoration ([link removed])

Hiroshima vigil and ceremony, Bromley ([link removed])

4 August

Hiroshima Day Peace Walk – London ([link removed])

Hiroshima and Nagasaki event: Southampton ([link removed])

Hiroshima Haiku workshop at the Ditchling Musem of Art and Craft, (BSL interpreted) ([link removed])

6 August

(until 9th) Hiroshima and Nagasaki Days of Action ([link removed])

Hiroshima: Liverpool ([link removed])

Hiroshima: East Midlands CND, Derby ([link removed])

Hiroshima Peace Picnic: Charlton, London ([link removed])

Hiroshima: Wimbledon, London ([link removed])

Hiroshima: Edinburgh ([link removed])

Hiroshima Day commemoration – Sutton for Peace and Justice ([link removed])

International Fast for Nuclear Disarmament ([link removed])

Annual floating lantern ceremony at the Peace Pagoda, Willen Lake North ([link removed])

7 August

Seminar: The most dangerous scientist in history, at The Royal Institution, London ([link removed])

11 August

Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Wimbledon picnic ([link removed])
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