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EVENT DATE |
TIME |
WHO? WHAT? WHERE?
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CONTACT PERSON |
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Mondays
and Thursdays in July 2005 |
Mondays at 1:30 p.m. and Thursdays
at 9:00 p.m. |
Program about Olympia's move toward
adoption of a nuclear-free zone ordinance and general
discussion regarding nuclear weapons. Hosted by
the Olympia Fellowship of
Reconciliation on
Thurston
Community Television |
Glen Anderson |
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Wednesday July
27 2005 |
Community Potluck event at
6:00 p.m.
to dusk
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Community potluck to welcome the
INTERFAITH PEACE WALK FROM
HANFORD TO BANGOR at
Percival Landing Park Columbia Street and Olympia
Avenue in
Olympia. Walkers from around
the world
and throughout the region will be participating in this
walking meditation. Greeters are welcome to join
the walk at any point on the route. The 27th is a rest
day and the walkers leave Lacey on the 28th.
Here are some pictures
of the walkers as they traveled through Lewis County on
the 24th.
Beyond
Hiroshima t-shirts will be available at this event.
|
TJ Johnson |
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Tuesday August 2 2005 |
4:00 pm |
Airing on KAOS: LESSONS FROM HIROSHIMA,
60 YEARS LATER - Hosted by Walter Cronkite, Lessons from
Hiroshima, 60 Years Later takes a riveting look at the history of the A-bomb
and its implications for today.
Opening with the personal stories of two war veterans, one American one
Japanese, Lessons from Hiroshima, 60 Years Later includes the experience of
hibakusha A-bomb survivors who underwent severe injuries and horrendous
family losses, yet harbor remarkably little anger or bitterness. It shares
varied opinions about the bomb, including those of a Japanese war vet who
supported dropping it as the only way to end the war.
The program looks at how the U.S. censored media coverage of the bomb and
its aftermath, and explores how the nuclear arms race defined the Cold War,
documenting several instances in which countries went to the brink of
nuclear war and examining the dangers of nuclear proliferation.
Lessons from Hiroshima ends by revisiting the hibakusha. After struggling
with shame and psychological trauma, many emerged as advocates of peace.
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Our friend
Howard |
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Wednesday August 3 2005 |
5:00 to 6:30 p.m.
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Display of
poster exhibit
from Hiroshima and Nagasaki opens at the
Sidedoor Studio at 314 N Capitol Way in Olympia. This is a set of
forty posters that should be seen in order. Some of
the posters are graphic and disturbing, you may not want
to bring small children. The posters will remain
on display during regular studio hours during August.
|
TJ Johnson |
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Wednesday August
3 2005 |
7:30 to 9:00 p.m.
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The Continuing Nuclear Danger - Panel discussion on nuclear
issues featuring
Bruce Gagnon,
Jackie Cabasso,
Martin Fleck, and
Tom Grissom at the
Olympia Center. 222 Columbia Street NW in Olympia |
Tim Russell |
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Wednesday August 3 to Tuesday August 9 2005 |
9:00 p.m. |
Post Nuclear Living Room hosted by
Bryce's Barber Shop
at 118 E 4th Avenue in Olympia - ongoing screenings of
videos about Hiroshima and Nagasaki, poster display
about Sadako and the 1,000 cranes. The Living Room will
be open every evening through August 9th.
|
Jami Heinricher |
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Thursday August 4 2005 |
10 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. |
Peace crane table at the
Olympia Farmers
Market where Capitol Way meets Puget Sound -
outreach and opportunity for children and the
young-at-heart to make origami peace cranes.
Activity continues every day through August 7, 2005.
|
Jody Suhrbier |
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Thursday August 4 2005 |
5:00 to 6:30 p.m. |
Poetry reading and book signing by keynote speaker
David Krieger
from his new book
Today is Not a Good Day for War at
Orca Books 509 E Fourth Avenue in Olympia |
TJ Johnson |
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Thursday August 4 2005 |
7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
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Confronting Nuclear Weapons: A
keynote address by David Krieger, Director of the
Nuclear Age Peace
Foundation at the Olympia Center. Don't miss it.
See you there. |
TJ Johnson |
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Friday August
5 2005 |
6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Come and swing with us. |
Music for a Nuclear-Free World
at Percival Landing, State and Fourth in OlyWA, fun and
music in the sun with The Carlysle Group,
Back Porch
Swing, and
others to be announced. Music to feed your soul and
rekindle the fire to work for a nuclear-free world.
Guaranteed good time or your money back... and
it's Free! |
Tim Russell |
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Friday August
5 2005 |
9:00 p.m. |
The Shadows of Hiroshima - Some
victims of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings had their
likeness burned into walls and on sidewalks.
Join us and
remember these Japanese brothers, sisters, mothers, and
fathers as we recreate their eerie shadows throughout
downtown Olympia. |
Jody Tiller |
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Saturday &
Sunday August
6 to 7 2005 |
Noon to Noon, around the clock,
around the fountain, under sun and stars. |
24 hours of meditation for
peace – 2nd Annual Event at
Tivoli Fountain on the Capitol grounds - Dickie's
vision, your time, attention, and prayers for a peaceful
world.
Interfaith Works is helping with coordination of
volunteers and participants. Can we
change the world by sitting and meditating?
The answer is a resounding yes. |
Dickie Baker
Marylea Coday |
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August
5 to 7 2005 |
Worship time - this moment, each
moment |
Local churches, temples and
faith communities are encouraged to move their sermons
and consideration to the
spiritual implications of
nuclear war. Faith communities who are involved so
far:
St. John's Episcopal and
Olympia Unitarian
Universalist Congregation. |
Interfaith Works |
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Saturday August 6 2005 |
1:00 p.m.
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Film - "The Doctor, the Dying Children and Depleted
Uranium" at United Churches 110 11th Avenue SE in
Olympia hosted by
Veterans For Peace. Hard hitting documentary
about unfolding tragedies related to the use of depleted
uranium munitions. If these weapons were used
against Americans we would call them dirty bombs.
A facilitated discussion will follow the film.
Military families are especially welcome and invited, we
don't want you or your loved ones exposed to these
toxins. Two words for you: Agent
Orange. Now it's Agent DU. |
Jody Tiller |
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Saturday August 6 2005 |
2:00 pm |
Airing on KAOS: LESSONS FROM HIROSHIMA,
60 YEARS LATER - Hosted by Walter Cronkite, Lessons from
Hiroshima, 60 Years Later takes a riveting look at the history of the A-bomb
and its implications for today.
Opening with the personal stories of two war veterans, one American one
Japanese, Lessons from Hiroshima, 60 Years Later includes the experience of
hibakusha A-bomb survivors who underwent severe injuries and horrendous
family losses, yet harbor remarkably little anger or bitterness. It shares
varied opinions about the bomb, including those of a Japanese war vet who
supported dropping it as the only way to end the war.
The program looks at how the U.S. censored media coverage of the bomb and
its aftermath, and explores how the nuclear arms race defined the Cold War,
documenting several instances in which countries went to the brink of
nuclear war and examining the dangers of nuclear proliferation.
Lessons from Hiroshima ends by revisiting the hibakusha. After struggling
with shame and psychological trauma, many emerged as advocates of peace.
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Sunday August
7 2005 |
4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
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Olympia Unitarian
Universalist Congregation Social
Justice Committee hosts the powerful documentary
Hiroshima: Why the Bomb was
Dropped 2200 East
End Street NW, Olympia. A facilitated discussion
will follow the film. |
Jody Suhrbier |
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Sunday August
7 2005 |
9:00 p.m. |
Dr. Strangelove - Stanley Kubrick's classic cold war
satire about the danger of nuclear weapons and the
insanity of war is as relevant today as it was when this
film was released in 1964. If you have never seen
this movie, you should come. Peter Sellers is
astonishing in at least three roles. Slim Pickens,
George C. Scott. Sterling Hayden as General Jack D.
Ripper at the Capitol Theater 206 5th Avenue SE in
Olympia . |
Jody Suhrbier |
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Sunday August
7 2005 |
6:00 p.m. |
Ground Zero Center
for Nonviolent Action, founded in 1977 leads nonviolent
resistance campaigns to challenge the presence of over
1,900 nuclear warheads housed at the Bangor Submarine
Base outside Bremerton. In the evening there will be a
program at Silverdale Community Center featuring the
music of the Raging Grannies and a talk by Bruce
Gagnon. For more information see
www.gzcenter.org.
|
TJ Johnson |
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Monday August 8 2005 |
8:00 p.m. |
Butoh dance "Eternal Light" performed by the
KAGAMI Butoh Dance Theater. Evergreen State Faculty
Doranne Crable has designed an original
Butoh dance work as part of our week of reflection.
Butoh is a highly expressionistic dance form that
evolved in post-war Japan. Performance at
Heritage Park. |
Doranne Crable |
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Monday August 8 2005 |
5:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. |
Ground Zero Center
for Nonviolent Action, founded in 1977 leads nonviolent
resistance campaigns to challenge the presence of over
1,900 nuclear warheads housed at the Bangor Submarine
Base outside Bremerton. At 5:00AM there will be
a silent vigil at the main gates of Bangor, followed by
civil disobedience for those willing to risk arrest.
For more information see
www.gzcenter.org.
|
TJ Johnson |
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Tuesday August 9 2005 |
7:00 p.m. to
9:00 p.m. |
 Public
Hearing on establishment of a Nuclear-Free Zone and
Candlelight Vigil for a Nuclear Free World at the
Olympia City Hall, 900 Plum Street SE in Olympia.
The Candlelight Vigil is part of a national effort
involving cities throughout the country to call for the
elimination of nuclear weapons by the US and other
nuclear powers. |
TJ Johnson |
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Thursday August 18 2005 |
6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. |
Dinner and a Movie at the
Olympic Club - a fundraising and celebratory evening
after the amazing week of events that we have
collectively put together. $15 for dinner and a
movie at the historic Olympic Club in downtown
Centralia. |
Mike Coday
Marylea Coday |
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August
9 2005 and beyond
The future will be here soon. |
Olympia, Tumwater, Lacey, Earth -
our peaceful corner of the universe. |
Candles, lights, prayers, hopes
and action for a
safe and peaceful world for our grandchildren and their
grandchildren. You may say that I am a dreamer, but I'm
not the only one.
Tip of the hat to John Lennon for
dreaming this dream with us. |
In your heart. You host this one. Someday you may join
us.
How about today? |
