Friends to mark Hiroshima anniversary
An interfaith service will mark the anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Friends will mark the seventieth anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on Thursday 6 August with an interfaith service of commemoration and commitment for a nuclear-free world at Friends House in London.
The service begins at 2.30pm and will be followed by workshops and an exhibition, the Nuclear Risk Hibakusha Worldwide. The War Game, a film that was produced and then withdrawn by the BBC, will be shown at 6.00pm.
The devastation of the Japanese cities will be remembered around London in worship and workshops, films, fasting and a variety of performance events. Prayers will be said outside Westminster Cathedral and the Ministry of Defence. Quakers will also take part in a ceremony in Tavistock Square.
Helen Drewery, general secretary of Quaker Peace & Social Witness, said: ‘Quakers are reaching out to those of all faiths to come together in reflective commemoration of the lives lost to nuclear weapons in Japan in 1945. Our common belief in the preciousness of every human life is something which draws us together and strengthens our commitment to learning from the past so as to help to build a more peaceful future for the world.’
