Other Upcoming Events

This page lists upcoming events that are organized, endorsed, or co-sponsored by IPPNW and/or its affiliates. Throughout August a number of events are held around the globe to commemorate the bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

AUSTRALIA
August 6, 2008
Hiroshima Day Morning Vigil - Melbourne
The 63rd anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima will be commemorated in Melbourne with an early morning vigil organised by MAPW's Victorian Branch, with Pax Christi, ICAN, Japanese for Peace and other peace organisations. 7am to 9am on the steps of St Paul's Cathedral, cnr Flinders and Swanston streets. Please put aside some early morning time to attend. Bring a very warm coat! Download our flyer to give to your friends and colleagues.

August 6, 2008
Nuclear Free My Cup of Tea - Flinders Medical Center, Adelaide
Medical students and doctors of Flinders Medical Centre will hold a Nuclear Free My Cup of Tea public awareness raising event in the FMC coutyard. There will be cups of tea and yellow cupcakes served. To find out more about Nuclear Free My Cup of Tea, please read more here.

August 9, 2008
Peace Concert - Melbourne Town Hall
Remembering Hiroshima & Nagasaki
Japanese for Peace have again assembled an inspiring line-up of performers in their annual peace concert. MAPW is supporting this concert. Speakers are Councilor Jenny Farrar (City of Yarra), Mayors for Peace and MAPW's Associate Professor Tilman Ruff. Seven talented performers will present poetry, dance, and music ranging from didgeridoo to dulcimer and the Okinawan sanshin. $15/$10. 3pm to 5pm Melbourne Town Hall, after Saturday's peace rally. Follows peace rally starting from the State Library at 1pm.


AUSTRIA
August 6, 2008
Hiroshima Commemoration - in front of St. Stevens Cathedral, Vienna City Center
The 5PM commemoration will be followed by a march at 8:30PM from the city center with Japanese style lanterns. This event is organized by the Vienese Peace Movement and Hiroshima Group of Vienna.

August 8, 2008
Genbaku no Hi Hiroshima / Nagasaki - Vienna International Center (UN Vienna)
Commmoration and call for a ban of nuclear weapons. For more information, please contact Klaus Renoldner of IPPNW Austria.


CANADA
August 2-11, 2008
Dedication, presentations, exhibits, festival - several location in Canada
The Canadian affiliate PGS has several of the events listed on their site.

September 25-27, 2008
Conference - Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
"Prescriptions for Survival: The Physician in the Global Village"
Exploring the Connections between Health, Militarism and the Environment
Co-hosted by: IPPNW's Canadian affiliate - Physicians for Global Survival, Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, Association of Doctors for the Advancement of Physically-active Transportation
Prescription for Survival conference website

EL SALVADOR
August 2008
Photo exhibit - location pending


FINLAND
August 6, 2008
Candlelight Ceremony - central lake of Helsinki City, Töölönlahti
For over 20 years, several peace organizations including PSR Finland, Peace Union of Finland have held a ceremony around 9PM on the banks of a lake. Small lanterns with candles are places on the water.


INDIA
August 6, 2008
Peace exhibition - Exhibition Hall of IIPDEP, Nagpur, India
Inauguration of No More Hiroshima, No More Nagasaki Peace Exhibition at 10AM.

August 7, 2008
Film, speaker, poster exhibition - KDK School, Nagpur, India
"No More Nuclear Weapons, No More War" 10AM to 12Noon
Dr. Balkrishna Kurvey, President of IIPDEP will be speaking and the Peace Crane animation film will be shown to school children.

August 7, 2008
Speakers, film, poster exhibition - Government Medical College, Nagpur, India
2 - 3PM
Dr. Nalini Kurvey will be giving an introduction on IPPNW and Dr. Krishna Kamble, Prof & Head of Radiotherapy Dept, Govt. Medical college, Nagpur will be speaking on the medical impact of nuclear weapons and war. After the speakers, there will be a screening of "Bombing Bombay".

August 8, 2008
Speakers, film - Raman Medical Centre, Nagpur, India
Medical students will be giving an introduction on IPPNW and its campaigns. There will be a screening of the Peace Crane animation film and also a presentation by Dong Nghi Phan, a German medical student at Nagpur.

August 9, 2008
Peace Demonstration - Variety Square, Nagpur, India
There will be a peaceful demonstration by medical doctors and students from 5-6PM on the effects of nuclear weapons and war.

JAPAN
August 2, 2008
Conference - International Conference Center, Hiroshima
Hiroshima Peace Institute and Chugoku Shimbun newspaper.
RSVP to Hiroshima Peace Media Center

August 6, 2008
Peace Concert, lantern floating - Hiroshima City

August 6, 2008
Memorial Service for health professionals - Hiroshima City
The Hiroshima City Medical Association commemorates the service of the doctors, nurses and other health professionals who died on August 6th or as a result of radiation exposure from the atomic bomb, devoting themselves to relief activities even while they themselves suffered from the atomic bombing. The number of health professionals in the city was 2390, including 298 doctors. 225 of those doctors died soon after exposure.

August 8, 2008
Flame of Peace - Peace Park, Nagasaki City
From 7PM to 8:30PM the Flame of Peace organizing committee will be hosting a an event.

August 8-9, 2008
Young People Peace Forum- Nagasaki City
For additional information about the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, or to read peace appeals from survivors, please go here.


NEPAL
August 6, 2008
Hiroshima Commemoration - National Theater school, Kathmandu
Nepalese students will hold a demonstrate against nuclear weapons and seek peace initiatives through a dramatic play.


SWEDEN
August 6, 2008
Advertisement in Journal of Swedish Medical Association
Two papers have also been submitted, one on IPPNW's current role and another paper on the effects of limited nuclear war on the climate and famine.

August 6, 2008
Public meeting - Stockholm
The location for this annual meeting has not yet been decided.

August 6, 2008
Gathering, music, service - Peace Park in Gotheburg
The time and speakers for this event was not yet released.

August 6, 2008
Commemoration and lantern ceremony - riverside, Uppsala

August 6, 2008
Commemoration and lantern ceremony - riverside, Orebo


UNITED STATES
ongoing 2008
Photo exhibition - Lesley University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Peaceable Schools Summer Institute at Lesley University and the City of Cambridge Peace Commission, with the support of the SGI-USA is sponsoring this exhibition of photographs from Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
At the July 1st opening reception for "Voices for Peace: The Legacy of Hiroshima & Nagasaki" included a presentation by an Atomic Bomb Survivor.