(Message from Claire Glasscock)
4th of July Parade
Downtown Lexington
2:00 pm
Walk with us! Meet us on Midland Ave. at 1:00 pm, position #23
Theme:
One Earth, One Chance
The Franciscan Peace Center, the Unitarian Universalist Environmental Task Force,
and BCTC's Peace and Justice Coalition, ask that people nurture the earth
and the rest of humanity by living simply.
The entry includes one of the new high-mileage "Smart Cars" decorated with origami peace cranes, and a dove - symbol of peace. The group's message is that peace and care for the earth are intimately linked.
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Voices from Hiroshima:
Nuclear Weapons Abolition:
Now or Never
Featuring two outstanding visitors from Hiroshima, Japan
2:30 – 4:00 p.m., Saturday,
July 12, 2008
Unitarian Universalist Church
3564 Clays Mill Road, Lexington
Free and open to the public
Presenters:
Ms. Miyoko Watanabe, Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Survivor and official witness for the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation. She will describe her experience to remind the audience of the effects of atomic and nuclear weapons, and raising a cry of warning about the future.
Steve Leeper, Chairman of the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation (the peace & international relations arm of the City of Hiroshima, Japan). He will make a presentation about why the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation believes that nuclear weapons are about to get out of control. Many people believe such weapons will be used in the next year or two, and if we do not make substantial progress toward disarmament in the near future nuclear weaponry will spread throughout the world.
Sponsors Include: Central Kentucky Council for Peace and Justice, Footprints for Peace, Franciscan Peace Center, Unitarian Universalist Church, BCTC’s Peace and Justice Coalition
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