2023 Milwaukee Lanterns for Peace
An Annual Commemoration of the Atomic Bombings of
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Sunday – August 6, 2023 – 6 PM to 9 PM
Lincoln Park Picnic Areas 3 and 4
The event will be located just north of Hampton Avenue and northwest of the Lincoln Park Pavilion on the Milwaukee River Parkway
Program Schedule
6 PM – Japanese Lantern-making Folding origami peace cranes and story-telling of “Sadako and the 1000 Paper Cranes.”
7 PM – Music by Frogwater with John and Susan Nicholson playing traditional Celtic music, Delta blues and original material.
7:30 PM – Commemorative Program
Reflections on the Atomic Bombings from Hibakusha, survivors of Hiroshima & Nagasaki. Presented by Julie Enslow, co-founder of Peace Action Wisconsin.
A Tribute to Daniel Ellsberg, whistleblower, anti-nuclear activist, author of “The Doomsday Machine, Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner,” by Pam Richards, Peace Action Wisconsin
Music by Glenn Asch (of the Milwaukee Symphony) and Laurie Asch.
The Story of The Golden Rule, the peace sailboat that helped bring about an end to atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons, will be in Milwaukee from September 1st to September 4th, 2023. Presented by Mark Foreman – Milwaukee Veterans for Peace.
8:15 PM - Floating of Traditional Japanese Lanterns on the Milwaukee River
Sponsored by Peace Action WI
Co-sponsored by
Milwaukee End the Wars Coalition
Veterans for Peace Milwaukee Chapter 102, and the
United Nations Association of Greater Milwaukee
Special Thanks to Annette J. Robertson, Joan R. Robertson, the Fund for World Peace, World Law, and Peace Education
Contact Pam Richard for more information: 414.269.9525 pamrichard35@gmail.com
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Tabling/Sponsorships Are Available
If your organization sponsors Lanterns for Peace, your organization will be listed as a sponsor on event announcements and in the program.
Your organization can support Lanterns for Peace by donating money, sharing the event on social media, announcing it within your organization, and sharing with your membership lists.
If your organization would like to have a table at the Lanterns for Peace event on August 6th, 2023, contact Pam Richard at 414.269.9525 or at pamrichard35@gmail.com
The tables are $25.00 each. Bring your own folding table and chair.
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