2014 / Peace and Humanity Day in San Diego, Aug 5, 8

Forwarded for San Diego – Worldwide Initiative to Safeguard Humanity (SD-WISH)

Peace and Humanity Day in San Diego

San Diego – Worldwide Initiative to Safeguard Humanity (SD-WISH) invites you to come together to promote peace & harmony among all people, cultures, and nations. Our main purpose is to educate and inspire communities, kids, youth, families, and leaders for future generations on how to collaborate with people from different backgrounds.

Peace & Humanity Day is free and open to the public – all ages are welcome. This year’s event will consist of two parts:

 

Part I: Ceremony – Tuesday, August 5, 4 pm – 5 pm, at Yokohama Friendship Bell on Shelter Island

1402 Shelter Island Drive, San Diego, CA 92106

The atomic bomb droppings on Hiroshima on August 6 and on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945 were the last live use of nuclear weapons in history.

August 5, 2014 (August 6 in Japan time) will mark the 69th anniversary of the bombings and hence 69 years of freedom from nuclear weapon usage.

SD-WISH invites you to join us on the beautiful Shelter Island for an afternoon of commemoration as we gong the Friendship Bell to celebrate this freedom and send our WISH for eternal peace. Community members and leaders share their messages of dedication to peace, understanding and tolerance.

Message will be conveyed from:

Hiroshima Prefectural Governor Hidehiko Yuzaki

Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui (to be read by his daughter, Miss Hisako Matsui in person)

Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa yaue

Los Angeles Acting Consul General Masahiro Suga

San Diego County Supervisor Ron Roberts (or representative)

Charles Eshnaur, from the office of San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulcner

San Diego Port Commissioner Bob Nelson

 

Part II: Floating of Paper Lanterns – Friday, August 8, 6:00 pm – 8:45 pm – Coronado

Coronado City Council Chambers / Community Pool
1825 Strand Way Coronado, CA 92118

Adopting a traditional Japanese ceremony tōrō nagashi (tōrō means “lantern” and nagashi means “cruise, flow”), we celebrate peace and humanity by floating paper lanterns with written messages to the world as a hope or WISH for global peace and well-being.

We invite guests to write messages on paper lanterns and enjoy a relaxing San Diego evening at the waterside Coronado City Council Chambers patio along with light food, refreshments, origami, exhibits, presentations, and live music – a wonderful experience to gather and celebrate with fellow community members and leaders.

You can make and float your very own paper lantern (materials will be supplied for free) and you’re welcome to take it home with you at the end of the evening. Yukata are welcome!

http://sdwish.org

 

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