Join Oregon PSR and our partners at the Japanese American Historical Plaza in Downtown Portland to commemorate the United States nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki Japan. This year will be the 78th anniversary of the bombings. We hope you will join us as we pay our respects to the victims, their families and communities and take action for a nuclear free future.
Program Details:
Opening Performance:
Portland Taiko Drummers
Opening Remarks:
Reverend Eisei Ikenaga, Benediction Nichiren Buddhist Temple
Performance:
Coming soon
Guest Speakers:
Cathy Sampson-Kruse, Umatilla Tribe
Kamil Khan, Executive Director Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility
Cody Urban, Resist U.S-Led War Movement
Fred Johnson, Former Bikini Council member
Dan Serres, Columbia River Keeper
Yukiyo Kawano, Third Generation Hibakusha
Keynote Speaker:
Hanako Wakatsuki-Chong, Executive Director Japanese American Museum of Oregon
Performances:
Marshallese Dance Troupe
Tsubaki Buyo Doukoukai Dancers
Closing:
Portland Taiko Drummers
MC:
Jess Gasper, Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility
NW Naito Parkway & Couch Street
Portland , OR 97209
United States
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