May 2, 2010
What an amazing sight it was in Times Square: tens of thousands of peace activists from the US, Japan, France, and around the world singing, chanting, and demonstrating for a world free of nuclear weapons. Creating an especially powerful presence were many hibakusha – those who lost everything they knew in the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki – with the simple message: never again. Throughout the weekend, they told their stories.
The crowd rallies
Before the march, an inspiring international conference for NGOs brought 1,000 activists to historic Riverside Church to share strategies for creating a world free of nuclear weapons.
Part of the Massachusetts Peace Action contingent
Thanks to Mass Peace Action’s 10-person contingent for joining us – and to national Peace Action and others for organizing these events.