Winnipeg Lanterns for Peace is held annually to mark the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. This year’s observance was sponsored by the Japanese Cultural Association of Manitoba, Mennonite Central Committee (Manitoba), Peace Alliance Winnipeg and the Winnipeg Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends.
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Video: Winnipeg Lanterns for Peace 2011
Posted: August 24, 2011 in Peace, War, WinnipegTags: atomic weapons, Hiroshima bombing, Hiroshima Peace Day, Lanterns for Peace, Nagasaki bombing, nuclear war
Every August 6, Winnipeggers commemorate the August 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with a Lanterns for Peace Ceremony. People come together to make and float their lanterns in a pond in the middle of the city to express their desire for a peaceful world and to show solidarity with countless others around the world who are doing something similar on that day.
The Cast
- Glenn Morison – Project Peacemakers
- Ismaila Alfa – CBC Radio
- Doug Martindale – MLA, Burrows Constituency
- Steve Plenert – Mennonite Central Committee
- Jessica Nagamori – Manitoba Japanese Canadian Citizens’ Association
- Terumi Kuwada – Manitoba Japanese Canadian Citizens’ Association
- Haley Rempel – Flautist
Lanterns for Peace Sponsors
The Crew
- Camera: Ken Harasym and Paul S. Graham
- Editing: Paul S. Graham
- Narration: Maggi Robinson
Paul S. Graham 