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University of La Vern to open Hiroshima and Nagasaki Poster Exhibition, Sept. 21


To coincide with the International Day of Peace, the University of La Vern presents "Hiroshima and Nagasaki Poster Exhibition" from Sept. 21 through Oct. 18 at Campus Center, 1950 Third Street, La Verne, CA 91750.
 
On Sept. 21, the International Day of Peace event will take place from 12 noon and the exhibition opening ceremony at 6:00 pm.
 
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International Day of Peace, September 21, 2015
& opening of "The Hiroshima and Nagasaki Posters Exhibit"
 
Program of the Day
 
12:00 PM: Opening Ceremony for International Day of Peace
 
Blessing from the University of La Vern Rev. Zandra Wagoner; students' prayers for peace; creation of Peace Mandala; origami paper cranes tables
 
12:30-1:00 PM: Matsuyama Yukiko Koto musical performance
 
1:10 PM: Dr. Gloria Montebruno (University of La Verne)
My Hiroshima Conversion. How I Became an Activist in the World Peace Movement to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
 
1:30-2:30 PM: Dr. Jim Hara (Physicians for Social Responsibility, Los Angeles)
The Humanitarian Consequences of Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear War
 
2:30-3:30 PM: Screening of documentary "Nuclear Savage: Islands of Secret Project 4.1"
 
3:30-4:30 PM: Rick Wayman (Nuclear Age Peace Foundation)
The Marshall Islands Take the Nuclear-Armed Nations to Court
 
4:30 PM: Stephen Rohde (President, Interfaith Communities United for Justice Peace)
70 Years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Building a Global Culture of Peace
 
5:00-5:15 PM: Chanting of the Heart Sutra (Hannya-Shingyo) by Rev. Keishin Kako (Los Angeles Koyasan Buddhist Temple) and Rev. Kazuo Yamada (Gedatsu Church of America, Rosemead)
Dissolution of the Peace Mandala /Presentation of paper cranes
 
5:30 PM: Atomic Bomb SurvivorsRoundtable with ULV students, faculty, and staff
Atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki will sit down with our university community members to share their memories of those days
 
6:00 PM: Grand Opening "Hiroshima & Nagasaki Posters Exhibit"
President Devorah Lieberman's Introductory remarks
Dr. Gloria Montebruno's exhibit remarks
 
6:15-7:30: Reception 


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