"Voices from Hiroshima--Nuclear Weapons Abolition: Now or Never," a program sponsored by several Louisville organizations to be held Friday, July 11, will feature two outstanding visitors from Hiroshima, Japan. A post exhibition is also on display through July 11 at Crane House.

The event will begin at 7 p.m. (ET) at Thomas Jefferson Unitarian Church, 4936 Brownsboro Road, Louisville. It is free and open to the public.

Presenters are

Ms. Miyoko Watanabe, a survivor of the Hiroshima atomic bomb and official witness for the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation. She will describe her experience to remind the audience of the effects of atomic and nuclear weapons, raising a cry of warning about the future.

Steve Leeper, chairman of the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation (the peace & international relations arm of the City of Hiroshima, Japan). He will make a presentation about why the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation believes that nuclear weapons are about to get out of control. Many people believe such weapons will be used in the next year or two, and if we do not make substantial progress toward disarmament in the near future nuclear weaponry will spread throughout the world.

Event sponsors include:

The Louisville Hiroshima/Nagasaki Commemoration Committee

Interfaith Paths to Peace

Thomas Jefferson Unitarian Church

The Fellowship of Reconciliation

Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation

St. William Catholic Church

And LEO (The Louisville Eccentric Observer)

Click here to download a flyer with details about the service and poster exhibit.