Dear Friends,
this year's Hiroshima Day anti-war rally to be held on
Sunday August 3 at 12 noon in Hyde Park North (near Archibald Fountain)
We would be grateful if you could forward this far and wide, include it on twitter and Facebook.
Speakers will be Dr Helen Caldicott on Hiroshima Never Again, Ian Rintoul on war creates refugees and Dr Hannah Middleton on the Marshall Islands fight back.
Actor Terry Serio will read a statement and we will be joined by Japanese drummers and dancers and Korean drummers as well as singer Debbie Tennant.
Many thanks
Hannah
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On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, incinerating 140,000 men, women and children. On August 9, a second American atomic bomb killed 74,000 men, women and children in Nagasaki. Thousands more have died since then as victims of radiation from the bombs.
This must never happen again
Wars create refugees
War in Sri Lanka – Sri Lankan refugees arrive in Australia. War in Afghanistan – Afghan refugees arrive in Australia.
And now wars are raging in Gaza, Iraq and Syria and refugees from those places are already arriving in Australia.
The Abbott Government is increasing the inhumanity of Australia’s treatment of refugees with an abhorrent border protection/detention policy more terrible than previous governments.
Wars create refugees ‐‐ they always have done and will do so in the future.
Each August since 1945 we remember the terrible weapons dropped on the people of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and we pause to reflecton the devastation of war and to again insist:
No more war
The Japanese people after WW11 adopted a pacifist constitution. The Japanese Government in 2014 has watered the Constitution down, allowing Japanese soldiers to fight overseas. The US and Australian Governments have welcomed this aggressive and dangerous step.
War is destructive and so too are preparations for war which rob people of resources which could go to health, welfare, education, environment and refugees.
The Australian Government is cutting social programs while increasing spending on the military. We call on Australians to campaign for a cut in military spending.
Australia continues to support US military plans in our region. Australia is hosting more US bases and US marines in Darwin. The Government is expanding uranium mining. Australia is not contributing to world peace. We must continue fight for our country to make a positive contribution to peace, disarmament, and social justice in our region and the world.
We must fight the Abbott Government’s refugee policies which are even worse than those of previous Governments.
Australia continues to support US military plans in our region. Australia is hosting more US bases and US marines in Darwin. The Government is expanding uranium mining. Australia is not contributing to world peace. We must continue fight for our country to make a positive contribution to peace, disarmament, and social justice in our region and the world.
The Australian Government is cutting social programs while increasing spending on the military. We call on Australians to campaign for a cut in military spending.
On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, incinerating 140,000 men, women and children. On August 9, a second American atomic bomb killed 74,000 men, women and children in Nagasaki. Thousands more have died since then as victims of radiation from the bombs.
Each August since 1945 we remember the terrible weapons dropped on the people of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and we pause to reflecton the devastation of war and to again insist:
The Abbott Government is increasing the inhumanity of Australia’s treatment of refugees with an abhorrent border protection/detention policy more terrible than previous governments.
And now wars are raging in Gaza, Iraq and Syria and refugees from those places are already arriving in Australia.
The Japanese people after WW11 adopted a pacifist constitution. The Japanese Government in 2014 has watered the Constitution down, allowing Japanese soldiers to fight overseas. The US and Australian Governments have welcomed this aggressive and dangerous step.
We must fight the Abbott Government’s refugee policies which are even worse than those of previous Governments.
War in Sri Lanka – Sri Lankan refugees arrive in Australia. War in Afghanistan – Afghan refugees arrive in Australia.
War is destructive and so too are preparations for war which rob people of resources which could go to health, welfare, education, environment and refugees.
Wars create refugees ‐‐ they always have done and will do so in the future.
This must never happen again
Hiroshima Never Again!
No more war
Wars create refugees