81 years ago an atomic weapon was used to destroy the city of Hiroshima, unleashing a degree of wartime horror never before seen. Three days later, another atomic bomb devastated Nagasaki. Through determined activism and a few enlightened leaders, risks of nuclear war were reduced via treaties and nuclear weapons reduction. Today, however, many treaties have been allowed to expire, and nations are re-building their nuclear arsenals. It is time to raise our voices once again.

Join us to say “NO NUKES!

University United Methodist Church | 1085 E. Genesee St. | Syracuse
Friday, August 7, 2026 | 4:30-6:00pm
Procession: Gather at 4:30, route is 1.2 miles
Reception: 6 pm – 6:30pm

Speakers:

Youko Yamamoto, peace activist and second-generation atomic bomb survivor, will share with us her most recent conversations with aging Hiroshima survivors after a spring trip to Japan, and the inspiration for her continuing work that she gained from these interviews.

Joshua Reno, a socio-cultural anthropologist, will make real the connections between military waste and how it weaves into the uncanny, uncountable scale of the Hiroshima bombing, offering us a powerful, somatic reflection on the true monstrosity of the weapon in the form of spoken word.