HomeMy WebLinkAboutAugust 6 as Hiroshima Day & August 9 as Nagasaki Day
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PROCLAMATION ~
O In August, 1945, atomic bombs instantly reduced the cities of Hiroshima and ~
Nagasaki to rubble, taking hundreds of thc_iusands of precious lives.
" • In June, 1982, the Mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki called on Mayors from
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• The program created by the Mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is called t
Mayors for Peace and IS Currently composed of 7,095 cities in 161 countries ~
and regions around the world dedicated to the abolition of nuclear weapons.
The City- of Ashland declared itself a Nuclear Free Zone by resolution in 1981.
• The City of Ashland Joined the Mayors for Peace in 1998
• There are currently seven Cities in Oregon who have also joined Mayors for f
Peace.
• The current goal of the Mayors for Peace is for a total abolition of all nuclear
weapons by the year 2020.
• This year on August 6 through 9, 2016, Ashland will join cities around the
world for a Hiroshima - Nagasaki Vigil in order to remember the events of ^ 1945 and promote the world wide movement for total nuclear disarmament.
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council and Mayor, on behalf of the citizens of
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Ashland, hereby proclaim August 6, 2016, as:
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and hereby proclaim August 9, 2016, as: K
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in the City of Ashland and invite all citizens to participate in the Hiroshima-
Nagasaki vigil activities.
Dated this 2nd day of August, 2016
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h Str A erg, Mayor
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Barbara Christensen, City Recorder
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