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OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
JOHN W. MORRISON
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August 2, 2005 City Council Meeting
Mayor's Declaration to Commemorate Hiroshima Day (August 6th)
and Nagasaki Day (August 9th)
Every year on August 6, the city of Hiroshima holds a Peace Memorial Ceremony to
pray for the peaceful repose of the victims, for the abolition of nuclear weapons, and for
lasting world peace. During that ceremony, the mayor issues a Peace Declaration
directed toward the world at large. As long as the need persists, Hiroshima's rnayor will
continue to issue these declarations calling for the elimination of nuclear weapons from
the face of the earth. This is part of Hiroshima's effort to build a world of genuine and
lasting world peace where no population will ever again experience the cruel
devastation suffered by Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Let us hope that the horrors inflicted on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945,
60 years ago, will never again be visited upon future generations.
Every person can move the world in the direction of peace through their daily nonviolent
choices. Ashland, as a member city of the Mayors for Peace, continues to promote
peace and strive for a world without nuclear weapons.
The annual Peace Vigil, organized through Peace House, is being held on the
downtown Plaza from 8 a.m. on Saturday, August 6th until 11 :02 a.m. on Tuesday,
August 9th.
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John Morrison
Mayor of Ashland
CITY OF ASHLAND INCORPORATED 1874