90 Seconds to Midnight: Nuclear Weapons & Climate Change
Join us for an eye-opening event, 90 Seconds to Midnight: Nuclear Weapons & Climate Change. Discover the connections between nuclear weapons and climate change, and their impact on our planet’s survival.
This in-person event will take place at the Peace Garden on the west end of Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto City Hall.
Prepare to be engaged as GenZ documentary filmmaker and social justice advocate, Kasha Sequoia Slavner, speaks on the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombings. Kasha’s upcoming effort, 1.5 Degrees of Peace, will address the dual threat of nuclear weapons and climate change.
Performances will include Grammy-nominated flautist Ron Korb and Toronto’s Raging Grannies. The event will conclude with a Lantern Ceremony.
Don’t miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding of these critical global challenges. Be part of the conversation and help shape a better future for all. Reserve your spot now!
Free, Open & Public, Family-friendly
Register Here: https://tinyurl.com/3afrytc2
Date: Sunday August 06, 2023
Location:
The Peace Garden, Toronto City Hall/ Nathan Phillips Square
100 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON M5H 2N1
Additional Events for Hiroshima & Nagasaki Day
Every year, peace groups organize events in cities and communities around the word to remember the horrific atomic bombing by the United States of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, on August 6 and August 9, 1945.
The events typically include guest speakers, music, and lantern ceremonies where paper, hand-made lanterns are floated on ponds.
Click the link below for a list of events being held across Canada: