Hiroshima 79th Anniversary Commemoration

It is 79 years since the nuclear and atomic bombs were dropped on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan.  

Every year Scottish CND organises events to commemorate this anniversary. 

 Indypodcasters Fiona and Marlene were invited to record the Glasgow even at the peace tree in the grounds of Kelvingrove Art Gallery.  It was a moving, yet uplifting event with songs and wonderful speakers sharing their stories such as the seeds from the "survivor tree", a ginko tree in Hiroshima which sprouted again following the bombing.  

We also had an interview with Jacqueline McLaren the Lord Provost of Glasgow about her role in the Mayors for Peace project and her determination to leave a lasting legacy of peace gardens in Glasgow parks.  

Contributors are:

00:01:37  Interview with Jacqueline McManus, Lord Provost of Glasgow

00:13:37  Opening remarks by David Peutherer, Chair of Glasgow CND

00:16:00   Lord Provost's address at the event

00:20:28   Hiro Shimai, Curator at Glasgow Botanic Gardens

00:22:35   Down By the River Clyde performed by Protest In Harmony 

00:25:06   Jean Anderson Scottish CND

00:31:59    Maggi Sale, Peace Campaigner and Author

The event finished with two more songs from Protest in Harmony

You can watch the video version of this event on our youtube channel.

Find out more about Scottish CND here:  https://www.banthebomb.org/

Find out more about  Mayors for Peace here: https://www.mayorsforpeace.org/en/

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