Religion & Spirituality
Jim Grant, retired Director of Social Justice Ministry for the Diocese of Fresno will discuss with Judge Dale Ikeda, retired Judge on the Superior Court of Fesno County the Human Rights Coalition of the Central Valley's Second Annual Commemoration of the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This year's event includes an opening ceremony on August 6th (Peace Harden @ FSU), a film on August 7th (Big Red Church), and a closing ritual on August 9th (Shinzen Garden). It includes land acknowlegments, speeches,readings, and an invitation to Fast (Dr. Daniel O'Connell). Judge Ikeda inttroduces us to VORP, Restorative Justice, Japanese American Citizens League, Fresno-Kochi Sister City Program, Japanese Internment, Japanese-American bravery in Wortld War II, Peace Garden at FSU, Seedlings from Hiroshima, and Nuclear Disarmament