Interfaith Peace Gathering (Commemorating 70th Year Hiroshima・Nagasaki Atomic Bombings)
Please Join us at the Interfaith Peace Gathering which is part of the Hiroshima・Nagasaki 70th Year Peace Events 2015
Sachiyo Ito will perform and offer a dance of prayer to the deceased and those affected by the atomic bombing.
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Hiroshima・Nagasaki 70th Year Peace Events 2015
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Master of Ceremony: Heather Harlan Nakagaki
Welcoming Remarks by Meg Chapman, President of NY Society for Ethical Culture
Opening Remarks by Rev. T. Kenjitsu Nakagaki, Organizer
Slide Show “Kenka”(flower offering) by Hiroshima Seven Rivers Photo Club
Music Performance Nobuki Takamen, guitarist/composer
Invocation from Japanese traditions:
Calling Drumming by Kaoru Watanabe, ‘Taiko’ Japanese drummer/‘Feu’ flutist
Dance by Sachiyo Ito, Japanese dancer
Gagaku Music Offering and Peace Prayer
by Tenri Gagaku Music Society of New York, and Rev. Michael Yuge
Shomyo Buddhist Chant
– Rev. T. Kenjitsu Nakagaki, supported by Rev. Katsuya Kusunoki
Sanbika Christian Hymn – Rev. Kaz Takahashi, Japanese American United Church
Poem “Peace Bell” by Riverside Shinchi, Carletta J. Walker, poet/writer/artist
Moment of Silence and Peace Bell at 7:15pm (Exact moment when the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima at 8:15am, on August 6, 1945.)
Unison Reading
Music Offering by Sonny Ochiai, Sanshin (Okinawa’s traditional instrument) player, accompanied by Kaoru Watanabe, Fue flute
Song Offering by Minami Hattori, Soprano, accompany with Hiromi Abe, pianist
Interfaith Peace Prayer and Meditation from world religions
Judaism – Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub, Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Service
Islam – Sister Aisha al-Adawiya, Women In Islam
Hinduism – Dr. Uma Mysorekar, Hindu Temple Society of North America
Christianity – Rev. Robert Brashear, West Park Presbyterian Church
Buddhism – Bhante Kondanna, Staten Island Buddhist Vihara
Music Offering: by Sumiko Tajihi, violinist
Reading of Mayors Messages
Message from Hiroshima Mayor: Tak Furumoto, NY Hiroshima-kai
Message from Nagasaki Mayor: Takeshi Yamaguchi, NY Batten-kai
Greetings
Japanese American Association of New York – Susan Onuma
Interfaith Center of New York – Ellen Greeley
Musical Performance by Japan Choral Harmony”TOMO”
Mike Shirota, Conductor; Hiromi Abe, pianist
Poem “Peace is Possible” by Great Elbogen, a Holocaust survivor.
Keynote Address by Tomiko Morimoto West, Hibakusha (survivor) of Hiroshima
Musical Performance by Toshiko Akiyoshi, Jazz pianist, and Lew Tabackin, Saxophonist. flutist
Appreciation and Remarks by Rev. T. Kenjitsu Nakagaki
President of Buddhist Council of New York
Dana (donation) Collection
Musical Performance by Shinji Harada, Recording artist/Hiroshima Peace Culture Ambassador
Silent Meditation and Prayer for Peace and Lighting Ceremony:
Silent Peace Walk to Imagine Circle (Central Park Strawberry Field)