Announcement for Peace & Humanity Day
Thursday, June 2, 2011
San Diego–Worldwide Initiative to Safeguard Humanity (SD-WISH) will be holding Peace & Humanity Day in collaboration with the Unified Port of San Diego, the City of Coronado, and the Japan Society of San Diego and Tijuana, from 4:00pm to 4:50pm and from 7:00pm to 8:45pm (intermission between 5pm and 7pm to change venues) on Friday, August 5, 2011.
Peace & Humanity Day events will consist of two parts:
Part I “Promise” is a ceremony to send a message of peace and harmony to future generations at the Yokohama Friendship Bell. At 4:15pm (8:15am in Japan), we will gong the Yokohama Friendship Bell, a symbol of the long-lasting friendship between the sister cities of San Diego and Yokohama ,while the world is watching the Peace Memorial Ceremony in Hiroshima attended by representatives from more than 80 countries. We will also have one minute of silence to honor human lives not only in San Diego, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki, but all lives worldwide.
We will then transition and change venues (transportation on own) to Coronado City Hall (outside of Coronado City Council Chambers) for informal discussions and friendship-building after a break. Snacks and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided.
Part II “Wish” is a gathering to learn about and discuss friendship at the Coronado City Council Chambers (1825 Strand Way Coronado, CA 92118). We will also view multi-media depictions of human strength to promote peace and well-being. After sunset, we will walk to the adjacent Coronado Community Center Pool (1845 Strand Way Coronado, CA 92118) and follow a Japanese tradition of floating paper lanterns, toros, made with our wishes for peace and harmony written in different languages.
People of all ages, cultures, and beliefs are asked to join us to share our wishes of peace and harmony for the world at these events. The admission is free for both events, and we will be accepting a $5 per person donation to help with the cost of snacks and non-alcoholic beverages at the Coronado City Council Chambers during Part II of the events. Our guests are also invited to bring snacks and non-alcoholic beverages to share.
In addition, as a part of our Japan Tsunami relief efforts, there will be a donation box at both events to support recoveries of the Japanese regions and people seriously affected by the Tsunami of March 11, 2011.
SD-WISH is a grass-root volunteer group formed in 2011 by Akiko Mikamo (Chair), Mike Kawamura (Advisor), and Kiyoshi Murakami (Advisor), who are residents of San Diego, California and Sendai, Japan. Mike Kawamura is a survivor of the Hiroshima Atomic Bombing and Akiko Mikamo is a second-generation survivor of the Hiroshima Atomic Bombing. Kiyoshi Murakami is the past President of the Fukuoka Club.
The vision of SD-WISH is to promote peace and harmony among all peoples, cultures, and nations. Our mission is to work toward the creation of a safer world for future generations and to educate people to live in harmony, using the unprecedented experience of the US-Japan relationship as a real-world example.
For more information, please go to our website www.sdwish.org. Questions and comments regarding the Peace & Humanity Day are welcomed to our email address at [email protected].
San Diego–Worldwide Initiative to Safeguard Humanity (SD-WISH) will be holding Peace & Humanity Day in collaboration with the Unified Port of San Diego, the City of Coronado, and the Japan Society of San Diego and Tijuana, from 4:00pm to 4:50pm and from 7:00pm to 8:45pm (intermission between 5pm and 7pm to change venues) on Friday, August 5, 2011.
Peace & Humanity Day events will consist of two parts:
Part I “Promise” is a ceremony to send a message of peace and harmony to future generations at the Yokohama Friendship Bell. At 4:15pm (8:15am in Japan), we will gong the Yokohama Friendship Bell, a symbol of the long-lasting friendship between the sister cities of San Diego and Yokohama ,while the world is watching the Peace Memorial Ceremony in Hiroshima attended by representatives from more than 80 countries. We will also have one minute of silence to honor human lives not only in San Diego, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki, but all lives worldwide.
We will then transition and change venues (transportation on own) to Coronado City Hall (outside of Coronado City Council Chambers) for informal discussions and friendship-building after a break. Snacks and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided.
Part II “Wish” is a gathering to learn about and discuss friendship at the Coronado City Council Chambers (1825 Strand Way Coronado, CA 92118). We will also view multi-media depictions of human strength to promote peace and well-being. After sunset, we will walk to the adjacent Coronado Community Center Pool (1845 Strand Way Coronado, CA 92118) and follow a Japanese tradition of floating paper lanterns, toros, made with our wishes for peace and harmony written in different languages.
People of all ages, cultures, and beliefs are asked to join us to share our wishes of peace and harmony for the world at these events. The admission is free for both events, and we will be accepting a $5 per person donation to help with the cost of snacks and non-alcoholic beverages at the Coronado City Council Chambers during Part II of the events. Our guests are also invited to bring snacks and non-alcoholic beverages to share.
In addition, as a part of our Japan Tsunami relief efforts, there will be a donation box at both events to support recoveries of the Japanese regions and people seriously affected by the Tsunami of March 11, 2011.
SD-WISH is a grass-root volunteer group formed in 2011 by Akiko Mikamo (Chair), Mike Kawamura (Advisor), and Kiyoshi Murakami (Advisor), who are residents of San Diego, California and Sendai, Japan. Mike Kawamura is a survivor of the Hiroshima Atomic Bombing and Akiko Mikamo is a second-generation survivor of the Hiroshima Atomic Bombing. Kiyoshi Murakami is the past President of the Fukuoka Club.
The vision of SD-WISH is to promote peace and harmony among all peoples, cultures, and nations. Our mission is to work toward the creation of a safer world for future generations and to educate people to live in harmony, using the unprecedented experience of the US-Japan relationship as a real-world example.
For more information, please go to our website www.sdwish.org. Questions and comments regarding the Peace & Humanity Day are welcomed to our email address at [email protected].
