The Environmental Journal of Southern Appalachia
Sunday, 03 August 2025 23:28

Bearing witness: Peace Pilgrimage, Names and Remembrance ceremony

Peace pilgrimage from the Smoky Mountains to Oak Ridge

80th Anniversary events organized by the Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance

Peace pilgrimage from the Great Smoky Mountains
Peace Walk: Bearing Witness to Hiroshima, August 4–9, 2025
 
Names and remembrance ceremony

Wednesday, August 6 | 6:00–9:00 a.m.
Location: Across from the Y-12 Security Complex main entrance way in Oak Rige
Join us to honor the victims of Hiroshima with a morning of names and remembrance, bell ringing and a visual tribute of paper cranes; please be sure to bring a chair. 

 

Photo Lecture & Artist Panel

Wednesday, August 6 | 6:30 p.m.
Addison’s Bookstore, 126 S. Gay Street, Knoxville

An evening with Yvonne Dalschen, Black Atticus and guest artists reflecting on the legacy of Hiroshima through art, storytelling and music.

Visit the OREPA website for details and more events.