Oregon WAND Sponsors Atomic Bomb Photo Exhibit
Hiroshima/Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Photo Exhibit | Oct. 1- Nov. 30
Portsmouth, OR
The exhibit features photos from Hiroshima and Nagasaki -- "Vanished Cities." This ad is running in local papers to announce the exhibit. Funding for the ads is provided by the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum.

The evening reception drew 45 folks to hear Hideko Tamura Snider, a survivor of the bombing. Tamura gave a first-hand account about surviving the horrors of this weapon. Reports say "There was not a dry eye in the crowd." Mayor Kitty Piercy described the Mayors for Peace campaign.

Here are the stars of Saturday evening. Hideko Tamura Snider, our Mayor Kitty Piercy, and Oregon WAND chair, Susan Cundiff.

WAND table at the end of the exhibit offers a guest book for comments and action postcards. Cards are addressed to both presidential candidates, the chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee of Energy & Water and the director of the Strategic Posture Review Committee of the US Institute of Peace. Here is a sample card:

Dear Senator Obama,

I am writing to you from a photo exhibit sponsored by the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum to call on you to play a leadership role in making the world safer by eliminating the threat of nuclear weapons. As practical steps, I support a new U.S. nuclear policy that:

€ Prevents the spread of nuclear weapons, € Ends the pursuit of new warheads, € Halts continued weapons production, and € Calls for engagement with other nations to ensure that all existing
stockpiles are verifiably dismantled.

In accordance with Article VI of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, the United States must commit to achieving a world free of nuclear weapons.

Sincerely,

Address:

City/State:

This banner greets visitors to the Atrium in Eugene where the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Exhibit is located. The Atrium has city offices for Planning and Development and is the place folks go to get building permits.