updated August 19, 2008
July 30, 2008

Hiroshima-Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Photo Poster Exhibition in the USA

At Community of Christ Temple, Independence, Missouri

Community of Christ Temple will host the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Photo Poster Exhibition in the USA from September 1 through 14.  The travelling exhibit is presented by the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and brought to Independence by PeaceWorks Kansas City.  All are invited to view the exhibit from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with limited hours on Labor Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays from 1:00 to 4 p.m.

All are invited on Friday, September 5, for a reception beginning at 7:00 p.m. followed by a panel discussion with a delegation of four people from Japan.  One participant, an A-bomb survivor, will share testimony.

Presenters of the exhibit share that “Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the first cities to experience the horror of nuclear weapons. Both were devastated in an instant, and tens of thousands of precious lives were lost. Many of those who managed to survive still suffer today from disorders attributable to A-bomb radiation.”

The exhibit is one form of appeal from survivors and activists whose wishes are for this to never happen again. 

Community of Christ is a worldwide church with 250,000 members in more than 50 nations.  The Community of Christ Temple and Auditorium house the denomination's international headquarters, located at River and Walnut in Independence, Missouri.  The church’s mission is to proclaim Jesus Christ and promote communities of joy, hope, love, and peace.  The Temple is formally dedicated to the pursuit of peace.