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Coventry remembers Hiroshima
DAVID FISH of Coventry Lord Mayor’s Committee for Peace and Reconciliation invites readers to attend – or watch online – a thought-provoking annual peace lecture
Firestorm cloud over Hiroshima

THE Hiroshima Remembrance taking place today in Coventry is an active witness when we commemorate the enormity of the dropping of the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, and strengthen our ongoing friendship with the people of that city and Japan, all of us seeking a world free of nuclear weapons as soon as possible. 

Active witness is the partner of active campaigning, when we show that we care, and as others watch our witness, we can increase the opinion of the public to have a world free of nuclear weapons.

Japanese ambassador Nagamine Yasumasa said: “Coventry’s Hiroshima Day remembrance is a true symbol of peace and reconciliation. I would like to start by extending my deepest respect to all the people involved for organising this service this year under these unprecedented circumstances. It is truly significant that the Hiroshima Day service has been held for more than 30 years.”

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