Activists highlight Canada’s role on 75th anniversary of atomic bombings

[photo: The ruins of Urakami Roman Catholic Cathedral after the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. Photo: Hidetsugu Aihara]

Nuclear disarmament advocates, including a prominent Anglican voice, held an online event Aug. 6 to commemorate 75 years since the atomic bombings of Japan in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and to recognize Canada’s role in the development and proliferation of nuclear weapons.

The Hiroshima-Nagasaki Day Coalition, which has hosted a commemoration each year in Toronto since 1975, held the event online this year for the first time. The event featured two keynote speakers, along with music and documentary footage.

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Media and information on the event are available at hiroshimadaycoalition.ca.