Sadako Peace Day 2010

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Sadako Peace Day 2010

The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation hosted the 16th Annual Sadako Peace Day commemoration on August 6, 2010 at La Casa de Maria in Montecito, CA. Each year the Foundation remembers the story of Sadako Sasaki and all victims of nuclear weapons.

See photos of the 2009 event below. Photos and video from the 2010 event are coming soon.

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Event Program
2010 Sadako Peace Day by David Krieger
Persistence and Dedication by Rick Wayman
A Song for Peace Day by Barry Spacks
Veterans by Glenna Luschei

Audio (MP3)

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Bob Sedivy plays the shakuhachi to open the afternoon program. Photo by Rick Carter.	David Krieger remembers Sadako and all victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Photo by Rick Carter.
Paper cranes filled the Sadako Peace Garden's trees and boulders. Photo by Phil Channing.	Maia Ziaee, 12, reads an original poem outlining her vision of peace. Photo by Phil Channing.
Stephanie Glatt, Director of La Casa de Maria, speaks about the wonderful programs offered by the organization. Photo by Phil Channing.	NAPF 2009 summer interns (L to R): Steven Moxley, Rebecca Plotkin, Volha Charnysh, Jenna Ziesenhene. Photo by Rick Carter.

The natural beauty of the Sadako Peace Garden was on display at the event. Photo by Phil Channing.	David Krieger addresses the audience on this day of remembrance. Photo by Phil Channing.
Former Santa Barbara Poet Laureate Perie Longo reads her poem "Woo." Photo by Rick Carter.	First Poet Laureate of Santa Barbara Barry Spacks reads his "Poem for Sadako." Photo by Rick Carter.
Steven Crandell leads the audience in song. Photo by Rick Carter.	A crowd of over 80 people gathered to remember the victims of the atomic bombings. Photo by Phil Channing.

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