Stonewalk Japan 2005

STONEWALK JAPAN 2005
Nagasaki to Hiroshima, Japan
July 2nd to August 4th, 2005
On the 60th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

On August 6, 1945, the city of Hiroshima was the target of the first atomic bomb used against civil population in history. Three days later, the United States dropped a second atomic bomb over the city of Nagasaki. In total, about one quarter of a million people were killed by the two bombs. Today, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and the country of Japan are strongly engaged in banning nuclear weapons and their testing worldwide.

Stonewalk Japan 2005 marks the 60th anniversary of the thousands killed by the atomic bombs, with a peace walk from Nagasaki July 2nd, to Hiroshima, August 4th.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Stonewalk Japan 2005
About Japan
Mission Statement
Sponsorship Information
Schedule and Route
Photo Gallery Japan 2005
Media Articles
The US Core Team Members
Statement of Atonement
Goodwill Message from Mayor of Hiroshima
Stonewalk Brochure [Adobe PDF - 207KB]

JAPANESE LANGUAGE
Official Japanese Site Stonewalk 2005
Japanese Site - Fukuoka Prefecture
BLOG - Japanese Language
Hibakusha Documentary Site - David Rothauser

FURTHER READING

Hiroshima Peace Site

Nagasaki Peace Declaration

A-Bomb WWW Museum

Remembering Nagasaki

REPORTS, NEWS UPDATES and PHOTOS URGENT APPEAL! We are asking for donations for Stonewalk-Japan to cover import/export tax levied for the transportation of the caisson and T shirts. Click here to learn more...
	08.29.05 NEW PHOTOGRAPHS by Bruce Nichols New photos from July 6th to July 29th in the Photo Gallery
	08.11.05 Reflection by Margo Roman - "We just arrived home from participating in Stonewalk/Japan. Our journey began on Friday, July 29th, and ended at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on August 4th. ...sharing the experience with family, friends, and meeting many wonderful people of Japan...". Read the full story here
	08.05.05 Closing Ceremony Speech by Dot Walsh "I bow to you most respected Hibakusha, survivors of the 1945 devastation". Closing Speech by Dot Walsh Peace Declaration 60th Anniversary declaration August 6th, 2005 by Tadatoshi Akiba, Mayor of the City of Hiroshima
	08.04.05 'Stone Walk' ends in Hiroshima to commemorate A-bomb, war victims: HIROSHIMA - A group of bereaved kin of the Sept. 11 attacks and volunteers from Japan and abroad ended their "stone walk" in Hiroshima on Thursday, a pilgrimage carrying a 700-kilogram memorial stone to commemorate all unknown civilians killed in wars including atomic-bomb victims. Article
	08.02.05 9/11 Families on Hiroshima and Nagasaki Anniversaries - Institute for Public Accuracy: "The world deserves to know and remember this, not the horrors of the wars that are perpetrated today through lies and deceit and because of lust for power and greed." Read the full news release here
	08.01.05 Photo Update from Fukuoka Prefecture July 15th New photos from July 15th Also of interest: Hiroshima's Survivors: The Last Generation - a four-part series from The World's Patrick Cox Listen to Part 1 of the series
	07.26.05 Letter from Hiroshima by Andrea LeBlanc "Many of the organizers and participants are planning to come to the closing ceremony, so we expect a crowd! There will be Japanese drumming, speeches, and singing. I will read the Peaceful Tomorrows letter of atonement at the closing ceremony". Read the full article
	07.25.05 Yamaguchi City - 24th Day of STONEWALK: The Stonewalk Experience by Derrill Bodley: " I had forgotten about the pain and the agony that Stonewalk brought to me" Steps to Peace by Derrill Bodley - [Japanese, English] - An original composition that will be played at the closing ceremony. Photos from July 25th
	07.21.05 Update July 21st "DAY 20" by Jim Margolis "Today is day twenty and things continue to go very well for us. Daily I am reminded why we are on this journey. In the 20th century, tens of millions of people, mostly civilians died in war or were injured or became refugees. To what benefit? National boundaries changed and changed again". Day 20 Report
	07.19.05 Photos from July 19th Kokura (Sunatsu) to Monshi Port to Shimonoseki Photos from July 19th Fukuoka Prefecture More about Shimonoseki City Video of Stonewalk at Shimonoseki (.asx 2.33 mins) How to make a Peace Crane [PDF file - 230K]
	07.18.05 Photos from July 18th Photos from July 18th Fukuoka Prefecture Journeying from Hachiman Kourodai Park to Sunatsu From our friends at AFSC [afsc.org] Hibakusa: Atomic bomb survivors’ testimonies and appeals August 6-9: No Nukes! No Wars! Defend Democracy!
	07.17.05 Photos from July 17th Photos from July 17th Fukuoka Prefecture Also these updates: Photos from July 2nd Opening Ceremony Additional Photos from July 11th US Team Members [UPDATED]
	07.16.05 Photo Updates - Fukuoka Prefecture Photos from July 16th Fukuma to Okagaki-town to Ebitsu Photos from July 8, 9, and 10th including snaps from a gathering marking the 50th anniversary of the Russel-Einstein Manifesto. Read more about the Russell-Einstein Manifesto here
	07.12.05 Update from the Road - Dot Walsh: "I imagined that this would be a very difficult journey with the language and custom differences but instead this has become a journey of faith. We don't know where we are going each day, we don't know the route, we don't know what or where we will eat and we don't know where we are spending the night". Read the full daily
	07.11.05 Fukuoka Prefecture - by Bruce Nichols "Yesterday as we walked into Fukuoka we were greeted and joined by a number of Hibakusha. It was very moving to meet these survivors of the bombing now in their 60's and 70's". Read Bruce's full daily here Photos from July 11th
	07.10.05 "Hello to Everyone from STONEWALK": " To the people of London and England we express our sorrow and ask that our friends in Coventry please place some flowers on the Memorial Stone that rests on the grounds of St. Michaels Cathedral to remember the innocent victims of the bombings." Read the full daily from Dot Walsh here
	07.07.05 LONDON BOMBINGS: "We heard about the London bombings this morning here in Japan. We took the news very hard. I personally remember all too clearly how I felt the morning of 9-11 and KNOW the pain of the people in London...we all do". Read the full response statement here Learn more about the LONDON terrorist attacks [bbc.co.uk]
	07.02.05: STONEWALK JAPAN 2005 BEGINS! Stonewalk Japan 2005 had an 'enchanting' send off. Stonewalk Japan 2005 Opening Ceremony View a VIDEO of the Opening Ceremony [Real Player: 16 mins] Photos from Day 1: July 2nd Common Dreams: Stonewalk Japan: Press Release
	06.27.05: NEWS and UPDATES Statement of Atonement (to be read at opening ceremony) Stonewalk Japan 2005 Opening Ceremony Core US Team Members [UPDATED] Margo's Story
	06. 27.05: Metrowest Daily News Peace Abbey to mark bombing of Japan HOPKINTON - Dalia Auerhahn has been demonstrating for peace since she was a little girl, when she would participate in Mother's Day marches with her mother, Hopkinton veterinarian Margo Roman. Read the full article here
	06.24 Meet the TEAM! Photos of the core US Stonewalk Japan 2005 team members posted - Andrea LeBlanc (Peaceful Tomorrows), Dot Walsh (The Peace Abbey), Yoko Kawashima Watkins, Bruce Nichols and Jim Margolis. Core Team Members
	06.06.05 Hibakusha, Our Life To Live Documentary to Feature Stonewalk Japan 2005 - a film about Atomic Bomb survivors. Hibakusha, Our Life To Live will be a 90 minute mixed-documentary chronicling the lives of survivors before and after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. David Rothauser, Memory Productions,39 Fuller Street,Brookline, MA 02446 email: drothauser@aol.com Read more here
	06.04.05 Message of Goodwill received from Tadatoshi Akiba, Mayor of the City of Hiroshima: I find deep significance in the Stone Walk Japan 2005 Nagasaki-Hiroshima, which will move a one-ton stone from Nagasaki to Hiroshima for the cause of peace. Read the full letter here
	06.01.05 Official Japanese Language website for Stonewalk Japan 2005 launched, PLUS BLOG and Fukuoka Prefecture website: Official Japanese Site Stonewalk 2005 Japanese Site - Fukuoka Prefecture BLOG - Japanese Language
	See the updated Schedule and Route Read our Mission Statement Read about Sponsorship Information View the first set of photographs posted Photo Journal 1 See the Stonewalk Japan 2005 Brochure [Adobe PDF]