2021 Hiroshima Day Commemoration – 6th August
Posted: 03/08/2021 Filed under: Uncategorized Comments Off on 2021 Hiroshima Day Commemoration – 6th AugustPeople gathered in London’s Tavistock Square to commemorate Hiroshima Day – this year was particularly poignant given the unusual circumstances that we are in the midst of the Covid19 pandemic. Tower Hamlets CND members joined others, from across London, who came to hear speeches given by prominent politicians and activists, join in the singing and the traditional laying of flowers by Sabrina Francis, the current Mayor of Camden, at the Cherry Tree which was planted in 1967 by Millie Miller (Mayor of Camden).
Friday 6 August 12noon 1pm (Tavistock Sq Gardens, London)
Co-hosted by: Catherine West MP, Hannah Kemp-Welsh (London CND co-chair)
Speakers: Sabrina Francis (Mayor of Camden), Benali Hamdache (Green Party), Carol Turner London (CND-co chair), Jeremy Corbyn MP
Performers: Rev Nagase (chant & drumming), Hugh Goodacre (song & acoustic guitar), Raised Voices (choir)
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