Date to Remember 6 August 1945-2022

Hiroshima Day was commemorated once again in Tavistock Square, Camden on Saturday 6 August by members of London’s CND. The “Cherry Tree” (planted by the Mayor of Camden in 1968) was again a focal point for the event around which people gathered to decorate it with the iconic paper “peace” herons, lay flowers and listen to speakers from supportive organisations. This year’s event was hosted by CND’s co- Chair, Hannah Kemp-Welch. She was joined by speakers including: Nasim Ali – the Mayor of Camden. Other speakers, Jess Bernard chair of Young Labour, Benali Hamdache (Green Party) and John Morris (CND) also contributed their thoughts and reflections on the continuing expansion of nuclear warfare since the first nuclear weapons were dropped over Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 – bringing WWII to a sudden and violent end.

The “Raised Voices” choir brought the event to a close by singing a programme of campaign songs and a chanting of prayers led by buddhist monk Rev Nagase.

This year there were more missing faces, Bruce Kent – who was the very essence of CND and a lively contributor on the “campaigning platform”, passed away a month earlier on 8 June and Isabel Rowe  a Tower Hamlets CND longstanding active  member, who sadly passed away also in June.

Photos from the event at Tavistock Square

Photos from the event at Tavistock Square: © 2022 ArtZone Co-op

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