Every August 6, Winnipeggers commemorate the August 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with a Lanterns for Peace Ceremony. People come together to make and float their lanterns in a pond in the middle of the city to express their desire for a peaceful world and to show solidarity with countless others around the world who are doing something similar on that day.
The Cast
- Glenn Morison – Project Peacemakers
- Ismaila Alfa – CBC Radio
- Doug Martindale – MLA, Burrows Constituency
- Steve Plenert – Mennonite Central Committee
- Jessica Nagimori – Manitoba Japanese Canadian Citizens’ Association
- Terumi Kuwada – Manitoba Japanese Canadian Citizens’ Association
- Haley Rempel – Flautist
Lanterns for Peace Sponsors
The Crew
- Camera: Ken Harasym and Paul S. Graham
- Editing: Paul S. Graham
- Narration: Maggi Robinson