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Ploughshares community groups. (Network News).


Many Ploughshares
For the agricultural implement, see plowshare, for the anti-nuclear group, see Trident Ploughshares


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 community groups held events in August to remember the victims of the atomic bombs atomic bomb or A-bomb, weapon deriving its explosive force from the release of atomic energy through the fission (splitting) of heavy nuclei (see nuclear energy). The first atomic bomb was produced at the Los Alamos, N.Mex.  dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. in Winnipeg, Project Peacemakers This article is about the pacifist organization. For other meanings, see Peacemaker (disambiguation).
Peacemakers was an American pacifist organization.
 participated in a lantern ceremony and were co-sponsors of a photo exhibition titled "Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Since" which was on display through August. Ploughshares Niagara held their lantern service in St. Catharines at the city's Peace Garden and added the first "Peace Walk" stepping stone at the garden's fountain. Both Ploughshares Ottawa and Ploughshares St. Thomas held observances. Ploughshares Hamilton cosponsored a Peace Day with many other local peace groups.

Ploughshares Calgary has had many requests for their bully-proofing "Puppets for Peace" in-school program. In response to the September 11 terror attacks terror attack natentado (terrorista)

terror attack nattentato terroristico 
, Ploughshares Calgary co-sponsored a September 14 multi-faith prayer service attended by between 9,000 and 11,000 people.
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Title Annotation:remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Publication:Ploughshares Monitor
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Date:Sep 1, 2001
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