Double book party at St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Harlem, NYC.
AUG 9: Hiroshima / Nagasaki Commemoration
Annual Hiroshima / Nagasaki Commemoration Exhibition
NY War Tax Resisters League
Temperance Plaza / Tompkins Square Park
On Saturday, August 9, 2025, the NY War Tax Resisters League is holding its annual exhibition in Tompkins Square Park commemorating the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II:
ANNUAL NY WAR TAX RESISTERS LEAGUE
HIROSHIMA / NAGASAKI EXHIBITION
SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 2025
12 – 5 PM
TOMPKINS SQUARE PARK
TEMPERANCE PLAZA
129-111 Avenue A
New York, NY 10009
Please stop by sometime in the afternoon to witness and participate in this annual gathering of War Resisters and other antiwar activists.
Hiroshima / Nagasaki Commemoration
Evening Event
5C Cafe and Cultural Center
After the exhibition in the park, the 5C Cafe and Cultural Center will be hosting an evening event:
HIROSHIMA / NAGASAKI COMMEMORATION
SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 2025
5 – 8 PM
5C CAFE AND CULTURAL CENTER
68 Avenue C
(68 Loisaida Avenue)
New York, NY 10009
The program will include:
- a further commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United States military during World War II, featuring artists, poets, musicians, educators, and activists
- a presentation by Mike Levinson recounting the history of the War Tax Resisters League
- a fundraiser for the Rammun Foundation to be used for on-the-ground mutual aid in Gaza
- presentations by Suzanne Ross and Pam Africa of the International Concerned Family and Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal, with updates on the status of the celebrated political prisoner, journalist, and author






