Week of Action for Abolition
AUGUST 3 – 9 | 2025
It has been 80 years since the horror of nuclear weapons was first unleashed.
Before the United States bombed the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6th and 9th 1945, the first nuclear weapon, ‘Trinity’, was tested on First Nations land in New Mexico less than a month earlier on July 16th.
80 years on from the dawn of the nuclear age, join a Week of Action for Abolition from Sunday 3rd August – Saturday 9th August to remember the harms of the past and demand urgent action to ensure these abhorrent weapons are never used again.
Australia has not yet joined the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons – the only international treaty to comprehensively outlaw nuclear weapons, and commit to supporting survivors of their testing and use.
In this 80th year, it is in the hands of everyday people to put the Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty in front of our decision-makers and office-holders to demand they work for Australia’s ratification. Together we can turn our government’s appalling approach around.
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NEVER AGAIN: The Hiroshima-Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Exhibition
Holmes à Court Gallery
Start Date: 10 May, 2025
End Date: 21 June, 2025
This exhibition commemorates 80 years since the dropping of the atomic bomb on populated human cities. Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the first cities in human history to experience the atomic bombing. In an instant, the cities were completely devastated and many lives were lost. The spirits and bodies of those who barely survived were wounded deeply, and the pain continues today, more than three quarters of a century later. Based on this tragic experience, we continue to appeal our wish to the world that such an event may never again occur on this planet.
Within this exhibition, there are several special events:
Testimony to the Atom Bomb | two survivors speak
Saturday, 10 May 2025 | 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Free Event. Register here
Sharing Japanese Culture and Language for Peace
Saturday, 10 May 2025 | 3.30pm – 6.00pm
Free Event. Register here
The Atomic Age on Film
Saturdays @ 3.00pm
17 May On The Beach (1959)
24 May Dr Strangelove (1964)
7 June In This Corner of the World (2016)
14 June Twilight Time (2024)
From $20.00. Purchase here
GALLERY HOURS : Tues-Fri 12pm – 5pm | Sat 12pm – 4pm
Order commemorative materials from ICAN Australia
ICAN Australia can provide commemorative materials to help make your event a success.
We can provide:
Copies of a beautiful commemorative artwork from Melbourne-based Japanese artist Hiroyasu Tsuri, aka TWOONE, available at cost price. Read more about it here.
Brochures explaining the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, and up to date information on Australia’s engagement with this treaty to date.
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