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Syracuse Peace Council to hold anti-nuclear event Wednesday

The Syracuse Peace Council planned an anti-nuclear war procession, discussion and art exhibit for Wednesday afternoon. The event commemorates the first use of nuclear weapons in war on August 6, 1945.

The theme is why nuclear weapons should never be used again -with a 4:30 p.m. procession from the north side of the Arts Atrium on E. Washington Street to the VPA Nancy Cantor Warehouse on E. Fayette St.

A reception and exhibit featuring art from Hiroshima bomb survivors, gathered by 2024 Nobel Prize recipient, Nihon Hidankyo, opens at 5:30 p.m.

Bob Beck, a veteran media professional, currently serves as a part-time editor/host at WAER Public Radio and an adjunct professor at Syracuse University. Beck retired as News Director at Wyoming Public Radio in 2022 after 34 years. During his time, Beck won 5 regional Edward R. Murrow awards and 5 Public Media Journalists Association awards for reporting. He also won 11 PMJA awards for the news and public affairs program Open Spaces. He was awarded the Wyoming School Bell award for education reporting and was part of two Emmy Award winning television productions. You can find him on X under the name @butterbob.