#remembering

anubis2814@friendica.myportal.social

NASA - 2023-04-03 14:22:24 GMT

#Remembering Gus Grissom, NASA's 2nd astronaut, on his #birthday.The 2nd American in space (Liberty Bell 7), first Gemini mission commander (Gemini III), and Apollo 1 commander, he had all the "Right Stuff."

Do you have a favorite Gus Grissom photo or story? Share it below ⬇️
#NASAhistory

steelnomad@diasp.org

Please mark your calendars!

International Conscientious Objectors' Day - May 15th

#Remembering all those who have refused to bear #arms and participate in #war, throughout #history and today.

Every year on May 15th we #remember those who have established and are maintaining the right to refuse to kill, both in the past and today. Hundreds of people across the world are imprisoned or forced to flee their home countries for refusing to join the armed forces. On May 15th we stand in #solidarity with them, as well as celebrating the #memory of all those throughout history who have resisted #conscription.

Due to Coronavirus restrictions this year's National Ceremony will be online, with a live stream from Tavistock Square where the event usually takes place. Simply visit this page at 4.30pm on Saturday 15th May to watch the live stream.

The event will be streamed live via Youtube on this page. There is no need to register in advance, but if you want you can register here for email updates.

The time appears to be UK time zone, so you may need to check what time it will be in your local area :)

Peace

#peace #ConscientiousObjector #ConscientiousObjectors #ConscientiousObjection #propeace #pacifist #pacifism #antiwar #freedom #HumanRights

ramil_rodaje@diasp.org

Rachel Corrie

April 10, 1979 – March 16, 2003

I’m here for other children.

I’m here because I care.

I’m here because children everywhere are suffering and

because forty thousand people die each day from hunger.

I’m here because those people are mostly children.

We have got to understand that the poor are all around

us and we are ignoring them.

We have got to understand that these deaths are preventable.

We have got to understand that people in third world

countries think and care and smile and cry just like us.

We have got to understand that they dream our dreams

and we dream theirs.

We have got to understand that they are us. We are them.

My dream is to stop hunger by the year 2000.

My dream is to give the poor a chance.

My dream is to save the 40,000 people who die each day.

My dream can and will come true if we all look into the future

and see the light that shines there.

If we ignore hunger, that light will go out.

If we all help and work together, it will grow and burn free

with the potential of tomorrow.”

#remembering #RachelCorrie

dkkhorsheed@diasp.org

#Remembering #Hiroshima #Nagasaki #Japan #Atomic #Bombings #Nuclear #Weapons #Devastation #LittleBoy #FatMan #US #WorldWar11 #August01945 #August091945 #Death #Never_Forget #Our #Sad #World

Never Forget / Hiroshima and Nagasaki

August 06 - 09, 1945

August 6th 1945 was just a regular day. Little did the citizens of Hiroshima know, but for thousands of them, life was about to come to an end. Hiroshima had been selected by the United States as the very first atomic bomb target. Nobody knew for certain what the effect would be. The single atomic bomb weighed 4 tons, which is 3,600 kilograms. The person who dropped the bomb was Major Tom Ferebee from the aircraft, the “Enola Gay”. The pilot who was flying the “Enola Gay” at the time was Colonel Paul Tibbets. The dropping happened just after 8:00 a.m. Less than a minute after the dropping, the atomic bomb exploded. The explosion produced a temperature of 5,400 Fahrenheit, which is twice as high as the melting point of iron. Victims' skin began to peel off their faces, hands, and arms. It has been estimated that people living within 1,100 yards (1km) of the bomb site burned to death. Survivors were in a state of shock. Dead and dying people lay all around Hiroshima. Hiroshima used to be a city of 245,000 people with only 150 doctors and 1,780 nurses. 65 doctors were killed and the rest were wounded, and 1,654 nurses were dead or wounded. At the biggest hospital, only 1 doctor out of 30 was uninjured and the nursing staff of over 200 was down to 10. Nobody knows the exact number of people who died in Hiroshima. Official figures estimated 100,000 died. However, due to radiation sicknes the estimate rose to 140,000 by the end of 1945. After the bombing, Japan rejected the United States’ ultimatum to surrender unconditionally, so America dropped a second bomb on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. It is estimated that the bomb killed 80,000 people. Japan surrendered to the United States on August 14, 1945, eight days following the first bombing.

Photo: Victims of the Hiroshima Bombing, Japan / August 06,1945