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For a world free of nuclear weapons
This year marks 80 years since the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki — acts of unimaginable violence that took over 200,000 lives and forever changed the course of history.
As we approach this solemn anniversary, it is crucial to stand in solidarity as we reflect, resist and recommit to a world free of nuclear weapons.
As one of the key nuclear weapons laboratories in the nation, the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is essential in the current American nuclear weapons stockpile enhancement, further exacerbating the threat of nuclear warfare.
Now, it is more crucial than ever to halt the expedited arms race and learn from the devastating history of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Please join us in the commemoration of the 80th year since this tragedy on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. at the Livermore Nuclear Weapons Lab West Gate (off S. Vasco Road) for a powerful morning of remembrance and action.
The event features speakers including Arjun Makhijani, Helen Jaccard, Rev. Michael Yoshii, Rev. Monica Cross, Patricia Ellsberg, and Marylia Kelley. The program will also include music and a symbolic “die-in” and a Bon Dance. After the program, there will be a nonviolent direct action for those who choose to participate.
For more information, please visit trivalleycares.org.
– Tanvi Kardile
Why we’re proud to be American
The real reason to be proud to be an American isn’t found in flags waving in the wind or in the lyrics of a national anthem. It’s not about symbols. It’s about people — about the legacy of ordinary individuals who stood up, spoke out, and refused to be silenced.
America was not handed down from kings or built by elites. It was built from the ground up by people who demanded their freedom.
The Revolution wasn’t led by royalty — it was driven by farmers, printers, blacksmiths and thinkers who had nothing to lose but their chains. They rose against one of the most powerful empires in the world because they believed that freedom had to be earned, not given.
That spirit — of fighting from the bottom up — is what defines America. It’s not abstract. It’s concrete.
It’s in every movement where people stood up to power and said, “Enough”. Enslaved people who fought for their freedom. Workers who struck for better lives. Women who refused to be shut out of the vote. Civil rights leaders who faced dogs, fire hoses and jail cells just to be treated as equals. Immigrants who came with nothing and built lives of dignity and purpose.
That’s the real pride of America. Not blind patriotism. Not the pageantry. It’s the unshakable belief that no matter where you start, your voice matters — that this country becomes better when people rise from below and demand justice, demand inclusion, demand change.
We are proud to be American because of the struggle, not in spite of it. We honor this country not by saluting its symbols, but by continuing its fight — from the bottom up — for freedom, fairness, and a future that includes us all.
— John Williams
