Flag accumulation for peace: Bayreuth commemorates Hiroshima and Nagasaki!
Flag accumulation for peace: Bayreuth commemorates Hiroshima and Nagasaki!
On July 8, 2025, a significant sign was set in Bayreuth: Mayor Thomas Ebersberger lifted the flag of "Mayors for Peace" on Luitpoldplatz. This day is not just a local event, but is reminiscent of the devastating atomic bombing on Hiroshima and Nagasaki 80 years ago. On this sad anniversary, in which over 210,000 people died and many others suffer from the consequences, the survivors, known as Hibakusha, urge to disarm nuclear weapons.
In Germany, more than 600 cities are involved in the same time for this important occasion. So also Bayreuth, which has been part of the international network "Mayors for Peace" since June 2019. This network is committed to ensuring that cities are increasingly putting pressure on governments to join the 2017 nuclear weapons ban. It is a call for a life without the constant threat of nuclear weapons, paired with the aim of solving global problems such as hunger, poverty and environmental degradation. The International Court of Justice already found in an expert opinion from 1996 that there is a international legal obligation to negotiate nuclear disarmament.
a symbol of peace
As part of the ceremony, the Bayreuth artist Lucie Kazda presented the mayor a porcelain, which is considered a symbol of peace. Kazda had folded more than 1,000 origami cranes in Hiroshima and laid down at the child monument. This campaign was inspired by the touching legend of the Sadako Sasaki, which after the bomb attack on leukemia and dreamed of folding 1,000 cranes to be healed by their illness.Another remarkable part of the project in Bayreuth is the planned planting of Hibakujumoku trees, trees that have survived the atomic bombing on Hiroshima. These trees should serve as living symbols for peace and keep memory. The message is clear: "Nobody should ever suffer as we do" - an urgent plea that is carried into the world by the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
a strong network
The organization "Mayors for Peace" was originally launched by the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In 1982, she goes back to the cities worldwide to call up the Mayor of Hiroshima, Takeshi Araki, in 1982. In 1991 the organization was registered as a non-governmental organization with special consulting status with the UN economic and social council.
Since then, the network has expanded significantly. It includes regions such as Taiwan, Palestine and Kosovo, and over 21 cities are responsible for regional chapters. This structure makes it possible to put local concerns in a global context and to stand up for peace and security.
The flag day and the common activities worldwide are not only a memory of the past, but a call to make the future more peaceful. In Bayreuth, this spirit is kept alive and conveys that responsibility for a peaceful world lies in the hands of everyone. Decisions that are made today form the world of tomorrow.
For more information about "Mayors for Peace", interested parties can visit the organization website: Mayors for peace . For current reports from Bayreuth, look at the official page: Bayreuth Stadt .
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