[0]Between August 6 and 9, the anniversaries of the U.S. atomic On the occasion of the August anniversaries of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, join with groups across the country [0] who are working to expose the escalating threat to the world posed by U.S. nuclear hypocrisy, and to confront the corporations that are perpetuating and profiting from a worldwide nuclear crisis and the wars in the Middle East. Some of this month's highlights include the Widening War Tour [0], featuring Hiroshima survivor Yuko Nakamura [0], that stops in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Florence, MA; nonviolent direct actions [0] at the Los Alamos and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories; and, the Think Outside the Bomb [1] youth conference in Santa Barbara.

Here’s what you can do to prevent future Hiroshimas and Nagasakis throughout August and beyond:

1. Locate [1] or post [1] events in your area, download action and education resources [1], and learn more about the nuclear facilities [1] and war profiteers [1] that operate near you [1].
2. Cast your “vote” [1] for the elimination of nuclear weapons by printing out, filling in and mailing copies of the unofficial ballot to the Department of Energy and public officials.
3. Email your senators [2] to demand that they reject the Bush administration's plan to build new nuclear weapons.
4. Host [3] the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum’s traveling “Hiroshima-Nagasaki A-Bomb Exhibition.”
5. Organize a video screening [3] or house party, especially with HBO's new documentary, White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima & Nagasaki [3], which premieres on August 6.