LAJI Hosts Science, Peace, Community Webinar May 23

LAJI News:

The Los Alamos Japan Institute’s (LAJI) Clifton Truman Daniel and Dr. Judith Stauber co-host a webinar conversation at 5 p.m. Monday, May 23 on Science, Peace and Community in Oak Ridge, Tenn.

Daniel and Stauber will talk with Ray Smith, Oak Ridge historian, and Pat Postma who collaborated with community members to develop the town’s International Friendship Bellan 8,000pound bronze Kyoto bell designed by Oak Ridge residents to symbolize shared peace and friendship in Oak Ridge and Japan.

Smith ensures that current and future generations can learn about the heritage, history, ongoing and planned activities in the city of Oak Ridge. Through printed media complemented by film, presentations, tours, and a history center, he has made the history of the Y12 National Security Complex and Oak Ridge available to all. Almost five decades of experience at Y12 provide Smith a deep understanding and high appreciation of its unique heritage. He also is familiar with the history of the other
government sites in Oak Ridge.

Postma arrived in Oak Ridge in 1943, where she grew up and later married a young physicist who became the Director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Postma and her husband were both committed to the establishment of the International Friendship Bell to mark the city’s 50th Anniversary. After her career in the College of Business at the University of Tennessee, Postma created a second career to advance significant community projects, including the creation of the Peace Pavilion, a striking new home for the
International Friendship Bell.

LAJI said it looks forward to continued conversations about peacenow more than ever.

Visit www.laji.us to RSVP.

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