2026 Family Reunion Invite

? Reuniting Across the Miles: Why Our Family Reunion Matters More Than Ever

Families grow, scatter, and build new lives in new places. Careers shift, kids grow up, and responsibilities multiply. Before you know it, twenty years have passed since the last time everyone gathered under one roof. That’s where many families find themselves today — deeply connected in spirit, yet separated by distance, schedules, and the realities of modern life.

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80 Years Since The Atomic Bombing Of Hiroshima & Nagasaki Film Screening

A powerful historical documentary that examines the missions that introduced the world to the nuclear weapon. On August 6, 1945, the Enola Gay dropped the uranium-based Little Boy on Hiroshima. Three days later, on August 9, 1945, Bockscar delivered the plutonium-based Fat Man to Nagasaki. The atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki changed the course of World War II and marked the first, and only use of a nuclear weapon in war.

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Iran War Protest

No war on Iran flyer

In the wake of U.S. military actions against Iranian nuclear facilities, protests erupt in New York City as citizens mobilized to demand peace and a halt to what many saw as an escalation toward forever war against the Middle East region. One such demonstration will take place on June 26 in Union Square—a historic site long associated with grassroots activism and free expression in the Big Apple.

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2025 Coney Island Mermaid Parade

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The Coney Island Mermaid Parade began in 1983 as an imaginative, grassroots celebration of Coney Island’s unique cultural heritage. Created by Dick Zigun—often affectionately called the “Mayor of Coney Island”—the parade was conceived as a vibrant alternative to traditional festivals, drawing inspiration from the Mardi Gras parades of early twentieth-century Coney Island. Zigun’s vision was to offer local residents an opportunity to transform everyday street life into a fantastical, art-infused celebration that embraced mythology, self-expression, and community pride.

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