IN PERSON and ONLINE
To commemorate the anniversary of the first detonation of an atomic weapon in 1945 at the Trinity Test Site, an interfaith coalition is hosting “From Reflection to Action: An Interfaith Remembrance of the Trinity Test” to pray, reflect, and discuss the impact of the Trinity Test on New Mexico and beyond.
It will be held on Sunday, July 14, 2 PM (Mountain; 4 PM Eastern) at St. John XXIII Catholic Community, 4831 Tramway Ridge Dr. NE in Albuquerque.
Pre-registration is encouraged; the event will be live-streamed on YouTube at this link.
Co-hosts include the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, Interfaith Power & Light NM-EP, New Mexico Conference of Churches, Nuclear Watch New Mexico, Soka Gakkai International-USA, and the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium.
Confirmed speakers include: (with a few more coming)
- Archbishop John C. Wester, Archbishop of Santa Fe
- Jay Coghlan, Nuclear Watch New Mexico
- Tina Cordova, Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium
- Dr. Myrriah Gomez, associate professor at University of New Mexico, author of Nuclear Nuevo México: Colonialism and the Effects of the Nuclear Industrial Complex on Nuevomexicanos
- Don Hancock, Southwest Research and Information Center/Nuclear Waste Safety
- Dr. Ira Helfand, Co-Founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility and member of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
- Eddie Laiche, Member of Students for Nuclear Disarmament
All are welcomed! It is free to attend but reservations are highly recommended. Use this link to register to attend.
Watch the live-stream on YouTube here, Sunday, July 14, 2 PM Mountain time.