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2012 Annual Pax Christi New Mexico Hiroshima Day Commemoration
"Sackcloth and Ashes" Sunday at 5 PM, Ashley Pond Park
August 3-6: workshops, inspiring speakers, celebrity activists, hard-hitting films and music, large-scale non-violent direct action, a march to the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), a hunger strike (which began on Trinity Test anniversary July 16) and more.
August 3-4: Make Art, Not War art show at El Museo Cultural in Santa Fe (555 Camino De La Familia, in the Railyard) from 5pm to 7pm, and from 12pm to 7pm on Saturday August 4th. More than 20 artists have submitted their work
August 4 (Saturday): All-day conference at the Center for Contemporary Arts (CCA, 1050 Old Pecos Trail) in Santa Fe. Starting at 9am and running through the evening, the conference features some of the leading anti-nuke experts and peace activists from around the country, including Arjun Makhijani, Pancho Ramos Stierle, Kristen Iversen, Father John Dear, Linda Gunter, Cynthia Jurs, Jay Coglan, Joni Arends, and others. Panels will give an overview of the very real concerns about the Los Alamos National Laboratory, explore the impact that LANL has had on the communities and environment of New Mexico, take a deep look into what non-violent, spiritual activism and community action looks like, and debunk the touted economic benefits of the nuclear weapons industry. There will also be presentations on the links between nuclear weapons and nuclear power, the U.S. military's upgrading of existing weapons, and exactly how the U.S. progressed from Pearl Harbor to the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Also at CCA we will present two films: The Forgotten Bomb by local film-maker, Bud Ryan, followed by a Q&A session, and White Light, Black Rain, an HBO documentary on the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
August 5 (Sunday): Rally at Ashley Pond Park in Los Alamos, the birthplace of nuclear weapons. Starting at 12pm the afternoon will include speakers, music, and teach-ins. At 5.15pm we will create an audio link to the sounding of the Peace Bell in Hiroshima, the exact time that the bomb was dropped on Japan that fateful day 67 years ago. Following that join Pax Christi for their annual "Sackcloth and Ashes" march of peace and commemoration to LANL, and the floating of peace lanterns on Ashley Pond.
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2011 Annual Pax Christi New Mexico Hiroshima Day Commemoration
July 29-30 - 2011 4:00 p.m. Mass for Peace at Santa Maria de la Paz Catholic Church, 11 College Ave., Santa Fe, New Mexico.
7:00 p.m. Showing of the new anti-nuclear documentary, The Forgotten Bomb followed by questions and answers with the filmmakers, Bud Ryan and Stuart Overbey, at El Museo Cultural Center, 1615 Paseo del Peralta, Santa Fe, New Mexico (tentatively).
Saturday, July 30, 2011
9 a.m. to noon Nonviolence Training with Keith Bierbaum at Santa Maria de la Paz Catholic Church, 11 College Ave., Santa Fe, New Mexico.
2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Sackcloth and Ashes Prayer Vigil for Peace, Los Alamos, New Mexico. Meet at Ashley Pond in the center of town.
For information, contact: bud[at]siochainworld[dot]org or call 505-264-2838.
Pax Christi New Mexico Annual Retreat -- June 4-5, 2011
Canossian Spirituality Center,
5625 Isleta Blvd., SW.,
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87105
www.canossianspiritualitycenter.org
Join us on Saturday June 4th for a day of sharing and prayer, with an afternoon presentation on the Gospel of Matthew from author and theologian Megan McKenna, and then on Sunday morning, closing sharing and liturgy. An overnight room (depending on the type of room) with meals will cost approximately $125. Scholarships are available. Make your reservations as soon as possible.
For information, contact: bud[at]siochainworld[dot]org or call 505-264-2838.