Pax Christi New York State and Pax Christi Metro New York
Invite you to A Commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan
Featuring excerpts from a Pax Christi International Webinar, Friday, August 8th, 2025 7:00 PM
We will begin with reflection and prayer by Sr. Teresia Wamuyu Wachira, PCI Co-President.
Then we will hear testimonies, reflections, and shared witness about the enduring impact of nuclear weapons and the urgent call to disarmament grounded in nonviolence and human dignity from:
Sr. Filo Hirota, Catholic Nonviolence Initiative steering committee, Mercedarian Missionaries of Berriz
Anselmo Lee, Founding Co-President, Pax Christi Korea (PCK)
Nicholas Mele, Senior Adviser on Nuclear Disarmament, Pax Christi USA
Bishop Brian McGee, Bishop of Argyll and the Isles
Florian Ebelenkamp, Advocacy Officer, International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)
Marian Pallister, Pax Christi Scotland Chair, Pax Christi Scotland
There will also be time for discussion among attendees and action suggestions.*
Please contact nypaxchristi@gmail.com by August 7th, 2025 for the Zoom link.
Back from the Brink
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security
ICAN
Manhattan Project for a Nuclear-Free World
Peace Action
Soka Gakkai International
Warheads to Windmills
