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
