From 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM
Building a World Without Nuclear Weapons: An Urgent Imperative
This online forum will focus on the grave concern regarding the increasing threat of nuclear war and what ordinary citizens can do to prevent it. The speakers are:
• John C. Wester, Archbishop of Santa Fe, NM, who in 2022 led the way in the U.S. Catholic Church with his groundbreaking pastoral letter on nuclear disarmament
• Dr. Ira Helfand, past president of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War and member of the International Steering Group of ICAN
• Marie Dennis, senior director of the Catholic Nonviolence Initiative and past co-president of Pax Christi International
• Claire Schaeffer-Duffy, Center for Nonviolent Solutions, will serve as moderator
Some of our co-sponsors: Pax Christi International ● Veterans for Peace (USA) ● Association of U.S. Catholic Priests ● Back from the Brink ● Islamic Society of North
America ● Fellowship of Reconciliation ● Franciscan Action Network ● Sisters of Mercy of the Americas ● Massachusetts Peace Action ● Pax Christi New Jersey ●
International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War ● WE Rotary WORLD ● Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns ● Boston Catholic Climate Movement
All sponsors listed here. To become a co-sponsor, contact moran3@comcast.net.