On July 31st and August 1st, Nobel Women’s Initiative partner Pax Christi New Mexico brought together peace activists from around the US ahead of the 64th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Over 150 people took part in a weekend of events at the construction site of the atomic bomb in Los Alamos, New Mexico, to call for disarmament and the abolition of nuclear weapons.

Speaking at a number of the Los Alamos events, Nobel Laureates Jody Williams and Mairead Maguire echoed the calls for a nuclear-free world. Both Laureates challenged individuals to take action as part of a global effort for nuclear disarmament.

The weekend’s major protest began at Ashley Pond, the site where the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs were built, and then continued on towards other nuclear labratories. Pax Christi New Mexico organizes Hiroshima Day events in Los Alamos annually.

“We really are at the crossroads and [disarmament] will happen if people of goodwill all over the world raise their voices and take action to let the governments of the world know that’s what they want.” - Jody Williams

LEARN MORE

Question and Answer with Jody Williams, Anti-nuclear Activists, Burlington Free Press, 9 August 2009.

Burlington Rally Opposes all Nukes, Burlington Free Press, 7 August 2009.

Column: Hiroshima Day, Reuters India, 6 August 2009.

The Bomb at 64: Let’s Retire It, Huffington Post, 6 August 2009.

Nobel Laureate Jody Williams Speaks Out Against Nukes, Seven Days, 5 August 2009.

Read more about our work for a nuclear-free world at our Disarmament Issue page.