FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 4, 2024

Contact:
Lori Rudolph, Jewish Voice for Peace ABQ (JVP)
lhrudolph@gmail.com, 505-550-9553

WHAT: A solemn vigil to mourn one year of the genocide in Gaza and the death of more than 41,000 Palestinians including 16,000 children by the Israeli military with US weapons will be held on Tuesday, October 8 in downtown Albuquerque. Participants will deliver letters to NM senators’ offices asking for a weapons embargo on Israel.

WHEN/WHERE: 12 noon–12:30 pm, outside of Sen. Heinrich’s office building, 400 Gold Ave SW, funeral procession to Sen. Lujan’s Office, 500 Marquette NW, with a die-in at approximately 12:50 pm.

WHO: Organizations endorsing the vigil include Southwest Coalition for Palestine, UNM Faculty and Students for Justice in Palestine, La Raza Unida, Cambio, Albuquerque Center for Peace and Justice, Students for Justice in Palestine, Veterans for Peace ABQ, Los Jardines Institute, Jewish Voice for Peace ABQ, and Santa Feans for Justice in Palestine.