Mateo and Michelle Peixinho of Chimayo hold a Veterans For Peace sign Friday afternoon at Ashley Pond during a celebration of the coming into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, signed by 50 countries. See https://losalamosreporter.com/2021/01/21/citizen-groups-to-celebrate-treaty-on-prohibition-of-nuclear-weapons-friday-in-los-alamos-and-santa-fe/ Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

Representatives of citizen groups including Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety, Nuclear Watch New Mexico and Veterans for Peace at Ashley Pond Park Friday afternoon during an hour-long quiet celebration of the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. The group also held an event in Santa Fe earlier in the day. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

Scott Kovac, Operations and Research Director for Nuclear Watch New Mexico, at Ashley Pond Park Friday afternoon. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

Representatives of citizen groups advocating for the prohibition of nuclear weapons gather Friday on Trinity Drive near Ashley Pond. Similiar groups gathered across the country and in many countries throughout the world to celebrate the coming into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). The treaty has not been signed by the United States. Photo by Maire O’Neill/loslamosreporter.com

Participants in Friday’s event at Ashley Pond Park display signs in English and Spanish calling for pit production at Los Alamos National Laboratory to be halted. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com