From left, Iman Abdur Rauf Campos-Marquetti, with Minara Muslim Community Center of Albuquerque, Daniel Dupre, with the Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Santa Fe, and Ryan Tate, with African American Spiritual Church, in Albuquerque, pray togather during a rally demanding for a ceasefire in Gaza. Around 200 people attended the rally in the Rotunda of the State Capitol Friday, February 9, 2024. The rally is organized by Jewish Voices for Peace, Southwest Coalition for Palestine, Santa Feans for Justice in Palestine and more. (Photo by Eddie Moore / Albuquerque Journal)
Twin measures introduced in the New Mexico Legislature that urge the state’s congressional delegation to call for a ceasefire in Gaza have sat untouched by the powerful lawmakers responsible for giving them a hearing.
In response, a coalition of 19 organizations and five lawmakers from across the state held a two-and-a-half-hour “People’s Forum” at the state capitol to hear testimony that they said would be given in an official hearing.