ALBUQUERQUE – ACLU of New Mexico’s Central New Mexico Chapter, the UNM Law School Chapter, and the UNM Chapter will host a discussion featuring Mikey Weinstein on Thursday, October 6, at 5:30 p.m. in room 2401 at the University of New Mexico Law School.

Mikey Weinstein, Albuquerque attorney and businessman, is the leader and spokesperson for the much-publicized movement to restore constitutionally-mandated separation of church and state at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Kevin Hoover, ACLU-NM Board Member, will introduce Mikey Weinstein and the talk will be followed by a question and answer session.

“If this country violates the Constitution by losing religious neutrality at a place like the United States Air Force Academy within the United States Air Force and Department of Defense, we will not only lose what makes us uniquely American, we will destroy ourselves in the process,” said Mikey Weinstein. Such a disaster would be made all the worse by the fact that we are currently engaged in combat in a region that already sees us, monolithically, as invading and occupying American/Christian crusaders and imperialists.”

In his talk, he will describe his personal and family background, which includes three generations of military academy graduates, how he became involved in and brought events at the Academy to significant national and international attention, how this serious situation impacts the United States Air Force, the Department of Defense and our nation as a whole.

The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided.

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