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Survivors, presenters urge completion of New Mexico COVID memorial on donated public trust land
Summary
Survivors and presenters described a survivor-driven COVID-19 memorial sited on an acre of public trust land the State Land Commissioner allotted, highlighting a pilgrimage path, artist-designed panels inspired by papel picado, and spaces for private reflection and communal gatherings.
A presenter said, "So this project [music] touches so many lives and I just am grateful to people that just said, 'We've got to do [music] something to give New Mexicans a place of solace, to give the families that were impacted their moment in time and their place for peace and comfort.'" The presenter described the memorial as meant to help families heal together.
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