Dear Southwest Faith Leaders,

Please join us in calling on President Biden, Secretary Haaland and the New Mexico Congressional Delegation to make the Caja del Rio a National Monument. The Caja del Rio is one of the most remarkable cultural, spiritual, archaeological and ecological landscapes in the southwest. To learn more about the Caja del Rio check out this film. Here is an op-ed that Rev. Andrew Black wrote on Caja del Rio is HERE. In calling for a national monument, we will be joining the All Pueblo Council of Governors, Santa Fe County Commission, and Santa Fe Mayor.

As regional faith leaders, we are asking you to SIGN ON TO THIS LETTER.

The deadline to sign on is Wednesday, December 18th. Protecting the Caja Del Rio from damaging and short-sighted industrial development is an act of solidarity with tribal and land-based peoples for whom this land has been held as sacred for time immemorial.

Thank you for considering adding your voice and feel free to reach out if you have any questions,

Reverend Andrew Black

EarthKeepers 360 and First Presbyterian Church of Santa Fe

Reverend Clara Sims

New Mexico Interfaith Power and Light

First Congregational United Church of Christ ABQ