NUCLEAR TRUTH AT THE 3MSP

 The Third Meeting of States Parties (3MSP) to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) will be held at the United Nations in New York between 3 – 7 March 2025.

The Nuclear Truth Project will be attending the 3MSP to advocate, educate and network on issues of concern to nuclear affected community members.

We will participate through a range of activities, including:

  • Community Hubs on Monday 3 March and Wednesday 5 March – join us for space to reflect, connect, or meet with other affected community members. 
  • Special sessions run by affected community members on Monday and Wednesday at 10.30 – 11.30am / 12.30 – 1.30pm at the Community Hubs – details to follow!
  • our side event “Translating Protocols into Action: The Nuclear Truth Project Protocols in Practice with Frontline Affected Communities” will be held in Conference Room A in the UN at 11.30- 12.45pm on Thursday 6 March

Connect with us in the hallways and meeting rooms, or follow our posts from the meeting on social media (BlueSky, Instagram). We look forward to sharing and learning with others attending this meeting.

COMMUNITY HUBS DETAILS

The Community Hubs will be open from 8:30 am to 1:30 pm on Monday (March 3) and Wednesday (March 5) at the Church Center for the United Nations, at 777 UN Plaza, 8th Floor meeting space, across from the United Nations.

These Community Hubs are designed for affected community members and their allies and representative organisations, offering space to gather, share stories, rest and collaborate on solutions for nuclear justice.

We plan to offer a mix of structured and unstructured time in these spaces. Breakfast and lunches will be offered to affected community members both days. Some time slots will be open for people to casually drop by as needed, to rejuvenate and recharge. We also have several time slots for community-led sessions, which encourage collaboration or regional perspectives.

We acknowledge our sponsors and supporters for their kind assistance with the Hubs. Particular thanks to Reaching Critical Will for supporting logistics. We thank ICAN and Peace Boat for co-sponsoring catering. We thank our volunteers who offer their time and expertise to the Hubs.

Want to know more? Contact 3msp@nucleartruthproject.org

We invite you to join a dynamic side event featuring community members, translators, and advocates working with the Nuclear Truth Project Protocols, a groundbreaking framework developed to support nuclear-affected communities and advance nuclear justice. 

This side event will feature firsthand accounts from community members, translators, and experts who are actively engaging with the Protocols within their own communities.

Our speakers are:

  • Karina Lester
  • Benetick Kabua Maddison
  • Anaïs Maurer
  • Tamatoa Edgard Tepuhiarii
  • Yerdaulet Rakhmatulla 
  • moderators: Pam Kingfisher and Dimity Hawkins

Attendees will learn about the challenges and successes of implementing these Protocols on the ground, as well as how they are being adapted to reflect the unique needs and voices of frontline communities.

These Protocols are a living document, continuously evolving through adoption and adaptation by communities, States Parties, and organizations. They offer an inclusive approach that can be modified to meet the unique needs of diverse groups, ensuring they are accessible and relevant across different languages and cultural contexts. Learn more about how they developed here.

To date, the Protocols have been translated into several languages, including collective adaptations in Tahitian and in French for Ma’ohi Nui, and official translations in Qazaq, Russian and Japanese. Ongoing efforts to address linguistic and cultural challenges faced by Indigenous and other affected communities are aiming for wider inclusion and representation.

This session is open to affected community members, States Parties, and civil society organizations. Attendees will have the opportunity to:

  • Sign on to the Protocols and formally commit to their principles.
  • Seek advice on implementing the Protocols within their own contexts, with guidance from those currently engaged in this work.

Add this side event to your calendar via the ICAN Program!

 

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DNA Repair. 2017. 16 x 20 in. Acrylic on Watercolor Paper. Mallery Quetawki (Zuni Pueblo). artist site | instagram

​DNA has the ability to repair itself through complex mechanisms and pathways when damage occurs. Its intricacy of repair can be compared to the creation of beaded items in Native Culture. Designs are thought out ahead and require skill and patience to be able to bead such intricate pieces. When a beaded necklace comes undone, the stones/beads are restrung by using what is already there. The design used is from the Crow Nation. The use of the flower design symbolizes the idea of regrowth.

We would like to acknowledge the use of Ms. Quetawki’s images from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, the University of New Mexico NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center and the University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy.

We are grateful to Zuni Pueblo artist Mallery Quetawki for designing the beautiful Nuclear Truth Project logo. Combining many symbols familiar within the nuclear free movement, this stunning design evokes both the strength and the long story of the movement we are a living part of. As the artist explains;

“The olive branch is the offering for peace, the arrows are signifying the work towards a common cause and the peace symbol represents the outcome. The handprint represents unity and the sunflower represents remediation. The DNA strand represents the positive outcome for all living things.”