NUCLEAR TRUTH AT THE 3MSP
THE NUCLEAR TRUTH PROJECT AT THE 3MSP
The Third Meeting of States Parties (3MSP) to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) was held at the United Nations in New York between 3 – 7 March 2025.
The Nuclear Truth Project attended the 3MSP to advocate, educate and network on issues of concern to nuclear affected community members.
ABOUT THE COMMUNITY HUBS
The Community Hubs ran on Monday (March 3) and Wednesday (March 5) at the Church Center for the United Nations, across from the United Nations.
These Community Hubs were 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. Breakfast and lunches were offered to affected community members both days. The Hubs offered a mix of structured and unstructured times.
HUB SESSIONS RUN BY AFFECTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS
Monday 3 March 2025 – 10.30-11.30am
Listen to and See our Anangu Stories – with Karina Lester and William Hughes (APY Lands – Australia)
Monday 3 March – 12.30-1.30pm
The Impact of Uranium Mining and Milling on Indigenous Peoples in SouthWest USA – with Petuuche Gilbert (Acoma Pueblo), Teresita Keyanna, Dr Teresa Montoya, Dr Tommy Rock and Janene Yazzi (Diné Nation)
Wednesday 5 March – 10.30-11.30am
JARA – Radioactive Patriarchy: Women of Qazaqstan film premier – with Aigerim Seitenova
We acknowledge our funders, sponsors and supporters for their kind assistance with the Hubs.
Particular thanks to Reaching Critical Will for supporting logistics. We thank ICAN, the Union of Concerned Scientists and Peace Boat for co-sponsoring catering. We especially thank our team of volunteers who offer their time and energy to the Hubs.
ABOUT OUR EVENT TRANSLATING PROTOCOLS INTO ACTION
On Thursday 6 March we held a dynamic side event in the United Nations 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.
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.
Speakers were Karina Lester, Tamatoa Edgard Tepuhiarii, Anaïs Maurer, Yerdaulet Rakhmatulla, Corrine Salter alongside our moderators, Co-Coordinators Pam Kingfisher and Dimity Hawkins.
Attendees were encouraged to sign on to the Protocols and formally commit to the principles of Rights, Respect and Reciprocity.
For more on our 3MSP activities, see the timeline opposite!
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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.”