Nuclear Affected Communities:
Protocols towards Abolition
Nuclear Affected Communities:
Protocols towards Abolition.
Friday 8 May, 2026
4.30pm-6pm
United Nations, New York | Conference Room A
In person only
The Nuclear Truth Project is proud to hold a side event during the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference on our Protocols. Speakers will highlight the process of bringing Protocols to the vital work of nuclear justice, uplifting the voices of frontline affected communities.
For communities impacted by nuclear harms, the Nuclear Truth Project Protocols help centre the lived experience of individuals in the processes to address nuclear justice. What do these Protocols mean in relation to the work of organisations engaged in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty context.
Featuring members of the Nuclear Truth Project team: Co-Chair Benetick Kabua Maddison, Pace University professors Dr. Matthew Bolton and Dr. Emily Welty and Rutgers University professor Dr. Anaïs Maurer, will share their lived-experience expertise and work particularly in relation to nuclear impacted communities in the Pacific.
SPEAKERS
Benetick Kabua Maddison
Nuclear Truth Project Co-Chair, Benetick Kabua Maddison also serves as the Executive Director of the Marshallese Educational Initiative (MEI). He leads efforts to raise awareness about the multifaceted consequences of nuclear testing that have left an indelible mark on his homeland. Benetick’s commitment extends to promoting universal justice, most visibly in his advocacy for the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
Dr. Matthew Bolton
Dr. Matthew Breay Bolton is professor of political science at Pace University, New York City, where he teaches international relations and environmental politics. His field research has highlighted the concerns of communities affected by nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Maohi Nui/French Polynesia, Fiji and Cook Islands.
Dr. Emily Welty
Dr. Emily Welty is the chair of Peace and Justice Studies at Pace University where she teaches classes on nonviolence, humanitarianism, reconciliation, transitional justice and the role of the arts in peacebuilding.
Dr. Anaïs Maurer
Anaïs Maurer is a professor at Rutgers University. Her research analyzes Pacific resistance to nuclear colonialism.
Moderator:
Dr. Kathleen Sullivan, Co-Chair of the Nuclear Truth Project and Director of Hibakusha Stories, has been engaged in the nuclear issue for more than 35 years, working internationally as an educator for disarmament focused on young people and atomic bomb survivors (hibakusha) and other affected community.
