Trinity 80th Commemoration Solidarity Tour
The Nuclear Truth Project worked with community members in New Mexico and other partners to prepare for 80th Commemoration events of the first use of nuclear weapons across New Mexico.
The Nuclear Truth Project, ICAN International and the Marshallese Educational Initiative joined commemorative events marking the important 80th Anniversary of the Trinity test in New Mexico.
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SUNDAY 13 JULY 2025
We began by joining community events on Sunday 13 July in Santa Fe and Albuquerque.
We joined a morning Catholic Mass at the Basilica Cathedral (Santa Fe) led by Archbishop John C. Wester.
In the afternoon, an Interfaith Remembrance of the Trinity Test featured music, speakers, exhibitions, and moments of reflection and prayer, at St. Pius X School (Albuquerque) which was also live-streamed.
MONDAY 14 JULY 2025
On Monday 14 July we visited with communities in White Rock, Cochiti Pueblo and Tsankawi with Tewa Women United.
The team was taken through the beautiful lands stretching across the Rio Grande to the sacred site of Tsankawi (Banelier National Monument), Whiterock and other townships, then on to join community members in the Cochiti Pueblo for the annual feast day.
Learn more about Tewa Women United.
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WEDNESDAY 16 JULY 2025
On Wednesday 16 July we visited the communities surrounding the Trinity test site.
On the 80th anniversary of the very first United States atomic bomb test, the team was hosted by local activist and nuclear justice advocate, Tina Cordova. Traveling to the gates to the White Sands missile site, and visiting the towns of Tularosa and Alamagordo, they shared in commemorative ceremonies, a Mass in Tularosa, and joined a community event to share meals and a candlelight vigil in Tularosa.
Learn more about the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium.
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Thursday 17 JULY 2025
On Thursday 17 July we visited Acoma Pueblo. Acoma Pueblo has been home to its community for over two thousand years. Elder Petuuche Gilbert will host a visit to the adobe houses, plazas, and walkways on the 367-foot tall mesa of ‘Sky City’, sharing the story of nuclear resistance across the region.
FRIDAY 18 JULY 2025
On Friday 18 July we visted the Jackpile uranium mine in Pagaute. Jackpile was one of the world's largest uranium mines and has left an ongoing toxic legacy for the local community.
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SATURDAY 19 JULY 2025
Our final day on the Solidarity Tour was Saturday 19 July with a visit to Churchrock with the Red Water Pond Road Community Association. We discussed the work of Diné community members to protect their health and culture from uranium mining.
Churchrock is the site of the worst radioactive spill in US history.
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We were represented on this Solidarity Tour by Benetick Kabua Maddison and Dr April Brown, Board Members of the Nuclear Truth Project. They travelled with representatives of ICAN, Executive Director Melissa Parke and UN Liaison Seth Sheldon.
We thank all community members and organizations who supported this tour and offered such generous insight into the impacts of nuclear weapons and their associated harms. Particular thanks to Pam Kingfisher who coordinated community liaison for this tour.
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