Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium

Seeking justice for the unknowing, unwilling and uncompensated, innocent victims of the July 16, 1945, Trinity test in South-Central New Mexico.

Town Hall Meeting

July 20th, 2 to 4pm
1050 N. Bookout Rd, Tularosa, NM

Join us as we discuss the progress and status of the amendments to the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) and what the public can do to support the effort.

Candlelight Vigil

July 20th, gates open at 7:30pm
Little League Baseball field, 1407 La Luz Ave, Tularosa, NM

We invite you to join us for our annual Candlelight Vigil. The program starts at 8pm, where we will provide important updates on our work and remember those we’ve lost due to radiation exposure.

Saturday, July 14 at 2pm
A World Without Nuclear Weapons
Saint John XXIII Catholic Community
4831 Tramway Ridge Dr. NE, Albuquerque

From Reflection to Action:
An Interfaith Remembrance of the Trinity Test

Organized by: The Archdiocese of Santa Fe,

Interfaith Power & Light, NM-EP, New Mexico Conference of Churches, Nuclear Watch New Mexico, Soka Gakkai International-USA, Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium

At all are welcome and reservations are recommended.

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June 2024 Update

Thank you to everyone who have been calling members of Congress and asking them to support the expansion of RECA to include the people of New Mexico, and beyond, by voting in support of Senate Bill S.3853.

We understand they are feeling the pressure. Now is not the time to back off. Please call every day and ask your family and friends to do the same.

Current Conversations

Lesley Blume and Tina Cordova talk about the horrors of nuclear testing on US soil and what we need to do in order to recognize its victims.

Conversation 1

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Lesley Blume, Senator Ben Ray Luján, Senator Josh Hawley, and Congresswoman Teresa Fernandez talk about RECA and it's importance.

Conversation 2

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Lesley Blume, Tina Cordova, Lois Lipman, Senator Luján discuss false narratives of events after Trinity, studies to count those affected, and how those closest to the bomb were excluded from the original bill.

Conversation 3

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Lesley Blume, Senator Luján, Senator Hawley, Congresswoman Fernande, Tina Cordova explain what RECA is and why it’s important to expand the bill which would save thousands of lives.

Conversation 4

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After the fallout: Oppenheimer's Trinity test has US civilians seeking compensation today

Following the anniversary of the Trinity test on July 16, we're revisiting an interview with Tina Cordova. She is a co-founder of the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium, which advocates for those affected by radiation exposure from the Trinity nuclear weapon test.

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FIRST WE BOMBED NEW MEXICO

The film tells the story of an inspiring Latina cancer survivor fighting for reparations for Native and Hispanic communities in New Mexico whose land and water were radiated by the Trinity Bomb with devastating multigenerational consequences.

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