First We Bombed New Mexico Film Screening and Discussion with Director Lois Lipman and Survivor and Activist Tina Cordova

Both Tina Cordova, survivor and activist, and Lois Lipman, Director, will join us for this outstanding opportunity to understand the impact of nuclear weapons.

"First We Bombed New Mexico is the untold story of Trinity, the world’s first nuclear bomb, detonated in New Mexico one month before Hiroshima. It is a story of government betrayal with tragic consequences, when the U.S. secretly bombed its own citizens. ?Thousands of New Mexicans, mostly Hispanic and Native American, were exposed to catastrophic levels of radioactive fallout. They were never warned, never acknowledged, and never helped. Generations of cancers followed.

At the center of the film is inspiring Hispanic cancer survivor and businesswoman Tina Cordova, who catalyzed a movement for justice and fought for compensation for families suffering multigenerational health impacts from the bomb.

On July 4, 2025, in a historic and unexpected move, Congress expanded RECA legislation, finally awarding overdue compensation to New Mexico families. Our newly revised film captures this emotional victory.

First We Bombed New Mexico celebrates the resilience, culture, and power of communities uniting to reclaim their history while exposing the racism and nuclear colonialism that shaped New Mexico’s fate.