Event description

Join the REPAIR project in Amsterdam at the independent cinema Lab111 on 13 April for a free screening of First We Bombed New Mexico. At a moment when a global nuclear arms race is accelerating, treaties have collapsed, and the threat of the use of nuclear weapons feels closer than it has in decades, First We Bombed New Mexico reminds us what is at stake for communities around the world.

This award-winning documentary follows the New Mexico "Downwinders" — Latino and Native American communities who have lived with the consequences of the world's first nuclear weapons test since 1945 — and their extraordinary fight for recognition, reparation, and justice.

The screening will be followed by a panel discussion, audience Q and A, and reception (snacks and drinks) connecting the story of the New Mexico Downwinders to contemporary global nuclear threats, and the global movement for nuclear abolition. The panel features Lois Lipman, the film's director; Paul Pino, a Downwinder activist from New Mexico; and Susi Synder, the Director of Programmes for the International Campaign for the Abolishment of Nuclear Weapons (ICAN).

Days after the Trinity test, atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing hundreds of thousands of civilians. The chain of nuclear harm set in motion in the New Mexico desert continues to this day. The Downwinders' struggle reminds us that the burden of nuclear harm is shared by communities around the world — and that change is possible.

Tickets are free, but limited!

Details

Date : Monday, 13 April 2026 

Time : 6pm CET

Location: Join us in LAB111 (Arie Biemondstraat 111, 1054 PD, Amsterdam).

Registration: To attend the screening, please register and claim your free ticket via Eventbrite.