TRAIL OF TRUTH
is an artistic event with a powerful purpose to memorialize our loved ones lost to substance use related causes, while using the magnitude of our collective loss to create change. The event includes an arts installation of the National Memorial Cemetery, healing opportunities, speakers, singers, a live performance art piece including the family members, and a march to demand immediate access to treatment and the end of discrimination in medical care.
We have a National Trail of Truth in Washington D.C. once every two years, a New York State Trail of Truth every year, and Trail-incorporated events hosted by partners all over the country throughout the year.
2026 NEW YORK STATE TRAIL OF TRUTH
12PM-5PM
MEMORIAL CEMETERY OPEN
The Memorial Cemetery is filled with tombstones hand painted by artists, activists, families, and directly impacted community members for loved ones lost to substance use related causes from across the country. Take a moment to walk through the cemetery, read the names, and understand the impact of the crisis.
The 11th Annual New York State Trail of Truth will be held on August 22nd, outside the Broome County Courthouse in Binghamton, NY.
12PM-4:45PM
HEALING OPPORTUNITIES
Resource Tables
Free Narcan Training
Tombstone Painting
Memorial Art Activities for Families
Grief Share Circle
5:00PM - 6:00PM
SPEAKERS AND PERFORMERS
Hear from experts, advocates, and people with lived experience on the past, present, and future of the epidemic of substance use related deaths.
6:00PM - 6:30PM
MEMORIAL MARCH TO
GOVERNMENTAL PLAZA
March with us to the governmental plaza, where we will trace
TRAIL OF TRUTH PHOTOS
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We will come together to demand nationwide instant access to treatment and the end of discriminatory practices in medical care.