- Montag, 19. September 2011 20.30 – 22.30 Uhr In meinem Kalender speichern
Fukushima: Lessons from a Nuclear Desaster
How were families affected by the multiple Fukushima nuclear reactor disasters? Why weren’t children properly evacuated? How can Japan follow Germany and replace nuclear energy with renewables? And could a Fukushima meltdown happen in the US?
A delegation of Japanese farming families and anti-nuclear activists will be joined by Robert Habeck, Chairman of the Green Party in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany for an evening event at Busboys & Poets in Washington, DC. Hear what the US press still isn’t telling us about the reality on the ground around the Fukushima nuclear reactors; how we can help; how Germany will be nuclear-free by 2022 and 80%-100% renewable by 2050; and how the US is running the same risks with 23 identical reactors as those that melted down at Fukushima as well as at 81 others.
Aileen Mioko Smith, Executive Director of Green Action, will discuss her petition to the UN High Commission on Human Rights to recognize and address the plight of children in the Fukushima region.
Robert Habeck, author and a politician for the Green Party in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany's northern-most state, will share why Germany plans to shut down all of its 17 nuclear power plants and Germany's strategy to power its economy completely with biogas, wind, and solar energy.
Sachiko Sato, a farmer from Fukushima, will talk about poor evacuation operations and the impact of the nuclear meltdowns to lives and livelihoods.
Kaori Izumi, director of Shut Tomari, will discuss the unhealthy and corrupting relationship between government, business, the media and pro-nuclear intellectuals and the judiciary.
Yukiko Anzai, also from near Tomari, will talk about the fate of farmers after the meltdowns. Kevin Kamps of Beyond Nuclear will describe the U.S. “Freeze our Fukushimas” campaign, a first step in shutting down US reactors identical to those at Fukushima-Daiichi units 1-4 as part of a goal to phase out operation at all 104 US reactors.
RSVP: If you plan to attend, please email Kevin Kamps at Beyond Nuclear: Kevin@beyondnuclear.org.
For more information, call 301.270.2209 to speak to Kevin Kamps or Linda Gunter.
The event is co-sponsored by Beyond Nuclear and the Heinrich Böll Foundation in Washington, DC.
A delegation of Japanese farming families and anti-nuclear activists will be joined by Robert Habeck, Chairman of the Green Party in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany for an evening event at Busboys & Poets in Washington, DC. Hear what the US press still isn’t telling us about the reality on the ground around the Fukushima nuclear reactors; how we can help; how Germany will be nuclear-free by 2022 and 80%-100% renewable by 2050; and how the US is running the same risks with 23 identical reactors as those that melted down at Fukushima as well as at 81 others.
Aileen Mioko Smith, Executive Director of Green Action, will discuss her petition to the UN High Commission on Human Rights to recognize and address the plight of children in the Fukushima region.
Robert Habeck, author and a politician for the Green Party in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany's northern-most state, will share why Germany plans to shut down all of its 17 nuclear power plants and Germany's strategy to power its economy completely with biogas, wind, and solar energy.
Sachiko Sato, a farmer from Fukushima, will talk about poor evacuation operations and the impact of the nuclear meltdowns to lives and livelihoods.
Kaori Izumi, director of Shut Tomari, will discuss the unhealthy and corrupting relationship between government, business, the media and pro-nuclear intellectuals and the judiciary.
Yukiko Anzai, also from near Tomari, will talk about the fate of farmers after the meltdowns. Kevin Kamps of Beyond Nuclear will describe the U.S. “Freeze our Fukushimas” campaign, a first step in shutting down US reactors identical to those at Fukushima-Daiichi units 1-4 as part of a goal to phase out operation at all 104 US reactors.
RSVP: If you plan to attend, please email Kevin Kamps at Beyond Nuclear: Kevin@beyondnuclear.org.
For more information, call 301.270.2209 to speak to Kevin Kamps or Linda Gunter.
The event is co-sponsored by Beyond Nuclear and the Heinrich Böll Foundation in Washington, DC.