tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35670396168849352532024-02-07T23:40:10.581-08:003.11 Third Anniversary of Fukushima Nuclear Accident, Events and Actions WorldwideNick Thabithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01314331844779313860noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567039616884935253.post-40712638448150154682015-01-01T12:27:00.000-08:002018-01-22T19:37:21.421-08:00International Events Listing for 3.11 Third Anniversary March 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />UPDATE APRIL 2014:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The actions went well. In spite of JP gov't order to US Cosuls not to receive letters in person, many consuls did anyway, suggesting a diversity of opinion among the representatives of Japan; perhaps a sympathy for Fukushima's victims?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The San Francisco office refuses still, to accept letters on the 11th of the month. Detroit activists received a memo in return, the usual "party line" with a sugar coating. Not everyone reported back, but what's important is to remember, and not stop here.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The invisible radiation is not going to stop, ever.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The meltdowns at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station occurred three years ago on March 11, 2011 (and the next few days thereafter). For three years TEPCO has been bungling the remediation effort while the life and health of everyone on this planet has been seriously threatened by the uncontained release of radiation, especially in Japan. And it's going to go on for decades, if not centuries more. Right now Daiichi is in a state of collapse from every angle: infrastructure weakened, manpower shortages, cooling systems deteriorating, lethally radioactive water storage leaks, contaminated groundwater rising to the surface, electrical systems highly vulnerable, all of this at risk of a major earthquake taking it out entirely.<br /><br />In spite of all this, the PM is energetically pushing nuclear technology to India, Korea, Turkey and Vietnam. Japan's new Secrecy Law could make it a crime to investigate nuclear issues; and the harassment and jailing of Japanese anti-nuclear activists must stop!<br /><br />Tepco's poisoning of the Pacific is studied the world over except for the U.S. and Japan. Most of us have no illusion that the water is safe and that the marine products are safe. We're giving up fish- BUT WE'RE NOT GIVING UP THE FIGHT TO FIX FUKUSHIMA and EVACUATE THE CHILDREN!!<br /><br />We are taking to the streets to demand action<i>. </i>Not weak assurances of safety or outright lies. We want results. Here are a selection of events planned for 3.11 2014 that will bring your voice to the fore, that will let your concerns be heard, that will strengthen your heart, and your resolve. There's no turning back; Fukushima is Here.</span><br />
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Forgive me if your event is not listed here, just send me the info at: <a href="mailto:info@fukushimaresponsebayarea.org">info@fukushimaresponsebayarea</a> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">so I can add it.<br />My thanks to all those who've posted here.<br />N. American calendar of events by date, <a href="https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=info%40radiationtruth.org&ctz=America%2FNew_York">here</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Astounding page of events <a href="http://www.nuclear-heritage.net/index.php/Fukushima_Disaster_Remembrance_2014">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We will post updates on all the actions; send your stories, photos, and videos <a href="mailto:info@fukushimaresponsebayarea.org"><b>here</b></a>. Send us the letters to PM Abe you delivered.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">LINKS TO UPDATES ARE BEING ADDED AS THEY COME IN, LISTED DIRECTLY UNDER LOCATIONS, IN ALL CAPS. EVEN THE UPDATES WILL BE UPDATED.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">JAPAN CONSULATE ACTIONS</span><br /><br />We are asking everyone all over the world to assemble in front of your nearest Japanese Consulate to protest the ongoing denial of responsibility by TEPCO and Japan's government. We also ask you to write a letter to the Japanese Prime Minister, His Excellency Shinzo Abe. It should also be addressed to the General Consul of the city you are in, and <u>it must end with the name and address of the (a) writer</u>, in order to be delivered to Tokyo. If these conditions are met, they are required to deliver it to the PM in Tokyo. Only one name is needed on the letter, which means you can carry out a one-person action if you can't find anyone else to go with you! If any Japanese are involved in these actions, we ask them to please translate the letter into Japanese as well; if it's not possible, an English letter will do. It would be best to make two copies of each letter (and a copy for the world; send them here!), one for the PM and one for the General Consul. Here's a map of all the Japan Consulate locations in the U.S. (and the world; scroll down): <span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><a href="http://www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/jicc/consulate-guide.html">http://www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/jicc/consulate-guide.html</a></u></span><br /><br />It's best to call ahead of the day of protest to request that the Consul (or his/her deputy) come down to meet you and receive the letter. Read the letter out loud to the Consul and make sure to videotape and/or photograph it. Try to get a sign indicating it's the Consulate in your photos; they won't allow you to photograph inside the building front doors.<br /><br /><a href="http://nonukesaction.wordpress.com/">No Nukes Action</a> will seek to link these events up with live streaming on the Independent Web Journal <a href="http://www.ustream.tv/channel/iwj-sf">(IWJ)</a> (They've live-streamed the Tokyo demos and the Oi anti-restart protests, among many other things). We are going to archive all letters and videos if you send us copies, but in any case spread them far and wide. And definitely let the people of Japan know what you're doing!<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Cities now pledging Consulate actions:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://nirs.org/"> Nuclear Information and Resource Service</a> and the <a href="http://crabshellalliance.org/">Crabshell Alliance</a> (Maryland) will deliver a letter from multiple organizations to the Japanese Embassy in Washington DC</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">March 11, 2014; details to come.</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b> </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">REPORT FROM DETROIT <b><a href="http://fukushimathirdanniversaryevents.blogspot.com/2014/03/311-2014-detroit-mi-report.html">HERE</a></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Tuesday, March 11, please join us in solidarity with the <a href="http://coalitionagainstnukes.org/">Coalition Against Nukes</a> and groups and organizations across the country and the world to remember the beginning of the Fukushima catastrophe of March 11, 2011. This event will be happening simultaneously at many of the Japanese consulates and embassies worldwide to demand a transparent international solution and oversight for the continuing disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear power plant.<br /><br />We are calling on individuals and groups to endorse this event which will be held in conjunction and also bring attention to the Unplug Nuclear Power day of action, <a href="http://www.unplugnuclearpower.com/">http://www.unplugnuclearpower.com/</a> .<br /><br />We will meet at the back river-side entrance of the <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/GM+Renaissance+Center/@42.3294056,-83.0448526,16z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x883b2d2631f28813:0x375de7ff6eaaa6c1">Renaissance Center in Detroit</a> at 10:45 a.m.. We will then deliver the letter with our demands to the Consulate located within and hold a brief press conference and rally. Bring your anti-nuke signs!<br /><br />As the radiation continues to contaminate the Northern Hemisphere with no end in sight, we will also use this event to draw attention to our own dangerous nuclear power plants all of which have had many "close calls" and constant "minor" radiation leaks.<br /><br />We will address the regional dangers posed by nuclear power to the Great Lakes Ecosystem paying particular attention to Fukushima's twin Detroit Edison's Fermi 2 -- the largest GE mark 1 reactor in the world, the cracked Davis Besse nuclear plant also on the shores of Lake Erie Shut Down Davis Besse, the always leaking Palisades nuclear power plant on the shores of Lake Michigan, and the proposed nuclear waste dump on the shores of Lake Huron in Southern Ontario Stop The Great Lakes Nuclear Dump.<br /><br />Any Toledo people interested in carpooling, we will be meeting at <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/black-kite-coffee-and-pies-toledo">Black Kite Coffee</a> on the corner of Collingwood and Delaware at 9:00 am. We will figure out ride sharing from there.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Chicago, IL</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Japan’s State Secrets Law - Journalism Silenced! Protest at the Japanese Consulate</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">Tuesday, March 11th at 11:00 a.m. This protest is being called for by <a href="http://neis.org/">Nuclear Energy Information Service</a> on the three year anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster to call attention to the silencing of the press in Japan.<br /><br />“…the bill is clearly antidemocratic in nature”<br />The Japan Times Editorial: Drop antidemocratic Secrecy Bill, September 2013<br /><a href="http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/25/editorials/drop-antidemocratic-secrecy-bill/#.UxC28tKYbIU">http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/25/editorials/drop-antidemocratic-secrecy-bill/#.UxC28tKYbIU</a><br /><br />“The bill provides for prison terms of up to ten years, not only for government insiders who leak information regarded as “secret,” but also for those, including journalists, who encourage them to do so. And whereas existing laws mandate protection of military secrets alone, the new bill will expand such secrecy to every government ministry.” - Michael Penn is president of the Shingetsu News Agency and Chairman of the Freedom of the Press Committee, Foreign Correspondents’ club of Japan, November 2013<br /><a href="http://www.fccj.or.jp/number-1-shimbun/item/167-will-the-secrets-protection-bill-criminalize-journalism.html">http://www.fccj.or.jp/number-1-shimbun/item/167-will-the-secrets-protection-bill-criminalize-journalism.html</a><br /><br />“Reporters Without Borders deplores the lower house of the Japanese parliament’s adoption yesterday of a “special intelligence protection bill” that would pose an unprecedented threat to freedom of information, and calls on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government to abandon the proposed law.” -Reporters Without Borders, November 2013<br /><a href="https://en.rsf.org/japan-prime-minister-shinzo-abe-urged-to-27-11-2013,45515.html">https://en.rsf.org/japan-prime-minister-shinzo-abe-urged-to-27-11-2013,45515.html</a><br /><br />Japanese Consulate in Chicago: 737 N. Michigan Avenue; but the entrance is on Chicago Avenue. From the Walgreens on the corner of Michigan & Chicago Aves., walk approx. 200 feet East on Chicago Ave. to the entrance of the office building that includes the Japanese Consulate. Dress for the weather, we will not go into the building and will be on the sidewalk. Contact: <a href="mailto:neis@neis.org">neis@neis.org</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">REPORT FROM SAN FRANCISCO <b><a href="http://fukushimathirdanniversaryevents.blogspot.com/2014/03/311-2014-san-francisco-ca-report.html">HERE</a></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><br /></b>The Japan Consulate is at 50 Fremont St. in SF, near the Embarcadero BART station. Assembly at 3 pm, short speeches, reading and delivery of letter to Consul, then march to Union Square for rally and more speakers. <a href="http://nonukesaction.wordpress.com/">http://nonukesaction.wordpress.com/</a><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/No-Nukes-Action-Committee/369844426366622">https://www.facebook.com/pages/No-Nukes-Action-Committee/369844426366622</a><br />Contact: <a href="mailto:nonukesactioncommittee@gmail.com">nonukesactioncommittee@gmail.com</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>New York, NY</b></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTZuDPmFsZ4zvOLlikUKA2NBxjii7OUdlc9qescFiyxQUdKVzUdDdLDUgbgNQoS85h1ZEM_Q0ApqGVXylRb9MOYpRmYChV3RjPb0lghyphenhyphenkpY2Xu6J65mwc7BiQ-xf1YU-LYNoz_Cadiip8/s1600/Nuclear-Grrrr3.11ActionNY.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTZuDPmFsZ4zvOLlikUKA2NBxjii7OUdlc9qescFiyxQUdKVzUdDdLDUgbgNQoS85h1ZEM_Q0ApqGVXylRb9MOYpRmYChV3RjPb0lghyphenhyphenkpY2Xu6J65mwc7BiQ-xf1YU-LYNoz_Cadiip8/s1600/Nuclear-Grrrr3.11ActionNY.jpg" width="199" /></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /><br />March 11: Consulate General of Japan in New York: 299 Park Ave. #19 (at 49th St.), NY 10171. Demo and press conference, starts at 3:30 pm, after, march to Times Square <br />March 15: Union Square, Broadway and 14th St., rally at 1 pm, march at 2 pm. <a href="http://311newyork.wordpress.com/">http://311newyork.wordpress.com</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/TwitNoNukesNYC">https://twitter.com/TwitNoNukesNYC</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/311ActionNewYork">https://www.facebook.com/311ActionNewYork</a> Contact: Yuko Tonohira at <a href="mailto:yuko.tonohira@gmail.com">yuko.tonohira@gmail.com</a> <br /><b> </b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Boston, MA</span></b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-AssIGSOaSiS6Ezf08YYPAwH1BsAyzkxmPJB8jqo4Y55vsTWhY4W85C9Mmw81mcNwifFm9qZYTgVIIFN3PwICKCyzQKT5Pkahvh1uxbWrV2OURhUResShBpfeqPMIBtLyNB4641JCuY/s1600/Boston+vigil+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-AssIGSOaSiS6Ezf08YYPAwH1BsAyzkxmPJB8jqo4Y55vsTWhY4W85C9Mmw81mcNwifFm9qZYTgVIIFN3PwICKCyzQKT5Pkahvh1uxbWrV2OURhUResShBpfeqPMIBtLyNB4641JCuY/s1600/Boston+vigil+1.jpg" width="200" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The weekly vigil, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/450544878387448/">ON BEHALF OF PLANET EARTH</a>, at the Japanese Consulate in Boston will hold a special vigil to remember the 3rd anniversary of Fukushima nuclear accident.
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">We will have special signs/banners, we'll leaflet, and most importantly, we'll bring letters for the Consul to deliver to PM Shinzo Abe. Please, join us on Thursday, March 13th, 8:15AM - 9:15AM (the regular day and time of our weekly vigil) for this very special and important anniversary at the </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Federal Reserve Bldg. (Consulate: 22nd fl.), </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">600 Atlantic Ave, corner of Summer Street, at South Station (Red Line).</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> Contact: </span><a href="mailto:sheilaruthparks@comcast.net"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">sheilaruthparks@comcast.net</span>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">From Fukushima to the Four Corners </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">WHEN: Friday, March 7th – 6:00 PM</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">WHERE: County Courthouse Lawn – San Francisco St. & Birch St. (map)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">WHAT: Candle light Vigil & Procession</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We will also be collecting letters of Solidarity with the people of Japan to send to Japanese Prime Minister Abe. These letters should, in your own words, focus on the dangers of nuclear power and urge the Prime Minister to fully decommission all of the nuclear reactors in Japan (they are all currently shut down). It would also be great to include explanations that link their use of nuclear power to the devastating effects uranium mining and milling have had on the Four Corners region and how we are all affected locally by their use of nuclear power.<br />Contact Rudy: <a href="mailto:pathfinder@ethos7.com">pathfinder@ethos7.com</a> or 480-382-5288</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /><br /><b>Los Angeles, CA</b></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0sg1waWMNoXnwc70DCxrNm2H-hu6vEQVAkbQDx2bC3NN_g691AyAeoRSjWKgqf-7dAx8MrF9u0lvcXB-fq-PY88Q_zNMk-S_IuzINzI5S1SGSKZId6sZ5fbr3ycgtFMOcPIcxYstk47g/s1600/LA+Genpatsu+Hantai1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0sg1waWMNoXnwc70DCxrNm2H-hu6vEQVAkbQDx2bC3NN_g691AyAeoRSjWKgqf-7dAx8MrF9u0lvcXB-fq-PY88Q_zNMk-S_IuzINzI5S1SGSKZId6sZ5fbr3ycgtFMOcPIcxYstk47g/s1600/LA+Genpatsu+Hantai1.jpg" width="200" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">REPORT FROM LOS ANGELES <b><a href="http://fukushimathirdanniversaryevents.blogspot.com/2014/03/311-2014-los-angeles-ca-report.html">HERE</a></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />March 11, 1 pm: Memorial Action for 3.11 FUKUSHIMA TRAGEDY <br />Japan Consulate Office, meeting outside at 350 South Grand Ave., # 1700, 90071<br />We make the "Offering" to Japan's gov't 2 - 3 pm. <br />"After the meeting" report is at 3 pm ~</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Contact; Yushi Yamazaki-323.401.3035 <a href="mailto:yushiyam@usc.edu">yushiyam@usc.ed</a><u><br /></u>David Monkawa-818.292.3568 <a href="mailto:dmonkawa@calnurses.org">dmonkawa@calnurses.org</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">March 11, 12 noon assemble at Japanese Consulate, </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1300 SW Fifth Ave. #2700 OR, 97201</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Letter Read at 1 pm when the Consulate opens. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Bring signs! SHUT DOWN TEPCO. SHUT DOWN CGS. DEMAND FOR INTERNATIONAL HELP AT FUKUSHIMA-DAICHI</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Led by <a href="http://nonukesnw.wordpress.com/">No Nukes NW</a>/<a href="http://radcast.org/">RadCast</a> Contact Mimi at: <a href="mailto:info@radcast.org">info@radcast.org</a><br /><br /><b>Seattle, WA</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">REPORT FROM SEATTLE<b> <a href="http://fukushimathirdanniversaryevents.blogspot.com/2014/03/311-2014-seattle-wa-report.html">HERE</a></b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">March 11, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FukushimaResponseSeattle">Fukushima Response Seattle</a> will gather at 11:30 am at 6th and Union, for a silent circle of prayers, sending healing light to Japan, the Pacific Ocean, the Earth, and every living being. Either before or after this, we will contact the Consul General of the Embassy and read aloud a letter asking that Japan and TEPCO take full responsibility for the disaster at Fukushima. Following this, we will walk to Westlake Center where there will be more speakers. Bring signs, drums, banners, etc. Contact: Jordan Van Voast <a href="mailto:jordanvvvv@gmail.com">jordanvvvv@gmail.com</a></span></span> <br />
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<br /> 3438 Peachtree Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30326 </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We will gather in respectful vigil at Japanese Consulate and nearby
Peachtree Street/Lenox Road to remember the hardships facing the
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Kazuo Sunaga at a press conference at 1:15. </span></span><br />
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MARTA. We encourage participants to wear black to signify mourning. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />Kazaguruma Demo for 3 Fukushima Anniversary - <a href="http://sayonara-nukes-berlin.org/?p=554&lang=en">Sayonara Nukes Berlin</a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">March 11, meet at Brandenburg Gate 1 pm, and march to Japan Embassy at Hiroshimastrasse 6.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">To celebrate this demo we present the Prime Minister of Japan an open letter. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">For the 3rd Anniversary of the disaster, FUKUSHIMA needs Sayonara Nukes anti-nuclear Berlin and Berlin to demonstrate together with you against nuclear power. Come in great numbers to our demo and bring a Kazaguruma ("windmill" in Japanese) with you. Tinkering, build yourself one, we will also distribute them at the demo.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"> We call on the Japanese government: The consistent nuclear phase-out: no re-commissioned nuclear power plants, no construction of new nuclear power plants nor any export of nuclear technology; The accelerated expansion of renewable energy and energy efficiency investments; Responsible and effective measures to prevent further contamination in and around FUKUSHIMA, in particular to stop the further influx of radioactivity into the sea at last; The evacuation of people, especially children, from the contaminated area; Adequate compensation / support for the FUKUSHIMA affected; Treatment and storage of nuclear waste appropriate to its dangerousness, including the excavated contaminated earth masses; A transparent information policy and the withdrawal of the secrecy law.We ask for your support! A clear and loud voice from Germany encourages the anti-nuclear activists in Japan who are in a tough fight. Let's show the Japanese government that FUKUSHIMA is an international affair. Let the people both in Germany and in Japan remember that FUKUSHIMA is not long gone!</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br />Contact: <a href="mailto:info@sayonara-nukes-berlin.org">info@sayonara-nukes-berlin.org</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b> Tentatively scheduled: Honolulu; and 6 more U.S. cities to go: Denver, Anchorage, Hagatna GUAM, Houston, Miami, Nashville (</b><a href="http://www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/visa/map.htm" style="font-weight: bold;">see map</a><b>). Will you be the one to act? Write to: </b><a href="mailto:info@fukushimaresponsebayarea.org" style="font-weight: bold;">info@fukushimaresponsebayarea.org</a><b> for help.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">On March 11, <a href="http://beyondnuclear.org/">Beyond Nuclear</a></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> will join with many other organizations from around the country to remember those suffering as a result of the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear disaster. Please help to Unplug Nuclear Power (and fossil fuels, too, of course) by using as little grid-supplied electricity as possible on that day. Our action is designed to send the message to the utility companies that we refuse to accept nuclear power any longer. As my friend would say, "Vote with your wallet! (or pocketbook!)</span></span><br />
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BEAUTIFUL ENERGY - CANDLES FOR PEACE Friday, March 7, 6:30 to 8 pm</div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;"><br />Please join our weekly Candles for Peace gathering at the Friday anti-nuclear demonstration in Tokyo. Join in person or remote by lighting a candle wherever you are in the world. If you join remotely, please post a photo of your lighted candle on this event page. Many people are joining from all over the world!<br /><br />The Friday demonstration is peaceful and keeps the anti-nuclear momentum in Japan going. Although people from all ages (including children) attend, the demonstration is dominated by an elder population standing for the future of the younger generations. We are especially reaching out to a younger generation, to stand for something you believe in!<br /><br />Place: Kokkaigijidomae subway station, Exit 4 (turn right from the exit and walk to the nearest intersection crossing. Cross the street to the left. Walk straight along the Diet (parliament) building (left hand), towards Stage 2 of the protest. Our FB communities(FBコミュニティ)<br /><br />- <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BeautifulEnergyTokyo">https://www.facebook.com/BeautifulEnergyTokyo</a><br />- <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/BeautifulEnergy/">https://www.facebook.com/groups/BeautifulEnergy/</a><br />- <a href="https://www.facebook.com/IntrepidModelAdventures">https://www.facebook.com/IntrepidModelAdventures</a><br />More information: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MCANglobal">https://www.facebook.com/MCANglobal</a> or <a href="http://coalitionagainstnukes.jp/">http://coalitionagainstnukes.jp/</a><br /><br />The global movement for a nuclear-free world is growing every day. Only when we stand together we can make a change. Let your voice be heard too! Love and peace, The Beautiful Energy Team</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">March 11 <a href="http://fukushimaaction.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-147.html">Anti-NPP Fukushima Action in 2014</a> <br />Date: Tuesday, March 11, 2014, at 2:00 p.m.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Location: Koriyama General Gymnasium</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We call for all labor unions, organizations/groups and every worker of the world to endorse/participate in our Fukushima Action. Contact: <a href="mailto:3.11fukushimaaction@gmail.com">3.11fukushimaaction@gmail.com</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Kyoto, Japan </b></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fR9pFG0EoHgXis7CtTZeivqcSfCJPtiFZH-afnRKJhiBdKiSIc0U36_EngHGlHhr_yMnLzaCEreqhEhuXu0bivTWNnNbMaqpCeRJ92FB8EqF1cchs06v-kGuFHb_b3TsCT-bXbLD9QQ/s1600/%E3%83%81%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B7%E8%A1%A8%EF%BC%91.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fR9pFG0EoHgXis7CtTZeivqcSfCJPtiFZH-afnRKJhiBdKiSIc0U36_EngHGlHhr_yMnLzaCEreqhEhuXu0bivTWNnNbMaqpCeRJ92FB8EqF1cchs06v-kGuFHb_b3TsCT-bXbLD9QQ/s1600/%E3%83%81%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B7%E8%A1%A8%EF%BC%91.jpg" width="142" /></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />"Bye Bye Nuclear Plants, Kyoto Action" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">at Maruyama Park, Outdoor Music Hall , 1:30 -2 :45 PM</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"What Can We Do for Future Children? Facts and Problems of Fukushima after 3 Years"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Main speakers are Dr. Helen Caldicott and Prof. Hiroaki Koide</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">at KBS Culture Hall from 2 PM (Doors open at 1 PM). </span>Details soon.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Fukui, Japan </b></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCIj2EMIWowJD0vxKS8DKKjnPTSC0e2xnOomcWrFjvM95NLgzC9w2qqWIbDwP1SCm-iRslhxVvTzihWa-JuPY0V5BKlWF26zomIIFnWx2w0TJxpYKohr2vAIN7_1nKY7XXx1bIOE3kr4E/s1600/fukkou_omote.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCIj2EMIWowJD0vxKS8DKKjnPTSC0e2xnOomcWrFjvM95NLgzC9w2qqWIbDwP1SCm-iRslhxVvTzihWa-JuPY0V5BKlWF26zomIIFnWx2w0TJxpYKohr2vAIN7_1nKY7XXx1bIOE3kr4E/s1600/fukkou_omote.jpg" width="141" /></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Date: March 9th, 2014, </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">Venue: Kyoyo Kaikan, Sabae City, Fukui</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Exhibition gallery (from 11:00 AM ~ 4.30 PM)</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">- Entrance is free.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Talks (from 1:00 PM ~ 3:00 PM)</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">- Venue: Multi-purpose hall at the 1st floor</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">- Entrance fee is 500 yen; those below 16 years old can enter free of charge.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">*Evacuees living in Fukui talks of their experiences</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">*Performance by school children of Tachimachi Elementary </span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">*Photojournalist Yusei Yamaga talks about the current situation of the disaster-stricken areas.</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"> and much more!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">For enquiries and ticket purchases, contact 090-2835-3350</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Official website: <a href="http://wants.jp/smile/">http://wants.jp/smile/</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">復興を願う集い2014 </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">wants.jp</span></span><br />
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3567039616884935253" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3567039616884935253" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a>“Come Together” <a href="http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=2418343">nationwide anti-nuclear protest</a> (308廢核大遊行) on Saturday 8 March 2014. Protests in Taipei, Taichung, Kaohsiung and Taitung. More information at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/517191981735139/">Facebook</a>.<br />
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“Run Away From Nuclear” 7km running event starts at 7:00am, Saturday 29 March 2014 on Ketagalan Boulevard in Taipei. More information at <a href="http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2014/02/17/2003583717">Taipei Times</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">March 11, 2014 @ 6:00 pm, </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">Bergquist Lounge - BSU, Student Union Building, </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">1700 University Drive, </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">Boise, ID. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">Free and open to the public.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">In remembrance of the Fukushima nuclear disaster of March 2011, the Snake River Alliance, in collaboration with the BSU Sustainability Club, will show an interview with Katsutaka Idogawa, the former mayor of Futaba where part of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is located. We will also provide a brief update on the current situation at Fukushima.</span><br />
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<b>San Francisco, CA </b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv2jiq5eZikyVbFxmSzww73XebgR1_lYkx3CzVfkSaGxY7UXU6lKG5hSDA7ScAdoJ78oNPN1XpAlEpg3P_VbsWZCMgWJjpyp241LooFXzMGbU94MrIDyUoQuHzc6pQI-kUlWLTGD3qPzU/s1600/SFbrdg_flyer.jpg"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv2jiq5eZikyVbFxmSzww73XebgR1_lYkx3CzVfkSaGxY7UXU6lKG5hSDA7ScAdoJ78oNPN1XpAlEpg3P_VbsWZCMgWJjpyp241LooFXzMGbU94MrIDyUoQuHzc6pQI-kUlWLTGD3qPzU/s1600/SFbrdg_flyer.jpg" width="156" /></a><br />
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REPORT FROM GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE WALK <b><a href="http://fukushimathirdanniversaryevents.blogspot.com/2014/03/38-2014-golden-gate-bridge-walk.html">HERE</a></b><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv2jiq5eZikyVbFxmSzww73XebgR1_lYkx3CzVfkSaGxY7UXU6lKG5hSDA7ScAdoJ78oNPN1XpAlEpg3P_VbsWZCMgWJjpyp241LooFXzMGbU94MrIDyUoQuHzc6pQI-kUlWLTGD3qPzU/s1600/SFbrdg_flyer.jpg"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3567039616884935253"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3567039616884935253"></a>March 8 - The Golden Gate Bridge will host <a href="http://www.codepink4peace.org/calendar.php">Code Pink</a>, <a href="http://fukushimaresponse.org/">Fukushima Response</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/No-Nukes-Action-Committee/369844426366622">No Nukes Action</a> and friends. <br />
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From Kabul to Fukushima to San Francisco.<br />
International Women's Day<br />
3rd Anniversary of Fukushima<br />
Afghan Women for Peace<br />
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10:00am: Rally at Bridge Plaza, SF side <br />
11:00: March on eastern walkway, from SF or Marin, Converge in middle<br />
Noon: Honoring Women Activists around the Globe, past & present, SF side</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">March 16 at 9:30 am. Reading and lecture: Cecile Pineda, 2014 Neustadt International Prize for Literature nominee and author of acclaimed <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Devils-Tango-Learned-Fukushima-Step/dp/0916727998">Devil’s Tango: How I learned the Fukushima Step by Step</a>, will speak about the consequences of the world’s most catastrophic industrial accident at the Breakfast Forum hosted by the First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco, 1187 Franklin Street (at Geary). </span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Contact: <a href="mailto:karenmmagoon@gmail.com">karenmmagoon@gmail.com</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>March 11, 7:30-9:35 pm, San Francisco and Los Angeles</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR <b><a href="http://fukushimathirdanniversaryevents.blogspot.com/2014/03/311-surviving-japan-report.html">HERE</a></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><br /></b><a href="http://survivingjapanmovie.com/">3.11 Surviving Japan</a>, a powerful film about the tsunami, and the Fukushima nuclear disaster's aftermath, will be shown at <a href="http://www.tugg.com/venues/17">AMC Van Ness 14</a>, 1000 Van Ness Ave., in SF, where the Director Christopher Noland will host a Q&A after, and at Laemmle's Royal Theatre, 11523 Santa Monica Blvd, in West Los Angeles, where the Producer Q'orianka Kilcher will host a Q&A <a href="http://maps.google.com/?q=11523%20Santa%20Monica%20Blvd%20W.%20Los%20Angeles,%20CA%20United%20States%20of%20America%20(90025)&ll=34.0452,-118.453&z=17">(map)</a> (310) 478-3836. <b>Tickets must be purchased in advance, from the theaters <a href="http://www.tugg.com/titles/311-surviving-japan">here</a> or from the director <a href="http://survivingjapanmovie.com/">here</a>.</b></span></div>
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REPORT FROM BERKELEY <b><a href="http://fukushimathirdanniversaryevents.blogspot.com/2014/03/311-2014-berkeley-ca-report.html">HERE</a></b> </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">March 11, at 12 noon: Please join us for a silent meditation and prayer, remembering Japan's victims of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, on the third anniversary of the meltdowns. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Bring candles, good wishes and outdoor attire: we will convene in <a href="http://goo.gl/Edm7Bp">Civic Center Park</a> and form a circle on the grass. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We will speak a few words then sit silently for 20 minutes, then have a discussion. Later, after lunch, join us at the </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">protest/letter reading at San Francisco's Japan Consulate at 3 pm. Contact: </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="mailto:info@fukushimaresponsebayarea.org">info@fukushimaresponsebayarea.org</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;"><br />March 11, Ikebana Flower Arranging Ceremony for Fukushima -with Jini Reynolds</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">Lydia's Sunflower Center, 1435 North McDowell Blvd., Suite 100, Petaluma 94954<br /><br />Please bring flowers and organic plant material to weave your intentions into a sacred vessel. For the 3rd anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster. We will build a floating Ikebana boat in the Jiyuka style to carry our prayers to the heart of the one ocean we share with the victims, in Japan and the world - past, present, and future.2 pm Creation Begins</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">8:30 Ikebana is launched (from Salmon Creek Bridge) Contact: <a href="mailto:info@fukushimaresponse.org">info@fukushimaresponse.org</a></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Sunday, March 16th, 7PM at Lydia's Sunflower Center (1435 North McDowell Blvd. Suite 100 Petaluma, CA 94954) </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">Pradeep Indulkar will screen and talk on his film <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msxq0UifZlE">"High Power"</a>, a documentary on anti-nukes movement in India. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;"><br />Film director Pradeep Indulkar is visiting the Bay Area between March 14th to March 18th with his film on anti-nuclear power movement in India, “High Power”. We will update screening schedule as well as his talk and media appearance (and synopsis) here:<br /><br /><a href="http://nonukesaction.wordpress.com/2014/02/27/highpower_2014/">http://nonukesaction.wordpress.com/2014/02/27/highpower_2014/</a><br /><br />SCHEDULE CHANGE: Due to travel plan changes, the first screening of Pradeep Indulkar’s High Power in Rockridge on March 13th is canceled. Here is the finalized schedule:<br /><br />Friday, March 14th<br />7PM at El Qilombo (2313 San Pablo Ave, Oakland) $5-10 suggested donation to support the director!<br /><br />Saturday, March 15th<br />7PM at Roble Hall Theater (374 Santa Teresa St. Stanford, CA 94305)(The event is free of charge and open to the public. Please ask your friends to RSVP to <a href="mailto:info@calaaonline.com">info@calaaonline.com</a>)(Petaluma, March 16, see directly above). Contact: <a href="mailto:nonukesactioncommittee@gmail.com">nonukesactioncommittee@gmail.com</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">3/1 <a href="http://www.sjsu.edu/asianstudies/centers/earmarc/">EARMARC</a> Commemoration Of 3rd Anniversary of Fukukushima "The disaster and its aftermath" </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">will be held on Saturday March 1st in <a href="https://www20.csueastbay.edu/students/campus-life/shcs/files/images/maps/campuswalkingmap.png">Robinson Hall</a> Room 137 on the <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Robinson+Hall/@37.6591272,-122.0581088,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x808f938c600e5e75:0x4c6540dbebfe1123">CSU-East Bay Hayward campus</a>.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">As March 11th will mark the third anniversary of the massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the morning session will be devoted to that disaster and its aftermath. Steve Zeltzer and his wife Kazumi, who produced "Fukushima, Never Again," a film on the fallout - both literal and figurative - from the explosions at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, will join us to discuss their film and the citizens' movement protesting the authorities' response to the disaster and campaigning against nuclear power. Broadcast journalist, film maker and blogger J. P. "Joe" Sottile, who has researched nuclear pollution issues for a documentary on the long-term effects of depleted uranium munitions, will also join in the discussion.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">9:00-9:30 - Welcome/coffee and doughnuts.<br />9:30-10:30 "Japan's Killer Quake," PBS Nova documentary re: 2011 earthquake & tsunami.<br />10:30-10:40 -- discussion<br />10:40-11:00 - coffee break<br />11:00-11:55 - "Fukushima, Never Again" a Labor Video project documentary on the citizen response to the disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power plant.<br />11:55-12:30 - discussion featuring special guests Steve and Kazumi Zeltzer, the film's producers, and J. P. Sottile.<br />12:30-1:30 - lunch break (if you would like to order a bento lunch, see below).<br />1:30-2:20 - "DNA Dreams: China's Genetic Research" - a film exploring the genome mapping efforts of BGI, a Chinese company, whose research raises many questions about the future implications of such research.<br />2:20-2:30 discussion & adjournment. <span class="yiv52491288Apple-style-span yui_3_7_2_73_1393023835671_70" style="border-collapse: collapse;">Please RSVP by e-mail if you are planning to attend. </span>とありますか。Bruce Reynolds <a href="mailto:ereynold@email.sjsu.edu"><ereynold@email.sjsu.edu></a>;です。Bruceにメールを送ってください。</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">LUNCHES: If you would like to enjoy our customary bento lunch they can be ordered at cost of $10 per person. If you wish to order lunch (or lunches), please send a check made out to: E. Bruce Reynolds/ Department of History/San Jose State University/One Washington Square/San Jose, CA 95192-0117. </span>Contact: <a href="mailto:yokosclark@yahoo.com">yokosclark@yahoo.com</a><br /><br /><b>Laguna Beach, CA</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">REPORT FROM LAGUNA BEACH<b> <a href="http://fukushimathirdanniversaryevents.blogspot.com/2014/03/311-2014-laguna-beach-ca-report.html">HERE</a></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /><a href="http://www.bcspace.com/">Silent But Deadly: Chernobyl-Fukushima-San Onofre</a> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">BC Space Gallery, 235 Forest Ave, Laguna Beach : </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Dates : Feb 25 - April 26, 2014</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">Contact: <a href="mailto:bcspace@mol.net">bcspace@mol.net 949-497-1880</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">March 11, 8:30 pm: Jim Heddle and Mary Beth's new trailer for "Shutdown: The California - Fukushima Connection" will be shown at the Laguna Beach Art Gallery. There will be a community discussion with Mary Beth, Jim, Donna Gilmore, Laurie and Gary Headrick. Harvey Wasserman will also speak that night at the gallery! Contact: <a href="mailto:info@eon3.net">info@eon3.net</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Santa Barbara →</b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-weight: bold;"> Diablo Canyon NPP</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip2zdxC-SX4rJDhkwitCZCcuJngSoO0pSao_jVCaOw7oTxT5mKFPYJzZMWg-Uvd_cZhZL75bHLO6uq_kE9q4ZGkp3UKYl7OjbLdD1EW1oXGJ_fcybOJ8vU7hZ02pGALKe_dClZja-r9NU/s1600/Peacewalk+line.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip2zdxC-SX4rJDhkwitCZCcuJngSoO0pSao_jVCaOw7oTxT5mKFPYJzZMWg-Uvd_cZhZL75bHLO6uq_kE9q4ZGkp3UKYl7OjbLdD1EW1oXGJ_fcybOJ8vU7hZ02pGALKe_dClZja-r9NU/s1600/Peacewalk+line.jpg" width="133" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">SUPPORT THE PEACE WALKERS AGAINST NUKES on<br />THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF THE ONGOING FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR CATASTROPHE <br /><br />For the third anniversary of the ongoing Fukushima Disaster, Reverend Sawada and young Bay Area-based activists from Japan, Switzerland, Hawai'i will be walking from Santa Barbara to Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant in San Luis Obispo. We walk in solidarity with all people who are affected by the accident, nuclear testings, and global nuclear military industrial complex. This walk is supported by <a href="http://mothersforpeace.org/">San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace</a>, and <a href="http://nonukesaction.wordpress.com/">No Nukes Action Committee</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;"><br />The Bay Area activists will join Reverend Sawada from Vandenberg Air Force Base on March 7th. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">Daily progress report can be found </span><a href="http://fukushimathirdanniversary.wordpress.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">here</a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">.</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">We need your kind support in transportation and shelters for 4 walkers in the course of the following schedule:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;"><br />3/7: The Bay Area crew arrives in either San Luis Obispo or Lompoc Amtrak station. <br />3/8 We walk from Vandenberg towards Guadalupe. <br />3/9 Stopping point day before to Arroyo Grande.<br /> 3/10 Arroyo Grande to SLO. (Alima might leave from SLO due to work)<br />3/11 Prayer/vigil at Diablo Canyon during the day. If we do not get permission to have PG&E, we will pray at the gates. 3/11 Evening event at the Steynberg Gallery in downtown San Luis Obispo at 6PM. We will show a movie on Hibakusha/ Fukushima.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">"Four of us (Alima, Umi, Miriam, and Elia) are traveling from the Bay Area to join the Peace Walk in the middle. We are not going down all the way to Santa Barbara, but would like to walk between Vandenberg to Diablo Canyon Nuclear Reactor.<br />On March 7th, we would like to arrive Lompoc (or actually to SLO depending on how other coordinators are doing) and join Reverend Sawada and other folks.<br />We have our sleeping bags and basic needs, so we were hoping to depend on other organizers include: Sherry Lewis and Carole Hisasue of MfP, but apparently, it is hard to find volunteers who could host us.<br />Four of us do not need to stay together in a same household, and also we are able to sleep on the floor in a same room." </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">If you are interested in walking with us, or if you know of anybody who could volunteer to support the walkers by providing transportation or shelter, please contact Umi Hagitani of No Nukes Action Committee at 917-774-4079 or </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="mailto:amnioticfluid@gmail.com">amnioticfluid@gmail.com</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;"><br />The walkers from the Bay Area will give a report back on May 3rd, 2013 at Berkeley (1125 University Ave. (at San Pablo) Berkeley, CA 94702). This potluck event will start from 2:30pm, including report back from activists who visited Fukushima and Taiwan. Details TBA at <a href="http://nonukesaction.wordpress.com/">http://nonukesaction.wordpress.com/</a><br />Some walkers participated in the Bean Soup Literary Mural Project by the Precita Eyes in 2013 on 16th and 17th St. (between Alabama and Harrison St.) in San Francisco to commemorate now irradiated Pacific Ocean. <br /><br />Reverend Sawada Gyosen is a Buddhist monk of the Nipponzan Myohoji sect, a small Nichiren Buddhist order that is known for being actively engaged worldwide in the peace movement. Its Peace Pagodas (Stupas) are in locations around the world and one of the main practices of the monks, nuns and followers is to conduct pilgrimages while chanting and beating hand drums. One of the most prominent of these pilgrimages was the Interfaith Pilgrimage for Peace and Life, a walk from Auschwitz to Hiroshima during 1994-1995. More recently, there was involvement in the American Indian Movement’s Long Walk, the 2010 Walk for a Nuclear Free Future and 2011 Sacred Sites Peace Walk for a Nuclear Free World (<a href="http://canuclearwalk.wordpress.com/blog/">http://canuclearwalk.wordpress.com/blog/</a> )<br />Reverend Sawada was born and brought up in Fukushima Prefecture in Japan but has been residing in the U.S. since the 90’s, practicing at the Myohoji Dojo in Boulder, Colorado and Los Angeles, California. Because of his ties to Fukushima, he is also personally dedicated to the anti-nuclear cause and believes that “all things nuclear, from weapons to power generation have caused misery and suffering to humanity – we must end this cycle.” As a monk, his way is through prayer and he has participated in not only the larger walks but smaller, independent personal walks. In the summer of 2013, Reverend Sawada walked from the gates of Vandenburg Air Force Base to Diablo Canyon in the days leading up to the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and fasted in front of the Diablo Canyon gates in a 3 day vigil between Hiroshima Day and Nagasaki Day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace Fukushima Third Anniversary Event</i><br />San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace invites you to a Fukushima Third Anniversary Memorial Event on March 11th. This is the culmination of a week-long Peace Walk and Prayer Vigil led by Reverend Sawada Gyosen of the Nipponzan Myohoji order. Reverend Sawada and Umi Hagitani, an anti-nuclear activist with No Nukes Action Committee from the Bay Area will be speaking. We will also be showing the film "Women of Fukushima." The event is free and open to the public. Please come and be in solidarity with the activists who live only miles from California's only operating nuclear power plant.<br /><br />Date and Time: March 11, 2014 7pm - 9pm<br />Location: Steynberg Gallery, 1531 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo<br />For more information, please go to: <a href="http://mothersforpeace.org/">mothersforpeace.org</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">March 3, 5:30-7:30 pm, you are cordially invited to attend the Third Anniversary Fukushima Commemoration, co-hosted by the World Business Academy and the United Nations Association / Santa Barbara & Tri-Counties Chapter. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">University Club of Santa Barbara, 1332 Santa Barbara St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Free and open to the public! Complementary wine & beverages, and crudité & cheese platters. Cash bar available.</span><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Speakers:</span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />1. Barbara Gaughen-Muller, President, United Nations Association / Santa Barbara & Tri Counties on the Fukushima nuclear power disaster and worldwide commemoration.<br />2. Sawada, Gyosen, a Buddhist monk from Japan, who will undertake a Fukushima Memorial Walk, departing from Santa Barbara on March 4 and arriving for a vigil at the Diablo Canyon reactors on March 11, the third anniversary of the Fukushima meltdown.<br />3. Dr. Jerry B. Brown, Director, Safe Energy Project, World Business Academy, who will release the results of the Academy’s Diablo Canyon Radiation-Health Report.</span></span><br />
<span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This Report provides dramatic confirmation that cancer rates increased and public health declined after the Diablo Canyon reactors opened in the mid-1980s; and that these negative health impacts were greater for people living closest to the reactors in San Luis Obispo County and in northern Santa Barbara County. </span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you have questions, please email </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="mailto:events@worldbusiness.org">events@worldbusiness.org</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /><b>San Diego, CA</b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />Fukushima Awareness - </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Friday, March 7, 12-4 pm, Belmont Park 3100 Mission Blvd.</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We are rallying together to raise awareness about the terrible events in japan, to tell people so they can make informed decisions to protect themselves and their loved ones.Together we can warn people and save many lives. TELL EVERYONE TO COME.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We will meet at the Belmont park parking lot next to the roller coaster and walk up an down the boardwalk warning people. Please wear YELLOW & BLACK if possible and please bring banners, flyers, posters, etc. I will make extra posters for people without any. The more people we have, the greater the awareness we will spread. THANK YOU</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">Hosted by Jeff Pro 619-813-9994 <a href="https://m.facebook.com/events/1458938280986334">https://m.facebook.com/events/1458938280986334</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><br /></b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Co-presented by Japan America Society of Southern California, Nichi-Bei Fujin Kai, Nanka Fukushima Kenjinkai & Love to Nippon Project, Japanese American Cultural & Community Center,</span> <br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Love to Nippon 2014 - Lessons Learned from the March 11 th Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami<br /><br />Saturday, March 8, 2014 1:00–4:00 pm Interfaith Service & Prayers, Flower & Incense Offerings, Booths 3:00–5:00 pm Memorial Program <br />ProgramEmcees: Janet LeBlanc and Jennifer Usyak </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">Theme: The Third Anniversary of Japan’s Worst Natural Disaster & Lessons from Fukushima for Southern California to Share with Children and Families in our Community 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Outside (100 W 1st St.) Memorial Interfaith Service by Los Angeles Buddhist Temple Federation & Nikkei Interfaith Fellowship Group of Little Tokyo, Flower & Incense Offering: Fukushima Prefecture of Japan Booth, the Red Cross & other preparedness organizations including USCG. Offering: We encourage you to bring flowers only (incense will be provided).<br />3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Inside (Ronald F. Deaton Civic Auditorium of LAPD HQ, 100 West First Street, Los Angeles, CA):Memorial Program Seating is limited. Early reservations are recommended, which can be made at: <a href="http://www.jas-socal.org/">www.jas-socal.org</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">Mon, March 10, 4:30pm – 6:00pm NYC - UN CSW/Fukushima Event<br />Armenian Convention Center, 630 2nd Ave, New York, NY, Ballroom 1<br />To coincide with the 58th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women.<br />Title: Global Health and Environment in the Post-2015 </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Agenda: Lessons from the Fukushima nuclear accident<br />RSVP: <a href="mailto:march10hrnny@gmail.com">march10hrnny@gmail.com</a> Open to public. Admission is free. No UN pass required.<br /><br />A human rights expert from Japan, an environmental and women’s activist from Europe, and a physician/health expert on radiation and nuclear related issues from the U.S. will speak about how to protect environment and health of women and girls from radiation exposure, and the importance of implementing lessons learned from the Fukushima nuclear accident in a discussion on global health and environment as part of the Post-2015 Agenda. Q&A session will follow the presentations.</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Confirmed speakers:<br />Dr. Andrew S. Kanter, MD, MPH, Past President of the Board of Directors of Physicians for Social Responsibility US, has studied radioactive plume projections from nuclear reactor accident scenarios and other public health impacts of nuclear radiation dispersion. He is the director of Health Information Systems/Medical Informatics for the Millennium Villages Project for the Earth Institute at Columbia University as well as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Biomedical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology at the Earth Institute, Columbia University. He will discuss on the PSR/IPPNW critique of the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) report on Fukushima (<a href="http://www.psr.org/assets/pdfs/critique-of-unscear-fukushima.pdf">www.psr.org/assets/pdfs/critique-of-unscear-fukushima.pdf</a>) as well as radiation related health issues.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Ms. Sascha Gabizon, Executive Director of Women in Europe for a Common Future (WECF), an international network of over 100 women’s, environmental and health organisations implementing projects in 40 countries and advocating globally for a healthy environment for all.<br /><br />Kazuko Ito, Esq., human rights expert and Secretary General of Human Rights Now (HRN), a Japan based international human rights NGO with ECOSOC status. She also serves as a regional advisor (Asia Pacific) to the UN Women, and chief of the Gender Equality Committee of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations. As a part of the HRN activity, she recently participated in fact-finding missions to Fukushima in December 2013 and February 2014. She played an important role in coordinating meetings of Anand Grover (UN Special Rapporteur on right to health) with Japanese civil societies and evacuees affected by the Fukushima nuclear accident, during Mr. Grover's visit to Japan in 2012.</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Co-organized by <a href="http://hrn.or.jp/eng/">Human Rights Now</a>, <a href="http://www.psr.org/">Physicians for Social Responsibility</a>, and <a href="http://www.wecf.eu/english/about-wecf/">Women in Europe for a Common Future</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">11 AM Peace Walkers leave Croton on Hudson to walk to Indian Point and then on to Peekskill Riverfront Green led by Jun San Yasuda from the Grafton Peace Pagoda </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">3 PM Arrive at Riverfront Green for a Blessing of the Waters of the Hudson and of the World, an interfaith ceremony</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Wednesday, March 11</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">2 PM Jun San will vigil silently in front of Entergy headquarters in White Plains</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">5 PM Press conference and greeting of Entergy employees as they leave work. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">For details, contact: </span><a href="mailto:ipsec2009@gmail.com" style="font-size: small;">ipsec2009@gmail.com</a><span style="font-size: x-small;"> or call 1-888-474-8848</span><br /><br /><b>NY State</b><br /><br /><b style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=398665570159834&id=145223332171447">Here's an FB page with all the 3.11 actions related to Indian Point NPP, and the Peace Walk</a>, taking place all over NY State, some in NJ; a truly astounding wealth of events</b><span style="font-size: x-small;">. It's too long to reproduce here, and I don't want this list to become too "New York-heavy." Also calendared </span><a href="http://radiationtruth.org/" style="font-size: small;">here</a><span style="font-size: x-small;">. Until I find the fortitude to parse it carefully for which events to add to this list, take a look.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /><b>Atlanta, GA</b></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH137Q1QpiUGFXcq8Viw6w5lItkJlw0q3Aeenw1nn4sc5FVUsbvqBDyEDpgVB6RFwB9kpn10o97F0jSMJZZayUAIlteQPsxvFdwV6jk6pW-1Pzq4-ILZ4irDvM_d77K2S97T0MaT2niPw/s1600/TMI.3-28-2011.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH137Q1QpiUGFXcq8Viw6w5lItkJlw0q3Aeenw1nn4sc5FVUsbvqBDyEDpgVB6RFwB9kpn10o97F0jSMJZZayUAIlteQPsxvFdwV6jk6pW-1Pzq4-ILZ4irDvM_d77K2S97T0MaT2niPw/s1600/TMI.3-28-2011.gif" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />March 11, 2014 5-6PM PROTEST “RUSH HOUR AT GEORGIA POWER”<br />
241 Ralph McGill Boulevard. Atlanta, GA 30308<br />We will tie Fukushima lessons to reactor construction and financing in
Georgia on this visible downtown intersection during rush hour.<br />
Details subject to change. Contact: atom.girl@nonukesyall.org</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /><br />March 11, 2014, 7 PM: Nuclear Watch South coordinator Glenn Carroll presents to the <a href="http://georgia.sierraclub.org/atlanta/">Atlanta Sierra Club</a> monthly meeting at Episcopal Church of the Epiphany<br /> 2089 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307. Contact: atom.girl@nonukesyall.org</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Women and Power from Fukushima to Georgia</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Tuesday, March 11, 6:30 pm doors open ~ 7:00 pm program</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://georgiawand.org/">Georgia WAND</a> and <a href="http://www.hillsidechapel.org/">Hillside International Truth Center</a> invite you to join us as we celebrate Women's History Month and commemorate the third anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster at this inspiring event; Women and Power from Fukushima to Georgia: Sharing stories, solidarity and strategy,</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> Hillside International Truth Center, 2450 Cascade Rd SW, Atlanta, GA 30311</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Featuring a Live video conference with Japanese women leaders, stories from Georgia WAND leaders from the Shell Bluff Community, remarks by the Reverend Richard Bright and more!</span></span></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;"><br />Featured Speakers:<br />Muto Ruiko is a long-time antinuclear activist based in Fukushima. Since the Chernobyl disaster of 1986 Muto has been involved in antinuclear activism. Muto’s faith in women and the style of movement that she has pursued seem to be deeply influenced by the course of the feminist movement since the 1970s. Some might find Muto’s trust in women’s strengths and their special bonds essentialist. There is no question that she cares about the extremely difficult situations confronting Fukushima mothers since the Fukushima Dai’ichi accident, but in her statements and activities, she is careful to honor the diverse situations and needs of women. Muto has devoted much of her time to securing the human rights and health of local residents and evacuees. She currently resides in Tamura-cho, Fukushima Prefecture, about 45 kilometers (28 miles) from the Daiichi plant.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">Mariko Komatsu was born and raised in Hiroshima up until her graduation from high school. She moved to Montreal then to Toronto and lived in Canada for 10 years as a student and school teacher. Having worked in Sierra Leone and various NGOs, Mariko is now back in Hiroshima and pursuing the ways to keep on the legacy of the past wars and many efforts of the citizens through Peace Education and hosting various open events where people meet and freely exchange their thoughts for peace. Project NOW! is currently her main focus where young artists and likes gather to chat and communicate their thoughts for peace and nuclear abolition in various art forms. Project NOW! has just published the art book titled “NOW”, calling to people “Switch on, Imagination”. Contact: <a href="mailto:courtney@georgiawand.org">courtney@georgiawand.org</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sunday, March 9, 2014 </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A Presentation: </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">“Hiroshima to Fukushima: What You Need To Know About Ionizing Radiation, Women, Indigenous Peoples and You!”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Anti-Nuclear Activist Catherine (Wind) Euler, Ph.D. (History)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">3:00 to 5:00 PM </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Friends’ Meeting House – 931 N 5th Ave</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Also on March 9, for International Women’s Day:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Outdoor women’s prayer and drumming circle for the Pacific Ocean</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">5:30 pm, </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Catalina Park Ramada – Fifth Ave./Second St. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">Call Wind Euler, 928-899-2267 or</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 11.818181991577148px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>mamabearsbrigade@gmail.com</span><br />
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REPORT FROM HILO <b><a href="http://fukushimathirdanniversaryevents.blogspot.com/2014/03/311-2014-hilo-hi-report.html">HERE</a></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">March 11, 6:30 pm: REMEMBER 3-11-11 </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">THIRD ANNIVERSARY produced by <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CCcQFjAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FOccupyHilo&ei=e8oNU6LbO46EogTUjIHIAg&usg=AFQjCNHxTynvXtLy6INZMRnyamHLdvEjsw&sig2=bp5_vZzpheR7A3PtpIwnQg&bvm=bv.61965928,d.cGU">Occupy Hilo</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">Meet at the Tsunami Memorial next to the Art Center in Wailoa State Park, Hilo</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">We will acknowledge the complicated relationship between mankind and the power of nature that resulted in 18,000+ deaths and the worst industrial accident in the history of mankind, which will impact Japan, the Pacific, and the Planet for generations. We will Talk Story, hopefully play music and have a floating lantern ceremony.</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;"> Contact: </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;"><a href="mailto:shaw.geoff5@gmail.com">shaw.geoff5@gmail.com</a> or call 808-238-0842</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">REPORT FROM <b>OTTAWA, ON</b> <b><a href="http://fukushimathirdanniversaryevents.blogspot.com/2014/03/311-2014-ottowaon-report.html">HERE</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Vancouver 3.11 event has been moved forward to June 2014; see it <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/412659755537969/">here</a>.<br /><br /><b>Nanaimo, BC</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">March 11, 2014, at 1:00 pm, </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">Pearson Bridge underpass, Nanaimo, BC (access via Maffeo Sutton Park downtown on the waterfront). Contact: Kim Goldberg <a href="mailto:goldberg@ncf.ca">goldberg@ncf.ca</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">WEBSITE: <a href="http://pigsquash.wordpress.com/2014/03/01/fukushima-anniversary-covert-poverts-perform-reactors/">http://pigsquash.wordpress.com/2014/03/01/fukushima-anniversary-covert-poverts-perform-reactors/</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">Join Nanaimo poets Kim Goldberg, Darryl Knowles, and Kim Clark (the Covert Poverts) for a polyphonic performance in which the trio will create a poetic representation of the chaos and unbridled energy of nuclear reactors running amok. The trio will perform two linked pieces, “Reactor One” and “Reactor Two”. An open mic will follow for audience members to share their own Fukushima-inspired poetry. Pearson Bridge is at Nanaimo’s Millstone River, home to a salmon run each fall. Pacific salmon, along with the rest of the marine ecosystem, are now at risk of radioactive contamination because of the Fukushima disaster.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Event of the 3rd anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster<span style="font-size: x-small;">/福島原発災害から3年のイベント</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">4:15 Documentary "Women of Fukushima" (with English subtitles) 30 minutes </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">4:50 Documentary "Fukushima Never Again" 57 minutes </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">6:00- 6:15 break with refreshment</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">6:45 Speeches by guest speakers, Q&A. Contact: <a href="mailto:kizunamontreal@gmail.com">kizunamontreal@gmail.com</a></span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Peace Pagoda Southbank, 9:30 am Tuesday, March 11, 2014</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://www.brisbane.foe.org.au/peace-and-nuclear.html">PACE: Peace, Anti-nuclear and Clean Energy Collective</a>. Contact: <a href="mailto:kim.stewart@foe.org.au">kim.stewart@foe.org.au</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">REPORT FROM SYDNEY <b><a href="http://fukushimathirdanniversaryevents.blogspot.com/2014/03/311-2014-sydney-au-report.html">HERE</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">1 minute's silence for victims</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">Film Screening: <a href="http://survivingjapanmovie.com/">3.11 Surviving Japan</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">Contact : <a href="mailto:311helpjapansydney@gmail.com">311helpjapansydney@gmail.com</a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Supported by </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://foe.org.au/">Friends of the Earth Australia</a>, </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://uraniumfreensw.org.au/">Uranium Free New South Wales</a>, </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">311 Campaign For Nuclear Free</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">March 11th - Action and Event</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">5 - 6 pm A vigil with candles and folded paper cranes in Martin Place, Sydney </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">6.30 - 7.30 pm -followed by a photo action </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">outside New South Wales Parliament, 6 Macquarie Street, Sydney</span></span><br />
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On this day 3 years ago the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe occurred (began? -<i>Ed.</i>).<br /><br />The huge radiation is spreading globally. The highly dangerous radiation is spreading everywhere through the air that we breathe and the world's oceans. Fukushima is a catastrophe for the whole world, not just Japan.<br /><br />Join us in Melbourne on this global day of action. People from around the world will be holding vigils and protests on this day</span></span></div>
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Sun, March 9, 5pm – 8pm<br />
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Calendar: <a href="mailto:uraniumfreewa@gmail.com">uraniumfreewa@gmail.com</a><br />
Created by <a href="mailto:occupyperth@gmail.com">occupyperth@gmail.com</a><br />
Come down for a photo shoot in solidarity with those communities affected by the Fukushima disaster and those communities who want a nuclear free future. <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fevents%2F219688978225886%2F&usd=2&usg=AFQjCNE5phrFtxNziQ2duulmKM4z1GyExQ">https://www.facebook.com/events/219688978225886/</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /> Anti-nuclear activists from all countries: Unite<br /><br /> On Sunday 9 March 2014, Europe will remember what, according to those responsible, could never have happened. This year the focus of our protest will be on the Upper Rhine Valley and in particular on symbolic places such as Fessenheim and Strasbourg.<br /><br /> At 2 p.m. our common outcry shall shake up Europe once more: SWITCH OFF!<br /><br /> The following is a list of various actions that the respective organizations will undertake on their own. Taking part is explicitly permitted and desired. Whoever wants to be actively involved can find the contact details on this website. Or simply take to the streets or get on the bridges on 9 March 2014 and demonstrate peacefully against nuclear power.<br /><br /> List of bridges across the Rhine<br /><br /> 1 Bridge Huningue - Weil am Rhein (GPS 47.591556,7.589933) = Passerelle des Trois Pays <br />Planned Action: 14:00 Human Chain <br /><br /> 2 Bridge Fessenheim - Hart home: Rhine Channel (GPS 47.914717,7.570632) <br />Planned Action: Protest 14:00 - 15:30 Final Protest<br /><br />3 Bridge Vogelgrun - Breisach (GPS 48.022647,7.581757) = Rhine bridge <br />Planned Action: Warm Up 11:00 / 14:00 Human Chain<br /><br />4 Bridge Marckolsheim - Sasbach (GPS 48.153876,7.599277) <br /><br /> Planned Action: 14:00 Human Chain<br /><br />5 Bridge Gerstheim - Nonnenweier (GPS 48.366785,7.734869) <br />Planned Action: 14:00 Human Chain<br /><br />6 Bridge Illkirch-Graffenstaden - Offenburg (GPS 48.491383,7.769941) = Pflimlin Bridge <br />Planned Action: Human Chain<br /><br />7 Bridge Strasbourg - Kehl (GPS 48.573697,7.801816) = Europa Bridge</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">He'll be joining the Fessenheim bridge event and other actions in France this month.<br /><br />Sitemap/links to organizers for all actions: <a href="http://fukushima3.eu/index.php?id=37&L=4">http://fukushima3.eu/index.php?id=37&L=4</a><br /><br />Also, from France (mostly in English, with map) <a href="http://chainehumaine.fr/le-9-3-2014-chaine-humaineactions-sur-les-ponts-du-rhin-entre-strasbourg-et-bale/?lang=en">http://chainehumaine.fr/le-9-3-2014-chaine-humaineactions-sur-les-ponts-du-rhin-entre-strasbourg-et-bale/?lang=en</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">Parliamentary Public Meeting: Remember Fukushima: No to Nuclear Power<br />7:00-9:00pm, 10th March, House of Commons, Committee Room 10<br /><br />“Fukushima 3 Years On & Implications for UK Nuclear Power Plans” Chair:Jeremy Corbyn MP, vice-chair CND; Introduction by Kate Hudson, General Secretary, CND<br /><br />Speakers:• Dr. Paul Dorfman• Dr. David Lowry: “Nuclear's insecurity of supply” and “The truth about evacuation zones as a lesson from Fukushima.”• Speaker from Green Cross Switzerland: “Japan’s nuclear phase-out following Fukushima.”• Rik, a member of Kick Nuclear “Fukushima: What’s been happening the last few years.”• Geoff Read and Kevin Allwright, Fukushima refugees<br /><br />Followed by: questions from the floor and discussion. Please give yourself half an hour to get through security. For further info contact London Region CND on 020-7607-2302</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Fukushima Commemoration </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">11:30am, 11th March,</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />Burnley College, Princess Way, Burnley, BB12 0AN</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Join East Lancashire CND for a commemoration of the on-going disaster at Fukushima. They'll be available for chat at their stall outside Burnley College. For all questions contact</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Joan E. West: joanewest@sky.com</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Lancaster, UK</b><br /><br />On the third anniversary of the nuclear incident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan, all concerned people are invited to join a one-hour vigil on Saturday, 8 March at Heysham Nuclear Power Station to say: 'No more Fukushimas; No more nuclear waste; No nuclear weapons!' Participants will meet 10am for a briefing and refreshments at the Lancaster Quaker Meeting House, Meeting House Lane, Lancaster, LA1 1TX. The vigil at Heysham, nearby, starts at noon. Contact:</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Mo Kelly, Lancaster Quakers, 01524 389911 </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />50 Days of Actions "From Fukushima to Chernobyl; Stop Nuclear Before the Catastrophe!"<br />You're may have to use your Google translate on this one, there's too many separate pages for events. Ca va! Look here: </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://www.sortirdunucleaire.org/Actions,11">http://www.sortirdunucleaire.org/Actions,11</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My daughter, her friend and I stand at the center of this prayer line for Fukushima & the world on 3.11.14. Joining friends that we have worked with since we evacuated to California, gratitude goes out to MaryBeth Brangan & James Heddle for recording this special moment and for their relentless support in the movement. Please support their documentary, <a href="http://www.shutdowndoc.tv/">http://www.shutdowndoc.tv/</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Our prayer: We send loving blessings to our Japanese friends and all those<br />suffering from Fukushima. We honor their suffering as sacred fuel<br />helping us to stop the nuclear insanity worldwide.<br /><br />In helping them, we help ourselves and our progeny.<br /><br />Powerful, meaningful day.<br /><br />Cathy Iwane</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><br />Dear Friends,<br /><br />Here is our report of our Fukushima 3rd. anniversary event<br />in Laguna Beach, C.A James Lerager curated with Mark <br />Chamberlain a commemorative art program at the BC Gallery Space <br />that included both photos and video. <br /><br />Gary Headrick, Donna Gilmore and Harvey Wasserman spoke.<br /><br />We showed our Shutdown: The California Fukushima Connection<br />trailer and videotaped the program after we had a silent group meditation <br />on the beach to connect with our Japanese network. <br /><br />We send loving blessings to our Japanese friends and all those<br />suffering from Fukushima. We honor their suffering as sacred fuel to<br />stop the nuclear insanity worldwide.<br /><br />Mary Beth and Jim<br />The Ecological Options Network</span>Nick Thabithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01314331844779313860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567039616884935253.post-52173020397892858312014-03-17T10:36:00.000-07:002014-03-17T10:36:05.904-07:003.11 2014 Ottowa,ON Report<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/al5F5zimZrQ" width="560"></iframe>Nick Thabithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01314331844779313860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567039616884935253.post-27507467682489033632014-03-16T17:54:00.003-07:002014-03-16T17:59:34.674-07:003.8 2014 Golden Gate Bridge Walk<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We gathered during the evening on 3-11-14 at the Tsunami Memorial in Wailoa State Park in Hilo, HI. I was hoping to do a floating lantern event on the nearby body of water but the wind was blowing the wrong way and they would not float off so we changed plans and decided the mosaic in the memorial would simulate water so we lit the lanterns and and held our light boards that spelled out the simple message, NO NUKES. after recording all this we gathered in a circle and talked story, with everything from past tsunamis in Hilo and the one in Japan being mentioned plus the effects of Fukushima on both humans and other lifeforms in the Pacific Ocean.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><br />First of all I would like to thank everyone for being here and showing your concern for what is happening in the world today. We are here because an earthquake and tsunami occurred three years ago and killed upwards of 20,000 people and made many more homeless but at the same time it set off a sequence of events that resulted in the triple meltdown that we call Fukushima.<br /><br />Fukushima is a prefecture inhabited by people and is not a nuclear power plant built by GE and operated by TEPCO, but that word somehow has come to represent the totality of this disaster.<br /><br />While I struggle with this because the perpetrators get lost when we use this term, the truth is it may not be inclusive enough, maybe it should be called the Pacific disaster. Because of the vastness of the Pacific Ocean humanity seems to have no qualms about using it as a sewer but that could be a very bad mistake. There are trends happening that seem to indicate that there are tipping points happening for various ocean species and plenty of culprits to go around such as ocean acidification and pesticides, the breakdown of our plastic rubbish, plus man-made nuclear contamination is nothing new considering the nuclear testing programs post WWII, but now we have Fukushima and very little determination to really fix it’s ongoing problems. I could reel off a bunch of numbers to try to explain the scope of this but no matter how hard I tried I could not tell you any concrete data because all of it is based on unreliable information. That is the core problem of nuclear power, there is almost nothing we are told by those who support it that even approximates the truth.<br /><br />To the people who try to justify nuclear power and nuclear weapons we are all just statistics and since we all aren’t going to die from radiation (and the dead can’t defend themselves) and we all won’t get cancer and other maladies they just come up with models that make it seem like nothing is changing dramatically. We are supposed to believe that cancer is just a consequence of modern living so we should get used to it and most of the time cause and effect don’t become part of the equation. They are so callous that when large numbers of the people stationed on the USS Reagan became sick or disabled after the ship sailed into the plume the official position is that radiation was not the cause so it is just coincidence that this happened to so many in the prime of their lives. The Japanese are at least willing to admit that more people have died from the effects of the triple meltdown in Fukushima than were killed by the Tsunami. When they set standards for radiation in our food, water, and air they come up with a number of people per 100,000 who will get cancer, come up with a figure they think is acceptable and extrapolate from there and they give very little credence to the fact that children and pregnant women are way more susceptible. If you disagree with this thinking you are standing in the way of progress and economic growth. People in general and the planet we depend on are secondary to these man-made concepts.<br /><br />I can’t speak for everybody but I know in my heart the time has come to end Nuclear, both the weapons systems and power. They are both a ticking time bomb and a gun to our heads. None of us knows when events will happen that will unleash the destruction this technology is capable of and we can’t anticipate the results. We can’t move forward thinking this is a logical way for mankind to interact with God’s creation. We have to learn lessons from the experiences that we live through, there no longer is a village where we are because we figured out that the Ocean can sweep through here at any time with little warning. When it comes to Nuclear we are creating a mess that will exist into the future longer than man has roamed the Earth and our children don’t deserve to deal with this. We have truly clean technologies to replace this horrible mistake and even though it goes against prevailing wisdom that growth has to come at any cost we are getting smarter about runaway consumption. The situation in Japan is made worse because we can’t collectively be convincing enough that we all have had enough. The people who are behind Nuclear still think that there is a chance we will forget and in the meantime they are spreading their poisonous systems to poorer nations that are even less equipped to deal with calamity. Since they have been lying since day one and for the most part they get away with it they are doubling down and we need to raise our voices and show our faces like Megan Rice, Michael Walli, and Greg BoertjeObed, who will continue to be incarcerated for civil disobedience, and stop the destructive ways from happening over again. We can no longer continue to be Sheeple and pretend that the desecration of our surroundings is acceptable, we need to change our leaders and if that doesn’t work we need to change our systems because just sitting around waiting for the change to happen just won’t get us where we need to go. 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Nick Thabithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01314331844779313860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567039616884935253.post-90776153933976946842014-03-15T19:33:00.002-07:002014-03-15T19:33:24.695-07:003.11 2014 - Detroit, MI Report<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">March 11, 2014<br /><br />Statement by Dr. Kazuyuki Katayama, Consul-General of Japan in Detroit, On the Occasion of the Third Anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake<br /><br />Three years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake struck on March 11, 2011, resulting in a tremendous number of irreplaceable lives lost and unprecedented damage, mainly in the Tohoku region of Japan. On this occasion, I would like to express my heartfelt sympathy to all those affected by the disaster.<br /><br />We were overwhelmed by the immediate outpouring of compassion and support from the international community, particularly the U.S., including both Michigan and Ohio. Taking this opportunity, I would like to express our sincere gratitude once again, on behalf of the Government and people of Japan.<br /><br />Tragically, two American JET (Japan Exchange & Teaching Program) participants Ms. Taylor Anderson and Mr. Monty Dickson, dispatched to Ishinomaki City and Rikuzentakata City respectively, died in the tsunami. Earlier this month, I had an opportunity to participate in the film event: “Live Your Dream,” which portrayed the lives and dreams of these two JET participants. Viewing together with their family members, the film’s director, students and others, I was extremely moved to recognize that the bereaved family―still coping with the reality of profound grief―as well as many other friends in the U.S. have shown enduring support and compassion to Japan. The Japanese people will never forget this kind outreach.<br /><br />Since his inauguration as Prime Minister in December 2012, Mr. Shinzo Abe has visited the affected area thirteen times and implemented ground-based initiatives to accelerate the restoration of the stricken areas. Seventy percent of the public work projects, such as highland relocation of evacuees and construction of housing, has already begun. The Government of Japan will complete the highland relocation of evacuees in two-hundred areas and construction of over 10,000 houses in twelve months, although<br /><br />many live greatly inconvenienced lives even now. In addition to the rebuilding of infrastructure and residential accommodations, it is extremely important to address the mental health of the victims, especially including the well-being of children. The Government of Japan continues to take initiatives at the front line to address the serious issues of radiation, contaminated water, nuclear reactor abandonment, amongst others at TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.<br /><br />Taking the policy “Without the reconstruction of Fukushima, there will not be a rebirth of Japan” as its fundamental consideration, the Government of Japan seeks to develop strongly in the future, with the people of Japan, hand in hand with citizens of the international community. As we do so, I humbly request your continued support.<br /><br />Kazuyuki Katayama<br /><br />Consul General of Japan in Detroit</span>Nick Thabithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01314331844779313860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567039616884935253.post-25014808404355931912014-03-15T19:24:00.001-07:002014-03-15T19:24:16.367-07:003.11 2014 - Portland, OR Report<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">March 11, 2014 Day 1095 following the start of the global disaster at Fukushima-Daiichi.<br /><br />To: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe<br /><br />Your Honor:<br /><br />On this the third anniversary of Fukushima-Daiichi and the nightmare that ensued which we all share, please accept our deepest sympathies and continued solidarity. As people working within organizations promoting environmental and social justice, we understand the need to end nuclear power, weapons and the constant threat of nuclear war. We the undersigned are keenly aware of the terrible toll that is exacted on a population under such stresses. After the terrible loss from the Tsunami, to have the added burden of three melt-throughs and their inevitable after-effects to carry must certainly be a bitter weight. <br /></span><div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We stand with you today on 311 to remember those lost from this tragedy, those who will continue to suffer in the coming years due to radiation and we remember all of those who no longer can go home. We stand with you today to demand from your government and ours, that we put an end immediately to nuclear madness and hurt no more of the living on our cherished planet Earth so that we can make way for future generations. <br /><br />Be strong, people of Japan. We are with you. We have shed many tears for you and for our planet since that terrible day in March of 2011. To the Prime Minister, we implore you to shut down and keep shut down all nuclear reactors in Japan. You have seen the damage that they cause. You have alternate options which will not kill people. There is solar, there is wind. Surely you must have begun looking at those options since Fukushima-Daiichi melted through the containment within hours of the earthquake. Your ocean will give you power if you let it. The sun will bring enough warmth to your country. Shed no more death upon your people and those of us living abroad. We ask the same from our Government! <br /><br />It is time to recognize the toll from nuclear power and it is time to remove all the nice words around it. Nuclear power kills. It is that simple. Please, Prime Minister. Do not allow nuclear power in your country to be restored. You have lived almost without it for 3 years now. You would be considered a hero should you stay the right course. Be that person. The entire world would thank you. <br /><br />Thank you for hearing our words today and feeling our hearts and our sympathy. <br /><br />Be well Japan.<br /><br />No Nukes!<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br /><br /><br />Mimi German for</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />March 11, 2014. I am standing on the sidewalk in the shadow of a skyscraper outside the Japanese Consulate in downtown Seattle on a beautiful sunny day, exactly three years after the Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami, and the subsequent triple meltdowns at Fukushima Daiichi. “Good afternoon sir, would you like to learn more about Fukushima?” I extend my arm in a posture conveying energy, friendliness, and openness. My hand holds a flyer with health information regarding the hazards of nuclear radiation, news resources, as well as suggestions for citizen action.<br /><br />A few muscles twitch in one side of his cheek, signaling that he has heard me and at least for a nanosecond contemplated the boundaries of his known world, but he does not break stride, continuing on down Sixth Avenue, perhaps to a business lunch, to see a friend, to the gym, or some other destination. I have been in his shoes and his state of mind many times, sidewalk-autopilot, carrying out my mission in life.<br /><br />We all have our collections of stories, the sum total of which creates the “I” – that larger than life imaginary person who plays the starring role in our personal dramas. To the extent that the story is infused with truth, love, compassion, and wisdom, the story shines with a powerful brilliance, like sunlight spreading out across the arc of the planet, illuminating and warming every living being that moves. Those rare beings that can tell stories imbued with those enlightened qualities are the saints, enlightened ones and sages of our world, who visit now and then for the sole purpose of assisting us in awakening from our small stories that sometimes – at least speaking for myself – contain more shadows than light. The beauty of community is that in listening to and sharing our stories with each other, we have the opportunity to discover our shadows, mirroring the light of understanding and self discovery to each other on our mutual journey of awakening.<br /><br />A few friends show up to join me in sidewalk outreach. We share smiles and words of support, taking heart that we are not alone, that there are others who are pressing the pause button on the collective societal story with its dominant themes of material progress, external wealth, unlimited consumption and economic growth. I had created the event “<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1401869733406316/">3 year Anniversary Vigil at Japanese Consulate</a>” on Facebook, concerned by the collective stories chanted like mantras in the mainstream media in the aftermath of the worst industrial accident in history – that nuclear power is safe, that radiation can be safely cleaned up, and that “low levels” of radiation pose no threat (ignoring the frequent redefining upwards by regulatory agencies as to what constitutes a “low level”. The event was held in coordination with similar events at a dozen or so other Japanese Consulates in the U.S., as well as around the world.<br /><br />Out of 1314 guests invited from around the world, twenty had indicated “going”, with twenty-two “maybe”. As a gesture of courtesy and protocol, I had telephoned the Consulate on Friday afternoon, requesting permission to deliver a letter of concerns to the Consul General to be forwarded to the Prime Minister of Japan. On Monday, the Consul’s office called me again to go over protocol, informing me that only one person would be allowed into their office to deliver the letter. Earlier, when I had walked around the corner at Sixth and Union, the uniformed security guards spotted me instantly. Clearly, they had read every detail on the Facebook event page and were mobilized in anticipation of a large crowd. I greeted them like old friends as I walked up and they smiled in my direction. Our initial meeting in January had been stressful for them, until they figured out my intentions were peaceful and I was not intentionally out to make their lives difficult but simply exercising my free speech rights, being careful not to infringe upon other’s rights. It was immediately clarified which crack in the sidewalk represented the demarcation between private property (where my free speech rights became more limited) and the public sidewalk.<br /><br />Fast forward to March 11. A big casually dressed man walked over and asked me if I was Jordan. I said yes with a smile, and he introduced himself as Justin from the State Department, indicating that he was here to oversee the meeting with the Consulate and to act as my escort. I indicated that my intentions were peaceful and answered his many questions. It was becoming clearer as time passed that most of the people who had indicated “going” and “maybe” on Facebook, were coming in spirit only, and not in physical form. We were five in number, including a soft-spoken man in his sixties who rode his motorcycle up from Renton. He was a “down-winder”, born near the former nuclear weapons production facility at Hanford, who had recently buried his brother. He died of cancer.<br /><br />Certainly there was no issue with needing a permit – required for large gatherings when public obstruction of the sidewalk was likely. Two reporters from a local TV and radio station showed up. I noticed that a significantly higher proportion of pedestrians accepted the flyers while the TV camera was filming me. Perhaps people thought I was a movie star? One of the reporters asked me why I was here and what my message was.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAy5O-2YU95C-F1k5u7LjGY7mZQUC7QAV_ExSwuWPW6z4j_3YudD2TALRrFyjqf_NSfzpffTFMonG2uprDmYNLhgr7xNb40LUTb1OTsPwqtZJmk0gQwzYOD2F3e8Is-7x0Ndi4ybNybUY/s1600/KOMO3.11.14JVV2SEATTLE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAy5O-2YU95C-F1k5u7LjGY7mZQUC7QAV_ExSwuWPW6z4j_3YudD2TALRrFyjqf_NSfzpffTFMonG2uprDmYNLhgr7xNb40LUTb1OTsPwqtZJmk0gQwzYOD2F3e8Is-7x0Ndi4ybNybUY/s1600/KOMO3.11.14JVV2SEATTLE.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><br />The moral and intellectual challenge presented to humanity by Fukushima is such that it cannot be neatly condensed into a thirty-second sound bite for the evening news. The scope of the worst industrial disaster in history is disturbingly complex, involving multiple scientific disciplines – nuclear physics, oceanography, genetics, public health, and a test of our willingness to face the potential for horrifying consequences to all life with a commitment to truth over political expediency and the comfortable narrative that “the experts” will fix everything. But of course, such a non-answer was entirely unsatisfactory for the reporter. I struggled to come up with a serving of macaroni and cheese that would be palatable for the average TV viewer, to no avail. She asked me if I was “anti-nuke” and I gently deflected any attempt to be placed in that box, indicating that I preferred to be portrayed as being for something – like a sustainable planet – rather than against anything. I kept thinking of Lakota Chief Arvol Lookinghorse’s powerful message at the United Nations, that all life is interconnected, and that without giving thanks and respect for the Earth Mother, without waking up to the cries of distress from nature and responding with compassion and wisdom, very soon we will destroy the very foundation of life which supports us, and with it, our children’s future, and the future of all beings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A few minutes before 1:00 p.m., Justin walked over and asked me if I wanted to go up to the Consulate now. Walking through the revolving doors, followed by Justin and the head of security, I was politely greeted by Aikiko, a young woman from the Consulate staff. As we proceeded up the escalators, I engaged her with small talk, asking about the proper pronunciation of Fukushima. She congratulated me on getting it correct – most people say Fu Ku SHEE mah, however, the correct pronunciation is Fu KU shee mah. As we approached the elevators, Justin spontaneously asked me if I had any weapons, knives, anything that might be interpreted as causing harm. I said “no”. “Jordan, do you have a gun?” he abruptly asked. I said no, feeling slightly intimidated by the line of questioning which was now bordering on interrogation. “I have never owned a gun,” I replied, hoping to put him at ease.<br /><br />Our procession exited the elevator and I was invited to step out first, though I had no idea whether to turn left or right – was the security team nervous, or just testing me again to see how I would react to unexpected situations? I calmly stood in the hallway and waited, following everyone to the entrance of the Consulate where we were buzzed in. I emptied my pockets, stepped through the metal detector and was ushered into a small bare conference room with an airport lounge style couch and a few chairs, joined by another staff member from the Consulate.<br /><br />It had never occurred to me to consider what my reception might be like. Having done years of meditation, with a singular focus on being in the present moment, I sometimes neglect to anticipate unexpected situations, preferring stubbornly (or wisely?) not to have expectations. I suppose in one of my fantasies, I would be invited to sit in an antique chair, served fine Japanese green tea, and warmly engaged in conversation regarding my interest in Japan. I could have told them that my eleven year old is studying Japanese and that we had eaten delicious noodle soup at the Tokyo airport once. Whatever such notions I held of intimacy, elegance, and relaxed conversation were quickly dispelled as – still standing – with all eyes upon me, it become clear that they were waiting for me to speak.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEevicf6yR1tjlv51_M3AYrRf5PQNqfdLiBhIqRu1GAeuvRgOfAWY9Bo9J-TJRCSRFEdg1DiXWmC406_nQp7IxiDshx9yMZHeJsgeMqzvtWjcZrxXBgquaUYX3sc1PX7q4rePLJI-KEGc/s1600/seattle-peace-cranesJVV4SEATTLE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEevicf6yR1tjlv51_M3AYrRf5PQNqfdLiBhIqRu1GAeuvRgOfAWY9Bo9J-TJRCSRFEdg1DiXWmC406_nQp7IxiDshx9yMZHeJsgeMqzvtWjcZrxXBgquaUYX3sc1PX7q4rePLJI-KEGc/s1600/seattle-peace-cranesJVV4SEATTLE.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><br />I presented the small paper bag containing the hand folded origami peace cranes that my daughter had made – seven in total – supposedly a lucky number in every culture and very briefly summarized the contents of the letter I had written, addressed to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe: Thank you for your welcome. I’m here to offer my condolences for the great tragedy that occurred three years ago – the earthquake and tsunami, and the suffering caused by the subsequent disaster at Fukushima Daiichi. Our deep prayers and wishes are with all the Japanese people, that their resilience and indomitable spirit may enable them to quickly recover from these unfortunate events. I’m also here as a global citizen to express my concern over the ongoing radiation emergency caused by Fukushima Daiichi, and to impress upon you the importance of taking this matter very seriously. We need to act quickly in order to protect the children and all life.<br /><br />I bowed in an expression of humility as I offered, with both arms extended and palms upward, the manila envelope containing two signed copies of the letter. The staff person bowed in receiving the letter and, after quickly realizing that there would be no green tea, no polite cultural exchange, certainly no policy statements on Fukushima, I indicated to Jason that I had completed my mission. I had planted a seed of awakening in a crack in the edifice of empire, imagining that one day that seed, combined with innumerable other seeds planted by legions of peaceful activists, might one day grow into a lush verdant paradise covering the entire surface of the earth, a pure land environment where the basic elements – air, earth, water – are pure and life giving, where internal and external disease are unheard of, where people and all life live in an atmosphere of mutual respect and love. Namo Amida, Buddha of Infinite Light.<br /><br />Exiting the building, Jason thanked me for my cooperation and he asked me if I had accomplished what I had wanted. I told him yes, adding that it was the Japanese children and my own daughter that had brought me here, sharing how challenging it can be as a parent, committed to truth, with knowledge of the many problems of sufferings on the planet, simultaneously carrying the hopes and dreams of all children in my heart and hands. “Do you have kids?”, I asked him. “Yes, four” and he hinted that he understood the dilemma I spoke of. We shook hands and went our separate ways, certain to meet again at one of the crossroads within this infinite time-space universe.<br /><br /> In the evening, I attended a screening of “Reactor”, hosted by the Moontown Foundation, connecting me with a roomful of other artists and visionaries striving to build community through facilitating the telling of new stories that bring healing and awakening to people and planet. Recalling the contrast between light and shadow in our personal stories, although at times, we glorify the light, we need not fear or demonize darkness. Beauty is revealed in the interplay of light and shadow, and the serenely steady mind which observes impermanent phenomena, flashing across our retina, leaping from neuron to neuron within our cortex, maintaining perfect equanimity and openness as we continually update our stories, until perhaps one day the story dissolves into a perfect stream of consciousness with no fixed boundaries – the no-story story. Meanwhile, enjoy the journey and keep telling and listening to stories – yours, other people’s, and the stories of all living beings, the Earth and stars.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><b>REMEMBERING FUKUSHIMA THREE YEARS ON</b><br /><br />Members of East Lancashire CND from Colne, Barnoldswick, Burnley and Accrington held a Vigil outside Burnley College and UCLAN Campus to remember the third anniversary of the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan on 11th March 2011. This caused the disastrous melt down of 3 nuclear reactors and wide scale lethal radiation around Fukushima and the Pacific Ocean. <br /><br />The event highlighted the inherent dangers of nuclear power for the environment and human health. Relevant CND literature was distributed which also showed the connection between nuclear power and weapons. In particular, people were invited to sign the petition to scrap the £100 billion Trident renewal programme.<br /><br />Members were joined in the Act of Remembrance by College Students.<br /><br />CND Members & Students outside Burnley College on 11th March 2014<br /><br /><br />David Penney<br />Chair, East Lancashire CND<br /><br />Noyna House, 2 Noyna Street, Colne BB8 0PE<br />Tel: 01282 870076; Mobile: 07948 203836<br />E-mail: <a href="mailto:david.penney53@ntlworld.com">david.penney53@ntlworld.com </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We have been reminded recently of the dangers of nuclear power stations with the devastating earthquake (8.9 on the Richter scale) and tsunami in Japan on 11th March 2011. The nuclear disaster at Fukushima’s 4 nuclear reactors is now classified at the maximum level 7 on the International Nuclear Event Scale, even worse than Chernobyl with the meltdown of three reactors.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As well as hundreds of tons of melted radioactive fuel in Reactors 1, 2 and 3, there are unsafe pools of spent nuclear fuel rods in Reactor 4 - more than 1,300 in all, amounting to some 400 tons of uranium. Contaminated groundwater is flowing into the sea at the volume of an Olympic-size swimming pool every week with radiation spreading throughout the Pacific. The site generates every day about 700 tons of contaminated water.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Fukushima, after 3 years, a 20 kilometre exclusion zone is still in place due to the high levels of radiation with the nuclear plant in a critical state with the risk of further leaks of radiation. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The people of Chernobyl and the surrounding area were exposed to radioactivity in 1986, 90 times greater than that from the explosion of the Hiroshima atomic bomb. The long term effects are terrifying. Some areas will be radioactive for 24,000 years, which is the half life of highly radioactive plutonium. A millionth of a gram of plutonium is enough to cause lung cancer. Fukushima area faces worse hazards.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sayings: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> “Mother Earth is only one being</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And we, the children of all nations</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">All living things</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">To help to hold the world in balance.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Poem: “The No-Go Land” [applicable to Chernobyl and Fukushima]</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It was like happening</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On the Mary Celeste,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Entering a sometime home</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Of a sometime town</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">With a table still</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Laid for breakfast</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And not a soul to be</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Seen since the wind</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Blew all the arrows</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Of the weathervanes</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That way and invaders</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Whisked everyone away.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A babushka–wrapped child</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And smiles into space.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Waiting for a hand to</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Turn it right side up</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And children to be lulled</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Again to never never land. Greg Delaney </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">NO MORE FUKUSHIMAS</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">All day long the window rattled. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then, in the evening, sleet fell. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The freshly bloomed Cornelian cherry blossom will open once again in the wet snow. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">No more Fukushima. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And when the rays of spring come again, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I hope that you once again raise the tilted stone lantern, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And that even on the alpine plants you planted last year, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">No more Fukushima!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">MUTANT RADIOACTIVE BUTTERFLIES NEAR FUKUSHIMA</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">opening like a primrose</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">mutant radioactive butterflies</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">a plague on sacred Japan</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">lest we catch a butterfly</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Now it has happened in Fukushima</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Butterfly Effect</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">gruesome nuclear creatures</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">tearing through cherry blossoms</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">as they flutter helpless to the ground,</span></div>
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Nick Thabithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01314331844779313860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567039616884935253.post-51967789513696831772014-03-15T17:45:00.001-07:002014-03-30T07:52:08.000-07:003.11 2014 - San Francisco, CA Report<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; line-height: 20px;">It’s been three years since the Fukushima nuclear accident.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; line-height: 20px;">Some of us participated in the silent vigil held by the members of Fukushima Response Bay Area. We dedicated 20 minutes for the victims in Fukushima. The sun was very bright.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; line-height: 20px;">We all headed towards the Consulate General of San Francisco after the vigil. This is our 20th monthly rally against nukes. We called for an action across the US to have an action simultaneously at consulates and an embassy. The result was a coordinated action at 10 consulates and one embassy. Prior to this action, Ms. Hayakawa, the consul at San Francisco, who walks down to the pedestrian road to meet with us told us via phone that she would not come down this time, and it was an order from Tokyo to any embassy and consul across the US. She also says that he cannot make an appointment to receive our letter, and she could only receive our petition letters via snail mail. At 2:15pm, we still attempted to ask at the ground floor security that our representative would like to get in with our photo id. Security promptly called the consulate, and told us that somebody will come down so we could wait for him at the lobby. 15 of us lined up and waited, but then after 45 minutes, nobody came down to see us. We called the consul directly, then we were forwarded to his voice mail. We left a message that we will wait, keep our gathering, and would wait for his phone call.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; line-height: 20px;">No phone call after half an hour. Why did she say that she was going to come down or send somebody in the first place? Did she mean anything?</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; line-height: 20px;">We are not terrorists, but just wanting to hand some petition letters. Why weren’t we allowed to enter, and be told to wait so she will meet…which was a lie or just sheer rudeness. Herresponse lacks honesty.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; line-height: 20px;">But this is what Japanese government does to its citizens all the time. When they smell something, they just cover it up. This doesn’t mean that our anger has no place to go. We must be angry, and we shall not be silence. We need to raise our voice and say it is wrong.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; line-height: 20px;">Fukushima victims are the survivors of this Japanese government and nuclear industry. It is a matter of life, but our government does not see and cannot even determine any connection between children with thyroid cancer and this ongoing nuclear accident. This is injustice. We could only fight.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; line-height: 20px;">After 30 minutes of demo, we tried die-in action for the first time. Please see the video.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; line-height: 20px;">There were 80 people who joined us. Thank you for all who joined. Thank you for all who supported us from afar. Thank you. There were poems, music, die-in, and march…a variety of action gave our gathering such a power. No Nukes! No Restart! Save all the children!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; line-height: 20px;">The 20th Every 11th of Month No Nukes Rally in San Francisco, 3/11/2014</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On March 11, 2014, on the third anniversary of the initial explosions at Fukushima Daiichi, No Nukes Action Committee in San Francisco organized a nation-wide action in 10 U.S. cities, among them Boston, New York City, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Detroit, Chicago, Portland, Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Most of these actions involved presenting a letter of concern directly to the consulate or embassy in these cities. At the same time, No Nukes Action, in collaboration with Fukushima Response Bay Area held a demonstration at the Japanese Consulate in San Francisco followed by a die-in. During our previous 19 demonstrations, beginning in June of 2012 at the consulate, the consul had always been willing (and mostly very gracious) to meet us on the sidewalk in front of their offices, but on the third anniversary of the disaster, Consul Hayakawa categorically refused to meet with us or to accept delivery of our letter in person, advising the demonstration organizers that they could use “ordinary mail.” Perhaps, with the passage of the Secrets Preservation Act in December, 2013, and with our mass action involving 11 U.S. cities, the official consular offices have received orders from Tokyo. Perhaps it is safe to assume someone is running scared, a barometer that at last our concerns are being heard.<br /><br />* * *<br />in san francisco, we had a magnificent day, we began at 2:30 with attempts to deliver our letter in person, eventually to be promised that the consul would in fact come down. but that never happened. we waited some 45 minutes. we held a rousing demonstration with chizu hamada taking charge. this diminutive japanese woman held her own throughout the rally. it's the first opportunity she had to really show her stuff, because somehow the gaijin managed to overshadow her, but she is a force unto herself. throughout the demonstration, it was live-streamed directly to japan. we read the letter we had composed for the occasion, with passouts for all present containing both the japanese and english versions. the press was in attendance, and the S.f. chronicle carried coverage today of our plans for a die-in which happened as scheduled, with a second team outlining bodies in chalk. we may have had as any as 50 people present, most of whom joined a march which hit market street, with our banners on display, and went as far as union square.<br /><br />it was our most successful and dynamic rally, the 20th of our monthly appearances before the japanese consulate.<br /><br />the consulate did confer with the police, who were there in very negligible numbers.<br /><br />a good time was had by all.<br /><br />cecile pineda</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">March 11, 2014, Day 1095 following the start of the global disaster at Fukushima-Daiichi</span></div>
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According to the Feb. 28, 2013 issue of the New York Times, your government announced that Japan’s nuclear plants are slated for re-start once “tougher” safety guidelines are put in place as recommended by the Japanese Nuclear Regulation Authority. Does the Nuclear Regulation Authority plan to issue tough guidelines to prevent the occurrence of earthquakes in the Japanese archipelago where the Philippine Sea Plate, the huge Pacific Plate, the North American Plate, and the Eurasian Plate all converge? </div>
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The Shimokita Peninsula where reprocessing plant Rokkasho is located is a most fragile formation which lay at the bottom of the sea as recently as 5,000 years ago, but Rokkasho was designed to withstand only 20% to 25% of the Tohoku quake’s magnitude. An explosion at Rokkasho would expose people within a 100-kilometer radius to levels of radiation ten to one hundred times the lethal level, meaning instant death. Does the Nuclear Regulation Authority have plans to bring radiation victims back to life? Do its plans make provision for the eventual sacrifice of Japan?</div>
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Mrs. Masako Mori describes the Secrets Preservation Law which passed December 7, 2013 as an effort to "protect the people's right to know.” But the law provides for up to ten years imprisonment for anyone who either inquires or reports anything about the status of your three meltdowns at Fukusima Daiichi, or what may be happening to the water table when the corium reaches it. It's an amazing law that can reveal the truth at the same time as concealing it! Does the Japanese government have plans to conceal from observation by satellites the plumes and explosions which result?</div>
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Your plans to forcefully repatriate evacuees to areas contaminated by 20 mSv within one year will save your government and TEPCO billions of yen. Does your government have plans to allocate those monies for the treatment of the thyroid cancers, and other malignancies resulting from the relocation of your old people, your women and men, and your own children to the contaminated area? </div>
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Nick Thabithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01314331844779313860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567039616884935253.post-16401700812315360322014-03-15T17:21:00.002-07:002014-03-28T01:07:09.151-07:003.11 2014 - Los Angeles, CA Report<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This action was the fourth action in front of the Consulate general of Japan in LA. According to Isamu Kanno, an organizer based in LA says that there were more security personnel than ever, probably because it is a part of coordinated action, so the consulate was alerted. The security first chased Mr. Kanno from the bench where he was preparing his visual aids just half an hour earlier than the gathering. This never happened in LA. Another activist, David from Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress (NCRR), suggested the possibility that increased security is meant for their purpose to surveil on activists. They made a plan to gather outside even if they were not allowed to enter the consulate.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There were 15 participants, most of them were English speakers. They started from one minute of silence dedicated to Fukushima, and passed around the request letter (pasted at the end of this log) both in Japanese and English. 10 participants made appointments to enter the library inside of the consul, and read the letter and delivered additional comments and concerns. Points raised by participants were: Japan's cover-ups, increase in thyroid cancer amongst children, pro-nukes school books in local Japanese schools in LA (promoting food culture in Japan, without mentioning radiation in it), food radiation standard in general, lack of transparency in politicians' agendas, irresponsible attitudes of officials. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Some local activists such as Libbe HaLevvy (<a href="http://www.nuclearhotseat.com/">Nuclear Hotseat</a>) and Gary Hedrick, battling with shutting down San Onofre nuclear power plant, suggested that Consul Nakatani be educated with information available already on Fukushima. Consul Nakatani responded as usual, "I have my own opinions, but I do not see any point of expressing them right here." "What do you do with letters that we delivered?", "Can we expect any written response?" they asked. Mr. Nakatani said that he is going to forward letters to appropriate committees and our requests could impact Japan's policies, but concluded that we should not expect any written response. Next time, they hope to gather more people so they could walk to Little Tokyo.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you are interested in the next actions in LA, contact Yushi Yamazaki at <a href="mailto:yushiyam@usc.edu">yushiyam@usc.edu</a> (English) or Sam Kanno at <a href="mailto:isamukay@gmail.com">isamukay@gmail.com</a> (Japanese).</span><br />
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対日本領事館アクションは4回目ですが、今回は”全米の1大使館、17領事館への一斉アクション”が呼びかけられたせいか、領事館側の警備が大掛かりでした。<br />
1時開始の30分前には、建物前のベンチで集会に向けて用意していた私も追い出されて、敷地をぐるりと青いフェンスで囲って、出入りを一箇所に絞り、屈強な男性たちがチェックを始めました。これまでに無かったことです。<br />
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備・公安関係についてはNCRR(Nikkei for Civil Right & Redress)の長い活動家であるDavidが、「集会参加者は
警備関係者と親しく話すな。彼らは情報収集が目的なのだから」「領事館に入館できない可能性もあるが、外で集会をやればいいのだから入館にこだわるな」
「入館にあたっての名前通報などは最小限に」などの注意を受けました。<br />
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1時が近づくにつれてアクション参加者が続々と集まって来ました。最終的にはまったく初めてお会いした方も含めて15人となりました。半分ほどが英語スピーカーの方です。<br />
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1
時15分より、Grand Aveに面した階段状の場所で、1分間の黙祷からDavidとYushiの司会で屋外での集会を始めました。初めに私が呼びか
け人としての挨拶を日本語でさせてもらいましたが、その後発言された、MIKIさん、MOさん、GARYさん、LIBBYさんなどは皆さん英語での発言で
した。会場では「日本政府と日本領事館への申し入れ書」の日本語版と英語版を配布しました。<br />
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2時過ぎに、10名が入館の手続きをとり、恒例となっている領事館内の図書室に場所を移しての申し入れ書の読み上げと参加者による補足の要望を伝える<br />
Meetingに臨みました。<br />
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初
めに私から申し入れ内容の核心として2点を確認しました。第一に、15センチの分厚い鋼鉄に囲われた原子炉と5センチの鋼鉄に覆われた格納容器に閉じ込め
られているはずの核発電燃料とその廃棄物が、メルトダウンしてしまい(原発安全神話の崩壊)、生物界にむき出しのまま放置され、その発する即人命に関わる
ほどの高放射線量ゆえに建屋に入ることもできず、あてずっぽうに水を注いで冷やしていることを「冷温停止状態」(野田前首相)と言ったり、「アンダーコン
トロール」(安倍現首相)と言っているにすぎない。これが現実を直視できないウソだから、フクシマ原発構内では、地上に1000基もの高線量汚染水のタン
クと燃料プールで水に遮蔽されただけの1300本余もの使用済み核燃料があり、地下には流れ込んだり、注がれたりの1日1000トンもの水が核燃料デブリ
を冷やすと同時に汚染されて滞留したり、海に流出したりの状態にある。こんな危機一髪と膨大な環境汚染の状態にあることをどうして「収束している」といえ
るのか。なぜ高等教育を受けたはずの役人の中枢の誰もがはっきりウソだと告発しようとしないのか? それこそこの米国の地の領事館の中からでたらめを告発
する声が出ることをも視野に入れて申し入れに来ている。孫崎さんや浅井基文さん、古賀さんなど、官僚を卒業してからではなく現役の今こそ上に直言していた
だきたい。<br />
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2点目は、これまでなんども指摘してきた小児甲状腺がんの子どもの爆発的な増加の問題です。1年6ヶ月前に一人と発表された子どもの患者が2月の
発表では74人とされていることです。今後どれだけ増えるかわからないのが冷厳な現実です。フクシマでの子ども達のこの現実をなぜ「放射能汚染と関係な
い」と言えるのかこんな誤魔化しの状態を何とかしたい一心で申し入れに来ている。<br />
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その後「申し入れ書」(請願書でもいいが)を読み上げ、補足として参加者の皆さんが各自発言しました。<br />
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MIKIさん;子どもが日本語補習校に通っているが、文部省検定教科書を使っている。その宿題で美味しい日本食という問題が出されたが、食品の放
射能汚染の問題が一言もでてこない。フクシマ以前の食品では実質0.1ベクレル/kg以下だったものが1000倍の100ベクレル/kgにまで規制値が緩
められてしまっている。お米の場合60~80ベクレルが平気で入っているそうだが、どうしてこうしたことが教えられないのか。<br />
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KIMIKOさん;今でも6割、7割の人が原発反対なのだそうだが、なかなか行動として現わせない。私たちのようなのがごく少数に見えるが、選挙で当選したからといって当選者の何でもが支持されているわけではない。<br />
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YUKIさん;上の意向に従わないと職を失うという問題もあろうが、ナチスを裁く裁判に於いて、膨大な数のユダヤ人を殺したアイヒマンが、決して
特殊で冷血な殺人鬼では無く、自分の任務範囲で行動をしていただけの平々凡々たる役人だったという指摘が(ハンナ・アーレントによって)された。組織の歯
車であってもひとりひとりの決断が問われる。<br />
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GARYさん;サンオノフレ原発で働いていた。多少の事故やなにかの不都合が起きても外部に決して漏れない体制が作られてしまっている。日本人にはフクシマで現在起きている事態を収束させることが出来る力が充分にあると思うのだが。科学的、文化的力が備わっているはずだ。<br />
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LIBBEさん;私のやっているNuclear Hotsheetというポッドキャストラジオで、小出さん、山本太郎さんなど原発に反対してきた方々の声が聞けますのでぜひ参考にして欲しい。<br />
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どの発言がありました。さらに、こうした意見に対してナカタニ領事はどう考えるのかについては、「意見は無いわけではないがいまここで意見を述べることに
意味があるとは思わない」と、前回と同じ答えでした。また「私たちのこうした声はどう処理されるのか」「文書による解答はもらえるのか」との問いについて
は、「しかるべき関係部署に送付する」「政策として反映される」「いちいち回答するという事にはならない」ということで終わってしまいました。<br />
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3時40分頃に終わり、野外集会をやった場所に戻るとグリーンピースUSAの顧問でWeb『Ecowatch』の編集発行人ハーヴェイ・ワッサー
マン氏が来ていました。残念ながら彼のスピーチを聞くことはできませんでしたが、お互い紹介しあって、集合写真を撮り、今後の予定を確認して解散になりま
した。リトル東京までのマーチには少し人数が足りなかったです。</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Petition to the Japanese Consulate<br /><br />Today is the third anniversary of 3.11 Fukushima Nuclear Disaster. We are still extremely concerned about the worsening condition of people’s health, food safety, and environmental contamination in the Tohoku region, the greater Tokyo region, and beyond. The severity of the accident and the dispersion (geographical reach) of the accident-derived radioactive contamination of our air, water, soil and habitat have been overwhelming and unheard of in the human history. The first, second, and third reactors at Fukushima Daiichi have been emitting 10 million Becquerel of radioactive contaminants per hour. There has been 100 tons of contaminated water leaks from the unstoppably increasing number of storage tanks. Furthermore, the nuclear fuel must have been and still be melting down deep in the underground of the power plant and causing underground water contamination, which has been streaming out into the Pacific Ocean.<br /><br />Indeed, we have seen the destructive and dehumanizing power of nuclear technology inflicted upon numerous human beings in the history. From 1945 Hiroshima and Nagasaki, to 1954 nuclear testing by the U.S. at Bikini atoll of Marshall Islands, to 1986 Chernobyl, and to this unfathomable catastrophe of Fukushima. They all indicate that the nuclear technology can devastate the mother earth and threaten all the humanity that lives on this planet.<br /><br />The atomic bombs that the U.S. dropped at Hiroshima and Nagasaki killed immediately 120 thousand and 70 thousand people respectively. The slow death from the lingering aftereffect of radiation has been estimated to 260 thousand people, which the U.S. occupation force and the subsequent Japanese government under U.S. cold war/nuclear regime have tried to cover up.<br /><br />60 years ago from this past March 1st, the U.S. government had exploded a thermonuclear device on Bikini Atoll. The tested bomb, codenamed Bravo, sent a cloud of radioactive fallout across the northern atolls of the Marshall Islands (then part of the United Nations Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands). The Republic of the Marshall Islands is now an independent country, but the people of this Micronesian nation still live with the health and environmental consequences of the nuclear weapons program. Bravo was just one of sixty-seven atmospheric nuclear tests on Bikini and Enewetak atolls between 1946 and 1958.<br /><br />The 1984 Chernobyl accident had contributed to the collapse of Soviet Union, which designated the accident as a top secret and deployed 60 million military and police/firefighting personnel to contain it. As Mikhail Gorbachev has testified, Soviet Union could not deal with the explosively increasing health problem and corresponding increase of compensation for it and five years later the USSR itself collapsed. People of Ukraine and Belarus are still suffering from the long-lasting effect of radiation.<br /><br />Importantly, however, Fukushima seems to signal a culmination of this nuclear crisis, which derived from the idea of the earth not as a source of life but as a resource to be exploited, the idea of prioritizing profits of major corporations over human life and environment, and the idea of rejecting to consider future generation and the well-being of those who have been rendered disproportionately vulnerable (women, working-class people, children, and so on.) As we stated above, history tells us that the nuclear technology and industry have done and are likely to do devastate mother earth and threaten all our lives and livelihood. The Japanese government has been intentionally ignoring the scale and severity of the accident and left many people in highly contaminated areas of Fukushima by tyrannically changing its law on the limit of radiation exposure, thereby avoiding governmental expense of large-scale evacuation. The unfolding calamity of Fukushima is way more serious than what the Japanese government has globally advertised through its “nuclear safety myth,” which is essentially a lie and cover-up.<br /><br />Through the three petitions that we have submitted to the Japanese Consulate-general at Los Angeles (6/22/12, 2/22/13, 12/11/13), we demanded that Japanese government and TEPCO disclose accurate information and call for international support and that Japanese government should immediately evacuate Fukushiman people, especially children. As we expect based on the health statistics from Belarus, the number of children’s thyroid cancer has skyrocketed. The on-going prefectural medical check of Fukushiman children, which has examined 254,000 kids so far and 110,000 more to go, has revealed that 75 kids have thyroid cancer. That number will likely soar up in years to come and the condition in Fukushima is much worse than Belarus, which has had the most severe health damage after Chernobyl. Still 170,000 Fukushimans live in temporal evacuation facilities or live far away in other prefectures, experiencing family separation and psychological burden. The Japanese government has rejected the collective evacuation of Fukushiman children proposed because of them being more vulnerability to radiation.<br /><br />The previous Japanese government administrations, have never adequately informed its citizens of the dangers of contamination. The decontamination projects, whose contracts the major general construction companies received, turned out far from effective. They even made some residents go back to the highly contaminated area where the radiation reaches higher than 20 mili-sievert (mSv) per year, which, according to Chernobyl evacuation criteria, requires immediate and mandatory evacuation. They have even withdrawn from monetarily supporting those who live in highly contaminated areas and want to voluntarily evacuate. What is worse is that the central government has spent millions of yen in the “persuasion policy,” which is to disseminate wrong ideas that sickness is not from radiation but from stress that people have because they worry too much. Despite the internationally accumulated scientific and medical evidences that show 1 mSv/year should be the limit of radiation exposure even for medical workers dealing with X-ray and nuclear power plant workers, Japanese government changed the limit to 20 mSv/yr. It is obvious that Tokyo government intends to advertise that the accident has been contained and it is safe to host Olympic in Tokyo in 2020. This is precisely an example of prioritizing profits of economic policy whose benefit will not trickle down to ordinary workers over people’s lives and safety.<br /><br />We, who envision nuclear free future, demand that the government and international community should establish and stipulate “People’s Right to Live Free from the Fear of Radioactive Contamination.” We also demand that the government should execute “Reparation/Redress” policies by covering all the cost of seriously needed evacuation in the contaminated area.<br /><br />While we have an urgent need for evacuation, we also recognize many other problems of nuclear policy in Japan: 1. contaminated water leak; 2. dangerous process of containing and transporting used nuclear fuel; 3. food chain contamination; 4. new Secrecy Law and Cancer Registration Law; 5. attempts to export nuclear power plant. More than 1000 tanks storing contaminated water have been built, but leaks have been found as I mentioned before This leak not only streams into the Pacific Ocean but also has made the ground very unstable, on which TEPCO has been moving the nuclear fuel from the pool built in the upper floor of the four nuclear plants in Fukushima Daiichi. Nuclear fuel, which amounts to 100 times A-bomb dropped on Hiroshima, are stored in those buildings which remain damaged from the earthquake. As a seismologist, Katsuhiko Ishibashi, who testified in Japanese Diet, pointed out, another large earthquake could devastate the fuel pools and bring about explosions that could “render a good portion of Northern Hemisphere uninhabitable”.<br /><br />Food contamination is another, yet related, problem. In a country where seafood occupies a predominant part of the diet, radioactive Strontium can be taken in through fishbones, which eventually get stored in human bone and cause leukemia. The Japanese government has downplayed this problem too and has not monitored food contamination as comprehensively as they should. The new Secrecy law is likely to allow the government to intensify their media manipulation and to conceal more information on nuclear industry that is inconvenient for its continuation. The new Cancer Registration law can be used to hide the information on Fukushima-related cancer increase.<br /><br />The class action lawsuit, the Nuclear Reactor Suppliers Lawsuit, that indicted plant makers for building what they had known as risky, highlights how the global nuclear industry is trying to profit from this devastating technology. When President Eisenhower advocated “Atoms for Peace” in order to restrain Soviet’s nuclear development and invited private companies to join nuclear energy projects, the federal government passed the Price-Anderson Act in 1957 to indemnify the nuclear industry against liability claims arising from nuclear accidents. When Japan introduced nuclear power plants, it institutionalized the same legal framework. As a result, General Electric, Hitachi, and Toshiba, who made the Fukushima plants, evaded their social responsibility, and they in tandem with Japanese government are even exporting nuclear power plants to Vietnam and Turkey. Through this lawsuit, we attempt to hold them accountable and responsible for the accident.<br /><br />The implication for us Californians is also huge. Though 9000 kilometer away from Fukushima, there have mass deaths of sea creatures including seals and also contaminated kelp and tuna. The cities of Fairfax and Berkeley in Northern California have passed resolutions to demand that the U.S. federal government take initiative to monitor the radioactive contamination derived from Fukushima.<br /><br />In conclusion, we again demand that the government and international community should establish and stipulate “People’s Right to Live Free from the Fear of Radioactive Contamination.” We also demand that the government should execute “Reparation/Redress” policies by covering all the cost of seriously needed evacuation in the contaminated area.<br /><br />We petition based on the 16th article of Japanese Constitution, which dictates citizen’s right to petition and obligates the government to respond.<br /><br />3/11/2014</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">No Nukes Asia Action<br />Sam Kanno, Yushi Yamazaki<br /><br /><br />March 11, 2014 - On the 3rd Anniversary of the Tohoku Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Disaster<br /><br />We demand that the Japanese government and international community establish a framework;<br />“The People’s Right to Live Free from the Fear of Radioactive Contamination.”<br /><br />We demand that the government award and honor “Reparation/Redress” for all victims which cover all costs of seriously needed evacuation in the contaminated areas.<br />Redress Now! Reparations Now! for the Fukushima Nuclear Diaster Victims<br /><br />We demand that the manufacturers of the faulty nuclear reactors GE, Hitachi and Toshiba, take social responsibility for their part along with the Japanese govenment and issue Redress & Reparations.</span></div>
Nick Thabithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01314331844779313860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3567039616884935253.post-53983149443820540372014-03-15T16:55:00.001-07:002014-03-25T12:23:09.551-07:003.11 2014 - Atlanta, GA Report <br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Dear Friends,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We had a small gathering, about 12 or 13 people in Atlanta. The fashionable, uptown area of Atlanta is a confusing mass of highways and shopping centers and parking lots. Several of us had difficulty getting to the designated point, but we all found each other and had a good demonstration at a very busy intersection between two major shopping malls at noon. This was our game plan as the plaza in front of the Japanese Consulate’s office is not very populated or visible. It was a beautiful spring day, 77 degrees!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As you know, we had started arrangements two weeks ahead of time and made a solid connection with the Consul General who committed to send a deputy down to receive our letter. I was first to arrive and made a beeline to speak with security, following up on a positive connection made when I scouted the place two and a half weeks ago and at which they advised us to begin with the Consulate and the building manager would follow the Consulate’s lead. Security were making a beeline to me and we met in the middle. They told us we couldn’t be there. I told them the Japanese Consulate had agreed to meet with us and they said their orders were from the building manager. I was cooperative and moved to the public sidewalk which is actually not in view of the office plaza.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Soon after, Jude, our liaison with the Consul General arrived. She went up to meet with the Consulate and called us that they were ready to receive the letter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A contingent of us walked from the rally on Peachtree Road to the office plaza and when we got there, Jude notified them that we were ready and they asked us to wait for them in the lobby. No photos please, but happy to receive letter (attached).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Security surrounded us at that point and told us to leave the property, and while we conversed about the twisted logic that their tenant couldn’t conduct their business in the lobby, heck, even in the plaza, they were telling us they were on orders from Property Management. We kept the dialogue going and very soon Deputy Consul General Yasakata Fukahori Ph.D. (Environmental Economics) appeared. Security then asked us to meet outside and melted away. Our contingent that was present for the meeting was dressed nicely and appropriately for the diplomatic nature of our mission and had no protest signs or any trappings of a demonstration. It was distinctly odd to have security running interference for the Japanese Consulate and I cannot speculate about what was driving it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">SO, we had a very productive meeting, Georgia WAND (Women’s Action for New Directions) co-led the initiative with Nuclear Watch South, presenting apologies, flowers, cranes and the letter. We spoke for quite awhile about the controversial nature of nuclear energy in Japan. It was disheartening, but not surprising, to hear Mr. Fukahori say, “Nuclear power is clean” and to articulate the agenda of industry and Prime Minister Abe. He said, “No pictures or media. Tokyo policy.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And he said, “I see that you are sincere in your sympathy for Japan.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I was proud of our group for rolling with the changes and adapting to the situation and we were satisfied to meet the goal of presenting the letter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I feel this is the beginning of an annual tradition and we have a relationship with the Consulate upon which to build. Thank you for getting us into this Cecile, Chizu, Umi and all!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">BTW the media did not show. But we ARE in Georgia Power and Vogtle Country!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">No more Fukushimas!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Glenn</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">P.O. Box 8574 | Atlanta, GA 31106 | 404-378-4263 | cell 404-432-8727</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">LETTER TO PM ABE:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2011 — WE REMEMBER TōHOKU AND FUKUSHIMA — 2014</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">March 11, 2014</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Consul General Kazuo Sunaga</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Japanese Consulate of Atlanta</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3438 Peachtree Road NE</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">FOR DELIVERY to His Excellency Shinzō Abe, Prime Minister of Japan</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Dear Consul General Sunaga:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We wish to express our deep sympathy and support for the Japanese people, who are facing the nuclear accident in Fukushima even as they continue to recover from the Great East Japan (Tōhoku) Earthquake and tsunami of three years ago. We wish to affirm the celebrated technological prowess of Japan and her ability meet the challenge of containing and decommissioning the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, and to lead the world in deploying safe energy systems such as solar, wind and tidal power.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We believe that the primary focus of your government must be on mitigating the catastrophic radiation releases from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, preventing further disasters, and developing energy efficiency and safe energy sources instead of on restarting nuclear reactors and exporting nuclear technology. It is important for Japan to conserve its financial, managerial and regulatory resources in order to meet the supreme challenges facing the Japanese people. The following list includes our requests:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1. We call on you to abandon plans to restart nuclear reactors across Japan. We are also working toward the goal of moving beyond nuclear power in our own country.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2. Please expedite the stabilization of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant’s reactors and spent fuel pools.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3. Stop the flow of radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean. The ocean extends far beyond Japan. It is owned by the entire planet and is essential to life on Earth.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">4. Please do not export nuclear reactors to other countries.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">5. Please fully compensate all victims of the nuclear accident in Fukushima and provide medical treatment and relocation assistance for people living in contaminated areas.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">6. Stop the incineration of radioactive rubble and waste throughout Japan, a practice that does not destroy the radioactivity but rather disperses it into the air, incinerator ash and other solid waste. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">7. Please begin a robust food monitoring program for all Japanese citizens and restore strict limits on allowable radiation exposures, especially for Japanese children.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">8. We are very concerned about the message that is being sent by the recently enacted Act on Protection of Specified Secrets, which discourages open discussion and transparency about the nuclear accident in Fukushima. This law is having a negative impact on the Japanese people, as well as the global commons and, indeed, the future of us all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We speak with sadness for the people who have been forced to abandon their homes and hometowns and farmers who have lost their farmlands and their animals. Many people will never be able to go back to their homes and businesses because of radiation contamination. TEPCO and government regulators are responsible for solving this crisis and taking steps toward self-accountability regarding early decisions to locate the facility in an area known for earthquakes and tsunamis. We call on the Japanese government to stand with its people through this ongoing tragedy and to resist exploitation and capture by profit-making corporations and the international nuclear industry.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Radiation knows no national or prefectural borders. We must not allow another nuclear disaster. We urge you to exercise your leadership to achieve the goals of these eight recommendations.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">With sincerest and highest regards,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Glenn Carroll</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Coordinator</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Nuclear Watch South</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">P.O. Box 8574</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Atlanta, GA 31106 USA</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> Becky D. Rafter, MPA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Executive Director</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Georgia Women’s Action for New Directions</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">250 Georgia Avenue</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Suite 202</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Atlanta, GA 30312 USA</span><br />
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