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organised by Kick Nuclear (London), Japanese Against Nuclear London and CND (Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament)
PARLIAMENTARY PUBLIC MEETING
Wednesday 14 March 2018
Free, no ticket required, all welcome.
19:00 – 21:00
Atlee Room, Portcullis House, Westminster, London SW1
videos here: https://rememberfukushima.org/2018/05/05/remember-fukushima-parliamentary-public-meeting-14-march-2018-videos/
Hosted and chaired by: Catherine West MP , Labour, for Hornsey & Wood Green
Speakers, order of speaking tbc:
Catherine West MP: Introduction
Kate Hudson, CND General Secretary: “Campaigning against Nuclear Power Internationally in the Light of Fukushima”
Rika Hirose Haga, PhD scholar, School of Geography and Sustainable Development, University of St Andrews, Scotland: “Beyond Fukushima – Pragmatism or Blind Allegiance?”
Dr Ian Fairlie, independent consultant on radioactivity in the environment: “Evacuations after Severe Nuclear Accidents?”
Professor Andy Stirling, Professor of Science and Technology Policy, University of Sussex: “Unusual obstacles to acknowledging obsolescence around nuclear power.”
Professor Steve Thomas University of Greenwich Business School, working in the area of energy policy: “Is Wylfa the new model for UK nuclear projects?”
Amelia Womack, Green Party Deputy Leader: “Nuclear power and politics”
nearest tube station: westminster
please arrive at the entrance (no. 4 on map below) on Victoria Embankment at least 20 minutes early to ensure enough time to pass through security:
http://www.parliament.uk/documents/facilities/maps/colmap.pdf
Facebook event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/136948786998835
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Past events in March 2018:
MARCH ON PARLIAMENT
Sunday 11 March 2018
assemble outside Japanese Embassy, 101 Piccadilly, London W1
12:00 for start at 12:30
Fancy dress/bright colours welcome – especially yellow!
followed by:
RALLY
Old Palace Yard opposite Parliament
14:00 – approx 16:00
One-minute’s silence in remembrance of the victims of the continuing Fukushima disaster plus all victims of nuclear power generation
speeches:
Kate Hudson, CND General-Secretary
Bruce Kent CND Honorary Vice President
Neil Crumpton independent energy consultant
performances:
Atsuko Kamura, songs
Simon Kobayashi, songs
Paul Steele, songs
Ann Garett, poetry reading
Towards the end there will be a “Ring-a-ring-a-roses” dance of death followed by a 4-minute die-in to represent the deaths past and to come of the victims of nuclear power.
other speakers and performances to be announced
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/336322393516248/
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VIGIL
Friday 9 March 2018
outside Japanese Embassy, 101 Piccadilly, London W1
17:30 – 19:30
Silence and prayer, poetry, speeches, songs
with performances by:
Atsuko Kamura, song; Paul Steele, song; Ann Garett, poetry reading
Open mic for speeches by participants of the vigil
Please bring any of the following: torches, candle lanterns (jam jars good), banners, balloons and flowers. Fancy dress welcome!
other speakers and performers to be announced
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1933452673639155/
Contact: rememberfukushima311@gmail.com
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