Talks

Risks from nuclear waste transports

'Stop Nuclear Trains through the Olympic Site and Stratford' - Public meeting organised by the Nuclear Trains Action Group, Stratford Advice Arcade, Saturday 18 June 2011

Presentation by Daniel Viesnik, Kick Nuclear

Why are we worried about nuclear waste trains passing through the Olympic site and the local area? This is due to the risk of a terrorist attack or accident.

Terrorist attack

Speech for Nagasaki Day Ceremony in London by Kick Nuclear's Dan Viesnik

Nagasaki Day Ceremony, Battersea Park Peace Pagoda, London
– Tuesday 9th August, 2011

Notes from speech by Dan Viesnik (Kick Nuclear and Trident Ploughshares)

- 66 years since manmade nuclear disasters at Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- 5 months since nuclear disaster at Fukushima, the worst since Chernobyl, 25 years ago

- Russian ambassador to Japan, in Hiroshima for a ceremony to remember the annihilation of the city in 1945, said that while Hiroshima was a disaster caused by humans, the Fukushima nuclear crisis is “a disaster by natural causes.” [1]

SWAN - Cut Nuclear workshop Bristol Anarchist Bookfair

On Saturday 7th May S.W.A.N will be having a stall and a workshop at the Anarchist Bookfair. The theme of the workshop will be Cut Nuclear as this years Bristol Bookfair has a distinctly cuts flavoured theme....

The workshop will be at 12 noon at Hamilton House.

Event Date and Time: 
Sat, 07/05/2011 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Nuclear Danger Peace and War

Nikki Clarke (Stop Hinkley) will be talking about the truth and lies surrounding the New Nuclear Programme.
Guest Speaker Joanne Baker (Child Victims of War) will be talking about the use of Nuclear Waste in conventional warfare.

Followed by a discussion on how to mobilise in the South West towards stopping the New Nuclear builds
Background info Related Link: http://stopnuclearpoweruk.net/

AT The Smiling Chair
40 Stokes Croft
7pm

Event Date and Time: 
Wed, 11/05/2011 - 7:00pm - 10:00pm

Nuclear Physics

The notes for the 'Basic Nuclear Physics' workshop can be downloaded in PDF format or else are available online from http://www.plux.co.uk/basic-nuclear-physics/

The Medical and Environmental Hazards of the Nuclear Age

Disregarding advice from its' own Sustainable Development Commission the government is quietly pushing through plans for Nuclear Expansion.

8 new nuclear plants are being planned for the UK.

The first is to be built by EDF (Electricite de France) is at Hinkley Point. (36 miles from Bristol). Another is planned for Oldbury (Shepperdine) 19 miles north of Bristol.

Event Date and Time: 
Thu, 14/04/2011 - 6:45pm - 9:00pm

“Nuclear Power; to build or not to build?”

A public debate will be held in Norwich on Tuesday, 26 April, to mark the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl catastrophe:

“Nuclear Power; to build or not to build?”

Venue: The Friends Meeting House, Upper Goat Lane, Norwich
Doors open: 7 pm. for 7.30 pm start. Refreshments afterwards.

Event Date and Time: 
Tue, 26/04/2011 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm

Anti Nuclear Lecture Day and Action March in Thornbury, near Bristol - Sat 27 Nov

Via Indymedia UK:

Anti Nuclear Lecture Event in Thornbury , near Bristol

We have a lecture day planned on Saturday 27th November in Thornbury, nr Bristol and will also include a march against new nuclear. If you can make it for either the lectures or the march or both you will be welcome.

Event Date and Time: 
Sat, 27/11/2010 - 10:00am - 3:00pm