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Nuclear Colonialism in the Age of the Ban Treaty: From New Mexico to the Marshall Islands & across the Pacific
January 25, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST
The Affected Communities Working Group of the Nuclear Ban Treaty Collaborative will host this seminar. Speakers and artists of affected communities and allies will weave together the history of nuclear colonialism from uranium mining, nuclear testing, production and use— to the deadly waste that will be with us for generations to come.
Moderator: Pam Kingfisher, Nuclear Truth Project
Speakers:
- Yukiyo Kawano, 3rd generation Hiroshima survivor
- Eileen O’Shaughnessy, Nuclear Issues Study Group
- Rose Gardner, Alliance for Environmental Strategies
- Setsuko Shimomoto, daughter of a Japanese fisherman who was affected by nuclear testing in the Pacific
- Benetick Kabua Maddison, Marshallese Educational Initiative
Tags: environmental justice, resist militarism