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Sep292021

Media Advisory for October 2nd Action in New York City

Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space; Granny Peace Brigade; Manhattan Project for a Nuclear-Free World; Nukewatch; Pax Christi New York State; Pax Christi USA; Peace Action New York State; Reverse The Trend: Save Our People, Save Our Planet; and Veterans For Peace Chapter 34 present:

 

September 29, 2021

For immediate release:

Media Advisory [See Japanese language version of this media advisory, posted below]

 

CONTACT: Mari Inoue at August5MP@gmail.com

 

 

 

LOCAL RESIDENTS OPPOSE JAPAN’S DECISION TO DUMP

MORE THAN 1.25 MILLION METRIC TONS OF RADIOACTIVE WATER

FROM THE DAMAGED NUCLEAR POWER PLANT INTO THE PACIFIC OCEAN

 

October 2, 2021, Saturday, 11AM-1PM, in New York City

March starts at Bryant Park (41st Street and 6th Avenue) at 11 a.m. ET

Rally at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza (47th Street and 2nd Avenue) at Noon

 

WHAT:

To mark the International Day of Non-Violence on October 2, local residents will hold a march and a rally near the United Nations to oppose the Japanese government’s recent decision to dump more than 1.25 million metric tons of radioactive water from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean. They will comply with the CDC’s and New York State’s health guidelines, including practicing social distancing and face-covering, to protect themselves and others.

 

“We are very concerned that Hitachi’s Advance Liquid Processing System (ALPS) cannot remove all radioactive materials before the dumping,” said June Tano of Manhattan Project for a Nuclear-Free World. “The contaminated water at the Fukushima Daiichi is highly radioactive because it was used to cool the melted core of multiple nuclear reactors of the crippled plant that had meltdowns. We request the government to explore alternative safer options of long-term storage at the Fukushima Daiichi or near the site to minimize the health impacts on people and all living things as well as to protect the environment of the Pacific Ocean.”

 

“Our people have long relied on our oceans for various reasons, including transportation, sustenance, tradition, and economic development,” said Marisha Jones, a law student at the University of the South Pacific in Vanuatu and a representative of Pacific Youth Committee of Reverse The Trend: Save Our People, Save Our Planet (RTT). “We recognize the legacy of nuclear testing in the Pacific and will continue advocating against nuclear matters within our islands that will bring harm to our communities and homeland.”

 

“Many of the states in the Pacific have long suffered from the effects of nuclear testing and illicit dumping of radioactive waste by wealthy nations,” said Mari Inoue, attorney and co-founding member of Manhattan Project for a Nuclear Free World. “We must not forget that these communities have still been living with the threats of remaining contamination exposure, decimated environments, and generational trauma from nuclear testing.”

 

WHERE:

March starts at Bryant Park (41st Street and 6th Avenue) at 11 a.m.

Rally at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza (47th Street and 2nd Avenue) at Noon

 

WHEN: Saturday, October 2, 2021, at 11 a.m.

 

Background Info:

  1. Youth Declaration on the crisis of nuclear dumping by Pacific Youth Committee of Reverse The Trend: Save Our People, Save Our Planet (RTT): https://www.rttreversingthetrend.com/youth-declaration-on-nuclear-dumping-in-the-blue-pacific? 

 

  1. Pacific youth’s perspectives on nuclear dumping into the Pacific: https://youtu.be/NdOFoGh0HN8

 

  1. Letter to the Japanese government that was endorsed by 70 U.S. groups and submitted in June 2021 to mark World Environment Day (June 5) and World Ocean Day (June 8): https://mp-nuclear-free.com/Fukushima/20210608.html

 

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