OMNI WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS, #166, FEBRUARY 28, 2024
Nuclear Legacy Week 2024
February 29
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Bennett, Please share, Thank you!
Nuclear
Legacy Week 2024 (NLW24), hosted by the Springdale-based
nonprofit, Marshallese Educational Initiative, brings together frontline,
nuclear affected community members from around the globe to share stories and
experiences and educate about the consequences of nuclear weapons’ use,
testing, uranium mining and milling, and waste storage.
· Sen. David Anitok, Republic of the
Marshall Islands Presidential Envoy on Nuclear Justice & Human Rights
· Ian Zabarte, Principle Man of the
Western Band of the Shoshone Nation of Indians
· H.E. Amatlain Elizabeth Kabua,
Ambassador, RMI Permanent Mission to the United Nations
· H.E. Teburoro Tito, Ambassador to
the United Nations from Kiribati
· Petuuche Gilbert, Acoma Pueblo,
President of the Indigenous World Association
· Kristina Stege, RMI Climate Envoy
Feb. 29 - Thurs. 1-4; 6-8 PM – Conference opens with a youth panel,
and speakers discussing the health consequences of the nuclear legacy, and
concludes with a film screening of Downwind
March 1 - Fri. 9:30 AM-4 PM; 6-8 – Conference continues with
speakers and panels focusing on the health and ecological impacts of the
nuclear legacy; film screening of Nuclear Savage; day ends with a
Nuclear Victims Remembrance Day commemoration, 6-8 PM
March 2 – Sat. 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM – Last day of the conference
includes panels and speakers on the cultural consequences and climate/nuclear
links, and discussions on treaties and sovereignty, and the Treaty on the
Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons; a closing reception wraps up the week
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