[NukeNet] International Anti Nuke Festival - Finland - Midsummer 2008

[jsun at rbgi.net]

Invitation to join International Anti Nuclear Festival –
          – FINLAND - Midsummer - June 2008 -

Due to the increasing nuclear threat developing in Finland and indeed
globally, a coalition has formed to promote discussion, networking,
education, skill development, and action for international civil society
to oppose and resist nuclear power developments.

We are in the initial stages of planning the first Finnish International
Anti Nuclear Festival, to be held during Midsummer (mid to late June)
2008, in the vicinity of Olkiluoto, construction site of the world's
largest nuclear reactor.

Finland is currently setting a president for Europe and the world.  After
years of denial and inaction on climate change, governments and industry
are now promoting nuclear power as the solution to 'clean' energy
production and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. We believe civil
society must also set a  president by opposing the construction of this
prototype reactor, thus send a message to policy makers that we will not
allow our world and our future to be contaminated by a dangerous
radioactive legacy.

Our objectives are numerous.  We wish to bring people together to speak,
learn and act about problems associated with the nuclear power process -
from mining on indigenous people's lands, to ore processing and its use in
reactors,  to waste disposal and military applications.  We seek to learn
of other people's struggles, victories and setbacks.

We also seek to develop a coordinated international strategy. Increase
skills; in civil democracy / consensus decision making, research, media,
fundraising, sustainable living, non-violent communication, action and
civil disobedience.   We hope to involve ourselves in the decisions which
affect our lives and those of future generations, from consumer choice to
climate change, Chernobyl to Hiroshima.

Most of all, we want to invite you to a festival to celebrate the
beautiful possibilities of life, to dance, sing and share...and to make it
very, very difficult for them to keep building nuclear death machines.

We would hope that anybody possibly affected by the growing nuclear threat
would feel inspired to participate, indeed help organise this festival.

We are inviting speakers, trainers, logistical and monetary support,
musicians, medics, clowns and others.

More information at www.olkiluoto.info and www.nuclearmadness.info

if you would like to get involved, have ideas or want to be updated,
e-mail camp at olkiluoto.info or jsun at rbgi.net

                                    many thanks and respect, j-sun