Tag Archives: protest

Trial of anti-nuclear activists ends with unusual sentence　via The National Catholic Reporter

Posted on 2014/01/09 by norma field

KANSAS CITY, MO. Defense attorney Henry Stoever meekly approached the bench of Presiding Judge Ardie Bland Dec. 13, complaining that security had refused to let him bring certain pieces of evidence into the courthouse: a full-sized wooden door with a … Continue reading →

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Attorneys for Y-12 protester maneuver for reduced sentence; cite 2,000+ letters of support via Knoxblogs.com

Posted on 2014/01/07 by norma field

Attorneys for Michael Walli are seeking a sentence well below the recommended guidelines for the Y-12 protester convicted on felony counts of depredation against government property and sabotage of the national defense. In a memo filed Jan. 4 in U.S. … Continue reading →

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Music in Japanese Antinuclear Demonstrations: The Evolution of a Contentious Performance Model via Japan Focus

Posted on 2013/10/28 by norma field

By Noriko Manabe Since Japan’s triple disaster of March 11, 2011, music has served to inform and give voice to unspoken opinions in several spaces—cyberspace, recordings, festivals and concerts, and public demonstrations. 1 In particular, music has been an integral … Continue reading →

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“Something is Very Wrong”: Osaka Police Target Anti-Nuclear Protesters via Japan Focus

Posted on 2013/10/28 by norma field

On October 17, 2013, Osaka Hannan University Professor Shimoji Masaki spoke at Berkeley on the efforts of anti-nuclear activists in Osaka to fight against government plans to burn radioactive waste from Fukushima. He also detailed his arrest and detention by … Continue reading →

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This Week in History via peacebuttons.info

Posted on 2013/09/23 by norma field

September 23, 1979 200,000 attended an anti-nuclear rally in New York City’s Battery Park. It was the largest political protest of the late ’70s in the U.S., six months after the partial meltdown of the nuclear reactor at Three Mile … Continue reading →

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The fall of German nuclear power via The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2013/07/17 by norma field

By John Mecklin Although made in the wake of the 2011 disasters at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, Germany’s decision to phase out its nuclear power industry has deep historical roots. After a building permit was issued in 1976, … Continue reading →

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Top Japan paper reports 100,000 at Tokyo nuclear protest, then alters headline (VIDEO) via ENEWNEWS

Posted on 2012/11/13 by norma field

100,000 protest against nuclear power in central Tokyo Is now this: Thousands protest against nuclear power in central Tokyo. Continue reading at Top Japan paper reports 100,000 at Tokyo nuclear protest, then alters headline

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Fukushima evacuees, citizens groups vexed by Oi restart decision via Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2012/07/01 by norma field

“While local communities may benefit if nuclear plants are operating, I do not think operations should be resumed,” said Mariko Ito, 63, who evacuated from Okuma, which co-hosts the crippled plant along with Futaba. Aware that communities such as Okuma … Continue reading →

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Japan Restarts Nuclear Plant As Safety Fears Linger via The Associated Press

Posted on 2012/07/01 by norma field

Dozens of protesters shouted and danced at the gate of a nuclear power plant as it restarted Sunday, the first to go back online since Japan shut down all of its reactors for safety checks following the Fukushima nuclear disaster. … Continue reading →

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OCCUPY OI

Posted on 2012/07/01 by norma field

私たち市民は、原発のない日本を目指し、正当な抵抗権を行使し、抗議します。 続きはOCCUPY OI

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