Friends of the Earth's Nuclear Free Ways campaigner, Michaela Stubbs with members of the Blackheath Climate Action Now group, Peacebus.com and the Blue Mountains Nuclear Free Group at Govetts Leap in Blackheath. Photo: Peter Veevers
Over the past week the Blue Mountains Nuclear Free Group and Friends of the Earth have been hosting the Nuclear Free Ways Campaign.
Forty people attended the Nuclear Free Ways public meeting held in Katoomba on Wednesday 11th April. The night was opened with photographs by Jessie Boylan from her 'Inhabited' Exhibition. These exquisite portraits of communites who are fighting the proposed nuclear waste dump on there lands also included audio of them talking abot their struggle. A powerful exhibition that will come back to the Blue Mountains for 3 weeks later this year.
Dr. Jim Green the national nuclear campaigner from Friends of the Earth gave us an overview of the political situation at present including the Howard governments push for nuclear power and the possiblility that the ALP will over turn the no new mines policy. Over turning of the no new mines policy would inevitably mean an expansion in the uranium mining industry in Australia.
Nuclear Free Ways campaigner, Michaela Stubbs continued the evening with a presentation around the possible transportation of nuclear waste through the Blue Mountains to the proposed nuclear waste dump site in the Northern Territory.
This public meeting was followed up by a meeting and photo with Mayor Jim Angel and Councillor Kerrin O'Grady.
On Sunday Michaela was also invited to talk at the Blackheath Climate Action Now meeting and an interview on the Katoomba Surf Club's radio show on Blu FM.
For more information on the Nuclear Free Ways campaign, how you can get involved and how you can support contact:
Michaela Stubbs
(m) 0429 136 935
(e) michaela.stubbs[at]foe.org.au
To get involved in the Blue Mountains please contact the Blue Mountains Nuclear Free Group:
manager[at]kncinc.org.au
