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1992 anti-nuclear hearing in Salzburg, Austria
The World Uranium Hearing was held in
Salzburg, Austria in September 1992.
[1]
Anti-nuclear speakers from all continents, including indigenous speakers and scientists, testified to the health and environmental problems of
uranium mining and processing,
nuclear power ,
nuclear weapons ,
nuclear tests , and
radioactive waste disposal .
[2]
People who spoke at the 1992 Hearing include:
Thomas Banyacya ,
Katsumi Furitsu ,
Manuel Pino and
Floyd Red Crow Westerman . They said they were deeply dismayed by the
atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and highlighted what they called the inherently destructive nature of all phases of the nuclear supply chain. They recalled the disastrous impact of nuclear weapons testing in places such as the
Nevada Test Site ,
Bikini Atoll and
Eniwetok ,
Tahiti ,
Maralinga , and
Central Asia . They highlighted the threat of
radioactive contamination to all peoples, especially indigenous communities and said that their survival requires
self-determination and emphasis on spiritual and cultural values. Increased
renewable energy commercialization was advocated.
[3]
The proceedings were published as a book, Poison fire, sacred earth testimonies, lectures, conclusions .
[4]
[5] The outcome document, the Declaration of Salzburg was accepted by the
United Nations Working Group on Indigenous Populations .
[6]
See also
References
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Nuclear-Free Future Award .
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Poison fire, sacred earth testimonies, lectures, conclusions . Sibylle Nahr, World Uranium Hearing e.V., World Uranium Hearing Salzburg. München. c. 1993.
ISBN
978-3-928505-00-0 .
OCLC
231577303 . {{
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"Poison fire, sacred earth: testimonies, lectures, conclusions" . Index Theologicus: International Bibliography of Theology and Religious Studies . Archived from
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