Nuclear Abolition Summit

WORKING SCHEDULE


Monday, April 1

10:30 to 11:00am - Nuclear Abolition Rally (UNLV)

Speakers:
Corbin Harney, Western Shoshone Elder, Shundahai Network
Chris Brown, Students and Teachers Against Nuclear Dumping
International Women's Delegation

11:00 to 12:30pm Parade: Nuclear Fools Day

from UNLV to DOE Nevada Operations Office

12:30 to 1:30 pm: Press Conference (DOE)

DOE Nevada Operations Office

Convener: Rabbi Mel Hecht and family, Las Vegas *
Speakers:
International Women's Delegation
Hibakusha Delegation from Gensuikyo, Japan
Bernice, Western Shoshone Defense Project *
Western States Legal Foundation

6:30 to 9:30pm Opening Plenary Session

Welcome:
Corbin Harney, Western Shoshone Elder
Rick Nielson, Citizen Alert
Ian Zabarte, Western Shoshone National Council

Panel Discussion: 50 Years of Nuclear Disarmament Organizing

Convener: Nuclear Summit Organizing Committee
Panellists:
Jackie Cabasso, Western States Legal Foundation
Cynthia Johnson, Women Strike for Peace
John Steinback, Hiroshima Nagasaki Peace Committee

Tuesday April 2

9:00 to 12:30pm Plenary Session (UNLV)

Panel: How Indigenous Peoples are affected by the nuclear chain

Convener: Grace Thorpe, National Environmental Coalition of Native Americans
Panellists:
Ian Zabarte, Western Shoshone National Council
Minosks Giyxdimmond, Ohana Koa (Hawaii)
Phil Harrison, Navajo Uranium Radiation Victims Committee
Western Shoshone Defense Council*
Steve Lopez (or someone from Colorado River Tribes)*

Panel: Current windows of opportunity for Nuclear Abolition

Convener: Alice Slater, Economists Allied for Arms Reduction
Panellists:
Jackie Cabasso, Western States Legal Foundation
Karina Wood, Peace Action Education Fund
Bruce Hall, Greenpeace, CTB Clearinghouse

12 to 1pm (Lunch) Nonviolent Direct Action Working Group

Convener: Mike Bowersox, Seeds of Peace

1 to 3pm Strategy Working Groups (UNLV)
(Devising Strategies and action plans for: electoral work, legislation, direct action, public education)

A) Comprehensive Test ban Treaty: CTB as a springboard to nuclear disarmament

Convener: Bruce Hall, Greenpeace, CTB Clearinghouse
Resource Presenters:
Western States Legal Foundation
Agneta Norberg, Women for Peace (Sweden)

B) Commercial Nuclear Industry

Convener: Phil Klasky, BAN Waste
Resource Presenters:
Bill Addington, Stop Sierra Blanca
JJ Aims, Southeast Center for Ecological Awareness
Phil Harrison, Navajo Uranium Radiation Victims Committee

3:45-5:15 Strategy Working Groups (UNLV)

A) Nuclear Weapons Design, Testing and Production

Convener: Jackie Cabasso, Western States Legal Foundation
Resource Presenters:
Don King, Tri Valley CARES
Los Alamos Study Group*

B) Nuclear Waste: Transportation, Storage, Dumping and Clean up

Convener: Rick Nielsen, Citizen Alert
Resource Presenters:
Nukewatch
Bill Addington, Stop Sierra Blanca Nuclear Dump*
John Steinback and Louise Franklin-Ramirez, Radiation Hazards USA Database
Phil Klasky, BAN Waste

5:30-6:30 Plenary Session (UNLV)

Panel: Common links between commercial weapons nuclear industry

Convener: Stephanie Fraser, Nuclear Abolition Summit Organizing Committee
Panelists:
Nukewatch
Ellen Diederich, Germany
Snake River Alliance*

Wednesday, April 3

9:00 to 11am Working Groups (UNLV)

A) Nuclear Free Zones / Grassroots Initiatives / Pledges

Convener: Grace Thorpe, National Environmental Coalition of Native Americans
Resource Presenters:
Ian Zabarte, Western Shoshone National Council
Wilson Riles, American Friends Service Committee
S. Jersey Campaign for Peace and Freedom*

B) Legislation / Budget

Convener: Karina Wood, Peace Action Education Fund
Resource Presenters:
Bruce Hall, Greenpeace, CTB Clearinghouse
Tom Rauch, American Friends Service Committee
Paul Walker, American Friends Service Committee

C) Downwindwers/Atomic Vets/Radiation Victims

Convener: Janet Gordon, Citizens Call, National Committee on Radiation Victims
Resource Presenters:
Anthony Guerisco, Alliance of Atomic Veterans
Gensuikyo
Jamie Stewart*
Claudia Peterson*

11:15 to 1pm Working Groups

A) Media / Public Outreach / Education

Convener: Alice Slater, Economists Allied for Arms Reduction

Resource Presenters:
Paul Walker, American Friends Service Committee
Robert Manning and Bill McCarthy, Unity Foundation
Dennis Bernstein, Flashpoint KPFA*
Mary Manning, Las Vegas Sun*

B) Faith / Spiritual based Activism

Convener: Clayton Ramey, Fellowship of Reconciliation
Resource Presenters:
Rosemary Lynch, Pace Bene
Nevada Desert Experience*
David Gracie, American Friends Service Committee

1 to 2pm (Lunch) Nonviolent Direct Action Working Group

Convener: Guinn, Save Ward Valley

2 to 3:45 Plenary Session (UNLV)

Report back from Strategic Working Groups
Connecting the Common Links in Strategy Working Groups Action Plans

Convener:

4:00 to 5pm Regional Strategy Networking Groups

5:15 to 6:30pm Plenary Session

Panel: Participating in a global nuclear abolition movement

Convener: Jackie Cabasso, Western States Legal Foundation
Panelists:
Hibakusha Delegation from Gensuikyo, Japan
Myria Baldonado, Nuclear Free Philippines Coalition
Nancy McClintock, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom

7:30 to 10:00pm Celebration and Concert with Clan Dyken and local musicians (UNLV)

MC: Sara Seeds, Seeds of Peace / Doug, KUNV

Thursday, April 4

9:00 to 11:00am Closing Plenary Session

Nuclear Abolition 2000 Network
Planning for 1996 and 1997

Convener: Karina Wood, Peace Action Education Fund

11:30 to 12:30pm Convoy to Nevada Test Site

1:00 to 2:00pm Lunch at gates to NTS

2:00 to 3:30pm Nuclear Abolition Summit Closing Ceremonies

Speakers: Corbin Harney, Western Shoshone Elder, Shundahai Network

3:45pm Shuttles to Las Vegas

HEALING GLOBAL WOUNDS
Sunrise Ceremony and Sweatlodges held daily

Thursday, April 4:
8pm, Weekend orientation; Community Fire, Bring Musical instruments

Good Friday, April 5:
10am, "Building Communications Skills" workshops for everyone Lenten Desert Experience Holy Week Walk arrives at NTS
2pm, Lenten Desert Experience Good Friday Stations of the Cross.

Saturday, April 6:
10am, "Nuclear Indian Giving", Panelists speak out on Federal Waste policy.
4pm, All Native Sweatlodge and Feast Nonviolence Training
8pm, Lenten Desert Experience Easter Vigil Mass

Easter Sunday, April 7:
"Circle of Rebirth" Ceremony and Nonviolent Action
Closing of Healing Global Wounds Spring Gathering.

NUCLEAR ABOLITION DAY OF ACTION

Monday, April 8:
NONVIOLENT DIRECT ACTION TO SHUT THE TEST SITES DOWN!

For more information please contact:
SHUNDAHAI NETWORK
PO Box 51137
Washington, DC 20091
(202) 588-0912 Fax: (202) 588-5316
Email: shundahai@radix.net
http://www.shundahai.org

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