People from ten countries across Europe are
gathering in Finnish Lapland this week to support the local
resistance against planned uranium mines and nuclear power plants.
Nuclear Free Finland has brought together international youth
organisations and local movements for a week of events highlighting
the dangers of nuclear power and the possibilities of truly
sustainable alternatives.
“We are gathering here in Tervola to support
a community struggling against a potential uranium mine in their
midst and a proposed nuclear power plant next door. Despite the
community in Tervola, up to and including the municipal council,
rejecting uranium extraction the decisions will be made in Helsinki,
with the initial decision on the uranium mine expected this summer”
said Andrey Ozharovskiy of Ecodefense. Russia.
As part of the week of activities Youth for a
Nuclear Free Finland have organised an International Youth
Exchange for Nuclear Free Sustainable Living. Young people from
Belgium to the Baltic will be sharing information, making connections
and developing their visions of a nuclear free, genuinely sustainable
future.
“Nuclear power is an international issue. Radioactive contamination
can spread far beyond national borders. We
are here to stand with the people of Tervola, as we stand with all
people opposing the nuclear threat to our future” said Ruta
Vimba from Latvia.
There will be a press conference at 10:00 on
Tuesday 21st July at the camp at
Seurantie 5, Tervola. On Wednesday 22nd there will public
hearings and demonstrations on nuclear power in both Simo and Kemi.
The camp is being supported by Friends of the
Earth Finland, Finnish Nature Conservation League and other local
organisations. The International Youth Exchange for Nuclear Free
Sustainable Living has been
partly funded by a grant from the EU's Youth in Action program.
For more information
email media
nuclearfreefinland [dot] org or call +358 40 466 3805. Interviews
are available in Finnish, English, German, Dutch, Russian,
Latvian, Swedish, Spanish, Romanian, and French
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