[Sustain] Remember Chernobyl event Tuesday, April 26th, noon, SF Federal Bldg., 7th and Mission

[Don Eichelberger]

Please come help remember Chernobyl and call for an end to government
efforts to revitalize the nuclear power industry, including a virtual
media blackout of the ongoing meltdowns at Fukushima Diichi.

Speak-Out against Nuclear Power

Open mic- say how you continue to remember Chernobyl
(Call for spoken word, music, share information)

Noon, Tuesday, April 26^th 2011

San Francisco Federal Building,

7^th and Mission Streets, San Francisco


Remember Chernobyl

Twenty-Five years ago, the world endured the largest industrial
accident, to that date, on April 26^th , 1986. A botched routine safety
check by workers resulted in an explosion of the graphite reactor, and
radioactive contamination spread around the world for ten days. Over a
quarter million people were made to leave their homes, and still, to
this day, have never been allowed to return to the “Dead Zone” around
the damaged reactor. The 25 year old sarcophagus that encases the still
hot reactor is threatening to collapse, reigniting another potentially
massive release.

The Belarus government has consistently downplayed the accident, and
given an estimate of 4000 deaths attributable to Chernobyl. Reputable
environmental organizations' estimates exceed 100,000. Whatever the
number of deaths- one would be too many- some would argue, that accident
brought down an empire.

Meanwhile in California

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission, after illegally licensing Diablo
Canyon just before Chernobyl blew, continues to consider extending the
operating licenses of the two California Reactors at San Onofre and
Diablo Canyon, both on active earthquake faults beside the Pacific Ocean
along the infamous “ring if fire”. This in spite of any lessons that may
be learned from the Fukushima Diichi multi-reactor accident currently
playing out. After more than a month spewing radioactivity in to the
environment, the accident rating was recently raised to 7, same as
Chernobyl, and the highest possible rating.

/*Please Attend*/

Speak-Out against Nuclear Power

Open mic- say how you continue to remember Chernobyl
(Call for spoken word, music, share information)

Noon, Tuesday, April 26^th 2011

San Francisco Federal Building,

7^th and Mission Streets, San Francisco

Sponsored by Abalone Alliance Safe Energy Clearinghouse and other groups
and individuals seeking a just future free of the dangers posed by
nuclear power and weapons.




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