NO NEW NUKES IN ONTARIO TEACH-IN Mar 13-14

NO NEW NUKES IN ONTARIO – A TEACH-IN
Mar 13-14, 2009, at the U of T

Join us for a teach-in on nuclear energy in Ontario. What are the concerns surrounding nuclear energy, and what are the alternatives?

Registration is now live! To register go to http://nuketeachin.eventbrite.com

On the evening of Friday March 13 at 7:00 p.m. there will a screening of the film Battle of Chernobyl. Earth Sciences Auditorium (ES 1050), U of T. For a description of the movie see http://icarusfilms.com/new2007/batt.html

Workshops will be held all day on Saturday Mar. 14, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Kofffler Centre, Room 108, U of T. The workshop on “What’s the Connection Between Nuclear Power and Nuclear Weapons?” takes place from 11 am to noon.

This conference will provide valuable information on the cost, the health effects, the ethical considerations, and the effectiveness of nuclear energy s compared to alternatives (e.g. renewable energy sources).

$25 – or pay-what-you-can. Free for U of T students.

Speakers include:

– Jack Gibbons, Ontario Clearn Air Alliance

– Dave Martin, Greenpeace

– Shawn-Patrick Stensil, Greenpeace

– Dr. Dorothy Goldin-Rosenberg, OISE

– Cherise Burda, Pembina

– Keith Stewart, World Wildlife Fund

– Greg Allen

– Phyllis Creighton, Veterans Against Nuclear Arms

– Helen Chilas, Canadian Voice Of Women for Peace

– Vinay Jindal, Physicians for Global Survival

– Jim Elve, Nanticoke

– John Morand, Port Hope

– Norm Rubin, Energy Probe

– Jos Higginson

And many more.

Sponsored by:
Ontario Clean Air Alliance, Greenpeace, University of Toronto Students Union, Students Against Climate Change, Veterans Against Nuclear Arms, Hiroshima Day Coalition, Canadian Voice of Women for Peace, and Physicians for Global Survival.
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Want more background info? Check out http://www.renewableisdoable.ca
http://Blogs.greenpeace.ca/nuclear
http://ontariosgreenfuture.ca

Register now: http://nuketeachin.eventbrite.com

For more info: nuketeachin@yahoo.ca