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From Hiroshima to Fukushima to Livermore - Confronting the Two Headed Nuclear Dragon
Guest: Jacqueline Cabasso
Jacqueline Cabasso has been involved in nuclear disarmament, peace and environmental advocacy at the local, national and international levels for over 30 years. Since 1984 she has served as Executive Director of the Western States Legal Foundation in Oakland. Grounded in commitments to nonviolence and international law, in her work with the Foundation she has provided legal support for nonviolent protesters; engaged in environmental review proceedings and litigation to challenge nuclear programs, and organized grassroots multi-issue coalitions.
Most recently, she has spoken out at rallies and hearings in support of the Japanese and American people to shut down nuclear power plants, particularly those on active faults, and against the twin nuclear weapons industry. With renewed concern over the threat of nuclear power and weapons, many anti-nuclear events are coming up in the Bay Area, including-
July 23, 7 pm in San Jose - Screening of Atomic Mom
August 3, 6:30 pm Oakland - Screening of The Forgotten Bomb
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 - 10:00 am California Energy Commission review of California's nukes, in light of Fukushima, review of industry's seismic knowledge and emergency preparedness.
August 4, 7:00 pm in San Jose - Screening of The Forgotten Bomb
August 5, in San Francisco - Commemorate Hiroshima/Nagasaki - Lessons of Fukushima for Today
August 6, 6 pm in Livermore - From Hiroshima to Fukushima to Livermore: Confronting the Two-Headed Dragon of Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear Power (
August 7, 3 pm in Mountain View - MUSE Concert (Crosby Stills, Nash, Jackson Browne... a benefit for Sane Energy, and Japan, anti-nuclear groups)
August 9, 8 am in Livermore - From Hiroshima to Fukushima to Livermore: Confronting the Two-Headed Dragon of Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear Power (Direct Action)
From HIroshima to Fukishima to California
Thursday, August 11 2011 @ 06:00 PM - - 08:00PM in San Jose From HIroshima to Fukishima to California Speakers on- the danger of nuclear power and nuclear weapons.
At the national level Ms. Cabasso serves on the Steering Committee of United for Peace and Justice and convenes its Nuclear Disarmament/Redefining Security working group.
Internationally, she is a leading voice for the abolition of nuclear weapons, speaking at conferences and events around the world. She was a founding mother of theAbolition 2000 Global Network to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons in 1995, and continues to serve on its Coordinating Committee. Since August 2007, she has served as North American Coordinator for Mayors for Peace.
Ms. Cabasso is a co-author of Nuclear Disorder or Cooperative Security? U.S. Weapons of Terror, the Global Proliferation Crisis and Paths to Peace (2007) and Risking Peace: Why We Sat in the Road (1985), an account of the huge 1983 nonviolent protest at the Livermore Nuclear Weapons Laboratory and the subsequent mass trial conducted by Western States Legal Foundation. Her writings have appeared in many publications
Ms. Cabasso was the recipient of the International Peace Bureaus 2008 Sean MacBride Peace Award, and the Agape Foundations 2009 Enduring Visionary Prize.
Additional Recommended Resources include-
Global Network Against
Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space
Nuclear Free Future
Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility
Women's Energy Matters