It's taking me forever to get through #AcresOfClams! Taking notes, remembering folks. I had first seen Dr. #HelenCaldicott speak back in 1976 (and interviewed with her for a job years later in 1990). And #HarveyWasserman! Seeing them speak and being part of the #ClamshellAlliance were instrumental in making me an activist! So grateful I had a "big sister and big brother" who took me to meetings and rallies! They were some good people!

Day 33 cont ☢️☢️☢️☢️

“If #PeterDutton (#Liberal) ☢️ were to form government, safety could come to the fore again because it would need to overturn the #FederalBan on #NuclearEnergy, implemented in 1999 by #JohnHoward (ex PM, Liberal) in a deal with #TheGreens.

Despite the dangers being dismissed by Labor☢️ (AUKUS) and the Coalition ☢️, Caldicott remains concerned about #NuclearWaste being improperly stored in #Australia and contaminating water supplies – or even a #Chernobyl-like #reactor meltdown.

“It’s not being discussed at all, which is amazing to me”, Caldicott says. “People are very ignorant.”” — #HelenCaldicott MD

Q Where is the hottest Nuclear waste in Australia right now? (hint 1950s Nuclear tests exploding #Plutonium above ground)

#AusPol / #LiberalNational / #LNP / #Nationals <https://archive.md/dTKcZ> / <https://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/australians-once-feared-the-health-impacts-of-nuclear-now-nobody-s-talking-about-it-20250324-p5lm2k.html> (paywall)

Confession time... I had a corporate job for a while in the 1990s (after I didn't get a job with #IPPNW, but got to meet #HelenCaldicott and #MichioKaku). At that corporate job, I learned html code, how to break into firewalls, and got to know coders from many countries (including #Pakistan and #China). And what was the most important lesson for me? Is that we are all HUMAN BEINGS living on PLANET EARTH! And also that corporations are inherently EVIL and cannot be reformed. They are all about advertising and greenwashing (yes, even back in the 1990s). I was laid off because I called out a CEO on his BULLSHIT (and oddly enough, not fired -- because probably he knew I was right). Anyhow, I thought I could change things from within. I did learn a lot about hacking and made a stink. But yeah. My soul still hurts from that stint.
This is astounding: physician suspended for climate protests. By contrast: consider #HelenCaldicott, Aussie anti-nuclear physician. 21 honorary degrees. Victorian Honour Roll of Women. Australian Peace Prize. Maybe time will show how egregious this is.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/23/retired-uk-gp-suspended-for-five-months-over-climate-activism?CMP=GTUK_email
Retired UK GP suspended for five months after climate protests

Sarah Benn is first of three GPs facing disciplinary tribunals this year over climate activism

The Guardian
Another fun fact about me. I met Drs #HelenCaldicott and #MichioKaku while interviewing for a job at International Physicians for the Prevention of #NuclearWar (#IPPNW). I didn't get the job, but I did get to meet two amazing humans!
#NoNukes #NoWar

Matthew Hays: The Reagan administration labeled a film ("If You Love This Planet") ‘propaganda.’ It won an #Oscar.

#ronaldreagan #ifyoulovethisplanet #HelenCaldicott #edmeese #roycohn
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2023/03/12/love-planet-propaganda-reagan-oscars

The Reagan administration labeled a film ‘propaganda.’ It won an Oscar.

Ronald Reagan’s Justice Department branded the antinuclear documentary “If You Love This Planet” as “foreign political propaganda.” The move backfired, helping the film win an Oscar.

The Washington Post