OMNI WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS, #166, FEBRUARY 28, 2024

 OMNI WAR WATCH WEDNESDAYS, #166, FEBRUARY 28, 2024 

Nuclear Legacy Week 2024 February 29
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Nuclear Legacy Week 2024 (NLW24), hosted by the Springdale-based nonprofit, Marshallese Educational Initiative, brings together frontline, nuclear affected community members from around the globe to share stories and experiences and educate about the consequences of nuclear weapons’ use, testing, uranium mining and milling, and waste storage. 

 The week will include a commemoration of the 70^th anniversary of the Castle Bravo detonation recognized annually on March 1 by the Marshall Islands government as Nuclear Victims’ Remembrance Day. 

 NLW24 will feature youth educational and leadership development activities and showcase a series of panels and presentations by frontline community members, activists, and scholars and film screenings to educate about the devastating and ongoing biological, ecological, and cultural consequences of the nuclear legacy.

 Conference Schedule: http://www.mei.ngo/nlw24conf

 NLW24 Events Location: Jones Center for Families Auditorium (Thurs/Friday) and Center for Nonprofits at the JTL (Sat).  Conference is free and open to the public.  Please join us!

 Speakers include (OUTSTANDING  --Dick):

·       Sen. David Anitok, Republic of the Marshall Islands Presidential Envoy on Nuclear Justice & Human Rights
·       Ian Zabarte, Principle Man of the Western Band of the Shoshone Nation of Indians
·       H.E. Amatlain Elizabeth Kabua, Ambassador, RMI Permanent Mission to the United Nations
·       H.E. Teburoro Tito, Ambassador to the United Nations from Kiribati
·       Petuuche Gilbert, Acoma Pueblo, President of the Indigenous World Association
·       Kristina Stege, RMI Climate Envoy

 Conference Summary Schedule:

Feb. 29 - Thurs. 1-4; 6-8 PM – Conference opens with a youth panel, and speakers discussing the health consequences of the nuclear legacy, and concludes with a film screening of Downwind
March 1 - Fri. 9:30 AM-4 PM; 6-8 – Conference continues with speakers and panels focusing on the health and ecological impacts of the nuclear legacy; film screening of Nuclear Savage; day ends with a Nuclear Victims Remembrance Day commemoration, 6-8 PM
March 2 – Sat. 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM – Last day of the conference includes panels and speakers on the cultural consequences and climate/nuclear links, and discussions on treaties and sovereignty, and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons; a closing reception wraps up the week

 April L. Brown, Ph.D., Cofounder & COO, Marshallese Educational Initiative (MEI)614 E. Emma Ave., Suite 203, Springdale, AR 72764   479-422-3284 cell479-365-7019 officealbrown@mei.ngo   www.mei.ngo
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