Central Australian Nuclear Free Alliance (CANFA)

Come along to the Central Australian Nuclear Free Alliance (CANFA) Meeting

Friday November 7, 6pm, Anzac High School Hall.
Public Meeting about Angela Pamela.
Guest speakers include:
Dave Sweeney – Australian Conservation Foundation
Dr Jim Green – Friends of the Earth Australia
Donna Jackson – Top End Aboriginal Conservation Alliance
Australian Nuclear Free Alliance Chairperson

Saturday and Sunday November 8-9, 9am-5pm, Blatherskite Park.
Central Australian Nuclear Free Alliance (CANFA) meeting
(see attached agenda)

Monday November 10, 9am, CANFA media conference, location TBC

Central Australian Nuclear Free Alliance meeting
November 7-9, 2008. Blatherskite Park, Alice Springs.

FRIDAY NOV 7
7pm onwards
Dinner and films at Blatherskite Park

SATURDAY NOV 8
7-8:30am
BREAKFAST

9am
Introductions and plan for meeting
Discussion: what is this meeting about?
Australian Nuclear Free Alliance

10:45
TEA/COFFEE BREAK

11am
What is happening in the NT?
-uranium exploration and mining
-what do people experience?
-role of Land Councils
-how can people in town support communities?

12:30pm
LUNCH

2:30pm
Exploration/mining planning

4pm
TEA/COFFEE BREAK

4:30-5pm
5-6pm
Small group discussions
-Radiation and health
mens and womens groups

6pm
DINNER + films


SUNDAY NOV 9
7-8:30am
BREAKFAST

9am
Radioactive waste dump update
-what has happened so far?
-people’s stories
-what have we done to stop the dump?
-Senate Inquiry- public hearing, media

11am
TEA BREAK

11:30
International issues- weapons and wars
Communities overseas

12:30
LUNCH

2:30
Uranium mining, climate change and water

3pm
Meeting statement

4pm
TEA BREAK

4:30
Planning- 2009 events

6pm
DINNER and films
MONDAY NOV 10
7-8:30am
BREAKFAST

9am
Media conference in town

Beyond Nuclear News

There have been some interesting developments in the anti-dump campaign this week:

1. ANSTO’s application last week to build a new radioactive waste storage building on site at Lucas Heights highlights to the federal government that there are more options for radioactive waste management than a remote dump in the NT (see media release below). There is the opportunity for public comment on this application until September 30.

The referral document can be downloaded from
http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/epbc/epbc_ap.pl?name=referral_detail&p
roposal_id=4459

Comments can be emailed to epbc.referrals@environment.gov.au

2. WA Greens Senator Scott Ludlam tabled a bill in the Senate today to repeal the Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Management Act, which has allowed a federal dump to be forced on the NT. Repealing this undemocratic Act was a clear election commitment from the ALP, but since forming government there has been no previous indication this will go ahead. It is a welcome move from the Greens that they have decided to introduce this Bill to push things along.

Yesterday Senator Kim Carr stated in Senate question time that Minister Martin Ferguson has indicated (for the first time) the government will repeal the Act.

While this is great news for communities living near the targeted areas, it has not happened yet, and our local ALP federal members would no doubt appreciate a flood of calls and emails urging them to help this Bill go through!

Contact:

Senator Trish Crossin
Senator.crossin@aph.gov.au
Phone: (02) 6277 3777
Fax: (02) 6277 3661

Minister Warren Snowdon
Warren.snowdon.mp@aph.gov.au
Tel: (02) 6277 7620
Fax: (02) 6273 7112