Join us Thursday 5th November, 6pm at ECNT Nightcliff to hear from prominent nuclear- free campaigners Mia Pepper, Dave Sweeny and Kirsten Blair.
The NT has a long history of activism and opposition around uranium mining in places like Kakadu and beyond, and the fight to end uranium mining is ongoing. Prominent nuclear free campaigners are visiting Darwin and will share the latest on Jabiluka, the rehabilitation of the former Ranger mine and more.
Their visit comes as the Federal government has released new plans for radioactive waste management in Australia with consultation closing on 13 November. This will be a great chance to get a snapshot of what these new plans might mean and how you can help protect the NT from nuclear waste threats.
You'll hear from:
Mia Pepper: Mia is a Nuclear Free Campaigner with the Australian Conservation Foundation, and a committee member of the Mineral Policy Institute. She has worked alongside communities in Western Australia opposing uranium mines for 15 years and has a special interest in mining legacies.
Dave Sweeny: Dave is the former ACF Nuclear Free Campaigner, a position he held for an epic 30 years. He is one of the founding members of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, an organisation which is driven international momentum to make nuclear weapons illegal under the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017. Along with senior Mirarr Elder Yvonne Margarula and the late Mr Kevin Buzzacott Dave was also a founding members of ANFA - the Australian Nuclear Free Alliance - a network of First Nations communities and supporters contesting nuclear projects, including the Jabiluka uranium mine proposal.
Kirsten Blair: Kirsten is Community and International Liaison with Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation (GAC). She has worked with the Mirarr clan for over two decades including during the successful fight to stop the Jabiluka uranium mine on Mirarr country.
The Mirarr people, Traditional Owners of lands in part of Kakadu established GAC in 1995 to assist them in managing a balance between sustainable development, traditional practice and living culture on their land. GAC represents the rights and interests of the Mirarr as well as receiving, distributing and investing royalties from the Ranger uranium mine which was imposed on Mirarr land in 1978. GAC is run by a Mirarr board, it provides services and support for Mirarr members and other Bininj (Aboriginal people) affected by the Ranger Mine in line with cultural obligations.