December 2001 - antisellafield@lists.redbrick.dcu.ie

[Antisellafield] travelling to sellafield
by barry odonovan 14 Dec '01

14 Dec '01

hi all, greetings from brussels. all is very quiet here at present, will let you know if that changes. I was wondering, would it be possible to arrange busses from different parts of the country for wednesday? is there space on ferries? a bus from s/w, could take a route allowing it to pick people up along the way. kerry -> cork -> kilkenny -> carlow -> dublin, or from the west, galway -> sligo -> athlone -> dublin, etc or whatever works. These buses should be organised locally I guess, with ferries done centrally. Could we get another bus on tuesday from another part of country? nancy, eoin, i don't know story for place to stay/chill out over there, but maybe contact tom robinson(on people list), he's quite local to the area and offered last time if we needed it. looking like it's coming together, hope things are going well for ye. ciao, barry ps has the come.to/sellafield site gone public? maybe someone wants to update the to-do lists and bring them up to date. I'll forward anything I do for it for uploading. we're going to do flyers here, particularly for british people, but not just. Is there anything particular that should be on them? -- _______________________________________________ Get your email from http://www.ireland.com

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[Antisellafield] Carols against Sellafield
by gerald GLYNN 12 Dec '01

12 Dec '01

Yo Ho Ho, Sellafielders! why not keep up with the Galway Kru and sing Christmas Carols for raising ca$h for next weeks trip. It's fun, effective, jolly and gets you in the spirit of thingz. Attached is lyrics i put together of Carols you can sing :download Christmas_Carols.doc Santa's Cruzin , so don't be Loosin OUT, get out & shout! le ngrá, g3R@[d~ >G.E.R.A.L.D. _________________________________________________________________ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com

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[Antisellafield] Fw: Hi from PCAH!
by barry odonovan 11 Dec '01

11 Dec '01

-----Original Message----- From: "jplested" <jplested(a)ic24.net> Sent: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 21:16:53 -0000 To: <caswell(a)indigo.ie>, <fgod(a)ireland.com>, <greenireland(a)yahoogroups.com> Subject: Hi from PCAH! Hello to everyone from PCAH - Parents Concerned About Hinkley. We're a = bunch of 'downwinders' from the Hinkley stations in the Bristol Channel. = We're based in Burnham-on-Sea in Somerset. Local cancer rates and = results from the Tooth Fairy studies show there's real grounds for = worry. And they want to build a load more nukes in the Channel... We heard of you via Stop Hinkley. We're really encouraged by your = response to that monstrosity Sellafield and are signing up to the = newsletter. Latest we heard was that a terrorist attack on the MOX = plant could be equivalent to 100 Chernobyls, never mind all the other = problems... Our government makes us cringe. It would be good to have contact with similar groups in the Irish = Republic as well as Britain. If any of you know of any community/local = campaigning groups such as ours maybe we could 'twin', share tips, feel = a sense of solidarity, etc. I attach some stuff about PCAH in case anyone is interested. Best wishes from Julian on behalf of the PCAH Committee. -- _______________________________________________ Get your email from http://www.ireland.com

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[Antisellafield] COMING TO SHUT DOWN SELLAFIELD?
by barry odonovan 07 Dec '01

07 Dec '01

hi all, BNFLs' new MOX plant at Sellafield in cumbria in the north of england is due to be contaminated on the 20th of December. Following on from our protest there last month, Gluaiseacht et al are returning to the sellafield area before this date in order to meet local people including BNFL employees and their families and neighbours, to express our opposition to the commisioning of this plant which once started will be a minimum of 40 years before decontamination can begin, and to attempt if possible to stop this expansion of the sellafield nuclear wasteground into a new century. This plant should not be allowed, the internaional tribunal ruled that it has not yet been proven harmful so we must await a disaster for sense to be followed. We are hoping that a large and varied group can join us on this trip so if you know anyone who might have an interest in this issue please forward this mail to them(or to your whole address book ;-), or talk to them and tell them about this. Please sign up for the SHUT DOWN SELLAFIELD newsletter/announcement list. this wil be low volume, the first message of which will contain a link to a discussion list for those interested in getting active. Click to subscribe to shutdownsellafield newsletter à http://groups.yahoo.com/img/ui/join.gif If the above line does not show up as a link then please sent a blank email(no subject,no text) to: shutdownsellafield-subscribe(a)yahoogroups.com just cut and paste into the To: line of a new message. We are also trying to develop ideas for actions which can be carried out from at home e.g. an awareness christmas card to BNFL workers/management/tony blair. events at embassies, businesses, state visits, etc. We are gathering signatures calling for EU action on the threat to EU citizens, if you can help out please get in touch. As we would hope to have hundreds of people traveling for the 20th, fundraising will be an important component. To this end we have sponsorship cards, will be doing fundraising gigs and are looking for other ideas. There are also the usual protest issues: - slogans, banners, placards, songs... anyone feeling creative will be greatly appreciated. For this issue however there's a whole new aspect to be considered, those who currently work for BNFL must not be left behind in the drive to end nuclear activities, it is the major employer in the region and if their futures can be assured, then we will possibly have their support in the call to SHUT DOWN SELLAFIELD. We also feel that it is necessary to develop media awareness of this campaign, that it is grassroots level, non(party)political, so any thoughts on media stunts/events, know any good journos, want to do a press campaign? As well as all the above this has to spread out beyond Ireland, if you know people in british, french Scandinavian, carribean,, global eco/interested groups, please pass this on to them or put us onto them If you're against the new MOX facility or the whole concept of sellafield and nuclear fission, then come with us, if you can't come with us then help organise, and carry out some events here at home and most of all please pass this on to someone else who may get involved. ciao, barry o'donovan fgod(a)ireland.com 087-2320437 -- _______________________________________________ Get your email from http://www.ireland.com

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[Antisellafield] Fw: [no-sanctions] Fwd: Fw: Virus Alert/from Hashim al amidi
by barry odonovan 04 Dec '01

04 Dec '01

-----Original Message----- From: hashim al <halamidi(a)yahoo.com> Sent: Mon, 3 Dec 2001 15:19:04 -0800 (PST) To: no-sanctions(a)yahoogroups.com Subject: [no-sanctions] Fwd: Fw: Virus Alert/from Hashim al amidi Note: forwarded message attached. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Buy the perfect holiday gifts at Yahoo! Shopping. http://shopping.yahoo.com Campaign to End Iraq Sanctions - Ireland Website: http://www.endiraqsanctions.net; email: info(a)endiraqsanction.net To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: no-sanctions-unsubscribe(a)egroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ -- _______________________________________________ Get your email from http://www.ireland.com

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[Antisellafield] SELLAFIELD LETTER
by barry odonovan 03 Dec '01

03 Dec '01

Hi all, the attached letter is one which is being sent to media and other groups mainly in ireland by gluaiseacht. If you know of others who would be interested in this, local media(globally), international media, action groups, mailing lists, governments, individuals, etc. please forward it(include gluaiseacht(a)ireland.com as a cc on the mail please) to them. ciao, barry o'donovan fgod(a)ireland.com newsletter/announcements: shutdownsellafield-subscribe(a)yahoogroups.com p.s. an open meeting has been organised in limerick for tue. 4th dec. in halla ide at 8pm. this will cover the campaign so far, the international tribunal decision and where we go next. if you are in the limerick area please come along. if not would you like to organise something similar in your locality(reply this address). It's time to step this issue up a lot, get people involved and SHUT DOWN SELLAFIELD. ---------------------------------------- text follows: ---------------------------------------- Limerick 28/11/2001 A Chara, Gluaiseacht for Global Justice is an Environmental and Social Justice Group that has developed from the Environmental and Social (One World) Societies in third level colleges throughout the country. We now have groups in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Belfast, Galway, Athlone, Sligo, Kerry and other areas in Ireland. Gluaiseacht are actively campaigning in both Ireland and in the UK for the cessation of all nuclear activities at the Sellafield facility in Cumbria on the west coast of the UK. 50 of us travelled to Sellafield last Friday 23rd November to demonstrate our views at both the North Gate and Main Gate of Sellafield and also in the local town of Whitehaven. We met representatives of CORE (Cumbrians Opposed to a Radioactive Environment) who dispelled any doubts people had about the viability of the facility. Over 11,000 people are employed there and the local economy has become utterly dependant on BNFL, there will be a large workforce necessary for many years to decommission Sellafield, but many other options will be needed. Given the urgency of the situation with regard to the MOX facility we feel that innovative international consensus action is needed to make a priority of the call to SHUT DOWN SELLAFIELD. Gluaiseacht intend to return to the Sellafield region in advance of the scheduled contamination of the MOX facility on the 20th December. During this visit it is our intention to meet as many of the local population as possible, both BNFL employees and others in the region to express our alarm and to illustrate non-nuclear options for the future. We would invite you to join us. The operation of the Sellafield facility has had terrible consequences for a large number of people, and poses an extremely grave threat to the lives and safety of huge numbers more, both regionally and globally. Lets work together to end it. Yours Sincerely, Barry ODonovan, Nancy L. Serano Gluaiseacht for Global Justice, Email: gluaiseacht(a)ireland.com Web: http://www.gluiseacht.org C/O Clubs & Societies Office, University of Limerick, Limerick. PH: 086 3096791 -- _______________________________________________ Get your email from http://www.ireland.com

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[Antisellafield] Bad news on Irish case
by clare butler 03 Dec '01

03 Dec '01

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