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Action For Nuclear Abolition 2002
Action for Nuclear
Abolition, working for complete nuclear disarmament and closure of the Nevada
Test Site. Along with our ongoing work in building alliances with affected communities,
organizing and supporting conferences, workshops, speeches, rallies, and direct
actions, we also mobilize internationally to bring activists to Shut Down the
Nevada Test Site and Stop Yucca Mountain.
Thank
You Everyone for a great event
This is for
Archive purposes
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Nonviolent Direct Action Camp
October 5th - 15th, 2002
Las Vegas, NV to
Peace Camp
We
invite you to join us in international nonviolent resistance to U.S.
Nuclear policies. Together we will build community and take direct action
for nuclear abolition. With our Western Shoshone hosts and friends from
around the world, we will wise up, rise up, honor and resist.
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Actions - Photo Albums online now 
ACLU
protests eight anti-nuclear arrests
Tuesday Morning had
the Green Party Nevada Governor Candidate Charles
Laws was arrested at the front gates, along with two others.
The 4 PM Monday afternoon
rally involved amazing street theater and puppets at the front gates of the
test site, during which 10 people were arrested cited and released.
This morning (Oct. 14th)
at the Daily Morning vigil at the front gates of the Nevada Test Site(NTS),
the NNSA officials had traffic backed up checking credentials, Greg Getty from
Nuremberg
Actions was walking back and forth talking to the drivers of the vehicles
was stuck by a truck. He was taken into custody, was not given any medical treatment
cited and released. The driver of the hit and run was allowed entry into the
Nevada Test Site, without being stopped. Fortunately the incident was recorded
on video and the legal team and ACLU are handling the situation.
Also at the same time
as the below Spiritual action was taking place seven activists were on their
way to the North Portal of Yucca Mountain for a Banner Hanging. Just before
they arrived at the portal, five activists were arrested cited and released,
while two got away undetected. 
1991 Spiritual Occupation |
In the cover of
darkness this morning (Oct 14th) approximately 175 Natives and activists
reclaimed a portion of the Nevada Test Site. Corbin Harney, Western Shoshone
Spiritual Leader and other Natives lead the circle in a peaceful Sacred
Sunrise Ceremony with Songs
and Prayers. The Sunrise ceremony was conducted without inferences from
the NTS Wackenhuts
armed security forces, know for their brutal treatment of protesters as
they did during the Saturday Night Demonstration. |
Sunday morning two separate
groups of 11 activists each (about a third of the activists had taken part in
the 800 mile Family Spirit Walk from Las Alamos New Mexico), entered the NTS.
One group was going to the Mercury Chapel to pray for peace while they other
was preparing to protest at the Los Alamos Nuclear facility Building. Unfortunately
the were apprehended prior to achieving their objectives. The Sheriffs office
transported them to Beatty, NV sixty miles away. They were held in county jail
and their ACLU lawyer was denied the ability for over four hour in till the
Executive Director of the ACLU threatened to call in the media. The lawyer was
give access to his client just prior to their hearing. Fourteen activists were
cited and released in a process that took over 12 hours. The remaining eight
are doing jail solidarity, and remaining silence.
| Saturday Evening
as part of the Indigenous Day recognition, more than 200 people walked to
the NTS front gates. Natives,families with children and activists were planning
on crossing into the Test Site. The Nye county sheriffs, illegally threatened
to take all the children away from their parents to juvenile lock up 35
miles away. Their parents and legal guardian were present and had given
the children permission to demonstrate against the nuclear weapons testing
and the Yucca Mountain High Level Waste Dump. Some of the children were
also part of the Family Spirit Walk. |
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Twenty three folks choose
to get arrested, But, those not cooperation 100% with the Wackenhuts
were either subjected to pain compliance and choke holds. Some of the women
were dragged over the desert terrain to the holding pens screaming in pain.
A World War II veteran ( NO More Norb) was handled extremely rough. The ACLU
is also following up on their treatment.
