Who
we are
Shundahai
Network was formed at the Nevada Nuclear
Test Site in 1994, by a council of long-term nuclear disarmament
activists, at the request of Corbin Harney, a Western Shoshone
Spiritual Leader. We have evolved into an international network
of activists and organizations bridging the
gap between the environmental, peace and justice and indigenous
land rights communities.
Shundahai
Network
is dedicated to breaking the nuclear chain by building alliances
with indigenous communities and environmental, peace and human
rights movements. We seek to abolish all nuclear weapons and an
end to nuclear testing. We advocate phasing out nuclear energy
and ending the transportation and dumping of nuclear waste. We
promote the principles of Environmental
Justice and strive to insure that indigenous voices are heard
in the movement to influence U.S. Nuclear and environmental policies.
All of our campaigns and events incorporate the values of community
building, education, spiritual ceremonies and nonviolent direct
action.
We
maintain three main campaigns
Environmental
Justice Now directly
assists indigenous communities affected by nuclear issues, ensuring
their voices are heard on the national level. Nuclear
Free Great Basin fights the dumping and transportation
of nuclear waste in the Great Basin bio-region by linking communities,
businesses and activists in a common strategy to stop the construction
of nuclear waste dumps.
Action
for Nuclear Abolition works for complete nuclear
weapons disarmament and closure of the Nevada Test Site to all
nuclear programs except for containment and clean up. To this
end we organize educational gatherings and nonviolent direct
actions increasing public awareness and involvement.
Shundahai
Network opposes
all nuclear weapons research, development, testing and production.
We actively seek to close down the Nevada Test Site to all nuclear
weapons programs except for radioactive contamination containment
and cleanup. Shundahai Network also opposes all nuclear waste
dumping on indigenous peoples lands. We are fighting to halt the
proposed high-level nuclear waste dumps at Yucca Mountain and
Skull Valley Reservation. We work to educate about the dangers
of radioactive waste transportation and promote a safe and sane
energy policy based on conservation and renewable resources. To
this end, Shundahai Network organizes and participates in nonviolent
direct actions, demonstrations, workshops and conferences.
Our staff
and volunteers work on a wide range of community outreach, education
and public action campaigns. Through our events and campaigns,
Shundahai Network helps train activists in community organizing
and the use of nonviolent direct action to generate public awareness
and apply political pressure on nuclear and indigenous rights
issues.
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It's
in our back yard... it's in our front yard. This nuclear
contamination is shortening all life. We are going to have
to unite as a people and say no more! We, the people, are
going to have to put our thoughts together to save our planet
here. We only have One Water...One Air...One Mother Earth."
Corbin
Harney -Newe (Western Shoshone) Spiritual leader, Founder
& Chairman of the Board of The Shundahai Network &
2003
Nuclear-Free Future Award Solutions Recipient
Corbin
featured on PBS's Circle
of Stories |
