Dear friends,
In 1992 FOR MOTHER EARTH organised the Walk across America for Mother
Earth. A walk from NYC to the Nevada nuclear Test Site, where an average
of 100 people walked to call attention to nuclear developments and
Indigenous People, and this 500 years after the invasion of the Americas.
During this walk we received an amazing support from many national and
local organizers. Their generosity and hospitality is imprinted in our
memory forever. Today we wish to invite people from North America to
Europe for a cross continental walk for a nuclear-free world. A time where
we can hopefully meet all the gifts we have received during our 3.000
miles journey across America.
Further you can read an update about the Walk across Europe for a Nuclear-
Free World and the Renewable Energy Tour which will travel during nine
months and 5.500km from Brussels to Moscow in 1995.
This walk is an important tool for change, and we hope you will sent us a
message if you want to become part of this walk. Not only by walking with
us, but also by spreading our information or petition ... and assisting in
any way you believe is important.
We also appreciate when you let us know not to post you any E-mail in the
future.
For a nuclear-free world,
Pol D'Huyvetter
FOR MOTHER EARTH
INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
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UPDATE SEPTEMBER 1994
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WALK ACROSS EUROPE FOR A NUCLEAR-FREE WORLD 1995
with mobile exhibition on energy-savings and -renewables
On Thursday morning January 12th, 1995 at 8a.m. at the HQ of the European
Union in Brussels the first steps will be set for the 5.500km Walk across
Europe for a Nuclear-Free World.
The walk, organized by FOR MOTHER EARTH, will cross France, England,
Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, Slovakia,
Ukraine, Belarus and will end in Russia.
The walk already receives active support from Greenpeace, the Campaign for
Nuclear Disarmement (UK), Hnuti Duha (CZ), Unicorn (Ukraine), the Children
of Chernobyl (Belarus), and many other peace and environmental groups
along the way.
FOR MOTHER EARTH designs this walk with three demands dealing with
critical nuclear issues in 1995, namely the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty,
the Non-Proliferation Treaty and the Charter Review of the International
Atomic Energy Agency.
The walkers will call attention to the dramatic medical, social,
environmental and economical consequences of the Atomic Age. They ask
complete nuclear disarmament and closure of all nuclear power plants.
The walkers will give concrete examples of alternatives as a mobile
exhibition organised by the Support Network on Renewable Energies (SNORE)
will travel along with the walkers. This 50m2 exhibition mounted on a
semi-truck will be set up in towns and villages visited by the walkers.
The walkers community will be provided electricity and hot water by use of
solar power and a wind generator.
The walkers will visit five European military nuclear weapon states, the
Vienna headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency, numerous
civilian & military nuclear-facilities and sites ... and Chernobyl, the
worst human-made accident ever. The walkers will end their journey on
October 12th 1995 in Moscow, the International Day of Solidarity with
Indigenous People. Indigenous people are very often the first victims of
nuclear developments.
FOR MOTHER EARTH organised the Walk across America in 1992 where an
average of 100 people walked 5.500km from New York City to the Nevada
Nuclear Test Site. This in a succesful effort to halt nuclear testing on
the land of the Western Shoshone Indians.
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PLEASE REGISTER!!
On Sept. 17 1994 participants from Belarus, Belgium, Britain, Canada,
Germany, India, the Netherlands, Rumania, Russia, Sri Lanka and the USA
filled in registration forms to join the WALK ACROSS EUROPE.
FOR MOTHER EARTH urges any future walkers to register as soon as
possible, and this for logistical (food, campsites), legal (visa's) and
financial reasons.
Contact :
FOR MOTHER EARTH International office
Zilverhof 19, 9000 Gent, Belgium
Phone +32-9-2333268 Fax +32-9-2334924
E-mail: motherearth@gn.apc.org
in North-America you can also contact
FOR MOTHER EARTH
1101 Bryden Road, Columbus - Ohio 43205, USA
Phone +1-614-252-9255
E-mail : walk@igc.apc.org
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MOTHEREARTH CONFERENCE
FOR MORE INFORMATION you can check the new 'motherearth' conference.
We know it is available on GreenNet and IGC. If it is not available
at your host, please ask your support person or system operator for it.
If for some reason you can not acces the conference, send a small
message to motherearth@gn.apc.org and you will then be put on a mailing
list and be updated along with the conference.
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