UWL Progressives

The Progressives bring together progressive thinking individuals to encourage democracy, ecological wisdom, social justice, non-violence, global awareness, post patriarchal values, respect for diversity and personal as well as social responsibility. The group focuses on actions to promote and raise awareness of these issues.

Monday, September 19, 2005

Film tomorrow night

SKULL VALLEY----RADIOACTIVE WASTE< LACROSSE< AND THE AMERICAN WEST
(A documentary film from KUED, Salt Lake City)

WHEN: THIS TUESDAY< SEPTEMBER 20th, 6:30 PM
WHERE: La Crosse Public Library Auditorium
COST: Free and Open to ALL

A discussion of the issues will follow.
SPONSORED BY
Open Eye
Documentary and Independent Film Society
La Crosse, WI.


WHY SHOULD I CARE TO COME???

10 days ago the Nuclear Regulatory Commission voted to approve the plan for Private Fuel Storage (of La Crosse, WI!!) to ship about 80 million pounds of high level radioactive spent fuel rods to a Native American Indian Reservation in Utah. Dairyland Power and Xcel Energy are two of the utilities--a totally private venture---who will be responsible for the shipment, placement, and upkeep of that nuclear fuel. This will mean more than 10,000 shipments of such fuel across nearly every major city in the United States on its way to a site managed by a "limited liability corporation".

Learn about our community, learn about why you have heard nothing about this in La Crosse even though its headquarters and chief operating officer is from La Crosse. Learn why Tribes across the country are opposed to such a movement of waste...and why one Native Community---in spite of a contested election (as of yet, unresolved and in the courts) is willing to accept the waste.

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