Events
First we bombed New Mexico: A new film
From the promo: First We Bombed New Mexico is the untold story of Trinity, the world’s first nuclear bomb detonated in New Mexico one month before the bombing of Hiroshima. It is a story of government betrayal with tragic consequences. Thousands of New Mexicans – mostly Hispanic and Native American – were exposed to catastrophic…
Read More2023 Nuclear-Free Future Award winners announced
Indigenous and minority community activists honored for their work seeking justice for victims and survivors of atomic tests The 2023 Nuclear-Free Future Awards, an annual event that honors the many heroes of the global anti-nuclear movement who work to rid the world of uranium mining, nuclear power and nuclear weapons, will take place in New York…
Read MoreHoltec’s ‘sleight of hand’ license transfer at Palisades is a textbook ‘bait & switch’
PRESS ADVISORY – Tuesday, October 3, 2023 @ 1:00pm – 3:00pm ET Contact for Comment: Kevin Kamps, radioactive waste specialist, Beyond Nuclear, (240) 462-3216, [email protected] Michael Keegan, Co-Chair, Don’t Waste Michigan, (734) 770-1441, [email protected] Holtec’s ‘sleight of hand’ license transfer of Palisades is a textbook ‘bait & switch’ Date(s) and Time(s): October 03, 2023, 01:00 PM to…
Read MoreMEET THE WINNERS: Nuclear-Free Future Award event
In 2022, three extraordinary activists were honored with the Nuclear-Free Future Award. However, at the end of 2022, the Award transited out of its former home at the Munich-based Nuclear Free Future Foundation and there was no official ceremony. Until now! Beyond Nuclear invites you to meet the 2022 winners at a special online awards…
Read MoreFilms highlight resistance to nuclear industry
S.O.S. — The San Onofre Syndrome, a film more than a decade in the making, will have its world premiere at Regal L.A. Live Theater in downtown Los Angeles on October 8, followed on October 13 by a virtual viewing option. Radioactive: The Women of Three Mile Island, will screen October 4 in Pleasantville, New…
Read MoreGolden Rule-related events in s.w. MI, Sept. 7-13
Please see the event updates below (time-stamped 9pm ET, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023). Please note that all open boat tours in St. Joe, MI have been cancelled. However, all remaining events, to be held in Kalamazoo, will go ahead as previously planned, from Sat., Sept. 9 till Tues., Sept. 12. Hope you can come to…
Read MoreSenate extends nuclear industry’s limited liability to catastrophic accidents
Why is Congress avoiding a hearing on the reauthorization of the Price-Anderson Act? Buried within the 1,168 pages of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2024 as a “must pass” and without holding a single public hearing, on July 27, 2023, the US Senate voted to reauthorize the Price-Anderson Nuclear Industries Indemnity Act. Price-Anderson shields…
Read MorePROTEST Japan’s radioactive Pacific dumping!
Japan has started releasing radioactive waste water from the devastating multiple meltdowns at the Fukushima nuclear power reactors into the Pacific Ocean. The release is opposed by fisherfolk, scientists, neighboring countries, civil society groups and individuals. Protests and actions are happening now (scroll down at link). We will continue to post any updates. Sign this…
Read MoreKeep Takoma Park nuclear-free!
In an ominous turn of events, the Takoma Park City Council has voted to abolish a citizen watchdog committee with oversight of the city’s historic Nuclear-Free Zone Act. Beyond Nuclear is headquartered in Takoma Park, MD, renowned nationally and the world over for its nuclear-free status. The Takoma Park Nuclear-Free Zone Act ensures that the…
Read MoreWeaponizing uranium: Join the webinar
Inspired by International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War’s (IPPNW) Mombasa World Congress, please join the US affiliate, Physicians for Social Responsibility, on Wednesday, August 23rd to discuss the legacy of uranium and the ways it has been weaponized to cause disproportionate and irreparable harm to Black, brown and Indigenous communities around the world.…
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