Please come and support the Uranium Film Festival about the hazards of
uranium mining and nuclear power. Please see the schedule below for
events and movies in Swakopmund, Namibia as organized by EarthLife
Namibia and the Goethe Institute. For
those wishing to find out more information about the recent monitoring
conducted in Namibia by an independent engineer in nuclear physics from
France (Bruno Charyeron), please attend the session on April 17, 2012 at
19h15 at the Bank Windhoek NPS Kultur Aula. Please note, the "Bank
Windhoek NPS Kultur Aula" refers to the school hall of Namib Primary
School.
Uranium
Film Festival by Earthlife Namibia and the Goethe Centre
Date: 17.04.2012
Time:
19H15
Venue:
Bank Windhoek NPS Kultur Aula
Uranium
- is it a country? Tracking the Origin of Nuclear Power (2008)
Documentary by “Initiative Nuking the Climate”
(55 min)
The film takes a look at the footprints of
nuclear energy and leads to Australia, where the Olympic Dam Uranium Mine is
run by multinational corporation BHP Billerton. An indigenous resident speaks
of the impact the mine has on the environment in which he lives. A French
scientist researches radioactivity from nuclear sites and uranium transport.
The scientist is Bruno Charyeron, the
Director of CRIIRAD (an independent research laboratory on radiation) in
France. He will be present during the
film show and will answer questions regarding nuclear issues. Bruno Charyeron
is an Engineer in nuclear physics and has expertise in the nuclear sector for
more than 20 years, especially in the field of radiation detection and the
impacts on environment and health through radiation.
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Date:
27.04.2012
Time:
19h15
Venue:
Swakopmund Museum, Roessing Hall
Uranium
Road (2008)
Documentary by Teaching Screens Production,
Producers: Jenny Hunter, Mashile Phalane & Cati Weineck (53 min)
The film rips away the veil of secrecy from
both the past and the present South African nuclear programme, showing how the
nuclear industry fundamentally undermines the democratic principles of the
young democracy. The film combines
archival footage, interviews with local and international experts and tells the
story of a community on the edge of a nuclear dump in scenic Namaqualand.
The film is based on the book “Uranium Road” by
Dr David Fig, an independent researcher on environmental policy matters, based
in Johannesburg. He holds a PhD in international political economy from the
London School of Economics.
We are pleased to announce that David will be
present during the film shows and will be answering questions.
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Date:
05.06.2012
Time:
19h15
Venue:
Bank Windhoek NPS Kultur Aula
The
Poisonous Legacy of Uranium (2010)
Documentary by Dominique Hennequin
The
film shows the many impacts of uranium mining by Areva in Gabon and Niger.
Houses built with waste rock, radioactive rubbish dumped in rivers and lakes,
soil contaminated by radioactivity and food not fit for consumption. This is the environment local people live in,
helpless and uninformed about the dangers.
Date:
03.07.2012
Time:
19H15
Venue:
Bank Windhoek NPS Kultur Aula
Chernobyl
Heart (2004)
Documentary by Maryann Leo
The world’s most horrific nuclear accident
happened on 26 April 1986 in Chernobyl in the Ukraine. Still today many
children are born with malformations and malfunctions. The film leads us
through several children’s hospitals and homes for mentally and physically
disabled children. These institutions were established after the nuclear
accident. Medical doctors have a difficult task helping the effected children.
The film shows the brutal and shocking reality of suffering following a nuclear
accident.
For more information, please contact:
Bertchen Kohrs, Earthlife Namibia
Tel: +264 (0)61-227 913
Mobile: +264 (0)81 293 8085
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