Protest against the expansion of BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam uranium mine, which will become the world’s largest open cut mine.
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Emmanuel Jal speaks
The acclaimed Sudanese hip hop artist Emmanuel Jal is a child of war. At this event, held by the Wheeler Centre, he will speak of his experiences as a child soldier and survivor and his memoir War child.
Film: War child
An opportunity to see the film War child and meet the subject of the film Emmanual Jal: hip hop artist, former child soldier and human rights activist.
Peace Brigades International information night
A detailed introduction to the work of Peace Brigades International and their work protecting human rights and promoting non-violent solutions.
Forum: From Hiroshima to Fukishima
Since the March 11 crisis at Fukushima began ICAN (The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons) has worked to provide the public with accurate information about the health effects of radiation.
Films: “Into eternity” and “Leonid’s story”.
The film Into Eternity, which explores the political, philosophical and ethical problems raised by how to store nuclear waste will be shown as part of the 2011 Environmental Film Festival. It will be screened along with Leonid’s story, an animation about a man caught up in the Chernobyl disaster.