Walk to Save Children in Fukushima
http://forusa.org/blogs/linda-kelly/walk-save-children-fukushima/9511
FOR Fellowship of Reconciliation Working for peace, justice and nonviolence since 1915
On Sunday, September 4, Mie Athearn, a Japanese woman living in Maine and a native of Fukushima Prefecture, is undertaking a “Walk for Fukushima” to deliver a message to the Japanese government appealing for stronger actions to protect children from radiation hazards in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi disaster.
Ms. Athearn, acutely aware of the heightened stresses being experienced by her close family members over the ongoing releases of radioactive contamination from the crippled reactors, and distressed by the Japanese government response seemingly dictated by expediency and downplaying, has decided to walk from Rockland, ME to the Japanese Consulate in Boston to seek an audience with officials there urging a stronger public health response to the crisis.
She was also inspired by the Peace Walkers who came through Rockland last year, led by Japanese Buddhist monks and nuns. Just back from their latest pilgrimage from Boston to Albany, with stops at nuclear power plants in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont, the Grafton Peace Pagoda is now lending its support to the Walk for Fukushima.
With her husband Steven, Jun Yasuda of the Peace Pagoda, and others who may join along the way, Mie plans to set out from Rockland on Sunday and expects to arrive in Boston on September 19, covering a distance of nearly 200 miles. The walk will partly coincide with a series of anti-nuclear actions within Japan planned for the week of September 11, and culminating with a “goodbye nukes” rally in Tokyo on September 19. Those dates are, respectively, six months since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and five months since a Ministry of the national government, MEXT, directed Fukushima Prefecture to adopt a much laxer standard for radiation exposure, making higher-than-controlled-workplace doses for children officially acceptable.
They also plan to make a stop at the Seabrook Station nuclear power plant in New Hampshire.
People wanting to lend a hand by offering overnight accommodations, daytime rest stops, organizing events along the way, or joining some portion of the walk themselves may contact Mie at mkathearn@mail.goo.ne.jp. A tentative list stopping points for the walk is given below.
Schedule, “Walk for Fukushima”Ms. Athearn, acutely aware of the heightened stresses being experienced by her close family members over the ongoing releases of radioactive contamination from the crippled reactors, and distressed by the Japanese government response seemingly dictated by expediency and downplaying, has decided to walk from Rockland, ME to the Japanese Consulate in Boston to seek an audience with officials there urging a stronger public health response to the crisis.
She was also inspired by the Peace Walkers who came through Rockland last year, led by Japanese Buddhist monks and nuns. Just back from their latest pilgrimage from Boston to Albany, with stops at nuclear power plants in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont, the Grafton Peace Pagoda is now lending its support to the Walk for Fukushima.
With her husband Steven, Jun Yasuda of the Peace Pagoda, and others who may join along the way, Mie plans to set out from Rockland on Sunday and expects to arrive in Boston on September 19, covering a distance of nearly 200 miles. The walk will partly coincide with a series of anti-nuclear actions within Japan planned for the week of September 11, and culminating with a “goodbye nukes” rally in Tokyo on September 19. Those dates are, respectively, six months since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and five months since a Ministry of the national government, MEXT, directed Fukushima Prefecture to adopt a much laxer standard for radiation exposure, making higher-than-controlled-workplace doses for children officially acceptable.
They also plan to make a stop at the Seabrook Station nuclear power plant in New Hampshire.
People wanting to lend a hand by offering overnight accommodations, daytime rest stops, organizing events along the way, or joining some portion of the walk themselves may contact Mie at mkathearn@mail.goo.ne.jp. A tentative list stopping points for the walk is given below.
9/4 Rockland – Warren
9/5 Warren – Nobleboro
9/6 Nobleboro – Edgecomb
9/7 Edgecomb — Bath
9/8 Bath – Brunswick
9/9 Brunswick – Falmouth
9/10 Yarmouth – Portland
9/11 4-5 miles in Portland (potluck supper 4-6 PM, then evening program)
9/12 Portland – Saco
9/13 Saco – Wells
9/14 Wells – York
9/15 York – Portsmouth
9/16 Portsmouth – Seabrook
9/17 Seabrook – Topsfield
9/18 Topsfield – Saugus
9/19 Saugus — Boston
9/5 Warren – Nobleboro
9/6 Nobleboro – Edgecomb
9/7 Edgecomb — Bath
9/8 Bath – Brunswick
9/9 Brunswick – Falmouth
9/10 Yarmouth – Portland
9/11 4-5 miles in Portland (potluck supper 4-6 PM, then evening program)
9/12 Portland – Saco
9/13 Saco – Wells
9/14 Wells – York
9/15 York – Portsmouth
9/16 Portsmouth – Seabrook
9/17 Seabrook – Topsfield
9/18 Topsfield – Saugus
9/19 Saugus — Boston
Nelson
This great. This is the right way to approach the situation. I am planning to march in front of all embassies in Tokyo very soon. We have to do march peacefully to all Japanese embassies around the world and speak on behalves of all these kids that are in grave danger. Anyway, thx for posting. I have made a video petition for the children of Fukushima . We are an active group and we will take the kids out of there one by one if we have too. I would love for you to help by spreading this. Thank you !
Greetings from Tokyo
Nelson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
http://www.ipetitions.com/peti...
Greetings from Tokyo
Nelson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
http://www.ipetitions.com/peti...
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