Meet at the Gate of Indian Point, Sunday March 11th at 3:30PM, Buchanan NY

Meet at the Gates of Indian Point

Sunday March 11, 2012 at 3:30pm 300 Bleakley Street at the intersection of Bleakley and Broadway Buchanan NY.

Organizer: Marilyn Elie, IPSEC, c914-954-6739, eliewestcan@gmail.com, and many other amazing organizers and volunteers..

Sponsored by the Indian Point Safe Energy Coalition, Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Sierra Club,- Lower Hudson Chapter and Riverkeeper.

Be there for the body count. We need to demonstrate to the general public and the press that closing Indian Point remains a big deal. We have had demonstrations at this site in the past. Entergy no longer uses this as an entrance but there is a big Entergy sign and room to gather. If the space becomes crowded, people can line the sides of the road to greet the Peace Walkers as they approach.

3:30PM Press Conference. Moderated by Mark Jacobs. Mr Saburo, a contract laborer at Fukushima Dai-chi nuclear power plant and an union organizer will talk about his first hand experiences in the relief efforts following the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster. Gary Null will speak about heath issues associated with Indian Point. Paul Gallay of Riverkeeper and Manna Jo Green of Clearwater will speak as well.

4:00PM Vigil. The No More Fukushimas Peace Walkers arrive and the Vigil will begin. The Vigil will be led by Jun San Yasuda, a Buddhist nun from the Grafton Peace Pagoda. Jun San walks for peace and a nuclear free world. She has recently returned from Japan and will lead the Vigil in the Buddhist tradition using her prayer drum and chanting . All are welcome to participate.

5:00PM Potluck at the Old School House on 210 6th Street in Verplanck. The Old School House is 1.5 miles from Indian Point. Walk or drive west on Broadway. You will see numbered streets starting with 14th Street. Continue to 6th Street and turn right. Head down 6th St towards the river and you will see the red brick building on your left. There is parking in the front and back of the building. Bring food to share if you can. The food crew will be there prior to the Vigil so that you can drop off your covered dish prior to the rally and everything will be ready afterwards.

Potluck Organizer: Keiko Kaysaki, kaysakai@gmail.com
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April 11: Community Forum on Indian Point In Wake of Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, Greenburgh

 Community Forum on Indian Point Planned In Wake of Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

  When: Monday, April 11, Press Conference 6:30, Event Starts at 7PM

Informational meeting sponsored by the Indian Point Safe Energy Coalition on Indian Point and what Fukushima teaches us as we stand in solidarity with the people of Japan during this catastrophe..
  
    Where: Greenburgh Town Hall, 179 Hillside Avenue, Greenburgh, NY
    Who: John Armbruster, Lamont Doherty Institute, will speak on earthquakes and Indian Point.  Paul Blanch, nuclear expert  and consultant to the State of New York, will talk about the similarities in fuel pool design between Fukushima and Indian Point. Steering committee members of the Indian Point Safe Energy Coalition who live in communities surrounding the plant will also be available for comments. Andy Kantor, Head of the New York Chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility, will speak on the effects of radiation.

    With the disaster in Japan and the reactors in Fukushima leaking radiation at dangerous levels into the air and water, and no end in sight, the Indian Point Safe Energy Coalition (IPSEC) will host a Community Forum on the lessons we can learn from Fukushima and how they apply to Indian Point.
   
    According to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the design basis for the plant is geared to a 5.2 earthquake while seismologists estimate that a 7.0 earthquake is a possibility. The NRC has identified Indian Point as the nuclear reactor with the highest risk of catastrophic failure due to an earthquake out of all the 104 nuclear reactors in the United States.