Conference: Radioactive wars today: Uranium weapons in Afghanistan, Iraq and the Balkans
Stockholm, Sweden, 14th - 15th November 2009
Nordic Network to Ban Uranium Weapons
Nordic Network to Ban Uranium Weapons
Place: ABF, Sveavägen 41, Stockholm, Sweden.
Time: 14th November 10 00– 16.00 - 15th November 10 00 – 12.30
Arranged by The Nordic Network Against Uranium Weapons (NNMU), ARK (Action Group Against Radioactive Warfare and ABF (Workers Educational Association). Co-sponsored by WILPF-Sweden, Iraksolidaritet, Folkkampanjen mot Kärnkraft och kärnvapen (People’s Campaign Against Nuclear Arms and Nuclear Power).
Programme: Saturday November 14th
9.30 – 10.00 Registration and fairtrade-coffee/ tea
10.00 - 10.45 Introduction and welcome. Uranium weapons – their properties, use and effects. (Eva Fidjestøl, Norway)
10.45 - 11.15 Harmful effects of uranium weapons on health and environment. (Sköld Peter Matthis, Sweden)
11.30 - 12.00 Testimony from an Iraq veteran. (Human Shield Sjur C.Papazian, Norway)
12.00 - 13.00 LUNCH
13.00 - 13.15 Presentation about the Nordic Network and ICBUW. (Anita Lilburn, Chair, ARK)
13.15 – 14 00 International law and uranium weapons: the conventions, the EU Parliament and UN resolutions. (Doug Weir, ICBUW Coordinator, UK).
14.00 – 14.45 The successful work for Belgian legislation against uranium weapons. (Ria Verjauw, ICBUW, Belgium)
14.45 - 15.00 Fairtrade coffee/tea break
15.00 - 16.00 Panel discussion and questions from audience.
10.00 - 10.45 Introduction and welcome. Uranium weapons – their properties, use and effects. (Eva Fidjestøl, Norway)
10.45 - 11.15 Harmful effects of uranium weapons on health and environment. (Sköld Peter Matthis, Sweden)
11.30 - 12.00 Testimony from an Iraq veteran. (Human Shield Sjur C.Papazian, Norway)
12.00 - 13.00 LUNCH
13.00 - 13.15 Presentation about the Nordic Network and ICBUW. (Anita Lilburn, Chair, ARK)
13.15 – 14 00 International law and uranium weapons: the conventions, the EU Parliament and UN resolutions. (Doug Weir, ICBUW Coordinator, UK).
14.00 – 14.45 The successful work for Belgian legislation against uranium weapons. (Ria Verjauw, ICBUW, Belgium)
14.45 - 15.00 Fairtrade coffee/tea break
15.00 - 16.00 Panel discussion and questions from audience.
Programme: Sunday 15th November
9.30 – 10.00 Morning Fairtrade-coffee/ tea
10.00 – 10.45 Uranium mining - nuclear power - nuclear arms - uranium weapons - links in a chain (Anna-Liisa Matsoff and Lea Launokari, FNBUW, Finland).
10:45 - 11:15 Active denial – the responsibility of the media. (Gabor Tiroler, Sweden)
11.15 – 12.00 "Highstatus Dragonseeds" - the spread of nuclear materials and the cost to the future (Eva Moberg, writer, Sweden)
12.00 – 12.30 Resumé, conclusions and proposed resolution
10.00 – 10.45 Uranium mining - nuclear power - nuclear arms - uranium weapons - links in a chain (Anna-Liisa Matsoff and Lea Launokari, FNBUW, Finland).
10:45 - 11:15 Active denial – the responsibility of the media. (Gabor Tiroler, Sweden)
11.15 – 12.00 "Highstatus Dragonseeds" - the spread of nuclear materials and the cost to the future (Eva Moberg, writer, Sweden)
12.00 – 12.30 Resumé, conclusions and proposed resolution
The languages for the seminar will be Swedish, Norwegian and English with simultaneous translation into English provided for English-speaking guests.
Attachments
Radioactive Wars Today - Programme
475 Kb - Format pdfNNMUProgramme and details for the Nordic Network conference, 14th-15th November 2009NNMU News, July 2009
453 Kb - Format pdfNNMUJuly 2009 newsletter from the Nordic Network to Ban Uranium Weapons
See also
International Coalition to Ban Uranium WeaponsNordic Network Against Uranium Weapons established in Oslo
On November 9th 2008 a Nordic Network Against Uranium Weapons was formed in Oslo. The network aims to coordinate campaigns against uranium weapons in all five Nordic countries and share skills and experience.21 November 2008 - Anita Lilburn