RanuaRescue: Anti-Uranium Demonstration on November 7th 2009
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- rally against uranium mining, drilling and excavations in Ranua on November 7th, 2009 at noon
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DEMONSTRATION ON SATURDAY IN RANUA AGAINST URANIUM PROJECTS
7.11.2009
A uranium claim has been made for an area bigger than a hundred square km in Ranua and Rovaniemi municipalities. Come along to demonstrate and give your support to stopping the uranium projects threathening our clean living environment!
Assembly at the yard of the municipal house at Aapiskuja at 11.30 am, from where the march leaves for hillatori square at 12 pm. At hillatori will be speeches, program and warm juice. We ask that children participating should wear Safety reflector vests!
People And Vehicles
 Gathering at the municipal house in Ranua |
 Tractor and trailer at the top of the rally |
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 Police escorting the rally |
 Rally through Ranua |
 Tractor at the front of the rally |
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 Rally through Ranua |
 Gathering at the hillatori square in Ranua - "Nuclear power is a killing terrorist" |
 People doing street theatre |
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 People gathering at the municipal house |
 Local activist filming the rally |
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 Image of the activists after the rally |
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Signs And Banners
 Will Ranua soon be "Uranua"? |
 "Stop Uranium Mining in Ranua!" (Finnish/German) |
 "No Uranium Waste to Simo River" |
 Banner at the trailer |
 The coat of arms of the municipalty of Ranua was changed: instead a saw a nuclear symbol is now above the river, and the name was changed to "Uranua" |
 Rally through Ranua: "This is Ranua, not Urania!" |
 Nuclear reindeer |
 No Uranium Mining in Lapland or Anywhere |
 German Ranua action banner in front of Ranua police station. "Stop the Uranium Mining in Ranua!" (Finnish/German) |
 Rhyme: "Pekkarinen little man / does he really want to be remembered as the one / who gave away Lapland to nuclear waste". Pekkarinen is the Minister of Economy |
 "Do you want your child to get lung cancer? This is what you get from the radium gas of the uranium mine" |
 "Uranium Menu: Ranua à la Carte..." |
 Banners at a booth |
 Banner and placard at the trailer |
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Speeches
 Speeches hold during the rally |
 Audience at the market square where speeches where given |
 Speech by Ulla Klötzer |
 Speech by a German activist |
 Speech of a Scottish-Finnish activist |
 Speech of a Netherlands-Finnish activist |
 Speech of a Finnish scientist |
 Speech of a local activist |
PUBLIC EVENT ABOUT URANIUM
After the demonstration a public event will take place at Ranua's primary school, Aapiskuja 6, at 15 pm. Before the discussion presentations will be given by Prof. Inge Schmitz-Feuerhake, anthropologist Ulla Valovesi and teacher Ulla Klötzer. Before the event it's possible to get a cheap meal of food at the school.
A bus transport from Rovaniemi is planned, more info later.
WELCOME!
More info:
- +358 400 704646
- +358 50 3828997
- http://ranuarescue.blogspot.com
- http://www.uraanivoima.com
Groups involved in the arranging:
- Laplanders Against Uranium Power reg.org.
- Portimo-Saukkojärvi-Tolja village council
- Ranua Rescue
- Saukkojärvi home region and museums association reg.org
Categories: Gallery | Ranua Rescue | Finland | Uranium | Events | 2009/11/07
