SOLIDARI TY WI TH JAPANESE AN TI-NUCLEAR

AC TIVIS TS

Weekly Friday gatherings in London

Outside the Japanese Embassy, 11am-12.50pm

Then walk to TEPCO offices for vigil, 1-1.30pm

The Japanese Embassy is at 101-104 Piccadilly, W1.  ( Tube: Green Park.  Walk west from there in the direction of Hyde Park Corner.)

The London office of TEPCO ( Tokyo Electric Power Co), which runs Fukushima nuclear power station is in Berkeley Square, W1.

Every Friday evening, tens of thousands of Japanese are protesting outside the Prime Minister’s residence in Tokyo against government plans to re-open Japanese nuclear power stations!

And on Monday July 16^th, a demonstration against nuclear power drew an estimate crowd of 170,000.

Background: after the Fukushima disaster, involving the full melt-down of three nuclear reactors, all remaining 50 Japanese reactors were shut down for “safety checks”.  In June, two of these were re-opened, sparking an outpouring of anti-nuclear sentiment in Japan, of which these large continuing demonstrations are a part.

The UK government plans to extend the lives of currently operating UK nuclear power stations and build eight new ones.

On Fridays we both show our solidarity with the Japanese protestors and say, “End nuclear power in the UK!”  No Fukushimas here!

PLEASE JOIN US! Leaflets will be available to give out.  Bring suitable banners and placards, radiation suits or whatever if you can, but at least bring yourself!  Leaflets to give out and flags to hold will be available.