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International walk for a nuclear free world

“Part of our thing is also to talk about nuclear power. Uranium mining is destroying indigenous communities throughout the world. It’s something people just aren’t aware of”

Nuclear-free group stops in Carlisle. By Becca Gregg, Sentinel Reporter, The Sentinel , April 13, 2010 They’ve already made their way through Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio and western Pennsylvania, and on Monday, participants of the International Peace Walk marched their way into downtown Carlisle. The group, which began its journey on February 13, is trekking nearly 1,100 miles on foot, from the Oak Ridge Y-12 Nuclear Weapons Facility in Oak Ridge, Tenn., to the United Nations in New York City for the 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference on May 3.
Organized by the Ohio-based Footprints for Peace organization, the walk has drawn participants from Australia, Japan and Europe, in addition to people from across the United States, including indigenous peoples, religious leaders, Buddhist monks, students and families.

“All of whom are joining in the walk to demonstrate their commitment to a nuclear-free world for future generations,” Atkinson, a native of Perth, Australia, added.

Since beginning the trek on February 13, some 400 people have joined in to participate in different legs of the trip. Of the 400, nine are walking the entire route, from Tennessee to New York…..
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April 14, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear spin, nuclear weapons, peace, peaceful, uranium