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Anti nuclear rallies in over 200 German towns

By Diet Simon, 17 Mar 15   About 12,000 anti-nuclear activists demonstrated in recent days in more than 200 German towns in commemoration of the Fukushima catastrophe four years ago and against the current nuclear situation in Germany.

There were pickets, and rallies in Neckarwestheim, Düsseldorf, Berlin und Dannenberg. The demos focused on the aging nuclear power station in Germany, waste issues and the evil methods energy companies are employing to dodge their responsibilities.

Obviously not as many people took to the streets as immediately following the Fukushima catastrophe, so the more than 200 events were all the more noteworthy. Countless local newspapers reported on them. It was a successful reminder of the nuclear dangers, pulling the issue back into public focus.

Tenacity is a special strength of the German anti-nuclear movement.

Staring Thursday this week (19 March) many selected German cinemas will show an antinuclear film,  „Die Reise zum sichersten Ort der Erde“ (The journey to the safest place on earth) dealing with the unsolved problem of disposing nuclear waste.

Many activists have talked to their local cinemas to run it so as to reach the biggest possible public (schedule of showings). Most found that it needed just a phone call or a face-to-face conversation to persuade cinema operators to show it.

As part of special screenings experts discuss with audiences about the film and its pressing question, where to with our life-threatening waste.

The film will also screen at the Environmental Filmfestival in Washington DC, from 17 to 29 March.

Some media comment: “A film about insanity” (Grit Lemke, DOK Leipzig); “Unideological and with unshakeable belief in a public who can think for themselves” (Saiten Ostschweizer Kulturmagazin); “A magnificent documentary film” (Susan Boos, Die Wochenzeitung); “Most watchable” (Susanna Petrin, Aargauer Zeitung); “Excellent documentation” (Blick);

“Looking away is forbidden” (Hans Nüsseler, Swiss television).

Production: Mira Film GmbH | Weststrasse 182 | CH-8003 Zürich | Tel +41 (0) 43 960 3684 | info@mirafilm.ch| www.mirafilm.ch

World distribution: Autlook Weltvertrieb |  Spittelberggasse 3/14 | A-1070 Wien I Tel +43 720 34 69 34 Iwelcome@autlookfilms.com | www.autlookfilms.com

The film’s website: http://www.diereisezumsicherstenortdererde.ch/de/

March 18, 2015 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Germany, opposition to nuclear