RanuaRescue: Anti-Uranium Demonstration on November 7th 2009
- rally against uranium mining, drilling and excavations in Ranua on November 7th, 2009 at noon
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
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Gathering at the municipal house in Ranua
Tractor and trailer at the top of the rally
Police escorting the rally
Rally through Ranua
Tractor at the front of the rally
Rally through Ranua
Gathering at the hillatori square in Ranua - "Nuclear power is a killing terrorist"
People doing street theatre
People gathering at the municipal house
Local activist filming the rally
Image of the activists after the rally
Signs And Banners
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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
Speeches
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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
