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SUMMARY:21st Gender Summit – Europe\, 14-16 April 2021\, VIRTUAL: Registration is still OPEN
DESCRIPTION:Contents\n\n21st Gender Summit – Europe\, VIRTUAL\, 14-16 April 2021: (Free) Registration is still OPEN\nChoose from eight training workshops taking place on 14 April\nThe 10 years of the Gender Summit journey: Where to next?\n\n\n\n\n\n21st Gender Summit – Europe\, 14-16 April 2021\, VIRTUAL: Registration is still OPEN\nGender Equality\, Diversity\, Inclusion post-Corona: Quo vadis?\nNote: Speaker Mary Olson will be addressing the disproportionate effects of ionizing radiation on Women and Children. \nThe 21st Gender Summit will take place on-line on 14-16 April. It will mark the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Gender Summit platform. To celebrate\, the Elsevier Foundation prepared a story of our journey so far\, which maps important milestones the Gender Summit global community has achieved since the first Gender Summit event in November 2011. A 10th anniversary is a good opportunity to take stock and plan what needs to be done in the next 10 years. The GS21 programme shows that we are certainly in a better place now. The EU policy to advance gender dimension into research\, and gender equality into R&I participation\, has been strengthened in Horizon Europe and similar science policy innovations have been introduced by Member States\, e.g.\, in Germany and Netherlands\, as well as beyond Europe\, for instance in Canada\, USA\, South Korea and Japan. But the GS21 programme also warns of the risks of re-emergence of gender stereotypes (magnified by the COVID-19 pandemic) and of interferences to hinder academic freedom (e.g.\, the ban on gender studies in Hungary). \nThe theme chosen for GS21 is “Gender Equality\, Diversity\, Inclusion post-Corona: Quo vadis?” The programme helps explain these concepts and the connections between them in the context of science knowledge-making. The impact of the pandemic on science and academic institutions\, the full effects of which are yet to be felt\, will be discussed by several speakers. A number of science leaders have recorded video statements to explain the steps they took to address the effects of the crisis on researchers\, and women in particular\, including: Katja Becker\, the President of DFG; Reimund Neugebauer\, President of Fraunhofer; Otmar Wiestler\, President of Helmohltz Association; Martin Stratmann\, President of Max Planck Society; and Hans-Christian Pape\, the President of Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. \nGS21 will be hosted on the Meetyoo platform\, which requires a password protected login\, so although the event is free each person must register to select the password. Click here to access the Registration page . The programme for GS21-Europe involves 120 researchers\, gender experts\, and policy specialists organised into 16 panel and keynote sessions\, and 8 training workshops. We very much hope that you will join us there and will continue supporting the Gender Summit platform to help shape the ‘Quo Vadis’ of the next 10 years.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOn behalf of the global Gender Summit Community\, we thank you for your continued interest in advancing the Gender Summit mission to improve quality of research and innovation by applying knowledge of when\, why\, and how sex/gender factors impact on results and outcomes. \nPlease encourage colleagues in your networks to subscribe to the Gender Summit Newsletter at https://www.gender-summit.com \nIf you have any queries or comments about the Gender Summit Newsletter\, please email the team. \nThe Gender Summit Team\n10 April 2021
URL:https://childrenofatomicveterans.org/event/21st-gender-summit-europe-14-16-april-2021-virtual-registration-is-still-open/
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SUMMARY:HUMANITY RISING—On-Line Global Solutions Summit >APRIL 7\, 2021 11am Eastern
DESCRIPTION:Children of Atomic Veterans\, Gender and Radiation Impact Project\, invites you to join us on  \nHUMANITY RISING—On-Line Global Solutions Summit on APRIL 7\, 2021 @ 11 am eastern time for a panel talking about:\n\nRadiation and Gender: The Effect of Radiation on Women\nTINA CORDOVA—Trinity Downwinders \nMARY OLSON—Disproportionate Harm of Radiation and Radiation Regulation \nCINDY FOLKERS—Nuclear Technology\, What is the Price? and Who Pays? \nVICTORIA MOORE—Artist and 2nd Gen Cold Warrior\, Genetically Modified Offspring \nCHUCK JOHNSON—International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War\, Moderator \nLINKS BELOW \nWatch the session live without having to register using your unique youtube live stream link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5SFcITQHJg \nRegister for each weekday HR session through our HR site. This provides daily reminder emails and creates a UbiVerse profile for the registrant: http://humanityrising.solutions/ \nView our public streams via our Facebook and Youtube channels. These are not unique links to your session\, but to Ubiquity’s channels where your event will stream live: https://www.facebook.com/UbiquityUniversityOnline / https://www.youtube.com/c/UbiquityUniversity \nStream through our UbiVerse social learning platform via your unique event link provided in the confirmation section above (profile required). The UbiVerse contains the full event description and our global Humanity Rising community (sign-up): https://ubiverse.org/welcome.html \nA recording of your session can be found on Ubiquity’s Facebook and YouTube channels\, and in our Resource Library on the UbiVerse: https://ubiverse.org/documents
URL:https://childrenofatomicveterans.org/event/humanity-rising-on-line-global-solutions-summit-april-7-2021-11am-eastern/
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SUMMARY:RMI Nuclear Victims Remembrance Day Event > Sat March 20th
DESCRIPTION:Republic of the Marshall Islands Nuclear Victims Remembrance Day Event \n \n\n\nhttps://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=460053515115279&ref=watch_permalink \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday\, March 20: Call to Action 1:30 – 4:30 PM PST \nOpening Prayer: Rev Telenja David \nEnewetak National Anthem \n“We Are Actually Here to Save the World\,” a video with the late Honorable Ambassador Tony deBrum \nCOFA Medicaid Restoration Celebration \nDavid Anitok\, Co-Founder and Director of COFA Alliance National Network; Dr. Sheldon Riklon\, Family Medicine Physician; Statements from US Congressman Rick Larsen and US Senator Ron Wyden \nRemarks from Elected Officials \nCommissioner Alson Kelen\, US Congressman Adam Smith \nDiscussion and Call to Action: \nWhat are the policy issues and solutions that communities are fighting for? How can we support each others goals? \nPoem: Selina Leem \nClosing Prayer: Rev. Telenja David \n\n\n 
URL:https://childrenofatomicveterans.org/event/rmi-nuclear-victims-remembrance-day-event-sat-march-20th/
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SUMMARY:RMI Nuclear Victims Remembrance Day Event > Fri March 19th
DESCRIPTION:Republic of the Marshall Islands Nuclear Victims Remembrance Day Event \n \n\n\nhttps://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=460053515115279&ref=watch_permalink \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday\, March 19: Enewetak Cleanup Veterans 5:30 – 7:30 PM PST \n\n\n\n\nOpening Prayer: Ernest T. Davis \nVideo Presentation from the Enewetak Cleanup Veterans\, introduced by Ken Brownell \nStatement: Senator Ading \nClosing Prayer \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday\, March 20: Call to Action 1:30 – 4:30 PM PST \nOpening Prayer: Rev Telenja David \nEnewetak National Anthem \n“We Are Actually Here to Save the World\,” a video with the late Honorable Ambassador Tony deBrum \nCOFA Medicaid Restoration Celebration \nDavid Anitok\, Co-Founder and Director of COFA Alliance National Network; Dr. Sheldon Riklon\, Family Medicine Physician; Statements from US Congressman Rick Larsen and US Senator Ron Wyden \nRemarks from Elected Officials \nCommissioner Alson Kelen\, US Congressman Adam Smith \nDiscussion and Call to Action: What are the policy issues and solutions that communities are fighting for? How can we support each others goals? \nPoem: Selina Leem \nClosing Prayer: Rev. Telenja David \n\n\n 
URL:https://childrenofatomicveterans.org/event/rmi-nuclear-victims-remembrance-day-event-fri-march-19th/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210318T173000
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SUMMARY:RMI Nuclear Victims Remembrance Day Event > Thu March 18th
DESCRIPTION:Republic of the Marshall Islands Nuclear Victims Remembrance Day Event \n \n\n\nhttps://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=460053515115279&ref=watch_permalink \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThursday\, March 18: Marshallese Stories Around the World 5:30 – 7:30 PM\n\n\n\nOpening Prayer: Minister Ritok Belton \n“Voices: Our Water World on Fire” a video presentation by Brian Cowden  \nRoundtable Discussion \nSpeakers: Giff Johnson\, Journalist & Editor for the Marshall Islands Journal\, Eldon Alik\, Arkansas General Consul\, Sosy Jibas Maddison\, Kili Bikini Ejit Officer in Arkansas; Lucille Brokken\, Descendant of Enewetak Survivor Bubu Erine Jitiam \nCollege of the Marshall Islands Nuclear Club \nClosing Poem: Nerita Juda\, Descendant of King Juda\, leader of the people of Bikini \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday\, March 19: Enewetak Cleanup Veterans 5:30 – 7:30 PM PST \nOpening Prayer: Ernest T. Davis \nVideo Presentation from the Enewetak Cleanup Veterans\, introduced by Ken Brownell \nStatement: Senator Ading \nClosing Prayer \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday\, March 20: Call to Action 1:30 – 4:30 PM PST \nOpening Prayer: Rev Telenja David \nEnewetak National Anthem \n“We Are Actually Here to Save the World\,” a video with the late Honorable Ambassador Tony deBrum \nCOFA Medicaid Restoration Celebration \nDavid Anitok\, Co-Founder and Director of COFA Alliance National Network; Dr. Sheldon Riklon\, Family Medicine Physician; Statements from US Congressman Rick Larsen and US Senator Ron Wyden \nRemarks from Elected Officials \nCommissioner Alson Kelen\, US Congressman Adam Smith \nDiscussion and Call to Action: What are the policy issues and solutions that communities are fighting for? How can we support each others goals? \nPoem: Selina Leem \nClosing Prayer: Rev. Telenja David \n\n\n 
URL:https://childrenofatomicveterans.org/event/rmi-nuclear-victims-remembrance-day-event-thu-march-18th/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210317T173000
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SUMMARY:RMI Nuclear Victims Remembrance Day Event > Wed March 17th
DESCRIPTION:Republic of the Marshall Islands Nuclear Victims Remembrance Day Event \n \n\n\nhttps://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=460053515115279&ref=watch_permalink \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWednesday\, March 17: National Nuclear Justice Panel 5:30 – 7:30 PM PST \n\n\n\n\nOpening Prayer \nNational Nuclear Justice Panel \nSpeakers: Keith Kiefer\, National Commander of National Association of Atomic Veterans; Susan Gordon\, Multicultural Alliance for a Safe Environment; Robert Celestial\, Pacific Association of Radiation Survivors\, Tina Cordova\, Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium; Children of Atomic Veterans  \nClosing Poem: “Kōm Ri-M̧ajeļ (We are Marshallese)” by the late C.B. Langidrik \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThursday\, March 18: Marshallese Stories Around the World 5:30 – 7:30 PM \nOpening Prayer: Minister Ritok Belton \n“Voices: Our Water World on Fire” a video presentation by Brian Cowden  \nRoundtable Discussion \nSpeakers: Giff Johnson\, Journalist & Editor for the Marshall Islands Journal\, Eldon Alik\, Arkansas General Consul\, Sosy Jibas Maddison\, Kili Bikini Ejit Officer in Arkansas; Lucille Brokken\, Descendant of Enewetak Survivor Bubu Erine Jitiam \nCollege of the Marshall Islands Nuclear Club \nClosing Poem: Nerita Juda\, Descendant of King Juda\, leader of the people of Bikini \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday\, March 19: Enewetak Cleanup Veterans 5:30 – 7:30 PM PST \nOpening Prayer: Ernest T. Davis \nVideo Presentation from the Enewetak Cleanup Veterans\, introduced by Ken Brownell \nStatement: Senator Ading \nClosing Prayer \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday\, March 20: Call to Action 1:30 – 4:30 PM PST \nOpening Prayer: Rev Telenja David \nEnewetak National Anthem \n“We Are Actually Here to Save the World\,” a video with the late Honorable Ambassador Tony deBrum \nCOFA Medicaid Restoration Celebration \nDavid Anitok\, Co-Founder and Director of COFA Alliance National Network; Dr. Sheldon Riklon\, Family Medicine Physician; Statements from US Congressman Rick Larsen and US Senator Ron Wyden \nRemarks from Elected Officials \nCommissioner Alson Kelen\, US Congressman Adam Smith \nDiscussion and Call to Action: What are the policy issues and solutions that communities are fighting for? How can we support each others goals? \nPoem: Selina Leem \nClosing Prayer: Rev. Telenja David \n\n\n 
URL:https://childrenofatomicveterans.org/event/rmi-nuclear-victims-remembrance-day-event-wed-march-17th/
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SUMMARY:RMI Nuclear Victims Remembrance Day Event > Tue March 16th
DESCRIPTION:Republic of the Marshall Islands Nuclear Victims Remembrance Day Event \n \n\n\nhttps://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=460053515115279&ref=watch_permalink \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday\, March 16: Washington Nuclear Justice Panel 5:30 – 7:30 PM PST \nOpening Prayer \nWashington Nuclear Justice Panel \nSpeakers: Trisha Pritikin\, Hanford Downwinder\, Attorney; Twa-le Abrahamson-Swan\, SHAWL Society (Sovereignty Health Air Water Land); Samantha Redhawk\, Technical Staff at the Yakama Nation Restoration and Waste Management Program\, COFA Alliance National Network of Washington \nBreakout Rooms: Relationship Building \nClosing Poem: “Annointed” by Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWednesday\, March 17: National Nuclear Justice Panel 5:30 – 7:30 PM PST \nOpening Prayer \nNational Nuclear Justice Panel \nSpeakers: Keith Kiefer\, National Commander of National Association of Atomic Veterans; Susan Gordon\, Multicultural Alliance for a Safe Environment; Robert Celestial\, Pacific Association of Radiation Survivors\, Tina Cordova\, Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium; Children of Atomic Veterans  \nClosing Poem: “Kōm Ri-M̧ajeļ (We are Marshallese)” by the late C.B. Langidrik \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThursday\, March 18: Marshallese Stories Around the World 5:30 – 7:30 PM \nOpening Prayer: Minister Ritok Belton \n“Voices: Our Water World on Fire” a video presentation by Brian Cowden  \nRoundtable Discussion \nSpeakers: Giff Johnson\, Journalist & Editor for the Marshall Islands Journal\, Eldon Alik\, Arkansas General Consul\, Sosy Jibas Maddison\, Kili Bikini Ejit Officer in Arkansas; Lucille Brokken\, Descendant of Enewetak Survivor Bubu Erine Jitiam \nCollege of the Marshall Islands Nuclear Club \nClosing Poem: Nerita Juda\, Descendant of King Juda\, leader of the people of Bikini \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday\, March 19: Enewetak Cleanup Veterans 5:30 – 7:30 PM PST \nOpening Prayer: Ernest T. Davis \nVideo Presentation from the Enewetak Cleanup Veterans\, introduced by Ken Brownell \nStatement: Senator Ading \nClosing Prayer \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday\, March 20: Call to Action 1:30 – 4:30 PM PST \nOpening Prayer: Rev Telenja David \nEnewetak National Anthem \n“We Are Actually Here to Save the World\,” a video with the late Honorable Ambassador Tony deBrum \nCOFA Medicaid Restoration Celebration \nDavid Anitok\, Co-Founder and Director of COFA Alliance National Network; Dr. Sheldon Riklon\, Family Medicine Physician; Statements from US Congressman Rick Larsen and US Senator Ron Wyden \nRemarks from Elected Officials \nCommissioner Alson Kelen\, US Congressman Adam Smith \nDiscussion and Call to Action: What are the policy issues and solutions that communities are fighting for? How can we support each others goals? \nPoem: Selina Leem \nClosing Prayer: Rev. Telenja David \n\n\n 
URL:https://childrenofatomicveterans.org/event/rmi-nuclear-victims-remembrance-day-event-tue-march-16th/
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SUMMARY:RMI Nuclear Victims Remembrance Day Event > Mon March 15th
DESCRIPTION:Republic of the Marshall Islands Nuclear Victims Remembrance Day Event \n \n\n\nMonday\, March 15: Spokane Marshallese Community 5:30 – 7:30 PM PST \nhttps://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=460053515115279&ref=watch_permalink \n  \nTraditional Marshallese Welcome and Prayer: Elder Charley\, Rikaki Burney Mennuna  \nRepublic of the Marshall Islands National Anthem; Bikini National Anthem \nOpening Remarks: H. E. President David Kabua\, Republic of the Marshall Islands \nDiscussion of our Nuclear Legacy: Intergenerational Panel with Marshallese Elders and Youth \nSpeakers: Bubu Erine Jitiam\, Sam Levai\, Laura Daniel\, Catherine Loeak \nPerformance: Kings Chapel Youth Ministry \nClosing Prayer: Minister Ritok Belton \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday\, March 16: Washington Nuclear Justice Panel 5:30 – 7:30 PM PST \nOpening Prayer \nWashington Nuclear Justice Panel \nSpeakers: Trisha Pritikin\, Hanford Downwinder\, Attorney; Twa-le Abrahamson-Swan\, SHAWL Society (Sovereignty Health Air Water Land); Samantha Redhawk\, Technical Staff at the Yakama Nation Restoration and Waste Management Program\, COFA Alliance National Network of Washington \nBreakout Rooms: Relationship Building \nClosing Poem: “Annointed” by Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWednesday\, March 17: National Nuclear Justice Panel 5:30 – 7:30 PM PST \nOpening Prayer \nNational Nuclear Justice Panel \nSpeakers: Keith Kiefer\, National Commander of National Association of Atomic Veterans; Susan Gordon\, Multicultural Alliance for a Safe Environment; Robert Celestial\, Pacific Association of Radiation Survivors\, Tina Cordova\, Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium; Children of Atomic Veterans  \nClosing Poem: “Kōm Ri-M̧ajeļ (We are Marshallese)” by the late C.B. Langidrik \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThursday\, March 18: Marshallese Stories Around the World 5:30 – 7:30 PM \nOpening Prayer: Minister Ritok Belton \n“Voices: Our Water World on Fire” a video presentation by Brian Cowden  \nRoundtable Discussion \nSpeakers: Giff Johnson\, Journalist & Editor for the Marshall Islands Journal\, Eldon Alik\, Arkansas General Consul\, Sosy Jibas Maddison\, Kili Bikini Ejit Officer in Arkansas; Lucille Brokken\, Descendant of Enewetak Survivor Bubu Erine Jitiam \nCollege of the Marshall Islands Nuclear Club \nClosing Poem: Nerita Juda\, Descendant of King Juda\, leader of the people of Bikini \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday\, March 19: Enewetak Cleanup Veterans 5:30 – 7:30 PM PST \nOpening Prayer: Ernest T. Davis \nVideo Presentation from the Enewetak Cleanup Veterans\, introduced by Ken Brownell \nStatement: Senator Ading \nClosing Prayer \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday\, March 20: Call to Action 1:30 – 4:30 PM PST \nOpening Prayer: Rev Telenja David \nEnewetak National Anthem \n“We Are Actually Here to Save the World\,” a video with the late Honorable Ambassador Tony deBrum \nCOFA Medicaid Restoration Celebration \nDavid Anitok\, Co-Founder and Director of COFA Alliance National Network; Dr. Sheldon Riklon\, Family Medicine Physician; Statements from US Congressman Rick Larsen and US Senator Ron Wyden \nRemarks from Elected Officials \nCommissioner Alson Kelen\, US Congressman Adam Smith \nDiscussion and Call to Action: What are the policy issues and solutions that communities are fighting for? How can we support each others goals? \nPoem: Selina Leem \nClosing Prayer: Rev. Telenja David \n\n\n 
URL:https://childrenofatomicveterans.org/event/rmi-nuclear-victims-remembrance-day-event-mon-march-15th/
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SUMMARY:Marshall Islands Nuclear Remembrance Day > Virtual Event > March 15-20th
DESCRIPTION:Marshall Islands Nuclear Remembrance Day is a multi-day event to honor the victims and survivors of the nuclear testing done in the Marshall Islands. \nHere is some background on why remembrance remains deeply important.\nNuclear Weapons Production in Washington State \n\nBefore the nuclear tests even started\, they had a toxic legacy. The uranium that was used in the weapons was largely sourced from Midnite Mine\, a uranium mine that was built on the Spokane Tribe of Indians’ Reservation creating massive contamination for the community. The Spokane Tribe of Indians were heavily impacted by the adverse health effects caused by Midnite Mine. Despite closing in 1981\, it was listed as a Superfund site in 2000\, and the clean-up of the mine did not begin until 2017\, allowing waste to pollute the area for 36 years. \nAdditionally\, the nuclear weapons that were tested on the Marshall Islands utilized plutonium that was produced at Hanford. Hanford is a former nuclear weapons site in the Tri cities\, established as part of the Manhattan Project in 1943. Located on the ancestral lands of the Yakama Nation\, Hanford is home of the B reactor\, the first full-scale plutonium production reactor in the world. It was responsible for producing plutonium for the bomb dropped in Nagasaki as well as the first nuclear weapons ever tested in New Mexico. Hanford is now the largest environmental clean-up effort in the world\, and the most contaminated site in the western hemisphere. \n\n \n1946-1958: United States Nuclear Testing \n\nWhen the Marshallese community tended to negotiate further treaties and establishments with Americans\, they did not expect massive destruction to occur on their islands. \n\nFollowing other colonial regimes\, Japan established military bases in the Marshall Islands in 1914. They expected the Marshallese to assimilate into their war efforts and colonial era to gain their power away from American colonialism. Although the Marshallese were mistreated by the Japanese\, they did not want to acknowledge anything else with them as they saw American power tend to be gained. In 1944\, during WWII\, the United States defeated Japanese troops in the Marshall Islands and converted their bases into U.S. bases. \nAbout 2 years later\, during the early years of the Cold War\, the United States decided to utilize its military presence in the Marshall Islands to conduct nuclear tests. \n\n\nBetween 1946 and 1958\, the U.S. conducted 67 nuclear tests on the Marshall Islands. The Bravo detonation that took place in 1954 was the most massive nuclear weapon ever detonated by the United States – and it was accompanied by many other massive-scale detonations. This testing of atomic and hydrogen bombs amounted to one Hiroshima bomb every day\, for 12 years. The fallout spread throughout the islands.\n\nThe U.S. Government had decided not to evacuate downwind communities\, and after the explosions\, enrolled residents of the downwind Rongelap and Utrik communities into a secret medical experimentation program.\nAround 200 people whose islands were directly bombed were relocated to different islands during the tests; during this time\, many communities faced malnutrition and starvation due to inadequate resources.\nThe U.S. dispatched American soldiers and civilian contractors for nuclear clean-up\, without informing them of the nuclear radiation risk they would be taking on. Those involved in the clean-up process were also not provided with adequate personal protective gear. Today\, these clean-up veterans and civilian contractors have extremely high rates of cancer\, with some individuals developing multiple different forms.\n\n\nThis testing changed the lives of the Marshallese significantly. The detonations threatened the well-being of Marshallese communities when they first occurred\, and the pollution has since made the previously-available natural resources scarce.\n\n \n1986: Compact of Free Association (COFA) \n\nIn 1986\,  the U.S. signed the Compact of Free Association into law. COFA is an international agreement with the U.S. and the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) as well as the Republic of Palau and the Federated States of Micronesia.\nCOFA states that Marshallese people have the right to live and work in the U.S. and can even serve in the U.S. military. However\, Marshallese people do not have an automatic right to permanent residency.\nA 1996 federal welfare reform act made COFA communities ineligible for Medicaid: this posed a major issue\, as many COFA communities have high rates of chronic diseases and health issues due to the legacy of U.S. nuclear testing.\nRecent victory: in 2020\, due to the effort of amazing organizers\, COFA islanders residing in the U.S. became eligible once again for Medicaid\n\nToday: Lingering Impacts \n\nThe health injustices that these nuclear tests caused\, including cancer\, thyroid disorders\, stunted growth\, developmental delays\, and birthing anomalies\, are still being felt by many\, including Marshallese elders\, children\, and cleanup veterans.\nThe contamination still lingers in the soil\, water\, and local food of certain areas. The populations of Bikini and Rongelap have still not been able to return to their islands due to toxic contamination as well as segments of the Enewetak community. \nToday’s climate crisis poses yet another layer of risk to the Marshall Islands. As the sea level rises\, large sections of the Marshall Islands are at risk of being submerged.\n\nThis is particularly concerning because\, during the “clean-up” process\, the U.S. moved contaminated debris and soil to Runit Island and dumped it into a crater that was later filled with concrete. Today\, as the water rises\, researchers have cited concern that this tomb of atomic contamination may be vulnerable to leaking if exposed to sea level rise and storms.\nThe Runit Dome is a control structure located on Enewetak Atoll. Enewetak Atoll is a previous U.S. air atomic weapon test site in the Marshall Islands. According to the Department of Energy (DOE)\, the amount of plutonium beneath the dome surface contains one percent of the overall amount buried in the sediments of the nearby lagoon\, and is less than 0.1 percent of the plutonium produced more than 60 years ago during weapon tests. \n\n\nThe pervasive COVID-19 is constraining the Marshallese population to confront the immense imbalances in our environment that have made this virus more dangerous in a few communities than in others. Moreover\, this is also valid within the world of nuclear weapons tests have\, and continue to do\, damage to societies across a hurtful and often dangerous radius. \n\n\n \n\nIn the forthcoming month of March\, the Marshallese community in Spokane\, Washington\, will have this vital history. Come join us to remember this important history\, honor the brave work of frontline communities and unite in battling for equity that is long overdue. It will be in fortitude with other Marshallese narrators\, and other affected networks in Washington state\, and across the US. Particularly during this season of disengagement\, we will be hosting this event online to ensure these accounts keep on being told and permit a period for aggregate mending in recognition of the people in question/survivors to the ages that follow. We need to perceive the flexibility and strength of transcending atomic forces\, enhance the voices that should be heard\, and remind this community that we are not alone. \n\nEvent logistics \nMarshall Islands Nuclear Remembrance Day will take place March 15-20 2021\, and will be virtual.  \nYou can also register at:   https://www.cann-wa.us/our-work
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SUMMARY:HR 612 Heads to the Floor
DESCRIPTION:117th CONGRESS\n1st Session\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nH. R. 612\nTo amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include certain communities\, and for other purposes. \n\nIN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\nJanuary 28\, 2021\n\nMr. Stanton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary \n\n\nA BILL\nTo amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include certain communities\, and for other purposes. \nBe it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled\, \nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. \n\nThis Act may be cited as the “Downwinders Parity Act of 2021”. \n\nSEC. 2. INCLUSION UNDER THE RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION ACT. \n\nSection 4(b)(1) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 note; Public Law 101–426) is amended— \n\n \n\n(1) in subparagraph (B)— \n(A) by striking “that portion of”; and \n\n \n\n(B) by striking “that consists of townships 13 through 16 at ranges 63 through 71”; and \n\n \n\n(2) in subparagraph (C)\, by inserting “all acreage in any county all or part of which is located in” before “that part”. \nSEC. 3. REPORT. \n\n\nWithin 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act\, the Attorney General shall submit to the relevant committees of the House of Representatives and of the Senate a report that outlines efforts to educate and conduct outreach to persons made newly eligible for benefits under the amendments made by section 2 of this act.
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