The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act

Event Date: 24th February 2021
Location: internet 1am (on 25th)

Did you see the note from my colleague, Rachel, on the launch of our Make Love, Not War campaign last week? This is your chance to join the push to start practicing safer nuclear practices! Join our webinar on Wednesday 2/24 at 8pm EST discussing the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to learn from communities directly impacted by the nuclear weapons system. If you can’t attend, don’t worry, sign up and we’ll send you the recording after!

UP FOR OUR WEBINAR TODAY!

Those who have seen and felt the effects of a nuclear weapon deserve restorative justice. Join us and guest speakers including Mary Dickson (Utah Downwinder and playwright), Keith Kiefer (Atomic Cleanup Veteran), Susan Gordan (New Mexico Downwinder and Coordinator at Multicultural Alliance for a Safe Environment), and Larry King (Dinè activist, eyewitness to Church Rock spill, and former uranium miner). We are honored to be joined by these individuals who are on the frontline to a better world.

XOXO,

Yasmeen and the rest of the Beyond the Bomb team

Dear Peter,

This February, whether you’re celebrating with your Galentine or your Valentine, it’s important to remember that love is so much better than war.

At Beyond the Bomb, we’re demanding the U.S. start practicing safe, consensual nuclear policies that Make Love, Not War! After all, standing up to social injustices has a certain sense of je ne sais quoi. Join others in the fight for restorative justice and learn from impacted communities who have experienced the effects of the nuclear system first hand. Join frontline leaders on Wednesday 2/24 at 8pm EST to learn about the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) and how to start practicing safer nuclear practices!

UP FOR OUR WEBINAR TODAY!

The U.S. built and tested nuclear weapons on their own soil for decades without protecting or adequately informing surrounding communities and those they hired to work on these projects of their exposure to dangerous levels of radiation. It is appalling that the majority of this was done without the consent or knowledge of nearby communities and workers.

In 1990, RECA began offering health care and compensation to a select few of those exposed. Without Congressional action, RECA will expire in 2022. It is time to take action now to make sure no one is at risk from unsafe nuclear policies and protect everyone who has already been hurt! Listen and learn from speakers such as Mary Dickson (Utah Downwinder and playwright), Keith Kiefer (Atomic Cleanup Veteran), Larry King (Dinè activist, eyewitness to Church Rock spill, and former uranium miner) and Susan Gordan (New Mexico Downwinder and Coordinator at Multicultural Alliance for a Safe Environment).

This Valentine’s, let’s show love to those our government has left behind and start practicing safe nuclear policies,

XOXO,

Rachel and the Beyond the Bomb team.