Citizens Awareness Network and Nuclear Information and Resource Service organized a second Northeast Action Camp this summer in southern Vermont as part of our Nuclear Free Northeast Campaign. The focus is aging reactors in New England, New York and Vermont Yankee. The 1998 years camp was a great success with over 300 people participating in camp activities. The 1999 camp brought together activist and organizers from across the region and the nation for a week of learning, mobilizing, and nukebusting. Our goal is to inspire and empower people with the tools and resolve to oppose nuclear power and the contamination of communities.
Activists return to their communities to mobilize support to make the Northeast a nuclear free zone.
This year's Camp was even better. With the support of The Ruckus Society and other groups, we had many interesting and inspiring workshops and events. The camp ran from August 20 th through the 28 th . There was a large legal rally with speakers and entertainment on Sunday August 22 nd in Brattleboro, VT, which includes a performance by the Black Rebels and a demonstration on August 26 th at Vermont Yankee. Issues ranging from the A,B,C's of Nukes, to the ethics of radioactive waste to utility deregulation and sustainable energy were addressed in workshops.