To mark the third anniversary of the nuclear disaster at Fukushima, Nuclear Free Australia called a protest vigil at the old GPO on Bourke Street, Melbourne:
The callout can be found here
It was a low key event, just a few banners and activists handing out leaflets, some of the time in the rain:
It appeared that rather few of the passers-by were inclined to take the offered flyer: even in one case two young women who stopped long enough to take photos nevertheless turned it down. Needless to say there was no mainstream media coverage…
A few closeups:
A few links that may be of interest:
An event organised in Melbourne shortly after the disaster was reported on this site here.
Updates on Fukushima can be found here.
Greenpeace have published videos telling the stories of some victims of the disaster here.
A photo essay by Kristian Laemmle-Ruff, son of IPPNW co-president Tilman Ruff, can be found here.
There is some footage of a rally and march held in Melbourne on the first anniversary here.
Friends of the Earth Anti-Nuclear and Clean Energy Collective was represented at the vigil. The ACE Facebook and web pages contain a wide range of material relating to the nuclear industry.
