PHM-Exch> Alternative Forum on Radioprotection, Geneva 12 May

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: Alison Katz <katz.alison at gmail.com>

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*SCIENTIFIC AND CITIZEN FORUM *

*ON RADIOPROTECTION*

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*Entrance free*

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*“FROM CHERNOBYL TO FUKUSHIMA”*

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*Organized by IndependentWHO *

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*www.independentwho.org*****

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*Saturday 12 May 2012*

8.30-18.00****

Ecumenical Centre****

150 Route de Ferney****

Geneva (Switzerland)****

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*Why organize a scientific and citizen forum ?*

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The real health consequences of Chernobyl have been covered up. And a
repeat cover up of the health consequences of Fukushima is well underway. **
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Subordinate since 1959 to the International Atomic Energy Agency - part of
whose mandate is the promotion of peaceful use of the atom - the World
Health Organization has fully participated in the cover up.****

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The “clean bill of health” that the WHO provides to all nuclear activities
must be denounced and civil society must take matters into its own hands.***
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IndependentWHO has decided, therefore, to invite independent scientists,
free of all conflict of interest, to participate in a Scientific and
Citizen Forum so that serious, reliable information can be provided to the
public on radiocontamination and radioprotection.****

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The Forum will allow citizens, politicians, journalists, health
professionals and Hippocratic Vigils to share information and experience
and think about what they can do together to protect populations from
radioactive pollution. ****

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*IndependentWHO*

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*Who are we?*

IndependentWHO (IW) is a citizen movement set up by individuals and
associations* and supported by a wide coalition of NGOs. IW demands the
complete independence of the World Health Organization (WHO) so that it may
act according to its founding principles in the area of radiation and
health.****

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IW denounces the 1959 Agreement (WHA12-40) with the International Atomic
Energy Agency (IAEA) whose mandate is “to accelerate and enlarge the
contribution of atomic energy”. The Agreement constitutes an evident
conflict of interest that prevents the WHO from accomplishing its mission
including that of assisting “in developing an informed public opinion among
all peoples on matters of health.”****

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Because it is subordinate to the IAEA, the WHO has undertaken no research,
established no emergency program and implemented no radioprotection
measures to assist the victims of Chernobyl and Fukushima.****

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For all of these reasons, IW has held a silent protest – the Hippocratic
Vigil - in front of the WHO headquarters in Geneva, every working day since
26 April 2007.****

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**Brut de Béton Production; Contratom Geneva, CRIIRAD, IPPNW Switzerland,
Enfants de Tchernobyl Belarus,  Sortir du Nucléaire,*

* **SdN Loire et Vilaine; and People’s Health Movement.*

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For more information see www.independentwho.org****

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*Please register in advance*

contact at independentwho.org****

Tel: 33(0)6 02 27 36 32****

Tel: 41(0)22 797 38 30****

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Press Contact: George Gordon-Lennox ****

Gordon.lennox at wanadoo.fr****

Tel: +33(0)4.50.42.44.67****

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