Just Say No to Uranium Mining

ontario | environment | news report Saturday June 07, 2008 19:27 by ocamu events at kNOw-URANIUM dot org www.kNOw-URANIUM.ORG

ACTION ALERT

asking groups and individuals to adopt this awareness raising campaign and do any type of outreach possible anywhere in Ottawa and Gatineau

ACTION ALERT
Without official public consultations, environmental assessment and independent health and safety studies, many people within the Ottawa/Gatineau watershed are left in the dark about the proposed uranium mining and its consequences on their health and environment.
As a result, OCAMU is working to fill the gap in awareness among the general public.
Since informing everyone within Ottawa/Gatineau is a work of monumental proportions, OCAMU is asking groups and individuals to adopt this awareness raising campaign and do any type of outreach possible anywhere in Ottawa and Gatineau at any time.
We must reach out to each other because our collective water supply is at stake. Losing water, we lose our very basis for survival. There is no safe amount of radioactivity or heavy metals. Even a bit of uranium mining is too much for too long. Let's stop it before it begins.
Ways to get involved are multifaceted and many. Anyone from Ontario or beyond is welcome to participate.
- organizing vigils or flyering sessions in your neighbourhood or beyond
- postering your neighbourhood
- adopting and adjusting outreach to your organizational style
joining OCAMU's vigils
- writing letters to Ontario's Premier Dalton McGuinty or Quebec's Premier Jean Charest
- forwarding the message to your listservs and contacts
generating new lists (e.g. Ottawa/Gatineau elementary and secondary schools)
- inviting OCAMU to speak to your groups
- writing, speaking or drawing about the issue in the media
- using multimedia approaches to promote the issue (music, visuals, skits, etc.)

To invite us to speak or let us know about your initiatives please email to events@kNOw-URANIUM.org OCAMU will provide a copy of a flyer or a poster and a banner (if required) for your outreach.