1st International Antinuclear Festival of Rhodes - Mediterranean Anti-Nuclear Watch

We have the right to live in a nuclear-free world

12-13, May 2006
University of the Aegean
Rhodes

Program
Friday. 12/05/2006

17:30 Arrivals

18:00 Opening - Salutes by Authorities and political parties

Presentation of the "Chernobyl+20" conference conclusions
   Michael Mariotte
      Executive director of Nuclear Information and Resource Service, USA
   Tanya Murza
      "Chernobyl+20" conference Coordinator
      Environmental Movement, Ukraine

Saturday, 13/05/2006

09:30 First Topic:

"20 years after Chernobyl: Global Energy Crisis and the threat of Nuclear Power coming back"
Using Kyoto Protocol, the oil prices and the recent crisis in gas as a pretension, there is a turn towards the usage of Nuclear Power. Is this turn inevitable? Which are the dangers involved? Can the increasing power demands to be dealt with other means? The installation of nuclear reactors is a sovereign right of each country? Can this right be legally rejected? Which are the current experiences on the matter? Which are the propositions of the global environmental movement and of the NGOs?

"Europe: Is there any alternative to nuclear power? - Austria 20 years after Chernobyl-explosion."
   Maria Vassilakou
      Head of the Greens in Vienna, Austria

"France, the happy atom's land"
   Andre Lariviere
      Coordinator of International Relations of Reseau Sortir du Nucleaire, France

"How the Bulgarian authorities hide the truth about Chernobyl - Recent developments of NPP at Belene"
   Albena Simeonova
      Vice-President of Greens Federation, Bulgaria
      Goldman Award for the Environment

"Developments on the nuclear program of Turkey"
   Nermin Saat
      Responsible on nuclear matters of Turkey's Greens, Turkey

"The anti-nuclear movement in Turkey today"
   Bilge Contepe
      Turkey's Greens Coordinator, Turkey

"Nuclear Energy and Environment: The rules of International and European Law
   Giorgos Kremlis
      Directorial Office for the Environment of the European Committee

"The precautionary principle and the risks arising out of nuclear power plans"
   Mpalias Giorgos
      Lawyer, Greece

11:30 Break

12:00 Second Topic

"The threatening increase of the proliferation of nuclear arsenals and the awareness of the international anti-nuclear movement"
Which is the current reality concerning the nuclear arsenal? Which new weapons are being prepared? Is the abolition of nuclear weaponry possible? International Treaties for the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons: what they provide and which is the international practice, today? Organizations and Movements all over the world demand the nuclear disarmament. What deters governments from taking initiatives? Can the possibility of a nuclear deflection in the Middle East be dealt? Which is the actions and the experiences of civil society towards nuclear weapons matters?

"The international Physicians for the prevention of nuclear war in front of the final epidemic"
   Maria Arvaniti Sotiropoulou
      Greek Branch of IPPNW, President, Greece

"Nuclear power: A matter of people or governments?"
   Nikitas Lionarakis
      Journalist, Vice-President of Greenpeace, Greece

"Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and the Case of Iran"
   Mihalis Promponas
      Nuclear Physicist, PhD - Environmentalist,Greece
      University of Crete - Natural History Museum of Crete

"Nuclear free Middle East and Mediterranean area"
   Costas Papastavros
      Cyprus Green Party, Cyprus

"Building an international non-nuclear collective security mechanism: A challenge for international civil society"
   Yiannis Sakiotis
      Political Scientist, PhD - Environmentalist, Greece

"Applications of Nuclear Energy and International Law"
   Perrakis Stelios
      Professor of International Law at Panteion University, Greece

Coordinators of the debates, the journalists:
Stelios Kouloglou, Giannis E. Diakogiannis


		*International Symposium*
	We have the right to live in a nuclear-free world 12-13, May 2006 University of the Aegean Rhodes Program Friday. 12/05/2006 17:30 Arrivals 18:00 Opening - Salutes by Authorities and political parties Presentation of the "Chernobyl+20" conference conclusions Michael Mariotte Executive director of Nuclear Information and Resource Service, USA Tanya Murza "Chernobyl+20" conference Coordinator Environmental Movement, Ukraine Saturday, 13/05/2006 09:30 First Topic: "20 years after Chernobyl: Global Energy Crisis and the threat of Nuclear Power coming back" Using Kyoto Protocol, the oil prices and the recent crisis in gas as a pretension, there is a turn towards the usage of Nuclear Power. Is this turn inevitable? Which are the dangers involved? Can the increasing power demands to be dealt with other means? The installation of nuclear reactors is a sovereign right of each country? Can this right be legally rejected? Which are the current experiences on the matter? Which are the propositions of the global environmental movement and of the NGOs? "Europe: Is there any alternative to nuclear power? - Austria 20 years after Chernobyl-explosion." Maria Vassilakou Head of the Greens in Vienna, Austria "France, the happy atom's land" Andre Lariviere Coordinator of International Relations of Reseau Sortir du Nucleaire, France "How the Bulgarian authorities hide the truth about Chernobyl - Recent developments of NPP at Belene" Albena Simeonova Vice-President of Greens Federation, Bulgaria Goldman Award for the Environment "Developments on the nuclear program of Turkey" Nermin Saat Responsible on nuclear matters of Turkey's Greens, Turkey "The anti-nuclear movement in Turkey today" Bilge Contepe Turkey's Greens Coordinator, Turkey "Nuclear Energy and Environment: The rules of International and European Law Giorgos Kremlis Directorial Office for the Environment of the European Committee "The precautionary principle and the risks arising out of nuclear power plans" Mpalias Giorgos Lawyer, Greece 11:30 Break 12:00 Second Topic "The threatening increase of the proliferation of nuclear arsenals and the awareness of the international anti-nuclear movement" Which is the current reality concerning the nuclear arsenal? Which new weapons are being prepared? Is the abolition of nuclear weaponry possible? International Treaties for the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons: what they provide and which is the international practice, today? Organizations and Movements all over the world demand the nuclear disarmament. What deters governments from taking initiatives? Can the possibility of a nuclear deflection in the Middle East be dealt? Which is the actions and the experiences of civil society towards nuclear weapons matters? "The international Physicians for the prevention of nuclear war in front of the final epidemic" Maria Arvaniti Sotiropoulou Greek Branch of IPPNW, President, Greece "Nuclear power: A matter of people or governments?" Nikitas Lionarakis Journalist, Vice-President of Greenpeace, Greece "Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and the Case of Iran" Mihalis Promponas Nuclear Physicist, PhD - Environmentalist,Greece University of Crete - Natural History Museum of Crete "Nuclear free Middle East and Mediterranean area" Costas Papastavros Cyprus Green Party, Cyprus "Building an international non-nuclear collective security mechanism: A challenge for international civil society" Yiannis Sakiotis Political Scientist, PhD - Environmentalist, Greece "Applications of Nuclear Energy and International Law" Perrakis Stelios Professor of International Law at Panteion University, Greece Coordinators of the debates, the journalists: Stelios Kouloglou, Giannis E. Diakogiannis
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organized by the Mediterranean Anti-Nuclear Watch with the support of: Central Union of Municipalities of Greece - Union of Prefectures of Greece - Technical Chamber of Greece - Local Union of Municipalities of Dodekanese - Dodekanese Prefecture - University of the Aegean - Technical Chamber of Greece (Dodekanese Department) - Municipality of Rhodes