Peace/Action Camp at the Nevada [Nuclear] Test Site Near Mercury, Nevada
Shundahai Network
Alert!------------
Please support the Western Shoshone and Goshute Shoshone Resistance against
U.S. Nuclear Weapons and waste dumping programs on Shoshone Ancestral Land.
When: May 7-10th 2004
Where: Peace/Action Camp at the Nevada [Nuclear] Test Site Near Mercury,
Nevada. 65 Miles morthwest of Las Vegas, off Nevada Highway 95.
For a map and directions to the site, check on the web- www.shundahai.org
Link to "Mothers Day Gathering" at the top of the homepage.
What: During this weekend, May 7-10, we will support the Western Shoshone
Nation and the Treaty of Ruby Valley, signed between the Western Shoshone
and the United States Government, during the Mothers Day Gathering for All
Life across from the main entrance to the Nevada Test Site. This will be a
weekend of Ceremony, Education, Planning and Nonviolent Direct Action to
challenge the Test Site's existence and "Reclaim the Land for All Life."
These events are being organized with the guidance of the Western Shoshone
National Council and have a strict policy prohibiting alcohol, drugs, and
weapons. Please be respectful of the traditional customs of Western Shoshone
hosts. There will be daily sunrise ceremonies and sweat lodges open to all.
Please go to shundahai.org for information about Western Shoshone customs
and protocol-
There will also be posters outlining camp protocols displayed at the
registration tent located near the camp entrance. As well, we will be
distributing information packets at the registration tent for participants
to keep for reference. Camp staff will also be on hand to answer questions
and help the event go smoothly.
Why: This past year the U.S. Government has made moves to resume full scale
nuclear weapons testing and to open the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump in
Newe Sogobia, the Western Shoshone Nation, and to move forward with the
world's largest "temporary" high-level nuclear waste dump on Goshute
Shoshone land in Utah.
Newe Sogobia is already the most bombed nation on earth. Since 1951 over
1000 full-scale nuclear weapons explosions have shook the desert here.
Sub-critical nuclear weapons testing continue here, and the Nevada Test Site
has become the US Government's largest low-level nuclear waste dump.
The Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump is located in the heart of Western
Shoshone land. It is mired in conflict. It has been proven time and again to
be scientifically infeasible, continues to generate widespread opposition,
and is in serious violation of international law- to the point of seriously
violating standing international human rights agreements signed by the
United States.
As well, a tragedy continues to play out under the shadow of the world's
largest proposed "temporary" high-level nuclear waste dump. This is located
on the Skull Valley Goshute Indian reservation, 45 miles upwind of Salt Lake
City, Utah. This project is linked to the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste
Project on Western Shoshone lands in Nevada. Both proposed dumps exploit
Indigenous Nations and threaten everyone downwind and downstream of their
operations.
Western Shoshone people suffer from the Nevada Test Site and the Yucca
Mountain dump. Traditional Goshute Shoshone people are struggling every day
to survive against the Skull Valley project. Your help is needed.
How: Please be prepared for camping in a high desert environment, where the
climate can be either hot or cold, dry or wet.
For Elders and people with special needs, please email
shun...@shundahai.org or call 1-800-471-4737, and we will discuss
accommodations.
To volunteer for camp staff positions, also contact us at the info indicated
above.
We will be asking for a $10 per day registration fee to offset the cost of
camp logistics, food, special accommodations, etc. No one will be turned
away for lack of funds- all are encouraged to participate.
To pre-register please call 801-533-0128 or 1-800-471-4737 and we will send
you a registration form and Participant's Information Packet.
Thank you, and we hope to see you in May!
In Peace,
The Shundahai Network