WHO:
- The Honorable Tony de Brum, former foreign minister of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (Monday, March 13)
- 听Adam Horowitz, filmmaker of Home on the Range, a documentary on the U.S. hydrogen bomb and missile testing on the Marshall Islands. (Monday, March 13)
- Shigeko Sasamori Cousins, survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan (Tuesday, March 14)
- Dr. Gabino Aguirre, former mayor of Santa Paula, now principal of Moorpark High School and Mayor for Peace, Santa Paula (Tuesday, March 14)
- Janet Bloomfield, convenor of the international Abolition Now campaign, citizen partner of Mayors for Peace (Tuesday, March 14)
- Pamela Meidell, director of the Atomic Mirror organization and event moderator (Monday, March 13, Tuesday, March 14)
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WHEN, WHERE:
Monday, March 13, 6 鈥� 9 p.m., Science Building Auditorium. De Brum and Horowitz will discuss the U.S. hydrogen bomb tests on the Marshall Islands. After the showing of the film Home on the Range, they will answer questions from the audience.
Tuesday, March 14, 7:30 鈥� 9:30 p.m., Science Building Auditorium. Cousins will tell her story as a victim of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima during World War II. Aguirre and Bloomfield will show how elected officials and citizens can work together at local and global levels to achieve a nuclear-free world.
All the speakers will visit CSUCI afternoon classes on both days.
Parking: Attendees may park at the Metrolink Station in Camarillo and ride free of charge on a Vista bus when they inform the driver that they are attending the 鈥淣uclear Age Event.鈥� The last bus will depart from the CSUCI campus at 10:15 p.m. Those driving to campus will be charged $6 for a parking permit. Once on campus, follow signs to the event.
WHAT:
At the above place and time, a distinguished international group of concerned citizens will speak on 鈥淲aking Up in the Nuclear Age: Becoming a Global Citizen.鈥� The events, free and open to the public, are sponsored by the Atomic Mirror, an organization dedicated to the abolition of nuclear weapons and power, CSUCI Instructionally Related Activities, and the CSUCI English, history, and psychology programs. For more information, contact Jerilee Peralba, faculty support, at 805-437-8835.
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