"Remembering our intangible Cultural Heritage, the importance of our Ancestral Stories and the lessons they share. Acknowledging that Anangu Cultural ways existed well before Nuclear Bombs were used to test on our Traditional lands." - Karina Lester

On October 15th, 1953, the first nuclear weapon was tested on mainland Australia at Emu Field, south of the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) lands of South Australia. Not only did the operation fail to seek consent from the Anangu people, but the resulting radioactive “black mist” fallout had devastating environmental, health and social outcomes that persist today.

Seventy years later, there is hope in the growing movement behind the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and its potential as a tool to seek assistance for affected communities and environmental remediation under Articles 6 and 7.

Australia has not yet joined the treaty, but we can change this.

As the nation debates yes or no on the Voice, tune in to this invitation from Karina Lester, Yankunytjatjara-Anangu woman, and family, to listen, remember, gather strength and inspiration for a nuclear-free future.

Speakers:

• MC: Professor Simone Ulalka Tur, inaugural Pro Vice-Chancellor Indigenous at Flinders University, Yankunytjatjara woman
• Karina Lester, Yankunytjatjara-Anangu woman, language worker, second generation nuclear test survivor, ICAN Ambassador.
• June Lennon, Yankunytjatjara, Antikarinya and Pitjantjatjara woman, nuclear test survivor and Director of Yankunytjatjara Native Title Aboriginal Corporation.
  Director of the Yankunytjatjara Native Title Aboriginal Corporation.
• Bedi Racule, Pacific activist, President of MISA4thePacific and Ecumenical Enabler for Climate Justice at the Pacific Conference of Churches.
• Elizabeth Tynan, researcher and author of "Emu Field: Britain's Forgotten Atomic Tests in Australia"
• Alan Owen, nuclear veteran descendent and founder of LABRATS (Legacy of the Atomic Bomb. Recognition for Atomic Test Survivors)
• Scott Ludlam, author, activist, ICAN Ambassador and former Federal Greens Senator for WA.

Times:

WA 4:30-6pm

SA/NT 7-8:30pm

TAS/VIC/ACT/NSW 7:30-9pm

QLD 6:30-8pm

Fiji 8:30-10pm

Japan 5:30-7pm

Geneva 10:30am-12pm

London 9:30-11am

New York 4:30-6am