Okinawa
Collected resources on Okinawa as part of Next Generation Radiation Governance Symposum includes Jon Mitchell's writings and archival collection on US Military bases and pollution, also includes so
Okinawa - The Pentagon’s Toxic Junk Heap of the Pacific 沖縄、太平洋のペンタゴン毒性ゴミ溜め
Jon Mitchell's 2013 article the contamination of Okinawa Island by US Military Bases that take up 20% of the land.
3/11 Tōhoku earthquake, tsunami and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster
Resources related to Next Generation Radiation Governance —Radiation Archives, Past and Future
(放射能アーカイブ 過去と未来)
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster
Part of Next Generation Radiation Governance —Governing Radiated Places,被曝地域および施設のガバナンス
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ciera.williamsThe Bethel Township EMS and Fire Department drafted this policy. As it stands, its the decision of the individual agencies and departments to determine whether on duty personnel can carry firearms.
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ciera.williamsThe purpose of this program is to educate students to become global leaders (dubbed Phoenix Leaders) in radiation disaster response. The program aims to use experience from the aftermath for Hiroshima to create an overarching program of “Radiation Disaster Recovery Studies”, with multiple disciplines of Medicine, Environmental Studies, Engineering, Sciences, Sociology, Education and Psychology. The eventual aim is to create a new and evolving system of response, safety, and security.
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ciera.williamsThe article addresses structural violence as a contributing factor in access to healthcare and ways to overcome certain cases. Structural violence is a term for social structures that are built to put a certain population in the way of harm. The article found that certain groups in the US and abroad have ingrained societal beliefs of healthcare and disease. Simply offering medical attention and services is not enough to fix issues. First the socioeconomic structures within a group must be changed.
This is the flyer for the Envisioning Next Generation Radiation Governance symposium