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Activists Vow to Halt Waste Shipments, End Atomic Power
by IMC-Germany Sunday March 25, 2001 at 08:58 PM

Activists Vow to Halt Waste Shipments, End Atomic Power

LUNEBORG, GERMANY: PROTESTERS DECRY NUCLEAR WASTE SHIPMENTS Mar 24 2001
Activists Vow to Halt Waste Shipments, End Atomic Power
Thousands gathered today in the German town of Luneborg to protest the transport of nuclear waste to the nearby storage site in Gorleben, scheduled for Monday night. The demonstration, undampened by a cold rain and massive police presence, kicks off a direct-action struggle to prevent the so-called CASTORs from reaching their goal. Already Greenpeace and other groups have initiated direct actions, and a broad coalition stretching from local farmers to radical "Autonomen" will join them in the coming days, facing the water cannons and brutal tactics of the police. Gorleben has been the great symbol of anti-nuclear resistance for 24 years, but these transports, the first since 1997, mark a new phase in the movement: the Green Party, which rose to power on an anti-nuclear platform, is part of the government shipping the deadly waste. As more and more activists gather in rural camps scattered throughout the surrounding forests - in defiance of high-ranking Greens who have called for compliance - the fate of the party may hang in the balance.

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