The World Uranium Hearing was held in Salzburg, Austria in September 1992.[1]Anti-nuclear speakers from all continents, including indigenous speakers and scientists, testified to the health and environmental problems of uranium mining and processing, nuclear power, nuclear weapons, nuclear tests, and radioactive waste disposal.[2]

People who spoke at the 1992 Hearing include: Thomas Banyacya, Katsumi Furitsu, Manuel Pino and Floyd Red Crow Westerman. They said they were deeply dismayed by the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and highlighted what they called the inherently destructive nature of all phases of the nuclear supply chain. They recalled the disastrous impact of nuclear weapons testing in places such as the Nevada Test Site, Bikini Atoll and Eniwetok, Tahiti, Maralinga, and Central Asia. They highlighted the threat of radioactive contamination to all peoples, especially indigenous communities and said that their survival requires self-determination and emphasis on spiritual and cultural values. Increased renewable energy commercialization was advocated.[3]

The proceedings were published as a book, Poison fire, sacred earth testimonies, lectures, conclusions.[4][5] The outcome document, the Declaration of Salzburg was accepted by the United Nations Working Group on Indigenous Populations.[6]

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  1. ^ O'Neil, John D.; Elias, Brenda D.; Yassi, Annalee (1998). "Situating resistance: women and environmentalism". In Harwood, Alan; Lock, Margaret; Kaufert, Patricia Alice (eds.). Pragmatic Women and Body Politics. Cambridge University Press. p. 271. ISBN 9780521629294.
  2. ^ Nuclear-Free Future Award. "World Uranium Hearing, a Look Back". Archived from the original on 2013-06-03. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
  3. ^ Nuclear-Free Future Award. "The Declaration of Salzberg". Archived from the original on 2012-09-23. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
  4. ^ Poison fire, sacred earth testimonies, lectures, conclusions. Sibylle Nahr, World Uranium Hearing e.V., World Uranium Hearing Salzburg. München. c. 1993. ISBN 978-3-928505-00-0. OCLC 231577303.((cite book)): CS1 maint: others (link)
  5. ^ "Poison fire, sacred earth: testimonies, lectures, conclusions". Index Theologicus: International Bibliography of Theology and Religious Studies. Archived from the original on 2023-04-05. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  6. ^ Göcke, K. (2014). "Indigenous Peoples in the Nuclear Age: Uranium Mining on Indigenous' Lands". In Fleck, Dieter; Black-Branch, Jonathan L. (eds.). Nuclear Non-Proliferation in International Law. Vol. 1. T.M.C. Asser Press. p. 204. ISBN 9789462650190.
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