Join us for a screening of the documentary, Atomic Bamboozle followed by a short panel discussion on the fight against nuclear power and its role in the climate justice movement. Featuring an introduction by Joshua Frank, author of Atomic Days: The Untold Story of the Most Toxic Place in America.

Atomic Bamboozle follows anti-nuclear activists, tribal leaders, scientists and attorneys as they draw lessons from the decades-long campaign to shut down the Trojan Nuclear Power plant in Oregon and extend those lessons into a new struggle to stop small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) that are being aggressively promoted by the the Department of Energy and nuclear industry in response to the climate crisis.

Joshua Frank's Atomic Days is an urgent look at the dark side of nuclear power. Hanford Nuclear Reservation, once the United States' largest plutonium production site, is now designated the most toxic place in America. We can't afford inaction: an accident at Hanford could make Chernobyl pale.

**We ask that all attendees wear masks in the event space during the program for the health and well-being of the speaker and other guests. We will have a reception afterwards with light refreshments.**

Speakers:

Jan Haaken is professor emeritus of psychology at Portland State University, a clinical psychologist and documentary filmmaker. Haaken has directed nine feature films, including “Necessity: Oil, Water, Climate Resistance,” “Necessity: Climate Justice & the Thin Green Line” (2022) and “Atomic Bamboozle: The False Promise of a Nuclear Renaissance” (2023).

Joshua Frank is a California-based journalist and co-editor of the political magazine CounterPunch. He is a regular contributor to TomDispatch and editor and author of several books, most recently Atomic Days: The Untold Story of the Most Toxic Place in America (Haymarket Books).

David Kraft is director and founding member of the Nuclear Energy Information Service, a 42-year old safe-energy advocacy/anti-nuclear organization based in Logan Square Chicago. He has spent the majority of his life in the Chicago area. He is an experienced speaker and writer on nuclear power and waste issues, nuclear as a false climate disruption solution, and viable alternatives to nuclear power. He loves the outdoors, and is all too often prevented from getting there due to matters of consequence, which also seem to result in him neglecting his orchids.

Oscar Gabriel Sanchez is co-executive director of the Southeast Environmental Task Force. He was one of the 30-day hunger strikers of the Stop General Iron Coalition, is a Southeast Side community member and his family is from the Mexican indigenous group; Chichimecas.

---------------------------------------------------------------------

This event is sponsored by Haymarket Books, CounterPunch, Science for the People, and Nuclear Energy Information Service. While all of our events are freely available, we ask that those who are able make a solidarity donation in support of our important publishing and programming work.