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March 29, 2004

Nuclear Issues Symposium At Boise State April 19-20

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A symposium on nuclear activism in Idaho and beyond will be held from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. April 19 and 20 at Boise State University. �Swimming Upstream to Protect Communities Downstream,� presented by the Idaho Progressive Student Alliance student club and the Snake River Alliance, will be held in the Student Union Hatch B Ballroom. It is free and open to the public. The event serves as a 25-year celebration for the Snake River Alliance and features speakers, panels and a special showing of the film �Dr. Strangelove� at The Flicks, 646 Fulton St., at 7:15 p.m. April 19. Tickets are $10 and may be reserved by calling 344-9161. There will also be an art display on the theme of nuclear issues in the Hatch Ballroom both days of the conference. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. both days. A full schedule of events is available at www.snakeriveralliance.org. Highlights include: April 19 9:05 a.m. � Beatrice Brailsford, �Idaho�s Nuclear History� 10 a.m. � Susan Gordon, �The DOE Complex: Living in the Shadows of Death� 11:15 a.m. � Marylia Kelley, �Arms Race Redux: New Nuclear Weapons vs. Non- proliferation� 1:30 p.m. � Arjun Makhijani and Bill Chisholm, forum on �The Future of Energy� April 20 9:05 a.m. � Chuck Geska, John Peavey and Andy Guerra, forum on �Living Downstream� 11 a.m. � Arjun Makhijani on �Democracy� 1:30 p.m. � Liz Paul, Geoff Fettus, Susan Gordon, Bob Schaeffer and Beatrice Brailsford, forum on �Tools of the Movement: How You Make a Difference� -30- Contact Jeremy Maxand Snake River Alliance 208 344-9161 Media Contact Kathleen Craven communications and marketing 208 426-3275

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