Mothers Against Nuclear Power

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Mothers against nuclear power at the commemoration event for the 20th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster on Marienplatz in Munich

Mothers Against Nuclear Power is a registered and recognized non-profit association with its headquarters in Munich at the beginning of June 1986 , which was founded on the occasion of the Chernobyl disaster . It emerged from an initiative of mothers from Starnberg, who called for Mother's Day bouquets to be spread out in the form of a radiation sign on Munich's Marienplatz on May 12, 1986, Mother's Day.

The association has 1,100 members and aims to phase out nuclear power . Right from the start, in addition to damage limitation due to current events, an energy policy rethink was formulated as an objective . According to the statutes, the association is open to parents, grandparents, singles and all people who want to get involved against nuclear power. Even at the beginning of the association there were a few men among the members, but the majority of the men felt rather deterred, according to founder Gina Gillig, which she explains with the role clichés associated with the term "mother". A renaming of the association to "Parents against Nuclear Power" was discussed, but not implemented. According to Gillig, the decisive factor was that the work of the association contributes to the positive occupation of the social educational function of mothers.

In the first year of its foundation, activities in connection with the Chernobyl reactor disaster formed the focus of the association's activities. The focus was on providing credible information on what was happening. Independent measurement results on radiation exposure were obtained and published. Using our own measuring devices, z. B. the sand in sandboxes checked for radioactive contamination. In-depth information on nuclear power was obtained. In the second year of existence, the focus of action was seen in high-profile activities. The dangers of nuclear power were communicated to the population through various forms of action and the substitutability of nuclear energy was made public as a realistic possibility. Support for alternative energies also gained importance. Mütter gegen Atomkraft, for example, was a co-founder of the Nuremberg Energy Transition Alliance .

The activities of the association include high-profile campaigns and information events, demonstrations, nuclear-critical conferences or letters and inquiries to politicians. In the district of Miesbach , the association operates its own measuring station for measuring the radioactivity content of the air in order to be able to independently evaluate radiation values. Mothers against nuclear power has so far received 630,000 euros in donations . The association forwards these donations to the Ukraine and Belarus to improve the medical infrastructure . The association organizes regular vigils , publishes the MÜTTER COURAGE magazine every year on the anniversary of Chernobyl and has been organizing the “Children of Chernobyl” relief campaign in Ukraine since 1990. The association coordinates u. a. the transport of food parcels and medicines. The initiation of necessary operations or recovery stays for sick mothers are also part of the campaign

Mothers Against Nuclear Power is a member of the Platform Environment Center Bielefeld.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Homepage of Mothers Against Nuclear Power , accessed on January 18, 2014
  2. ↑ Würmtal's last mother against nuclear power, Merkur-Online , March 17, 2011, accessed on June 6, 2011
  3. ↑ ( Page no longer available , search in web archives: Mothers against nuclear power want to defend themselves ) Bayerischer Rundfunk , March 27, 2011, accessed on June 6, 2011@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.br-online.de
  4. ↑ merkur-online.de from January 20, 2014 Munich North: Tragic certainty: The missing Gina Gillig is dead , from NN , accessed on January 20, 2014
  5. ↑ a b c Kim Eberhardt: Mothers Against Nuclear Power “I am shocked, horrified, angry”, taz , March 23, 2011, accessed on June 6, 2011
  6. ↑ Nürnberger Zeitung of March 23, 2011 This technology simply does not forgive errors , accessed on December 12, 2011
  7. ↑ Ulrike Röhr & Dagmar Vinz: Women against atomic energy - the effects of Chernobyl on women's environmental and energy policy engagement , in: Mez, Lutz / Gerhold, Lars / de Haan, Gerhard (eds.): Atomkraft als Risk. Analyzes and consequences after Chernobyl. International publishing house of the sciences, Frankfurt am Main. 2010. (pdf) ( Memento from August 16, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  8. ↑ Blanche Mamer: Reactor opponents active again "Mothers against nuclear power," Süddeutsche Zeitung , October 12, 2010, accessed on December 10, 2011
  9. ↑ Umweltzentrum-Bielefeld , accessed on June 6, 2011.