Japan, Earthquake, Tsunami, Nuclear Crisis
Information, News, Analysis and Panel Discussion sponsored by MEARC and LUC The Hague
The catastrophic and tragic events that have been developing in Japan over the last few days have sent shockwaves around the world. The scale of the disaster is difficult to comprehend, especially at distance, and particularly through the abstractions of the international media. It is impossible to imagine the powerful viscerality of living through such massive demonstrations of the destructive power of nature, and difficult to understand the anxiety and fear of nuclear disaster that has followed the earthquakes and tsunami. From the privileged safety and calm of The Netherlands, we should remember that these events are first and finally about real people struggling for their lives.
While we wish the people of Japan every strength for the time ahead, it is important for us to understand the meaning and significance of the events so far as well as their possible repercussions for the future. With that in mind, MEARC and LUC The Hague are collaborating to bring together a panel of experts on: international security; Japanese history, politics, economics and society; the science of earthquakes and tsunami; and the physics of nuclear power. As well as providing a forum for information, news and analysis, we hope to be able to start a discussion about further activities that can be conducted to help those impacted by these terrible events.
We can also use this occasion to bring together those actors who would like to organize and coordinate fund-raising activities.
The panel will convene on the evening of 1 April 2011, 19-21.00, in Stichthage, Campus Den Haag (entrance in Den Haag Central Station's main hall). All are welcome.
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