So fortunate to spend the better part of my day with Sachiko Sato, from Fukushima, Japan. The former president of Fukushima Network for Saving Children from Radiation, Sachiko is also featured in Ian Thomas Ashs must see documentary, A2-B-C. Organic farmer and mother of five, she hit the ground running when the nuclear reactors at Daiichi started to meltdown. Working with volunteer doctors of conscience, she joined with supporters to bring to fruition a medical clinic in Fukushima. This clinic tests for thyroid gland anomalies in children with a protocol stressing continued care, lengthy doctor consultation, purposely implementing the exact same state of the art sonogram/testing technology as their state run counterparts in the prefecture. This December, the clinic will have amassed a years worth of data on confirmed cases of thyroid gland cancers, tumors, nodules and other irregularities. Sachiko continues to work with Fukushima representatives in the Japanese Diet to fund the budget she worked so hard to create for the children in Fukushima. She traveled to DC to speak to US Congressional Reps in September of 2011 in an effort to occupy then Prime Minister Nodas speech to the UN, again tainted with cover ups and lies. Sachiko has authored Under the Fukushima Sky (penned in Japanese), in which she explains the intention embodied in her struggle: Whats important is the water, the air, our food, taking care of one another. Life and our lives are the utmost priority. We forge onward for these: local revival & no nukes for the children, for our communities.
Posted on: Fri, 01 Nov 2013 20:42:22 +0000
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