reprinted with permission from Poison Fire, Sacred Earth, TESTIMONIES, LECTURES, CONCLUSIONS, THE WORLD URANIUM HEARING, SALZBURG 1992 pages 303-304 ------------------------------------------------------------------ THE WORLD URANIUM HEARING SOCIETY (Chronical) Founded by Claus Biegert in December 1987. Registered as a non-profit organization (gemeinnutzig anerkannter Verein) in Munich, Germany 1988 * Participation at the "International Uranium Mining Conference" in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan * Participation at the "Indigenous Uranium Forum", hosted by the Havasupai Nation at the Grand Canyon, Arizona 1989 * Participation at the "Green Energy Conference" in Montreal, P.Q., Canada 1990 * Participation and presentation at the Moscow Conference on Human Survival of the "Global Forum of Parliamentary and Spiritual Leaders" * Participation and presentation at the Nevada-Semipalatinsk Conference in Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan (former Soviet Union) * Presentation regarding plans for high-level radioactive waste disposal at the Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office in Montreal, P.Q., Canada * Coordination of the first European group exhibition of the "Atomic Photographers Guild" to be on tour until 1994 * Participation at the first "Continental Conference of 500 Years of Resistance" in Quito, Ecuador * Production and release of "The Death that Creeps from the Earth", a 32-minute video in English, French, German and Russian 1991 * Participation and presentation at "Survival and the Arts" at Sundance, Utah * Participation in the PrepCom meetings in Geneva, Switzerland for the UN-Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil * Participation and presentation at the "Protect Mother Earth" conference at Bear Butte, South Dakota * Participation and presentation at the "World Conference on Philanthropy" in Miami, Florida * Participation and presentation at the NGO-World Conference in Paris, France 1992 * Participation at the Earth Summit (UNCD - United Nations Conference on Development and Environment) in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil * Publishing of the Grey Book, a Global Survey on Uranium Mining, Atomic Weapons Testing and Radioactive Waste Storage * The World Uranium Hearing in Salzburg, Austria The World Uranium Hearing Society is an independent international organization supported by individuals and foundations. Tax deductible donations can be sent to: in Germany: The World Uranium Hearing e.V. Schwanthaler Str.88 D-80336 Munchen in Austria: The World Uranium Hearing Zentrum Griesgasse Griesgasse 29 A-5020 Salzburg in the USA: The World Uranium Hearing at the International Action Center (IAC) 39 West 14 Street # 206 New York, NY 10011 in Canada: The World Uranium Hearing c/o Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility (CCNR) P.O.Box 236 - Snowdon Station Montreal, P.Q. H3X 3T4