• Oftentimes the misinformation of the public already starts in your very own radiology course. Since many radiologists are uncritical of the impact of radioactivity, they take the data of the IAEA for granted and don't question the improbable statistics of just 50 deaths caused by the nuclear meltdwon. We frequently hear from students that they had a special lesson on Chernobyl and were told that the health situation fo the local population did not really suffer and that everything is fine now. Because these courses inoculate generations of medical students, who in turn act as multiplying tools for the lies about Chernobyl, you can already accomplish a lot if you can raise critical questions during these radiology classes. We are currently designing a leaflet, which you can translate into your native language and distribute prior or during the lesson on Chernobyl and radiation consequences. Just find out when the lecture is to take place and hand out these flyers in advance.
  

• Also, you can hold special lectures on Chernobyl Day (26th of April). This year, 2006, will see the 20th anniversary of the tragic accident. Since the media will cover this event extensively, it might be a good possibility to raise the issue locally, at your university or in your national media. Here you will find a power point presentation which you can use. Check with your dean or faculty which rooms you can use, when the best time for such a lecture would be (depends on your target audience) and ask the student body to help you advertise for it. The important thing is to stress the health aspect of it - why we as medical students should care
  

• You could go through the local and state media, check the information they give concerning Chernobyl and write op-eds criticizing them for bad journalism if they didn't at least question the IAEA data. You could publish a report about the media coverage in your country and show how lthe public is being influenced. This may seem arduous, but it's slowly trying to correct the damage done by the propaganda of the nuclear industry which tries to evoke the image of a clean, safe and harmless energy while at the same time covering up the health effects of radiation, leaks and accidents.
  

• You can go to the Wikipedia articles in your language and correct the statements about the effects of Chernobyl, since many only contain the IAEA data and therefore provide students and the general public with entirely false numbers. This may be one of the most important activities of "information hygiene" as more people use this online dictionary than ever before and with everyone having access to it, the nuclear industry has managed to get its message across quite well.
  

• Distribute the information provided on this page within your community. Especially useful is the PDF on the risk of another nuclear meltdown.
  

• If you want to take action against nuclear energy and are not sure if there's a reactor in your country or region, use the website of the IAEA to locate the closest nuclear reactor: http://www.iaea.org/worldatom/rrdb/
  

• If you can think of more activties to engage in, please let us know and send a mail to alexro80@web.de