Gente Take to the Street to Say "No Nukes!" on 10/14

On 10/14, Southwest Workers Union along with folks from the Esperanza Center, Energia Mia, Food Not Bombs, and other San Anto gente demonstrated outside City Hall to voice opposition to CPS's continuing plans to invest in the South Texas Project, and to issue demands for a green economy based on safe, just, and sustainable energy options for San Antonio. The demonstration was held outside City Hall on S. Flores, across the street from where CPS's energy board deliberated over what percentage share CPS should hold in the two proposed nuclear reactors in Bay City. As the board voted to lower this share from 40% to 20-25%, SWU and our allies called for CPS, City Council, and Mayor Castro to do the right thing and lower their share even further--to 0%.

The demonstration started at 4pm and did not let up until after 8. Toward the end of the action, demonstrators spontaneously took to the streets, marching around the block and holding up traffic with shouts of "Whose streets? OUR streets!", despite police warnings to stay confined to the sidewalk.

We are planning to be back in front of City Hall on Thursday October 29th, 2009, the day the Council votes on Details on this action TBD and will be posted on this blog. If you would like to speak at this meeting, or if you would like to help out in organizing or participating in the action, contact us at (210) 299-2666. And pass on the info to your friends and family! We'll see you there...