Don-t Ever Whisper : Darle Keju Pacific Health Pioneer Champion for Nuclear Survivors

Don't Ever Whisper: Darlene Keju: Pacific Health Pioneer, Champion for Nuclear Survivors tells the powerful story of a woman from a tiny Pacific island who championed the cause of nuclear weapons test survivors when others were silent, and who later implemented unparalleled community health programs and services that gave hope to a generation of troubled youth. The stirring account of Marshall Islander Darlene Kejus struggle to gain an American education despite disadvantages of language and resources, using that education first to expose to the world the U.S. government's cover up of the hydrogen bomb tests at Bikini and Enewetak atolls in the 1950s, and later to inspire young Marshall Islanders to make changes in their personal behavior to transform the health of their communities. Darlene took to a global stage at the World Council of Churches Assembly in Canada to tell the world about the health impact of these nuclear tests, and of the U.S. Army's discrimination against Marshall Islanders at its missile-testing base at Kwajalein Atoll. A U.S. Ambassador accused her of creating nauseating propaganda. But secret U.S. nuclear test-era documents that have come to light in recent years and are detailed in this biography document the U.S. governments deliberate concealment of the true story behind the conduct of its nuclear weapons tests. A tale of Pacific resilience, conspiracy, and health, Don't Ever Whisper: Darlene Keju: Pacific Health Pioneer, Champion for Nuclear Survivors is the true story of courage in the face of adversity.

Featured in the 14 October 2013New Zealand newsletter.
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