The 2nd Climate Critical Film Festival and Post-Screening Seminar: The Mothers of Three Mile Island

Event Date: Friday, May 22, 2026

Event Time: 18:00–20:00

Event Venue: Stanford Conference Room, Shuinan Campus, China Medical University

Guest Speaker: Tsui Su-hsin, Secretary-General of the Green Citizens' Action Alliance

In response to global sustainability trends and to deepen the awareness of environmental and energy transition on campus, China Medical University hosted a screening of the documentary The Mothers of Three Mile Island and a post-screening seminar on the evening of May 22, 2026. Held at the Stanford Conference Room on the Shuinan Campus, the event was part of a joint screening network for the "2nd Climate Critical Film Festival," organized by the Green Citizens' Action Alliance. The event attracted a large number of faculty members and students for in-person participation. Through the documentary and an in-depth dialogue with an expert, attendees jointly explored critical issues such as environmental justice, nuclear safety, and civic participation. The Mothers of Three Mile Island is a profound investigative documentary that approaches the subject from the interconnected perspectives of economics, politics, and the environment, focusing on the firsthand experiences of four mothers living near the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station in the United States.

The film deeply analyzes the untold truths regarding the victims of the partial core meltdown accident, as well as the symbiotic relationship between the early nuclear industry and the U.S. government. Though these four mothers, originally housewives, became helpless victims after the nuclear disaster, they stood up and transformed into determined self-help movement activists to protect their children, families, and communities.

The event commenced with opening remarks by Professor Hsu Chin-yun. For the post-screening discussion, the university specially invited Lecturer Tsui Su-hsin, Secretary-General of the Green Citizens' Action Alliance and an expert long-dedicated to Taiwan's environmental movements, energy transition, and climate change issues, to lead the audience in a deep dive into the symbiotic relationship between nuclear safety and civic participation. During the seminar, Lecturer Tsui Su-hsin also pointed out that post-disaster nuclear contamination requires an extensive period for recovery, and current technology makes it difficult to achieve complete decontamination. This underscores why Taiwan must learn from the nuclear disaster experiences of other countries, reflecting on the need for domestic laws and regulations to keep pace with the times, and develop corresponding measures for AI technologies that consume vast amounts of electricity.

Conducted through a film screening and an expert-led post-screening commentary, this event not only effectively boosted the faculty and students' attention toward social transition and energy issues, but also successfully deepened the sense of social responsibility among future citizens. It has once again injected a profound and inspiring energy into the promotion of sustainability education on campus.