Uncle Sam wants YOU
"CHICAGO/TORONTO: Christian Peacemaker Teams announces delegations that will investigate and challenge use and manufacture of Depleted Uranium munitions.
DEPLETED URANIUM DELEGATION (U.S.) 16-25 March and 18-27 May 2007.
Eighty-nine percent (518,000) of the US military personnel who fought in the First Gulf War are receiving disability payments, even though the military operations there caused only 1000 U.S. casualties. Depleted uranium weapons
(DU) are implicated in these veterans' disabilities. Some scientists have discovered evidence of their use in the current Iraq war as well. The European Union has banned DU weapons.
The CPT delegation is part of a campaign to halt the production of DU munitions. Starting in Jonesborough, Tennessee--location of one of the main DU weapons production facilities in the U.S.--delegates will meet with people impacted by these weapons, including veterans, hospital administrators and plant employees. They will also organize and carry out a nonviolent public witness challenging the production of DU munitions. The March delegation may also travel to Washington, DC.
Delegates arrange their own transportation to Knoxville, Tennessee and raise $300 for on-ground expenses
*** CPT is a faith-based group that seeks participants for all delegations who are interested in human rights work, committed to nonviolence, and willing to participate in team worship and reflection. Delegates should have plans to share about the trip upon return to their home communities and congregations.
All on-ground travel, two meals a day, simple accommodations, and all honorariums and delegation fees are covered. For more information or to apply, contact CPT, (PO Box 6508, Chicago, IL 60680; phone 773-277-0253; fax 773-277-0291; e mail delegations@cpt.org) or see CPT's website at: http://www.cpt.org/.
(Click on "Delegations" at the left of the homepage. Go to the bottom of that page for instructions on downloading the form. Please include a summary of your experience as requested, as well as the completed two-page
form.)"
In other news: http://www.halifaxinitiative.org
DEPLETED URANIUM DELEGATION (U.S.) 16-25 March and 18-27 May 2007.
Eighty-nine percent (518,000) of the US military personnel who fought in the First Gulf War are receiving disability payments, even though the military operations there caused only 1000 U.S. casualties. Depleted uranium weapons
(DU) are implicated in these veterans' disabilities. Some scientists have discovered evidence of their use in the current Iraq war as well. The European Union has banned DU weapons.
The CPT delegation is part of a campaign to halt the production of DU munitions. Starting in Jonesborough, Tennessee--location of one of the main DU weapons production facilities in the U.S.--delegates will meet with people impacted by these weapons, including veterans, hospital administrators and plant employees. They will also organize and carry out a nonviolent public witness challenging the production of DU munitions. The March delegation may also travel to Washington, DC.
Delegates arrange their own transportation to Knoxville, Tennessee and raise $300 for on-ground expenses
*** CPT is a faith-based group that seeks participants for all delegations who are interested in human rights work, committed to nonviolence, and willing to participate in team worship and reflection. Delegates should have plans to share about the trip upon return to their home communities and congregations.
All on-ground travel, two meals a day, simple accommodations, and all honorariums and delegation fees are covered. For more information or to apply, contact CPT, (PO Box 6508, Chicago, IL 60680; phone 773-277-0253; fax 773-277-0291; e mail delegations@cpt.org
(Click on "Delegations" at the left of the homepage. Go to the bottom of that page for instructions on downloading the form. Please include a summary of your experience as requested, as well as the completed two-page
form.)"
In other news: http://www.halifaxinitiative.org
posted by dm at 2:26 PM
1 Comments:
Alternative title for your post: Uncle Sam wants to DEPLETE you! :)
I would love to go on that delegation, but I already have plans and I'm going to have to decline and leave space for everyone who has not yet had the CPT delegation experience. I highly recommend it to all of my fellow commentors.
-A
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