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Dear friends, I received this & thought it would be of interest to the group. Peace, KH. ```` INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AGAINST DEPLETED URANIUM Bringing Together Speakers and Campaigners from All Over the World We hope this international conference will be an opportunity not only to provide accessible information to those not familiar with the issue, but also provide a working platform for activists, politicians and national representatives to collaborate on key global strategies for removing the threat of depleted uranium from all peoples, and for putting pressure on governments to respond appropriately to this threat. The conference will also provide a place for scientists from around the world to compare notes on their research thus far. The conference will begin at 9am on Saturday 4 November and conclude at 5 pm on Sunday, 5 November. The plenary sessions will include speakers from Iraq, Serbia, and veterans groups. Scientists will present the latest information on the testing programmes and medical effects. Workshops on the huge range of issues related to DU include: health effects, the nuclear industry, international law and UN work, government responses, Gulf War and Balkans veterans, clean up operations, practical support for those affected, the role of the World Health Organisation and the International Atomic Energy Authority, environmental effects, non-violent protest actions, etc. Full conference programmes will be sent out with your registration pack. Speakers Include: High-level UN speakers have been invited, but we are still awaiting confirmation (June 2000). Confirmed speakers thus far include representatives from campaign groups in Puerto Rico, the Netherlands, Italy, Serbia, and the U.S.; the International Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms; the Military Toxics Project; radiation scientists from Iraq and Serbia; Dr. Doug Rokke, US Army Radiation Health Specialist during the Gulf War; Dr. Rosalie Bertell, who has worked in the field of environmental epidemiology of cancer and birth defects for thirty years; Karen Parker, JD, international lawyer at the UN; Dr. Malcolm Hooper, Chief Scientific Advisor to UK Gulf War Veterans; Damacio Lopez, director of the International Depleted Uranium Study Team; Dr. Chris Busby, physical chemist and consultant to the Low Level Radiation Campaign; and Felicity Arbuthnot, investigative journalist. What is Depleted Uranium? Depleted Uranium is a waste product of the nuclear industry. It is radioactive and chemically toxic, extremely dense, and is now used to make armour-piercing weapons. When it burns or explodes, a fine, breathable, insoluble radioactive dust is released that can travel for many miles. DU has a half-life of 4.5 billion years. This means that, unless isolated, it can remain accessible to the human environment forever. About 320 tons of DU were fired on Iraq during the Gulf War, and about 10 tons on Kosovo and Serbia; a smaller, unknown amount, was used in Bosnia in 1994-95. Veterans and civilians in the Gulf War and the Balkans have reported ill-health, cancers, and nerve damage, as well as cancers and genetic abnormalities in their children. What is CADU? The Campaign Against Depleted Uranium was launched in Manchester, England, in January 1999. Issues covered by its work include ill effects of DU on soldiers and civilians in Iraq and the Balkans, medical effects of DU on soldiers and civilians, DU storage in the UK and the US, DU in scrap metal in the UK, use of DU in airplanes, and DU testing in New Mexico, Scotland, Japan and Puerto Rico. CADU, together with other groups, initiated meetings at the Hague Appeal for Peace, May 1999. These meetings formed the strong international links in the campaign against DU that are enjoyed today. CADU is a small, largely voluntary group, funded by small grants, affiliation fees and donations. CADU's Aims: -a global ban on the manufacture, export, and use of depleted uranium weapons; -recognition by European defence ministries that DU weapons are connected with illnesses among veterans and civilians from the Gulf War, the Balkans, and among those near DU testing, manufacturing and air crash sites; - governments that use DU must take responsibility for environmental decontamination of areas where it has been used; -recognition that DU weapons are already banned under international humanitarian law. Invitation and Registration Form for the INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AGAINST DEPLETED URANIUM WEAPONS 4-5 November, 2000 Manchester, UK Register soon! Limited places available! Sponsors: The Wainwright Trust, The Rowntree Reform Trust, Manchester City Council, Greater Manchester and District CND Send your form (below) and payment by post to: CADU, One World Centre, 6 Mount St., Manchester, M2 5NS England (www.cadu.org) Invoiceable organisations only may: email to: gmdcnd@gn.apc.org OR fax to: 44-(0)161-834-8187 Thank You! For more information please telephone the CADU office on: 44-(0)161-834-8301; or 834-8176 or send us an email! Manchester - A Nuclear Free City for Twenty Years 5 November 2000 marks the twentieth anniversary of Manchester's 'nuclear free' policy. Manchester became the UK's first Nuclear Free Local Authority in the world in 1980. Manchester City Council is generously supporting the conference. Registration Form International Conference Against Depleted Uranium 4 -5 November 2000 Manchester Town Hall, England Organisation (if any) ............................................................................ ................................................ Name........................................................................ Address..................................................................... ..................... ............................................................................ ...................................................................... Tel ......................................... Fax ........................................E-Mail.............................. .......... Please tick as appropriate: Individual Waged Rate £20.00 ................ Unwaged Rate £7.00 .............. Institutional Rate £80.00 ................ Campaign Representative £30.00 ........... I would like to add a donation ................ My organisation/institution would like to have a stall (please add £5)................... I enclose a cheque/please invoice me (groups and organisations only) (delete as appropriate) Please make cheques payable to 'CADU' in pounds sterling or use an international money order. Please try to arrange overnight accommodation in someone's home for me/us on Friday ....... . Saturday ..... . and Sunday ...... Non-smoking............ Sex.................. I would like to be housed with the following individual/s if possible: Please indicate any accessibility or food preferences: Please send me information about Hotels, Guest Houses and Youth Hostels .............. (Delegates must make their own arrangements for commercial accommodation). See also http://www.manchester.com) Places are limited. Please register as soon as possible! Send your form and payment by post to: CADU, One World Centre, 6 Mount St., Manchester, M2 5NS England Invoiceable organisations only may: email to: gmdcnd@gn.apc.org OR fax to: 44-(0)161-834-8187 Thank You! For more information please telephone the CADU office on: 44-(0)161-834-8301; or 834-8176 **************************************************************************** ************************************** Greater Manchester and District Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (GM&DCND), One World Centre, 6 Mount Street, Manchester, M2 5NS, UK Tel: +44 (0)161 834 8301, Fax: +44 (0)161 834 8187, E-Mail: gmdcnd@gn.apc.org The Campaign Against Depleted Uranium (CADU) can also be contacted care of the above (http://www.cadu.org.uk) *Should you wish to receive the quarterly CADU mailing by E-Mail please send a message to the above address* **************************************************************************** **************************************** **************************************************************************** ************************************** Greater Manchester and District Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (GM&DCND), One World Centre, 6 Mount Street, Manchester, M2 5NS, UK Tel: +44 (0)161 834 8301, Fax: +44 (0)161 834 8187, E-Mail: gmdcnd@gn.apc.org ***NEW CADU CONTACT DETAILS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY*** The Campaign Against Depleted Uranium (CADU) can also be contacted at the above address and fax number, BUT the phone number is: +44 (0)161 834 8176 The CADU web site is: www.cadu.org.uk -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a discussion list run by the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq For removal from list, email soc-casi-discuss-request@lists.cam.ac.uk Full details of CASI's various lists can be found on the CASI website: http://welcome.to/casi