Ban Depleted Uranium Weapons!

This statement from our friends dropped into our email box...

"Weekend of Action, 5th and 6th November, Buchanan St, Glasgow, start times 12.00pm, and part of international day of action to ban depleted uranium weapons (if raining we will likely relocate around St Enoch's Sq which is at the bottom of Buchanan St next to the tube station and has some shelter).

To raise awareness of the subject of depleted uranium (DU), and how British Armed forces have used radioactive waste as a weapon of war in both Gulf Wars, the Balkans and Afghanistan. This weapon, converted into shells and missiles, not only kills soldiers but kills civilians and pollutes the environment for millions of years.

Wherever DU has been used there has been huge increases in cancers, birth defects and numerous other killer illnesses. It is also widely believed that DU is a major factor in Gulf War Syndrome, the mystery condition that has struck down thousands of veterans of the 1st Gulf War.

Although the British Ministry of Defence will deny it, DU acts likes a weapon of mass indiscriminate effect, causing health and environmental damage long after a conflict has ended.

Scotland also boasts the only European open-air testing site for DU munitions, in Dundrennan, South-West Scotland. Over 30 tonnes of radioactive waste have been fired into the Solway Firth since the 1980s, and Dundrennan is littered with burnt-out tanks and other objects used as target practice for Challenger tanks.

All welcome to the Weekend of Action, whether peace groups, anti-war groups, environmental groups, or concerned individuals wanting to learn more and contribute to this campaign.

There will be a mass leafletting campaign, as well as open-mike where everybody is encouraged to speak out against war and oppression. Feel encouraged to bring your own placards, leaflets, and ideas."