Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Forum co-sponsored by APEC

Appalachian Peace Education Center and Christian Peacemaker Teams will present a forum on Tuesday, October 25, 2011, at East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee. Reception at 6 pm, room 122, forum at 7 pm, room 102, Rogers-Stout Hall.
In connection with CPT’s delegation to Jonesboro protesting the use of depleted uranium.
Speakers:
Doug Rokke, PhD, US Army (retired), DU weapons expert and whistleblower: health implications of uranium weapons for US Troops
John Paul Hasko, former Aerojet worker: uranium weapons production in Jonesboro
Ann Harris, Nuclear Safety Advocate: from mining through enrichment – the weaponization of uranium
Cliff Kindy, DU Weapons Campaign Leader: “getting in the way of DU weapons in Iraq and Afghanistan”
Ash-lee Henderson, ETSU graduate and community organizer: role of nonviolent civil disobedience in pursuit of peace and justice
Moderator: Jacqueline Luck, Minister, Holston Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, Convenor of Tri-Cities Cooperation Circle of United Religions Initiative
Please join us to discuss the uranium weapons being produced in our own back yard, endangering our communities, our workers, our troops . . . our world.