Wes, sometimes when the A-10s "practice" (such as at Nellis AFB, NV) they use REAL DU rounds.   Have you made certain that no Uranium rounds will be fired by the A-10s during your direct action in KS?   Best,   Cathy Garger --- On Sun, 10/12/08, AmericanDUST@yahoogroups.com <AmericanDUST@yahoogroups.com> wrote: _______________________________________________________________________ 1. Kansas direct action, workshops on DU weapons, militarization, peace     Posted by: "Wes Rehberg" wildclearing@... wildclearing     Date: Sat Oct 11, 2008 4:33 am ((PDT)) Hello all -- From October 13-15 will be three days of workshops and a direct  action in Salina, Kansas, focusing on nonviolent peacebuilding,  militarization and the tragic use of DU weapons. The direct action  itself will take place at the Salina bombing range where there will  be an Air Force "bombing and strafing" competition of A-10  Thunderbolts, commonly called Warthogs, which have been deployed in  U.S. military combat and training actions to fire 30 mm depleted  uranium shells via Gatling style machine guns.. The three-day event is called "The Heartland Speaks," sponsored by  several peace groups, according to two organizers, Janie Stein and  Martin Bates, activists in Salina. For more information you may  contact them at hopenow1@... and martinbikes@... and visit  http://www.salinapeace.org/ -- More information on the workshops and  direct action is below. Wes Rehberg, participant Heartland Speaks Schedule Monday October 13th, 2008 8:00 – 9:00am    Registration 9:00 – 1:00         Nonviolence Training with CPT Members Bill &  Genie Durland 12:00 – 2:00             -----Lunch on your own, available at  Hotel-----  (Emergency Food Bank Fundraiser) 12:00 – 4:00   Greeting and Registration for incoming participants 2:00 – 3:30     Workshops A  (Choose one)                          1. The Environmental Impact of Increased  Militarization, Local & Worldwide …Stan Cox                          2. Building Community with Complementary  Currency …Gerald Gillespie , Paul Krumm, David Norlin                          3. Everything You Didn't Want to Know about  Depleted Uranium…Wes Rehberg                          4. Peacemaking in the Christian Tradition … Esther Pineda, Carolyn Teter 4:00 – 5:30     Workshops B  (Choose one)                          5. The A-10 Warthog — Effects On and  Responses of the Beloved Community… Susan Crane, Ellen Barfield                          6. Power Point Presentation: StratCom: the  Face of War Making in the 21st Century ….Frank Cordaro                          7. Quantum Change: Reaching Out to the  'Other' Side…Martin A. Bates 6:00--7:00      Dinner at hotel ($10) with tables arranged around the  area with a workshop presenter at                          each designated table; folks can get  acquainted with presenters to help choose Tuesday workshops. 7:15--8:00      Welcome Address:  Lessons of the Great Peace Chiefs….  Patt Murphy 8:10 - 8:45      Affinity Group organizing 8:45 - 10:15    Film Screening "Bougainville Sky," with Iain Campbell "Fred" Smith, who is featured in the film. Tuesday, October  14th, 2008 8:00 – 8:30     Coffee, Rolls, Registration 8:30 – 8:45     Welcome, Opening Remarks, Overview 9:00 – 10:30    Workshops A  (Choose one)                          1. The Environmental Impact of Increased  Militarization, Local & Worldwide …Stan Cox                          2. Building Community with Complementary  Currency …Gerald Gillespie , Paul Krumm, David Norlin                          3. Everything You Didn't Want to Know about  Depleted Uranium…Wes Rehberg                          4. Peacemaking in the Christian Tradition … Esther Pineda, Carolyn Teter 10:45 – 12:15  Workshops B  (Choose one)                          5. The A-10 Warthog — Effects On and  Responses of the Beloved Community… Susan Crane, Ellen Barfield                          6. Power Point Presentation: StratCom: the  Face of War Making in the 21st Century ….Frank Cordaro                          7. Quantum Change: Reaching Out to the  'Other' Side…Martin A. Bates 12:15 – 1:15    -----Lunch-----  (at Hotel—Salina Emergency Food Bank  free-will donation) 1:30 – 4:30      Plenary Non-Violence Training 4:30 - 5:30       Affinity Group Organizing 6:00 – 7:00     A taste of India Dinner  (catered by hotel--$10) 7:00 – 7:45     NCNR Meet and Greet Summit (hosted by National  Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance) 8:00 – 10:00   Musical Peace Celebration with Joe Jencks and Iain  Campbell Smith Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 7:30 am             Peace Walk to airport begins 8:00-9:15          Informal Coffee and Gathering, carpool to airport  as desired while others are walking 9:00 am             Multi-Faith Prayer Witness at Salina Regional  Airport 9:30 – noon     Peace Rally at Airport as A-10's fly in (music,  banners, and direct action with optional line-crossing) Wes Rehberg PhD Wild Clearing Web Site Skype: wildclearing DU Blog Messages in this topic (1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Yahoo! 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