A raging human rights battle is brewing between the Department of Energy and the people of the greater San Francisco/San Jose area. Citizen activists and environmental rights groups are up in arms over the right of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) to explode Depleted Uranium and other toxic and radioactive materials into California’s air.

This Sunday evening is your last chance to see the Rostock G8 exhibition at the Forest Cafe in Edinburgh. Both photographers will be on hand to here your comments/abuse for the closong nigt social which will begin at 7pm.

The Geneva Conventions: the core of international humanitarian law The Geneva Conventions and their Protocols are international treaties that contain the most important rules limiting the barbarity of war. They protect people who do not take part in the fighting (civilians, medics, aid workers) and those who can no longer fight (wounded, sick and shipwrecked troops, prisoners of war). Links to selected resources.

An International Day of Action has been declared for Monday, March 31st. On Monday, thousands of people in cities across the world will march to Chinese embassies and consulates

One of the the head honchos for the BNP solidarity union, Patrick Harrington, reportedly lives in Edinburgh.

Deadly Cargo is a new film by Camcorder Guerillas. It is being launched at 12.30pm on Saturday 29th March at Glasgow Film Theatre. Find out the deadly truth about how nuclear warheads are transported across the UK and what you can do to stop them

There is growing anti-war and anti-militarist sentiment in Scotland. A new student group has started up. Weapons Inspectors entered an MoD DU test range. With the Smash EDO film coming to Scotland news of an Edinburgh factory's involvement in the UK war machine has come to light. Faslane Peace Camp is also hosting a Punx Piknik the weekend after Mayday.