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Central New York's Voice for Peace and Social Justice October 1983 PNL 50 1
ERNATIONAL DAYS OF PROTBST
AGAINS T
CRUISE PBRSHIN6 MISSILES
Published Monthly by the Syracuse Peace Council
Founded In 1938
Regula r
WORTLEY URGED T O
RETHINK HIS POSITION S
500TH ISSUE SPARKS
PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS
Albany, NY
Dear friend s
The 500th issue had some fascinating history in it . Though our family
lived in Syracuse from 1950 to 1954 ,
we were not active in the Syracuse
Peace Council, though we attended a
few public meetings, AFSC Institutes ,
etc . In this way we met Lena Gray .
We were active, however, in th e
Friends Meeting, joining it in 1952 .
So we knew Mildred and Norman Whit ney well, and also the Websters ,
Marjorie Banks and Horace Eaton .
In the last couple of years I hav e
become acquainted with Alan Peabod y
through the legislative committee o f
the NYS Council of Churches . But I
had no idea he had long been an editor of the newsletter . Moreover ,
David and Maud Easter are value d
colleagues of Albany Meeting, wher e
we are now members and in whic h
Karen Beetle was an active youn g
person .
But our greatest surprise and plea sure was to read that the idea o f
having a Peace Council came from Les ley West . But, of course, she neve r
told us this! That we had a specia l
fondness and respect for her is evident
from the name of our youngest child,
Jennifer Lesley, born in 1959 . W e
rejoice still that we were able to take
her as a baby to visit Lesley Wes t
near the end of her extraordinary life .
We are very grateful to all of you
who wrote for or produced this wonderful and meaningful 500th Issue .
- Roland Smith
EAGER TO CANVASS
Syracuse, NY
Was feeling quite good about
canvassing one hot summer night ,
a few weeks ago .
Had a recent flash, perhap s
Gary Weinstein could be in touc h
with me after he returns fro m
vacation. I'd like to canvass m y
new street, Bryant Avenue . It' s
a big long street and would tak e
several outings, but feel the
exposure would be good for bot h
me and my neighbors . Anyways ,
if Gary could be in touch . . . .
- K .C . Russell
NOTE OF THANKS
Philadelphia, PA
Dear friend s
Much literature from the peace movement crosses our desks . Your news letter is very good--valuable to me .
Thanks for continuing to send it t o
us . Enclosed find a contribution fro m
me .
Pat Gos s
ISPC PRESS
Laurie Goldman
Syracuse, N Y
Dear Mr . Wortley ,
I am writing this letter to let yo u
know that I am honored to have bee n
the recipient of your Congressman' s
medal of merit . I have tried to se t
an example for others to follow an d
to live to my potential . It is goo d
that you recognize someone who ha s
tried to do good in these times whe n
so much negative publicity is give n
to teenagers .
As you have taken the time to re cognize my efforts I hope you will be
open minded enough to listen to som e
of my opinions . I strongly believ e
that our country does not need nu clear weapons to ensure our safety .
It is foolish reasoning that suggest s
our stock-piling weapons will dete r
others from doing the same . It s
time we try a new strategy .
I am a strong believer in peace .
Whereas I realize that we need a n
army and weapons for defense, man y
of these weapons, such as the Cruis e
and Pershing II missiles, are not defensive, but offensive . It is sense less to even build these missiles a s
they will lead to nothing but ou r
own self-destruction .
I have been petitioning for the Syracuse Peace Council and have foun d
my ideas on this issue to be wide spread among my neighbors . I hop e
you will rethink some of your previous actions concerning the nuclea r
weapons issue and maybe we ca n
come up with some better solutions .
Thank you for the time .
- Katherine Belge
National Secretar
y
Women Strike for Peace
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In This Issu e
Responding to world crises and re porting on past and upcoming e vents fill up most of the Octobe r
PNL . Tim McLaughlin's analysi s
of the war in Chad, Sally and Joh n
Brule's thoughts on the Philippines,
and William's report on US cooperation with Honduras bring an inter national perspective to our work .
Information on the Oct . 22-2 4
actions at the Seneca Army Depo t
provide a pragmatic angle . Don' t
forget to read about why you should
participate in the Oct . 24th CD .
Gary Weinstein and friends bring
the Aug . 27th rally back to Syra cuse . Other reports include : th e
Women's Peace Camp, the Nation al Men's Gathering, the Fast for
Life, Upstate Resistance and a surprise verdict .
Check out the book review to pre •
pare for a healthy and whole grai n
winter.
Editorial Committee
Karen Beetle, Andy Mager, Christa
Pranter, Angus MacDonald, Pau l
Germano, Per Herngren, Dian e
Sword s
Workers
Sharon Wolf, Peter Doyle, Pau l
Barfoot, Donna Wassung, Caro l
Baum, Sally Brule, Jean Wittman,
Gary Weinstein, Tim McLaughlin ,
Allen Smith, Lesley Pease, Dik Coo l
Rose Riband, Ron Ehrenreich, Maur a
McNulty, Melissa McCormic k
Mailing Party Worker s
Sheila Farley, Mustafa, George
Duffy, Elinor Cramer, John Evans ,
Allen Smith, Maura McNulty, Chuc k
Durand, Angus MacDonald, And y
Daitsman, Per Herngre n
Next Month's Productio n
Production: Tues & Wed Oct 25&2 6
Proofing : Thurs Oct 2 7
Deadlines
Space Requests : Oct . 1 0
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Classifieds/Calendar : Oct . 21
ZIMBABWE INDEPENDENC E
by Jane Norling
From the CAN'T KILL TH E
SPIRIT 1984 Calendar pub lished by the Syracus e
Cultural Workers Project .
The image is in full colo r
in the Calendar .
(see page 11 )
COVER
Karen Kerney's cover drawing represents our hope that the people of
the world can indeed "STOP THE MISSILES . " Join us on October
22 - 24 at the Seneca Army Depot to say "Shipment Cancelled . "
REGULAR S
2 Letters
19 Book Review : Uprisings : The Whole Grain Bakers' Boo k
by the Cooperative Whole Grain Educational Associatio n
Review by Scott Luscombe
21 Peace s
23 Classified s
Stuffer: NVS Fall Schedule
SYRACUSE PEACE COUNCI L
5 SPC New s
6 Birthday Dinne r
7 Monday Night Potluck s
8 This Month in the Peace Newsletter
by Gary Weinstei n
9 Unity in D .C . ! 1
MILITARISM
10 Report s
12 October 22nd
13 Why Civil Disobedienc e
THIRD WORLD
14 Our Survival Depends on Disarmament
by Sally and John Brule
15 Marcos, Reagan and Flight 007
16 Presente - November 1 2
17 The "Manuevers" and Viet Nam I I
18 Unruly Puppets and Foreign Masters : A Look at Cha d
by Tim McLaughlin
The PEACE NEWSLETTER (PNL) is published 10 times per year (except January an d
August) by the Syracuse Peace Council (SPC) . SPC, founded in 1936, is a nonprofit ,
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SPC Collectives,
Committees 85 Project s
New people are always welcome to join any of these activites .
Contact the person listed to find out what you can do .
The SPC Press Collective
Staff Collective
Karen Beetle, Allen Smith ,
Per Herngren, Christa Pranter ,
Gary Weinstein, Marc o
Burkli-Vils
Steering Committees : •
Organizational Maintenanc e
Pat Hoffman, Brent Bleier,..
Allen Smith, Peter Scheibe ,
Charlotte Haas
Program .Evaluatio n
Gary Weinstein, Carl Mellor ,
Sharon Sherma n, Paul Barfoot ,
Lisa Johns
At SPC - In tree ; Marco Biirkli-Vils, Caro l
Standing, front row; Corinne Jorgensen, Maur a
McNulty, Christa Pranter, Per Herngren . Standing
back row ; Gary Weinstein, Allen Smith . Not Pic - . turgid; Karen Beetle, Laurie Goldman, Dik Cool ,
Andy Mager .
photo : Mima Cataldo
SPC
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Peace Newslette r
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Pranter, Paul German o
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Carol Baum
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Larry Poplow
SPC Film Committe e
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422-165 9
472-701 0
422-329 8
425-698 0
476-690 6
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471-734 8
Local Weapons Facilitie s
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472-547 8
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Middle East Study Grou p
Gary Weinstein
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SPC Poster s
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472-547 8
Syracuse Science Collectiv e
A .P . Balachandran 479-882 6
SPC Canvassing Projec t
Gary Weinstein
472-547 8
Anarchist Study Grou p
Pat Finley
445-182 1
Stop Nine Mile II Campaign
Corinne Kinane
422-165 9
Philippine s
Sally & John Brule 445-069 8
The Syracuse Peace Council (SPC), founded in 1936, is an antiwar/socia l
justice organization. It is community-based, autonomous and funded by th e
contributions of its supporters .
SPC educates, agitates and organizes for a world where war, violence an d
exploitation in any form will no longer exist . It challenges the existing
unjust power relationships among nations, among people and betwee n
Alliances, Coalitions es Contacts with whom SPC works :
ourselves and the environment. As members, we work to replace inequality,
hierarchy, domination and powerlessness with mutual respect, persona l
Seneca Depot October Actio n
Friends of Central America
empowerment, cooperation and a sense of community.
Coalition (SDOAC )
United
in
Support
(FOCUS
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Present social injustices cannot be understood in isolation from each
Corinne Kinane
422-165 9
Peter Wirth
471-667 7
other nor can they be overcome without recognizing their economic an d
Gary Weinstein
472-547 8
militaristic roots . SPC stresses a strategy that makes these connection s Syracuse Cultura l
Physicians for Socia l
clear. We initiate and support activities that help build this sense of Workers Project
Responsibility
community and help tear down the walls of . oppression . A fundamenta l
Dik Cool
474-113 2
Bob Kantor
473-580 0
basis for peace and justice is an economic system that places human nee d Nuclear Weapons Freez e
Tax Resistance Support Grou p
above monetary profit . We establish relationships among people based o n
Marty Bartlett
458-626 6
Peter Swords
479-565 8
cooperation rather that) competition or the threat of destruction .
Our political values and personal lives shape and reflect each other . I n Finger Lakes Peace Alliance
People for Animal Rights (PAR )
Gary Weinstein
472-547 8
both we are committed to nonviolent means of conflict resolution and to a
Linda DeStefan o
495-006 2
process of decision-making that responds to the needs of all .
East Timor Human Rights Comm . Task Force on Crisi s
924 Burnet Ave.
Syracuse, N .Y . 13203
(315) 472-5478
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Upstate Peace Network
Geoff Navias
472-994 2
Women's Peace Encampment
Karen Beetle
472-5478
Syracuse Men's Grou p
Paul Barfoot
446-812 7
Educator's for
Social Responsibilit y
Joan Goldberg
673-1083
Relocation Planning
011ie Clubb
479-597 7
at Rector
446-238 0
Jobs with Peace II
Gary Weinstein
472-5478
Upstaters Against Corporat e
Blackmail
Jim Ellis
476-153 6
Jobs, Peace, Freedom Coalitio n
Gary Weinstein
472-547 8
The Central America Crisis :
SPC's Annual Dinner
—Saturday October 15th
the peace councilp •
The war in Central America has begun. There is no doub t
left . The Reagan Administration is involved in a complex ,
insidious and determined war of intervention . There are
now over 12,000 US troops in the region as the tripwire s
for regional war and possibly nuclear war multiply daily .
How well do we really understand this life and death crisis ?
On Saturday October 15th, SPC is excited to bring a mos t
respected speaker - Mario Valesquez - a diplomatic representative of the Democratic Revolutionary Front (FDR) o f
El Salvador . As a leader of the FDR, he will offer his comprehensive analysis of the war engulfing the region, insights into the civil war of his homeland and an impassioned plea for us to redouble our efforts to terminate US intervention, which is the only road to peace .
This Viet Nam of the 1980's, this covert and crimina l
war-by-proxy that the Reagan Administration is waging ca n
only be stopped by us, the US people . Come hear a committed and determined speaker from El Salvador tell us wha t
we can do to end the violence and work for real peace .
**** *
An extra added note : former SPC staffer, William Sunderli n
is seeking speaking engagements on Central America for
himself . He accompanies himself with a slideshow of hi s
last year's tour of the region . Please reach him for scheduling at (607) 272-5124 or leave word at SPC .
Don't Call Us—We71 Call You. . .
SPC's Yearly Phonatho n
Ring, Ring, yes that sound means that autumn ha s
arrived and with it the annual Peace Council Phonathon .
In late October voluteers will be calling many of the people on our mailing list asking them for pledges or contributions to keep the Peace Council solvent . This is the
most important fundraiser we do and its success will mea n
easier financial planning for the next year . We can onl y
afford to call those on our mailing list who live near Syracuse ; those further away should feel free to send us a
contribution or pledge . Thanks in advance to all for taking
the time to talk with us .
The mosaic mural o n
the East wall of H . B .
Crouse Hall at Syracuse Un . is based o n
"The Passion of Sacc o
and Vanzetti" by Be n
Shahn . They wer e
radical Italian immigrants who wer e
framed during th e
"red-scare" repression of the 1920' s
and executed in 192 7
despite worldwid e
protests .
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In the wake of October 22nd/24th
The Fifth SPC Council Meeting
—October 29th 1983 Saturday .
1984 is rapidly approaching and SPC needs to be ready .
In our fifth Council meeting, we hope SPC members wil l
turn out in large numbers to help plan the Peace Counci l ' s
direction in this very important year .
Primarily, SPC needs to set its disarmament agenda .
How will this be shaped by the scheduled deployment o f
the cruise and Pershing Its in Europe? The MX? Should w e
continue to research and expose local weapons contract ers? Should we continue to concentrate on the Seneca Arm y
Depot and efforts to convert it to civilian use ?
How will the Presidential election affect SPC's work ?
What are the opportunities . . . the pitfalls? Can we effectively aid the necessary defeat of Reagan and Wortley ?
Where do we want to be one year from now? What concrete work do we want to see accomplished? What work
are we willing to commit ourselves to ?
These weighty questions will be addressed at the SP C
Council meeting :
* * * * * Saturday October 29th * * * * *
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1pmto6pm
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* * East Genesee Presbyterian Church * *
* * * * 1800 East Genesee Street * * * *
Mark the date . . . and PLEASE COME! ! ! . . ! ! ! ! ! ! !
An Activist's Guide to Viet Nam :
A Television History
Look for an unusal television documentary series on th e
Indochina War on Public Television this fall (see ad, page 8 )
The thirty year war is compressed into thirteen hours an d
serves as a powerful opportunity for anti-war organization s
across the country to educate the US public . We encourage
you to invite friends and family to view the series together.
Hold a discussion afterwards on the parallels to Centra l
America today, on the legacies of the War and other subjects .
Get someone you know to videotape the series for future use .
SPC has resources on Viet Nam and specifically abou t
this PBS series . Please call us or stop by to borrow or brows e
,thru this valuable information . And don't forget to watc h
the series starting Tuesday October 4th at 9pm . The secon d
installment is on Wednesday October 5th at 9pm . Thereafter
it runs every Tuesday at 9pm into December .
Vanzetti by Ben Shahn
continued on page 6
Syracuse Peace counci l
Be the new Coordinator
for the SPC Potlucks !
We are still looking for someone to replace Corinn e
Kinane as coordinator of the SPC Potlucks . If you are a
Peace Council member looking for a project to sink you r
teeth into—this is it . The Potlucks are one of SPC's mos t
consistent outreach efforts . There is great room for being
creative, for learning organizing skills, meeting variou s
people from the Syracuse community and for linking SPC
up with other community groups . Please consider yoursel f
eligible for this very valuable work . Take a giant step I !
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will be here before you know it .
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Plowshare is a long-standing tradition with SPC . It i s
our largest fundraiser of the year . It is a very special even t
where artists, craftspeople, musicians, activists an d
everyone else come together to celebrate the Winte r
season . The Peace Council wants to continue this tradition .
There is much work to do, so please consider volunteerin g
some time this fall to helping the Plowshare committee- on which you are welcome to serve . We need people to telephone, write letters, distribute posters, write press releases ,
work with craftspeople—all the magic organizing tha t
makes Plowshare really happen . This is very satisfyin g
work when Plowshare finally occurs . Call SPC soon .
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"The Passion of Sacco & Vanzetti, " by Ben Shah n
Mario Valesquez to Speak at SPC 47th Annual Dinne r
October 15th
"Central America : The Widening Conflict" will be th e
theme of the talk given Saturday, October 15th, at th e
SPC 47th Annual Dinner . Mario Valesquez is an officia l
representative of the Democratic Revolutionary Fron t
(FDR) of El Salvador, and one of only five such representatives in this country authorized to present the positio n
of the FDR .
Mario is a native of El Salvador and long time activist in the popular struggles of that country . He now
spends his time traveling throughout the US speaking o n
the current civil war in El Salvador . His past qualifie s
him to provide the insights we need to understand th e
conflict . When Mario was young his political action s
caused problems for his family . He was arrested severa l
times as a student, only escaping torture because of hi s
father's standing as a colonel in the Army . It was no t
long before he became the "black sheep of the family . "
"They kicked me out of the house when I was 18 . " Mario
now has little contact with his relatives who conside r
him a "traitor" to the family . He left for the US and be came a political science student at UCLA . Later he re turned to his country to become a history teacher, an d
began teaching rural peasants in El Salvador . The poverty of the country, so severe that in 1979 the US Agenc y
for International Development said 73% of the childre n
suffered from malnutrition, lead him to become eve n
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more involved in politics . Mario, now 31, cannot retur n
to his country without risking certain death .
For those who wonder how the son of an Army colone l
could join the FDR, Mario points to a picture he carrie s
with him . The picture is of a classmate and friend wh o
lies dead on a city street in El Salvador, bullet holes i n
his chest and head, a victim of the State Security forces .
"Such government violence drew me to the left" say s
Mario .
The event will take place at the Harrison Center ,
1342 Lancaster Avenue, in Syracuse, and is open to th e
public . The evening begins at 5 :30 with a reception :
dinner is at 6 :00, with the program following . The price
of the dinner is on a sliding scale of $5-$7 ; childre n
under 12 will be admitted for two dollars .
SYRACUSE PEACE COUNCI L
DINNERS A
MONDAY
DISCUSSION
POTLUCK
Open to All at No Admission Charge for Comraderie & Discussion
October 1 0
Why Civil Disobedience ?
Why do people break the law for peace? Several people who are planning to participate in th e
October 24 civil disobedience action at the Seneca Army Depot will share their reasons for deciding to break the law . For information, call Andy Mager at 472-7010 or 472-5478 .
October 1 7
The Challenge of 1984
What Directions for SPC ?
Help us begin planning the year ahead! SPC's Program and Evaluation Committee members wil l
solicit ideas about SPC's 1984 program priorities and present a new proposal for an active nuclea r
disarmament program . Please come to this pre-Council meeting especially if you can't come t o
October 29's Council Meeting . More info : Gary Weinstein - 472-5478 .
October 24
Arming the Heaven s
President Reagan has stated a clear commitment to a weapons program in space . SPC membe r
Jack Manno has written a history of space militarization . His book, Arming the Heavens wil l
be published by Dodd Mead this winter . He will give us a preview and share his thoughts o n
how to stop space militarization . For more info, call Jack at 472-9386 .
October 3 1
Potluck on Potluck s
This potluck is to discuss future potluck topics . Are there discussion topics that you would lik e
to see on our list? Are there continuations or follow-ups on past potluck topics that you'd like ?
Do you have other thoughts on potluck discussion topics? If you are unable to attend and hav e
thoughts you'd like to share, please drop SPC a note . For more info, please call 422-1659 .
November 7
Hazardous Wastes :
Peril in Our Own Backyard
Every day we hear about hazardous waste contamination around the country . Find out what th e
scope of the problem is in New York State and learn what industries in Onondaga County are producing toxic wastes and where these hazardous compounds are being dumped . Tim Brachocki ,
toxic researcher for N .Y .P .I .R .G . , will present a slide show followed by a discussion . Cal l
655-3315 for more information .
FOR INFORMATION/INPUT ON POTLUCK DISCUSSIONS CALL CORINNE KINANE AT 422-1659 OR SPC 472-5478 .
6 p.m. Dinner bring a dish or beverage to share
7-9 p.m. DISCUSSION
THE FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE • 821 EUCLI D
(NEAR THE CORNER OF WESTCOTT STREET - ACROSS FROM ECOH )
1983 Plowshares Craftsfai r
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Socialist Pa
113 Univ . Station, Syracuse 13210
monthly forum
"Rosie the Riveter" Thurs .Oct .13t h
7pm, Petit Library, 105 Victoria Pl .
THE PHILIPPINES : U .S .Policy & th e
Aquino Assassination, Sunday, October 16, 3 to 5 pm at the Westcot t
Cafe, 550 Westcott St .with Jim Zwick
Attention:
Craftspeople!
call SPC at 472-5478 any weekda y
Information and application forms availabl e
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Fifteen Years Ago
October 196 8
(September 1968 ; There was no October PNL) "It i s
popular for Americans to condemn the invasion of Czech oslovakia by the troops of the Soviet Union, East Germany, Holland, Hungary, and Bulgaria . It is vitally
important that some effort be made to understand probable reasons why that small country was invaded . For
example, on August 18, two days before the invasion ,
Pravda spoke of the resumption of "subversive activitie s
by antisocialist forces" within Czechoslovakia, an d
charged that loyal Communists were subjected to "slanderous attacks, " "vicious persecution" and "mora l
terror . . . . "
Thirty Years Ag o
'What They Say About US . . .Otto Leichter, America n
correspondent for Swiss, German and Austrian publications, has just returned from a fouwmonth lecture tou r
through Western Europe . In an article in the Progressive,
he reports questions most frequently asked by his varie d
audiences . They go far to help us understand the min d
of Europe today .
1)Can this dynamic economic expression of the pas t
three years be maintained if the Cold War should sub side .
2)Does the downturn of the stocks in April and Ma y
and the caution displayed ever since indicate that
American business is afraid of a recession or even a
depression if there is peace in Korea ?
3)Has McCarthy become the instrument of some in. uential behind-the-scene people - as Hitler before
933 was the tool of the German Industrialists? "
Forty Five Years Ag o
October 193 8
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ROOTS OF CHANGE : Building a Sustainable Future
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COPRED Annual Conferenc e
Oct . 27-3 0
Le Moyne College & Syracuse U .
Guest Speakers :
Kenneth Boulding, peace researche r
Wes Jackson, Land Institute Directo r
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Real unity . What is it? How d o
we get there? Why is it so difficul t
for the Left to achieve ?
The historic Jobs, Peace, Freedom
March on Washington on August 27th
answered these questions to a grea t
extent . A resounding, human wave o f
Blacks and whites, gays and straight s
labor, religious, disarmament activists and others from all sectors o f
the US broke over Washington . Side
by side and arm in arm we marched ,
rode the bus, sang and celebrated vic •
toriously together . For a brief moment all the barriers and tension s
that normally keep us apart were gon e
The devisiveness of racism, so damaging to our movement, gave way to a
shared solidarity and trust . We were
ONE political force . Reagan would be
shaken by this show of popula r
strength and it will be on from her e
The
to his total defeat in 1984 .
people united will never be defeated ?
Below are impressions of Syracusans who went to the march . Black
and white, new and not so new, women
and men, they tell what the march
meant to them .
- Gary Weinstein
ITYinD .C. !
. . .From diverse sectors of working folk ,
the struggle for justice, against rac ism, was unanimous . A busload o f
steelworkers travelled from the Mesabi Iron Range, Minnesota ; they exressed their concerns over a nuclea r
nightmare . Another busload, participants in a local peace initiative i n
Denver spoke of the unemployment &
economic blight fed by military spend. . .Some came to sing, to remember, t o ing . One unemployed Council activist
pray and to recapture a special spirit .
from Chicago (while listening to Gi l
We shared food, philosophy, smiles ,
Scott Heron perform at the Washingto n
tears and were always aware of tw o
monument) noted his common oppress things ; how much Dr . King had touche d
ion with the unemployed South Africans .
our lives, and our belief in the essenc e
It must be a very small class tha t
of the dream .
opposes Jobs, Peace & Freedom .
Many persons asked what the Marc h
-Seth Moran z
accomplished? (I asked the same thing
Local 127 7
about war, racism and all violence) .
Steelworkers
I see the answer in my daughter's face
as she recently described the day t o
The most important aspect of th e
March, in my opinion, was unity .
This event will only have served it s
purpose if the anger and frustratio n
are manifested at the polls in 198 4
to defeat those who support th e
current repressive political policie s
in this country .
-Tommie E . Blun t
August27th March Signals New Level of Solidarity
photo : Mike Greenla r
Since attending the first Washingto n
March in 1963, the focus on civil right s
seemed to have evaporated in a politica l
environment of conservative Republica n
politics . It was good to see 500, 00 0
people gather in Washington D .C . o n
August 27, 1983 to convey to the Reaga n
Administration that Blacks and White s
alike will no longer tolerate the politic s
of racism, war, nuclear proliferatio n
and an economic recovery based on ta x
cuts for the rich, budget cuts for th e
poor .
her grandmother . When I hear the
pride and wonder in her voice as sh e
describes the power of Jesse Jackson' s
speech, and the effect it had on th e
crowd . Since the March I have note d
an increasing interest in Dr . King
among many of the young people I hav e
contact with at work and at home . It i s
my prayer that their lives will be influenced to work for Justice and Peace a s
he did .
- Dolores Morga n
Jeanne Morgan
The real success of Syracuse' s
participation in the 1983 March o n
Washington is still being measure d
- because the real work begins here
& now in our own neighborhoods . "'
Voter registration and other activities designed to defeat Rep . Wortle y
and Pres . Reagan just might turn thi s
country around .
If you can give a couple of hour s
on a Saturday morning to do vote r
registration, please contact me a t
446-2380 .
-Pat Recto r
Judge Remember s
Federal Magistrate Edward Conan of Syracuse foun d
activist Carrie Stearns of Ithaca not guilty of enterin g
Griffiss Air Force Base on August 6th and unfurling a ban ner that read - Remember Hiroshima . Conan found that
according to the first amendment, Carrie had a right t o
enter the Griffiss AFB Open House, and express he r
views as long as she was not disruptive . He ruled that
an open house at the Air Force Base is a public forum and
that the Air Force had no right to forbid political expression . And even though Carrie had previously been banned and barred from the base, she was detained fo r
peacefully protesting the base's celebration of war .
Carrie, who represented herself in court, used tw o
defenses : the first amendment, and an international la w
defense . She cited the Nuremberg Principles and talke d
about her obligation under international law to stop act s
of genocide .
Over the military prosecutor's objections .
Carrie read a moving account of a Hiroshima survivor' s
memories of the bombing . She expressed her first amend ment defense in terms of her responsibility to be at Griffiss on Hiroshima day - to bring another message to th e
open house celebration - to remember Hiroshima .
Looking back on the trial, I think the circumstance s
of the virdect make clear that our actions do touch people and change minds . I think Magistrate Conan remembered Hiroshima .
- Karen Beetl e
be unnecessary, and perhaps contrary to the hopefu l
spirit of the fast .
As many as 5, 000 people joined the fast at differen t
points in its duration . In Germany, two,people in th e
parliament joined the fast, and 20 other members bega n
a relay fast, each fasting one week at a time . The Fast
for Life group feels that the optimistic end will mak e
people, particularly those in the West, look at fasts as a
powerful tactic .
The group is now converting from being an action
group to becoming a resource group . They hope to form.
a second wave of open-ended fasting with a different se t
of people . If you have any interest in helping them i n
any way, please contact : Fast for Life, 4848 E . 14th St .
Oakland, CA 94601 .
_Christa Pranter
Designing Plowshare s
How can we convert our weapons facilities? Is peac e
conversion possible? What is peace conversion? How ca n
we work with unions? How should we approach manage •
ment? How can my group work effectively on conversion ?
About 50 of us were trying to find answers to these an d
many other questions at a variety of workshops a t
Plymouth Church on Sept . 23-25 .
The conference was sponsored by the Nuclear Weap ons Facilities Conversion Network and American Friend s
Service Committee . Films, a simulation game, an inter faith service, and times for social gatherings, including
good food, supplemented the workshops .
The conference was successful . I think we all improved our knowledge of conversion and other related is sues . It also gave us the opportunity to make contact s
with other peace activists . However, with global ten sions escalating, it seems difficult to make the long-ter m
plans which economic conversion requires . The opportunity to meet with a group at the conference and discus s
the October 24 civil disobedience action at the Senec a
Army Depot helped create a better balance between lon g
and short term goals .
- Marco Btirkli-oil s
People's Response :
A Significant Ste p
The Fast for Life ended on September 15th, the 40t h
day for the fasters, as a unified response to an overwhelming outpouring of support and commitment from a round the world . They expect this new wave of commitment to bear political fruit in the near future, an d
felt that the loss of their lives for the time being would
The Peace Camp Closes
Our Work Continues
The 2-month-long Women's Encampment for a Futur e
of Peace and Justice entered a new phase Labor Da y
weekend as over one hundred women gathered for an en d
of summer ceremony, complete with street theatre and
civil disobedience . Twenty-seven women were arreste d
that Sunday .
In early September, the approx . twenty "second of fenders" (women who had entered the Depot more tha n
once over the summer) were tried in Rochester . Th e
courtroom was packed with supporters, and the wome n
being tried brought their own sense of process : an agenda which the judge agreed to follow, and songs (including one written for the occasion) . The women were found
guilty and sentenced to 3 months probation and a $50 fine .
Many Encampment women are now organizing in thei r
home communities to participate in the October rally an d
civil disobedience at the Depot .
Close to a dozen women are still living at the Encampment itself . Work continues on breaking down th e
camp, painting the house, finishing up projects in the lo cal community, and settling the accounts . A regiona l
Peace Camp meeting the weekend of October 1st will be gin making decisions about the future of the Encampmen t
and the land . All women are welcome to be part of th e
decisionmaking . Call Karen at 472-5478 for more info .
- Karen Beetle
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Militarism
Meet the
FBI?
Have you often dreamed of getting together with th e
FBI for a nice friendly visit? You may have an opportunity to do so in the near future .
On August 31, US Attorney Frederick Scullin told th e
press that Andy Mager's name would be turned over t o
the FBI for investigation . (See Sept . PNL, p . 34 fo r
background information .) We expect the next step in m y
prosecution, if it happens, to be a visit from the FBI .
We plan to invite a group of people to come to th e
visit to explain why we're all draft resisters . It will als o
be an opportunity to work against the government's strategy of isolating individuals . If you'd like to join us ,
call Karen or Andy at 472-7010 or 472-5478 .
Upstate Resistance is also going to be working i n
high schools again this year . We want to bring information about draft registration and military recruiting int o
the schools . Our three main avenues are speaking t o
classes, talking to guidance counselors and leaving in formation in their offices, and taking out ads in student
newspapers . Tile first two tasks require primarily peopl e
power, but the last one requires money . If you would
like to pay for an ad in a high school paper near yo u
please call us .
- Andy Mager
Men Cooperatin g
for a Chang e
Four men from Syracuse attended the Eighth Nationa l
Conference on Men and Masculinity this summer at th e
University of Michigan in Ann Arbor . The Conference ,
which was also the first conference of the new Nationa l
Organization for Men, brought together nearly 400 me n
(and a few women) to study and experience some of th e
ways in which the role of men in society is changing .
It would be impossible, in this space, to synopsize
the events and feelings of five days . But one very special part was seeing former Syracusae Saviz Shafaie an d
hearing Charlie Murphy perform, for the first time, hi s
musical setting of Saviz' poem "From a Dancing Tribe . "
The conference filled us all with energy . It was a
time of learning and sharing, of singing and dancing, o f
smiles and tears and hugging . But most of all it was a
time of making connections with other changing men and
of strengthening our commitments to a gentle revolution .
There will be a Northeast Regional Men's Conferenc e
in Amherst, Mass . the first weekend in November . Several Syracuse men are already making plans to attend .
For more information, call Paul Barfoot, 446-8127 or
Andy Mager, 472-7010,
- Paul Barfoo t
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Syracuse Cultural Workers Project Box 636 7
Syracuse, NY 13217 (315) 474-113 2
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Militarism
The Seneca Depot OctoUpstate and Downstate NY activists have joined tober Action Coalition, plangether as the Seneca Depot October Action Coalition t o
ners of the rally and civi l
plan the largest Peace Rally in Upstate New York's histor y
disobedience, include repreat the Seneca Army Depot on Sat . October 22nd . On th e
following Monday, October 24th, there will be nonviolent sentatives from peace and justic e
groups across the state, includin g
civil disobedience (see p . 13 for details) . Both action s
PC, and numbering over one hundred . Locally there are
are parts of events held around the world in observation o f
still lots of tasks that need to be done in connectio n
the International Days of Protest (Oct . 21-24) agains t
with the rally - so, if you have time to volunteer, con Cruise and Pershing II missiles . The October dates were
tact
Corinne Kinane at 422-1659 .
chosen because they coincide with the beginning of Unite d
Buses from Syracuse will leave in time to get to th e
Nations Disarmament Week and the world in observation o f
rally
by 10 am and will return in the late afternoon . People
1 1/2 months left to stop the scheduled deployment of U S
are
encouraged
to take the buses to facilitate parking . Th e
Cruise and Pershing II missiles .
.
For bus reservations call 475-3598 b y
cost
will
be
$5
The October 22nd rally will begin at 10 am at Sampso n
October 15th .
State Park with an informal march to the Seneca Army Depo t
Statewide bus Contacts :
airfield fence . Rally speakers will include Dr . Benjami n
NYC
Spock, Bella Abzug, Manning Marable, Michio Kaku ,
Albany
- (518) 434-4037
- (212) 673-180 8
Oneonta
- (607) 432 .-145 8
Bishop Matthew Clark of Rochester, and Sylvia Sandova l
Auburn
- (315) 252-5876
Oswego
- (315) 342-277 1
of AMES, the association of Salvadoran women . SPC actiBinghamton - (607) 797-7648
Potsdam
- (315) 265-813 9
vists Karen Beetle and Andy Mager will also speak !
Buffalo
- (716) 835-4073
Rochester - (716) 288-271 0
The speakers will address the rally's demands : to stop
- (315) 853-2601
Clinton
the Cruise and Pershing II missiles, freeze and revers e
Rome
Cooperstown- (607) 547-9725
- (315) 339-240 3
- (607) 753-4815
Utica
- (315) 724-646 9
the arms race, fund human needs, convert Seneca Army De - Cortland
pot and end military intervention .
Ithaca
- (607) 272-2475
- Karen Beetle
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thenuclear mentality - Koen & Swaim (4 .50)
world.
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PIECING IT TOGETHER : Feminism & Nonviolence Feminism & Nonviolence Study Group - (3 .00 )
PRODUCTION FOR DESTRUCTION : Military spending in NYS - Webster & DeGrasse (2 .50 )
Militaris m
Why Civil
It is our responsibility to end wa r
and oppression . And to end them, I
don't think it is enough just to tur n
public opinion . I think we must, for
example, go into weapons factorie s
and stop their production . We mus t
disrupt "business-as-usual" o n
military bases . Maybe the law wil l
be used against us . But if the la w
is pro-war and oppression, then I
must break the law . This way, I
think we will get results .
- Per Herngren
Disobedience ?
Putting my body on the line em powers me . It allows me to directly
confront the issues and the systems .
It allows me to set some limits and
say "No!" You do this over m y
(very alive) body . I withdraw m y
support, consent and complicity! "
- Kath Buffington
War and violence are basic way s
of life in our current society . I n
working for peace,we need to chang e
our lives to reflect the social an d
economic equality we seek . W e
must all take risks for peace to be come possible .
- Andy Mage r
I feel compelled to engage in civi l
disobedience because I feel at thi s
moment in history these weapon s
exist as a very real, imminent an d
physical threat to my child, Benjami n
and to all children - who represen t
our human future . Not only is the
quality of their lives profoundly affected by the nuclear arms race, bu t
also the very prospect of life itself
is being robbed from them . No child
should ever have to carry so heav y
a burden of uncertainty and terror .
- Pat Recto r
"We must keep up all aspects o f
our work, through petitions, lobbying and rallying, but we must als o
begin to be obstructive . We have
to be such dissidents that the government must either change it s
course or remove us . We have to
be heard in a press that only cover s
sensations, but more than that, w e
have to show that we'll stop thi s
menace ourselves if someone els e
isn ' t going to . "
- Civil Disobedience Handbook
for Blockade of the Pentagon Apri l
28, 1982
I am prepared to make a statemen t
with my body blocking one of the nate .s
to the Seneca Army Depot . I feel it i s
the most important witness I can mak e
at this time . My religious backgroun d
gives me strength to demand an end t o
the immorality of nuclear weapon s
and nuclear war .
e Virden Seybol d
The power structure largely de fines the channel by which we ca n
challenge their reckless inhumanity .
As long as we meekly stay withi n
these channels the power structur e
will continue its global mayhem .
- Ed Kinan e
Acting out our emotions is sup posed to be therapeutic to a degree .
Civil disobedience may be fo r
many caring, thoughtful people a
better way of handling their frustrations than sitting safely withi n
their homes, wringing their hand s
and shedding futile tears over th e
conditions that prevail .
On the two occasions I committe d
civil disobedience I felt the bette r
person for it .
- Lilian Reiner
I am participating in a civil disobedience action because I refuse to
be an agent of the injustice pose d
by the deployment of the Cruise and
Pershing II missiles . Civil disobedience is an attempt on my part to re store the connection between m y
thoughts and my actions . It is als o
an attempt to catch the conscienc e
of those who witness my actions, t o
reach out to my brothers and sisters ,
particularly at the Seneca Army De pot, and ask them to help me i n
stopping the export of genocide .
- Bella Zuze 1
Joining an Affinity Grou p
Now that you've heard all the good reasons for taking part in civi l
disobedience, you probably want to know how you can take part in th e
October 24 action at the Seneca Army Depot .
The action on the 24th will be a blockade of at least the three mai n
gates of the Depot . To participate in the action you must be in an affinity group and take part in a non-violence preparation session . An affinity group is a small group of people (usually 5-15) who have prepare d
to take part in a non-violent action . Affinity groups serve as a sourc e
of support for their members . They include both peple who are riskin g
arrest and people who perform various forms of support .
For general information, handbooks ($2 each by mail), leaflets, o r
to set up a non-violence preparation session contact Andy Mager, 10 0
Trinity Place, Syr ., NY 13210, 315-472-7010 or 472-5478 .
LOCAL CONTACTS IN UPSTATE NEW YORK ARE :
Albany : Louise McNeilly, 518-434-403 7
Buffalo : Sandi Dittrich, 716-835-487 3
Binghamton : Beth Berriman, 607-797-040 5
Geneva : Andrew Baker, 315-789-396 8
Ithaca : Dan Finlay, 607-273-710 8
Oneonta : Will Siegfried, 607-432-867 3
Oswego : Ruth Sabine-Hanks, 315-342-277 1
Potsdam : Joel Ray, 315-265-813 9
Syracuse : Andy Mager, 315-472-701 0
Wayne County : Dave Stern, 315-587-978 7
Rochester : Lucinda Sangree, 716-244-729 1
10/83 Peace Newsletter
13
Third Worl d
An SPCStatemen t
The Korean Airline Tragedy Makes Clear
Our Survival Depends on Disarmamen t
The deaths of 269 people in the shooting down of a
Korean jetliner over the Pacific Ocean is nothing les s
than a tragedy . There can be no justification by th e
Soviet Union, or by any country, for the shooting dow n
of a passenger plane . We extend our sympathies to th e
families and friends of those killed in this unfortunat e
incident .
It is also a tragedy that the level of tension betwee n
the Soviet Union and the United States is so high tha t
an errant commercial jet is perceived as a threat to national security . Because communication is so strained ,
negotiations and discussion that could well have averte d
the use of force, and the deaths of 269 people, did no t
take place . In today's world, with 50, 000 nuclear weapons manufactured by the US and USSR alone, with computer errors, human mistakes, and strained communication between the two countries, an incident like thi s
could easily lead to World War III .
This fall, the US is planning to begin deployment o f
Cruise and Pershing II missiles in Europe . If these weapons are deployed, a Pershing II missile could reac h
the Soviet Union in eight minutes . In response to the
deployment, the Soviet Union will probably adopta
"launch-on-warning" policy--meaning that when Sovie t
radar picks up what appears to be a missile, they would
launch their own nuclear weapons . Eight minutes leave s
little time for communications or verification . In thi s
scenario, a mistake (and they do happen) could mea n
global nuclear holocaust.
The downing of the Korean jetliner by the USSR and
the underlying tensions it exposed make even more clea r
that our safety and our survival depend on communication, cooperation, and disarmament . Our reliance o n
military might can only lead to further tragedies . W e
must begin to disarm now . We can all work to stop the
deployment of the Cruise and Pershing II missiles .
In discussing the Korean jetliner incident, we realiz e
that there are many unanswered questions about th e
event itself . Each day's newspaper reveals more of th e
story . We feel that there is no excuse for withheld information . We have a right to know exactly what happened,
and we expect a full accounting by the Soviets, by th e
US, by Japan, and by Korea . Perhaps knowing the answers to our questions will help prevent future tragedies .
- Karen Beetle for SPC
Restoration
Rehabilitation
Renovatio n
Repai r
Third Worl d
Marcos, Reagan & Flight 00 7
by John and Sally Brule '
With the destruction of Flight 00 7
and the assassination of Aquino, the
dangers of US military involvement
in the Far East escalate .
Ninoy goes Hom e
The assassination of Benigno
(Ninoy) Aquino on August 21, 1983 ,
brought into public view the problems in the Republic of the Philip pines . When Ferinand Marcos declared martial law in the Philippine s
Sept . 21, 1972, Aquino was imprisoned along with other politica l
opponents . Ninoy was probably the
most well known and popular opposition figure imprisioned . Marco s
used the excuse that communist s
were upsetting the political stabilit y
of the Republic in order to try to
justify his suspension of the constitution. Aquino had been permitted to
leave the Philippines in May, 1980 ,
in order to obtain heart surgery in th e
United States . He had lived in political exile in this country sinc e
then . It was his own decision to re turn to his homeland, and he paid the
ultimate price for his action . The
dictator Marcos has been exploitin g
the anti-communist line for all th e
years of his oppressive rule, while
grasping all the money he can by
supplying the USA with military bases .
The world knew that Marcos was in
violation of the basic principles o f
human rights, as documented by suc h
groups as Amnesty International an d
the Association of Major Religiou s
Superiors, yet in 1981 Vice-Presiden t
Bush congratulated the dictato r
Marcos for "his adherence to democratic principles . "
Elections, Marcos Styl e
In 1981, Marcos had decided tha t
it was time to attempt to re-justify
his actions, so he held an "election "
under his ground rules, and had him self named President again . Thes e
so-called elections were not onl y
boycotted by the opposition, bu t
phantom opposition groups were set
up by Marcos to try to give som e
credence to the activity . It was wit h
the knowledge of these vmrations o f
democratic principles, along wit h
murder, torture and imprisonment o f
the opposition, that representative s
John and Sally have many friend s
in the Philippines .
of this country gave their congratulations to the dictator . Thus, Marco s
felt he could cover up the assassination of Aquino as well, and the US A
must bear part of the responsibilit y
for this atrocity .
VietNam, Korea, Laos, Cambodia ,
and China . These bases store nuclear weapons, and there have bee n
calls from the Philippine Civil Liberties Union for the removal of thes e
weapons, which make the Philippine s
Throughout the world, includin g
the Philippines, it is well know n
that Marcos had a hand in the assassination of Aquino . Marcos ha s
made feeble cries of innocence, ye t
in spite of his suppression of a fre e
inquiry, witnesses are coming forwar d
to avow that they saw Aquino assassinated by a Filipino soldier as h e
was being escorted from the airplane
in the Manila airport . These witnesses are essentially putting their
own lives in jeopardy by speakin g
out at this time . While Marcos ha s
formed a group to investigate th e
killing, it is composed of the sam e
people who echo whatever it is tha t
Marcos wants them to say,and th e
Filipino press prints what h e
dictates .
a potential nuclear threat .
With this situation existing, w e
should now examine the impact of th e
destruction of the Korean civilian air line , Flight 007, by the Soviet Union .
This outrageous act by the Sovie t
Union will have additional advers e
effects upon the stability of the Fa r
East, as will soon be seen . (We wil l
make no judgments in this articl e
about whether Flight 007 was taken t o
be a spy plane, or whether the pilot s
involved were aware of what the dangers were . We are concerned her e
only with the relation of that traged y
to the effects on the Philippines . )
Because the major US bases in the
Pacific are located in the Philippine s
and Korea, it is terribly likely tha t
Reagan will demand an even greate r
involvement of the US military in th e
Philippines, thus increasing the clanger of another involvement of tha t
small country in war . At the sam e
time, the dictator Marcos will recog nize this and demand even more sup port from the USA to shore up hi s
dictatorship, and feel even more se cure in his blatant violations of th e
human rights of the Filipinos . Onc e
again the Filipinos will be used a s
tools in the confrontations of th e
super powers, and will be deprive d
of even more of their freedoms . 0, n
U .S. Bases & Flight 00 7
At this time, the United States i s
paying to Marcos some $900 millio n
for rental of two military bases in th e
Philippines . This amount has rise n
from $64 million in 1971, but ha s
been going on since the end of World
War II . In fact, the amounts we pai d
increased dramatically with the impo sition of martial law in 1972 . Thes e
bases have been used as spring
boards for US military activity
throughout the Far East, including
Third Worl d
Presente —November 12t h
e
Words worth' saving
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I was asked for an article on the PNL .
I wrote one - it was dull - I thought Ah wel l
Why not do it in the rhyming style ,
I haven ' t done that in quite a while .
So off I go picking lines by twos ,
Telling you of the Peace Council ' s news .
The news is not good on the PNL scen e
But it ' s finances, not contents that I mean .
The contents are super, just couldn ' t be bette r
News, reviews, letters-to-the-editor .
It stimulates our minds and sets us to thinkin g
But, meanwhile, the resources are sadly sinking : .ỳ
The subscription rate of $8 a yea r
Should make it all so perfectly clea r
(Oh no : that's an expression Nixon would use'.
Better stick with words like " news " and " dues " : )
Fees are paid for the postage and printing .
The volunteer hours are unrelenting .
Now I know most of you give to the SP C
And that ' s not what is bothering me .
The funding's just not there for the PNL Believe me, folks, it ' s not doing well .
So please add 8 to your annual donation .
Show your support for our own publication :
Remove this debt from the SPC coffer .
They ' ll have funds to use so they can offe r
1 Other exciting projects along the way ,
After the staff have received their pay .
All together now- one, two three :
Hands in your pockets, just like me .
Pull out the money and away we go ,
Run to the Post Office - don ' t be slow :
Fill in the coupon I made for you ,
And a year from now, please renew :
Sally Brule
A national rally to protest current US policy in Centra l
America is scheduled for Nov . 12th in Washington D .G .
The rally is being organized nationally by a broad coali tion including CISPES, Mobilization for Survival, SANE ,
War Resisters League, WILPF and others . The rally wil l
be a major focus of popular protest against the reckles s
aggression of Reagan ' s current Central American policy ,
a policy that polls show is opposed by a majority of U S
citizens . The timing is none to soon, as the last week s
have seen an escalation of the attacks on Nicaragua b y
the CIA backed ex-National Guards and moves by the U S
to increase its military presence in El Salvador . A larg e
protest is crucial if we are to halt these policies an d
prevent the continued loss of life due to the immoral an d
illegal government action .
Locally, FOCUS(Friends of Central America United i n
Support) is organizing for the rally . A canvas and bill board campaign are planned to bring the issues before th e
public and promote the rally . Busses will leave from Syra cuse for D . C . on the night of Nov . 11th at 12 :00 fro m
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Information on the meeting can be obtained by calling 423-3870, or Roger Riffer at 446-2882 .
AIDS Awareness Day s
On Oct . 28 and 29 the Gay/Lesbian State Conference i s
sponsoring several events to raise awareness about AIDS .
On Friday the 28, a benefit will be held at 5 pm at th e
Landmark Theater . At 8 pm there will be a vigil at Columbus Circle to remember the victims of AIDS . On Saturda y
free workshops will begin at 1 pm at the Civic Center .
For more info call 422-5732 .
Third Worl d
The "Maneuvers" and Viet Nam I I
Tegucigalpa of 1983 is already being compared to
Saigon of 1963 . An analyst of Central American politic s
recently commented that one can now see Green Beret s
and US advisors all over town in the Honduran capitol .
This is not surprising, seeing that the US now has 16 ,
000 military personnel in Honduras and off of its coasts .
One quarter of the Navy's available surface fleet i s
sailing near the Central American isthmus .
This huge military presence has strengthened, at a
critical time, the floundering military campaigns by th e
Salvadoran army against the FMLN (Salvadoran liberation forces) and by the CIA-led "contras" against Nicaragua's Sandinista government . The Honduran army,
which has been providing cover-fire for "contra" incursions into Nicaragua, has also become more aggressive .
in spite of administration claims to the contrary, th e
so-called "maneuvers" are not designed to bring a reluctant Nicaragua to the negotiating table . Its aim and it s
effect have been to increase the military might of force s
trying to defeat the left in Central America . Highe r
escalation of military tensions will undoubtedly lead t o
regional war . US forces are poised to launch a massive
invasion to back their proxies when this happens .
What kind of events would set the stage for a region -
al war? Another serious dampening of the "contras "
morale would make the Pentagon have to consider th e
use of Honduran or US troops ; this is highly possible ,
seeing that the Reagan administration has consistently
underestimated the level of defiance of the Nicaragua n
people against aggression . Another scenario resultin g
in a combat role for US troops would be growing succes s
by the Salvadoran liberation forces, the FMLN . Th e
FMLN knows that it has to make major military gains i n
the coming months to regain its initiative against th e
US-directed "rural pacification program . " If the FMLN
regains initiative, it can use its leverage to call fo r
negotiations prior to the next elections . The Reaga n
administration will try to prevent this at all costs, wit h
an invasion if necessary . It knows that the FDR-FMI. N
(joint left forces) would win in a free and fair election .
Each day brings us closer to a major war in Centra l
America, involving US troops . Knowing this, we must d o
what we can to avert it . Mark November 12 on you r
calendar . The mass demonstration happening inWashing
ton on that date will hopefully send a clear signal to the
Reagan administration that we won't let Viet Nam I I
happen .
- William Sunderli n
Another Kind of US Aid Pours Into
Two US- based organizations, the Committee fo r
Health Rights and Medical Aid for El Salvador, are contributing to the Salvadoran "guerilla supply lines" tha t
the Reagan administration is trying to terminate .
The two groups of concerned US citizens have transferred over $250, 000 to the Salvadoran people for clinic s
and other health facilities .
El
Salvado r
Current US policies have made such aid difficult :
"We've been forced to send cash so the guerillas ca n
purchase medicines on the black market, " complained on e
organization's founder .
Despite logistical barriers, the medical community i n
the San Francisco area has been similarly inspired to
send US dollars to a Nicaraguan hospital ._
Melissa McCormick
Communities of Hope on the Honduran Borde r
While the CIA supplies and trains counterrevolutionaries (contras) fro m
bases in Honduras to, spread war south of the border, a grand experiment i n
a)
Satyagraha (active nonviolence) is underway in Jalapa, Nicaragua . North
American sojourners form an "unarmed shield" to reduce violence and in spire peacemaking .
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One day, last April, twenty-eight North Carolina religious leaders rea lized that their presence in the Nicaraguan border town precluded an expected Contras attack (military personnel alerted fellow soldiers, via short-wav e
radio, that North Americans were in the area) . According to peace activist /
journalist Richard Taylor (Sojourners, Sept . 1983), this revelation prompte d
the Americans to plan the "Witness for Peace" in Nicaragua .
The ongoing peace mission is co-sponsored by many US religious an d
peace organizations who receive assistance from Nicaragua's CEPAD (Evan gelical Committee for Aid and Development) and, the once skeptical, Nicaraguan government .
Tayor, who participated in the peace witness, described one of the tenacious groups who ventured into the war zone as representatives of variou s
socioeconomic backgrounds and beliefs . The nonviolent activists risk their
lives to share ideas about peace with villagers and government representatives alike . Despite morters and 120mm wea pons, the North Americans are resolute : "We believe that we can contribute a great deal towards diminishing the terribl e
toll that war is taking in human lives . "
The "Witness for Peace" might not end the Central American melee, but it has successfully precluded acts of violence and has given all peace activists a moving example of nonviolent direct action in the midst of armed combat .
Beginning this month, a new group will maintain thO community of hope in Nicaragua . Persons interested in volunteering or making donations to this effort can contact : Witness for Peace, Resource Center for Nonviolence, 515 Broadway, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 .
- Melissa McCormick
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Third Worl d
Unruly Puppets & Foreign Masters :
A Look at Cha d
by Tim McLaughli n
The United States government ha s
recently stated that the isolate d
and poor African country of Chad i s
vital to US interests . Presi dent Reagan's new domino theor y
portrays Libya spreading southward s
into the Moslem countries of th e
Sahel . Chad makes a poor domino ,
however . The nation's only "resources" are political, religious, an d
ethnic factions, each with its ow n
military potential . Otherwise, Cha d
scrapes by on subsistence farmin g
and livestock raising . How, one
might ask, did such a poor countr y
end up in such intense warfare whe n
simple existence is a major triumph ?
Chad exists as a country solel y
because the French decided to mak e
an administrative unit out of an od d
medley of African peoples . The new
colony established in 1920 include d
Christian and pagan blacks in th e
south and Moslem tribes in the north .
Centuries of slave raids from th e
north and the conversion of southern
blacks to Christianity divided th e
people of Chad from the start . The
French recruited Southern Christia n
collaborators to help rule the colony .
These southerners took over whe n
the French left Chad in 1960, con trolling the bureaucracy and the Army .
(See June, 1983 PNL , p . 12 . )
Civil Wa r
The current civil war is an offshoo t
of the Moslem rebellion aaains t
southern Christian rule which starte d
in 1965 and lasted until 1979 . Habr e
and Goukouni, the main Chadia n
leaders in the current battles, go t
their start fiahtina the corrupt an d
inefficient southern rule . Habre
defected to a new "National Reconciliation Government " to serve a s
Defense Minister and was denounce d
by Goukouni as a traitor . By 1979, the
patched-together coalition fell, despit e
French aid . Habre's troops battle d
Government forces in the streets o f
N'Djamena while Goukouni closed in o n
the capitol from the north . When Habre
and Goukouni disagreed on who shoul d
rule Chad, fighting broke out betwee n
the two Moslem factions .
Tim is a frequent Peace Counci l
volunteer, and an African historian .
Foreign Interventio n
The French tried hard to preven t
their former colony from falling t o
pieces . They backed their blac k
prote gees aaainst the Moslems ,
even sending in troops on severa l
occasions . Their past failures have
made the French pessimistic abou t
the usefulness of armed intervention .
President Mitterand approved th e
latest use of troops solely to provid e
breathing space for negotiations an d
denounced Reagan's " domino theory . "
The Or g anization of African Unit y
(OAU) also attempted to end the wa r
throu gh the formation of a coalitio n
government . In 1979 they backed
the formation of a "Transitiona l
Government of National Unity" unde r
Goukouni's leadership . It included
Habre's followers and ten othe r
factions . This effort broke down i n
May 1980 when Habre rebelled
against Goukouni . Libyan troop s
and French aid drove Habre into
exile in the Sudan, where he bitterl y
denounced Goukouni as a "puppet "
of foreign interests . Goukouni ,
sensitive to this charge, arranaed
for an OAU peacekeeping force t o
replace the Libyans in 1982 .
Meanwhile, Habre found foreig n
friends who disliked Goukouni' s
friendship with Libya . Habre ,whos e
support came from the US throug h
the Sudan, Faypt, and the CIA ,
drove Goukouni and his supporter s
out of Chad in eighteen months .
When Habre conquered the economic-
ally vital southern area, he looke d
firmly in control and gained international recognition as the "legitimate "
ruler of the land he had just seized .
As usual, peace failed to sta y
lone in Chad . Goukouni requested
Libyan assistance shortly before hi s
forces fled the country . Qaddafa i
contemplated recognizin g Habre' s
government if the new Presiden t
a greed to si g n a treaty accepting th e
"Arabness" of Chad and Libya n
occupation of the northern Aouzo u
Strip, illegally seized by tha t
country in 1973 . When Habre said
no to these proposals, Qaddafa i
stuck with Goukouni and aided i n
assembling troops for a renewal o f
the civil war . The official Libya n
policy forecasts that "the United
States is about to boost its presenc e
in Chad in order to crush . . . CUN T
(Goukouni's party) and use th e
country as a springboard for th e
attacks on Libya . This justificatio n
still holds true as the Libyan-backe d
rebels face off aaainst Habre' s
troops, French leaionaires, an d
Zairean paratroopers . American and
Libyan politicians appear determine d
that "their" side triumph militaril y
while French and OAU efforts a t
negotiation go nowhere .
The Consequence s
While the military clashes go on ,
the people of Chad suffer the result s
of their leaders' folly . Like othe r
countries of the Sahel, drou g ht and
the spreadin g desert threaten crop s
and lifestock . Roads to bring relie f
to stricken areas are almost non existent and food trucks run the ris k
of bein g commandeered for militar y
service . Dr . Phillipe Laurent of
Medecins Sans Frontiers reports tha t
"Bilharzia, tuberculosis, leprosy ,
malaria, sleepin g sickness and a
host of other infectious diseases ar e
on the increase"in the wartorn land .
Unfortunately, the ener g y needed to
combat the poor quality of norma l
life in Chad remains locked up in th e
continued strife kept alive throu g h
forei gn intervention and the inabilit y
of Chadian leaders to work to g ether .
Under these circumstances, life i n
Chad looks very grim for the fore seeable future .
Regula r
Book Review
Uprisings : The Whole Grain Bakers' Boo k
Cooperative whole Grain Educational Association 1983 $11 .95 spiral boun d
by Scott Luscomb e
As the weather cools and day lengt h
shortens, I begin to anticipate nights
by the oven baking . A better way to
warm yourself and others through thi s
time of cold and rest I can't imagine .
So here in time to inspire and challenge you is a new bakers' book (in stead of cookbook) called Uprisings :
The Whole Grain Bakers' Book . The
book is a collective effort of the Cooperative Whole Grain Educationa l
Association, which is comprised o f
many of the cooperative whole grai n
bakeries across North America .
This is not just another bread book
but an educational and inspiring piece
of the People's creativity. Eatin g
whole foods may seem to some a re treat from a more refined and civilized
diet . In reality it is a step forwar d
in nutritional awareness . While som e
recipes are as old as the 1st Centur y
A . D . (see Essene Bread), the combinations of foods listed here are de rived from a sophisticated global foo d
distribution system . With the adde d
information of the composition of various foods we can create a diet su perior to many diets previously trie d
and much more healthy than the Stand ard American Diet (S .A .D .) .
The book's introduction to baking - its history and the present state o f
the baking industry--is illuminating
and concisely presented . A short
section on cooperatives and how the y
work in whole grain bakeries is followed by a section on all the ingredients used in the cookbook (bakers '
Scott is a gardener, farmer, part time baker at On the Rise and full time Castro Gnome .
The coconut macaroons (p . 198) I
made were moister and tastier than
the ones I got from Somadhara 3
weeks ago (the vanilla I added migh t
have helped) .
The peanut butter cookies wit h
raisins (p . 223) were delicious .
They tended to be dry and crumbly .
Under cooking (by "normal" cooki e
standards) seemed to make a moister ,
firmer cookie .
The apple miso bars (p . 221) were
a lot of work and definitely not tha t
good . Beware of descriptions bearin g
the word "interesting flavor ."
book, excuse me) . The source o f
each food is discussed as well as it s
dietary usefulness and its effec t
when used in baked goods . There' s
good information on sugar and salt .
The section on baking covers th e
gamut of baking from yea sted bread s
to pies and cookies (omitting suc h
arts as croissants and tortes) . There
is a short section on substituting and
equivalence charts . This is ofte n
needed in converting your mom's favorite recipe into a more wholesome
food .
Then come the bakeries . This is
the main part of the book and include s
addresses, brief descriptions an d
recipes from each bakery . Whole
grain bakeries have been a fragile
flower (flour?) of an idea that ca n
wither quickly if left unattended .
Some of the bakeries listed are no
longer in existence . Their recipe s
live on in this book . One of the oldest ones listed as still struggling
(People's Bakery in San Francisco )
is now closed . Please support you r
local whole grain bakeries (On the
Rise in Syracuse, Somadhara in Ithaca and Yeast/West in Buffalo) !
Whole grain bakeries are ofte n
composed of people with little or n o
formal baking experience . This lac k
of professional "guidance" ofte n
leaves the baker with more darin g
and creativity when dreaming up ne w
recipes . The recipes listed ar e
scaled down versions of the one s
used on a commercial level . Eac h
recipe has been tested several times .
The scale down makes for some interesting measurements (5/8 cup, 3/ 5
cup, 1/6 cup) but the recipes produce
delicious baked goods with a minimum
of baking skill . There are some in credibly easy recipes and enoug h
challenging ones to inspire even a
seasoned home baker . I found a
scale helpful for weighing quantitie s
listed in some of the recipes . Ingredients can be rather exotic so be
sure you have all of them before
planning on baking a particular recip e
(or use the substitution chart) .
If the Moosewood Cookbook is th e
illuminated manuscript of Diet fora
Small Planet, then Uprisings is the
illuminated manuscript for the Tassahara Bread Book . Treat yourself
and your friends to some warmth and
nutrition from the People's Ovens .
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(109 Walton St . Syracuse) and at Th e
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Recipe Reviews
The maple oatmeal cookies (p .
257) get the "best batter award "
for the most delicious raw dough
tested . The cookies were not rea l
sweet but crunchy and delicious .
This is one of the easiest recipes .
The Swedish rye (p . 117) is authentic and orangy . It was slow rising and a bit dense .
the St . John's bread (p . 145 )
from People's Bakery was easy to
make (again once all the ingredients
were on hand) and it came out as
good as the original item . A grea t
toasted bread with breakfast .
The 3 seed bread (p . 125) fro m
On The Rise was an easy one to mak e
once all the ingredients were a t
hand . It rose quickly and produce d
2 huge loaves .
The carob cake (p . 165) was ligh t
and moist and a little on the swee t
side . Very easy and without eggs o r
dairy products .
The essene bread (p .*39) was delicious and different . It would have
been sweeter if I'd ground th e
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once they get sprouting they , go fast .
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Regular
Open Hand Theatre Presents:
This fall, Open Hand Theatre wil l
produce two cultural events designe d
to spice up the autumn season i n
Syracuse .
Each Thursday beginning October 6 ,
"A Taste of the Arts" will offer a fre e
sampling of the cultural wealth we
have here in Central New York . Th e
season will begin with Diane Massi e
and Tim Suffern performing Baroqu e
and Classical selections for flute an d
guitar . Other October performances :
10/13 Viola Ensemble, 10/20 Baroqu e
Guitar & Lute, Alexander Raycov ,
10/27 Traditional Celtic Music of th e
Harvest and Halloween, John & Sondr a
Bromka . All performances are fro m
noon to 1pm at Plymouth Congregation al Church, 232 B . Onondaga St .
On Friday, November 11 at 8p m
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will bring an evening of mime/mas k
drama to the Open Hand Studio in Ply mouth Church . Fintushel's performance will include, "Visions of Einstein, An Exorcism of the Mentality of
War ." There will be a $3 .50-5 .0 0
sliding scale donation . A 5-hour wor k
shop will be conducted by Fintushe l
on Saturday 11/12 from 10-3pm . Th e
workshop fee is $20, reciprocity i s
available . Re g istration is limited .
Call Open Hand at 472-9386 for info .
- Geoff Navia s
deAntonio Films Oct. 5-7
The Syracuse premiere of Emile d e
Antonio's new film on the Plowshare s
8, In The King of Prussia, played to
an overflow audience this past Ma y
at the Syracuse Stage .
The film and Emile are returning t o
Syracuse for a three day festival o f
his films October 5-7 . The following
films will be shown : In The Year o f
the Pig, In the King of Prussia, Poin t
of Order, Painter's Painting, an d
Millhouse .
(See the calendar for
times and locations . )
Emile is a longtime political film
maker and a fascinating speaker (h e
will speak after all showings) . Th e
festival is sponsored by a number o f
S . U . groups and SPC . For more info,
call the Film Study Center at 423-201 1
- Dik Cool
Freeze Network
ESR Week of Dialogue
Reaching more people and devising ways to maintain a distribution system which is effective an d
rewarding are essential to th e
growth of a grassroots movement .
Recently, the Nuclear Weapon s
Freeze of Central New York initiate d
such a system . The first items t o
be distributed were posters explaining the dangers of Cruise an d
Pershing II missile deployment .
People participated by phoning ,
having posters at their homes fo r
neighbors to pick up, or by doin g
posting . This may prove a good
avenue of outreach to larger areas a s
a atisfying involvement for ne w
volunteers and as a way of becomin g
more visible .
If you would like to be involve d
in this effort, please call 472-8356 .
- Diane Sword s
Spurred by the success of las t
year's "Day of Dialogue" on th e
nuclear arms race, Educators for
Social Responsibility is planning a
WEEK OF DIALOGUE . This will b e
ESR's contribution to a National Wee k
of Education program, "The New Arm s
Race, or New Ways of Thinking? " ,
November 5-12, 1983, co-sponsore d
by ESR, Union of Concerned Scientists, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Lawyers' Alliance for Nu clear Arms Control, Students/Teachers Opposed to Nuclear War ,
United Campuses Against Nuclea r
War .
The focus of ESR's DIALOGUE i s
images of peace . This theme ad dresses the realization that mos t
students lack models of people who
work successfully for a peacefu l
world and believe that nuclear war i s
more likely than peace .
Students all around the country
will be asked to ima g ine the implications of 1) a growing arms race, o r
2)possibilities of global interdependence of nations as a new way o f
thinking .
To help educators discuss positiv e
concepts of peace, a K-12 Curriculum Guide has been developed b y
Shelley Berman, Coordinator of
Boston ESR, and over 60 teachers .
Many members of the local ES R
chapter are planning to adapt thes e
materials to their own settinas .
For local contacts call :
Tom Bennett 474-018 5
Dragon Walk
Women for Peace and Animal Liberation in England organized a drago n
walk in August between their cam p
(near Porton Down, a huge militar y
research lab where animals are tortured and killed with chemical an d
biological weapons) and the Green ham Common Women's Peace Camp .
People and animals were to wal k
with a huge Rainbow Dragon, wh o
breathes the fire of life, transforming the negative powers in the worl d
through the strength and beauty o f
her flames .
As Mandhi from the camp says :
"For myself, and I know other wome n
here, the issue of animal rights an d
peace is inseparable . It's all a
matter of attitudes toward the othe r
living things around you . It combines the two issues into a soli d
whole . "
Write : Women for Peace and Anima l
Liberation, Porton Down, Nr . Winterslow, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England ,
or call Linda 475-0062 .
- Linda DeStefano
-Diane Sword s
New Syracuse Vets Group
Jack Schwartz, a Viet Nam Vet send s
this announcement of a new local chap ter of Viet Nam Veterans of America :
There ' s a new support group to hel p
you, the angry depressed, unemployed ,
misunderstood Viet Nam era vet . N o
catch 22 hassles . Open to Viet Na m
and Viet Nam era veterans with associate memberships available to friend s
and family members . Come wher e
people listen and, most importantly ,
understand . We've all been through
it so we can relate . We need people
and ideas to bring the injustices t o
Viet Nam veterans to an end . Get
involved with fellow vets--smile s
and gripes welcome . Call Mike
Vandermark, 476-2325 or Jac k
Schwartz, 479-8784 .
- Kath Buffington
Savings
and
Investments
In the last 12 months we have
loaned over $100,000 to ou r
members . We need your deposits to make more loans i n
our community . We have
accounts and certificate s
to meet your savings an d
investment needs . Phon e
us for our current rates and
options, and for our chang ing hours . We are in ne w
larger quarters in the co-op .
Stop in and say hello .
Phone For Our New Hours 471-111 6
Syracuse Cooperative
Federal Credit Unio n
Where you own the bank .
Alternatives for Radical Politic s
-a conference for the democratic left WORKSHOPS :
Local Radical Political Chang e
Getting the Message Acros s
Developing Local Feminist Issue s
Strategies of Direct Action Campaign s
Alternative Institutions (Sr Radical Chang e
Organizing Local Electoral Campaign s
PLENARY :
"Strategies and Programs" various view s
on advancing radical social change in the U . S
Sponsored by affiliates of the Socialist Party, The Citizens Party, & Democratic Socialists of America and b y
independent radicals .
g am to 5 :30 pm, Fee $3, free childcare, lunch availabl e
For more info ., or if you'd like to stay for the weeken d
phone Ron Ehrenreich at 478-079 3
Saturday, October 8th .
Cayuga Nature Center, Ithaca
jT#inimT
tsIis
.• stepits stow
by
October 7- 9
October 14-1 6
-"Unpredictable Iran, " with Irva n
Abrahanian, William Worthy, an d
Randy Goodman
-"The Beseiged Carribean ,"• wit h
Caldwell Taylor
October 21-23 -"Toward a Worker's Party, " wit h
Tony Mazzocch i
October 28-30 -"The Current Assault on Margargt
Mead, " with Eleanor Leacoc k
The Berkshire Forum will lead tours to Cuba ( Dec .
16-26) and to Granada (March 5-19, 1984) .
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Was and Peace, a publication of the Syracuse Peace Council, is an excellent resource o n
peacemaking . Order copies from SPC, 924 Burnet Ave ., Syracuse, NY 1 3203 . Available
for the cost of postage! ! Send for your copies today .
Sound System : SPC has a working sound system available for speaking engagements .
Includes 2 speakers, amp, mike, and stand . Rent $20, negotiable . Call Allen 472-547 8
Money is Still Needed to help support our new European intern, Per Herngren . Contact
Christa at SPC, 472-5478, if you can help in any way . Small donations are welcome ,
as well as large ones, of course .
Nimj's
The Peace Newsletter editorial committeeneeds your help . There is much work to b e
done in putting out this newsletter . Come in and talk to us about how much time yo u
have, and what kind of work you like . Karen at SPC, 924 Burnet Ave, 472-5478 .
Satan-owle t
BAKER Y
Upstate Resistance could use your help in our work of educating young people abou t
military recruiting and the draft . We hope to be initiating a high school project this fall .
To become involved, or just learn more, contact Karen or Andy at 472-5478 or 472-7010 .
Employment Needed by the new SPC printer, Maura McNulty. Housecleaning, babysitting
odd jobs are needed to help make ends meet . Call Maura at 472-5478 days or 478 4779 eves .
Volunteers Needed, in Syracuse Cultural Workers Project office to help on "Can't Kill th e
Sprit" 1984 Calendar, etc . Call Dik at 474-1132 .
Healthy, Delicious Baked Good s
Disarmament, Human Rights . Southern Africa, Anti-Draft, The Middle East . For mor e
information on these and other peace issues, write : Peace Education Program Resources ,
AFSC, 1501 Cherry St ., Philadelphia, PA 19102, or call (215) 241-7168 .
HOURS:
State Tower Building
213 E . Genesee St .
422-6630
Mon : Fri . 7 :30-5 :30
SAT . 10 :00-2 :0 0
Closed Sunday
Housemate Wanted, partially collective household, one child, two adults . Grassroots ,
Dik Cool, 422-3298 or 474-1132 ; 2 people, friends, or a couple possible also .
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Evening Touch :, Deep Pressure and Energy Balancing Massage . A series of 4 weekly
gatherings in October for women . $20-40 . Debra Lee and Barb Dunn 478-5522 .
471 Westcott Street
Syracuse, N Y
across from Mobil Station )
472-111 1
Open 7 day s
Contra Dancing has come to Syracuse! Every Monday night at Grace Episcopal from
8 :30-11 :00 pm . There will be country dancing, contras, squares, circles featuring well known southeastern caller Peter Jorgensen as well as local callers and musicians .
Sponsored by Friends of the Traditional Arts . Come after the Monday Night Potluck! !
For Sale : 24 x 24 inch silkscreen ; squegee, spatula included, $70 . Mandrake
427-2680 .
12 :00 pm-11 :00 p m
Jionmmate Wanted for a 3 bedroom house near Onondaga Park . Wood heat, laundry ,
great yard . Vegetarian preferred, non-smoker, quiet, no pets, please . $150 plu s
utilities . Available immediately . Call Gary 472-5478 days, 422-7464 eves .
Take-ou t
Farm for Sale : 45 acres, one hour drive NE of Syracuse in Hillsboro, NY . Large barn,
small dwelling, stone foundation with new cap for building . Wonderful well water ,
rolling hills, hardwood . Nearby lake and river . Desires the human touch to its soi l
and trees . $30, 000 . 404377-2567, or write Beth-Ann Buitekant, 1716 McLendon Ave,
NE Atlanta, Georgia, 30307 .
Free parking in our lo t
"Great vegetarian egg rolls !"
Do you have an extra alarm clock? Our European intern, Per, seems to have troubl e
getting up in time for our regular Gam meetings here at SPC . Could you help him out
and lend him an alarm clock? Call Per at 472-5478, but not until after 9 am . He als o
needs a bicycle which works, at least a little .
K . Beetle, PNL
Lecture and Workshop : Every Thursday night a demonstration on natural healthcare pre sented by Dr . DiRuzzo . No charge . Natural Healing Arts Center, 500 Midtown Plaza .
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Environmental/Consumer Activist wanted with NYPIRG, New York State's largest consumer lobby organization . We are now seeking committed people for permanent staf f
positions and community outreach workers (canvassers) . Opportunities for travel, rapid
advancement . Make a difference! Call 476-8381 for interview .
The largest, most complete esoteri c
bookstore in Upstate N.Y.
Nuclear Power won't work . Read "The Unviable Option" (384 pp) by John Berger . Send
$5 .95 (includes handling) to RECON, PO Box 14602, Phila ., PA 19134 .
COME SEE
OUR NEW COLLECTION O F
AMERICAN AND TIBETA N
100 % Cotton Clothin g
also Chinese Shoe s
Speaker available on Central America! ! Former SPC staffer William Sunderlin is seekin t
speaking engagements on Central America . He asks for transportation costs and a smal l
honorarium . Contact him at 522 South Albany St ., Ithaca, NY 14850, 607-272-5124 .
Cat LoverWill Board your well-adjusted cat while you travel . My home, run of the
house . Clean, loving environment. Please call Elaine, 446-4199 .
A big bright furnished room in lovely private home in residential area on busline, fo r
quiet mature, working, non-smoker or grad student . Monthly rent plus security deposit .
446-4199, or 446-7457 .
827 E . Genesee St . Syracuse
424-9137
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1 /8 & 10/9 Nat'l Student
Anti-Apartheid Conf . NYC
212-962-121 0
People for Animal Rights-PAR
mtq 7pm Linda 475-0062
Schola Cantorum concert 8pm
May Mem $5 475-761 0
spc
. ,Yoga classes, 471-456 4
Calendar items? Mai l
to Corinne c/o SP C
Every Monday contra
8 :30 Grace Epis, before 10/20! !
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PaNY R
Every Mon . Coffeehous e
7-lOpm Westcott Cafe
Gr . Syr . NOW mtg 8p m
May Mem Ch, 446-275 4
If qrps listed on ca ten dar change rea mta tim e
call Corinne, 422-1659
Every Sun . Mental Patient s
All mtg 3pm Plymouth Church
13
Every Wed . Front Roo m
Bookstore open til 9p m
924 Burnet, 472-547 8
CNY NOW mtq Fed Blda
Rm 1117, 7:30 446-212 8
Syr Real Food Coop Councii mtq, 472-1385
Educ for Soc Rasp mta
7 :30 Laubach Lit, 132 0
Jamesville Av 673-108 3
Men's discussion "Wha t
Causes Sexism?" 7 :3 0
419 Seeley 446-8127
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1
3 0 SPC Potluck 3 1
SPC Potluck Topics 6p m
Frnds Mta Hse 472-547 8
10/28-10/30 NYPIRG fal l
conf . Binghamton 476-838 1
Syr Men's Group mtg 9a m
info Paul 446-8127
Nuclear Freeze mta 7:3 0
May Mem . Ch 458-6266
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Saturday, October 15
Harrison Center 1342 Lancaster Ave . Syracuse .
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SPC Annual Dinne r
NVS Films 7&9 :30, SU Kit tredae Aud, 423-387 0
"Social & Ec Adaptations t o
Marital Termination" 12:3 0
SU Bird Lib. Spector Rm, 423 CISPES mtq loam Fmds Mt q
3703 . free
.Hse, 475-482 2
St.
Arise Open Hse 4-6p m
501 E . Fayette 472-317 1
"If You Love This Planet "
7 :30 Petit Lib 105 Victor ,
10/27-10/30 "Roots of
Chance"-Conf SU & Le Moyne, 946-2882 ex504
2 1 'atRalSlys; f r o
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7&9 :30
NVS Films, SU Kittredge
AIDS Awareness Benefit 5pm
Landmark 422-5732, Vigil a t
Col . Circle 8pm
Inter-Rel, Inst for Peace
AFSC, 9 :30 458-128 5
Uprisings Book Party12-6p m
On The Rise Bakery
it a
SPC Council
Meeting
g (see
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Re-Evaluation Counseling
Workshop @ Women's INFO ,
601 Allen St ., 478-463 6
Every Sat . Cambridge Forum
public affairs 11 :30am WRV O
47th Annual Dinner
with
Wit''
Mario Valesquez
from the Demoeratic Revolutionary Front )FDR) of El Salvador
- Buffet Dinner 6 :00pm
$5-7 sliding scale
29
4
"Citizen Kane" NVS Film s
7&9 :30 SU Kittredge $2 ,
423-3870, see stuffer
- Reception 5 :30pm
22
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p . 5)
Pax Christi mtq 10 :30am 208
Slocum Ave, 446-169 3
AIDS Workshops 1pm Civic
Ctr, free, 422-5732
Water St . Stompers Halloween, Market Hse Music HI l
Oswego 8pm 315-342-173 3
6
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Depot
of
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(see below )
Women's INFO 2-part Workshop : Family gam 478-9636 . 2nd pt 11/1 9
27 Frankenstein
4
0
10-3, Syr . bus reser . 475 3598, see p . 12 .
Karl Williams, singer, Unity Benefit Country Dance-in
Kitchens W . Adams St . 7:3 0 Geneva, 8pm, info at rally
Women '83 Conf, 457-606 0
2Women '
b Director
Unsung Heroine Awards Din Fla 1 :3s0 SU Bird Li U Spe c Un 454-333 2
for Rm 423-3707
Music for the Recorder
concert 7 :30 Petit Lib ,
105 Victoria 473-2636
S(!► ~(s, -
Every Sat . Westcott Recycle s
glass, alum, paper, bottles ,
cans, 12-4pm 301 Peat St .
Social Change Conf . i n
Ithaca, see p . 2 2
Lorelei concert 8pm Marke t
use music Hall, Oswego
$4, 315-342-173 3
14
Julia
NAACP mtq 7 :30 116 Fur - NVS Films 7&9 :30 SU Kitman St ., 471-389 1
tredge, $2 423-387 0
2
Syr . Men's Discussio n
"Learning to Jitterbug "
419 Seeley, 472-994 2
NVS Films 7&9, $2, 423-387 0
"Hillhouse : AWhite Hous e
comedy" NVS, 3pm SU New..
254, $ 1
hSexeooh,
"Sex Role Socialization of 2
& 3 year-olds" 12 :30pm S U
Bird Lib, Spector Rrn, free
2 0 Dr. Strangelove
26
9-4 Nonviolence Sessions i n
Prevention mt g
`
Depot Cesarean
Geneva for 24, 315-472-701 1 at
7 :30 Plymouth Ch, Gai l
Interfaith Rel . Service, 4p m P . 13 or 472-7010 for
428-0933
1
more informatio n
in Seneca Falls, see p . 1 2
10/25, 11/1, 11/8 Feel ing Fit in the 40s & SOs People for Animal Rights
SPC Potluc k
Planned Parenthood mtq 7pm
pm Linda 475-006 2
o
Arming the Heavens, 6
515, 475-5554
frF
or Jane 478-852 1
Fmds Mta Hse 472-5478
Mohawk Valley Reformatio n
Sunday, 315-733-466 1
Syr Comm for 10/22-2 4
outreach mtq 7 :30 Fmds
Mta Hse , 422-165 9
Gay/Lesb Conf Potluc k
6 :30pm Grace Epis Ch ,
422-573 2
"Rosie the Riveter" 7pm
Petit Lib, 105 Victoria
19
25
24
23 CD
12
18
17
SPC in 1984, 6pm Fmd s
Mtg Hse, 472-547 8
NVS Films : "Point of Order" 3Pm SU Hendrick s
"Painters Painting" 7 :30
SU Kittredae, $ 2
Syr . Comm . mtq for 10/
22-10/24, 7 :30 Friend s
Mtq Ilse, 422-165 9
8
7
King of Prussi a
NVS Films : See Stuffer
Upstate Resistance mtg
1 :30 @ 100 Trinity Pl .
Men's Discussion
"Songs of Freedom and
Struggle" 7 :30, 41 9
Seeley Rd, 446-8127
11
10
Why Civil Disobedience Every Tues . Vegeteria n
6pm Friends Mta Hs e
Dinner, 6-8 :30 Westcott
422-1659, see p . 7
Cafe, $3 .5 0
16
CROP Walk for Hunger, Dou g
488- 098 1
Socialist Forum : The Phili ppines 3pm Westcott Cafe ,
see p . 7
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DeAntonio Film Festival
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