From: owner-abolition-usa-digest@lists.xmission.com (abolition-usa-digest) To: abolition-usa-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: abolition-usa-digest V1 #20 Reply-To: abolition-usa-digest Sender: owner-abolition-usa-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-abolition-usa-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk abolition-usa-digest Friday, September 25 1998 Volume 01 : Number 020 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 17:14:14 EDT From: DavidMcR@aol.com Subject: (abolition-usa) Re: Japanese to take part in October 19th demonstration In a message dated 9/23/98 5:11:53 PM Eastern Daylight Time, DavidMcR writes: Dear friends and co-workers I just got a note today from Sachiko Mitsunaga, of "Linking Peace and Life" in Japan. She wrote that Linking Peace and Life (which is in Osaka) will be sending two people, herself and her sister, to attend to Day Without the Pentagon. Given the high cost of travel and the great distance, this decision means a great deal to us. We know that the October 19th demonstration will not match the vast outpourings of event such as the famous June 12 and June 14 actions in 1982, or similar acts. But clearly it is an event which is drawing people from a great distance, and is part of an historic and fundamental challenge to militarism, not just to a single weapons system. May I urge all who are interested to check with Chris Ney and/or Linda Thurston as the War Resisters League office - wrl@igc.apc.org - (or call 212 / 228.0450). Also check the web site: www.nonviolence.org/wrl/nopentagon.htm Time grows very short. Peace, David McReynolds >> - - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 15:48:28 -0700 (PDT) From: ilpeace@igc.apc.org Subject: (abolition-usa) the new abolition campaign A few thoughts on organizing the new national campaign to abolish nuclear weapons - --Kevin Martin, Illinois Peace Action, 9/23/98 The organizers of the October 9th and 10th meetings on nuclear abolition in Chicago invited subscribers to the U.S. abolition list serve to start circulating proposals and ideas in preparation for those meetings, both to begin the discourse on important issues ahead of time, and to allow those who won't be coming to Chicago to participate in the discussion of how to build a U.S. campaign to abolish nuclear weapons. Since only one person has posted something on this (thanks Jack Cohen-Joppa!), I guess as the host for the 9th and 10th I'll throw a pebble in the pond and see if any ripples spread. Nothing brilliant, I promise, just a few thoughts to get discussion going. IMPORTANCE OF GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING For many of us on the list serve, the importance of grassroots organizing is self-evident. And so far, the talk of how this new campaign (for which we need a name, and soon) will knit together elite, "opinion leader", policy analysis work with grassroots organizing and a sustained media campaign is very promising. I recently saw a quote by one of my heroes, Cesar Chavez. He said, "The only way I know to organize is to talk to one person, then another, and then another=85" I think if we are honest about it, we don't do enough of this. We talk to ourselves endlessly (which is of course what I'm doing right now), but not to enough regular folks. I want to underscore a point made by Paul Warnke, former U.S. arms control negotiator, and by former U.S. Senator Alan Cranston, who has done fantastic work organizing at the policy elite level: we'll only get real progress toward abolition when we are able to make it a political issue, and that means organizing regular old voters to pressure the politicians. Most grassroots organizations working for abolition - the ones whose members will pass the petitions, bird-dog and lobby the politicians, organize the demonstrations, commit civil disobedience, etc. -- live on a shoestring budget (and a gnarly old fraying shoestring at that). So if this new campaign is serious about the grassroots component, there will have to be plans made to get some resources ($) to the grassroots organizations that can translate the excellent policy recommendations from the opinion leader level into real political pressure on the powers that be. There have already been discussions about this, and obviously, the more integrated and coordinated a strategy we come up with for this campaign, the more successful we'll be in raising money from individuals and foundations. THE NEED FOR A LONG-TERM STRATEGY The short-term goal of forcing abolition onto the political agenda for the presidential and congressional elections in 2000 is good, as are many other projects already underway, but we also need to think about the long term. If we're really good, and a bit lucky, this campaign will take 10, 12, 15 years. Many of us have already worked for nuclear disarmament for much longer than that, so that long of a timeline shouldn't scare us, but we might not all be around to see the glorious day when the scourge of nuclear weapons is removed from the Earth. Where is the next generation of abolition organizers going to come from? This issue isn't exactly on the radar screen of activists under 30. At the upcoming meeting in Chicago, we will need to focus mostly on near-term strategy in order to build support for a coordinated U.S. abolition campaign. However, I hope we can spend at least some time on long-term strategy, or at least discussing a process to come up with one. =09 STRUCTURE To me, the structure of this abolition campaign is less important than a clear commitment to a coordinated strategy. I think the U.S. Campaign to Ban Landmines is a fine structural model, though from where we at Illinois Peace Action sit as a grassroots member of USCBL, I think it has not had a strong, coordinated strategy that its members are bought into. Obviously, the Abolition 2000 network, which hundreds of groups have already signed onto, needs to be built upon and strengthened, and can play a crucial role in building the national abolition campaign. If we are clear that we are not creating a new organization, and I hope we are, we need a structure that promotes identification with and commitment to the new national abolition campaign (boy, do we need a name soon - how about "Jane" for now) while also allowing member organizations to build themselves - -- recruit new members, raise more money, etc. - through participation in the campaign. Check out our website at http://www.webcom.com/ipa - - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 19:29:25 -0400 From: ASlater Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) the new abolition campaign Some thoughts in response to Kevin's posting: On a name: How about US Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons? On a strategy: How about getting to Senator Wellstone who is considering a run for the Presidency and asking him to make this one of his issues. Then if we win, we won't need a long-term strategy!! I understand he'll be in Chicago during our meeting. Can we urge him to join us and announce his support for nuclear abolition at our meeting? As for talking to others besides ourselves: the petition campaign would encourage that kind of outreach and conversation--but I'd like to see it tied to a postcard campaign, ie: sign the petition, send a postcard to Congressperson urging support for Marky and Woolsey resolutions, and one to President urging negotiations to begin. We also need to enroll Senators to take similar initiatives to Marky and Woolsey resolution in the Senate. Remember, Markey's resolution calls for cutting off any funding for new nuclear weapons; Woolsey's calls on Clinton to begin negotiations on a treaty to ban the bomb. As a pre-meeting activity: Contact our own Congresspeople to sign both resolutions or to thank them for having already signed. Contact our Senators and ask them to take similar initiatives. If you need a copy for your Senator, the resolutions are posted at http://www.napf.org/abolition2000/ Here's who signed so far: Markey Resolution H. Con.Res.307(no money for new nuke research, design, etc.) Lee, Tierney, Woolsey, Furse, Maloney, Nadler, Schumer Lowey, Filner, Pallone, McGovern (Ask your rep to call Jeff Duncan in Markey's office to sign on: 202-225-2836) Woolsey Resolution HR479(negotiate a treaty) Filner, Town, Furse, Kenney, J., Olver, Norton, Sanders, Frank, Miller,G., Nadler, Lee, Mink, DeFazio, Waxman, Stark, McGovern, Slaughter, Hinchley, Faleomavega, Lofgren, Owens, Hooley, Lowey, Hilliard, Kilpatrick, Markey, Rivers, Rush (Ask your rep to call Mark Dooley in Woolsey's office to sign on: 202-225-5161) Alice Slater Global Resource Action Center for the Environment 15 East 26 St. New York, NY 10010 212-726-9161(tel) 212-726-9160(fax) GRACE is a member of Abolition 2000: A Global Network for the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons - - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 18:48:00 -0700 From: Shundahai Network Subject: (abolition-usa) "Bagpipe" correct reschedule date DOE RESCHEDULES SUBCRITICAL NUCLEAR WEAPONS TEST "BAGPIPE" Sorry, I put the incorrect date on my last alert. Instead of Saturday, September 25, 1998, the test date is really Saturday, September 26, 1998 ************************************** This is the SHUNDAHAI ACTION ALERT list. You will recieve regular updates and action alerts about events and issues in the South West concerning nuclear weapons, waste and native land rights. To Subscribe to this list send a message to Action_Alert@shundahai.org with SUBSCRIBE in the subject heading. To unsubscribe to this list send a message to Action_Alert@shundahai.org with REMOVE in the subject heading. For more information about Shundahai Network visit our web page at http://www.shundahai.org or email us at shundahai@shundahai.org - - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 07:49:11 -0400 From: Peace through Reason Subject: (abolition-usa) Senator Wellstone contact Wonderful idea, Alice! As a Minnesotan who's already written Senator Wellstone on this issue, I applaud your strategy. Ellen Thomas ASlater wrote: >On a strategy: How about getting to Senator Wellstone who is considering a >run >for the Presidency and asking him to make this one of his issues. Then if we >win, we won't need a long-term strategy!! I understand he'll be in Chicago >during our meeting. Can we urge him to join us and announce his support for >nuclear abolition at our meeting? _______________________________ PROPOSITION ONE COMMITTEE P.O. Box 27217, Washington, DC 20038 USA 202-462-0757 (phone) | 202-265-5389 (fax) http://prop1.org | prop1@prop1.org - - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 09:59:05 -0400 From: Peace through Reason Subject: (abolition-usa) NucNews: Plowshares article, Washington Post 9/24/98 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/1998-09/24/218l-092498-idx.html Peace Activists Found Guilty in Air Show Protest Thursday, September 24, 1998; Page D04 - Washington Post A U.S. District Court judge in Greenbelt found five Catholic peace activists, including two priests and two nuns, guilty of misdemeanor charges of destroying government property yesterday. They had pounded a B-52 bomber with hammers and doused it with their own blood during an air show at Andrews Air Force Base in May as a protest against U.S. defense policy. U.S. District Judge Alexander Williams Jr. ordered the five activists jailed immediately after they said they would not return for sentencing Jan. 4. The five, who called themselves the Gods of Metal Plowshares, were convicted of destruction of government property under $1,000 in value after a two-day, nonjury trial. The crime is punishable by up to a year in prison and a $1,000 fine. Convicted were the Rev. Frank Cordaro, of Lacona, Iowa; Ardeth Platte, of Baltimore; Kathleen Boylan, of the District; Lawrence Morlan, of Bloomington, Ill.; and Carol Sue Gilbert, of Baltimore. _______________________________________________________________________ * Peace Through Reason - http://prop1.org - Convert the War Machines! * _______________________________________________________________________ - - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 10:56:19 -0400 From: War Resisters League Subject: (abolition-usa) Buses for the Pentagon Two sets of buses will be leaving from New York City for A Day Without the Pentagon. On Sunday October 18 the first bus will leave at 9 am, arriving in Washington in time for the Peace Concert and Disarmament Fair planned by the DC Steering Committee of Day Without the Pentagon. Cost is $30. On Monday October 19, additional buses will leave at 5 am, arriving in Washington for the march from Arlington Cemetery to the Pentagon. Cost is $25. All buses will leave from Washington Square Methodist Church on Washington Square South between 6th Ave and MacDougal. Buses will leave from the Pentagon at 5 pm on October 19 to return to New York. Reserve your seat now! Space is limited. Additional buses are leaving from across the Northeast. Watch this space for additional updates. Chris Ney Disarmament Coordinator ********** War Resisters League 339 Lafayette St. New York, NY 10012 212-228-0450 212-228-6193 (fax) 1-800-975-9688 (YouthPeace and A Day Without the Pentagon) wrl@igc.apc.org web address: http://www.nonviolence.org/wrl - - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 15:39:30 -0400 From: War Resisters League Subject: (abolition-usa) Day Without the Pentagon--nonviolence training Nonviolence Training scheduled in New York for A Day Without the Pentagon. Text of the announcement appears below: Questions about nonviolence? Ever thought about doing civil disobedience? Nonviolence Training This half-day training session will focus on A Day Without the Pentagon on October 19 in Washington. It will also offer an introduction to nonviolent action for other activists and actions. Judson Memorial Church 55 Washington Square South Saturday, October 3 2 - 7 pm A Day Without the Pentagon October 19, 1998 Washington DC Bus Tickets from New York City Available Now Departing Sunday October 18 at 9 am, price: $30 Departing Monday October 19 at 5 am, price: $25 For More Information on the Training or the Action, Contact: War Resisters League, 339 Lafayette Street, New York NY 10012, 212-228-0450, wrl@igc.apc.org, www.nonviolence.org/wrl/nopentagon.htm ********** War Resisters League 339 Lafayette St. New York, NY 10012 212-228-0450 212-228-6193 (fax) 1-800-975-9688 (YouthPeace and A Day Without the Pentagon) wrl@igc.apc.org web address: http://www.nonviolence.org/wrl - - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 12:56:30 -0700 From: Shundahai Network Subject: (abolition-usa) Nevada Test Site Gathering in 2 Weeks From: Jennifer Olaranna Viereck, Healing Global Wounds Coordinator Phone/Fax: 831-661-0445 email: hgw@scruznet.com http://www.shundahai.org/HGW/ Dear Friends The seventh annual "Call to the Desert", the Fall Healing Global Wounds gathering at the Nevada Test Site is coming up in two weeeks, October 9-12. Our primary focus this fall will be getting together to update each other on our local front line activities and planning the biggest and best gathering ever for Mother's Day weekend next spring. Pople from all over the world will be coming together at the Nevada Test Site, May 7-10, 1999, to honor the unique and powerful gifts that women everywhere bring to the entire human family, and honoring our Mother Earth, that supports all life. A pre-gathering Mom's Organizing Event (October 7-8) will take place at the Goddess Temple in Cactus Springs, NV for mothers and grandmothers, to bring their specific ideas and concerns to the main planning session at the Test Site. Other women are welcome to come and support this group. Contact Susi at troy@shundhahai.org or (702) 647- 3095 for more info. FALL GATHERING SCHEDULE Friday, Oct. 9: Facilitated Planning Session for Spring Gathering Saturday, Oct. 10: AM- Meetings for Working Collectives PM- Open Mike for Updates and Announcements from participants Eve- Spoken Word Coffeehouse for stories, poems, etc. Sunday, Oct. 11: Nonviolence training, Affinity Group formation, Action planning Monday, Oct. 12: Indigenous Peoples' Day- Reclaiming Shoshone Sacred Lands at NTS SUPPORT NEEDS FOR GATHERING 1) Ride Coordination: People are calling the office from various locations wanting rides. If you can offer one, please let us know. One ride is coming from New England on route 40, and can pick up. 2) Food Transportation: A truck or van is needed to bring a load from Santa Cruz. Gas money is available. 3) Additional Food Needs: Fresh foods- vegetables for salad, soup and stir-fry, spices, bread, fruit & juices, tofu, eggs and milk and cheese. Please let us know what you are bringing to avoid spending money needlessly. Thank you for all that you do, wherever you are on our beautiful Mother Earth. Jennifer O. Viereck - -- ******************************************************************** Info about Fall 'Call to the Desert' Gathering at the Nevada Test Site, Oct. 9-12, and Spring Mother's Day Gathering, May 7-10, 1999, at http://www.shundahai.org/HGW/ Healing Global Wounds: PO Box 3518, Freedom CA 95019-3518 USA Coordinator: Jennifer Olaranna Viereck Phone/Fax: 831-661-0445 email: hgw@scruznet.com ******************************************************************** HGW is a multi-cultural alliance of many organizations and individuals founded in 1991, seeking restoration of respectful sustainable living with the Earth. Working with the guidance of Corbin Harney, Western Shoshone spiritual leader, we coordinate annually an international Spring and Fall Gathering at the Nevada Nuclear Test Site. These events combine education on issues, community and skills building, daily spiritual ceremony and taking personal nonviolent action to break every link in the nuclear chain. HGW is proud to be a member of the Abolition 2000 Global Network. ******************************************************************** HEALING GLOBAL WOUNDS SEVENTH ANNUAL FALL "CALL TO THE DESERT" GATHERING OCTOBER 9 - 12, 1998, Nevada Test Site - - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 13:55:46 -0600 From: "BobKinsey" Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) October 9 & 10 meetings in Chicago Dear Sue:" I am sorry I won't be able to be in Chicago. I plan to contact Howard about the religious working group since I am connected with the United Church of Christ, Rocky Mountain Conference, Peace and Justice Task Force. I will be attending the 50 Years is Enough Conference in Washington the previous weekend. I believe there is a serious connection between the international "development problems" and the nuclear ones. Bob Kinsey - - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 17:36:42 -0500 (CDT) From: smirnowb@ix.netcom.com (Robert Smirnow) Subject: (abolition-usa) Fwd: 2 jobs at NIRS - --- Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 11:48:20 -0700 (PDT) Reply-To: nirsnet@igc.apc.org Sender: owner-nukenet@envirolink.org From: Michael Mariotte To: nirsnet@igc.apc.org Subject: 2 jobs at NIRS Dear Friends: The following two jobs are open immediately at NIRS. People who have applied previously for the Development Associate position below should indicate if they are still interested in being considered. Thanks. Michael Mariotte NIRS Nuclear Information and Resource Service 1424 16th Street NW, #404 Washington, DC 20036 202-328-0002, fax: 202-462-2183 nirsnet@igc.org www.nirs.org Please Post - September 23, 1998 JOB ANNOUNCEMENT ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR / ACTIVIST APPLY IMMEDIATELY Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS) is seeking an administrative coordinator/office manager/activist. NIRS is a small, non-profit, extremely active, national information and networking clearinghouse for the grassroots environmental movement. RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Perform organization's bookkeeping on computerized accounting system (currently using One Write Plus software). This includes accounts receivable and payable, bank reconciliations, recording payroll, etc. Prepare weekly financial summaries, monthly income and expense reports. File monthly, quarterly and annual payroll tax returns. Prepare books for annual audit, be liaison to accounting firm during audit. 2. Manage, update and operate a variety of databases, including membership, subscription and activists. Record all membership renewal info; prepare and process computerized addressing for monthly newsletter and mailings. 3. Answer telephone, direct calls, assist with basic telephone information requests. 4. Maintain office supplies and oversee proper usage and maintenance of office equipment. 5. Administer volunteer and/or internship program. 6. Assist with general office work, such as filing and mailings. 7. Participate in weekly staff meetings. 8. Depending on interests and ability, opportunities exist to serve as NIRS' liaison to particular activist groups; to engage in fundraising; to stage public events; to use artistic/writing skills, etc. QUALIFICATIONS 1. Experience with computerized bookkeeping. Confidence as full-charge bookkeeper. 2. Experience and understanding of computers and databases. 3. Good verbal, organizational and writing skills. 4. Commitment to grassroots environmental movement, interest in nuclear power, radioactive waste and other energy issues. Activist background a plus. SALARY/BENEFITS NIRS' starting salary is $22,500/year, and tries to provide modest annual raises. NIRS provides three weeks paid vacation; in addition, the office is normally closed between Christmas and New Year. NIRS pays 100% of health insurance premiums. The office atmosphere is casual and congenial. Applications will remain open until the position is filled. Projected starting date is October 12, 1998. Please mail, fax, or e-mail a resume and cover letter immediately to the attention of Michael Mariotte, Executive Director, 1424 16th Street NW, #404, Washington, DC 20036. Fax: 202-462-2183; e-mail:nirsnet@igc.org NIRS strongly encourages minority candidates to apply. JOB ANNOUNCEMENT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS) is seeking a Development Associate. NIRS is a small, extremely active non-profit international information and networking clearinghouse for the grassroots environmental movement. The Development Associate is a new position. The person selected will report to the Executive Director. S/he will have considerable responsibility for fundraising, membership building and other public visibility activities. This position is ideal for someone with some fundraising experience and a lot of enthusiasm who wants to move to the next level of responsibility and accomplishment. RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Initiate and maintain contacts with foundation staff and individual donors. 2. Write fundraising proposals and follow-up reports to foundations and donors. 3. Develop and implement programs to build NIRS' membership and funding base, and NIRS' public profile. 4. Work with executive director, staff and board to develop and implement new fundraising programs (such as planned giving program, international fundraising) and seek out and take advantage of new fundraising opportunities. 5. Initiate and coordinate public events. 6. Assist with general office work, such as filing and mailings. 7. Participate in weekly staff meetings. QUALIFICATIONS 1. Excellent writing and oral communications skills; graphics ability a plus. 2. Experience with and understanding of fundraising for non-profit organizations; ability to cope with and rebound from hearing "no" a lot. 3. Ability to work with Board, staff and director, and people from many different backgrounds and countries. 4 Experience with word processing, database and internet software. 5. Enthusiastic personality and commitment to grassroots environmental movement; interest in nuclear power, radioactive waste and sustainable energy issues. SALARY/BENEFITS NIRS' starting salary is $22,500/year, and NIRS tries to provide modest annual raises. Salaries are further reviewed after 3, 5 and 7 years with NIRS. NIRS provides three weeks paid vacation; in addition, the office normally is closed between Christmas and New Years. NIRS pays 100% of health insurance premiums. The office atmosphere is casual and congenial. The process will remain open until the position is filled, estimated starting date is October 19, 1998. Please mail, fax, or e-mail a resume and cover letter to the attention of Michael Mariotte, Executive Director, 1424 16th Street NW, #404, Washington, DC 20036. Fax: 202-462-2183; e-mail: nirsnet@igc.org NIRS strongly encourages minority candidates to apply. - - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 19:03:21 -0500 (CDT) From: smirnowb@ix.netcom.com (Robert Smirnow) Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) Senator Wellstone contact Ellen,Alice, & Friends, Senator Barbara Boxer of California is running uphill for re-election. This is an issue which can both energize her campaign and ours. Why don't we ALL call her office through the Congressional Switchboard at: 202-224-3121 and ENCOURAGE her to bring Abolition to the forefront of her agenda. She needs an ace up her sleeve otherwise she will lose the election- what a great ace to offer to first her constituents & then all of us!!! Again, the congressional switchboard is: 202-224-3121.LET'S INUNDATE HER OFFICE! NUCLEAR POWER POWERS NUCLEAR WEAPONS, Bill Smirnow > >Wonderful idea, Alice! As a Minnesotan who's already written Senator >Wellstone on this issue, I applaud your strategy. > >Ellen Thomas > >ASlater wrote: >>On a strategy: How about getting to Senator Wellstone who is considering a >>run >>for the Presidency and asking him to make this one of his issues. Then if we >>win, we won't need a long-term strategy!! I understand he'll be in Chicago >>during our meeting. Can we urge him to join us and announce his support for >>nuclear abolition at our meeting? > > >_______________________________ > >PROPOSITION ONE COMMITTEE >P.O. Box 27217, Washington, DC 20038 USA >202-462-0757 (phone) | 202-265-5389 (fax) >http://prop1.org | prop1@prop1.org > >- > To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" > with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. > For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send > "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. > - - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 17:36:58 -0700 (PDT) From: Sue Broidy Subject: (abolition-usa) Ideas for Chicago Meeting Ocotber 9th Chicago Meeting I look forward to meeting everyone and suggest the following ideas for discussion: 1. Student Campaign - a handbook for citizen action is being designed by Dennis Rivers of Plutonium Free Future and I will have a draft copy to bring with me to Chicago. This will be made available on our web site for A2000 groups all over the country to download, reformat if necessary and copy. They will then be able to contact student groups in particular and get the campaign moving on campuses. At the same time, I have applied for a grant of $7500 which I am reasonably confident of getting, which is for a student campaign in Santa Barbara. We will print as many copies of the handbook as we can, and set up contacts with student groups all over Santa Barbara County. $3000 of the grant will be for student intern stipends. 2. A2000 Leaflet . I feel there is a great need for an Abolition 2000 leaflet, like the one I have from Abolition 2000 UK. Any ideas? 3. Religious statements. The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation is prepared to publish a collection of religious statements - the Vatican on nuclear weapons, the Catholic Bishops statement, Buddhists leaders statements etc - in one Journal. I have asked the Religious Working Group to send me material. 4. Outreach to IFUW, League of Women Voters and Unitarians. This is progressing well and I am working to extend contacts within these three groups. 5. Speakers Tours. A centralized list of speakers, topics, addresses could be maintained and distributed by me if needed. 6. Posters. I suggest we should explore the possibilities of getting funding for the professional design and printing of a poster - for US distribution as well as having it available for the HAP. 7. I will bring copies of the USA organization member list so that everyone can see which organizations they need to contact in their areas to invite to join A2000. 8. Let us pick 2 or 3 days in 1999 for unified actions throughout the US - "Abolition Days-USA." (One of these days should be Hiroshima Day , August 6th.) Sincerely, Susan Broidy, Coordinator ************************************************************* Abolition 2000- A Global Network to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons c/o Nuclear Age Peace Foundation 1187 Coast Village Road, Box 123 Santa Barbara, CA 93108 phone: +1(805) 965-3443; fax: +1(805) 568-0466 e-mail: a2000@silcom.com URL: http://www.napf.org/abolition2000/ Join the abolition-usa listserve for keeping in touch with national Abolition 2000 news. To subscribe or unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "subscribe or unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. - - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 20:44:05 -0700 (PDT) From: Timothy Bruening Subject: (abolition-usa) Re: Mandela calls for nuclear disarmament, announces UN draft resolution At 01:58 PM 9/21/98 EDT, LCNP@aol.com wrote: >United Nations >September 21, 1998 > >President Mandela, in an impassioned speech to the United Nations General >Assembly today, called on the nuclear-weapon States to make a firm commitment >to eliminating nuclear weapons and on the global community to eradicate >poverty. Mandela, the third to speak in the Assembly's opening session after >Brazil's Foreign Minister Luiz Felipe Lampreia and U.S. President William >Clinton, received two standing ovations from the full assembly hall. However, I only saw a single sentence at the back of the Sacramento Bee's front section about Mandela's call for nuclear disarmament. - - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1998 00:12:05 -0800 From: Jan Harwood Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) Ideas for Chicago Meeting October 9th Santa Cruz Ab 2000 has a couple of flyers which we wrote. I could send you copies and see what you think. I'd like to see the UK one. We're definitely excited about recruiting students, and will look forward to your brochure and any other information you have about it. - - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1998 10:18:19 -0400 From: Peace through Reason Subject: (abolition-usa) Re: Ideas for Chicago Meeting October 9th Sue Broidy, et al, Wish we could be at the Chicago meeting. Would have liked to tell you about our Campus Outreach Project, online at http://prop1.org - click "Proposition One" button, then "Campus Organizing" buttons. Each question on the following "Antinuclear Questionnaire" below, which you can access from that page, links to official information. Students like filling out the questionnaire, which is a quick education in itself; they can get in-depth information by going on-line. If you'd like to use this, please do. Ellen Thomas Proposition One Committee prop1@prop1.org - http://prop1.org ANTI-NUCLEAR QUESTIONNAIRE 1. Q. Did you know the U.S. has spent, since 1945, $5.8 trillion on nuclear weapons (roughly the amount of the National Debt)? a. Yes b. No c. Need more information 2. Q. Would you support a bill now in Congress (HR-827) promoting global nuclear disarmament and conversion of the war machines? a. Yes b. No c. Need more information 3. Q. How do you feel about $269 billion of your tax dollars going to the Pentagon in 1998 (more than either Clinton or Pentagon requested)? a. Strongly oppose b. Mildly oppose c. Need more information 4. Q. Are you aware that on July 3, 1997, the U.S. Government did the first of a series of "subcritical nuclear tests at the Nevada Test Site, despite the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty? a. Yes b. No c. Need more information 5. Q. How do you feel about your tax dollars being spent to develop the new burrowing nuclear bomb (despite the nuclear non-proliferation treaty)? a. Strongly oppose b. Mildly oppose c. Need more information 6. Q. Did you know that Gulf War veterans are suffering from radiation poisoning from depleted uranium used in U.S. artillery shells? a. Yes b. No c. Need more information 7. Q. Do you feel that you and your family would be safer if there were no nuclear weapons? a. Safer without b. Safer with c. Need more information 8. Q. Do you feel that you and your family would be safer if there were no nuclear power plants? a. Safer without b. Safer with c. Need more information 9. Q. How do you feel about Department of Energy and Congressional plan to ship the nuclear waste (now at over 120 nuclear power and research plants in the U.S.) to Nevada [on Western Shoshone land] for "temporary" storage at Yucca Mountain, which had a 4.0-richter earthquake as recently as September 1997? a. Strongly disapprove b. Strongly approve c. Need more information 10. Q. How do you feel about the U.S. plans for eleven more launches of plutonium into space? (The Cassini launch to Saturn carried 72.3 lbs. in October, 1997.) a. Strongly disapprove b. Strongly approve c. Need more information 11. Q. Did you know the World Court ruled in 1996 that the threat or use of nuclear weapons is illegal? a. Yes b. No c. Need more information 12. Q. Did you know that 62 retired generals and admirals issued a statement in 1996 that nuclear weapons are "unsafe" and "unnecessary" and should be eliminated as quickly as possible? a. Yes b. No c. Need more information 13. Q. Did you know that 84% of 1,006 Americans polled in '97 wanted elimination of nuclear weapons? a. Yes b. No c. Need more information 14. Q. How do you feel about funding cuts for education, health care, housing, food, while the Pentagon receives more money than it asks for? a. Strongly oppose b. Mildly oppose c. Agree with funding cuts 15. Q. Do you as an individual feel that you have the power to change what you don't like? a. Yes b. No c. Need more information 16. Q. Would you support a United Nations convention devoted to abolishing all nuclear weapons worldwide? a. Yes b. No c. Need more information 17. Q. Do you know how to contact your Representative and Senator? Date of last contact: 1. This year 2. Last year 3. Never 18. Q. Would you be willing to donate some of your time each week to be a campus organizer for global nuclear disarmament? a. Yes (How Many? (mark one) : / / 2 hours -- / / 4 hours -- / / 8 hours -- / / more) b. No Thank you for your time. This information is for our own survey purposes only. Proposition One Committee is a non-profit organization devoted to the elimination of nuclear weapons. Please copy and send this answered questionnaire to us by mail, or by e-mail (save as ".txt" file, type in answers, copy to email, and send, subject "Questionnaire"). If you reply -- "need more information" -- be clear what information you need: copy the question from the questionnaire and write your thoughts on the subject, please, Name: ____________________________________________________ Address: ____________________________________________________ E-mail: _____________________ Website: _______________________ Phone: _______________________ Fax: _________________________ For students: Name of school: ______________________________________ Campus Activities: ___________________________________ Fraternity/Sorority: __________________________________ Proposition One Committee -- prop1@prop1.org -- http://prop1.org PO Box 27217, Washington DC 20038 USA 202-462-0757 (ph) -- 202-265-5389 (fax) http://prop1.org/prop1/question.htm _______________________________________________________________________ * Peace Through Reason - http://prop1.org - Convert the War Machines! * _______________________________________________________________________ - - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. 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