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Date: Wed, 02 Sep 1998 12:47:43 -0400
From: Peace through Reason <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) "Bagpipe" subcrit nuclear test update

Hi, thought you might like to have the fax numbers for the Secretary of
Energy for your letters:

202-586-4403 fax - Executive Assistant, Energy Secretary

202-586-1567 fax - Defense Programs Office c/o Robin Staffin


et in dc
_______________________________________________________________________

* Peace Through Reason - http://prop1.org - Convert the War Machines! *
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Date: Wed, 02 Sep 1998 10:45:44 -0700
From: Shundahai Network <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) NYC Subcrit Demo, Sept 8, noon

For all of you activists in New York City!

The Wetlands Environmental and Justice Center in New York City has
announced that they will be doing a demonstration to protest the planned
subcritical test "Bagpipe" on September 8th.

This NOON (12pm) demonstration will take place at 26 Federal Plaza on the
corner of Broadway and Duane.

For more information please call the Wetlands at 212-966-4225
When you enter the voicemail system press 9
When some one answers the phone ask for the "Eco-department"

Please come out in solidarity with activists in Las Vegas and San Francisco
to protest these latest nuclear weapons tests.

Demand that the U.S government

"DON'T BY HYPOCRITICAL! STOP THE SUBCRITICAL!"

    *The subcritical nuclear weapons test be canceled!
    *Stop all new and modified nuclear weapons development.
    *Close down the Nevada Test Site and all nuclear weapons development
        facilities except for programs based disarmament.
    *Begin immediate clean up and containment of the nuclear nightmare caused
        by the U.S. Nuclear Weapons program.

President Bill Clinton, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington DC 20001, (202)
456-1111

Secretary of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave, Washington DC, 20585
To leave a message for Bill Richardson, new Secretary of DOE call the 202
586 6210 and the press office at 202 586 5806 (Thanks to Bob Kinsey for
that information)

***************************************************************
                   SHUNDAHAI NETWORK
          "Peace and Harmony with all Creation"
              *Breaking the Nuclear Chain*

        5007 Elmhurst Ln., Las Vegas, NV 89108-1304
ph(702)647-3095 Fax: [phone]  Email: [e-mail]
                    http://www.shundahai.org

     Shundahai Network is proud to be part of:
Healing Global Wounds Alliance, a multi-cultural alliance to
foster sustainable living and break the nuclear chain; and
Abolition 2000: A Global Network to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons
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Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1998 23:34:32 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (abolition-usa) DC Steering Committee - Minutes August 27

 To:    [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail]

 TO: WRL, DC Area Progressive Groups
 FROM: John Judge, DC Organizer WRL
 RE: October 18-19 Actions, DC Steering Committee Minutes

 MINUTES:
 DC Steering Committee, August 27
 Riley Bostrum (WRL), Esther Pank (Peace Links), Bette Hoover (AFSC-DC), John
 Judge (WRL-DC Organizer), Mike Wheaton

 Sites
 The mobilization site for the October 19 march has been moved from the
 Lincoln Memorial to 9:00 am at Arlington National Cemetery, leaving from
 there to the Pentagon at approximately 10:00 am.
 The site for the Peace Concert/Disarmament Fair on October 18 has been set
 at Gonzaga High School Practice Field, 900 N. Capitol Street, NW (near I
 Street), starting at noon, ending 6 pm.
 The nonviolence training will be held at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, next
 to Gonzaga HS on N. Capitol Street at 6:00 pm.

 Entertainment
 The following groups have agreed, assuming we can pay their costs to appear
 (anywhere from $150 - $400 each) and the sound system and stage for their
 performances. They are holding their dates open waiting confirmation from
 us. Fugazi, Big Village, Orange Whip, MeShell, Lelo Gonzales, Jaleo,
 Michelle Swan, Free Style Union, Lucy Murphy, Latino Council Theatre Group,
 Life Pieces to Masterpieces.

 Budget and Fundraising
 The projected cost of the groups and the sound/stage equipment is
 approximately $5-6,000 for the event. WRL National will be approached to
 provide a substantial portion of that ($2,500 if possible). Other options
 suggested were approaching local progressive churches, asking local groups
 for donations, income from fee for groups tabling the event, charging a gate
 to the event. If the event could be run without charge to participants, it
 will pull out a huge youth crowd that our organizations otherwise rarely
 reach. Russ Funk will represent us and present a pitch for organizational
 funding at the August 31 event to see how feasible our plans are before
 finally committing to the event.

 Flyers and Outreach
 Mike Wheaton designed a draft flyer for the event, JJ was unable to open the
 file on his computer. BH took new disk and will work on a revised version of
 the flyer. Once agreed to, the flyer will be reproduced for events and
 distribution.
 A postcard mailing is planned about both events in mid-September. WRL will
 cover costs of this mailing. Endorsing groups are asked to provide a set of
 mailing labels for DC/MD/VA contacts for one time use. These should be
 brought to meetings of the DCSC or mailed to John Judge at WRL-DC Organizing
 Office, 1247 E Street, SE, Washington, DC 20003. We also need volunteers to
 assist with the mailing of these postcards, labeling, stamping, etc.
 Both fax and email broadcast lists are being compiled of progressive groups
 and individuals who might be interested in this event. Groups are encouraged
 to provide additional contacts to John Judge or Jason Wallach at 544-9355 or
 email [e-mail]. A announcement of October 19 appeared on the homepage
 of IGC Peace Net recently, and WRL will seek to do a broadcast mailing about
 the event to the entire igc.apc.org listings.
 Grey Panthers and WRL will provide local label lists for postcard mailing -
 RB and JS

 Report on Disarmament Task Force Meeting
 The DTF, which includes WRL, is responsible for national organizational
 decisions concerning the event. The following issues were raised for
 clarification or decisions from the DC Steering Committee at their meeting:

 Will DCSC send a representative to speak at the August 31 Endorser's Meeting?
 Can local people provide assistance with silk screen / banners for the event?
 Can local people provide volunteers to be marshalls for October 19 march?

 WRL will also approach a media consultant to help with outreach on internet
 and alternative press sources, and asks endorsing groups to promote the
 event in their newsletters and to make their own fax or email press lists
 available for re-broadcasting of press releases sent to them by WRL.

 Scenario October 19 and CD
 Legal march and rally will start at Arlington National Cemetary (Metro
 accessible and parking available all day in paid lot, handicapped
 participants should plan van or car dropoffs at Pentagon rally site). March
 will go from Cemetary to Pentagon River Entrance via GW Parkway and Boundary
 Channel. Speakers and music will be arranged at the Pentagon site from 11am
 to 2pm.
 Civil disobedience will start at 2pm approximately on all five sides of the
 Pentagon, clearly separated from legal rally. Support people will also be
 present at the CD actions, but will avoid arrest. The themes for the CD
 actions are as follows:
 Memorial for Human Costs of War and Militarism
 A procession of coffins from Cemetary to Pentagon, memorializing veterans
 and dead of particular wars, and all other foreign and domestic victims of
 war and military operations. CD will involve setting up memorial for victims
 on the Helioport side of the Pentagon.

 Health of Ourselves and Our Planet
 Those concerned with health funding and alternatives, and the negative
 impact of the military and war on human health will set up a healthcare
 facility on the South side. Includes groups concerned with nuclear and
 chemical toxics, environmental activists, and those opposed to
 militarization of space.

 For the Welfare of Our Neighborhoods
 Job Centers, decent housing, alternatives to violence, homeless, prisoner,
 labor and welfare rights will be the theme of the site on the Mall entrance.
 It will emphasize the impact on our communities of increased violence and
 lack of funds for human needs.

 For Smart Students - Not Smart Bombs
 The River Entrance will be the site of the main rally and this separate
 action focused on rights of youth and education for all. Students,
 educators, children's advocates and youth from progressive groups will join
 in this CD.

 Shut It Down!
 The peace groups, war tax resisters, anarchists and others opposed to
 militarism will join for a CD action on the Metro side, where the workers
 come and depart from. This action may include leafletting to persuade the
 workers and enlisted people to take off work for A Day Without the Pentagon.

 Please consider how your organization could plug into one of these events,
 and also what visual props you might have that could be used as part of
 these actions. Let us know at 544-9455!

 NEXT MEETING: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 6:00 PM, 1747 CONNECTICUT AVE., NW, 2ND
 FLOOR, BELOW S STREET. BE THERE!

 NOTE: Our August 31 public meeting for endorsers and supporters was attended
 by folks from a range of organizations (WRL, Socialist Party, Nonviolence
 International, Maryland Green Party, Physicians for Social Responsibility,
 Baltimore Emergency Response Network, Jewish Peace Fellowship, Compassion
 Over Killing, Asia-Pacific Center for Justice and Peace). Suggestions for
 outreach to specific groups are being pursued. Linda Thurston (WRL) reported
 on the current status of the October 19 event. Confirmed speakers include
 Dan Ellsberg, Dave McReynolds, Dave Dellinger, Alan Nairn. Also invitred are
 Mel King, Dr. Mishio Kaiku, Kathleen Cleaver, Fred Ashanti, Ron Daniels,
 Howard Zinn, Mike Farrell, Ossie Davis, Sonja Sanchez, Danny Glover, Susan
 Sarandon, Martin Sheen, Charlie King, Odetta, Bonnie Raitt, Annie DiFranco,
 Sweet Honey and the Rock, Living Theatre and Bread & Puppet Theatre. The
 DCSC reported on our plans for the Peace Concert/Disarmament fair and what
 we want endorsers to provide. The Octover 19 Scenario, for legal and civil
 disobedient actions was discussed. Groups were asked to envision where they
 would fit in to the scenarios.



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Date: Thu, 03 Sep 1998 10:15:57 -0400
From: ASlater <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) nukes in space

Dear Global Network Friends:

On October 29, 1998 U.S. Senator John Glenn (Democrat-Ohio), the first
American astronaut to fly in orbit, will again take the journey into space
on a nine-day shuttle Discovery mission.

As you have probably already seen, this mission is attracting alot of media
interest and will generate lots more between now and October.

The Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space is undertaking
a
campaign to send messages to Sen. Glenn urging him to speak out against the
growing and dangerous move toward the nuclearization and weaponization of
space.  We need your help!

We are now asking people all over the world to join us in sending Sen.
Glenn
letters urging him to hold a news conference upon his return from space
calling on the U.S. and all other governments to refrain from weaponizing
space.  We will urge Sen. Glenn to call for a nuclear and weapons free
space
environment.  This could be his legacy.

You can help this campaign in the following ways:

          *  Forward this e-mail to as many people as you can

          *  Send a person/organizational letter to Sen. Glenn at any of
the
addresses listed below

          *  Send organizational news releases to your local media
announcing your participation in this global campaign

          *  Send an open letter to Sen. Glenn via your local newspaper

          *  Get your Congressional/local elected officials to urge Sen.
Glenn to make the public statement

          *  Hold public vigils at appropriate local sites prior to the
return of the Discovery shuttle back to earth

          *  Put articles in your local group newsletters informing people
about this campaign

With the two very recent rocket explosions at Cape Canaveral; the up-coming
controversial Cassini plutonium fly-by in 1999; and the knowledge that the
U.S. Space Command is actively promoting early deployment of anti-satellite
weapons in space, the time is ripe for us to focus public attention on
space
issues.

Please keep the Global Network informed of your organizational efforts on
this "Send John Glenn a Message!" campaign.  With your help we can raise
some important issues and make space for peace.


Senator John Glenn
Phone [phone]
Fax  [phone]
503 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
E-mail:  [e-mail]



For peace in space,

Bruce Gagnon
Coordinator
Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space
PO Box 90083
Gainesville, Fl. 32607
[phone]
[e-mail]




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



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Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1998 14:20:54 -0500 (CDT)
From: [e-mail] (Robert Smirnow)
Subject: (abolition-usa) Fwd: CALL JOHN GLENN, REQUEST STOP TO MILITARIZATION/NUCLEARIZATION OF SPACE

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From: ASlater <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) nukes in space



Dear Global Network Friends:

On October 29, 1998 U.S. Senator John Glenn (Democrat-Ohio), the first
American astronaut to fly in orbit, will again take the journey into
space
on a nine-day shuttle Discovery mission.

As you have probably already seen, this mission is attracting alot of
media
interest and will generate lots more between now and October.

The Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space is
undertaking
a
campaign to send messages to Sen. Glenn urging him to speak out against
the
growing and dangerous move toward the nuclearization and weaponization
of
space.  We need your help!

We are now asking people all over the world to join us in sending Sen.
Glenn
letters urging him to hold a news conference upon his return from space
calling on the U.S. and all other governments to refrain from
weaponizing
space.  We will urge Sen. Glenn to call for a nuclear and weapons free
space
environment.  This could be his legacy.YOU CAN GET THE CONGRESSIONAL
SWITCHBOARD AT EITHER: 202-225-3121 OR 202-224-3121 & PLEASE ASK THAT
IN ADDITION TO THE SENATOR HOLDING A NEWSCONFERENCE THAT HE CONTACT DR.
MICHIO KAKU[212-650-8448] & DR. KARL GROSSMAN[516-715-2858] WHO'VE BEEN
WORKING IN THIS AREA FOR MANY YEARS. ALSO, PLEASE ENCOURAGE HIM TO GET
THE VIDEOS "NUKES IN SPACE:THE NUCLEARIZATION & WEAPONIZATION OF THE
HEAVENS" & IT'S SEQUEL, "NUKES IN SPACE:PART II" BY
CALLING:718-318-7715!

You can help this campaign in the following ways:

          *  Forward this e-mail to as many people as you can

          *  Send a person/organizational letter to Sen. Glenn at any
of
the
addresses listed below

          *  Send organizational news releases to your local media
announcing your participation in this global campaign

          *  Send an open letter to Sen. Glenn via your local newspaper

          *  Get your Congressional/local elected officials to urge
Sen.
Glenn to make the public statement

          *  Hold public vigils at appropriate local sites prior to the
return of the Discovery shuttle back to earth

          *  Put articles in your local group newsletters informing
people
about this campaign

With the two very recent rocket explosions at Cape Canaveral; the
up-coming
controversial Cassini plutonium fly-by in 1999; and the knowledge that
the
U.S. Space Command is actively promoting early deployment of
anti-satellite
weapons in space, the time is ripe for us to focus public attention on
space
issues.

Please keep the Global Network informed of your organizational efforts
on
this "Send John Glenn a Message!" campaign.  With your help we can
raise
some important issues and make space for peace.


Senator John Glenn
Phone [phone]
Fax  [phone]
503 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
E-mail:  [e-mail]



For peace in space,

Bruce Gagnon
Coordinator
Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space
PO Box 90083
Gainesville, Fl. 32607
[phone]
[e-mail]




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



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Date: Fri, 04 Sep 1998 14:45:42 -0500
From: Mark Mebane <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) posting

September 3, 1998

Dear Friends:

    October 9th and 10th are exciting days in the emerging movement for the
abolition of nuclear weapons.  You are invited to participate in a
meeting in Chicago on Friday, October 9th to help build a strong U.S.
abolition campaign.  The meeting will take place on the 8th floor of the
DePaul Center, 1 East Jackson Blvd in downtown Chicago from 10:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m.

    The proposed campaign will operate within the context of the
international Abolition 2000 network.  The goal is to build a grassroots
movement to pressure the U.S. political system for nuclear weapons
abolition.

    The October 9 meeting will evaluate the need for a U.S. abolition
campaign and develop specific program proposals for joint opportunities,
strategies, and activities in which participating groups can cooperate.
We will also discuss structural questions related to the creation of a
U.S. campaign.

    The envisioned campaign will be broadly inclusive and will attempt to
bring together all those who favor rapid denuclearization and the
elimination of nuclear weapons.  The short term goal over the next two
years will be to inject the nuclear issue into the political debates
leading up to 2000.  The long term objective will be to win U.S.
political support for rapid nuclear weapons reduction and elimination.

    The October 9 meeting is planned to coincide with the Midwest
Conference on Nuclear Weapons Abolition that will take place in Chicago
the following day, October 10.  For more information regarding this
meeting please contact Debby Reelitz-Bell or Kevin Martin at the numbers
listed below.  We hope you will not only attend the organizing meeting
but also stay to participate in the October 10 conference.

    A draft agenda for the October 9 meeting is attached.  We encourage you
to submit suggestions and proposals for campaign strategies and
activities that can be discussed on October 9.  Please use the Abolition
2000 U.S. list serve at
[e-mail]  If you are not on e-mail and wish to
circulate a proposal in writing, please send it to the Fourth Freedom
Forum for forwarding to others.

    A few words about logistics: the DePaul Center, the site for both days'
events, is conveniently located in downtown Chicago at the corner of
State St. and Jackson Blvd., and is easily accessible by public
transit.  To confirm your attendance, or for assistance with lodging or
transportation, please call Debby Reelitz-Bell at 847/266-1525 or Kevin
Martin at 312/939-3316.

    The invitation to the October 9 meeting is open to all groups and
individuals who share our common commitment to working for nuclear
weapons abolition.  We encourage you to spread the word and to bring
others with you to the October 9  meeting.

    Please join us October 9th and 10th for what we hope will be important
events toward the realization of our common goal, a world without
nuclear weapons.  Thank you.


Kevin Martin, Illinois Peace Action
Debby Reelitz-Bell, Illinois Peace Action
Robert K. Musil, Physicians for Social Responsibility
Jackie Cabasso, Western States Legal Foundation
Alice Slater, Global Resource Action Center for the Environment (GRACE)
Pamela Meidell, Atomic Mirror
David Cortright, Fourth Freedom Forum

Draft Agenda

    October 9 Organizing Meeting on a
    U.S. Campaign for Nuclear Weapons Abolition



1.    Opening remarks

    Jackie Cabasso
    Jonathan Schell


2.    Update on process and discussions to date

    Alice Slater
    David Cortright


3.    Introductions and reports on regional and local activities


4.    Discussion of opportunities for joint strategies and activities

    * calendar of upcoming events and opportunities
    * proposals for specific activities and programs


5.    Questions of structure, accountability, and future communications and
meetings

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Date: Tue, 08 Sep 1998 07:20:40 -0700
From: Shundahai Network <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) Nevada Sweeties celebrate 1 yr anniversary with lockdown

PRESS RELEASE                                       September 8, 1998
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                               Contact: Julia
Moonsparrow
                                                            [phone]

NEVADA SWEETHEARTS  CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY LOCKED TO EACH
OTHER ABOVE FEDERAL BUILDING ENTRANCE, REFUSING TO LEAVE UNTIL
PLANNED SUBCRITICAL NUCLEAR WEAPONS TESTS ARE CANCELED!

(Las Vegas - SN) Two Nevada activists with Shundahai Network, an
international anti-nuclear and indigenous support organization, are
celebrating their first year anniversary on top of an entrance overhang at
the Foley Federal building on 300 S. Las Vegas Blvd. The local sweethearts
climbed the building at 8:45 am, hung two huge banners off the side and
then locked themselves together using a metal pipe. The
couple have refused to leave until the planned upcoming subcritical nuclear
weapons tests are canceled.

This nonviolent direct action is the first in a series of planned protests
to stop the subcritical nuclear weapons test, code named "Bagpipe", planned
to be exploded at the Nevada Test Site during September. "Bagpipe" is being
prepared by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories based in California.
The Livermore facility producing the
plutonium for this explosion was shut down several months ago for many
safety violations and radioactive contamination.

"We are saying to the U.S. government 'Don't be Hypocritical, Stop the
subcritical!'," said Susi Snyder before climbing the Federal building. "
The  ongoing U.S. nuclear weapons testing and development program is in
direct violation of the International Court of Justice that found in 1996,
the preparation for nuclear war is basically
preparation for genocide and is a crime against humanity.  Our state
legislators claim to be working to keep nuclear waste out of Nevada, yet
deadly radioactive waste could contaminate our future water supply with
each one of these tests."

These tests especially contradict the condemnation expressed  by the U.S.
government against India and Pakistan for conducting their own series of
nuclear weapons tests earlier this year. These tests are a green light for
nations around the world to continue their own nuclear weapons testing
programs, poisoning the land, air and water of the entire planet.

"Despite signing the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty in 1996, the U.S. has
continued to explode weapons grade plutonium below the ground on Sacred
Western Shoshone land and dangerously close to Nevada's underground water
source, " said Reinard Knutsen, the other locked down sweetheart. "If we
really want to build a bridge to the
21st Century that our children will be proud of, we need to stop producing
nuclear weapons and begin immediate negotiations on complete disarmament."

The subcritical tests are part of a massive "Stockpile Stewardship and
Management" program, intended to maintain and expand U.S. nuclear weapons
capabilities well into the next century. During the next decade, taxpayers
will spend more than $40 billion for the program, an annual rate higher
than the Cold War average. Thus, it is fair to
say these tests are intended to signal to the rest of the world an
unflagging U.S. commitment to nuclear weapons as the ultimate "big stick."

The locked down sweeties are demanding:
     *The subcritical nuclear weapons test be canceled!
     *All new and modified nuclear weapons development be  stopped.
     *The Nevada Test Site and all nuclear weapons development facilities
are closed         except for programs based on disarmament.
     *Begin Immediate clean up  of the nuclear nightmare caused by the U.S.
Nuclear         Weapons program.

   Shundahai Network, 5007 Elmhurst Ln, Las Vegas, NV 89108 [phone]
        Email: [e-mail] Web: http://www.shundahai.org



***************************************************************
                   SHUNDAHAI NETWORK
          "Peace and Harmony with all Creation"
              *Breaking the Nuclear Chain*

        5007 Elmhurst Ln., Las Vegas, NV 89108-1304
ph(702)647-3095 Fax: [phone]  Email: [e-mail]
                    http://www.shundahai.org

     Shundahai Network is proud to be part of:
Healing Global Wounds Alliance, a multi-cultural alliance to
foster sustainable living and break the nuclear chain; and
Abolition 2000: A Global Network to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons
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Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1998 14:38:38 -0700
From: "Save Ward Valley" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) Nevada Sweeties celebrate 1 yr anniversary with lockdown

This is fantastic!!!!  I really wish I could have been there.  Would you
guys save me a picture?  Congratulations on a job well done!!!!!!

Love you all,

Molly



>PRESS RELEASE                                       September 8, 1998
>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                               Contact: Julia
>Moonsparrow
>                                                            [phone]
>
>NEVADA SWEETHEARTS  CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY LOCKED TO EACH
>OTHER ABOVE FEDERAL BUILDING ENTRANCE, REFUSING TO LEAVE UNTIL
>PLANNED SUBCRITICAL NUCLEAR WEAPONS TESTS ARE CANCELED!



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Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1998 21:00:34 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (abolition-usa) (no subject)

In a message dated 8/25/98 2:02:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[e-mail] writes:

<< Subj:
 Date:    8/25/98 2:02:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time
 From:    [e-mail] (Jason Wallach)
 To:    [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail]
 CC:    [e-mail]

 Hi!  This is Jason Wallach, the conference coordinator for the War Resisters
 League's 75th Anniversary Conference, coming up from Oct.16-18.

 You may be able to help us promote our conference by adding the following
blurb to any      list-serves that you may have access to.  Please do this as
soon as is
 comfortable for you, since we would like to get our attendees to register
early.

    Thanks.

 Jason Wallach

 [e-mail]


 The War Resisters League 75th Anniversary Conference
 "Be Realistic, Demand the Impossible"
 October 16-19, 1998
 Camp Letts, Edgewater, Maryland

 The War Resisters League hosts its 75th anniversary conference October
 16-18, 1998 at Camp Letts on the scenic Rhode River near Annapolis, MD.
 The conference features speakers and workshops intent on furthering our
 exploration of nonviolent activism and alternatives to militarization.
 YouthPeace, the War Resisters League's teen organizing program, will
 hold a special gathering for youth activists.  We will also host a
 celebration of our anniversary, highlighting 75 years of nonviolent
 activism in the name of peace and social justice.

 Speakers and guests include:

 Dennis Brutus, noted South African poet and activist
 Betty Burkes, President, Women's International League for Peace and
 Freedom, US Section
 Mandy Carter, special project coordinator, Southerners On New Ground and
 consultant for the National Black Lesbian and Gay Leadership Forum
 Dave Dellinger, nonviolent activist and war resister
 Daniel Ellsberg, antinuclear activist and Vietnam whistle-blower
 Abe Kaufman, WRL's first paid staff person
 Randy Kehler, longtime war tax resister and cofounder of  the Working
 Group on Electoral Democracy
 Grace Paley, long time peace activist and WRL member
 Constancio Pinto, East Timor Action Network
 And many more!

 There will be two workshop sessions with more than twenty workshops to
 choose from, covering the current landscape of nonviolent peace
 activism.  Each attendee will be asked to join one of twelve working
 groups that will meet twice during the conference to give folks a chance
 to connect and network around shared issues of concern.

 YouthPeace, the War Resisters League's youth organizing program, will
 sponsor a concurrent schedule for youth aged 13-19.  Youth attendees
 will learn about mobilizing students in their schools, youth oppression,
 and developing youth voices for change.  Youth will be able to attend all
 of the plenary discussions if desired.

 The conference will be held at Camp Letts, near Annapolis, MD.
 Registration costs $75.  Room and board range from $50 to $75, depending
 on accommodations.  Scholarships are available and childcare will be
 provided at no cost.

 Please contact the DC office of the War Resisters League at (202)
 544-9355 for information concerning registration, transportation,
 housing, or any other questions you may have.  We'll see you there!





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Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1998 21:13:29 -0700 (PDT)
From: Nevada Desert Experience <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) Nevada Sweeties celebrate 1 yr anniversary with lockdown

Hi Molly
I was at the demo of the Nevada Sweeties.  It was a great action.  Tied up
traffic quite a while since the firetruck was brought in to get Susi and
Reinhard down.  I just wanted to say hello and let you know how grateful I
was for our great hospitality for our HGW retreat in June.  Thnaks
            David Buer, ofm @ NDE

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Date: Wed, 09 Sep 1998 20:31:30 -0400
From: Peace through Reason <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) Cassini meeting - was anyone there?

Did anyone happen to attend this talk about Cassini Tuesday 9/8/98, in
Pasadena?

Ellen Thomas
[e-mail]

http://www.latimes.com/CNS_DAYS/980908/t000081527.html

Tuesday, September 8, 1998
            Valley Glen - Los Angeles Times

            Cassini Space Probe to Be Topic of Talk
            By MICHAEL BAKER
                      The Saturn-bound Cassini spacecraft, the most
                      complex and expensive unmanned space probe
                  ever launched, will be the subject of a talk by the
                  mission's science manager Sunday at the Valley
                  College Planetarium.
                       Ellis Miner of NASA's Jet Propulsion
                  Laboratory in Pasadena will give an insider's view
                  of the Cassini mission, using slides and videotape
                  to illustrate the probe's progress.
                       The spacecraft was launched Oct. 15 amid
                  controversy because it is carrying 72 pounds of
                  plutonium as a power source. The craft is due to
                  reach Saturn's orbit July 1, 2004. On its journey, it
                  will receive a "gravitational assist" to pick up
                  speed by using a planet's gravity like a slingshot.
                       The first assist occurred April 26, when Cassini
                  passed within 176 miles of Venus. After a second
                  Venus fly-by June 24, the craft will pass near Earth
                  next August and Jupiter in 2000.
                       The pass by Earth has critics worried that an
                  explosion or other malfunction could release the
                  harmful effects of the radioactive plutonium and
                  pose an unacceptable risk to human life. NASA
                  officials and leaders of other national science
                  institutes say the plutonium is safely encased in
                  several layers of protective material.
                       During its orbit of Saturn, Cassini will release
                  the Huygens probe, which will drop through the
                  atmosphere of the ringed-planet's moon, Titan, and
                  collect data from its surface.
                       Miner, who has been involved in unmanned
                  planetary exploration for 32 years as a JPL
                  scientist, will speak at 7:30 p.m.
                       The lecture, sponsored by Valley College's
                  Astronomy Club, is free and open to the public.
                       Valley College is located at 5800 Fulton Ave.
                  Directions to the talk and information about the
                  astronomy club are available by calling (818)
                  947-2335.
_______________________________________________________________________

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Date: Wed, 09 Sep 1998 21:00:50 -0400
From: Peace through Reason <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) NucNews: Sen. Feingold asks for depleted uranium ammo study

San Francisco Examiner 9/9/98
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=3D/examiner/hotnews/stories/0=
9/
veterans.dtl

                Senator asks for radioactive ammo study=20
                By Kathleen Sullivan=20
                OF THE EXAMINER STAFF=20
                                               =20
                Wednesday, September 9, 1998=20

                Pentagon criticized for  dismissing Gulf War veterans'
                health complaints=20

                Joining a chorus of elected officials
                criticizing the Pentagon's treatment of
                ailing Gulf War veterans, U.S. Sen.
                Russell Feingold, D-Wis., has called
                for a General Accounting Office study
                on the health effects of exposure to
                radioactive ammunition fired by U.S.
                tanks and aircraft during the war.=20

                In a Sept. 3 letter to the GAO, which is
                the investigative arm of Congress,
                Feingold said the Pentagon and the
                Department of Veterans Affairs "may
                be inadequately handling the issue."=20

                Feingold also asked the GAO to
                investigate why the Pentagon was not
                training troops about the hazards posed
                by the dust and debris generated by
                explosions of "depleted uranium"
                ammunition, which is made of a toxic
                and radioactive metal.=20

                "Of great concern is the Pentagon's
                assertion that no Gulf War veterans
                could be ill from exposure to depleted
                uranium," Feingold wrote. "This
                statement contradicts numerous pre-
                and postwar reports, some from the
                U.S. Army itself."=20

                In study published before the 1991
                war, an Army contractor said the
                soldiers at highest risk for exposure to
                depleted uranium were ground troops
                returning to the battlefield after the
                ammunition had been fired.=20

                However, the Pentagon failed to warn
                soldiers that inhaling, ingesting or
                absorbing its hazardous residue could
                cause cancer or respiratory, kidney and
                skin disorders.=20

                The ammunition was used for the first
                time in combat in the gulf. Many
                nations have since added it to their
                arsenals.=20

                Feingold said "another particularly
                worrisome issue" was that the
                Pentagon had denied medical testing
                and care of soldiers exposed to
                depleted uranium, ignoring Army
                regulations requiring such steps.=20

                In August, the Pentagon released a
                182-page report saying that exposure
                to depleted uranium was not a cause of
                the undiagnosed illnesses afflicting
                Gulf War veterans, although it had
                earlier estimated that "thousands" of
                soldiers might have been exposed to
                the substance.=20

                Joe Gordon, a spokesman in the
                Pentagon's Gulf War Illnesses Office,
                noted that the agency had recently
                announced plans to add 300 veterans to
                a program assessing the health of
                soldiers exposed to the substance. The
                Department of Veterans Affairs is
                monitoring 33 veterans who were
                wounded when their tanks were
                accidentally hit by American soldiers
                firing depleted uranium rounds.=20

                Gordon said the Pentagon would
                expand testing if the results of the new
                medical screenings proved worrisome.

                "We're trying to get to the bottom of
                this," Gordon said. "We don't have a
                link right now, but we're still looking."

                Feingold's call for a GAO study won
                applause from Chris Kornkven,
                president of the National Gulf War
                Resource Center, a Washington, D.C.,
                coalition of veterans' groups fighting
                for medical care for veterans and their
                families.=20

                Kornkven said one of the group's
                biggest concerns was that the VA had
                faulty methods for testing for depleted
                uranium exposure.=20

                In a 1998 report, the group estimated
                that 400,000 soldiers might have been
                exposed to depleted uranium in the
                gulf.=20

                More than 90,000 of the 700,000
                soldiers who served in the Persian
                Gulf have reported an array of puzzling
                symptoms and debilitating ailments
                since they returned from the desert.=20

                Feingold's call for a GAO report is the
                latest in a string of actions by elected
                officials challenging the Pentagon's
                handling of the issue.=20

                *In a 1,003-page report released last
                week, the U.S. Senate's Veterans
                Affairs Committee said veterans had
                encountered "serious obstacles" from
                the Pentagon and the VA in obtaining
                effective medical care for their
                illnesses. The bipartisan report said
                the agencies had "failed in their
                responsibilities to serve Gulf War
                veterans."=20

                *In an Aug. 14 letter to the Pentagon,
                Rep. Christopher Shays, R-Conn., said
                the agency had picked a
                "preposterously small" number of
                veterans to test for depleted uranium
                exposure by limiting screenings to 333
                veterans.=20

                "Every veteran even remotely
                suspected of having come into contact
                with depleted uranium should be given
                the opportunity to be examined, and
                that examination should include tests to
                detect subtle, not just obvious,
                possible health effects of exposure to
                heavy metals and radiation," Shays
                wrote.=20

                *In late 1997, the House Committee on
                Government Reform and Oversight
                recommended taking the investigation
                into Gulf War illnesses away from the
                Pentagon and the VA, and placing it in
                the hands of a "more responsive
                agency." "We find current approaches
                to research, diagnosis and treatment
                unlikely to yield answers to veterans'
                life-or-death questions in the
                foreseeable, or even far distant,
                future," the committee's 150-page
                report concluded.=20

             =A91998 San Francisco Examiner=20
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