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Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 09:36:18 -0400
From: Peace through Reason <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) NucNews: Whistleblowers lose, Westinghouse wins at Hanford

http://www.spokane.net/news-story-body.asp?Date=092098&ID=s454238
Spokane Net, September 20, 1998

Judge tosses Hanford lawsuit
Whistleblowers claimed retaliation by Westinghouse

KENNEWICK _ A former Hanford Nuclear Reservation
contractor has won dismissal of a lawsuit filed by two
former employees who say they were targeted for
retaliation after raising safety concerns.

Benton County Superior Court Judge Craig Matheson
granted a motion by Westinghouse Electric Corp. to
dismiss the complaint by Casey Ruud and James
Simpkin.

Other than writing that he reviewed documents and oral
arguments made last May, Matheson did not say why he
ruled in favor of Westinghouse.

Ruud's lawyer, Bob Jones of San Francisco, said he
learned of the ruling Friday. He said he needed to find
out more about the ruling before deciding whether to
appeal.

The whistleblower litigation dates to 1988 in a battle that
had spread to three arenas -- Benton County Superior
Court, a state court in South Carolina and the U.S.
Department of Labor.

Ruud, of Kennewick, and Simpkin, of Idaho, were
Westinghouse Hanford Co. employees who brought their
safety concerns about Hanford operations to the press
and Congress in 1987.

Ruud's complaints led to suspension of work at
Hanford's Plutonium-Uranium Extraction Plant and at the
Plutonium Finishing Plant.

Ruud was laid off after he testified before Congress. He
filed a wrongful termination complaint with the Labor
Department. In 1990, a $125,000 settlement was
reached, which Ruud's lawyers now say Westinghouse
violated.

Simpkin left Westinghouse Hanford, the site's former
lead contractor, when he took part in a voluntary
reduction in force in 1988.

Ruud and Simpkin contend Westinghouse was
retaliating against them. Westinghouse contends the
actions were part of Hanford's cutbacks.

In 1988, Ruud and Simpkin agreed to settlements that
included stipulations that Westinghouse not interfere with
their future employment.

The men moved to the Department of Energy's
Savannah River, S.C., site, where they worked for a
subcontractor of Westinghouse Savannah River in 1990.

Meanwhile, some Westinghouse officials they had
clashed with at Hanford also ended up at Savannah
River.

Both men claimed Westinghouse harassed them at
Savannah River, eventually leading to both losing their
jobs there in early 1991.

They filed a federal lawsuit in 1993, arguing
Westinghouse broke the 1988 settlement.

Pieces of that lawsuit were split to the state courts in
South Carolina and Washington, plus to the U.S.
Department of Labor.

The two sides reached a confidential settlement in
March 1996 in the South Carolina case.

Last November, a Labor Department administrative
review panel ruled in favor of Ruud and Simpkin to send
that case back to an administrative judge to reassess
the amount of punitive damages to which the pair were
entitled.

_______________________________________________________________________

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Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 09:39:05 -0700
From: Shundahai Network <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) DOE subcritical press release

Hello friends,

We just recieved the DOE press release which I wanted to send out. But
then, 1/2 hour later I recieved a call from Derek Scammell saying that the
test had been delayed. He was not able to give any reasons for the delay or
say when the new date would be. Just that he would let us know. we will
keep you posted!


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DOE NEWS

For Immediate Release
September 22, 1998

News Media Contacts:
Derek Scammell [phone] [e-mail]
David Schwoegler [phone] [e-mail]
Mathew Donoghue [phone] [e-mail]

DOE TO CONDUCT FOURTH SUBCRITICAL EXPERIMENT

SCIENTIFIC DATA TO HELP ENSURE THE SAFETY AND RELIABILITY OF THE STOCKPILE
WITHOUT NUCLEAR TESTING

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will conduct its fourth subcritical
experiment in Nevada on Sept 24. Subcritical experiments produce essential
scientific data and technical information on the effects of aging on
nuclear weapons materials. The experiments are called "subcritical" because
no critical mass is formed, no self sustaining nuclear chain reaction can
occur and therefore no nuclear explosion can result. The experiments
support DOE's stockpile Stewardship Program to maintain the safety and
reliability of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile without nuclear testing
and are fully consistent with the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.

Subcritical experiments help ensure the safety and reliability of the
stockpile without nuclear testing." said Energy Secretary Bill Richardson.
"These experiments are a key part of our scientific program to provide new
tools and data that assess age related complications and maintain the
reliability and safety of the nation's nuclear arsenal."

The primary objective of this experiment will be to obtain important
physics information on plutonium samples of varying ages. Using techniques
developed by the Energy Department's Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratory, the experiment will involve chemical high explosives to
generate high pressures that are applied to weapons materials - in
particular, plutonium. The experiment will involve the use of 7.2 ounces of
chemical high explosives and about 7.2 ounces of plutonium distributed over
four separate assemblies.

The experiment will be conducted at the Nevada Test Site's U1a Complex. 85
miles northwest of Las Vegas. The U1a complex is at the base of a vertical
shaft, approximately 960 feet beneath the surface, designed to contain
these experiments in a safe and secure environment
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Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 12:21:14 -0700
From: Shundahai Network <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) ACTION ALERT: Hypocritical nuclear weapons test

ACTION ALERT: HYPOCRITICAL NUCLEAR WEAPONS TEST "BAGPIPE"

Hello Friends

The Department of Energy announced plans to conduct the subcritical nuclear
weapons test "Bagpipe" on Thursday, September 24 but then almost
immediately delayed the test for unknown reasons. They are not able to give
us a new date and refuse to discuss reasons for the delay. Our friends
monitoring the radio frequencies at the test site have said no dry runs are
scheduled for today, but there are a lot of meetings going on. We will keep
you posted with breaking developments.

If you have not had the opportunity to call or fax a letter of protest to
the White house or DOE, please do it now! We have to let the U.S.
government know that there is a large international movement that oppose
these nuclear weapons tests. Please review the sample letter at the bottom
of this message.

If any body else is holding vigils or demos please let us know so that we
can include that information in our press materials.

Thanks for all that you do on behalf of Mother Earth!
><<><< ><<><< ><<><< ><<><< ><<><< ><<><< ><<><< ><<><< ><<><< ><<><<

Upcoming Las Vegas events to protest the HYPOCRITICAL nuclear weapons test:

(These events will build on the success we achieved with our "Nevada
Sweeties" action on September 8.)

For info on any of these events please call us at [phone]

Thursday, September 24th

4 - 5:30 pm, Demonstration at the Foley Federal Building (300 S. Las Vegas
Blvd)

Friday, September 25th

All night long, RAGE AGAINST THE TEST SITE (62 miles North of Las Vegas on
Hwy 95 at the Mercury exit.)Join us around the campfire for a night of
prayers, discussions, and actions to stop the HYPOCRITICAL subcritical.

Day of the HYPOCRITICAL Test (When they reschedule it)

There will be a prayer circle and nonviolent direct action at the Nevada
Test Site at the time of the detonation. (call for time or if you need rides.)

A demonstration will be held at the Foley Federal Building the afternoon of
the test between 4 - 5:30pm.

Nevada Desert Experience might hold a vigil at the Department of Energy
headquarters on Lossee Rd near Cheyenne. Please call them for more
information about this Christian Faith based prayer vigil. [phone]

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BAY AREA EVENTS
VIGIL:
WHEN -- WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 23, 4 PM TO 6 PM
WHERE -- LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LAB AT THE CORNER OF EAST AVE. AND
VASCO ROAD.

DEMO:
WHEN -- THURSDAY, SEPT. 24, NOON TO 1PM
WHERE -- BECHTEL CORP. HEADQUARTERS, 50 BEALE ST., SAN FRANCISCO - NEAR
EMBARCADERO BART STATION.

INFO:
Sally Light, Tri-Valley CAREs, [phone] or [phone]

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Call DOE at [phone] or [phone]. Fax the DOE at [phone]
or [phone]. Call Bill Clinton via his comment line at (202)
456-1111. White house fax [phone].
Act today.

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THE HONORABLE PRESIDENT  CLINTON,
THE WHITE HOUSE,
WASHINGTON, U.S.,

Dear President Clinton,

I am writing to demand that you  "DON'T BY HYPOCRITICAL! STOP THE
SUBCRITICAL!"

By this, I mean that you must immediately cancel the subcritical nuclear
weapons test code named "Bagpipe" which could be detonated as early as next
week (Sept 7 - 11) and all future subcritical tests.

These tests explode plutonium, which is the most deadly material ever
created, 980 feet below the ground at the Nevada Test Site dangerously
close to the largest aquifer in Southern Nevada. This precious groundwater
has already been contaminated by past nuclear tests. It is time to stop the
contamination and begin the clean up!

These tests should really be called "hypocritical." They clearly violate
the spirit of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) signed in September
1996, by you, Mr President.  The CTBT commits the U.S. "not to carry out
any nuclear weapon test explosion or any other nuclear explosion..." DOE
claims these experiments are permissible because the CTBT does not define
"nuclear weapon" test. These tests make global adoption of the CTBT less
likely by encouraging other nations to copy the U.S. decision to continue
testing and update their nuclear arsenals.

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.

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."

Last year, in the U.S. 44 members of Congress, including key California
Representatives, urged you not to go ahead with the tests. At the
grassroots level, protesters gathered in  California, Nevada, Texas, New
York, New Jersey, Washington, D.C. and elsewhere around the country to
demand the cancelation of this testing program. There is currently a
lawsuit against DOE, charging the agency failed to conduct an adequate
environmental analysis of the Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan,
including the subcritical tests.

This decision is largely in your hands. I urge you to be courageous and
recognize that the U.S. needs to take the lead in halting our nuclear
weapons designing, testing and production capabilities so that the rest of
the world can take us seriously when we talk about non-proliferation issues
and the Comprehensive Test ban Treaty.

It is time, Mr President, to build that bridge to the 21st century that you
always talk about. The time for nuclear disarmament is now. Do the right
thing. Stop the Subcritical!

Yours Sincerely,
Signed:

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Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 15:47:56 -0700 (PDT)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (abolition-usa) October 9 & 10 meetings in Chicago

September 22, 1998


Dear friends:

    The October 9th and 10th meetings on abolishing nuclear weapons at the
DePaul Center in downtown Chicago are fast approaching.  If you plan to
attend but have not RSVP'ed, either for the Friday, October 9th organizing
meeting or the Saturday, October 10th "Bottling the Genie" conference, we
need to hear from you soon.   For the 9th, all we need is a call or an email
telling us you're coming.  If you plan to come to the conference on the
10th, we need a registration form from you (we can mail you one if you did
not get the conference brochure).  We can also help arrange cheap or free
housing here in Chicago, but the sooner we know you're coming the better.

    The meeting on the 9th is the second organizing meeting of the
still-to-be-named, emerging U.S. campaign to abolish nuclear weapons.
Organizers from around the country will be coming to help shape this
promising new campaign.  Peace Action, Physicians for Social Responsibility,
Fourth Freedom Forum, Western States Legal Foundation, Global Resource
Center for the Environment, American Friends Service Committee, Disarmament
Clearinghouse, Lawyers' Committee on Nuclear Policy and many other
organizations will have representatives present.

Saturday's conference will feature presentations by Jonathan Schell, author
of The Gift of Time: The Case for Abolishing Nuclear Weapons Now and former
U.S. Senator Alan Cranston, as well as experts from academia, activism,
politics and the media.  In addition to issue workshops, we'll hold strategy
roundtable discussions, where participants will debate strategies and
tactics for grassroots organizing for nuclear abolition.  Registration for
the event, which includes continental breakfast, lunch, and a complimentary
copy of The Nation's February special edition on abolition, consisting of
excerpts from Schell's book, is only $25, $10 for students or those of
limited income.

October 9th and 10th will be important days in shaping what will become a
strong national campaign for the abolition of nuclear weapons, and you won't
want to miss it.  To paraphrase Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, "Won't you
please come to Chicago just to organize!"

For more information, or to RSVP your attendance, contact Debby Reelitz-Bell
at 847/266-1525 or Kevin Martin at 312/939-3316, or email us at [e-mail]

In Peace,


Kevin Martin
Executive Director
Illinois Peace Action


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Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 17:04:48 -0700
From: Shundahai Network <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) DOE SAYS....WE SAY (help?)

Hello friends,

I am trying to print up new material for our demos and actions around the
subcrit and would like to do something along the simple lines of DOE
SAYS....WE SAY.. If any one has any ideas or feedback on what I have
written so far I could sure use some help. I think I have gone into
overload. I was hoping to have this piece done by thursday afternoon and
would love some help. Thanks in advance.

DOE SAY'S: "Subcritical experiments are needed for the safety and
reliability of our nuclear weapons."

WE SAY: "The only safe and reliable nuclear weapon is a dismantled disarmed
nuclear weapon."

DOE SAY'S: "The subcritical will not go critical"

WE SAY: "Accidents can happen and have happened. That is why the
subcritical tests were moved from Los Alamos, NM to the Nevada Test Site
U1a underground complex."

DOE SAY'S: "The tests are completely safe."

WE SAY: "These tests involve plutonium which is the most deadly substance
known. The groundwater at the test site has already been contaminated with
plutonium from past nuclear weapons tests."

DOE SAY'S: "These tests will help nonproliferation efforts."

WE SAY: "These tests have already helped proliferate nuclear weapons by
causing India and Pakistan to conduct full nuclear weapons tests."

DOE SAY'S: "These tests are fully consistent with the Comprehensive Test
Ban Treaty"

WE SAY: "These tests violate the spirit of the CTBT
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Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 17:26:58 -0700 (PDT)
From: john burroughs <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) October 9 & 10 meetings in Chicago

Kevin - as you know, Jacqueline Cabasso, Andrew Lichterman, and I will be
participating on the 10th as well as the 9th. Do you need a registration
form - address for WSLF is in the signature box below. Did you make any
decisions about placing us in workshops etc.? - John
At 03:47 PM 9/22/98 -0700, you wrote:
>September 22, 1998
>
>
>Dear friends:
>
>    The October 9th and 10th meetings on abolishing nuclear weapons at the
>DePaul Center in downtown Chicago are fast approaching.  If you plan to
>attend but have not RSVP'ed, either for the Friday, October 9th organizing
>meeting or the Saturday, October 10th "Bottling the Genie" conference, we
>need to hear from you soon.   For the 9th, all we need is a call or an email
>telling us you're coming.  If you plan to come to the conference on the
>10th, we need a registration form from you (we can mail you one if you did
>not get the conference brochure).  We can also help arrange cheap or free
>housing here in Chicago, but the sooner we know you're coming the better.
>
>    The meeting on the 9th is the second organizing meeting of the
>still-to-be-named, emerging U.S. campaign to abolish nuclear weapons.
>Organizers from around the country will be coming to help shape this
>promising new campaign.  Peace Action, Physicians for Social Responsibility,
>Fourth Freedom Forum, Western States Legal Foundation, Global Resource
>Center for the Environment, American Friends Service Committee, Disarmament
>Clearinghouse, Lawyers' Committee on Nuclear Policy and many other
>organizations will have representatives present.
>
>Saturday's conference will feature presentations by Jonathan Schell, author
>of The Gift of Time: The Case for Abolishing Nuclear Weapons Now and former
>U.S. Senator Alan Cranston, as well as experts from academia, activism,
>politics and the media.  In addition to issue workshops, we'll hold strategy
>roundtable discussions, where participants will debate strategies and
>tactics for grassroots organizing for nuclear abolition.  Registration for
>the event, which includes continental breakfast, lunch, and a complimentary
>copy of The Nation's February special edition on abolition, consisting of
>excerpts from Schell's book, is only $25, $10 for students or those of
>limited income.
>
>October 9th and 10th will be important days in shaping what will become a
>strong national campaign for the abolition of nuclear weapons, and you won't
>want to miss it.  To paraphrase Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, "Won't you
>please come to Chicago just to organize!"
>
>For more information, or to RSVP your attendance, contact Debby Reelitz-Bell
>at 847/266-1525 or Kevin Martin at 312/939-3316, or email us at [e-mail]
>
>In Peace,
>
>
>Kevin Martin
>Executive Director
>Illinois Peace Action
>
>
>Check out our website at http://www.webcom.com/ipa
>
>
>
>
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>

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        Western States Legal Foundation
        1440 Broadway, Suite 500
        Oakland, California, USA  94612
        Tel: [phone]
        Fax: [phone]
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Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 21:04:26 -0800
From: Jan Harwood <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) October 9 & 10 meetings in Chicago

I will be attending the Abolition 2000 meetings in Chicago on the 9th and
10th of October.  I have housing arranged already.  Jan Harwood, 312 Elm
St.,
Santa Cruz, CA 95060, [phone].



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Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 01:41:00 -0500 (CDT)
From: [e-mail] (Robert Smirnow)
Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) DOE SAYS....WE SAY (help?)

     Reinhard,
              WE SAY: "The Cold War is Over, We have NO Enemies"

              DOE Says:"Until the World is....[fill in any of numerous
scenarios- rogue states, terrorism, unpredictable future
political/economic events], we need such tests."

             WE SAY: "In effect, we will never disarm using your
[DOE's] rational that the world has potential enemies because the world
will always have potential enemies. The world can also potentially be
at Peace. Give Peace a Chance, War has been given too many chances."


     DOE Says: " No."

     WE KEEP FIGHTING BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT INTERESTED IN REASON. IT'S
STRICTLY A POWER ISSUE AND THE ONLY WAY ANYONE EVER GOT ANYWHERE IS
THROUGH PROTECTED, DETERMINED, OPEN MINDED "PEACEFUL FIGHTING."


    Peace/No-Nukes,
                   Bill Smirnow
>
>Hello friends,
>
>I am trying to print up new material for our demos and actions around
the
>subcrit and would like to do something along the simple lines of DOE
>SAYS....WE SAY.. If any one has any ideas or feedback on what I have
>written so far I could sure use some help. I think I have gone into
>overload. I was hoping to have this piece done by thursday afternoon
and
>would love some help. Thanks in advance.
>
>DOE SAY'S: "Subcritical experiments are needed for the safety and
>reliability of our nuclear weapons."
>
>WE SAY: "The only safe and reliable nuclear weapon is a dismantled
disarmed
>nuclear weapon."
>
>DOE SAY'S: "The subcritical will not go critical"
>
>WE SAY: "Accidents can happen and have happened. That is why the
>subcritical tests were moved from Los Alamos, NM to the Nevada Test
Site
>U1a underground complex."
>
>DOE SAY'S: "The tests are completely safe."
>
>WE SAY: "These tests involve plutonium which is the most deadly
substance
>known. The groundwater at the test site has already been contaminated
with
>plutonium from past nuclear weapons tests."
>
>DOE SAY'S: "These tests will help nonproliferation efforts."
>
>WE SAY: "These tests have already helped proliferate nuclear weapons
by
>causing India and Pakistan to conduct full nuclear weapons tests."
>
>DOE SAY'S: "These tests are fully consistent with the Comprehensive
Test
>Ban Treaty"
>
>WE SAY: "These tests violate the spirit of the CTBT
>***************************************************************
>                   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, 23 Sep 1998 01:14:36 -0700 (PDT)
From: [e-mail] (Jack & Felice Cohen-Joppa)
Subject: (abolition-usa) CD & October 9 & 10 meetings in Chicago

I cannot attend these meetings but am curious to know [and would offer
support for anyone attending] who will bring into the strategy discussion a
strong advocacy of consciously, openly, incorporating "civil disobedience"
into this emerging group's program.

[Likewise, I would engage in e-discussion with anyone who strongly
advocates avoiding association with "civil disobedience."]

If there is anyone attending this conference, and then the WRL 75th
conference &/or Day w/o the Pentagon action the following weekend, I'll be
sharing facilitation of a working group that touches on tactical
development of nonviolent direct action in our present situation.  We would
appreciate your input!

Jack Cohen-Joppa

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Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 08:51:12 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) DOE SAYS....WE SAY (help?)

In a message dated 98-09-22 20:27:04 EDT, you write:

<< DOE SAY'S: "The subcritical will not go critical"
  >>
If you want wider public support i suggest that you explain what this means.

Colby Lowe

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Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 08:52:00 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) DOE SAYS....WE SAY (help?)

In a message dated 98-09-22 20:27:04 EDT, you write:

<< DOE SAY'S: "The subcritical will not go critical"
  >>
and on couse congratulations on this and all your efforts.

CL

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Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 12:06:08 -0400
From: ASlater <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) Re: November Boston Abolition Event

Dear Lachlan,
Are any of the organizers of the Boston event planning to be in Chicago for
the
US Abolition launch on October 8th and 9th?  This would give us a concerted
strategy to bring into future meetings such as the exciting Boston meeting you
have planned.  The Markey and Woolsey resolutions calling on Clinton to
negotiate a nuclear weapons convention and calling for a cut-off in funding
for
new nuclear weapons research, design and development would be good action
items
for your meeting.  We are still gathering signatures and if you'd like an
update closer to your event, I could forward it to you.  Best regards, Alice
Slater

At 10:35 AM 9/23/98 -0400, [e-mail] wrote:
>Local Event but possible opportunity to
>convey Global Thinking:
>
>Sunday, November 22 2 - 4:30pm
>John F. Kennedy Library
>Boston, MA
>
>"Abolishing Nuclear Weapons"
>
>General Lee Butler (retired)
>James Carroll, author/columnist
>Others TBA
>
>Cosponsored by the Massachusetts Chapter,
>Lawyers Alliance for World Security.
>
>The announcement includes the follow quotation:
>
>"Every man, woman and child lives under a
>nuclear sword of Damocles, hanging by the
>slenderest of threads, capable of being cut
>at any moment by accident or miscalculation
>or by madness.  The weapons of war must be
>abolished before they abolish us."
>
>                                            --John F. Kennedy
>
>
>Those of us who are New England partners in
>Abolition 2000 would welcome suggestions from
>Abolition 2000 colleagues worldwide about messages
>we might try to convey at this event.
>
>
>
>Lachlan Forrow, MD
>
>The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship
>Dedicated to Reverence for Life in Action
>A co-sponsor of ABOLITION 2000
>
>"Nuclear weapons are against international
>law and they have to be abolished...All negotiations
>regarding the abolition of atomic weapons remain
>without success because no international public
>opinion exists which demands this abolition."
>                                  --Dr. Albert Schweitzer
>
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
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Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 12:27:18 -0700
From: Shundahai Network <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) Subcrit "Bagpipe" rescheduled, ACTION ALERT

DOE RESCHEDULES SUBCRITICAL NUCLEAR WEAPONS TEST "BAGPIPE"

Saturday, September 25, 1998.

WEAPONS GRADE PLUTONIUM TO BE EXPLODED ON SACRED WESTERN SHOSHONE LAND!

NONVIOLENT DIRECT ACTION PLANNED!

Continued nuclear weapons design, testing and production under costly
Stockpile Stewardship and Management Program threaten our air, water and
land with radioactive contamination from coast to coast!

Today, the DOE, announced the new schedule for problem filled subcritical
nuclear weapons test "Bagpipe" to be exploded on Saturday, September 25,
1998.

They did not give any times but these tests generally take place from 9 -
11 am. If we hear of a time we will let the world know immediately.

We encourage you all to hold local vigils and demonstrations on Saturday in
solidarity with those hear in Nevada who will be seeking to stop these
tests through non violent direct action.

><<><< ><<><< ><<><< ><<><< ><<><< ><<><< ><<><< ><<><< ><<><< ><<><<

Upcoming Las Vegas and Nevada events to protest the HYPOCRITICAL nuclear
weapons test:
(Please see Bay Area updated event list below)

(These events will build on the success we achieved with our "Nevada
Sweeties" action on September 8.)

For info on any of these events please call us at [phone]

Thursday, September 24th: 4 - 5:30 pm, Demonstration at the Foley Federal
Building (300 S. Las Vegas Blvd)

Friday, September 25th: 6PM - All night long, RAGE AGAINST THE TEST SITE
(62 miles North of Las Vegas on Hwy 95 at the Mercury exit.)Join us around
the campfire for a night of prayers, discussions, and actions to stop the
HYPOCRITICAL subcritical.

Saturday, September 26: Day of the HYPOCRITICAL Test,

There will be a prayer circle and nonviolent direct action at the Nevada
Test Site at the time of the detonation. (Call for time or if you need
rides. The earlier you arrive the better)

4 - 5:30pm, Demonstration at the Foley Federal Building (300 S. Las Vegas
Blvd)

Nevada Desert Experience might hold a vigil at the Department of Energy
headquarters on Lossee Rd near Cheyenne. Please call them for more
information about this Christian Faith based prayer vigil. [phone]

If you are unable to join us for any of these events please consider coming
to Nevada for the Healing Global Wounds Fall Gathering, Oct 9 - 12. For
more information on Healing Global Wounds you can visit the webs site at
http://www.shundahai.org/HGW/fall98gathering.html


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Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 14:12:19 -0700 (PDT)
From: Sue Broidy <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) October 9 & 10 meetings in Chicago

Dear Jan

I'm delighted to see your message - I hope we can spend more time together!
I got a room at the Travelodge.  See you there!


>I will be attending the Abolition 2000 meetings in Chicago on the 9th and
>10th of October.  I have housing arranged already.  Jan Harwood, 312 Elm
>St.,
>Santa Cruz, CA 95060, [phone].
>
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Sincerely,

Susan Broidy, Coordinator

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