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Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 21:22:14 +0100 (BST)
From: Janet Bloomfield <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) Re: NPT/Hague Appeal strategy ideas (fwd)

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Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 11:32:20 -0600
From: Delongs <[e-mail]>
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Subject: Re: NPT/Hague Appeal strategy ideas

Dear Friends,
I have had this on my computer for some time now wishing to respond
carefully.  I have had the pleasure of working within the Landmines
Campaign and have noted the care with which the International Campaign
to Ban Landmines  manages press opportunities and their strategy
generally.

The ICBL  did several things very well:
1.  they created their own group of media stars - survivors, deminers,
former military - and provide the media with a list of these people and
a very interesting description of each person and what type of personal
testimony that person can give.  They create not just one but a variety
of interesting  stories for the media by making available people to
them.  The list includes the contact information for that person
(whatever hotel they are in during their stay) and information on their
language capability.  I wonder if A2000 might be able to considerably
increase its appeal to the media by following a similar strategy?

Who would you have available in NY or Geneva to speak on the legal,
economic, health, physical effects, social effects of nuclear weapons
reliance?  Build a person-based and value-based story upon which the
media can work.

2.  They created their own experts  who responded to the anticipated
stumbling-blocks.  (Our would be dealing with questions such as "what
about terrorists"?)   Rae McGrath from the Mines Advisory Group almost
single-handedly took on the world media and US/UK militaries on the
utility of "smart" mines.  He was able to disprove their "intelligence"
and convince both the media and the diplomats at the treaty drafting
conference that they would not be an acceptable alternative.

3.  Rae  also taught the whole landmines campaign how to respond to the
stumbling blocks.    Put serious thought to the A2000 educational
campaign - all your campaigners need to be briefed.  You may wish to
distribute to them the new and excellent MPI briefing book.   The
campaigners around the world need to be able to respond to a call for
faxes to diplomats during key negotiating meetings.

3.  You need to find out in advance who is going to be attending the
meeting on behalf of the key international news sources, where they are
staying, and provide them with an interesting media kit.  Try to
organize a meeting with someone from A2000 who is well respected
internationally to engage the media person in a conversation about the
importance of the issue.  It will be the one-on-one contacts that will
build a network of interested media.  DON'T WHINE about lack of coverage
- - just remain positive and sincere about the need for coverage of such a
critical issue.

4.  The media kit should have easily read backgrounders along with the
list of media commentators.  The same old factual info on landmines was
pumped out over and over - but it was picked up by the media because the
backgrounders  included stories of how the mines affected individuals or
communities.

Are you already doing this type of thing?

This suggestion also reflects the advice we received from a group of
national-level media people who attended the last meeting of the
Canadian Network to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.

5.  It is extremely important in an age of TV and glossy print that we
develop visuals/graphics to easily persuade people about the merits of
the cause.  Just a few ideas to inspire you:

**  How many children on crutches did you see during the landmines
campaign?  That campaign had at least 4 professional photographers
working with them.  At each conference, they put up photo displays in
areas where the diplomats passed by.

** The ICBL organized children's art contests (creating posters) and
asked diplomats and others to judge them.  The best 100 were displayed
in the hallway through which the diplomats passed for meetings.

**  There were posters and T-shirts created in almost every country to
advertise the campaign.  (It proved an amazing exhibit during the Treaty
Signing Conference!)

** They organized the huge pile of single shoes or boots from all over
Europe to symbolize the unneeded extra shoe or boot. (Shoe piles are
still being organized in 12 French cities to stress the need for French
legislation.)

**  The ICBL had children parade through the conference hall in Vienna
with a single shoe or boot.  These were very smart Gandhian tools -
something everyone, however poor, could likely participate in to show
their support for the campaign.

**They also at the start of the People's Treaty Signing event poured
26,000 pieces of metal shot into a metal garbage can to remind us of the
number of victims yearly.

** A 3 legged chair of about 8 feet in height was positioned outside the
UN to be removed only on the Treaty (being signed? or Entry into Force?)

3.  Strategically, they moved the discussion from one of military
strategy to one of humanitarian issues.  The ICBL was greated assisted
in this by the hosting by the International Committee of the Red Cross
of a meeting to consider the military utility of landmines.  I would
suggest you consider working closely with the Red Cross and take a
similar tack.  The Red Cross produced extremely professional educational
booklets with critical information that was widely quoted.  They were
considered probably the most reliable source of information.  We need
them on board.  The ICRC also is very skilled in humanitarian law
diplomacy and their skills would be useful here as well.

These are my personal views only.  I give my group affiliations only for
identification purposes.

I wish you all great creativity, energy and persistence in the journey
ahead.

Bev Delong
Co-Chairperson, Canadian Netowrk to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
National President, Lawyers for Social Responsibility




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Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 18:33:08 -0700 (PDT)
From: Sue Broidy <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) Photos of sunflowers

<fontfamily><param>Times</param><bigger><bigger>Calling for Sunflowers


I am appealing to those of you who may have planted sunflowers this
year!


We want colored photos for our Website - particularly  of sunflowers
growing outside public buildings such as schools and churches.


We would also be most grateful for photographs and artwork relating to
sunflowers generally.


Please mail to me at the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation - we'll attribute
them and send them back.


Many thanks!

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Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 18:33:36 -0700 (PDT)
From: Sue Broidy <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) Grassroots News from Abolition 2000

Grassroots News from Abolition 2000

Report on Meeting in Chicago, October 9th  1998

Chicago last weekend was full of excitement and energy, with thousands of
enthusiastic and committed people everywhere, eager to push themselves to
the limit for causes and ideals they believe in. I'm talking about the
Marathon, of course, which took place on the Sunday in brilliant sunshine
with the city skyline and blue lake as a superb backdrop.

Although on a much smaller scale, a similar energy and commitment was
apparent at the De Paul University where abolition activists from around
the country were hosted by Illinois Peace Action for two days of
deliberation.

Thank you Illinois Peace Action!  It was great to be with you  and great to
be in the heartland of the US.

The result is that we now have a US Campaign Interim Coordinating
Committee - which we will call ICC-USA, not to be confused with the
International Criminal Court or the Interim Coordinating Committee for
Abolition 2000 International.  This has been set up to plan the next steps
for a US
campaign to abolish nuclear weapons, with another
meeting suggested for Santa Barbara in January or early February.  More
details will be available soon.

Between now and then, important early steps can be taken to build a strong
US Abolition 2000 network. For example, I will start by personally
contacting an A2000 organizer in each state - and it will
be faster if we could hear from volunteers.  At the same time, each
organization should identitfy one person in their group - with email - who
will be the A2000 contact.  This will make communication more efficient and
lay an important foundation for future campaign activity.

I would like to remind everyone to check that their organization is listed
on the website and that you are on the abolition-usa listserve.  Details below!

Help us to turn Abolition 2000 from an activists' policy forum into a real
people's movement in the US.  The clock is ticking and time is running out -
there are only 808 days until the end of the year 2000.

Recap of Grassroots News from the October Sunflower

Municipalities

Derbyshire County Council, UK is the latest municipality to pledge its
support for Abolition 2000.  Our total is now 211!

The Municipal Resolution can be downloaded from
http://www.wagingpeace.org.ab2000city.html.  Or email [e-mail] and
I'll mail you a hard copy.

Petitions

*  1617 signatures arrived this month on petitions from WILPF in Santa Cruz
 - they table every Saturday and are to be congratulated on their
commitment. Thank you  Ruth Hunter for sending them in and all the wonderful
volunteers who make this happen. If we had this sort of commitment all over
the country, politicians would really have to sit up and take notice.

* Rick Springer, our intrepid activist riding around the world on his
bicycle, has recently sent us 66 signatures from Scotland, adding to many
more he has sent from other parts of the world.

*  Women for Peace in Berkeley have sent in 70 signatures - always good to
have those email addresses on the petition forms as we can respond with an
email acknowledgement and sign them up for The Sunflower.

*  Chad Johnson has sent in 660 from the Amherst-Northampton area.  This is
a wonderful response. Chad also photocopies the petition forms and sends
them on to Senators Kerrey and Kennedy. This is an effective way to use the
petitions and all organizations could do the same with their congressional
representatives as well.

*  Costa Rica sent us 18 signatures , with a wonderful letter from Mitzi
Stark of the Disarmament Group of Costa Rica WILPF. It is good to hear from
this peace-loving country which has no army and no nuclear weapons.  They
are an example to the world and we hope they will gain a louder voice on
nuclear issues.

Send in your Petition Totals please!

We are on the process of trying to establish where the petitions are and
how many signatures we have to date, so that we may keep a running total up
on our website. The latest edition of the IPPNW newsletter from New Zealand
gives their total to date as 52,000.  Great work!

We have just received 205 names signed up on the electronic petition form
on the website run by Ross Wilcock.  If anyone else has electronic totals to
send on, please let me know.  We have approximately 16,000 from the US so
far.  I promise an exact number in the next Sunflower!

Organizations who have joined the Network in September

* Physicians for Global Security - Czech Section of IPPNW

* Slovak Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War

* Civic Initiative for a Charter of European Security

* Latvian Human Rights Committee, Riga Latvia

* "Women for the Future" Ternopil, Ukraine

* Serbian Physicians for Peace in Begrade, Yugoslavia

* LA Catholic Worker

* A World of Difference.Inc from Victoria, Australia

* World Day of Actions for Abolition of Nuclear Weapons, Japan

Campus Resolution
The first Australian campus body to sign the A2000 Resolution is the
University of South Australia Student Association.  The resolution was
signed by the President, on 10 September 1998.

October Events:

October 16-19 War Resisters League Annual Conference Washington DC
October 19  A Day Without the Pentagon   [e-mail]
October 24  United Nations Day

Looking Ahead
Sunday, November 22 2 - 4:30pm
John F. Kennedy Library, Boston, MA

"Abolishing Nuclear Weapons"

Speakers: General Lee Butler (retired) James Carroll, author/columnist
and others to be announced

Cosponsored by the Massachusetts Chapter,
Lawyers Alliance for World Security.


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Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 22:42:06 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (abolition-usa) Tucson DWOP event / A Day Without Raytheon Missiles

 Subj:     Tucson DWOP event / A Day Without Raytheon Missiles
 Date:    10/15/98 6:27:58 PM Eastern Daylight Time
 From:    [e-mail] (Jack & Felice Cohen-Joppa)
 To:    [e-mail]
 CC:    [e-mail], [e-mail]

         Tucson peace and justice advocates will join the national Day
 Without the Pentagon demonstrations with a peaceful vigil at the entrance
 to the Raytheon (formerly Hughes) missile production plant.

         Signs and banners declaring A Day Without the Pentagon - Tucson
 Without Raytheon Missiles will greet commuters on Monday afternoon, October
 19, from 3-4:30 p.m. at the intersection of Hughes Access Road and Old
 Nogales Highway.

         "The consolidation of several Raytheon Systems Co. sites this week
 has boosted Tucson's position as missile capital of the world.  Virtually
 every missile in the U.S. arsenal will soon be engineered and produced
 here," read the breathless lead of a recent article topping the Money
 section of the Arizona Daily Star.

         Pat Birnie, a member of the local chapter of the Women's
 International League for Peace and Freedom, observes "We are part of the
 community that considers Tucson a life-affirming place to live.  We welcome
 newcomers who contribute to a peaceful way of life locally and globally.
 We strongly object to the expansion of a business whose products are
 intentionally life-destroying.  The world is already far too heavily armed.
 It is not only a tragic waste of public moneys to build more missiles, but
 it is immoral to create these destructive devices."

         Last week's headlines threatening a reign of Tomahawk missiles on
 Yugoslavia, and the declaration of Tucson as 'missile capital of the
 world,' came in the wake of the (Tucson-made) cruise missile attack on west
 Africa's major pharmaceutical factory in Sudan.  It suggests a world we
 could do better without, so we ask what could Tucson Without Raytheon
 Missiles be?

         Organizations taking part in the demonstration include WILPF,
 Veterans for Peace, the Nuclear Resister, the People's Task Force to Ban
 Depleted Uranium, and others.



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Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 22:42:04 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (abolition-usa) : Pacifica Covers A Day Without the Pentagon!

 Subj:     Pacifica Covers A Day Without the Pentagon!
 Date:    10/15/98 5:23:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time
 From:    [e-mail] (War Resisters League)

 Good news from the folks at Pacifica and Democracy Now!

 I met with Amy Goodman and producer Jeremy Scahill and they have agreed to
 send reporters to make audio and video tapes of the rally and action.  What
 is more, these tapes (with the entire set of 12 AJ Muste Institute
 pamphlets) will be offered as a premium to the national Pacifica network
 during its fundraising drive.  At this time, these premiums are scheduled
 to be offered on Tuesday October 20 or Wednesday October 21.  Listen to
 your local Democracy Now and your local Pacifica station for coverage of "A
 Day Without the Pentagon."

 Chris Ney
 **********
 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)
 [e-mail]
 web address: http://www.nonviolence.org/wrl

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Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 00:03:57 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (abolition-usa) bus update

In a message dated 10/15/98 7:58:58 PM Eastern Daylight Time, can@drizzle.=
com
writes:
 From:=[e-mail] (John Reese)
 Sender:=[e-mail]
 To:=[e-mail]

 Seattle to Pentagon Bus Update


 Wednesday, October 14, 1998

 We made it to Chicago early this morning and parked near a park downtown =
at
about 4 AM.
  We got up early to prepare for the demo at the Federal Building.  When w=
e
got there, a
 little early, we started handing out flyers and a federal protective serv=
ice
person came
 out and told us that we had to have a permit to have any type of
demonstration -
 including handing out flyers!  We entered some dialogue with him about th=
e
constitution
 but it turns out that their building rules are above the constitution.  S=
o we
played the
 game and went into the federal building to apply for our permit to speak
freely and in
 the mean time did our leafleting and sign holding on the portion of the
sidewalk that
 was not federal property.  Surprisingly the Chicago police didn=92t come =
to
tell us we
 couldn=92t do it on their sidewalk without a permit.  When the officer br=
ought
down the
 permit he explained that we were denied the right to perform our skit.  S=
o we
did the
 speaking, sign/banner holding and leafleting from the federal property an=
d
the skit from
 the city property.  Fortunately we didn=92t have to hire a surveyor to
determine where the
 exact property line was.

 Thanks to the Eighth Day Center for Justice it was a good crowd and we ha=
nded
out lots
 of flyers.  It was great to have it downtown in an area with lots of peop=
le
around.  The
 bus got lots of attention as it circled around town with Rick, one of the
drivers,
 blasting out messages about pentagon greed and the need to fund human nee=
ds.
The kit
 went great and we hurriedly packed up so we could get to South Bend.

 At South Bend we parked directly in front of the recruiting centers - arm=
y,
navy,
 airforce and marines - they were all there at least until we got there!  =
As
soon as we
 pulled up the army recruiting center shut their blinds and locked the doo=
rs.
The navy
 and airforce soon did the same.  What are they afraid of?  The marines
decided to risk
 our presence and tough it out.  They seemed to enjoy our skit and were
laughing along
 with us from the comfort of their office.

 We didn=92t get any coverage in Chicago, but there was a story in today=
=92s South
Bend
 Tribune about the coming protest and they showed up to take photos of the
event.  There
 was also a local TV station (FOX channel 4) that interviewed us and got l=
ots
of footage.
  Lets hope that some of it gets shown.  At one point the TV reporter tota=
lly
lost it and
 the cameraman took over asking questions.  That=92s the second time that=
=92s
happened.
 Guess it=92s hard to have a comeback to the truth.  (Speak Truth to Power=
!)

 Thanks to Michiana War Resisters League for having us for dinner and help=
ing
with the
 turnout and the press.  It was great also too meet Ruth=92s mother.  The
cookies tasted
 great.


 Thursday, October 15, 1998

 Kent our last stop before Annapolis went good.  There was a crowd of abou=
t 50
students
 that came to listen to us talk about the pentagon and October 19th, as we=
ll
as a lot of
 extra good antimilitarism stuff.  There were marine recruiters on campus =
so I
had to do
 a brief soapbox about getting recruiters off campus.  The May 4th Task Fo=
rce
also spoke
 briefly.  They are trying to get some parking spaces closed off where som=
e of
the
 activities occurred on May 4th, 1970 when 4 students were killed and nine
wounded by the
 National Guard.  We went by the memorial after the rally.  It certainly
brought memories
 back for me.

 We had one reporter from the Akron Beacon Journal, one from the campus TV
station and
 one from the campus daily newspaper.  Today=92s Beacon Journal also had a=
 small
story with
 an announcement of the rally.  Thanks to Sue Jeffers and the May 4th Task
Force for
 helping to put this on.


 This will be the last email from the road.  I will send one more email ou=
t
after Oct
 19th.  Thanks to everyone that made this trip happen.  It has been amazin=
g
the positive
 response that the bus has gotten as we took our message to the interstate=
,
truck stops,
 and the cities.  As we drove down the interstate and through the cities a=
nd
towns we got
 lots of thumbs up and only a couple of negative responses..  Not that thi=
s is
any
 scientific poll, but it seems to me that most of the people we came in
contact with as
 we crossed the U.S. would be happy if the Day Without The Pentagon dragge=
d on
for the
 next hundred years or so..

 Check out the bus web page: http://applespider.com/dwop/  -  sorry no
pictures of the
 bus.  Will try to see what I can do when I get to DC.


 For Peace and Justice and to SHUT THE PENTAGON DOWN!

 John Reese





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Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 01:04:41 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) Photos of sunflowers

what a great idea, just plant sunflowers all over the place, vacant lots, open
fields, front yards etc. try to make it an "in" thing to do, this is a
wonderful and joyous plant. where can we get directions and seeds. directions:
like when to plant, what kind of soil is best etc. and where do we get easy to
grow seeds. what a great idea, please tell me how to get started and when is
best, jonathan granoff

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Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 08:56:03 -0400
From: Rosalie Tyler Paul <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) Grassroots News from Abolition 2000

Please list me as email contact for Peace Action Maine. Thanks, Rosalie
Paul, Chair.



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Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 08:58:17 -0400
From: Rosalie Tyler Paul <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) Photos of sunflowers

Jonathan - Peace Action Maine is selling packets of sunflower seeds and
would be glad to supply you. Rosalie Paul, Chair



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Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 11:20:37 -0400
From: ASlater <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) Fwd: Re: NPT/Hague Appeal strategy ideas (fwd)

Dear Friends,
I thought our New York Abolition 2000 Committee should give some thought to the
message below.  The NPT PrepCom will be held in New York during the latter part
of April.  Perhaps we should be thinking about displays at the UN during the
PrepCom and gathering material.  Let's brainstorm about this at our next
meeting on Tuesday, November 17th, from 11:30 to 2:00 at GRACE (15 E. 26 St,
10th floor).  Minutes of our last meeting to follow.  Regards, Alice


>Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 11:32:20 -0600
>From: Delongs <[e-mail]>
>Reply-To: [e-mail]
>To: [e-mail], [e-mail]
>Subject: Re: NPT/Hague Appeal strategy ideas
>
>Dear Friends,
>I have had this on my computer for some time now wishing to respond
>carefully.  I have had the pleasure of working within the Landmines
>Campaign and have noted the care with which the International Campaign
>to Ban Landmines  manages press opportunities and their strategy
>generally.
>
>The ICBL  did several things very well:
>1.  they created their own group of media stars - survivors, deminers,
>former military - and provide the media with a list of these people and
>a very interesting description of each person and what type of personal
>testimony that person can give.  They create not just one but a variety
>of interesting  stories for the media by making available people to
>them.  The list includes the contact information for that person
>(whatever hotel they are in during their stay) and information on their
>language capability.  I wonder if A2000 might be able to considerably
>increase its appeal to the media by following a similar strategy?
>
>Who would you have available in NY or Geneva to speak on the legal,
>economic, health, physical effects, social effects of nuclear weapons
>reliance?  Build a person-based and value-based story upon which the
>media can work.
>
>2.  They created their own experts  who responded to the anticipated
>stumbling-blocks.  (Our would be dealing with questions such as "what
>about terrorists"?)   Rae McGrath from the Mines Advisory Group almost
>single-handedly took on the world media and US/UK militaries on the
>utility of "smart" mines.  He was able to disprove their "intelligence"
>and convince both the media and the diplomats at the treaty drafting
>conference that they would not be an acceptable alternative.
>
>3.  Rae  also taught the whole landmines campaign how to respond to the
>stumbling blocks.    Put serious thought to the A2000 educational
>campaign - all your campaigners need to be briefed.  You may wish to
>distribute to them the new and excellent MPI briefing book.   The
>campaigners around the world need to be able to respond to a call for
>faxes to diplomats during key negotiating meetings.
>
>3.  You need to find out in advance who is going to be attending the
>meeting on behalf of the key international news sources, where they are
>staying, and provide them with an interesting media kit.  Try to
>organize a meeting with someone from A2000 who is well respected
>internationally to engage the media person in a conversation about the
>importance of the issue.  It will be the one-on-one contacts that will
>build a network of interested media.  DON'T WHINE about lack of coverage
>- just remain positive and sincere about the need for coverage of such a
>critical issue.
>
>4.  The media kit should have easily read backgrounders along with the
>list of media commentators.  The same old factual info on landmines was
>pumped out over and over - but it was picked up by the media because the
>backgrounders  included stories of how the mines affected individuals or
>communities.
>
>Are you already doing this type of thing?
>
>This suggestion also reflects the advice we received from a group of
>national-level media people who attended the last meeting of the
>Canadian Network to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.
>
>5.  It is extremely important in an age of TV and glossy print that we
>develop visuals/graphics to easily persuade people about the merits of
>the cause.  Just a few ideas to inspire you:
>
>**  How many children on crutches did you see during the landmines
>campaign?  That campaign had at least 4 professional photographers
>working with them.  At each conference, they put up photo displays in
>areas where the diplomats passed by.
>
>** The ICBL organized children's art contests (creating posters) and
>asked diplomats and others to judge them.  The best 100 were displayed
>in the hallway through which the diplomats passed for meetings.
>
>**  There were posters and T-shirts created in almost every country to
>advertise the campaign.  (It proved an amazing exhibit during the Treaty
>Signing Conference!)
>
>** They organized the huge pile of single shoes or boots from all over
>Europe to symbolize the unneeded extra shoe or boot. (Shoe piles are
>still being organized in 12 French cities to stress the need for French
>legislation.)
>
>**  The ICBL had children parade through the conference hall in Vienna
>with a single shoe or boot.  These were very smart Gandhian tools -
>something everyone, however poor, could likely participate in to show
>their support for the campaign.
>
>**They also at the start of the People's Treaty Signing event poured
>26,000 pieces of metal shot into a metal garbage can to remind us of the
>number of victims yearly.
>
>** A 3 legged chair of about 8 feet in height was positioned outside the
>UN to be removed only on the Treaty (being signed? or Entry into Force?)
>
>3.  Strategically, they moved the discussion from one of military
>strategy to one of humanitarian issues.  The ICBL was greated assisted
>in this by the hosting by the International Committee of the Red Cross
>of a meeting to consider the military utility of landmines.  I would
>suggest you consider working closely with the Red Cross and take a
>similar tack.  The Red Cross produced extremely professional educational
>booklets with critical information that was widely quoted.  They were
>considered probably the most reliable source of information.  We need
>them on board.  The ICRC also is very skilled in humanitarian law
>diplomacy and their skills would be useful here as well.
>
>These are my personal views only.  I give my group affiliations only for
>identification purposes.
>
>I wish you all great creativity, energy and persistence in the journey
>ahead.
>
>Bev Delong
>Co-Chairperson, Canadian Netowrk to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
>National President, Lawyers for Social Responsibility
>

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Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 18:49:32 -0400
From: Rosalie Tyler Paul <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) Photos of sunflowers

Sue - you can find our sunflower cards on our website:
www.peaceactionme.org/samplecard.html
Let me know if you need "hard copy". Thanks, Rosalie, Peace Action Maine



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Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1998 21:10:10 EDT
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Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) Photos of sunflowers

how much, who, how do I get them, thank you, Jonathan Granoff

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Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1998 21:09:50 EDT
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Date: Sun, 18 Oct 1998 10:31:43 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Joan Russow)
Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) Buses for the Pentagon: seat for absentee supporters

Chris

A suggestion: What about having a seat on the bus reserved for all your
supporters who cannot attend.

The Greem Party of Canada
and the Global Compliance Research Project
would like to be sitting on that seat on the bus.

Joan Russow
National leader of the Green Party of Canada
Co-ordinator of the Global Compliance Research Project



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Date: Sun, 18 Oct 1998 11:33:05 -0700 (PDT)
From: Suzanne Pearce <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re:  (abolition-usa) Re: NPT/Hague Appeal strategy ideas (fwd)

Dear Bev,

    Thank you for the great supply of creative thinking.  As we in
the MPI project work to create something as great as the landmines
campaign, every idea counts.  And thanks for the plug for the Fast
Track to Zero Nuclear Weapons!  We should talk more about distribution
ideas.   Best wishes,  Suzy Pearce


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Date: Mon, 19 Oct 1998 09:12:11 -0400
From: Rosalie Tyler Paul <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) Photos of sunflowers

Jonathan - If you'll send your postal address, I'll send you a few packets
at $1.00 each for your approval. Then I can send more if you want them.
They are organically grown seeds that could be planted anytime in warm
climes or in the spring in New England-like regions. Let me know. Rosalie
Paul, Peace Action Maine.



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Date: Mon, 19 Oct 1998 09:12:11 -0400
From: Rosalie Tyler Paul <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) Photos of sunflowers

Jonathan - If you'll send your postal address, I'll send you a few packets
at $1.00 each for your approval. Then I can send more if you want them.
They are organically grown seeds that could be planted anytime in warm
climes or in the spring in New England-like regions. Let me know. Rosalie
Paul, Peace Action Maine.



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Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1998 12:24:19 -0400
From: Rosalie Tyler Paul <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) Photos of sunflowers

For Peace Action Maine's packets of sunflower seeds (to benefit our
Abolition 2000 work) please contact [e-mail]. Each packet of 10 organic
seeds costs $1.00. We will be glad to mail them around while supplies last.
They can be planted anytime in temperate climates and in the spring in New
England-like areas. Thank you.



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Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1998 19:54:03 EDT
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Subject: (abolition-usa) DWOP

  Dear folks.

  A grand action Monday morning.

  Below is some coverage of it. I've drafted a letter to the Washington Post
  and I'll send along a copy when its sent out.

  John Miller


  Demonstrators Unable to Close Pentagon
  Police Outnumber Protesters and Make 36 Arrests in Subdued Anti-War Event
  By Eric L. Wee and Josh White
  Washington Post Staff Writers
  Tuesday, October 20, 1998; Page B03

  Virginia state troopers were posted at every ramp near the Pentagon and
  police surrounded the building in preparation for an anti-war demonstration
  yesterday morning, but only a few dozen people showed up to "shut down" the
  place.

  Police arrested 21 protesters who plopped down on the floor in front of
  escalators leading from the Metro station into the Pentagon at 7 a.m. and
  began chanting, "The Pentagon is closed today!"

  It was billed as "A Day Without the Pentagon," a rally to protest what the
  activists say is excessive U.S. military spending. Later in the morning,
  about 300 demonstrators marched from Arlington National Cemetery to the
  Pentagon for a four-hour rally sponsored by the War Resisters League.

  Although organizers anticipated as many as 5,000 to 10,000 people, law
  enforcement officers far outnumbered demonstrators. Fifteen people were
  arrested for trying to cross police lines.

  During the morning action at the Metro stop, transit police arrested
  protesters for impeding the free flow of traffic, as commuters hurriedly
  stepped around them or looked on with disdain.

  "It's almost delusional," said David Holmes, 47, an accountant on his way
  to work in Alexandria, nodding toward a handcuffed protester. "That guy's
  sitting over there saying the Pentagon is closed, and obviously it's not."

  Several hundred law enforcement officers had converged on the area before
  dawn to ensure that protesters would not disrupt rush hour or block
  building entrances, said Virginia State Police spokeswoman Lucy Caldwell.

  At a news conference on Capitol Hill, one of the organizers, longtime
  activist Dave Dellinger, said the time for large public rallies had passed.
  "We have to commit civil disobedience . . . so the government will know and
  other people will know how evil the government is today," he said.

  Asked why the threatened rush-hour disruption did not materialize,
  Christopher Ney, the league's disarmament coordinator, said: "We're not
  interested in protesting commuters. We were interested in protesting the
  Pentagon."

  On the manicured lawn of the riverside entrance to the Pentagon, sporadic
  rain dampened the protesters. But for those who remained, the atmosphere
  was much like a concert, with music, dancing and some remnants of the
  1960s -- peace symbols, tie-dyed clothing. "The '60s is the '90s upside
  down," a guitarist sang to the crowd.

  Andrew Kennis, a student from New York City, was disappointed with
  the turnout but said organizers didn't have enough money to get the word
  out.

  "They wanted to encircle the building, but obviously we can't," Kennis said.
  "It's not because of lack of support; it's just a lack of resources."

  Kennis, like everyone at the event, arrived with specific grievances. He had
  plenty to say about East Timor. Cynthia Banas, a retired librarian from
  Vernon, N.Y., was there to protest about Haiti.

  At 2 p.m., the crowd became more aggressive and marched toward police
  officers lined up in front of the Pentagon, chanting, "How many people
  have you killed today?" Several protesters climbed up a small embankment
  and rushed the police line.

  Clearly not interested in arresting anyone, officers tackled those who broke
  through the line and carried them back.

  "Okay, let's go again," said Eric Weinberger, 66, of Boston. "I'm going to
  shut down the Pentagon. I'm going to bring peace to the world."

  Louise Franklin Ramirez, 93, of Manassas, tried to get arrested, but police
  would not accommodate her. Ramirez, a regular at Pentagon protests, said
  she just wanted to shake up the Defense Department.

  A Pentagon spokesman said that in the end, 15 protesters who continued
  to rush the police line were arrested by the Defense Protective Service,
  which guards the building.

  Daniel Ellsberg also tried to cross the police line, but the former
  government analyst who leaked the Vietnam-era Pentagon Papers was
  clearly frustrated by the police tactics.

  Said Ellsberg: "What does it take to get arrested around here?"

  Staff writers Patricia Davis and Sylvia Moreno contributed to this report.

  Anti-military protesters arrested at Pentagon
  06:11 p.m Oct 19, 1998 Eastern

  WASHINGTON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Thirty-six demonstrators against U.S.
  military spending and America's military presence around the world were
  arrested at the Pentagon on Monday on misdemeanor charges of blocking
  entrances and trespassing.

  Metro transit police arrested 21 protesters when they blocked entrances at
  the Pentagon subway station during a day-long annual protest organised by
  the War Resisters League, a coalition of anti-military, human rights and
  environmental groups.

  Pentagon officials said another 15 were arrested by Defence Department
  police on trespassing and other charges at the River Entrance to defence
  headquarters.

          The subway station demonstrators were later released from Arlington
  County Jail and Pentagon officials said those arrested for refusing to
  disperse at the River Entrance would also be released after being processed.

  Several hundred demonstrators gathered on the Pentagon's grassy parade
  ground outside the River Entrance at mid-day for speeches and music. Among
  those addressing the crowd were peace activists Dick Gregory and Daniel
  Ellsberg.

  Ellsberg leaked thousands of secret documents known as ``The Pentagon
  Papers'' to the New York Times three decades ago. The documents,
  commissioned by then-Defence Secretary Robert McNamara, detailed the
  history of the U.S. role in Indochina from the Second World War until
  mid-1968.

  Ellsberg told the demonstrators that U.S. military spending of $250 billion
  a year was ``an obscenity.''

  Monday October 19 5:08 PM EDT
  Peace Activists Rally Near Pentagon

  WASHINGTON (AP) _ Several hundred peace activists, including comedian Dick
  Gregory, rallied near the Pentagon Monday
  to protest military policies and spending.

  Thirty-six were arrested without incident during the daylong event.
  Twenty-on were taken into custody early in the day at the Pentagon Metro
  station, allegedly for trying to block Defense Department workers from
  entering the building. The remaining 15 were arrested on charges they tried
  to block the Pentagon's entrance near the Potomac River, Pentagon
  spokeswoman Susan Hansen said.

  ``If the Pentagon had to plan what we did today, it would cost billions of
  dollars,'' Gregory told the rally, sponsored by the War Resisters League.

  Gregory said the Pentagon was ``drunk with power'' but that its missiles
  had no power. ``The missiles of love that we have ... they will win out.''

  A series of speakers addressed the group gathered in the rain on the
  Pentagon's parade field, normally used for formal welcoming ceremonies for
  visiting dignitaries.

  ``We say no to war, we say no to the war machine,'' one large poster read.
  ``Healthcare not warfare,'' said another.
  END

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