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Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2000 00:17:16 PST
From: "Abolition2000 Pacific Region" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) Church Calls for Marshall Islands Nuclear Test Compensation Too Little.

fyi, thank you.

Richard Salvador
Honolulu, Hawaii


http://pidp.ewc.hawaii.edu/PIReport/2000/February/02-21-04.htm



PACIFIC ISLANDS REPORT

Monday, February 21, 2000

Pacific Islands Development Program/East-West Center
Center for Pacific Islands Studies/University of Hawaiæi at Manoa



CHURCH CALLS MARSHALL ISLANDS NUCLEAR TEST COMPENSATION TOO LITTLE

MAJURO, Marshall Islands (February 18, 2000 û Marshall Islands
Journal)ùCalling the Compact's nuclear test compensation provisions
"woefully inadequate" and unfair to Marshall Islanders in comparison to the
U.S. government's treatment of American test victims, the head of the United
Church of Christ in the U.S. has asked American President Bill Clinton to
conduct a "fair and just renegotiation of the Compact."

In a letter sent to Clinton last month, UCC President the Rev. John H.
Thomas transmitted a resolution from the UCC's General Synod last year
calling on the U.S. to apologize to Marshall Islanders for the nuclear
tests, as well as to "fully compensate the people of the Marshall Islands
for the numerous nuclear tests conducted."

Thomas noted that the delegates who approved the resolution represented more
than 1.5 million church members. The resolution points out that the UCC is
the main religious group in the Marshalls, and there are many UCC Marshall
Islanders living in the U.S.

"We believe this resolution is particularly significant at this time as
representatives of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the U.S. are
involved in renegotiating the Compact of Free Association," he told Clinton.

"The resolution," he added, "reaffirms our church's long-held conviction
that we are called to be a prophetic witness on justice and human rights
issues in the U.S. and throughout the world."

The resolution notes that while the U.S. has provided full compensation to
its own citizens living downwind of the Nevada Test Site, no Marshall
Islanders have received more than 61 percent of their compensation awards
because there isn't enough funding in the Compact to provide full
compensation for all victims. As a result, one-third of the more than 1,500
islanders receiving awards have died without receiving full compensation, it
said.

The UCC said there was substantial new evidence showing widespread health
problems, including a health survey showing cancer rates two-to-30 times
higher than in the U.S. Another survey, conducted by Japanese medical
doctors of Tohoku University in the mid-1990s, has confirmed a high rate of
thyroid disorders among Marshall Islanders, it said.

Recently declassified U.S. government documents similarly confirm that many
more Marshall Islanders were exposed to fallout from the 67 U.S. tests than
U.S. government negotiators admitted when the compensation package in the
Compact was negotiated in the early 1980s, it said.

"The $150 million trust fund provided in a Compact of Free Association is
woefully inadequate and not just compensation for the health injuries and
deaths caused by U.S. nuclear testing to the population and the loss of
their use of their atolls because of radiation contamination since 1946,"
the resolution said.

It also said that funding for medical surveillance and treatment programs is
inadequate to meet the needs of the exposed population.

Addressing the need for an apology and compensation, the resolution quoted
the Lord speaking to Moses in the Old Testament: "When a man or a woman
wrongs another, breaking faith with the Lord, that person incurs guilt and
shall confess the sinà (and) shall make full restitution for the wrong,
adding one-fifth to ità."

The Marshall Islands Journal, Box 14, Majuro, Marshall Islands 96960
E-mail: [e-mail]

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Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2000 09:38:49 -0800
From: "David Crockett Williams" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) 21Feb00 Global Peace Walk 2000 update

Global Peace Walk 2000 from San Francisco to the United Nations has finished
its California and Nevada routes and is now in Arizona on its way to
Flagstaff, Big Mountain, and the Hopi areas.  The walk is expected to be
camped tomorrow night, February 22nd at the Kaibab Lake Campground located
4miles north of Williams, AZ, on Hwy 64.   The walk is scheduled to arrive
to the outskirts of Flagstaff on Thursday afternoon, Feb24, and on Friday
walk from the NAU sign at Hwy 40 junction to the Flagstaff City Hall to
receive a proclamation of support from Mayor Bavasi and for afternoon
presentations by and to the walkers about local issues related to the Big
Mountain relocation issue including the new energy technologies under
development to replace nuclear and fossil fuel power and to eliminate the
need for the Black Mesa coal mining which fuels electric power plants that
reportedly emit more acid rain pollutions than the top five US cities
combined.

The walk will leave Wheeler Park at Flagstaff City Hall on Saturday,
February 26th to walk with local supporters to Big Mountain.  Daily updates
on the walk's location are recorded on the walk's voicemail at 415-267-1877.

Along the way Global Peace Walk 2000 has received letters and proclamations
of support from religious, community, and political leaders including the
mayors of San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Cruz, Monterey, Morro Bay, San Luis
Obispo (County Board of Supervisors), Santa Barbara, Bakersfield, and
Tehachapi, California, and Las Vegas, Nevada.

Global Peace Walk 2000 took its first step from the War Memorial
Building in San Francisco on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.Æs Birthday on
January 15, 2000 bringing out the prayer of ôGlobal Peace Now!ö as a
universal human resolve to spread across the United States after a
morning ceremony, conducted by Shoshone spiritual leader Corbin Harney
<http://www.shundahai.org> and the walk initator Reverend Yusen Yamato,
attended by about 100 people.

    Global Peace Walk 2000 also took part in the Martin Luther King Jr.s
Holiday March and "Freedom Train Ride" from San Jose on Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr.Æs Holiday on Monday, January 17, 2000.

    Along the way, the Global Peace Walkers are carrying petitions,
messages & information to educate & network with people & groups on the
following issues:  Abolition 2000 - A Call to Ban Nuclear Weapons Worldwide;
Protecting our Land & Life & other Environmental & Social issues; Native
American issues (e.g., Leonard Peltier clemency; Big Mountain Dineh
relocation, AZ; Ward Valley nuclear waste dump, CA; Nevada Nuclear Test Site
and Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Dump - Shoshone treaty violations);
Sustainable Global Economy (e.g., Permaculture, Industrial Hemp);
Alternative Healing/Medicine; Medical Marijuana; Global Conflict Resolution
by Creating a Culture of Peace and a Spiritual United Nations; the World
Thirteen Moon
Calendar Change Peace Movement; Peace Pagoda Project; Global Peace Zone
Project; and Proper Funding for New-Energy Technology Research and
Development; as well as other issues that people bring to us along the way.

    On October 9, 2000 (Columbus Day), the Global Peace Walk will arrive in
Washington DC and bring the petitions and "The Message of Peaceö to our
governmental leaders.  A "Millennium of Peace Ceremony" will be conducted
then with perhaps over one million people in Washington DC to rededicate the
Washington Monument as a Symbol of The Message of Peace.

    The walk will arrive in New York City at the United Nations on October
24th, 2000 (United Nations Day) to deliver the petitions and "The Message of
Peaceö to our world government leaders, to reaffirm the original principles
of the United Nations Charter to ôsave succeeding generations from the
scourge of war...reaffirm faith in the dignity of human rightsö to ôlive
together in peaceö, and to help inaugurate the UN Year and Decade of
Creating a Culture of Peace for the 21st Century.

    Since the Global Peace Walk project was initiated in 1995, walking from
New York City to San Francisco for the United Nations 50th anniversary, the
Global Peace Walk has received many letters and proclamations of support
from religious, political (e.g., mayors and governors), community and
cultural
leaders towards the creation of a worldwide Global Peace Zone 2000 and these
compiled messages will be included in "The Message of Peace" documentation.

Living On the Globe with All Our Friends
Global Peace NOW!

====================================


For the most recent reports on the walk, copies of letters and proclamations
of support, etc., and to subscribe to the Global Peace Walk 2000 local
coordinators email group list, see
http://www.egroups.com/group/global-peace-walk

For printable typeset efax version of main walk flyer see
http://www.egroups.com/group/global-peace-walk/208.html

Master GPW2000 schedule with links to printable local flyers, maps
http://www.angelfire.com/on/GEAR2000/schedule.html

Selected list of letters and proclamations of support linked to texts
http://www.angelfire.com/on/GEAR2000/listproc.html

For more information, contact:

David Crockett Williams  [e-mail]
20411 Steeple Court, Tehachapi, CA 93561
661-822-3309

Global Peace Walk 2000
http://www.globalpeacenow.org
http://www.angelfire.com/on/GEAR2000/gpw.html
Updates 415-267-1877 -- Voicemail 415-863-2084
http://www.angelfire.com/on/GEAR2000/schedule.html SCHEDULE & contacts

GLOBAL  EMERGENCY  ALERT  RESPONSE
http://www.angelfire.com/on/GEAR2000

The Vision of Paradise on Earth
http://www.angelfire.com/on/GEAR2000/vision.html

Urge your Congressperson to support H.R. 2545
Global Nuclear Disarmament & Economic Conversion Act
Details & Sample Email:  http://prop1.org/prop1/letter.htm

Easy indexed site to email Congresspeople & Media
http://congress.nw.dc.us/wnd
(copy & paste email letters to media and Congress)

An Agenda for Peace
http://www.angelfire.com/on/GEAR2000/agenda.html















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Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2000 17:07:05 +1100
From: "Helen Caldicott" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) U.S. Missile Defense is Feasible (?)

Right on Bruce Baby! Helen

- ----- Original Message -----
From: Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space
<[e-mail]>
To: <[e-mail]>; <[e-mail]>
Sent: Monday, February 21, 2000 2:07 AM
Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) U.S. Missile Defense is Feasible (?)


> Richard,
>
> I don't think it is wise to get into a pissing-contest with these guys
over
> "will it work", etc.  Ultimately the issue is should we have an arms race
in
> space?  Do we want to spend the hundreds of billions of dollars on a space
> arms race?  What will the implications of a arms race in space be for arms
> control negotiations?  Does the Space Command, with its "Master of Space"
> logo and mission of "control and domination of the heavens, really offer
us
> more security in the long run?  Do we have the right to violate the U.N.
> Outer Space Treaty by putting bases on the moon and space-based laser
> weapons in orbit?  BMD is a Trojan horse for war in space.  It is not
about
> "defense".  BMD is welfare for the weapons corporations.  These  are the
> points to make to those promoting war in space.
>
> Bruce K. Gagnon
> Coordinator
> Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space
> PO Box 90083
> Gainesville, Fl. 32607
> [phone]
> http://www.globenet.free-online.co.uk
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Abolition2000 Pacific Region <[e-mail]>
> To: <[e-mail]>; <[e-mail]>
> Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2000 8:52 PM
> Subject: (abolition-usa) U.S. Missile Defense is Feasible (?)
>
>
> > Dear Abolition friends,
> >
> > This article was published yesterday in The Honolulu Advertiser, a daily
> > newspaper in Hawai`i.
> > The writers of this pro-ABM system article (Weisbrod) is an Engineer on
> the
> > Anti-Ballistic Missile Program in Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands.
While
> > he is less than forthright about the
> > ABM Treaty regardless of whether Soviet Union no longer exists (didn't a
> UN
> > General Assembly conference issue an emergency resolution about threats
to
> > abrogation of the ABM Treaty, in a post Soviet Union period?), he poses
> > important issues to consider about the supposed "technological
> feasibility"
> > of a missile defense system, as a missile defense engineer himself. But
I
> am
> > sure he is wrong!  How do you properly respond to an engineer actually
> > working to develop the missile defense system, and claims that it is
> largely
> > a safe, and necessary, "defense" shield? Can you suggest ideas on how to
> > refute this kind of pro- ABM arguments? I'll try to look into it more,
as
> I
> > am overburdened as it is with my doctoral dissertation research/writing.
> > Thank you all from Hawaii, where it is absolutely beautiful, tropical,
> > sunny, and warm!
> >
> > Richard Salvador
> > Honolulu, Hawaii
> >
> >
> > Posted on: Friday, February 18, 2000
> >
> > http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/2000/Feb/18/letters.html
> > U.S. missile defense is feasible
> >
> > Regarding the Feb. 6 commentary on missile defense policy by Michael
> Jones:
> > [http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/2000/Feb/06/opinion4.html]
> > Professor Jones is calling for a re-evaluation of the anti-ballistic
> missile
> > defense program that was started in the early 1960s by some farsighted
> > engineers, military officers and politicians.
> >
> > It was re-emphasized in the '80s by President Reagan (nick-named "Star
> Wars"
> > by his political opponents) and  contributed significantly to the
> > disintegration of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War.
> >
> > Most objections to the ABM program are political in nature and have
little
> > to do with the engineering problems that are being solved by the test
> > programs. In fact, much negative press has been received because of some
> > "failures" of test missiles. Yet, missile test programs are by nature
> > subject to failures, which then generate improvements, and eventually
> result
> > in reliable and accurate missile systems that will accomplish their
> purpose,
> > which is to defend the United States against attack from long-range
> nuclear
> > missiles.
> >
> > Most Americans seem to be totally unaware that we have no defense
against
> a
> > missile attack, short or long range. We do have about 6,000 nuclear
> warheads
> > available for "retaliation" should any be used against us.
> >
> > We are currently prevented from deploying an anti-ballistic missile
> defense
> > network because we are signatories to the START and ABM treaties - which
> > were signed with the U.S.S.R., an entity that no longer exists. Russia,
> > however, has defensive missiles deployed near Moscow.
> >
> > An agreement to cut both Russian and U.S. ICBM missile inventories in
half
> > has been passed by the U.S. Congress, but has never been approved by the
> > Russian Duma - so we are still living in the MAD (Mutually Assured
> > Destruction) environment first implemented by Robert McNamara in the
late
> > '60s. The "hit to kill" technology is one of the most difficult ways to
> > destroy incoming ICBMs, and is being used primarily for political
reasons.
> >
> > Using high-explosive or nuclear warheads to destroy incoming nuclear
> > missiles is much more effective, but is not very popular with
politicians
> > and environmentalists. Yet, the destruction caused by a miss would kill
> > everyone - including the objectors, who would certainly change their
> minds,
> > given the opportunity.
> >
> > I am certain that the interception of long-range missiles is technically
> > possible, since I have personally witnessed (and documented) many
> successful
> > ICBM interceptions in the early '60s at Kwajalein in the Marshall
Islands.
> > The program was very successful, yet it utilized very old technology,
> > including vacuum tube computers that filled buildings the size of a
> > gymnasium, but had less than 1/100th the power or speed of the laptop
> > computer I'm using to type this letter. Those "ancient" missiles usually
> > either hit their target precisely, or else they failed completely -
which
> is
> > the usual result in any test program.
> >
> > In summary, a viable defense against long-range missiles is technically
> > feasible. It only awaits funding approval by politicians. If you want to
> be
> > protected, tell your congressman. If you don't care, fine. At least you
> know
> > the facts.
> >
> > Bud Weisbrod
> > Engineer and Photo-Optics Supervisor
> > Nike-Zeus Anti-Ballistic Missile Program
> > Kwajalein, Marshall Islands
> >
> >
> > ***
> >
> > See Michael Jones letter, "Missile Defense Policy Needs Re-Evaluation"
> > http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/2000/Feb/06/opinion4.html
> > Michael Jones is a physics professor at the University of Hawaii, Manoa.
> > ______________________________________________________
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Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2000 20:53:03 -0500
From: peter weiss <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (abolition-usa) ABOLITION 2000 NPT CALL TO ACTION!!

Dear Jackie or whoever:

I have tried about 5 times to sign up the Center for Constitutional
Rights and every time I get a "Netscape is unable to find ..." message.
Anyway, the address of the Center is 666 Broadway, New York, NY 10017
and I am the contact person, but I already get everything twice and
don't want to get it three times.
                    Regars, Peter                =09

Jackie Cabasso wrote:
>=20
>                   ABOLITION 2000 NPT CALL TO ACTION!
> ***********************************************************************=
****
> FROM THE ABOLITION 2000 COORDINATING COMMITTEE: Janet Bloomfield, UK;
> Jackie Cabasso, USA; Pol D=92Huyvetter, Belgium; David Krieger, USA;
> Richard Salvador,
> Belau; Alice Slater, USA; Hiro Umebayshi, Japan; Alyn Ware,
> Aotearoa/NZ; John Burroughs, USA; Ross Wilcock, Canada
> ***********************************************************************=
****
> MOMENTUM IS BUILDING FOR THE UPCOMING NPT 2000 REVIEW CONFERENCE,
> APRIL 24 - MAY 19 AT THE UNITED NATIONS IN NEW YORK.  Abolition 2000
> plans to have a large and visible presence there, to hold the world
> accountable to our number one demand: completion of negotiations on a
> treaty to eliminate nuclear weapons by the year 2000.
> At our 1999 Annual General Meeting in the Hague, we identified March 1
> - 8, 2000 as GLOBAL ABOLITION DAYS, an international week of actions,
> education and lobbying for disarmament, leading up to the NPT
> Review.*  EVEN IF YOU CAN=92T COME TO NEW YORK IN APRIL, HERE ARE FOUR
> ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE, STARTING NOW!
>=20
> 1) HELP ABOLITION 2000 GROW!  OUR GOAL IS TO ENROLL AT LEAST 2000
> ORGANIZATIONS BY THE NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE IN APRIL.  While it would
> take a miracle to meet our founding goal of a treaty by the end of
> 2000, with your help we can go to New York 2000 members strong!  We
> now have more than 1430 groups in 91 countries.  If each group enrolls
> just one additional organization, we=92ll easily exceed our goal!
> Expand your horizons.  Reach out to religious, environmental, and
> social groups; churches, trade-unions, and schools.  Put a notice in
> your newsletter.  Enrollment forms can be found on-line on the
> award-winning Abolition 2000 website at http://www.abolition2000.org**
> where you will also find copies of the ABOLITION 2000 STATEMENT in
> several languages and the MOOREA DECLARATION, addressing the unique
> suffering of indigenous and colonized peoples as a result of the
> nuclear age.  PRINTED ENROLLMENT CARDS AND BROCHURES WHICH YOU CAN
> CARRY WITH YOU AS YOU FIND ENROLLMENT OPPORTUNITIES WITH OTHER
> ORGANIZATIONS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE ABOLITION 2000 OFFICE OR YOUR
> REGIONAL ABOLITION 2000 CONTACT.  Don't leave home without them!!
>=20
> 2) WRITE TO YOUR HEAD OF STATE AND FOREIGN MINISTER: URGE THEM TO MAKE
> THE NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE A TOP PRIORITY AND TO PERSONALLY ATTEND;
> ASK THAT THEY OPEN ALL SESSIONS OF THE CONFERENCE TO CIVIL SOCIETY.
> What happens at this year=92s NPT Review Conference is critical -- it
> could be a turning point for either nuclear disarmament or nuclear
> breakout. The presence of heads of state and foreign ministers will
> signal to the world the vital importance of breaking the nuclear
> deadlock.  At past NPT meetings very few sessions have been open to
> NGOs, even though diplomats have told us that the closed sessions are
> essentially no different from the open sessions.  This practice is
> unacceptable.  What happens at the NPT Review Conference is the
> world=92s business!  WE NEED LOTS OF LETTERS, FAXES  AND PHONE CALLS TO
> THE HEADS OF STATE AND FOREIGN MINISTERS OF EVERY STATE PARTY TO THE
> NPT! A sample letter is available at http://www.abolition2000.org.
> PLEASE POST YOUR LETTER TO THE ABOLITION CAUCUS E-MAIL DISTRIBUTION
> LIST TO INSPIRE OTHERS.
>=20
> 3)  PUT A "HUMAN FACE=94 ON NUCLEAR SUFFERING.  HONOR THE HIBAKUSHA,
> DOWNWINDERS AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DIRECTLY INJURED BY THE NUCLEAR
> AGE. In cooperation with Earth Day organizers in New York, we are
> planning a demonstration during the NPT, focussing on those who have
> suffered most from the toxic legacy of the nuclear age.  Our goal is
> to turn out 1,000 people to hold hands around, or near, the United
> Nations, wearing the names of victims of the nuclear madness.  WE NEED
> YOUR HELP TO GATHER THE NAMES OF 1,000 DOWNWINDERS, HIBAKUSHA, AND
> AFFECTED INDIGENOUS PEOPLES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. The
> demonstrators, joined by as many actually affected people we are able
> to bring to New York, will wear the names and city, country, date of
> exposure, death, or accident where available -- photos are also
> welcome.  PLEASE SEND THE NAMES OF NUCLEAR VICTIMS AND THE NATURE OF
> THEIR INJURIES, BY E-MAIL TO: [e-mail]; OR BY SNAIL MAIL
> OR FAX TO: Global Resource Action Center for the Environment (GRACE),
> 15 East 26th Street, Room 915 New York, NY 10010; tel: [phone];
> fax: [phone]
>=20
> 4) GATHER SIGNATURES ON THE ABOLITION 2000 PETITION!  The ABOLITION
> 2000 PETITION is a tool your group can use to collect individual
> signatures in support of the goals of Abolition 2000: 1) End the
> Nuclear Threat; 2) Sign the Treaty; and 3) Reallocate Resources.  To
> date, more than 13 million signatures have been collected on the
> Abolition 2000 Petition. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE HAS
> AGREED TO RECEIVE OUR SIGNED PETITIONS THIS SPRING AT THE UNITED
> NATIONS IN NEW YORK.  Now is the time to revitalize the Abolition 2000
> petition campaign by gathering as many signatures as possible!  It=92s =
a
> great local outreach activity.  The complete ABOLITION 2000 PETITION
> is available on the Abolition 2000 website or from the Abolition 2000
> office or your local Abolition 2000 contact.  SEND YOUR SIGNED
> PETITIONS TO THE ABOLITION 2000 CLEARINGHOUSE.
> ***********************************************************************=
*******
> ABOLITION 2000 CLEARINGHOUSE: CARAH ONG IS THE ABOLITION 2000
> COORDINATOR.  Contact her in care of: Nuclear Age Peace Foundation,
> 1187 Coast Village Rd. Suite 121, Santa Barbara, CA 93108 USA; e-mail:
> [e-mail];  tel: [phone]; fax: [phone].  LET CARAH
> KNOW WHAT OTHER ACTIVITIES YOUR GROUP IS PLANNING FOR ABOLITION  DAYS.
> ***********************************************************************=
******
> *March 1 is Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific Day (the anniversary
> of the US Bikini test); March 5 is the 30th anniversary of
> entry-into-force of the NPT; March 8 is International Womens=92 Day.  W=
e
> encourage groups and individuals to undertake local actions during
> Abolition Days.  For example: set up a  stall (booth) in your town to
> distribute information about Abolition 2000 and gather signatures on
> the Abolition 2000 petition; have a public video showing or speaker on
> Abolition 2000 issues (such as health and environmental effects of
> nuclear weapons considering the link with Bikini Day); or ??? (be
> creative!)
>=20
> **In February, the Abolition 2000 website received an award from
> Encyclopedia Britannica online as one of the best sites on the
> internet: http//www.abolition2000.org
> ***********************************************************************=
********
> PLEASE COPY AND DISTRIBUTE THIS CALL TO ACTION AS WIDELY AS POSSIBLE!
>         ******************************************************
>                 Jacqueline Cabasso, Executive Director
>                     WESTERN STATES LEGAL FOUNDATION
>                        1440 Broadway, Suite 500
>                      Oakland, California USA 94612
>                           Tel: +[phone]
>                           Fax: +[phone]
>                       E-mail: [e-mail]
>         ******************************************************
>       Western States Legal Foundation is part of  ABOLITION 2000
>             A GLOBAL NETWORK TO ELIMINATE NUCLEAR WEAPONS

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Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2000 23:21:46 -0800 (PST)
From: [e-mail] (marylia)
Subject: (abolition-usa) Grant Availability for Monitoring DOE

 *      *       *       ANNOUNCEMENT    *       *       *

Hi, peace and enviro colleagues.

Below is an announcement regarding the availability of grant money for
monitoring, analyzing and educating the public regarding the Dept. of
Energy's impact on the environment. The phone number and email address to
order everything your group or tribe needs in order to apply for a grant is
listed below. Please call or email to get the full info packet.

As one of those who participated in the long and sometimes grueling
negotiations to obtain the lawsuit settlement that included these monies
for community-based monitoring of DOE activities, I want to encourage you
to CHECK IT OUT. Our goal in achieving the settlement with DOE was and is
to get grant money out into affected communities and to groups and tribes
where it can do some good.

If you think your group or tribe has a good proposal and fits the
guidelines, please apply!! Also, if you aren't sure if you qualify, please
ask!! We negotiated for the least restrictive language possible, but the
eligibility for monies is necessarily tied to the language of the
settlement agreement.

Peace, Marylia

P.S. If you have any feedback on the process, feel free to contact me or
contact Resolve directly. --MK

Here is the announcement...

CITIZENS' MONITORING AND TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT FUND REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS


Winter 2000

The Citizens Monitoring and Technical Assessment Fund announces that it is
accepting proposals to provide monies to "eligible organizations" to
procure technical and scientific assistance to perform technical and
scientific reviews and analyses of environmental management activities at
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) sites. Monies from the Fund may also be
used to support the dissemination of the technical and scientific reviews
and analyses undertaken with monies from the Fund, but may not be used to
conduct litigation, lobbying, or fundraising. Non-profit, non-governmental
organizations and Federally recognized tribal governments working on issues
related to the DOE nuclear weapons complex are eligible to apply.

The Citizens' Monitoring and Technical Assessment Fund was created as part
of a 1998 court settlement between DOE and 39 plaintiffs (nonprofit peace
and environmental groups) around the country. The Fund is administered by
RESOLVE, Inc., a neutral non-profit dispute resolution organization with
special expertise in the environmental arena with offices in Washington,
DC, and Portland, Oregon.

RESOLVE will distribute up to $500,000 in this round of funding, with an
average amount of $25,000 and the maximum amount of $50,000 per grant.
Projects should be completed within a maximum of two years. Priority will
be given to eligible organizations and tribes that have limited
technological resources, or that may be "disenfranchised" or
"disproportionately affected" by environmental management activities at DOE
sites. Organizations and communities of color and low-income communities
and organizations are encouraged to apply. We anticipate that there will be
at least one more funding round in 2000.

For additional information please contact RESOLVE at 202-965-6212 or
[e-mail].

Please feel free to forward this announcement to colleagues and other
potentially interested parties.


The deadline for submitting applications is April 24, 2000

Marylia Kelley
Tri-Valley CAREs
(Communities Against a Radioactive Environment)
2582 Old First Street
Livermore, CA USA 94550

<http://www.igc.org/tvc/> - is our web site, please visit us there!

[phone] - is our phone
[phone] - is our fax

Working for peace, justice and a healthy environment since 1983, Tri-Valley
CAREs has been a member of the nation-wide Alliance for Nuclear
Accountability in the U.S. since 1989, and is a co-founding member of the
international Abolition 2000 network for the elimination of nuclear
weapons.



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Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 10:54:40 -0500
From: ASlater <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) Fwd: Meat Irradiation Becomes Legal Tuesday

Another nuclear nightmare in the works.  Public Citizen is asking that
activists write to President Gore and demand proper labeling.  See
www.citizen.org  Alice Slater

>>Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2000 17:15:24 -0500
>>From: "Noel Petrie" <[e-mail]>
>>Subject: Meat Irradiation Becomes Legal Tuesday
>>To: [e-mail]
>>X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 5.5
>>Reply-To: [e-mail]
>>X-Loop: [e-mail]
>>X-Loop-Detect: 1
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>>
>>Meat Irradiation Becomes Legal Tuesday
>>Irradiation of Meat Unwise Given Inadequate Research,
>>Poor Labeling Laws
>>
>>WASHINGTON, D.C. - The federal government's decision to legalize the
irradiation of raw meat and meat products is irresponsible because of the
glaring lack of research regarding the long-term health effects of
irradiated
food on humans, a Public Citizen food irradiation expert said today.
>>
>>The government has declared food irradiation to be safe by using
>mathematical
calculations supported by just five animal studies conducted primarily in
the
1960s and 1970s that were of questionable quality, according to Wenonah
Hauter,
director of Public Citizen's Critical Mass Energy Project. Other research
has
shown that food irradiation diminishes the nutritional value of food by
depleting its vitamins, she said.
>>
>>Beginning Tuesday, Feb. 22, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
>will
permit the irradiation of raw meat and meat products such as ground beef,
steaks and pork chops. Under the USDA's labeling requirements, meat served
in
such places as restaurants and cafeterias will not have to be labeled, so
consumers will have no idea when they are eating irradiated meat.
(Irradiated
meat sold in supermarkets will be labeled as such.)
>>
>>"The legalization of irradiation of our food supply is incredibly
irresponsible given the clearly inadequate testing of the effects on
consumers'
health and nutrition," Hauter said. "To make matters worse, weak and
incomplete
labeling rules effectively remove the public's right to know what they are
eating."
>>
>>The body of research on irradiated food is sketchy at best and has
>yielded
conflicting results as to the safety of irradiated food, Hauter said. There
are
no studies on the long-term health effects of irradiated food on humans,
which
means it is uncertain that eating irradiated food is safe. Among the
unknowns:
the comprehensive effects of irradiation on the nutritional value of food,
whether irradiation has different effects on frozen food as compared to
fresh
food, how irradiation affects irregularly shaped foods, what its effects
are on
helpful bacteria, and the effects of irradiation on plant workers who
oversee
the treatment of food.
>>
>>Meanwhile, tests on short-term effects of food irradiation are
>contradictory
and inconclusive. Some research shows that food irradiation causes the
creation
of new chemicals in food that could be toxic or cancer-causing. Also,
research
shows that irradiation destroys vitamins A, B1, K and E.
>>
>>Irradiation is classified as an additive and requires users to petition
>the
FDA for permission to irradiate specific foods. The U.S. Army conducted
early
research on food irradiation, resulting in the legalization in 1963 of
irradiated canned bacon. It was pulled from the market, however, when the
FDA
discovered that the research was flawed and that significant adverse
effects
were produced in animals fed irradiated food.
>>
>>In the 1980s, the government lost six years' worth of studies when its
contractor, Bio-Test Ltd. (IBT), was found to have conducted fraudulent
research. Despite the criminal conviction of three of Bio-Test's directors,
and
despite the fact that the company's work was characterized by "missing
records,
unallowable departures from testing protocol" and "poor work quality," the
work
is still cited by many as showing that food irradiation is safe.
>>
>>According to FDA documents, a 1982 FDA review of 413 studies found 344
>to be
inconclusive or inadequate to demonstrate either the safety or toxicity of
irradiated foods, while 32 indicated adverse effects and 37 showed the
procedure to be safe.
>>
>>When the FDA ultimately deemed food irradiation safe, it pointed to five
animal studies. But there were problems with each of them, Hauter said. In
one,
four litters of rats fed irradiated wheat were stillborn, while just one
litter
was stillborn in rats not being fed the irradiated food. Another ignored
defects found in dogs fed irradiated food.  In a third, rats fed irradiated
milk powder lost weight and experienced miscarriages, and in the remaining
two,
the sample sizes were too small to be statistically significant.
>>
>>A 1997 CBS poll showed that 77 percent of Americans don't want to eat
irradiated food. But food irradiation is becoming more widespread in part
because of efforts by the food and nuclear industries to sway
administration
officials and lawmakers, said Joan Claybrook, Public Citizen's president.
For
instance, in the 1995-1996 election cycle, food industry PACs spent $22.6
million on campaign contributions, and in the 1997-1998 cycle, they spent
$19.8
million.
>>
>>"Despite a strong show of the public's will, the money and influence
>wielded
in Congress and the regulatory agencies by the nuclear and food industries
is
undermining democracy and the notion that government should serve people,
rather than corporate interests," Claybrook said.
>>
>>###
>>
>>For more information on this and other issues, please visit the Critical
>Mass
Energy Project=s Web site at www.citizen.org/CMEP.
>>
>>If you would like to unsubscribe from the radfood list send an email to
[e-mail] with the words "unsubscribe radfood" in the subject.
>>
Alice Slater
Global Resource Action Center for the Environment (GRACE)
15 East 26th Street, Room 915
New York, NY 10010
tel:  [phone]
fax:  [phone]
email:  [e-mail]
http://www.gracelinks.org

GRACE is a member of Abolition 2000, a global network working for a treaty
to
eliminate nuclear weapons.

Alice Slater
Global Resource Action Center for the Environment (GRACE)
15 East 26th Street, Room 915
New York, NY 10010
tel:  [phone]
fax:  [phone]
email:  [e-mail]
http://www.gracelinks.org

GRACE is a member of Abolition 2000, a global network working for a treaty to
eliminate nuclear weapons.

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Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 15:17:35 +1000
From: FoE Sydney - Nuclear Campaign <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) HAS YOUR ORGANISATION SIGNED HEADS OF STATE NPT REVIEW LETTER ?

HAS YOUR ORGANISATION SIGNED HEADS OF STATE NPT REVIEW LETTER ?

(Please excuse getting this again and again if you have in fact already
signed. If you did, many thanks! This is for those who have not signed.)


Dear NGO, Parliamentarian, or Prominent Person,

So far over 200 organisations,  including 8 members of the Australian
Parliament and seven members of the European Parliament have signed this
letter, which asks governments worldwide at the coming review conference of
the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) (April 24-May 19), to press for
the fulfilment of Article VI of the NPT. Article VI asks that the nuclear
weapons states negotiate away their nuclear weapons stockpiles. Article VI
has been in force since 1970, and in 1996 the International Court of
Justice reaffirmed that it does indeed create a legal obligation.

Yet little progress has been made in implementing it, and current trends
are negative.

If you/your organisation think that the NPT is worth keeping and that
nuclear weapons are not worth keeping, I urge you to sign this letter, by
emailing me at:

<[e-mail]>

John Hallam,
Nuclear Campaigner, Friends of the Earth Sydney,  Australia.


TO:
PRESIDENT  BILL CLINTON, (US)
[phone], 1-202-456-2883, 1-202-456-6218, 1-202-456-6201

PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN, (RUSSIA)
[phone], [phone],
=46OREIGN MINISTER IGOR IVANOV(RUSSIA)
[phone], [phone]

PRIME MINISTER TONY BLAIR, (UK) [phone]

PRESIDENT JACQUES CHIRAC (FRANCE)[phone],
PRIME MINISTER LIONEL JOSPIN (FRANCE) [phone]
PRESIDENT JIANG XEMIN (CHINA)
CC
PRIME MINISTER A.B. VAJPAYEE, (INDIA)[phone]

PRESIDENT MOHAMMED RAFIQ DARAR(PAKISTAN)
9251-920-3938,
=46OREIGN MINISTER ABDUL SATTAR (PAKISTAN)
9251-920-7217

PRIME MINISTER EHUD BARAK (ISRAEL) [phone],

ALL HEADS OF STATE AND FOREIGN MINISTERS OF STATES PARTY TO THE NUCLEAR
NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT)

UNITED NATIONS AMBASSADORS OF STATES PARTY TO THE NPT

RE: ENSURING A SUCCESSFUL NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY REVIEW CONFERENCE=
=2E

Dear Heads of State, Foreign Ministers, and Ambassadors,

The undersigned organizations, representing many millions of deeply
concerned people worldwide, are writing to you regarding the  Review
Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) at the United
Nations in New York,  April 24-May 19, 2000. This meeting has crucial
implications not only for NPT member states, but also for non-member
states, especially India,  Pakistan and Israel.

We believe the 2000 Review Conference could and should be a catalyst in
breaking the deadlock in the nuclear disarmament arena. It represents an
opportunity to make real progress toward nuclear disarmament, and nuclear
weapons abolition, which is essential to the achievement of common security
based on human and ecological values and respect for international
institutions and law. Failure in this regard could lead to the unraveling
of the NPT regime.

This is exactly opposite to the wishes and expectations of the majority of
the people of the world. It is clear from recent polls, that the
overwhelming majority of the world's people expect no less than immediate
commencement of multilateral negotiations leading to the elimination of
nuclear weapons through a global treaty in fulfillment of Article VI.

Crucial to the outcome of this Review Conference will be the extent to
which the nuclear weapon states are willing to act on their unambiguous
legal obligation and commitment to the elimination of their nuclear weapons
as called for by Article VI, which states:
"Each of the parties to the treaty undertakes to pursue negotiations in
good faith on effective measures relating to cessation of the nuclear arms
race at an early date and to nuclear disarmament, and on a treaty on
general and complete disarmament under strict and effective international
control."

Since the 1995 Review and Extension Conference, the importance of Article
VI and the NPT itself has been reinforced by the International Court of
Justice (ICJ),   which concluded unanimously in its 1996 Advisory Opinion
that:
"there exists an obligation to pursue in good faith and bring to a
conclusion negotiations leading to nuclear disarmament in all its aspects
under strict and effective international control"

While some progress has been achieved over the last decade in the reduction
of the total number of nuclear weapons deployed by the nuclear weapon
states, these states maintain their commitment to highly dangerous nuclear
military doctrines as a cornerstone of their defence and security policy,
some for the indefinite future. Progress on fulfilling Article VI
obligations is thus stalled, and the development of new nuclear dangers is
encouraged.

The following developments represent a growing peril that challenges
international and human security, and to which NPT states parties and
especially nuclear states must respond creatively:

- --Ten years after the end of the Cold War, over 30,000 nuclear weapons
remain worldwide, and India and Pakistan have both tested nuclear weapons.

- --Though UN and European Parliament  resolutions have drawn attention to
the Article VI obligations and to the ICJ Advisory Opinion, NATO has
jeopardized the NPT by its re-affirmation in April 1999 that nuclear
weapons are 'essential' to its security. While the NATO nuclear policy
review is welcome, it is preempted and undercut by this reaffirmation.

- -- The US and Russia failed to respond to worldwide pressure to de- alert
by December 1999, and each maintain over 2000 nuclear warheads on permanent
'launch on warning' status. This continues in spite of the incorporation of
de-alerting into the 1996 recommendations of the Canberra Commission, into
two resolutions  passed by massive majorities in the UN General Assembly in
1998, and again in 1999, and a unanimous resolution of the European
Parliament of November 18,  1999.

- --Key states have failed to ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
(CTBT), opened for signature in 1996.  The US Senate in October 1999  voted
down ratification, in spite of the nearly unanimous endorsement of that
treaty by the international community and overwhelming US public support
for nuclear disarmament and the CTBT.

- --The clear aim of the CTBT is to constrain weapons development:  yet the
US, Russia, and other nuclear states still proceed with the development of
new nuclear weapon types and modifications in computer-simulated 'virtual
reality', with the aid of sub-critical underground nuclear testing, which
undermines both the spirit and purpose of the treaty. In particular, US
activities at the National Ignition Facility and the French Megajoule laser
project enable further weapons development.

- --In 2000, the US may decide to deploy a National Ballistic Missile Defence
(NMD) system which would violate the existing Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
of 1972, which is fundamental to the existing strategic arms restraints
between the United States and Russia. NMD deployment could set back
progress on Article VI objectives for years to come.

- --Presidential Decision Directive 60 has reaffirmed US use of nuclear
weapons as a 'cornerstone' of its security policy. Meanwhile, Russia has
steadily moved toward a more ready use of nuclear weapons in recent years.
The potential dangers in this are extreme.

In light of the above developments, lack of progress on Article VI
obligations poses the increasing danger that some non-nuclear states will
conclude that it is in their interests to acquire nuclear weapons, while
those that have already tested them will proceed to further weaponisation
and expansion of their arsenals.

A positive and creative response to the above, and commitment and
leadership on behalf of both human life and all other life is urgently
demanded.

Of critical importance in addressing the currently unacceptable situation
are interim measures such as de-alerting,  and the removal of weapons from
delivery systems, aimed at decreasing the possibility of accidental nuclear
war and at increasing mutual trust and establishing a momentum toward
nuclear weapons elimination.

NPT states parties should resolve,  as a first step,  that all nuclear
forces be immediately stood down from high alert status.

We urge all  nuclear weapons states leaders, and all NPT Review
participants, as a matter of the highest priority and urgency, as well as a
clear legal obligation, to take action to complete unfinished disarmament
objectives and to begin urgent negotiations toward a treaty to eliminate
nuclear weapons.

Immediate steps (both in the CD and other fora)  must be taken by the
nuclear states that will lead clearly and swiftly toward negotiations in
fulfillment of Article VI.

You, as a world leader,  have the fate of the world  in your hands during
these discussions.  We therefore  strongly urge you to attend this review
conference, as you have the authority to commence negotiations to eliminate
nuclear weapons.  By doing so, you can to alter the course of history and
leave a legacy of a more secure future for this generation and for those to
come. Failure to do so risks a revived nuclear arms race that ultimately
could destroy civilization.

(Signed)

(International Organizations)

Maj-Britt Theorin, MEP, President, Kate Dewes, Vice-President,
International Peace Bureau,  Geneva,
Bruna Nota, Womens International League for Peace and Freedom, (WILPF),
Geneva/NY,
Ian Maddocks (Chair), Dr. Mary Wynne-Asford, Co-President,  Merav Datan,
International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW),
Cambridge, Mass,
Bernice Boermans, Executive Director, International Association of Lawyers
Against Nuclear Arms (IALANA), The Hague, Netherlands,
William Peden, Stephanie Mills, Disarmament Campaign, Greenpeace
International, Canonbury Villas, London, UK.,
Dan Plesch, Director, British-American Security Information Council,
London/Washington, UK/US,
Rosalie Bertell, GNSH., President, International Institute of Concern for
Public Health, Toronto, Canada,
Peer de Rijk.,World Information Service on Energy.(WISE) International,
Amsterdam, Netherlands.,

Commander Robert Green, RN (Retd.), Chair, World Court Project, UK,
Dave Knight, Chair, CND, UK.,
Janet Bloomfield, former chair CND, Saffron Walden Group Against Nuclear
Weapons, England,
Di Mc Donald., Nuclear Information Service., Southampton, UK.,
Liz Waterson, Douglas Holdstock,  MEDACT (IPPNW- UK)., Lond., UK,
Anni Rainbow, Lindis Percy, Campaign for the Accountability of US Bases,
Yorkshire, UK.,
Margaret Turner, WILPF-UK.,
Jenny Maxwell, West Midlands Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, Birmingham.,
UK.,
Glen Lee, Womens International League for Peace and Freedom, UK.,
Angie Zelter, Environment and Peace Campaigner, Cromer, Norfolk, UK.,
Dr. George Farebrother, Sussex Alliance for Nuclear Disarmament, UK,
Allan Cottey, International Week of Science and Peace, Norwich, UK.,


Xanthe Hall, IPPNW Germany, Berlin,
Bernd Frieboese (Berlin), Ole von Uexkull (Lund), Barsebacksoffensiv,
Germany/Sweden.,
Claus Biegert, Nuclear-Free Future Award., Munich, Germany.,
Roland Blach, Non-Violent Action to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, Germany.,
Ulf Panzer, District Court Judge, Judges and Prosecutors for Peace,
Hamburg, Germany.,
Regina Hagen, Darmstaedter Friedensforum, Darmstadt, Germany.,
Henning Droege, Arzt fur Allgemeinmedizin, Allgau, Germany.,
Hans-Peter Richter, German Peace Council.,

Josef Puehringer, Plattform Gegen Atomgefahr, Austria.,
Josef Puehringer, Centrum-Energie Ceske Budejovice(Czech Republic)
Josef Puehringer, Buergerinitiative Umweltschutz, (Czech Republic)
Hienz Stockinger, Chair, PLAGE., (Platform Gegen Atomgefahren), Salzburg,
Austria.,
Mathilde Halla, Chair, Uberpartlielice Platform Gegen Atomgefahren, Linz,
Austria.,
Matthias Reichl, Centre for Encounters and Active Non-Violence, Bad Ischl,
Austria.,
Dr. Hildegard Faessler, Chairwoman, International Week of Science and
Peace, Innsbruck, Austria.,
Dr. Hildegard Zlabinger, Chairwoman, Eco-Ontological System for Human
Rights and Environmental Protection.,
Bernadette Koechl, Council of Eco-ontological Systems for Human Rights and
Environmental Protection.,

Malla Kantola, Committee of 100, Helsinki, Finland,
Laura Lodenius, Peace Union of Finland, Helsinki, Finland,
Ulla Lehtinen, First Peoples, Finland.,
Lea Launokari, Women for Peace, Finland.,
Pirkko Lindberg, Women Against Nuclear Power, Finland.,
Lea Rantanen, Grandmothers Against Nuclear Power, Finland.,
Anita Hagman, Grandmothers for Peace, Finland.,
Anna-Liisa Mattsoff, No More Nuclear Power Movement, Finland.,

Claudia Behrens, Norwegian Green Party,
Bjorn Hilt, Norske Leger Mot Atomkrieg, (IPPNW Norway) Trondhiem, Norway.,
Gunnar Westberg, President, Vendela Englund Burnett, SLMK (IPPNW
affilliate) Goteborg, Sweden,
Aungiira Aurel Duta, For Mother Earth Romania,
=46undatia Pentru Partenariat Comunitar., Romania,

Solange Fernex, President, WILPF France, Paris, France,
Daniel Durand, National Secy., Mouvement de la Paix, Paris France.,
Harsh Kapoor, South Asians Against Nukes, Combaillaux, France.,

Ak Malten, Global Anti Nuclear Alliance, The Hague, Netherlands.,
Krista Van Velzen, Socialist Party, Netherlands.,
Berrie Kollau, Stichting Vredesbureau Eindhoven (Peace Office Foundation
Eindhoven), Netherlands.,

Pol D'Huyvetter, For Mother Earth International, Ghent, Belgium.,

Vladimir Slivyak, Alexey Yablokov., Social-Ecological Union, Moscow, Russia,
Vera Brovkina, Chair, St Petersburg Peace Council, Russia.
Boris Bondarenko, IPPNW-Russia, St Petersburg Russia.,
Oleg Bodrov, Chair, 'Green World', Sosnovy Bor, Leningrad Oblast, Russia,
Andrey Sukhnev, Ecotourism Centre, Lake Baikal, Russia,
Dr. Vyacheslav Sharov, Chelyabinsk-Hanford Project, Chelyabinsk, Russia.,
Alisa Nikoulina, Antinuclear Campaign in Ex-USSR., Moscow, Russia.,
Natalia Raghouzhina, Centre for Public Health, Novosibirsk, Russia.,
Elena Perfilyeva, Ecological Information Agency, Novokuznetsk, Russia,
Larisa Gurova, Movement for Ecological Safety, Ozersk, Russia,
Nadezhda Kutepova, Regional Social-Ecological Organisation 'HOPE', Ozersk,
Russia,
Aleksey Kozlov, Civil Initiatives Development Centre, Voronezh, Russia,

Alla Shevchuk, Odessa Social-Ecological Union, Odessa, Ukraine.,
Dr. Lado Mirianashvili., Director, 'Udabno' fund, Georgia.,
Alexey Svetikov, Zelenyi Zvit, Severodonetsk, Ukraine.,

Dr. Caroline Lucas, MEP, Greens,UK, European Parliament,
Hiltrud Breyer, MEP., Greens, Germany, European Parliament,  Brussels,
Gorka Knorr Borrass, MEP,  European Parliament, Brussells,
Pierre Jonkheer, MEP, Greens Group Belgium, European Parliament, Brussels,
Patsy S=F6rensen Member of The European Parliament, Greens Group,
Rolf Linkohr, MEP, Germany, Social-Democrats.,
Maj-Britt-Theorin, MEP, Social Democrats, Sweden (as President IPB)

Hiroshi Taka, Secy. General, Japan Council Against A and H-Bombs (Japan
Gensuikyo)
Iwamatsu Shigetoshi, Chair, Japan Congress Against A and H-Bombs,
(Gensuikin), Tokyo, Japan.,
Steve Leeper, Transnet, Hiroshima, Japan.,
Hiro Umebayashi, International Coordinator, Pacific Campaign for
Disarmament and Security, Yokohama, Japan.,
Nichigu Asanga, (Buddhist Monk), Peace Office, Tokyo.,

Aditi Chowdhury, Asian Regional Exchange for New Alternatives (ARENA), Hong
Kong.,
Jong Won, National Secy., Green Korea United, South Korea.,

S.P. Udayakumar, South Asian Community Centre for Education and Research,
Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India.,
Thomas Matthew, SEEDS-India, Punnakadu, Kerala
Sukla Sen, EKTA, Santacruz, Mumbai,
Ammu Abraham, Womens Centre, Mumbai, India.,

M.W. Faruque, for:
- --Society for Legal Rights, Dhaka, Bangladesh,
- --Youth Approach to Development and Cooperation Dhaka, Bangladesh,
- --Bangladesh Campaign to Ban Landmines
- --Bangabandhu Gabeshana & Pathgar Parishad, Dhaka, Bangladesh.,
- --Bangabandhu Srimte Sangsad, Bashurhat, Noahkhali, Berhampur, Bangladesh.,
- --Muktijoddah Jadhurgar (Liberation War Museum), Dhaka, Bangladesh,
- --Bangabandhu Research Organization,
- --Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industries, Dhaka, Bangladesh.,
- --Bashurhat Club, Noahkhali,
- --Thikana Sambaya Samiti.,
- --Suganda Sanskritik Kendra
- --Institute for Comprehensive Healthcare, Research, and Rehabilitation of
Addicts and Psychopaths, Dhaka, Bangladesh.,
Dr. M.A. Bari, Integrated Child Health Organization, Dhaka, Bangladesh.,

Asif Rasheed, Executive Director., Awami Committee for Development, Multan,
Pakistan.,
Ramesh Man Tuladhar, Centre for Community Development and Environment
Research., Kathmandhu, Nepal.,

Nouri Abdul Razak Hussain, Secretary-General, Afro-Asian Peoples Solidarity
Organisation, Egypt,
Harley, WALHI-SULTENG, (Indonesian Forum for Development),
Ron Mc Coy, Malaysian Physicians Against Nuclear War, (IPPNW Malaysian
Affiliate), Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.,
Cora Fabros, Secy. General, Nuclear- Free Phillipines Coalition,
Roy Cabonegro, Youth For Sustainable Development Phillipines,
(YSDA-Pilipinas)  Quezon City, Phillipines,
Julia Grace, LIHUE Association, Patagonia, Argentina.,
Luis Guttierez., President, Latin American Circle for International
Studies., Mexico City, Mexico.,
Ayesha Imam, Baobab for Womens Rights, Nigeria.,
Dr. Jenks Okwari, Program Officer, Community Development Project., Bukuru,
Jos, Nigeria.,
Diana Nyonyinotono, Single Mothers Association, Uganda.,
Jean-Clautaire Frerys Pouele, Earth Action Congo., Brazzaville, Republique
du Congo,

Marylia Kelley, Tri-Valley CARES, Livermore, Calif,
Alice Slater, Global Resource and Action Centre for the Environment,
(GRACE) New York,
Carah Ong, Abolition-2000, Santa Barbara, Calif.,
David Krieger, President, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, Santa Barbara, Calif=
,
Jackie Cabasso, Executive Director, Western States Legal Foundation,
Ellen Thomas, Proposition One Committee, Washington DC, USA.,
Bob Musil, Executive Director, Physicians for Social Responsibility, (IPPNW
USA), Washington DC.,
Rear-Admiral Eugene J. Carrol Jr, USN(Retd),  Deputy Director, Centre for
Defence Information,(CDI), Washington DC, US.,
John Burroughs, Executive Director, Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy,
(LCNP) N.Y., USA.,
Gordon S. Clark, Executive Director, Peace Action USA, UN Plaza, NY, USA.,
Paxus Calta, Board member, International Campaigner, Nuclear Information
and Research Service, (NIRS) Washington, DC.,
Charles Ferguson, Director, Nuclear Policy Project., Federation of American
Scientists,
Bill Smirnow, Nuclear-Free New York/Y2K WASH., Huntingdon, NY.,

Richard N. Salvador, Pacific Islands Association of NGOs, Honolulu, Hawaii,
Donald C. Whitmore, President, Third Millenium Foundation, US.,
Joe Katz, President, Women's Action for New Directions (WAND), Metro
Detroit, USA.,
Dana L. Richter PhD, Copper Country Peace Alliance, Houghton, Mich, USA.,
Troy Davis, President, World Citizen Foundation, Harvard, USA.,
Alastair Millar, Fourth Freedom Forum, Washington DC., USA.,

Bob Kinsey, Chair, Peace and Justice Task Force, United Church of Christ,
Rocky Mountain Conference, Colorado, USA.,
Steve Ito, United Church of Christ Justice and Peace Ministry Coordinator,
Ryan Kurakawa, Office for Church in Society, United Church of Christ, USA.,
Howard W. Hallman, Chair, Methodists United for Peace and
Justice.,Washington, DC.,
Rosemary Everett, Sisters of the Holy Name., Justice and Peace Coordinator.,
Mary Ellen Gordeck, SSJ., Office of Peace and Justice, Sisters of St
Joseph, Nazareth, MI., USA.,
Vivienne E. Perkins, Christ Church Episcopal., Castle Rock, Colorado., USA.,
Joe Volk, National Secy, Friends Committee on National Legislation.,
Washington, DC.,

Michele Bisonette Robbins, Executive Director, Youth for Environment and
Sanity (YES), Soquel, Ca, USA.,
Ruth Garbus, Director, New York Women of Vision and Action., NY., USA.,
Shiela Blaker, Blaine Metcalf, War Resisters League, San Luis Obispo, CA.,
USA.,
Harvey Wasserman, Citizens Protecting Ohio.,
Bruce K. Gagnon., Coordinator., Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear
Power In Space., Florida USA.,
Letitcia Aguilar, Inter American Development Bank.,
Loren Finkelstien, Program Director, Free The Planet.,
Andrew Beath, Earthways Foundation, Malibu., Calif.,
Mary JoChristian,Monmouth County Citizens for Clean Air and Water.,
Phyllis S. Yingling., WILPF- US., Philadelphia., USA.,
Jan Harwood, Celia Freeman, Don Larkin, Harriet Blue, Paul Blue, Elena
Leland, Marilyn Lucier, Lilly Litsky, Alice Davis, Committee of Santa Cruz,
CA Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Santa Cruz, CA.,
Anne Anderson, Coordinator, Psychologists for Social Responsibility.,
Rochelle Beckers., San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace., Calif., USA.,
Jay Coghlan, Nuclear Watch of New Mexico, Santa Fe, NM., USA.,
Greg Mello, Los Alamos Study Group.,(LASG) Santa Fe, NM., USA.,
Jim Morgan, ARC-Peace, International Architects, Designers, and Planners
for Social Responsibility, NY., USA.,
Marsha Feinland, Chair, California Peace and Freedom Party,
Dr. Kathleen Sullivan, Project EDNA, (Engaged Democracy for the Nuclear
Age), NY., USA.,
Patricia Birnie, GE Stockholders Alliance for a Sustainable Nuclear-Free
=46uture, USA.,
Betty Schroeder, Arizona Safe Energy Coalition, Ariz, USA.,
Norm Cohen, Unplug Salem Campaign,
Susan Shaer, Executive Director, Womens Action for New Directions,
Arlington, MA.,
Prof Dennis Brutus, Co-President, Jubilee-2000 Afrika, Univ of Pittsburg, US=
A.,


Bill Blaikie, MP, (Winnipeg-Transcona), House Leader, New Democratic Party,
Canada.,
Barbara Birkett,M.D.,President, Physicians  for Global Survival (Canada),
Gordon Edwards PhD, President, Canadian Coalition for Nuclear
Responsibility, Montreal, Canada,
Bev Delong, President, Lawyers for Social Responsibility, Canada.,
Michael Murphy, Inter-Church Uranium Educational Cooperative, Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan, Canada,
Archdeacon Jim Boyles, General Secretary, Synod, Anglican Church of Canada,
Prof. L. Terrell-Gardner, Past President, Science for Peace, Univ. of
Toronto, Canada,
Tryna Booth, Canadian Peace Alliance, Toronto, Canada.,
Joyce Lydiard, Rainforest Raging Grannies,  Vancouver, Canada.,
Desmond Berghofer, Institute for Ethical Leadership, Vancouver, Canada.,
Dave Greenfield, New Green Alliance, Saskatchewan, Canada.,
Linda Murphy, President, Interchurch Uranium Committee, Saskatchewan, Canada=
=2E,
Jo Hayward-Haines., Victoria Peace Project., Ontario, Canada.,
Penelope Simons, The Simons Foundation, Canada.,
Victor Lau, Green Campus Society, Canada.,
Macha Mc Kay, Chair, Nuclear Issues, Carolyn Langdon, Co-Chair, Canadian
Voice of Women for Peace,

Kate Dewes, Director, Disarmament and Security Centre, Christchurch,
Aotearoa/NZ
Marion Hancock, Coordinator, Peace Foundation Aotearoa/NZ, Auckland, NZ.,
Marion Hancock, Abolition2000, Auckland, NZ.,
Megan Hutching, Secy., WILPF, Aotearoa, (NZ).,

Peter Garrett, President, Dave Sweeney, Nuclear Campaigner, Australian
Conservation Foundation, Fitzroy, (Melb) Vic., Australia.,
Reverend John Mavor, President.,The Uniting Church in Australia, National
Assembly,
Irene Gale AM, Babs Fuller- Quinn, Australian Peace Committee,
Dr. Susan Wareham President MAPW (Medical Association for Prevention of
War) Canberra, Australia,
Chris White, Secretary, South Australian Trades and Labour Council,
Adelaide, SA.,
Rev Greg  Thompson,  St Johns Anglican Darlinghurst.
Rev. Ray Richmond, Wayside Chapel, Kings Cross,
Denis Doherty, Pax Christi Sydney.,
Moira Rowland, Convenor, Campaign for a Nuclear-Free Future, Canberra.,
Cameron Edwards, People for Nuclear Disarmament NSW.,
Hannah Middleton, Australian Anti-Bases Campaign, Sydney.,
Kirsten Blair, Mark Wakeham, Coordinators, Environment Centre of the
Northern Territory,
Rowena, Environment Centre of W.A., Perth, W.A.,
Graeme Daniell, People for Nuclear Disarmament W.A.,
Jo Vallentine, Community Anti-Nuclear Network, W.A.,
Jo Vallentine, Anti-Nuclear Alliance, W.A.,
Jo Vallentine, Perth Anti-Nuclear Group.,
Grant Keady, Scientists and Technologists Against Nuclear Dumping, W.A.,
Bruce Nichols, Shine A Light for Peace Campaign.,

Senator Meg Lees,Democrat Senator for South Australia, Leader, Australian
Democrats,
Senator Vicki Bourne, Australian Democrats Senator for New South Wales,
Senator Bob Brown, Greens Senator for Tasmania,
Senator George Campbell, ALP Senator for NSW.,
Dr. Carmen Lawrence, MP, ALP Member for Fremantle, W.A.,
Jill Hall, MP, ALP Member for, Shortland, NSW.,
Daryl Melham MP, ALP  Member for Banks, NSW., Aust.,
Anthony Albanese, ALP Member for Grayndler, NSW., ALP.,
Robin Geraghty, ALP  Member for Torrens, SA., Aust.,
Richard Jones MLC.,(Ind) NSW.,

Ricardo Navarro, Chair, Friends of the Earth International
Ricardo Navarro, Friends of the Earth El Salvador.,
Dr. Patrick Green, Senior Nuclear and Climate Campaigner, Friends of the
Earth England Wales and Northern Ireland, London, UK.,
Dr. Victor Khazan, Friends of the Earth Ukraine (Zelenyi Zvit),
Prof. Vladimir Koklyukhin, Friends of the Earth Belarus, Brest, Belarus.,
Manana Kochladze, Friends of the Earth Georgia/CEE Bankwatch Georgia,
Dr. Maria Minkova, 'Ekoglasnost', Friends of the Earth Bulgaria, Sofia,
Jan Beranek, Chair, Friends of the Earth Czech Republic (Hnuti Duha) Brno,
Czech Republic,
Diderich Johny, LIFE-Luxembourg (Youth Friends of the Earth Luxembourg)
Kika Kapela, Friends of the Earth Cyprus,
Wendy Johnson, Friends of the Earth New Zealand,
John Hallam, Nuclear Campaigner, Friends of the Earth Australia (Sydney)


John Hallam
=46riends of the Earth Sydney,
17 Lord Street, Newtown, NSW, Australia, 2042
=46ax (61)(2)9517-3902  ph (61)(2)9517-3903
[e-mail]
http://homepages.tig.com.au/~foesyd






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