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Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2000 16:58:56 -0800
From: Nuclear Age Peace Foundation <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) More Disarmament Impetus

Dear Friends and Activists,

Let's keep the momentum going!  Please commit to enrolling a new
organization this week.  These organizations endorsed the Abolition 2000
Statement during the week of 6-12 March:


Northeast District of the Unitarian Universalist Association, Portland/Maine
Allen Avenue Unitarian Universalist Church, Portland/Maine
Peace and Justice Center of Southern Maine, Portland/Maine
Maine Coalition for Food Security, Portland/Maine
Physicians for Social Responsibility Maine, Portland/Maine
African Students Union, Romania
SOS Hotline and Center for Girls, Serbia/Yugoslavia
Orpington Women's Peace Group UK
Fairfield County Coalition for Peace and Justice, Norwalk/CT
Veterans for Peace Chapter 18, Ridgefield/CT
Earth Matters, Ridgefield/CT
Uniting Church, Sydney/Australia
Morningside Monthly Meeting, New York/NY
Center for Peace, Orissa/India
Civil Solidarity for Open Society, Seoul/Republic of Korea
PSPD (People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy), Seoul/Republic of Korea
 I and We, Seoul/Republic of Korea
Tabitha Community, Kyonggi-Do/Republic of Korea
Korea Atomic Bomb Casualty Association, Seoul/Republic of Korea
Good Friends: Centre for Peace, Human Rights and Refugees, Seoul/Republic
of Korea
Women Making Peace, Seoul/Republic of Korea
Womenlink, Seoul/Republic of Korea
Solidarity for World Peace & Human Rights (SPR), Seoul/Republic of Korea
Korean House for International Solidarity, Seoul/Republic of Korea
KNCR (Korea National Congress for Reunification), Seoul/Republic of Korea
Korean Federation for Environmental Movement (KFEM), Seoul/Republic of Korea


This bring the number of endorsers to 1512 organizations and 242
municipalities for a total of 1754 endorsers.  This means will only need
246 more by the time of the NPT conference.  WE CAN DO IT!

In Peace and Solidarity,
Carah


Carah Lynn Ong
Coordinator, Abolition 2000
1187 Coast Village Road PMB 121, Suite 1
Santa Barbara CA 93108

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Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 13:55:15 -0500
From: ASlater <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) Fwd: Scientists and Missile Defense:  A New E-Mail Network

>Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2000 09:15:18 -0500
>Subject: Scientists and Missile Defense:  A New E-Mail Network
>To: [e-mail]
>From: [e-mail] ([e-mail])
>
>Dear colleague:
>
>We are pleased to announce a new e-mail network especially
>for scientists who want to make a difference on nuclear
>arms control issues.  Sponsored by the Union of Concerned
>Scientists, this network, called ArmsNet, has a specific
>and immediate goal--to actively engage the American
>scientific community in the policy debate on National
>Missile Defense (NMD).
>
>Since its birth in 1969, UCS has been engaged in the
>missile defense issue.  During the 1980s UCS played a key
>role in the 'Star Wars' debate.  Today we are the most
>prominent science organization working on NMD--to find out
>more about us, please visit our website at
>http://www.ucsusa.org/arms/arms-home.html
>
>President Clinton is expected to decide this summer whether
>the United States should begin deploying an NMD system
>intended to protect all 50 states from a limited attack by
>long-range ballistic missiles.
>
>The proposed system would require substantial revisions to
>the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty and thereby
>threatens to derail US-Russian nuclear arms reductions and
>increase tensions with China and NATO.  And because the
>system is still in early development--with only 3 intercept
>tests to be held before the summer--there will be no
>technical basis to make a sound decision by then.
>
>An important issue for scientists to evaluate is whether
>the NMD system can be expected to work against an adversary
>who surely would take steps to defeat it.  UCS and the
>Security Studies Program at MIT have assembled a group of
>physicists to study this issue, chaired by Andrew Sessler,
>past president of the American Physical Society.  (We are
>both participants in the study.)  UCS and MIT are about to
>release a detailed technical report that shows that the
>planned NMD system could be defeated by one of several
>technically-straightforward "countermeasures" that would be
>available to any state able to deploy long-range missiles.
>Thus the planned system would not be effective against even
>a limited attack by long-range ballistic missiles.
>
>As a scientist, you can play an important role in policy
>issues that have a technical component.  A recent survey of
>congressional staffers shows that Senators and
>Representatives across the political spectrum are
>interested in hearing from their constituent scientists on
>such issues.  The Senate's rejection of the Comprehensive
>Test Ban Treaty demonstrates what can happen when Congress
>does not have relevant factual information on nuclear arms
>issues.  It is essential that the scientific community get
>more involved in the NMD debate now to prevent another
>serious setback.
>
>ArmsNet is designed to facilitate your engagement.
>We will provide you with e-mail updates, a copy of the
>upcoming report, background information, action alerts and
>information on whom to contact, and the opportunity to come
>to Washington DC in June for briefings and to meet with your
>congressional representatives.
>
>We need your help.  Support is growing for President
>Clinton to postpone the deployment decision until the next
>administration; a greater appreciation in Congress and the
>media for the technical limitations of this system could
>make all the difference.  If you find the UCS/MIT report
>persuasive, we would ask you to help us get the word out--
>to send the report with a cover letter to your local media
>and congressional delegation and to follow up from time to
>time.  And we are looking for volunteers to come to
>Washington DC June 10-12 to brief your elected
>representatives.
>
>If you are a professional scientist or graduate student and
>would like to join other scientists and engage in the NMD
>debate in an effective, efficient and timely way, please
>join UCS's ArmsNet today.  Simply fill out the enrollment form
>below and return it by replying to this e-mail. (Please note
>that this is not our personal address, but will be sent directly
>to UCS in Washington).
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Kurt Gottfried
>Professor of Physics Emeritus, Cornell University;
>Chairman of the Board, UCS
>
>Richard L. Garwin
>Senior Fellow for Science and Technology, Council on
>Foreign Relations; IBM Fellow Emeritus; consultant to
>Sandia National Laboratory and to Los Alamos National
>Laboratory; Member of the Board, UCS
>Papers of current interest at http://www.fas.org/rlg
>
>P.S.  Please help spread the word about ArmsNet by sharing
>this letter and enrollment form with your colleagues.  If
>you are not a scientist, please contact John Spykerman at UCS
>([e-mail]) for other ways to get involved.
>We apologize for multiple postings.
>
>=======================================
>ArmsNet Enrollment Form
>=======================================
>
>Note:  If you have difficulty returning this form via e-
>mail, please print it out and fax it to UCS at (202) 332-
>0905 or mail it to UCS-ArmsNet, 1616 P St NW, Suite 310,
>Washington DC, 20036.
>
>The following information will help us provide better
>services to you and will give a better profile of ArmsNet
>members.  All information is private and confidential and
>will not be distributed outside UCS without your permission.
>
>Biographical Information==========================
>
>First Name [___________________________________]
>Middle Initial [_____]
>Last Name  [___________________________________]
>
>
>Home Address=================================
>
>Address    [___________________________________]
>
>           [___________________________________]
>
>           [___________________________________]
>City       [_____________________]
>State      [_____]
>Zip        [_____________________]
>Country    [_____________________]
>Phone      [_____________________]
>Fax        [_____________________]
>E-mail     [_____________________]
>
>
>Work Address=================================
>
>Address    [___________________________________]
>
>           [___________________________________]
>
>           [___________________________________]
>City       [_____________________]
>State      [_____]
>Zip        [_____________________]
>Country    [_____________________]
>Phone      [_____________________]
>Fax        [_____________________]
>E-mail     [_____________________]
>
>Your WEB page, if any   [___________________________________]
>
>Contact Preferences=====================================
>
>For each type of address, where would you prefer to be
>contacted? (Place an X in either home or work for each type)
>
>        Home                   Work
>Mail   [     ]                [     ]
>Phone  [     ]                [     ]
>Fax    [     ]                [     ]
>E-mail [     ]                [     ]
>
>Professional Information===========================
>
>Profession (Place X next to category that best fits you)
>
>==Physical Science/Science Technician==
>Astronomy                   [   ]
>Astrophysics                [   ]
>Atmospheric Science         [   ]
>Chemistry                   [   ]
>Geology                     [   ]
>Geophysicist                [   ]
>Meteorology                 [   ]
>Physical Geography          [   ]
>Physics                     [   ]
>Physical Science Technician [   ]
>
>==Life Science Scientist/Science Technician==
>Agricultural Science/Agronomy   [   ]
>Biology                         [   ]
>Conservation Biology            [   ]
>Evolutionary Biology            [   ]
>Marine Biology                  [   ]
>Molecular Biology               [   ]
>Biochemistry                    [   ]
>Ecology                         [   ]
>Environmental Science           [   ]
>Forest Science                  [   ]
>Limnology                       [   ]
>Oceanography                    [   ]
>Plant Science/Botany            [   ]
>Toxicology                      [   ]
>Zoology                         [   ]
>Life Science Technician         [   ]
>
>==Computer/Mathematical/Operations Research==
>Computer Science            [   ]
>Statistician                [   ]
>Mathematician               [   ]
>
>==Engineer/Engineering Technician==
>Aerospace Engineer      [   ]
>Chemical Engineer       [   ]
>Civil Engineer          [   ]
>Electrical Engineer     [   ]
>Industrial Engineer     [   ]
>Mechanical Engineer     [   ]
>Metallurgical, Ceramic,
>Materials Engineer      [   ]
>Mining Engineer         [   ]
>Nuclear Engineer        [   ]
>Petroleum Engineer      [   ]
>
>==Teacher==
>College & University Faculty    [   ]
>Primary & Secondary School      [   ]
>
>==Other==
>Architect/Surveyor      [   ]
>Clergy              [   ]
>Communications Profession   [   ]
>Elected Official            [   ]
>Government Executive/Manager    [   ]
>Health Care Provider        [   ]
>Health Technician           [   ]
>Lawyer/Judge/Paralegal      [   ]
>Marketing & Sales           [   ]
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>Physician               [   ]
>Social Scientist            [   ]
>Social Worker           [   ]
>Student             [   ]
>Visual & Performing Arts    [   ]
>Other   [________________________]
>
>Professional Specialization
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>
>Work Sector (Place X in one sector only)
>Academic   [     ]
>Government [     ]
>Nonprofit  [     ]
>Private    [     ]
>
>Current Job Title  [_____________________________________]
>
>What year did you begin your professional work in this
>field? [19      ]
>
>Are you retired?
>Yes    [    ]
>No     [    ]
>
>Awards earned
>        [____________________________________________]
>        [____________________________________________]
>        [____________________________________________]
>        [____________________________________________]
>
>Arms Control Information=================================
>
>Arms Control Interests (Place X in all that apply)
>Missile Defense                     [    ]
>Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty       [    ]
>Fissile Material Protection         [    ]
>Non-Proliferation                   [    ]
>Nuclear Reductions                  [    ]
>
>General level of expertise in arms control issues
>High       [    ]
>Medium     [    ]
>Low        [    ]
>
>Are you a registered voter?
>Yes    [   ]
>No     [   ]
>
>Have you contacted your congressional representatives
>(state or national) about issues that concern you in the
>past?
>Yes    [    ]
>No     [    ]
>
>Have you contacted your local news media about issues that
>concern you in the past?
>Yes    [    ]
>No     [    ]
>
>What are your main local and regional newspapers?
>        [____________________________________________]
>        [____________________________________________]
>        [____________________________________________]
>        [____________________________________________]
>
>Are you interested in coming to Washington DC from
>June 10-12, 2000 to receive briefings, media training,
>and to meet with your congressional delegation?
>Yes         [   ]
>No          [   ]
>Maybe       [   ]
>
>Any additional information/comments you would like to share
>with us
>        [____________________________________________]
>        [____________________________________________]
>        [____________________________________________]
>        [____________________________________________]
>
>
>*********************** END OF FORM *********************
>
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 for the elimination
nuclear weapons.

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Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 23:47:37 EST
From: Charles F Hilfenhaus <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) Thoroughbred Subcritical Alert

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
The US Department of Energy conducted a "good" mandatory dry run for the
subcritical nuclear test Thoroughbred this afternoon (3-13-00).  There is
a great likelihood that this test will be conducted within the next three
days.  Signals have also been monitored for the test Oboe 4

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Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 13:48:41 +1000
From: FoE Sydney - Nuclear Campaign <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) Three Things You Can Do To Help Eliminate Nuclear Weapons

(Sorry for duplicate copies caused by double- posting.)

There are three things you or your organisation can do between now and
April 24-May19 when the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) Review
Conference takes place at the United Nations in New York, which will help
to move the world toward the elimination of nuclear weapons.

1)If you are an ordinary person or an organisation, you can send a suitably
customised version of one of the sample letters below to either your prime
minister, your president, or most importantly, your foreign minister.

A shorter letter (very short) is available on:

Http://www.abolition2000.org.  Fax numbers of heads of state, foreign
ministers, and UN Missions  are also available on that URL.

Another URL that has the fax numbers of heads of state, foreign ministers
and UN missions and also has lots of information on the NPT Review is:
Http://www.reachingcriticalwill.org


2)If you are an organisation and especially if you have already signed the
'Heads of State' letter that I posted some time ago, you may also want to
sign the letter to be found on the following URL:
<http://www.clw.org/coalition/nptsign-on0300.htm>

3) if you are an organisation please sign the Abolition Statement (which
you have probably recieved in the previous email) by emailing
[e-mail] or by visiting Http://www.abolition2000.org.


Next comes the texts of a sample letter that can be sent by anyone to their
heads of state, prime ministers and foreign ministers anywhere, and a
sample letter that can be sent to the Russian government.

I reccommend sending the letter to the Russian government if you are in
Eastern Europe or in Russia or in CIS countries as well as a letter to your
own head of state/foreign minister.  Note that it is copied to President
Clinton.

The general letter is to be sent anywhere, but is largely designed for
countries other than the US, Russia,  or the UK. I strongly suggest that
you make changes to adapt it to what you know of your particular country
and its position.

For example, Ireland, New Zealand, Sweden, Brazil, Egypt, South Africa, and
a large number of other countries have actually taken a very good position
on this issue. If your country's position is a good one your letter will
need to congratulate them for that, and urge them to maintain it.

If you don't know exactly what your countrys position is going to be then
send the letter as it is but ask them what it will be.

TEXT OF
(1)GENERAL SAMPLE LETTER FOR EVERYBODY TO SEND
AND
(2)SAMPLE LETTER TO PUTIN AND IVANOV

FOLLOWS


(1)GENERAL SAMPLE LETTER FOR EVERYBODY TO SEND

RE: NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY REVIEW CONFERENCE APRIL 24-MAY 19 2000
- - GETTING RID OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS

TO: PRESIDENT, PRIME MINISTER AND FOREIGN MINISTER,


Your Excellency,
[0r]
Dear President, Prime Minister and Foreign Minister,

I am writing  to urge [your/our]  government to take a strong position at
the upcoming  Review Conference of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty in
New York April 24 to May 19, 2000, and to urge [your/our] head of state or
of government or foreign minister to attend this  meeting.

It is vital that the governments of all nations   do their utmost to
pressure  the nuclear weapons states, especially the US and Russia, to do
more  to fulfill their obligations under Article VI of the NPT,  and
negotiate their nuclear weapons stockpiles down to zero.

The International Court of Justice reaffirmed in 1996, in a unanimous
advisory opinion that this is indeed a legal obligation.

The nuclear weapons states are currently making very little movement toward
fulfilling  this obligation.  Instead there have been many developments in
the opposite direction.

The US Senate has failed to ratify the CTBT, (Comprehensive Test Ban
Treaty) and the US is contemplating the deployment of a Ballistic Missile
Defence System in violation of the 1972 ABM (Anti-Ballistic Missile)
treaty.

Talks between the US and Russia to make cuts in nuclear weapons are
stalled, as is implementation of  START II. Russia has changed its previous
policy of 'no first use' of nuclear weapons to one that mirrors those of
the western states, and its Duma has refused to ratify START-II.

Both the US and Russia continue to conduct 'subcritical' nuclear tests.
China is modernizing its nuclear arsenal, and India and Pakistan have
openly tested nuclear weapons. Israel,  in spite of a recent debate in the
Knessett, refuses to acknowledge its nuclear capabilities but may have as
many as 400 weapons.

On the other hand, the non nuclear weapons states with a few notable
exceptions, have adhered to their side of the bargain, while the NPT has
become nearly universal.

A successful outcome at the coming NPT Review Conference,  would explicitly
commit parties under Article VI to the elimination of nuclear weapons at an
early date,  and a global regime banning nuclear weapons, and would outline
the process for that to occur.

It is important that your government and every government, use its position
to push the nuclear weapon states and particularly the US and Russia, to
fulfill Article VI during the coming review conference.

A key preliminary step in this direction that would reduce the danger of
purely accidental war,  and improve the climate for further steps, would be
the abandonment of 'launch on warning' postures. This should be followed by
reduction of alert status of warheads, and the verifiable physical removal
of
warheads from delivery vehicles.

It is especially vital that [your/our] [head of government/head of
state/foreign minister] be present at the proceedings of this review
conference. The decisions taken at the coming NPT Review conference will
literally determine the fate of the world. Only by the authority lent by
the presence of heads of State or of Government can decisions be taken that
will have the end result of ridding the world of nuclear weapons and
fulfilling the mandate of the nuclear nonproliferation treaty over the last
thirty years.

Signed...etc.



SAMPLE LETTER FOR EVERYONE TO SEND TO PRESIDENT PUTIN
AND
FOREIGN MINISTER IGOR IVANOV.

RE: NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY REVIEW CONFERENCE APRIL 24-MAY 19 2000
- - GETTING RID OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS

TO: PRESIDENT PUTIN [phone],
FOREIGN MINISTER IVANOV [phone], [phone]
RUSSIAS UNITED NATIONS AMBASSADOR + 1 212 628 0252
cc
PRESIDENT CLINTON [phone]

Dear President Putin and Foreign Minister Ivanov,

I am writing  to urge Russia's government to fulfill its obligations under
Article VI of the nuclear nonproliferation treaty.

It is vital that we negotiate their nuclear weapons stockpiles down to zero
sooner rather than later.

The International Court of Justice reaffirmed in 1996, in a unanimous
judgment, that this is indeed a legal obligation.

It is now vital that the Russia and the US fulfill their clear obligations
under Article VI of the nonproliferation treaty. While arms reductions have
occurred since the 1980s, this process of reduction has now stalled and may
be going into reverse.

The US and Russia are both signed on to a treaty, article VI of which
demands that you negotiate to eliminate your nuclear arsenals. The binding
nature of Article VI was  reaffirmed by the 1996 unanimous advisory opinion
of the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

Russia and the US together, as well as China, the UK and France cannot
forever refuse to fulfill their clear legal obligations under the NPT while
expecting that other countries will continue to fulfill theirs. The
credibility of the NPT will disappear if the nuclear weapon states -
yourselves - do not fulfill your obligations. The eventual result of that
is likely to be much wider acquisition of nuclear weapons, with a vastly
increased likelihood of nuclear war.

While Russia may have been given reasons to distrust US and NATO
intentions, the stakes in getting rid of nuclear weapons are literally
ultimate. No political goal no matter how central it may seem to the
interests of either Russia or the US can justify the possible destruction
of human civilisation and life worldwide.

Public opinion in both your countries is strongly in favor of negotiating
to eliminate nuclear weapons. Global public opinion is overwhelmingly in
favor of this and indeed demands it, as do the overwhelming majority of
governments.

A successful outcome at the coming NPT Review Conference,  would explicitly
commit parties under Article VI to the elimination of nuclear weapons at an
early date,  and a global regime banning nuclear weapons, and would outline
the process for that to occur.

In this context, it is especially vital that the Russian and US Presidents
be present at the proceedings of the NPT  Review Conference, and be ready
to negotiate to eliminate your nuclear arsenals as you are obliged to do
under Article VI. The decisions taken at the coming NPT Review conference
will literally determine the fate of the world. Only by the authority lent
by the presence of heads of State or of Government can decisions be taken
that will have the end result of ridding the world of nuclear weapons and
fulfilling the mandate of the nuclear nonproliferation treaty over the last
thirty years.

Signed...etc.

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





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Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 05:57:56 -0500
From: Ellen Thomas <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) NucNews 03/14/2000 - Today on Capitol Hill

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investigations subcommittee hold a hearing on "Safety and Security Oversight=
 of
the New National Nuclear Security Administration."  Location: 2123 Rayburn
House  Office Building. Contact:  202/225-2927.

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Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 14:34:40 -0800
From: "David Crockett Williams" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) 14Mar Global Peace Walk2000 appeal

The Global Peace Walk 2000 from San Francisco to Washington DC to New York
City for the 55th anniversary of the United Nations, and to help inaugurate
the UN Year and Decade of Creating a Culture of Peace for the 21st Century,
reached Gallup, NM, last week and will restart its line of walk from there
near the end of March, after the next couple of weeks of local events in
Arizona for which we need your advise and networking assistance regarding
those folks in the Flagstaff, Sedona, Phoenix, and Tucson areas who may want
to join in these events or support the walk in some way to help fulfill its
mission to bring out the prayer for "Global Peace Now!" as a universal human
resolve.

Today the walkers are taking part in events at the Glen Canyon Dam in Page,
Arizona, with the support of the Glen Canyon Action Network dedicated to
freeing the Colorado River from this hydroelectric dam which reportedly
contributes 3% of the regional power grid http://www.drainit.org

Over the next few days the walkers will be driving to Sedona, AZ, for local
events there in preparation for an important schedule of local events in
Phoenix, March 25-28, including the local Global Peace Walk to the mayor and
governor's offices on Monday, March 27, and a special presentation to the
walkers on March 28th (the 31st anniversary of the Three Mile Island nuclear
power plant accident) by inventor Joseph Newman of Scotsdale, whose
revolutionary new energy generator research for over 30 years has been at
the forefront of this "new-energy" genre of power technologies to replace
nuclear, hydroelectric and fossil fuel power technologies
<http://www.josephnewman.com>.

This presentation will address a potential solution to the controversial Big
Mountain relocation issue since these new energy technologies under
development to replace nuclear and fossil fuel power can 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.   One proposal that the walk is carrying suggests that the Hopi
Tribe and the Navajo Nation also become involved in this new energy
technology development as a way end their reliance on coal mining income as
well as to help further these technologies which can help eliminate the
dangers and pollutions of the present global energy economy.

Please check your address book, forward this post to those who may be
interested, and let me know asap of folks in these areas who are interested
in hosting, participating, promoting, and/or supporting the walk in these
areas and also in Albuquerque (April 4th, anniversary of assasination of
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr, local walk 11AM from Robinson's Park to mayor's
office), Santa Fe (April 7 Friday walk 11AM from mayor's to governor's
office; April 8th Buddha's Birthday Ceremony at the Rosario Cemetary of the
WWII Japanese Concentration [Relocation] Camp conducted by Global Peace Walk
initiator and zen buddhist monk Reverend Yusen Yamato), and April 22
Saturday EarthDay2000 event in Kit Carson Park in Taos, New Mexico.

Daily updates on the walk's location are recorded on the walk's voicemail at
415-267-1877 where messages for the walkers may also be left.

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; Las Vegas, Nevada; Flagstaff, AZ; Gallup, NM; and the
Navajo Nation President.

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!

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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

Links to other new-energy researchers
http://www.angelfire.com/on/GEAR2000/10.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 main website, photos, proclamations, etc
http://www.angelfire.com/on/GEAR2000/gpw.html additional site
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
Nuclear Disarmament & Economic Conversion Act of 1999
Details & Sample Email:  http://prop1.org/prop1/letter.htm
Sign letter to Senators which can be found at
http://prop1.org/prop1/letter.htm#senate
Send letter to Representatives supporting HR-2545
http://prop1.org/prop1/letter.htm#letter

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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