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From: owner-abolition-usa-digest@lists.xmission.com (abolition-usa-digest) To: abolition-usa-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: abolition-usa-digest V1 #379 Reply-To: abolition-usa-digest Sender: owner-abolition-usa-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-abolition-usa-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk abolition-usa-digest Tuesday, September 19 2000 Volume 01 : Number 379 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 20:22:05 -0400 From: ASlater <aslater@gracelinks.org> Subject: (abolition-usa) RAND Report summary on Plutonium For those of us looking at the "inextriciable link" between nuclear weapons and nuclear power, here's an interesting publication. Alice Slater > >http://www.rand.org/publications/RB/RB7405/index.html > >is where you will find link to summary and how to purchase $15 report >called > >"Controlling the Flow of Weapon-Usable Fissile >Materials" > >It is not dated anywhere in summary and I am sure it is not new, but there >are >some interesting tidbits to be found that always need repeating: > >"Any country that can obtain 15 kilograms of highly enriched uranium, 5 >kilograms of weapon-grade plutonium, or 7 kilograms of reactor-grade >plutonium from a sensitive nuclear facility can build a bomb in a few days >or weeks. No safeguard scheme, including that of the International Atomic >Energy Agency, can protect the world if such sensitive materials and >facilities are widely available." > >"To build a more proliferation-resistant future for civilian nuclear power >worldwide would require that the use of plutonium as fuel be postponed >indefinitely because it creates no economic benefits but much proliferation >risk. More specifically, the >following four-point plan should be enacted: > > Terminate or drastically reduce both military and civilian plutonium >activities worldwide. > > Prolong the world's reliance on existing nuclear reactors that operate >in the once-through mode. Doing so entails > improving reactor efficiency and identifying additional uranium >resources. > Encourage the development of advanced nuclear reactors[3] that will be >even more efficient and proliferation-resistant > than current reactors. > Confine, to the extent possible, sensitive nuclear materials and >facilities within the five declared nuclear weapon states > while agreeing to share the benefits of sensitive nuclear activities, >if any, with non-nuclear weapon states. > >This four-point program will enable countries to use nuclear energy >peacefully, well into the future, with far less risk of nuclear >proliferation." > >"Because weapon-grade plutonium is difficult to render unusable for >weapons, it poses a hazard if it remains in Russia and the political >situation there takes a turn for the worse. And because weapon-grade >plutonium is uneconomical to use in commercial >nuclear power plants and is costly to store, it has very little value for >Russia. Therefore, the United States, alone or with help from France and >the United Kingdom, should encourage Russia to sell its surplus >weapon-grade plutonium by offering $1 >billion. Then the United States can remove the plutonium from Russia for >safekeeping or disposal." > >Instead, we are offering billions to make more. > >Don Moniak > > >and dated >--- Donald Moniak >--- donmoniak@earthlink.net >--- EarthLink: It's your Internet. > - - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 18:15:10 -0700 From: "David Crockett Williams" <gear2000@lightspeed.net> Subject: (abolition-usa) schedule for Washington, D.C., Global Peace Walk 2000 This Tuesday past a letter to President Clinton on behalf of the Global Peace Walk 2000 was hand delivered to the President by our helper in DC who spoke to him about the letter and it was well received. We hope he will accept our invitation to meet with the walkers' representatives to accept the compilation of global peace and survival issue messages that the walk is carrying to DC and to the UN. Below is schedule for DC events. From: "Clay Earth" <Allourrelations@excite.com> To: <gear2000@lightspeed.net> Subject: Global Peace Walk, D.C.-NYC schedule Date: Friday, September 15, 2000 2:43 PM Dear Friends, This is the schedule for Washington, D.C. area. Also included are some of the dates as we walk up the East Coast Corridor to NYC. Members of the Global Peace Walk 2000 will have walked over 3000 miles by reaching Washington, D.C. This has been done to energize the communication of All Our Relations Land and Life issues as a prayer for "Global Peace Now!" We are concerned about our future. We are concerned about our human life. We would firstly like to bring attention to a very important event happening October 2nd and 3rd. The Indigenous Environmental Network, Greenpeace, and Alaska Community Action on Toxins are bringing a delegation of 12 native people from the Great Lakes region and Alaska to Washington, D.C. to speak out against Persistent Organic Pollutants in the environment. Global Peace Now! means Clean Environment Now! Call 218 751 4967 for details. October 5th: Grand Entrance. 9am, We will gather at the Balston Commons Metro Stop in Virginia and walk along Wilson Blvd, through downtown Arlington, through the Iwo Jima park down to Memorial Bridge Circle on the west side of the Potomac River. 11 am, there will be a ceremony and we will walk across the bridge to the Meridian Hill Park (Malcolm X Park) via Dupont Circle for 2 pm gathering and pot-luck (please bring food!). We are honored that the World Peace Flame will be carried with the walk. Please bring your banners, flags, drums, puppets, songs, prayers, and messages!!! That evening there will be an East Coast opening ceremony and lecture TBA. October 7th: We will join the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space in solidarity with 45 demonstrations worldwide. We will meet 2pm at Meridian Hill Park and walk to Lafayette Park 3pm for vigil and speakers. October 8th: Sunrise Ceremony at the Jefferson Stone, close to Washington Monument, rededication of the Nation's Center to balance and peace. October 9th: Columbus Day Sunrise Ceremony at Washington Monument. 12 noon prayer circle for rededication as a symbol of peace. October 12th: 12 noon, Indigenous Peoples' Solidarity Gathering in Lafayette Park with Global Peace Ambassador. Co-sponsored by Grey Panthers and others. October 13th: Start walking 8 am up Route 1. October 17th: Swarthmore College, ceremony and lecture. October 19th: Princeton University, ceremony and lecture. October 22nd: Join with National March Against Police Brutality, 12 noon at Union Square, NYC. October 23rd: All-night vigil, ceremony, conference, concert. TBA. October 24th: Walk down to UN Headquarters on 55th Anniversary. Take part in official ceremonies and then hold independent Spiritual Environmental Summit at the Baha'i Center, 7pm-11pm. - ----------------end forwarded message--------- ** gear2000@lightspeed.net David Crockett Williams, CLU Chartered Life Underwriter Scientist - Activist - Manager GENERAL AGENCY SERVICES http://www.GeneralAgencyServices.com For your personal and financial independence The Legal Revolution - Equal Justice for All Free Legal Resource Center eService http://www.prepaidlegal.com/go/dcwilliams Online legal content: FAQ, audio guides, legal forms, discussion boards. Low-cost attorney telephone access, national prepaid legal protection plans. 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Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2000 08:32:39 -0400 From: Ellen Thomas <prop1@prop1.org> Subject: (abolition-usa) NucNews 00/09/16 - Activist Announcements - -- ANNOUNCEMENTS -- - - TODAY - GREEN PARTY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE RALPH NADER TO SPEAK OUT FOR D.C. STATEHOOD WHERE: UDC Auditorium, 4200 Connecticut Avenue NW, Building 46 WHEN: Saturday, September 16, at 7 pm The D.C. Statehood Green Party: www.dcstatehoodgreen.org Nader 2000 Campaign: www.votenader.org Contact: Gail Dixon (202) 529-6525 Martin Thomas, (202) 332-1709 - - PLEASE DISTRIBUTE AS WIDELY AS POSSIBLE Committee forming to Support Fast For Vieques Tuesday night, September 19 at 6:30 pm, we are asking those who support Andres Thomas Conteras' Fast for Peace in Vieques to make a special effort to join him at Peace Park, across the street from the White House. Our agenda is twofold. First, to engage in a process of prayer, reflection and dialogue so that a shared wisdom can guide the conduct of the Fast, providing Andres with concrete resources to base his discernment on. Second, to discuss the work we can do to support and amplify the Fast and accomplish its goals. This effort requires participation by committed people of conscience who can stand with and act with Andres as he witnesses for Peace in Vieques. Please feel free to contact me at 202-842-1112 - in Peace, Paul Magno - - Schedule for Washington, D.C., Global Peace Walk 2000 This Tuesday past a letter to President Clinton on behalf of the Global Peace Walk 2000 was hand delivered to the President by our helper in DC who spoke to him about the letter and it was well received. We hope he will accept our invitation to meet with the walkers' representatives to accept the compilation of global peace and survival issue messages that the walk is carrying to DC and to the UN. Schedule for DC (and later) events at http://prop1.org/currevnt.htm. - - New Yorkers - NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE: FROM THE LOCAL TO THE GLOBAL Saturday, September 16th 11 AM- 4 PM Graduate Faculty Building, Swayduck Auditorium 65 Fifth Avenue (between 13th and 14th streets) The NY Metro Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) and the World Policy Institute are have brought together a great line up of speakers, experts in a wide range of fields addressing economic, legal, congressional, media and local organizing aspects of NMD. This event will explain the history, the present and the future of the Star Wars plans, including the plans for militarizing outer space (with the U.S. dominating the heavens in the 21st century like the British dominated the seas in the 19th century). This seminar promises to be informative and exciting. ___________________________________________________ Today's News and Archives: http://prop1.org/nucnews/briefslv.htm Submit URL/Article: mailto:NucNews@onelist.com OneList Archives: http://www.onelist.com/archive/NucNews (subscribe online) Subscribe to NucNews Briefs: mailto:prop1@prop1.org Quick Route to U.S. Congress: http://www.senate.gov/senators/index.cfm (Senators' Websites) http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW.html (Representatives' Websites) http://thomas.loc.gov/ (Pending Legislation - Search) Presidential Candidates' Websites (a-z): George W. Bush - http://www.GeorgeWBush.com - http://64.92.133.170/Calendar.asp Pat Buchanan - http://www.gopatgo2000.com/default.htm Al Gore - http://www.algore2000.com/ Ralph Nader - http://www.votenader.org/press.html (Please send other sites of qualified candidates.) Other Excellent News-Collecting Sites - Downwinders - http://www.egroups.com/group/downwinders DOE Watch - http://www.egroups.com/group/doewatch Online Petition to Abolish Nuclear Weapons - http://www.PetitionOnline.com/prop1/petition.html Distributed without payment for research and educational purposes only, in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107. - - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 09:05:37 -0400 From: Ellen Thomas <prop1@prop1.org> Subject: (abolition-usa) NucNews 00/09/18 - Daybook; Presidential Candidates; Activist Announcements [Today's daybook is non-nuclear, but focuses on Israel, Russia, and the Balkans.] Washington Times Daybook, September 18, 2000, Agence France Presse=20 http://www.washtimes.com/national/daybook-2000918215432.htm Peres speech =97 9:30 a.m. =97 The Georgetown University Center for= Arab Studies presents a lecture by Shimon Peres, regional cooperation minister= and former prime minister of Israel, on "Middle East: Prospects for Peace in the New Millennium." Location: Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW, Washington, DC. Contact: 202/687-4328. 8 p.m. =97 Secretary of State Madeleine Albright Delivers keynote= speech at a tribute to former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres, Waldorf-Astoria,= New York. Russia discussion =97 noon =97 The National Press Club hosts a Noon= Newsmaker news conference featuring a discussion on "Russia at the Crossroads." The speaker is Boris Berezovsky, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Location: First Amendment Room, National Press Club, 14th and F streets NW. Contact: 202/662-7593. Balkans discussion =97 4 p.m. =97 The Georgetown University Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies hosts Warren Zimmerman, former= U.S. ambassador to Yugoslavia, for a discussion of "U.S. Policy in the Balkans: Priorities for a New Administration." Location: Room 205, Old North= Building, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. Contact: 202/687-4328. Biorefineries seminar =97 1 p.m. =97 The U.S. Chamber of Commerce hosts= a biorefineries seminar, regarding private sector efforts to develop bio-based fuels and chemicals. Irshad Ahmed, Pure Energy Corp., participates.= Location: 1615 H St. NW. Contact: 202/463-5682. - -- PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES Presidential appointments briefing =97 10 a.m. =97 The Brookings= Institution hosts a presidential appointee initiative news briefing on how appointments= and the selection process help shape the image of a new president and his team.= The participants include: Stephen Hess, Brookings; Mike McCurry and Sheila Tate, former White House press secretaries; and R.W. Apple Jr., New York Times reporter. Location: Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW. Contact: 202/797-6105. - - George W. Bush - Arkansas and Missouri 11:00 a.m. - Remarks on tax cuts for families, St. Vincent's= Infirmary, 2 St. Vincent Circle, Little Rock, Arkansas, (501) 603-6000=20 2:45 p.m. - One-on-One with local citizens, Gem Theater, 1615 East 18th Street, Kansas City, Missouri, (816) 842-1414=20 7:45 p.m. - Meeting with the Chicago, Fraternal Order of Police= Lodge #7, 1412 West Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois=20 - - Al Gore - Las Vegas, Nevada 4 p.m. =97 Accepts the endorsement of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Bally's Las Vegas, Las Vegas. - - Ralph Nader - unknown - -- ANNOUNCEMENTS -- - - Today is DAY 56 of the Vieques Fast - 36 days on water only. See www.viequesfast.org. - - A Force More Powerful - Just reminding everyone of the upcoming= documentary on PBS... Premiere Broadcast: September 18 and 25, 2000, 9:00 pm (check= local listings)=20 The PBS website announces two upcoming public television programs= about the use of nonviolent action in India (Gandhi), South Africa= (anti-apartheid), the U.S. (civil rights), Denmark (WWI against Nazis), Poland (Solidarity)= and Chile (democratization). It is said to be particularly useful for training purposes since it gives an extensive behind-the-scenes look at= *preparations* for nonviolent actions.=20 A Force More Powerful tells the story of how nonviolent power= overcame oppression and authoritarian rule in many pivotal conflicts during the last= 100 years. The two 90-minute television programs show how popular movements= using nonviolent sanctions toppled tyrants, thwarted occupying armies, and secured justice and human rights. The series profiles Mohandas Gandhi's civil disobedience campaign against the British in India; the sit-ins and boycott that desegregated downtown Nashville, Tennessee; the nonviolent campaign against apartheid in South Africa; Danish resistance to the Nazis in World= War II; the rise of Solidarity in Poland; and the momentous victory for= democracy in Chile.=20 The companion Web site, including extended interviews, maps, photographs and an interactive timeline will allow viewers to explore these and other nonviolent conflicts in depth. As an educational tool, the site will feature lesson plans built around the major themes addressed in the series and a comprehensive list of print and online resources. An interactive forum will offer site visitors from around the world the opportunity to pose questions= or to report on their personal experiences with nonviolent social change.=20 A co-production of York Zimmerman Inc. and WETA, Washington, D.C. http://www.pbs.org/weta/forcemorepowerful - [From: Carol Moore <mailto:Carolmoore@kreative.net>] - - THE CLOTH OF MANY COLORS - TWENTY-FOUR HOURS THAT WILL CHANGE THE WORLD -= The Cloth of Many Colors goes to the UN, the US Capitol, and the Pentagon.=20 Hundreds of thousands of people from nearly every country in the= world have contributed small swatches of cloth to be sewn into a peace quilt that= is nearly a mile long. The project, called "Cloth of Many Colors," is a living prayer, and this September it will be presented at the United Nations in New York, hen wrapped around the US Capitol in Washington, DC, then finally the Pentagon. Please join millions of people for a twenty-four hour peace vigil beginning 10 am New York time on September 19th continuing to the same time= on September 20th. The project began when James Twyman, renowned musician and author of the best-selling book Emissary of Light, was performing at a= refugee camp on the border of Kosovo and Macedonia during the Kosovo war two years= ago. Thirty thousand displaced people were present when Twyman helped lead a worldwide prayer vigil to bringing an end to the conflict. That night, in a dream, he saw those prayers being made into tangible realities, forming an enormous quilt that would someday be presented at the United Nations= building. That dream is about to become a reality, and we invite you to be part of= this amazing event. Hundreds of people have taken the small swatches of fabric= and sewn them together into the Cloth of Many Colors. And yet there has still= been no real marketing or exposure for the project, only the excitement and= energy of people all over the world.=20 The Details: On September 19 at approximately 11:00 am the mile long quilt will be presented during a ceremony at the UN, part of Millennial= Peace Day. Children from around the world will hold the cloth inside the UN, then walk with it outside to the UN Rose Garden where hundreds or even thousands= of people will gather to pray. The World Peace Prayer Society will then present the flags of every nation of the world using the prayer "May Peace Prevail= on Earth" as each country is named. A Prayer Shawl from the quilt will then be presented to the wife of Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the UN, a Nobel= Peace Prize Laureate, and a special shawl to honor John Denver. The next day, September 20, at approximately 8:30 am, the same cloth will be wrapped around the United States Capitol building in Washington, DC. Thousands of people will gather there to hold the quilt as it symbolically embraces the nation, and all nations. The Cloth of Many Colors will then be wrapped around members of Congress who will join in a ceremony of peace and forgiveness during a special breakfast in their honor. Two days later, on September 22, the Cloth of Many Colors will be presented at the Pentagon in Washington, DC by both James Twyman and elders from many Native American Nations. One of these elders will be Chief Looking Horse who was present at the UN during the famed prophecy James Twyman recounted in several books. It was on April 23rd, 1998 when Twyman, Gregg Braden and Doreen Virtue sponsored "The Great Experiment," a prayer vigil= that brought millions from around the world together in prayer. Mr. Twyman was at the UN with forty ambassadors when the prophesy was recounted by Betsy= Stang: "Four years, four months, four weeks and four days ago, a group of native elders came to the UN to give their vision of the New World. One of the= things they said was that four years, four months, four weeks and four days later something would happen at the UN that would change the world. This is the= day these great men saw in their dreams." We believe that the Cloth of Many= Colors is part of the fulfillment of this prophecy. =20 Join us in New York or Washington for the events that will unfold.= If you are in the New York area on September 19 join us at the United Nations Plaza in the Rose Garden around 11:00 am. If you are in the Washington DC= Area on September 20, meet us on the West Side of the US Capitol at 8 am. (for updated information go to: http://clothofmanycolors.com/) - [James Daniel McManis, Project Director] ___________________________________________________ Today's News and Archives: http://prop1.org/nucnews/briefslv.htm Submit URL/Article: mailto:NucNews@onelist.com OneList Archives: http://www.onelist.com/archive/NucNews (subscribe online) Subscribe to NucNews Briefs: mailto:prop1@prop1.org Quick Route to U.S. Congress: http://www.senate.gov/senators/index.cfm (Senators' Websites) http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW.html (Representatives' Websites) http://thomas.loc.gov/ (Pending Legislation - Search) Presidential Candidates' Websites (a-z): George W. Bush - http://www.GeorgeWBush.com -= http://64.92.133.170/Calendar.asp Pat Buchanan - http://www.gopatgo2000.com/default.htm Al Gore - http://www.algore2000.com/ Ralph Nader - http://www.votenader.org/press.html (Please send other sites of qualified candidates.) Other Excellent News-Collecting Sites - Downwinders - http://www.egroups.com/group/downwinders DOE Watch - http://www.egroups.com/group/doewatch Online Petition to Abolish Nuclear Weapons - http://www.PetitionOnline.com/prop1/petition.html Distributed without payment for research and educational=20 purposes only, in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107. - - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 17:20:09 -0700 From: Shundahai Network <shundahai@shundahai.org> Subject: (abolition-usa) You are invited to the Great Basin Nuclear Free Gathering <>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<> NUCLEAR FREE GREAT BASIN GATHERING October 6TH - 9TH, 2000, Peace Camp - Newe Sogobia Across from the main entrance to the Nevada Test Site, 65 miles Northwest of Las Vegas, NV, Mercury Exit off Hwy 95. For more information please call: 702-647-3095 Sponsored By: Shundahai Network, and Citizen Alert http://www.shundahai.org/great_basin_2k.html <>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<> Dear friends, We hope that this letter finds you in good health and spirit. We are writing to invite your participation as a representative of your region or local environmental organization in the upcoming Nuclear Free Great Basin Gathering. As someone who is working on nuclear and environmental issues in California, Nevada, Idaho or Utah, your unique perspective and input is needed. For over 20 years activists from around the world have come to the beautiful but fragile desert at the Nevada Test Site and Yucca Mountain, to demand an end to the nuclear weapons testing programs and nuclear waste dumping. These annual encampments and demonstrations have brought together an incredibly diverse movement bridging the gap between the environmental, peace and justice and indigenous land rights communities. These encampments and the movement captured the attention of our media and government helping to bring a moratorium to full scale nuclear weapons testing and a broader understanding of nuclear waste dumping programs. The Nuclear Free Great Basin Gathering is planned for organizations and activists to learn about and strategize on nuclear and indigenous issues within our bio-region. Study the successes of other anti-nuclear campaigns, celebrate our uniqueness and diversity and look at the possibility of building a strong and unified Nuclear Free Great Basin Alliance. The Nuclear Free Great Basin Gathering will be divided into three basic program parts. We invite you to come for the entire gathering or for which section would interest you most. During the first part we will hear panel discussions followed by questions and answer periods on: National & International Nuclear Free Campaigns; Nuclear Issues in the Great Basin; and Indigenous Issues in the Great Basin. The second part will be focused on facilitated workshops and discussions including: Working towards building and Alliance for a Nuclear Free Great Basin (Concepts and ideas); Strategy proposals to create a Nuclear Free Great Basin. (What does a Nuclear Free mean to you?); and Creating a time line for a Nuclear Free Great Basin The third part includes a rally and ceremony at Yucca Mountain and a nonviolent citizen inspection team action at the entrance to the Yucca Mountain tunnel. During the course of the gathering, daily sunrise ceremonies led by Corbin Harney will be held. Some Native American Sweat Lodge ceremonies might be held as well. Meals and water will be provided. Be prepared for desert camping, hot days and cool nights. Some tent space will be available for elders and those with out proper camping gear. Motel rooms are available in Indian Springs (18 miles away), in Pahrump (35 miles away) and Las Vegas (62 miles away). We can help provide and coordinate transportation to and from Las Vegas, Greyhound Bus Station and McCarran International Airport. Donations will be accepted to cover the costs of the gathering. We really hope to see you at this Nuclear Free Great Basin Gathering. We feel that the gathering will be enriched and strengthened by your presence. In Peace, Susi Snyder and Reinard Knutsen, Shundahai Network A) Current Schedule for Great Basin Nuclear Free Gathering B) Some Nuclear issues within and around the Great Basin bio-region C) Yucca Mountain Citizens Inspection Team D) Email Flyer for Great Basin Nuclear Free Gathering A) Current Schedule for Great Basin Nuclear Free Gathering Thursday, Oct 5th Camp Set Up Dinner Orientation for first comers Friday, Oct 6th Sunrise Ceremony, Peace Camp Breakfast Finish camp set-up Welcoming and Camp Orientation Lunch Panel: National & International Nuclear Free Campaigns Dinner Yucca Mountain Citizen Inspection Team Action planning meeting (these will go on each night, after dinner for those interested in participating) Campfire Music at the community area Saturday, Oct 7th Sunrise Ceremony Breakfast Panel: Nuclear Issues in the Great Basin Panel: Indigenous Issues in the Great Basin Lunch Workshop: Strategy proposals to create a Nuclear Free Great Basin. (What does a Nuclear Free Great Basin mean to you?) Dinner Community Talent Show and Music Yucca Mountain Citizen Inspection Team Action planning meeting Sunday, Oct 8th Sunrise Ceremony (Possibly on the Test Site) Breakfast Workshop: Working towards building and Alliance for a Nuclear Free Great Basin (Concepts and ideas) Lunch Workshop: Creating a time line for a Nuclear Free Great Basin Dinner Raffle Yucca Mountain Citizen Inspection Team Action planning meeting Monday, Oct 9th Sunrise Ceremony (at Peace Camp) Breakfast Caravan to Yucca Mountain Rally @ Yucca Mountain Citizens Inspection Team Action Final Gathering Evaluation Meeting for those who are interested Snacks at Yucca Mountain Lunch at Peace Camp Camp Clean Up and Take Down B) Some Nuclear issues within and around the Great Basin bio-region Idaho: Idaho National Environmental Engineering Laboratory (nuclear weapons design, processing and nuclear waste dumping including all of the navy nuclear reactors) Utah: Goshute Shoshone Skull Valley (proposed "high-level" nuclear waste storage facility); Dugway Proving Grounds (depleted uranium weapons testing site); Enviro Care ("low-level nuclear waste dump), Uranium mining California: Sierra Army Depot (depleted uranium weapons testing site); Ward Valley (proposed "low-level" nuclear waste dump, ); Uranium mining, Nevada: Hawthorne Weapons Depot (nuclear and depleted uranium weapons storage); Project Shoal Nuclear Test Site; Tonapah Test Range (nuclear test weapons test site); U.S. Ecology ("low-level" nuclear waste dump): Nevada Test Site (nuclear weapons testing and "low-level" nuclear waste dumping as well as proposed interim "high-level" nuclear waste storage); Yucca Mountain (proposed "high level" nuclear waste dump); Nellis Air Force (nuclear weapons storage and depleted uranium weapons testing and storage); Las Vegas (industrial research and development of radioactive materials by UNLV and private contractors) C) Yucca Mountain Citizens Inspection Team The Yucca Mountain Citizens Inspection Team is still in the conceptual stages. There are several different proposals floating. The basic idea is that on the morning of Oct 9th, a group of self chosen people would hike (about four hours) to the entrance of Yucca Mountain to perform a Citizens Inspection which could be as simple as asking the workers and management if they have permits from the Western Shoshone Nation to be working on Newe Sogobia or looking for evidence of some of the scientifically disqualifying points for Yucca Mountain. This plan will probably not be finalized until the beginning of the Nuclear Free Great Basin Gathering. Nightly planning meetings and a Citizen Inspection Team training will be held from Oct 6-8. <>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<> Email text flyer: NUCLEAR FREE GREAT BASIN GATHERING <>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<> <>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<> NUCLEAR FREE GREAT BASIN GATHERING October 6TH - 9TH, 2000, Peace Camp - Newe Sogobia Across from the main entrance to the Nevada Test Site, 65 miles Northwest of Las Vegas, NV, Mercury Exit off Hwy 95. For more information please call: 702-647-3095 Sponsored By: Shundahai Network, and Citizen Alert http://www.shundahai.org/great_basin_2k.html <>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<> You are invited to join us in the heart of the beautiful but fragile Great Basin Desert to learn about and strategize on nuclear and indigenous issues within our bio-region. Study the successes of other anti-nuclear campaigns, Celebrate our uniqueness and diversity and help build a strong and unified Alliance for a Nuclear Free Great Basin. The Great Basin bio region is a beautiful, diverse and fragile areas stretching through five states. Home to strong indigenous people and cultures, high mountainous alpine lakes and forests, as well as many endangered and threatened plants and wildlife. Sadly, this land has experienced the deadly effects of nuclear weapons testing as well as the disposal of radioactive and toxic waste in leaking dumps. Man made low level radiation causes cancer, premature aging, immune system suppression, birth defects and genetic mutations. Daily shipments of nuclear and hazardous materials travel on our roads and railways to be dumped in the Great Basin. A serious nuclear accident could cause deaths and sickness, irreversibly contaminating large areas, and the U.S. has plans to continue and expand the radioactive assault on our air, water and land. Now is the time to create a Nuclear Free Great Basin. Together we can work effectively with other regional Nuclear Free alliances to change nuclear policies, protecting Mother Earth and our future generations. NUCLEAR FREE GREAT BASIN GATHERING Current Schedule FRIDAY, OCT 6TH: Registration; Welcome to Newe Sogobia and Nevada Test Site and weekend orientation; National and International Nuclear Free Campaigns, successes and failures. Plan Yucca Mountain Citizens Inspection Team Action SATURDAY, OCT 7TH: Nuclear issues within the Great Basin, panel discussion and strategizing workshop; Indigenous issues within the Great Basin, panel discussion and workshop; Strategy proposals for Great Basin Nuclear Free Campaign, discussion; Concert and Celebration SUNDAY, OCT 8TH: Create time-line for Great Basin Nuclear Free Campaign, workshops; Building an Alliance for a Nuclear Free Great Basin, workshop; Plan Yucca Mountain Citizens Inspection Team Action MONDAY, OCT 9TH: Convoy to Yucca Mountain Sunrise Ceremony at the base of Yucca Mountain Rally and Yucca Mountain Citizens Inspection Team Action; Final plenary evaluation meeting held at Yucca Mountain During the course of the gathering, daily sunrise ceremonies led by Corbin Harney will be held. Some Native American Sweat Lodge ceremonies might be held as well. Meals and water will be provided. Be prepared for desert camping, hot days and cool nights. Some tent space will be available for elders and those with out proper camping gear. Motel rooms are available in Indian Springs (18 miles away), in Pahrump (35 miles away) and Las Vegas (62 miles away). We can help provide and coordinate transportation to and from Las Vegas, Greyhound Bus Station and McCarran International Airport. Donations will be accepted to cover the costs of the gathering. For more information please call: 702-647-3095 Sponsored By: Shundahai Network, and Citizen Alert http://www.shundahai.org/great_basin_2k.html The Nuclear Free Great Basin Gathering will be held in solidarity with the October 7th Actions to stop the Ballistic Missile Defense system. http://www.space4peace.org/http://www.space4peace.org/ ><>< ><>< ><>< ><>< ><>< ><>< ><>< ><>< ><>< ><>< ><>< ><>< SHUNDAHAI NETWORK "Peace and Harmony with all Creation" 5007 Elmhurst St., Las Vegas, NV 89108-1304 Phone:(702) 647-3095 (FAX) 647-9385 Email: shundahai@shundahai.org http://www.shundahai.org ---once again, updated daily Shundahai Network is proud to be part of: US Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons Abolition 2000: A Global Network to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons People of Color/ Disenfranchised Communities >< ><>< ><>< ><>< ><>< ><>< ><>< ><>< ><>< ><>< ><>< - - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 17:26:43 -0700 From: Shundahai Network <shundahai@shundahai.org> Subject: (abolition-usa) Registration form for Nuclear Free Great Basin Gathering If you plan on attending the Nuclear Free Great Basin Gathering, Oct 6 - 9th, 2000, please take a moment and fill out this registration form and email it back to shundahai@shundahai.org ASAP. Thank you and we look forward to seeing you. <>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<> NUCLEAR FREE GREAT BASIN GATHERING October 6TH - 9TH, 2000, Peace Camp - Newe Sogobia Across from the main entrance to the Nevada Test Site, 65 miles Northwest of Las Vegas, NV, Mercury Exit off Hwy 95. For more information please call: 702-647-3095 Sponsored By: Shundahai Network, and Citizen Alert http://www.shundahai.org/great_basin_2k.html <>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<>I<> Name('s): Organization: Address: Contact phone #: Fax #: Email address: Could you please write a very brief sentence or paragraph about why you plan on coming to this gathering? Would you like any information packets and flyers to be mailed to you? Will you need transportation from Las Vegas to Peace Camp? IF yes please give details with arrival information and schedule. Will you need any tent space for camping? Can you offer any rides from your area? Please put an X beside each of the panel discussions or workshops that most interest you Panel: National & International Nuclear Free Campaigns Panel: Nuclear Issues in the Great Basin Panel: Indigenous Issues in the Great Basin Workshop: Strategy proposals to create a Nuclear Free Great Basin. (What does a Nuclear Free Great Basin mean to you?) Workshop: Working towards building and Alliance for a Nuclear Free Great Basin (Concepts and ideas) Workshop: Creating a time line for a Nuclear Free Great Basin Do you have any expertise or skills that you would like to share with the gathering concerning one of these panel discussions or workshops? Do you have any interest in participating in the Yucca Mountain Citizen Inspection Team Action? Would you like to attend the legal ralley at the base of Yucca Mountain Do you have any thing you would like to present during the Community Talent Show and Music Festival? Would you like to participate in a Native American Sweat Lodge Ceremony if it is offered? ><>< ><>< ><>< ><>< ><>< ><>< ><>< ><>< ><>< ><>< ><>< ><>< SHUNDAHAI NETWORK "Peace and Harmony with all Creation" 5007 Elmhurst St., Las Vegas, NV 89108-1304 Phone:(702) 647-3095 (FAX) 647-9385 Email: shundahai@shundahai.org http://www.shundahai.org ---once again, updated daily Shundahai Network is proud to be part of: US Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons Abolition 2000: A Global Network to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons People of Color/ Disenfranchised Communities >< ><>< ><>< ><>< ><>< ><>< ><>< ><>< ><>< ><>< ><>< - - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 08:07:32 -0400 From: Ellen Thomas <prop1@prop1.org> Subject: (abolition-usa) NucNews 00/09/19 - Daybook; Presidential Candidates; Activist Announcements Washington Times Daybook, September 19, 2000, Agence France Presse=20 http://www.washtimes.com/national/daybook-2000919211429.htm 9:30 a.m. =97 Senate Armed Services Committee holds a hearing on U.S.= policy toward Iraq. Location: 216 Hart Senate Office Building. Contact:= 202/224-3871. Cuban sanctions hearing =979:30 a.m. =97 The U.S. International Trade Commission holds a public hearing, "The Economic Impact of U.S. Sanctions= with Respect to Cuba." Location: Main hearing room, 500 E. St. SW. Contact: 202/205-1819. Human rights briefing =97 10 a.m. =97 The U.S. Commission on Security= and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission) presents a briefing, "Human= Rights in Russia Today." Location: 2255 Rayburn House Office Building. Contact: 202/225-1901. - -- PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES - - George W. Bush=20 Tuesday morning, September 19 - Oprah Winfrey Show, which will be broadcast across the country on Tuesday afternoon. 11:00 a.m. - Chicago, Illinois - Improving School Safety Discussion, Beethoven Academic center, 25 west 47th Street 6:15 p.m. - Lexington, Kentucky - One-on-One Discussion, Henry Clay High School, 2100 Fontaine Road, (859) 381-3423=20 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: There will an open press airport arrival= at the Pittsburgh International Airport on Hanger Road in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Members of the media must be on site and set up at the Av= Center by 8:30 p.m. - - Al Gore - Unknown - - Ralph Nader - This week - Wednesday, Sept 20,=20 1:00 PM - Milwaukee, WI - Rally with Ralph Nader and Michael Moore,= UW Milwaukee University, Student Union=20 5:00 PM - Madison, WI - Reception with Ralph Nader and Michael= Moore, Madison Civic Center, Starlight Room, 211 State Street, RSVP to Robert McChesney (mailto:rwmcches@uiuc.edu) 7:00 PM - "A Wisconsin Night with Nader" Rally for Open Debates,= With Ralph Nader, Ed Garvey, and Michael Moore, Followed by The Great= Mobilization: DJs, Bands, & Videos, Orpheum, 216 State Street - Thursday, Sept 21 - 12:30 PM - Ann Arbor, MI - Rally with Ralph Nader and Michael Moore, Michigan Theatre, 603 East Liberty; For more information: Michigan Greens= (248) 398-8104 5:00 PM - Flint, MI - Rally with Ralph Nader and Michael Moore, = James H. Whiting Auditorium, Doors Open at 4:00 PM, 1241 East Kearsley St. 7:00 PM - East Lansing, MI - Rally with Ralph Nader and Michael= Moore, Michigan State University Auditorium at Farmlane and Auditorium Road, For= more information: (248) 398-8104 - Friday, September 22 - 5:30 PM - Minneapolis, MN - Reception with Ralph Nader and Winona LaDuke, Target Center Hospitality Suite, for more info and to RSVP (mailto:leslie@votenader.org) - SUPER RALLY, Ralph Nader and Winona LaDuke, with Special Guests Michael Moore and Granny D, 600 First Avenue North (downtown Minneapolis), Doors open 5 PM. Event begins 7 PM. To order tickets by phone: (612) 332-7170, For more info, www.MNGreens.org. - Saturday, Sept. 23 - 5:30 to 7 PM. - Seattle, WA - Reception with Ralph Nader & Jim Hightower, Private Room at Key Arena Seattle, WA, For more info (mailto:leslie@votenader.org). The Key Arena - SUPER RALLY, Ralph Nader= with Jim Hightower, Doors open 5 PM. Event starts 7 PM. - Tuesday, Sept 26 - 3:00 - 5:00 PM - Pittsburgh, PA - Dinner and reception with Ralph Nader, Unitarian Universalist Church, Shadyside. RSVP to Paul Colaiaco,= 412-951-6181 - - Others - PRESIDENT CLINTON'S SCHEDULE: Tuesday, September 19=20 Evening: Attends reception in advance of a performance of "Speak Truth to Power," a new play, based on a book by Kerry Kennedy Cuomo, by playwright= Ariel Dorfman. Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts, 2100 F St. NW. =20 - -- ANNOUNCEMENTS -- - - Don't forget September 28th is International Nix-MOX Action Day. Please= sign and send the following statement to: mailto:nirs.se@mindspring.com (Mary Olson). Questions? call 828-251-2060=20 - ------------------------=20 Statement by World Nongovernmental Organizations Opposing=20 the Use of Plutonium (MOX) Fuel We, the undersigned representatives of nongovernmental organizations around the world, call on the governments of the United States and Russia to forego the fabrication and use of plutonium (mixed oxide) fuel as a means to render surplus weapons plutonium unsuitable and unavailable for reuse in weapons, and demand that they pursue safer and=20 more proliferation-resistant disposition methods. We acknowledge that each country's declaration of roughly 50 metric tons of plutonium as surplus to military needs is a positive step toward= worldwide nuclear disarmament and support the goal of preventing this plutonium from being diverted, stolen, or reused in weapons. In an attempt to achieve this goal, the US and Russian governments= have agreed to a plan to convert most of this plutonium into mixed oxide (MOX) plutonium fuel for use in commercial nuclear power reactors (mainly light= water reactors) in both Russia and the United States and possibly Canada or other countries. Russia also plans to use weapons MOX in plutonium breeder= reactors, which are capable of producing more plutonium than they consume (though= during the life of the program they will operate the reactors in such a way as not= to produce more plutonium). We oppose the MOX plan for the following reasons: - -> It would create a proliferation threat particularly while it is being transported to or stored at reactor sites, as the plutonium in fresh MOX= fuel can be separated and used for weapons purposes. - -> It would establish a MOX infrastructure, thus encouraging reprocessing of plutonium-bearing spent fuel both in the US and Russia. Reprocessing= generates vast amounts of high level liquid radioactive waste and increases stockpiles= of separated plutonium. (Russia has specifically stated that it would reprocess and re-extract the plutonium at the=20 end of the disposition program.) - -> It raises many unresolved technical and safety questions as weapons-grade plutonium has never been used as a fuel in commercial reactors. At minimum,= it would complicate safe reactor operation and increase the consequences of a severe nuclear reactor accident. - -> It is likely to take longer and cost more to dispose of plutonium using= MOX compared to the current alternative, immobilization. - -> It would not prevent plutonium from entering the environment. It would merely incorporate it into high-level radioactive waste. - -> It would breach the barrier between civil and military nuclear activities and undermine=20 global nonproliferation efforts. We believe that immobilization is a far better option for plutonium disposition. It involves putting plutonium into a non-weapons usable form by mixing it with other materials and making the resultant waste form proliferation resistant, that is, resistant to theft and re-extraction by non-governmental parties or nuclear-capable states. Under current US-Russian agreements, only the US will pursue immobilization and just for a portion of its surplus plutonium not deemed suitable for MOX. At this time, Russia is not planning on pursuing this= option at all, and must be pressed by the international community to reverse its position. We believe the full amount of plutonium declared surplus by each country should be immobilized and that research and development for immobilization, along with the necessary funding, should be increased to improve and further develop this technology. In the period before immobilization technologies= are available, all plutonium should be stored securely and safely and placed= under international safeguards. Further, we believe that any plutonium disposition program must= ensure public access to information including, but not limited to: adequate notification of decision timelines, information on program costs, knowledge= of operating records of the various actors involved, detailed data on projected environmental impacts, and reliable data on=20 safety and health risks. The public in the communities most directly= affected in both countries should have ample opportunity for meaningful input into= the decision-making process, including the right to intervene legally. In both countries there should be sound independent oversight of the program and all aspects of the program should adhere to all relevant environmental or public process laws. Therefore, we, as concerned colleagues across the globe who embrace efforts to reduce nuclear arms and safely dispose of surplus weapons= plutonium, declare International Nix MOX Action Day, September 28, 2000. We pledge to expand a united international movement that will challenge every effort to develop, encourage, or use MOX fuel as a means of plutonium disposition,= will work toward the goal of having all plutonium declared surplus, and vow to continue our efforts to ensure the isolation of plutonium from the environment. Signed, [your name / organization]=20 - ------------------------=20 - - The following are a few of the current environmental job listings in EnviroOne's database. To view details of these and other current job= openings, please visit http://www.EnviroOne.com. - - Industrial Waste Enforcement Supervisor (Promotional), Chicago IL.=20 2000 Salary range: $67,527.20 - $97,643.52/yr - - Environmental Policy Specialist, USEPA, Washington DC. Salary: GS 9-12. - - Environmental Scientists, USEPA (2 Vacancies), Washington DC. Salary:=20 GS 11-13. - - International Program Specialists, USEPA (3 Vacancies), Washington DC.=20 Salary: GS 9-13 - - Environmental Health & Safety Supervisor, Colton CA. Competitive=20 compensation plus excellent benefits package. - - Assistant Professor of Rangeland Watershed Management, Las Cruces, NM.=20 Salary commensurate with training and experience. - - Country Director, Moscow and Khabarovsk, Russia. Salary: Applicants=20 should send salary requirements [From: "EnviroOne.com" <list@EnviroOne.com>] - - The interview by The Freedom Channel of Organizing Director, Van Gosse, on Peace Voter and Star Wars can be found from their website at http://www.peace-action.org/pvmedia.html or directly at http://www.freedomchannel.com/todays/index.cfm . James C. Bridgman <mailto:jbridgman@peace-action.org> - http://www.peace-action.org =20 ___________________________________________________ Today's News and Archives: http://prop1.org/nucnews/briefslv.htm Submit URL/Article: mailto:NucNews@onelist.com OneList Archives: http://www.onelist.com/archive/NucNews (subscribe online) Subscribe to NucNews Briefs: mailto:prop1@prop1.org Quick Route to U.S. Congress: http://www.senate.gov/senators/index.cfm (Senators' Websites) http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW.html (Representatives' Websites) http://thomas.loc.gov/ (Pending Legislation - Search) Presidential Candidates' Websites (a-z): George W. Bush - http://www.GeorgeWBush.com -= http://64.92.133.170/Calendar.asp Pat Buchanan - http://www.gopatgo2000.com/default.htm Al Gore - http://www.algore2000.com/ Ralph Nader - http://www.votenader.org/press.html (Please send other sites of qualified candidates.) 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