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Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2000 22:46:21 -0700
From: "David Crockett Williams" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) Global Peace Walk 2000 - Update 10/8/2000

From: <[e-mail]>
To: <undisclosed-recipients:;>
Subject: Global Peace Walk 2000 - October 9th
Date: Sunday, October 08, 2000 5:37 PM

Global Peace Walk 2000

Monday, October 9

Sunrise Ceremony - Washington Monument

Millennial Peace Ceremony - NOON Circle Around
Washington Monument For Rededication As a Symbol of Peace

SYLVAN Theater ALL DAY Speeches/music ... so far...
Speakers
Reverend Yamato, Zen Buddhist Monk & Initiator of Global Peace Walk 2000
Native American Spiritual Leaders & Elders - Dr. Brent Blackwelder,
President
of the Friends of the Earth,  William Thomas, Proposition 1 - Hendrik Voss,
School of the Americas Watch - Guatemala Human Rights Commission - Capitol
City Tibetan Association - International Society of Krishna Consciousness -
Stan Scarano, National Coalition for the Chemically Injured - Institute for
Policy Studies - Greenpeace - Diane Williams, One Day in Peace & the
Millennian Meal
World Peace Flame - Amazon Alliance

Music
Global Peace Orchestra & Rappers - Roccosan - Kharabia Rayford - Christo -
Tyoshi

Statements
President Bill Clinton - Mayor Anthony Williams - Congressman Dennis
Kuicinich
Julia Butterfly - Roberta Blackgoat and Bonnie Whitesinger from Big
Mountain,
AZ. - Students of Washington DC High Schools & Middle School

Free Speech / Open Mike

From: <[e-mail]>
To: <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: Global Peace Walk 2000 - Update 10/8/2000
Date: Sunday, October 08, 2000 5:42 PM

Global Peace Walk 2000 - Update 10/8/2000

Global Peace Walk 2000
Global Peace Walk / YUCCA - 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization
4841 Tilden Street, NW, Washington DC 20016
P.O. Box 170245, San Francisco, CA 94117-0245
[phone] (DC) - [phone] (fax)
[phone] (schedule update & road contact)
[e-mail] - www.globalpeacenow.org

**********************************************************************

Latest News Flash

American Indian Chiefs representing many American Indian Nations from across
the continent will arrive in Washington DC for Indigenous People's Day
Events.  At present, the following American Indian Chiefs will be present
for
speeches and ceremonies:  Chief Leonard Crow Dog, Chief Oscar Marino, Chief
Luciano Perez, Chief John Crow Dog, Chief Richard Crimes, Chief Norman
Tooley, Chief Jacob Sanderson, Chief Arvol Looking Horse, and Chief Billie
Tayac. They will hold a Press Conference concerning issues of the Native
American Nations and their People.

Some of these Chiefs will attend the following events:

October 11th:  The first session of the "Spiritual Environmental Summit" at
American University Amphitheater - 7-10pm.

October 12th:  Indigenous Peoples' Solidarity Gathering at Lafayette Park,
starting at 12 Noon.

Offerings for Traveling and Hospitality Expenses are greatly needed to help
offset the costs of getting  these Native American Chiefs & Spiritual
Leaders
to and from their Tribal Lands as well as make their stay in Washington DC
comfortable.

Donations can be accepted and sent to: "Global Peace Walk/YUCCA" - 4841
Tilden Street, NW, Washington DC 20016.

Global Peace Walk / YUCCA (a 501 (c) 3 California Association, for the
Spiritual Arts). A receipt with tax ID number will be sent by return mail
upon request.

Please contact us for further information, or to help in any way:  call
202-244-3407 or 415-267-1877 or email: [e-mail]

All Our Relations... Global Peace Now!

**********************************************************************

Global Peace Walk 2000
Spiritual Environmental Summit
6 Sessions

American University - Washington DC on October 11th
Swarthmore College, PA on October 17th - 4-6pm
Princeton University on October 19th - 7-11pm
New York City - October 22nd - Location & Time TBA
New York City - St. Mark's In-the-Bowery on October 24th, 12midnight-9am
New York City - Baha'i Center, October 24th, 7-11pm.

AS A FUTURE GENERATIONS' PRAYER, the Global Peace Walk 2000 is humbled and
honored to be both holding and calling for Spiritual Environmental Summit
during the Year 2000 AD on the United Nation's 55th Anniversary.  The time
has come to Develop Spiritually United Nations.  For the Tree of Life, for
the Way of Life: The time has come for "Global Peace Now!" as a universal
human resolve.

A major aim of these summits is for indigenous spiritual leaders to expand
and empower the growing "deep ecology" consciousness amongst regular people,
educational institutions, non-governmental organizations, transnational
corporations, and even state and national and international governments. A
major theme is how the loss of Indigenous traditional culture and
spirituality relates to the devastion of the natural environment.

The Spiritual Environmental Summit will take place in six locations up the
East Coast Corridor between Washington, D.C. and New York City during
October
11-24th.

Please stay posted on the constantly evolving schedule!

SPIRITUAL ENVIRONMENTAL SUMMIT
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY AMPHITHEATER

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11TH - 7-10PM

SPECIAL GUESTS:
NATIVE AMERICAN CHIEFS
AND SPIRITUAL LEADERS
SPEECHES, SINGING, DRUMMING & CEREMONIES

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY STUDENT SPEAKERS
SPIRITUAL & ENVIRONMENTAL SPEAKERS
AND MORE...

LIVE MUSIC
ROOTS ROCK REGGAE / SOLDIERS OF JAH
GLOBAL PEACE WALK ORCHESTRA RAPPING FOR PEACE

October 17th, Swarthmore College, PA: Traditional Buddhist and Native
American Ceremony in Amphitheater, 4-6pm; Lecture in Lang Performing ancer,
Alice Yeager with Inner Peace Treaty, Marie Tucker of Taos Pueblo, Professor
Mark Creekwater from the School of Life.

October 19th, Princeton University, NJ. Afternoon traditional peace tree
planting ceremony.  Evening Lecture 7-11pm: Rev. Yamato; Selo Black Crow of
Oglala Lakota; Jose Adalberto Silva and Desmano de Souza of Maxuci Tribe,
Brazil; Sammy Blackbear of Skull Valley Goshutes Utah; Rose Romero and Marie
Tucker of Taos Pueblo; Dine'h Navajo representative from Big Mountain.
Invited: Tibetan Monks, Greenpeace, Sierra Club.

October 22nd, NYC begin: TBA.

October 24th, St. Mark's-in-the-Bowery, 12midnight-9am.  Discussion. Music
by
Miho Hatori and Nina Siegenthaler; Global Peace Orchestra.

October 24th, UN Day.  Baha'i Center Auditorium, 7-11pm.  Speakers: Rev.
Yamato, Jose Adalberto Silva and Desmano de Souza, Selo Black Crow, Ben
Romero of Taos Pueblo, Big Mountain representative, Sammy Blackbear.
Invited:
Tibetan monks, Qi Energy masters, Ed Nakawatse of AFSC, Rainforest Action
Network, Dr. Brent Blackwelder, President of the Friends of the Earth,
Nature
Conservancy representative.

Last week, during the 8th Annual Prayer Vigil for the Earth on the
Washington
Monument grounds, the Eskimo people of Greenland sent a message:  "last year
there was a stream in the ice...this year it is a river."   Chief Arvol
Looking Horse, 19th Generation Carrier of the Sacred White Buffalo Calf Pipe
of the Lakota Dakota Nation, speaking with the historical memory of his
ancestors, told that only within the last 15 years has the sun burnt their
skin during the Sun Dance.  The examples are countless and increasing:
Today
is a Global Emergency.  The earth is suffering, the water is polluted, the
fire has become all gas and electricity, the air is becoming polluted, and
spirituality is becoming all noise.  As a global community, we must
cooperate
beyond race, gender, religion, ideology, and class in order to Protect our
Life and Land.  In the name of Global Peace we emphasize that we must do
whatever we can to restore the spiritual relationship between the human
being
and the elements: the earth, the water, the fire, and the air. Many people
these days are talking about creating a global culture of peace; we suggest
that if we all sincerely want to create a culture of peace that we look to
the historical precedents set by traditional cultures of peace and that we
listen closely to those few bearers of traditional knowledge still alive
today to guide us back to harmony and balance and sustainability.

As a prayer for "All our relations"
and "Living on the Globe with all our friends"
Respectfully,
Global Peace Walkers

Please call 202 244 3407 or 718 624 2611 for more info.




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Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2000 23:54:34 -0700 (PDT)
From: [e-mail] (marylia)
Subject: (abolition-usa) grant application opportunity

Dear colleagues, FYI. --mk

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Dear Prospective Applicant,

We are pleased to provide a Request for Proposals for funding from the
Citizens=ED Monitoring and Technical Assessment Fund (Round 2, Fall 2000).

To assist groups to prepare fundable proposals, we have divided the
application process into two steps, an initial Letter of Intent and a more
detailed proposal.  The Letter of Intent is designed to ensure that the
project as envisioned is fundable and to identify potential impediments to
funding early in the process.  We will work with you, as we did with Round
1 applicants, so the application can be reviewed and the project finalized
as quickly as possible.

While the RfP is lengthy we have included detailed information on the
history of the Fund, the basic steps for applying, and the criteria your
organization must meet.  The specific questions that you must address in
your proposal begin on Page 10.

As you review this Round 2 RfP, please be aware of the following:

there are two important deadlines (November 27 for the Letter of Intent and
January 4 for the Proposal);

it will expedite the application process if you call us as early in the
process as possible to indicate your interest in applying and to ask
questions;

the financial accounting requirements outlined and the requirement for
complying with the Office of Management and Budget circulars in Section IV
can be handled in any number of ways and tailored for your existing
accounting system (these requirements are identical to grants from federal
government agencies and are necessary under the settlement agreement that
created the Fund); and

the certifications in Section V are intended to establish that you are
eligible for funding.

Please pass the Round 2 RfP along to others who might be interested in
receiving money from the Citizens=ED Monitoring and Technical Assessment
=46und.

Please contact me at any time if you have any questions about the RfP or
the application process.  We are looking forward to funding another round
of proposals.

Sincerely,
Bruce J. Stedman
MTA Fund Manager

Draft Grant Guidelines & Application Process
Round 2  Fall 2000

Key Dates and Deadlines to Remember
If you are considering applying for a grant, please inform RESOLVE as soon
as possible.

The required Letter of Intent must be postmarked November 27, 2000.
The Proposal must be postmarked January 4, 2001.

Introduction
As part of a 1998 court settlement between U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
and 39 plaintiffs (nonprofit peace and environmental groups around the
country), DOE established a $6.25 million Citizens=ED Monitoring and
Technical Assessment Fund (Fund) to provide money to non-profit,
non-governmental organizations and Federally recognized tribal governments
working on issues related to the nuclear weapons complex.  The Fund was
established to help those groups procure technical and scientific
assistance to perform technical and scientific reviews and analyses of
environmental management activities at DOE sites.  These grants also may
support dissemination of the technical and scientific reviews and analyses
undertaken with monies from the Fund, but cannot be used for litigation,
lobbying, administrative support, or fundraising.=02

The Fund represents an opportunity for citizens groups, tribes, and others
to conduct their own research and monitoring of DOE environmental
management activities at sites throughout the country.  The Fund also
represents an opportunity to develop new approaches for community-based
research that may be applicable to other environmental issues and problems.


Administering Organization
The administering organization for the Fund is RESOLVE, Inc., a neutral
non-profit dispute resolution organization with special expertise in the
environmental arena with offices in Washington, DC, Portland, Oregon, and
Denver, Colorado.  Founded in 1977, RESOLVE=EDs mission is to mediate
controversial environmental issues and promote the effective use of
conflict resolution in public decision-making.  RESOLVE has experience
managing technical assistance and research funds, and bringing groups
together with technical experts to produce the highest quality research
with practical applications.

Robert Fisher, a Senior Mediator and RESOLVE's Chief Operating Officer
directs the Fund.  Bruce Stedman, a Senior Mediator, manages the fund with
assistance from Sam Ashton (RESOLVE=EDs Controller), Jenny Billet, Jeff
Citrin, Troy Hartley, and Morrissa Young.

RESOLVE formed an Advisory Board=02 to oversee use of the Fund and to advise
RESOLVE on how the Fund should be distributed.  The Advisory Board is
composed of representatives from organizations that were involved in the
lawsuit against DOE that created the Fund and others, including tribes that
are and are not Federally recognized.  In addition to the Advisory Board,
RESOLVE seeks input from other organizations, tribes, and individuals,
including those who believe their views may not be represented on the
Advisory Board, and potential applicants, about how the Fund should be
managed and distributed.  The Advisory Board will assist RESOLVE in
reviewing proposals and make recommendations to RESOLVE about which
proposals to fund, but will not make funding decisions.  Members of the
Advisory Board also are available to assist applicants in preparing
proposals.  (See the Proposal Development section, below.)  Under the terms
of the court settlement, RESOLVE has sole discretion and decision-making
authority with respect to the Fund.  RESOLVE will make all funding
decisions.

Priority For  Funding
Awards of money from the Fund in Fall 2000 funding round will focus on
eligible organizations and tribes engaged in, or preparing to engage in,
community-based research.  Priority for funding 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.  Eligible organizations are non-profit,
non-governmental organizations (including tribal citizens=ED organizations)
and Federally recognized tribal governments working on issues related to
the nuclear weapons complex.  Organizations and communities of color and
low-income communities and organizations are encouraged to apply.


Proposal Development
Prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to inform RESOLVE of your
interest in applying to the Fund at the earliest possible opportunity - by
telephone, fax, or email.  We ask that you notify us before submitting the
Letter of Intent to ensure that all application criteria can be met by the
deadlines.  It also will help Fund staff to see the range of proposals
being considered.   Prospective applicants are also encouraged to work with
their experts, a Fund staff person, or a Fund Advisory Board member in
preparing your proposal.

=46or example, RESOLVE or an Advisory Board member may assist with:

identifying an appropriate technical advisor or researcher to partner with
on an application;

developing methods or strategies for conducting the research or information
distribution; and/or

explaining application requirements.

If you need assistance identifying an appropriate expert and/or a Fund
Advisory Board member to work with in developing your Proposal, please
contact RESOLVE.

Application Process

Eligibility
Eligible Organizations and Tribal Governments
Grants will be made only to non-profit, non-governmental organizations or
=46ederally recognized tribal governments working on issues related to the
nuclear weapons complex.  (See description of eligible organization at the
bottom of page 1.)  The Fund will consider collaborative proposals from
eligible organizations and/or tribal governments.

Eligible Projects
Grants may be given to eligible organizations and tribal governments for
technical and scientific assistance to perform technical and scientific
reviews and analysis of environmental management activities at DOE sites.
Monies from the Fund also may be used to support the dissemination of the
technical and scientific reviews and analyses undertaken with monies from
the Fund.

Round 1 Award Recipients - Eligibility for Round 2
Organizations or tribal governments that received funding in Round 1
(Winter 2000) may not submit proposals in this Round and must wait until
Round 3 (Spring 2001) to apply again.  The sole exception will be emergency
situations=02, which will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Resubmitting Revised Applications
Applications that are not funded during a funding round may be revised and
resubmitted in the next round.  RESOLVE encourages all applicants,
including those whose proposals were not funded in Round 1, to discuss
their proposals with RESOLVE or a member of the Advisory Board before
resubmitting them.

Multiple Applications
Only one application may be made submitted by each eligible organization or
tribal government in each funding round.

PROPOSAL GUIDELINES

Grant Amount
The average award will be $35,000.  Most funded awards during the Fall 2000
round will be less than $35,000, and no grant will exceed $50,000.  Grant
requests exceeding $35,000 must specifically include an explanation of why
the greater amount is necessary.  Up to $600,000 will be distributed in
this round of funding.  If the total requested amount of all approved
proposals exceeds $600,000, individual grants may be funded at levels below
the requested amounts.

Prohibited Uses of Funds
Money from the Fund may not be used to conduct litigation, lobbying, or
fundraising.  In addition, money from the Fund may not be used for basic
administrative support or for the purchase of equipment (e.g. computers and
other office machinery, software, and laboratory machinery).

=46or Application Procedures, any additional information, and a complete cop=
y
of the RfP, contact:

Citizens' Monitoring and Technical Assessment Fund
c/o RESOLVE, Inc.
1255 23rd Street NW
Suite 275
Washington, DC  20037

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
Abolition 2000 global network for the elimination of nuclear weapons, the
U.S. Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons and the Back From the Brink
campaign to get nuclear weapons taken off hair-trigger alert.



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Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2000 11:38:28 -0400
From: ASlater <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) Job Opportunity

Dear Friends,
Below is a job description for an Administrative Assistant at GRACE.  Please
circulate.  Many thanks.  Alice slater




Title: Administrative Assistant

Type: Full-time

Area of  Focus: Environment, Nuclear Disarmament, Sustainable Agriculture,
Corporate Accountability

Job Description: The Administrative Assistant will be responsible for
assisting
the organizationÆs president, answering phones, typing, maintaining office
files and databases, coordinating mailings, managing student interns,
composing
correspondence, assisting with web site, liaising with peace organizations
worldwide, and special projects, as necessary.

Qualifications: College graduate with previous office experience.  We are
seeking a highly motivated, organized individual who has excellent writing and
communication skills, and is proficient with Windows 98 and the Internet. Must
be devoted to details and able to manage multiple tasks in a high-paced
environment.

Salary: Commensurate with experience plus benefits.

To Apply: Fax or mail resume, cover letter and writing sample to Diane Hatz,
Communications Director, GRACE, 15 East 26th Street, Suite 915, New York, NY
10010.  Fax: [phone]


GRACE is a non-profit organization, established in 1996, that works to form
new
links with the research, policy and grassroots communities to preserve the
future of the planet and protect the quality of the environment.  GRACE works
in two major areas: The GRACE Factory Farm Project and the Nuclear Abolition
Project.   The Nuclear Abolition Project supports initiatives to redress the
toxic legacy of the nuclear age.  GRACE works with local and international
networks affiliated with Abolition 2000, working for a treaty to eliminate
nuclear weapons and for the creation of a Global Sustainable Energy Agency.
The Factory Farm Project supports initiatives to create a sustainable food
production system that is healthful and humane, economically viable, and
environmentally sound. Website:  www.gracelinks.org

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: Tue, 10 Oct 2000 15:40:06 -0700
From: Jackie Cabasso <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) short report on Vandenberg action

International Day of Protest to Stop the Militarization of Space; Report=
 from
Vandenberg       =20

        From the back of a flatbed truck,  Bruce Gagnon, Coordinator of the
Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space, was telling the
gathering how the United States Air Force had brought Nazi rocket scientists
from Germany after World War II to start the U.S. space program.  At that
moment, an enormous black =93gunboat=94 helicopter appeared overhead,=
 hovering
ominously above the assembly, its thunderous engines drowning out the=
 speakers.
This was the scene across the street from the main gate at Vandenberg Air=
 Force
base on Saturday, October 7, as approximately 200 people gathered to=
 peacefully
express their opposition to ongoing U.S. plans to deploy a =93Star Wars=94=
 National
Missile Defense program.  Rally speakers included Medea Benjamin, Green=
 Party
candidate for U.S. Senate in California, =93Butch=94 Turk, representing=
 Greenpeace,
Carah Ong, Coordinator of the Abolition 2000 Global Network to Eliminate
Nuclear Weapons, and actor Martin Sheen.=20

        After the rally, surprised nonviolent demonstrators, singing and
holding
hands at the main gate of the base, were met by camouflage-clad,=
 baton-wielding
=93storm troopers,=94 dogs and a water cannon.  A few people who were=
 prepared to
risk arrest by attempting to deliver a letter to the base commander were
handled unnecessarily roughly, inspiring others to join them.  By the end of
the day 23 people (including Martin Sheen) had been arrested =97 some of=
 them
literally grabbed off  the sidewalk by military personnel.  In an unusual=
 and
disturbing development, arrestees were read their rights and =93interviewed=
=94
before being released.  They also received letters banning them from the=
 base
along with trespass citations.

        The Vandenberg rally and nonviolent direct action was part of an
internationally-coordinated day of protest to stop the militarization of
space.  Demonstrations took place in 16 countries and 39 U.S. cities.
Vandenberg Air Force Base is the U.S. launch site for Ballistic Missile=
 Defense
(BMD) interceptor tests, first-strike nuclear missile tests and military
satellites.  When President Clinton announced his decision on September 1 to
delay deployment of a Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system, he also=
 mandated
a =93robust=92 program of continued development and testing, including 16=
 more BMD
tests at $100 million each.  The next BMD interceptor test is planned from
Vandenberg in January 2001.

=97 Jacqueline Cabasso, Executive Director, Western States Legal Foundation

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Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 06:58:03 -0400
From: Ellen Thomas <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) NucNews 00/10/11 -  Daybook; Presidential Candidates; Activist Announcements

[NucNews Archives have been updated and posted through September 30, 2000 at
http://prop1.org/nucnews/briefslv.htm.  If you're interested in reading last
week's speech to Asheville, NC activists, send me a request -
mailto:[e-mail].  et]

Washington Times Daybook, October 11, 2000, Agence France Presse=20
http://www.washtimes.com/national/daybook-20001011212958.htm

Peacekeeping missions =97 10 a.m. =97 The House International Relations=
 Committee
holds a hearing on the policy blueprint for approving peacekeeping missions=
 by
the United Nations. Location: 2172 Rayburn House Office Building. Contact:
202/225-5021. 10 a.m.=20

10 a.m. =97 Government Reform Committee holds a hearing, "The Anthrax=
 Vaccine
Immunization Program: What Have We Learned?" Location: 2154 Rayburn House
Office Building. Contact: 202/225-5074. =20

U.S.-Japanese report release =97 10 a.m. =97 A bipartisan U.S.-Japanese=
 study group
chaired by Richard Armitage and Joseph Nye, former assistant defense
secretaries, hold a press conference to release "The United States and=
 Japan:
Advancing Toward a Mature Partnership," a new report outlining a=
 U.S.-Japanese
policy for the future. Location: Capitol, Mansfield Room, S-207. Contact:
703/875-8660 or 202/518-3403.

Iran news conference =97 11 a.m. =97 Senior members of the House=
 International
Relations Committee hold a news conference to release a statement on Iranian
policy on behalf of a majority of House members. Location: 2255 Rayburn=
 House
Office Building. Contact: 202/225-3931.
 =20
Chechnya briefing =97 2 p.m. =97Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and the=
 American
Committee for Peace in Chechnya hold a briefing on "Bringing Peace to
Chechnya." The speaker is Ilyas Akhmadov, foreign-affairs minister of=
 Chechnya.
Location: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building. Contact: 202/457-6949.

U.N. peacekeeping discussion =97 2 p.m. =97 Georgetown University holds a
discussion, "U.N. Peace Operations: Problems and Prospects." The speaker is
William Durch of the Henry L. Stimson Center. Location: McGhee Library,
Intercultural Center, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. Contact:
202/687-2683.
 =20
Global Peace Walk summit =977 p.m. =97 American University hosts the first=
 of four
Global Peace Walk 2000 Spiritual Environmental Summits, which conclude Oct.=
 24
at the Baha'i Center, New York City. Location: Amphitheater, American
University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. Contact: 202/885-5950.

Third-party candidates and debates discussion =97 12:20 p.m. =97 American
University's Washington College of Law hosts a discussion, "Exclusion of=
 Third
Party Candidates from the Presidential Debates." Jamin Raskin, Washington
College of Law professor, participates. Location: American University, 4801
Massachusetts Ave. NW. Contact: 202/274-4279.

- -- PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES

9 p.m. =97 The second presidential debate will be today, October 11, 2000,
Winston-Salem, NC at Wake Forest University, Wait Chapel.  Here are=
 candidates'
websites:=20

- - George W. Bush -=20
http://www.GeorgeWBush.com - http://64.92.133.170/Calendar.asp

- - Al Gore -=20
http://www.algore2000.com/
=20
- - Ralph Nader -=20
http://www.votenader.org/campaignevents.html
Free the Speech: Open the Debates -=
 http://www.votenader.org/debates/index.html

OCTOBER 12TH
3:30pm - 5:00pm
WHO: Ralph Nader
What: Rally
WHERE: O'Connell Center, University Ave. & North-South Drive, University of
Florida, Gainesville

Ralph Nader will appear at Madison Square Garden, NYC,  this Friday, October
13. Doors Open at 5:30 PM. Event Starts at 8:00 PM. Super Rally Special=
 Guests
include Eddie Vedder, Ani DiFranco, Bill Murray, Susan Sarandon, Tim=
 Robbins,
Ben Harper, Phil Donahue, Michael Moore, and more.
Read more: http://votenader.org/press/001006MSGrally.html

Friday, Oct. 20, 3pm - Nader to speak at Pitzer College in Claremont, CA,=
 out
on the mounds.  From: "Amy *" <[e-mail]> To:=
 [e-mail]=20
Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2000 12:16:49 PDT=20

- -- ANNOUNCEMENTS --

- - You are invited to send a message to the =91Saying NO to militarism and=
 war=92=20
message board at <http://www.peace.org.nz/sayno> The message board is for=20
you to share your vision of a world in which there is no militarism or war.
=91Saying NO to militarism and war=92 (17 October*) is the international day=
 of=20
'Saying NO to Violence' Week (YWCA Week Without Violence) which will take=20
place in Aotearoa / New Zealand from 15 to 22 October 2000.=20

- - West Coast Nuclear Power Plant Shutdown (W.E.N)
9/13/00, [e-mail]
        We are a broad based coalition of concerned citizens, student and
community organizers, and environmentalists who form this coalition=
 demanding
the immediate shutdown and decommissioning of the following three nuclear=
 power
plants: The Diablo Canyon power plant in Northern California and the San=
 Onofre
in Southern California both precariously situated on earthquake faults, and=
 the
Washington power plant in Washington State built in earthquake and volcano
country....=20
        These are the facts:=20
        *The NRC,structural engineers, and geologists are well aware that=
 the
Diablo Canyon power plant is improperly retrofitted and should not continue=
 to
operate. The undersea earthquake fault, only three miles away, was not
discovered until after construction of the plant began.=20
        *The Diablo Canyon plant is built on the Hosgri fault, a "thrust"
fault,
however it is retrofitted for a "strike-slip" fault, with an entirely=
 different
type of ground motion. (California,"Faulty Power", by Glen Martin, Aug,
1990,Volume 6(16))=20
        *PG&E and private contractor R.L. Cloud Associates are suspected for
misinformation on a report to the NRC designed to determine the earthquake
resistance of the Diablo Canyon Power Plant.(Wall Street Journal,"PG&E May=
 Have
Misled NRC on a Report Of Nuclear Unit's Earthquake Resistance", by staff
reporter, Jan. 28, 1982, p.8)=20
        *The concept of the "earthquake-proof" or "volcano-proof" nuclear=
 power
plant is unrealistic. By definition, a "meltdown" occurs because of failure
within electrical and cooling systems leading to a "meltdown" of the reactor
core. We know that Three Mile Island and Chernobyl did not require and
earthquake or a volcano to increase the risk of a meltdown event.=20
        *The San Onofre power plant is already in the process of
decommissioning
on of its' reactors. We must shut it down completely.=20
        We invite everyone, activists and organizations, to join us in our
effort. Let your voice be heard. We are organizing an event at San Francisco
State University Thursday, Oct. 12th,between noon and 2pm, to draw media
attention to this issue. This event is sponsored by SFSU student=
 organizations
celebrating and commemorating Indigenous People's Day. Indigenous people are
known to be on the forefront of organizing on nuclear issues throughout U.S.
history. The W.E.N. coalition encourages all peoples to participate in this
great effort to save our communities from this potential nuclear threat.=
 Please
contact Dolores Beliso as soon as possible by email at
[e-mail].=20

- - New Egroup for UK & European Radiation Issues --
"rad-UK" is a discussion list dealing with all aspects of ionising radiation=
 in
the UK and Europe. The group's premise is that current dose-risk estimates=
 do
not accurately reflect the actual effect of internalised radionuclides. To
subscribe to the group go to the following URL and click on "subscribe":=20
http://www.egroups.com/group/rad-UK

- - PAUL REVERE RIDES AGAIN TO ALERT STUDENTS!=20
GRASSROOTS ANTI-NUCLEAR GROUP PLANNING TEACH-INS, SPEAKERS TO STOP
GLOBALIZATION OF NUCLEAR POWER=20
        Beginning in the Northeast, the US's aging, mismanaged nuclear power
plants are being sold in a desperate attempt to finish the bail out the=
 nuclear
industry. Global power corporations AmerGen, Entergy, and Dominion Resources
have already cut deals for 10 reactors in Massachusetts, New York, Vermont,
Connecticut, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Nuclear reactors should be shut,=
 not
bailed out and sold! But if successful, these companies will control 20% or
more
of the electricity supply in each Northeast state within two years. Through=
 its
"Paul Revere Rides Again! Campaign," the Citizens Awareness Network (CAN) is
fighting this wave of nuclear colonization through grassroots education and
organizing, and working to rid the region of nuclear power.=20
        This fall, CAN is bringing the campaign to college campuses through=
 a
series of teach-ins, presentations, and outreach and organizing events.
Speakers are avaliable for a sliding scale honorarium ($0-$1,000), depending=
 on
what your school or group can afford. To schedule an event on your campus,
contact a chapter in your state (see above) or CAN's main office in
Massachusetts [phone].=20
        In the last year, CAN has conducted 6 Paul Revere Ride caravans to
alert
people in affected communities throughout the Northeast, reaching thousands=
 of
people directly and educating local media on the issues. In August, CAN=
 hosted
the third Nuclear Free Northeast Action Camp in southern Vermont, focusing=
 on
the sales of Northeast nukes and the globalization of the nuclear industry.=
 The
camp concluded with a march through Brattleboro, VT, and a demonstration at
Vermont Yankee corporate headquarters. Protesters committed to shutting=
 Vermont
Yankee and the other nukes no matter who owns them!=20
CAN Chapter email Contacts=20
MA-CAN/main office: [e-mail] CT-CAN: [e-mail]=20
NY-CAN: [e-mail] VT-CAN: [e-mail]=20

- - Childrens Creative Response to Conflict sponsors wonderful workshops
dedicated to the training of teachers and students in the skills of conflict
resolution, problem solving, peer mediation, bias awareness, communication,
cooperation and affirmation. The workshops also are good for general=
 training
for use in adult and activist situations as well. There will be a workshop=
 on
October 28.  e-mail Linda Nunes-Shrang at Childrens Creative Response to
Conflict <[e-mail]> above or call her at: 301-270-1005

- - PASSAGE OF "MINI-NUKE" PROVISION COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW=
 NUCLEAR
WEAPONS AND THE RESUMPTION OF NUCLEAR TESTING
        New York, October 10th - The Pentagon's FY 2001 authorization bill
(H.R.
5408) contains a short section (Sec. 1044) that calls for the Departments of
Defense and Energy to conduct a study on how to defeat hardened and deeply
buried targets such as underground command bunkers or buried weapons caches.
The weapon of choice of some war planners for burrowing into the ground and
destroying such a target would be a low-yield nuclear warhead.=20
        The provision, introduced by Senators John Warner (R-VA) and Wayne
Allard (R-CO), does not explicitly mention nuclear weapons. But their clear
intention is to lay the groundwork for a resumption of nuclear testing for=
 the
purpose of developing new, low-yield nuclear warheads, or "mini-nukes."
Officials at the US nuclear weapons laboratories have argued for years for=
 the
development of low-yield nuclear warheads, which they claim would be able to
destroy a bunker built into solid rock, a hundred yards or more underground,
without harming the surrounding population. "The essential argument coming=
 from
the laboratories and supporters of this provision is let's build a nuclear
weapon we can actually use," says William D. Hartung, President's Fellow at=
 the
World Policy Institute.
        The idea that the US could build a usable or "safe" nuclear weapon=
=20
will have catastrophic consequences internationally. Joe Volk, Executive
Secretary for the Friends Committee on National Legislation points out that,
"Senators Warner and Allard's mini-nukes, if deployed, will probably fail in
defeating hidden weapons of mass destruction, but will certainly succeed in
killing the current worldwide nuclear test moratorium and future prospects=
 for
the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty."=20
        It would encourage other nations to resume nuclear weapons programs,
opening the floodgates to a new nuclear arms race. Moreover, it would=
 starkly
contradict the United States' recent reaffirmation of its obligation under
Article VI of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty to "pursue negotiations=
 in
good faith" for the reduction and eventual abolition of nuclear weapons.=20
        "More than a decade after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the US=
 continues
to possess more than 10,000 nuclear warheads at an annual price of $35=
 billion.
Clearly, the US government is having a difficult time weaning itself from=
 its
nuclear-weapons addiction," adds Hartung. From the Senate's failure to=
 ratify
the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, to the Clinton administration's=
 reluctance
in pursuing arms-reduction talks with Russia, to the current bi-partisan=
 push
for a National Missile Defense system, US policymakers are endangering world
security by continuing to push nuclear weapons as a key element of US=
 military
strategy.=20
For more information please consult the Friends Committee on National
Legislation website at: www.fcnl.org/issues/arm/minnukeindx.htm=20

- - As the focus of your organization and web site is highly relevant to our
annual international conferences and relief projects, we would appreciate=
 your
posting a link to our site, to help in raising awareness of these important
efforts. We invite you to visit our site for full detailed information at:
http://ahpweb.org/cbi/home.html.  Included are notices for:=20
(1) the 9th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONFLICT RESOLUTION (ICR)=
 held
May 10-20, 2001 in St. Petersburg, Russia.=20
(2) the BALKAN RECOVERY PROJECT: Catastrophic Trauma Recovery Training=
 (CTR).=20
[Common Bond Institute (CBI) - Steve Olweean and Sandra Friedman,
Co-coordinators, 12170 S. Pine Ayr Drive, Climax, Michigan 49034=20
Ph/Fax: [phone]  mailto:[e-mail]]

- - USA Today Series on Nuke Weapons Sites Still on Web=20
http://www.usatoday.com/news/poison/cover.htm

- - TITLE XXXVI--ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION PROGRAM -
Full text can be found in it's entirety on the Downwinders website at
http://www.downwinders.org/compensation_act.htm
[From: Winston Weeks <mailto:[e-mail]>]

- - Information is a weapon-arm yourself, visit
http://www.teknopunx.co.uk/antinukenews.html
"First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then=20
they fight you. Then you win." - Gandhi
[mailto:[e-mail]]

- - There is an expose in the Toledo Blade about the occurrence of beryllium
disease in nuclear weapons labs. Dept of Energy chose to save face rather=
 than
admit liability.
http://www2.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artikkel?Avis=3DTO&Dato=3D99999999=
&Kat
egori=3DSRDEADLY03&Lopenr=3D9999095&Ref=3DAR&AvisData=3DTO
[From: "Kamalu Koenig" <mailto:[e-mail]>]

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*   Peace Through Reason - http://prop1.org - Convert the War Machines!  *
        Online Petition - http://www.PetitionOnline.com/prop1/petition.html
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