 July/August 2001 American Friends Service Committee Peacework Magazine Patrica Watson, Editor Sara Burke, Assistant Editor Pat Farren, Founding Editor 2161 Massachusetts Ave. Telephone number: Fax number:
pwork@igc.org Peacework has been published monthly since 1972, intended to serve as a source of dependable information to those who strive for peace and justice and are committed to furthering the nonviolent social change necessary to achieve them. Rooted in Quaker values and informed by AFSC experience and initiatives, Peacework offers a forum for organizers, fostering coalition-building and teaching the methods and strategies that work in the global and local community. Peacework seeks to serve as an incubator for social transformation, introducing a younger generation to a deeper analysis of problems and issues, reminding and re-inspiring long-term activists, encouraging the generations to listen to each other, and creating space for the voices of the disenfranchised. Views expressed are those of the authors, not necessarily of the AFSC. |
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CAMPAIGNS
Support the Girl Scouts & Their Message of Inclusion; Connie Matsui, the Girl Scouts' national president, is under attack by the American Family Association for her statement that the Girl Scouts would not discriminate based on sexual orientation. The AFA is demanding her resignation. Show your support by sending messages to cmatsui@girlscouts.org Committee for the Rescue & Development of Vieques needs support for their actions of civil disobedience against the missile testing on Vieques, in Puerto Rico. Supplies are needed, as well as people to join the civil disobedience; CRDV, POB 1424, Vieques PR 00765; 787/741-0716; bieke@coqui.net
Bread & Puppet Theater Events:
regular shows with music, circus, etc. on Fridays at Bruce Gagnon Speaking Tour in New England, 8/5-20; Bruce Gagnon, the Coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space, has been working with Karl Grossman & others to build an international movement that is playing a key role in resisting "missile defenses" & more. 8/20, 7 pm, Cape Cod Community College, details: 508/398-1023; for other times & locations, & more information on the campaign, contact Global Network, POB 90083, Gainesville FL 32607; 352/337-9274; www.space4peace.org
Monadnock Summer Lyceum Series;
Documenting Dissent: Resisting the IMF & World Bank, 8/24 & 25; Coolidge Corner Theater, 290 Harvard St., Brookline MA; $5; 3/24, 7 & 8:30 pm, "Praha 2000," an in-depth look at the protests against the IMF & World Bank in Prague, September 2000, and the background to the protests; 8/25, 7 pm, "Two Trevors Go to Washington," follows former South African finance minister Trevor Manuel & former anti-apartheid activist Trevor Ngwane to Washington, Manuel to participate in the IMF/World Bank spring meetings, & Ngwane to protest those meetings; 8/25, 8:30, "It's Our Water, Damn It!" about ordinary people's epic and nonviolent resistance to globalization in Cochabamba, Bolivia; sponsored by BankBusters & the Boston Independent Media Center (lsetchell@cleanwater.org)
Women's Action For New Directions seeks Special Events/Communications Coordinator for National Headquarters in Arlington MA. Letter & resume to Nancy Cole, Director of Development, WAND, 691 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington MA 02476; ncole@wand.org The Hague Appeal for Peace seeks Disarmament Education Coordinator; resume to Hague Appeal for Peace, 777 UN Plaza, New York NY 10017; fax 516/505-8630; mmelkonian@broadviewnet.net Equity Trust seeks Executive Director; Equity Trust is a growing organization that works with land reform & community development finance: ET, 539 Beach Pond Road, Voluntown CT 06384; 860/376-6174
The Color of Violence II: A Call for Presenters
& Workshops; one-page proposals
due 8/1/01. At the Color of Violence II, to be held in Chicago,
IL, 3/15-17, 2002, we will work on building a movement to end
violence against women of color in all its forms. We respectfully
request that only those who identify as women of color on an everyday
basis submit proposals. For more information, contact Beth Richie,
New England Yearly Meeting Committee on Prejudice & Poverty seeks grant proposals from organizations whose purpose is to promote diversity & multiculturalism, to confront prejudice, & to understand better how poverty can be intertwined with all such effects; grants $150-$500 each; contact Joyce McKelvey, Co-Clerk, NEYM Committee on Prejudice & Poverty, POB 182, Windham CT 06280; 860/423-8245 Become Part of the Making Contact Team; transcribers needed to turn half-hour weekly radio broadcast into print documents to post on web site; Making Contact, 1714 Franklin Street #100-251, Oakland CA 94612; 800/529-5736; www.radioproject.org Developing Excellence in Nonprofit Management; Summer Training Series; Technical Development Corporation; classes take place throughout the summer; TDC Management Training, 30 Federal St 5th Floor, Boston MA 02110; 617/728-9151
Justice for All: A Culture of Peace Through Nonviolence, 8/3-5; Memphis TN; Pax Christi USA National Assembly, with keynote by Rev. James Lawson; Pax Christi USA, 532 W. 8th St., Erie PA 16502; 814/453-4955; www.paxchristiusa.org
Union for Radical Political Economics Conference,
Twin Oaks Communities Conference,
Jobs with Justice Annual Meeting, 9/6-9; Cleveland OH; $20-$150; a conference fighting for worker rights, building a just society, & saying no to corporate greed; with discussions on globalization, reforming "corporate welfare," & student labor; Jobs with Justice, 501 3rd St NW, Washington DC 20001; 202/434-1106; www.jwj.org Institute for Women's Economic Empowerment: Bridging Race & Class Differences to Build Women's Power, 9/6-9; Peachtree City GA; sponsored by Ms. Foundation for Women, 120 Wall St 33rd floor, New York NY 10005; 212/742-2300 x317; www.ms.foundation.org/events-institute.html Teaching Respect for All: Annual Conference of Gay & Lesbian Student-Educator Network, 9/21-23; Washington DC; GLSEN, 121 W. 27th St #804, New York NY 10001; www.glsen.org Children Ask the World of Us: Women Building a Secure Future, 9/22-25; Washington DC; women legislators & activists from across the nation will go together to the halls of Congress to highlight pressing concerns; contact Women's Action for New Directions, 110 Maryland Ave NE #205, Washington DC 20002; 202/543-8505; will@wand.org Globalizing from Below, 9/28-10/4; Washington DC; People's mobilization coinciding with the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund & World Bank; 50 Years Is Enough Network, 3628 12th St. NE, Washington DC 20017; 202/463-2265; www.50years.org FTAA Follow Up, 10/7-9, Miami FL; call to action for World Economic Forum meeting, primarily to assess the progress of FTAA negotiations; local help needed; contact rodentuprising@hotmail.com
AWOL Hip Hop Magazine & CD;
A savvy, hip-hop, raw, political zine that deals with issues of
militarism, featuring the work of young writers & artists;
AWOL, 1515 Cherry St, Philadelphia PA 19102;
Stranger Inside;
a film about women in prison; Stranger Baby Productions Inc.,
Harbinger, A Journal of Social Ecology,
analysis of growing social ecology movement & news of the
Institute for Social Ecology; contains articles on genetically
engineered food, democracy, & globalization; ISE, 1118 Maple
Hill Rd, Plainfield VT 05667;
Global Information Network
is the fifth largest global news wire, & specializes in developing
countries with reports prepared by journalists from the regions;
a broad range of issues is covered, including politics & trade,
environment, human rights, health, & population; GIN, 146
W 29th St #7E,
Star Wars Returns
is a new video documentary exposing how the Bush administration
is moving to make a new arena of war in space; narrated &
written by Karl Grossman; interviews with US Senators, Global
Network Against Nuclear Weapons & Power in Space, & Craig
Eisendrath, who drafted the Outer Space Treaty of 1967 ; available
for $19.95 plus s&h from Enviro Video, POB 311, Ft. Tilden
NY 11695; 718/318-8045; www.envirovideo.com
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Reject the Rebate!
The richest 1% will get 38% of the Bush tax
cut; 34 million Americans will get nothing.Express your criticism
of this Administration's priorities by signing the on-line
petition at <www.RejectThe Rebate.com> If you are one of
the millions of Americans getting a tax rebate, redirect some
or all of your rebate to organizations working for fairer tax
policies and economic justice. Sponsored by United for a Fair
Economy, 37 Temple Place, Boston MA 02111; 617/423-2148. Building Homes, Building Peace: AFSC to Help Rebuild Homes Demolished in Palestine AFSC is launching a housing reconstruction project centered in the hardest-hit areas of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. The project will help Palestinian families in need meet the costs of repairing their damaged homes or find alternative housing. AFSC sees the home reconstruction project as an emergency plan that will contribute to the improvement and rebuilding of family and community life in the areas affected by the destruction. AFSC has a long history of working to halt home demolition. This reconstruction project offers one way for activists to come together and build peace.
Donations should be payable to AFSC, marked
"Palestine Reconstruction Fund," and mailed to AFSC/Development,
1501 Cherry St., Philadelphia PA 19102. To contribute using Visa
or Mastercard, call 888/533-2372, ext. 1. AFSC Responds to Peru Earthquake
The American Friends Service Committee, which
has worked in the Andes for many years, has assembled an Emergency
Response Team to react to the recent earthquake in Peru. (The
earthquake is reported to have registered between 7.9 and 8.1
on the Richter Scale.) While AFSC is not currently accepting material
donations for Peru, financial contributions may made payable to
AFSC and marked "Peru Eatrhquake Fund." Send checks
to AFSC Development, 1501 Cherry St., Philadelphia PA 19102. To
contribute using Visa or Mastercard, call 888/588-2372, ext. 1.
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