PACT (People Against Corporate Takeover) meets bi-monthly to educate about and organize against genetically modified organisms and corporate globalization, 7:00 pm each first Thurs. at Unitarian Meetinghouse, 121 N. Pleasant St., Amherst, 7:00, third Thurs., TBA; Karl Davies, POB 601, Northampton, MA 01061;413/586-0835; kdavies@igc.org

Rivier College Peace & Social Justice Series, Nashua NH; 3/14, noon, Board Room, "Bread for the World: Seeking Justice, Ending Hunger"; 3/23, noon, Board Room, "Remembering Archbishop Oscar Romero"; 3/29, 7 pm, Reception Room, "Divorce the Violence: A Statement in Fabric"; for more information, contact the Center for Peace & Social Justice, 420 Main St., Nashua NH 03060-5086; 603/897-8481; jannis@rivier.edu

Farmageddon: Genetic Engineering & the Corporate Takeover of World Agriculture, 3/14, 7 pm (6:30 refreshments); Cambridge Public Library, 45 Pearl St. (Central Square), Cambridge MA; with Detlev Koepke & John Campbell; part of monthly series "Understanding & Transforming the Global Economy"; co-sponsored by United for a Fair Economy, 37 Temple Place, Boston MA 02111; 617/423-2148

Global Resistance to Corporate Capital: A Teach-In, 3/15, 7 pm; Arlington Street Church, Boston MA; Vandana Shiva, Anuradha Mittal, Berta Luhan, and Maude Barlow will speak in a forum moderated by Mark Ritchie; sponsored by Grassroots International, 179 Boylston, 4th floor, Jamaica Plain MA 02130; 617/524-1400.

Report from El Salvador, 3/20, 7 pm; Longfellow School, 359 Broadway, Cambridge MA; slides & remarks from newly returned delegation; park behind 57 Inman St.; sponsored by the Cambridge Peace Commission, 51 Inman St., Cambridge MA 02139; 617/349-4694; choffman@ci.cambridge.ma.us

Political Memory & the Politics of Memory presented by Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela; 3/21, 8 pm lecture at Agassiz Theatre, Radcliffe Yard, Cambridge MA; 3/22, 9 am symposium at Cronkhite Grad Center, 6 Ash St., Cambridge MA; Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard Univ., 10 Garden St., Cambridge MA 02138; 617/495-8607

Jobs with Justice Annual Dinner: Celebrating a New Movement of Working People, 3/23; $35; reception at 6 pm, dinner at 7 pm; Topside Room, Suffolk Downs, 111 Waldemar Ave., East Boston; with Berta Lajan of the Independent Mexican Trade Union Federation; Jobs with Justice, 3353 Washington St., Boston MA 02130; 617/524-8778; bostonjwj@mindspring.com

Enemies of War, 3/24, 6:30 pm; Paulist Center, 5 Park St., Boston; commemorate the life of Archbishop Romero with film screening, music, and reflection with Father Gerry Kelly & others; sponsored by Cambridge Peace Commission, 51 Inman St., Cambridge MA 02139; 617/349-4694; choffman@ci.cambridge.ma.us

A Woman for Peace, 3/24, 7 pm; Bernstein Bookstore, 468 Essex St., Lawrence MA; Kathy Kelly is a war tax resister who helped initiate Voices in the Wilderness & has been arrested and imprisoned many times for nonviolent direct actions to resist injustice; sponsored by Merrimack Valley Greens, POB 43, Lawrence MA 01842; 978/688-1655; turtle_kat@hotmail.com; www.lawgrassroots.org/lgi

Massachusetts Green Party Presidential Nominating Convention, 3/25, 9 am-7 pm; $10-30 sliding fee; Friends Meeting at Cambridge, 5 Longfellow Park, Cambridge MA; vegetarian lunch is provided; Mass Green Party, POB 1311, Lawrence MA 01842; 978/688-2068

Everybody Eats, 3/25, 8:15 am-2:30 pm; a teach-in on food health, genetic engineering, & food politics; Congregational Church, Camden ME; register with Ann Tani, POB 572, Rockport ME 04856; sponsored by Save the Canaries, 207/236-8732; redoak@ime.net.

Lysistrata's Daughters: Women & Peace in the 20th Century, 3/29, 7:30 pm; 12 Mudge Way, Town Office, Bedford MA (just off Great Road, behind Town Hall); readings & discussion of women peace activists in the past 100 years (Bertha von Suttner, Jane Addams, Jeannette Rankin, & more); sponsored by Lexington Area NOW, c/o Dorian Brooks, 11 Gloucester, Arlington MA 02476; 781/646-7336

Maine Rally to Launch a Living Wage Campaign, 3/31, 1-2:30 pm; Capitol Building, Augusta ME; walk to Portland for Cesar Chavez Celebration including films (Portland City Hall, 4 pm) & festival with music & speakers (Lincoln Park, 6 pm); sponsored by Maine Rural Workers Coalition, 145 Lisbon St. #604, Lewiston ME 04240 207/753-1922; mrwc@ime.net.

The Right of Return, 4/8, 8 am-9 pm; BU School of Law auditorium, 765 Commonwealth Ave., Boston MA; The final phase of the Oslo negotiations is now underway, & resolution of the Palestinian refugee crisis remains the key to reaching a durable peace in the region; keynote by Edward Said; sponsored by the Trans-Arab Research Institute, POB 495, Boston MA 02112; echagop@aol.com; directions at web.bu.edu; 781/648-1245

Organize Against Wal-Mart in Maine; Citizens for Sound Growth has formed to fight Wal-Mart's proposed expansion in Rockland; The company has targeted towns across our state; to get involved or share strategies, contact Michelle Cross, 258 Jones Hill, Appleton ME 04862; 207/785-4035

Fast 2000 to Close the SOA: Join in a juice-only fast, 4/6-19; preceded by a Kick-Off rally 4/2, followed by Lobby Day 4/3, both in Washington DC; goals are solidarity with Latin Americans, government lobby blitz, & media attention; for info & organizing packet, contact SOA Watch, POB 4566, Washington DC 20017; 202/234-3440

Support GE Unions in their Contract 2000 campaign; GE's unions are launching a Coordinated Bargaining Campaign to highlight GE's tax subsidies (GE is one of the biggest recipients of corporate welfare), mistreatment of its pensioners, pressure on its suppliers ('unless you move to Mexico, we'll pull our contract'), and its exploitation of workers around the world. Contact Alex Brown at IUE 201, 781/598-2760.

Boycott Irving, a Canadian multinational corporation involved in oil, timber, trucking, & shipping, to protest the company's destruction of forests and denial of jobs for Maine loggers; contact the Native Forest Network, 207/469-2552; wobblie1@yahoo.com; www.nativeforest.org.

Campaign to Promote Equitable Telephone Charges (eTc) is designed to address the injustice of the nation's prison systems' telephone practices; eTc Campaign, c/o Mi-CURE, POB 2736, Kalamazoo MI 49003-2736; 616/383-0028

Support Frito-Lay's Decision Not to Use Genetically Engineered Corn tell them you don't believe genetically engineered food is safe for consumer or environmental health & you commend the direction they are taking; Frito-Lay, POB 660634, Dallas TX 75266-0634; consumer.affairs@fritolay.com;
800/352-4477

People's Campaign for Nonviolence 7/1-8/9; join Daniel Berrigan, Helen Caldicott, John Dear in Washington, DC this summer to call for disarmament & justice! FOR, POB 271, Nyack NY 10960; 914/358-4601; www.nonviolence.org/for

Biodevastation 2000: Resistance and Solutions to the Corporate Monopoly on Power, Food and Life, 3/24-26; teach-in, speakers, nonviolent direct action, & big, colorful, noisy protest at the Hynes Convention Center (where biotech industry reps will be meeting); Biodev 2000, 55 Day St., Jamaica Plain MA 02130; 800/877-9RESIST; biod2000@jamaicaplain.com ; www.biodev.org

Undoing Racism Workshop, 3/28-30; East Sebago ME; with presenters Ron Chisom & David Billings from the People's Institute for Survival & Beyond; sponsored by the Maine Coalition for Food Security, POB 4503, Portland ME 04112; 207/871-8266; www.mefoodsecurity.org

High Stakes Testing; What Are the Effects? 3/31; sponsored by National Center for Restructuring Education, Schools, & Teaching, Teachers College, Columbia University, 525 West 120th St., New York NY 10027; brown1@exchange.tc.columbia.edu

Rally in Washington to Close the School of the Americas; 4/2, 11 am-5 pm, rally & political carnival at LaFayette Park across from the White House; 4/3, 8:30 am-noon, Issue Briefing/Lobby Workshop, Caucus Room, Cannon House Office Bldg.; 4/3, noon-6 pm, vigil & lobby, meet at East Center Capitol Steps; SOA Watch, POB 4566, Washington DC 20017; 202/234-3440; www.soaw.org

Economic Boom for Whom? Building Roads to Shared Prosperity, 4/7-8; Boston MA; annual conference of Responsible Wealth, a network of progressive business leaders, investors, & inheritors; keynote by Robert Reich; United for a Fair Economy, 617/423-2148; 37 Temple Place, 2nd floor, Boston MA 02111; rw@stw.org

Against Forgetting: Archbishop Oscar Romero, the Central American Martyrs, & the Public Witness of the Church, 4/7-9, Dion Center Reception Room, Rivier College Center for Peace & Social Justice, 420 Main St., Nashua NH 03060-5086; 603/897-8481; jannis@rivier.edu

Toxics Action 2000: For Residents and Neighborhood Groups Fighting Pollution in Our Communities, 4/8-9; Curry Student Center, Northeastern University, Boston MA; with Jim Hightower, Mindy Lubber; Toxics Action 2000, 29 Temple Place, Boston MA 02111; 617/292-4821

Forging a Labor/Community Agenda, 4/8-11, Atlanta GA; sponsored by the University College Labor Education Association & the AFL-CIO; contact Kate Bronfenbrenner, 2107 IOF Extension Bldg., Cornell Univ., Ithaca NY 14853-3901;
607/255-7581; klb@cornell.edu

Rhode Island Sustainability Conference 2000, 4/15, 9 am-3:30 pm; Johnson & Wales Harborside Campus; workshops & discussion on sustainability, what it means for RI, how to ensure that the move to a sustainable economy does not leave poor & urban areas behind, & next steps; sponsored by Environment Council of Rhode Island, c/o Greg Gerritt, 37 Sixth St., Providence RI 02906; 401/331-0529; geocities.com/risustain2000

Shut Down the IMF and the World Bank, 4/16-17; Show that you want a democratic world economy & an end to corporate rule! For organizing (& bus information) in the Boston area contact Mike Prokosch of the Boston Global Action Network, 617/423-2148

Breaking Barriers: Working Together for Justice in Schools, 7/13-16,Univ. of California, Los Angeles; sponsored by the National Coalition of Education Activists, POB 679, Rhinebeck NY 12572-0679; 914/876-4580; rfbs@aol.com

Sojourner, a feminist monthly now in its 25th year of publishing, seeks Editor-in-Chief; cover letter, resume & nonfiction writing sample (2000 words max) by 3/31 to: Editor Search, Sojourner, 42 Seaverns Ave., Jamaica Plain MA 02130; edsearch@sojourner.org.

Political Research Associates seeks Researcher for 3-year position; PRA is an independent non-profit research center that monitors & analyzes the political right from a progressive perspective; resume & letter by 3/15 to PRA, 120 Beacon Street #202, Somerville MA 02143; fax 617/661-0059; www.publiceye.org/

Alliance for Democracy seeks coordinator for Nonviolent Direct Action Program focusing on campaign finance corruption & sweeping reform; for information & job description, contact Alliance, 681 Main St., Waltham MA 02451; 781/894-1179; npenniman@aol.com

Co-op America seeks Graphic Design/Production Artist; full job description at www.coopamerica.org; resume, letter, & samples to Co-op America, Attn: DFG, 1612 K St. NW #600, Washington DC 20006; 202/872-5336

Ben Lomond Quaker Center seeks volunteer intern; Residential, one year beginning August; Apply by 4/1; 831/336-8333; mail@quakercenter.org

Learning Harmony with the Lakota/Dakota, Unlearning the Disharmony of Racism; 6/2000; Nonviolence & Holistic Living: Gandhi & the 21st Century; summer, 2000; Nonviolent Alternatives, 825 4th St., Brookings SD 57006; 605/692-3680; carlek56@hotmail.com

The Horizons Initiative seeks play space activity leaders to work with young homeless children in family shelters; must commit to 2 hrs per week for 6 months; trainings in March & April; Horizons Initiative, 90 Cushing Ave., Dorchester MA 02125; 617/287-1900; www.horizonsinitiataive.org

Peace Power 2000: Training Peacemakers 6/4-30, Washington, DC Global Peace Services USA offers 4 weeks of skills-training in nonviolent conflict resolution; Clara Doyle, Registrar, POB 27922, Washington DC 20038; 703/356-8023; claradoyle@aol.com; www.globalpeaceservices.org

Masters Program in Global Political Economy & Finance at New School University; background in economics & analytical skills needed for careers in government, labor, & international development; New School University, Grad. Faculty of Political & Social Science, 65 Fifth Ave. New York NY 10003; 800/523-5411 Dept. G158; www.newschool.edu/gf/economics3

Cultural Considerations in Domestic Violence Cases: A National Judges Benchbook; Maria D. Ramos; $47; provides insight for judges or anyone working with varied communities of women; for this & other resources, contact Family Violence Prevention Fund, 383 Rhode Island St. #304, San Francisco CA 94103-5133

Boys Will Be Men: Raising Our Sons for Courage, Caring & Community, Paul Kivel; 256 pp. with 24 b&w photographs; $16.95; challenges the "act like a man attitude," empowering boys to break cycles of violence, injustice, racism. & sexism; available at bookstores or directly from New Society Publishers, 800/567-6772

Classroom Crusades: Responding to the Religious Right's Agenda for Public Schools; 80 pp., $5 pb + $3.50 s&h; includes an overview of key issues such as censorship, creationism, gay issues & sexuality education, with resources & examples for defending the freedom to learn; Rethinking Schools, Ltd., 800/669-4192

Poverty amid Plenty: The Unfinished Business of Welfare Reform; 26 pp., $5; Network (a national Catholic social justice lobby), 801 Pennsylvania Ave., SE, #460, Washington DC 20003-2167; 202/547-5556; www.networklobby.org

www.progressivepubs.com, an online database & bookstore featuring books, studies & reports produced by progressive foundations; learn about foundations' funding priorities or add information regarding your organization's good work; Tad Williams, marketing director, POB 11335, Washington DC 20008; 202/238-0010

The Ecologist Special Issue on Nuclear Energy; send a request with $6 to: The Ecologist, 1920 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Berkeley CA 94709

Nukes in Space 2: Unacceptable Risks, 53 min., $19.95 + $2 s&h; investigates dangers of the Cassini plutonium-fueled space probe; reports on future nuclear-powered space probes & space-based weaponry; EnviroVideo, Box 311 Dept E, Ft. Tilden NY 11659; 800/326-8846

Withdraw US Bases: an Appeal from Okinawa, 20 min.; $20; shows the effort of the residents of Okinawa to remove US bases from the island & why; Boston Okinawa Network, c/o American Friends Service Committee, 2161 Mass Ave, Cambridge MA 02140; 617/661-6130; jgerson@afsc.org

The New Hampshire Gazette, the nation's oldest newspaper; now dedicated to stirring things up in New Hampshire; published biweekly; focuses on the history of Portsmouth & New Hampshire, & discusses local issues; NH Gazette, 1 Middle St., Portsmouth NH 03801; 603/433-9898; editors@nhgazette.com

Making Peace Prevail: Preventing Violent Conflict in Macedonia, Alice Ackermann; 272 pp; $24.95 pb; index; from the same author, From the Shadow of History; Syracuse University Press, 621 Skytop Rd. #110, Syracuse NY 13244-5290; 315/443-5546; talitz@syr.edu7

Practical Considerations for Potential Peace Prisoners: A Primer, Ed Kinane; send $1 & SASE, 340 Midland Ave., Syracuse NY 13202

The Future of Children: When School is Out, Journal (160 pp) & Executive Summary (7 pp) vol. 9 #2; data & articles on development, risks, & program needs of schoolchildren; overall analysis & recommendations; Circulation Dept., David & Lucile Packard Foundation, 300 Second St. #200, Los Altos CA 94022; circulation@futureofchildren.org; www.futureofchildren.org

All Our Relations: Native Struggles for Land & Life, Winona LaDuke; 256 pp, maps; $16 pb; in-depth account of Native resistance to environmental & cultural degradation; the analysis is deepened with testimonies by local Native activists sharing the struggle for survival; also from Institute for Social & Cultural Change/South End Press, No Trespassing! Squatting, Rent Strikes & Land Struggles Worldwide by Anders Corr; South End Press, 7 Brookline St. # 1, Cambridge MA 02139-4146; 617-547-4002

Better, Not Bigger: How to Take Control of Urban Growth & Improve your Community, Eben Fodor, 176 pp.; $14.95 pb; debunks myths about urban growth, exposes the real winners, shows the costs of growth; also from New Society Publishers, Who's Calling the Shots?: How to Respond Effectively to Children's Fascination with War Play, War Toys, & Violent TV by Nancy Carlsson-Paige & D. Levin, & Transforming Abuse: Nonviolent Resistance & Recovery by K. Louise Schmidt, with foreword by Ellen Bass; offers a non-enemy ethic of intervention & healing; NSP, POB 3050, Blaine WA 98231; 800/567-6772; www.newsociety.com

Are You Winning or Losing? The National Priorities Project seeks to answer this question in their annual "State of States" report, an overview of key national trends & the funding choices made by our federal government; NPP, 17 New South St., #301, 3rd floor, Northampton MA 01060; 413/584-9556; www.natprior.org

Infusion: The National Magazine for Progressive Campus Activists, by Center for Campus Organizing; CCO, 165 Friend St. #1, Boston MA 02114-2025; 617/725-2886; www.cco.org

Global Women's Strike March 8

ERA Countdown Rally, Boston City Hall Plaza, 1981. Photo© Ellen Shub

On March 8, 2000, International Women's Day, women all over the world will take part in a Global Women's Strike for a millennium which values all women's work--waged and unwaged--and all women's lives.

We are striking to demand a total change of priorities. Women make the world go round, and raise and look after its entire population; but most of the work we do is unwaged and unvalued. This lack of economic and social recognition is the most basic sexist injustice which devalues women and everything women do. In fact, though a few women are now highly paid, the gap between women's and men's wages is growing.

Here are some of our demands:

• Abolition of Third World "debt." Women in the South are owed billions for centuries of work.

• Accessible, clean drinking water and ecologically sound technology for every household.

• Paid maternity leave and breast-feeding breaks.

Strike leaflets, t-shirts, and postcards are available in dozens of languages.

For more information, contact International Wages for Housework Campaign, Crossroads Women's Centre, 230A Kentish Town Rd, London NW52AB, United Kingdom; http://womenstrike8m.server101.com; <womenstrike#m@server101.com>

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