 September 2000 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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Discussion: Civil Unions in Vermont; 9/7, 7:30, North Congregational Church, Main St., St. Johnsbury VT; led by Beth Robinson, lead attorney in Baker v. State, Vermont's case concerning same-sex unions; contact Bonney Simons, North Country Coalition for Justice & Peace, 186 Overcliff Rd., St. Johnsbury VT 05819; 802/748-3663
Critical Breakdown, 9/10, 6-9 pm, Teach-In on Economic Globalization & the Role of the UN, 9/5, 1-11 pm; Town Hall, New York NY; with Vandana Shiva & others; sponsored by the International Forum on Globalization, 1062 Fort Cronkhite, Sausalito CA 94965; 800/629-9269; www.ifg.org Campaign to Protect Chinatown (a project of the Asian American Resource Workshop), 9/7, noon-1:30 pm; Community Change, 14 Beacon St. #605, Boston MA 02108; as part of the Community Change Anti-Racism Discussion Series, Andrew Leong & Martha Tai from the CPC will talk about the history of development in this community, the shape & composition of Chinatown at present, & what is at stake in the face of changes being pressed
Ralph Nader Video, 9/15, 7 pm; Bangor ME; video on his Green Party candidacy & consumer activism; Peace & Justice Center of Eastern ME; 170 Park St., Bangor ME 04401; 207/942-9343; peacectr@mint.net MaineShare Bike-a-Thon & Hike for Maine's Future, 9/16, Bradbury Mountain State Park, Pownal ME; MaineShare, POB 2095, Augusta ME 04338; 207/622-0105 A Force More Powerful: A Century of Nonviolent Change, 9/18 (Part 1), 9/25 (Part 2); 9 pm; PBS documentary film tells the story of 'people power' in the 20th century focusing on six stories including Gandhi & Indian Independence; US civil rights struggles; Black South Africans against white businesses in Eastern Cape region; for information & accompanying educational materials contact www.pbs.org
Substance Abuse Treatment & the Criminal Justice System:
An Uneasy Marriage, 9/18, Boston MA; John Hancock Conference
Center, 40 Trinity Place #303; Keynote by Marc Mauer(Race to
Incarcerate); panel, workshops on conflicts between mandated
treatment & self-help interventions; sponsored by National
Association of Social Workers, 14 Beacon St. #409, Boston MA 02108;
contact Dorothy Weitzman, Common Ground Country Fair, 9/22-24, Unity ME; to encourage participation in & enjoyment of the environment, healthy lifestyles & respect for the earth; helping to sustain organic farming & gardening; Maine Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association, POB 170, Unity ME 04988; 207/586-4142; www.mofga.org National Missile Defense: What It Is & Why We're Against It, 9/25, 7 pm; Framingham Public Library at Arlington & Lexington Sts.; with moderator Rick Holmes, op-ed page editor of MetroWest Daily News; sponsored by Working Group to Reduce Military Spending, c/o Archie Lyon, 1 rolling Dr., Framingham MA 01701; or call Carol, 508/376-8495 Shut Down the First Presidential Debate, 10/3, Boston MA; 100 million Americans will watch on television as tens of thousands of people demand real democracy & an end to corporate rule; 9/30 - 10/1: learn, build, connect, act at student power conference to build your own regional Campus Action Network, sponsored by BostonCAN; www.bostoncan.net, bostoncan@hotmail.com Howard Zinn Speaking on Friendshipment of Humanitarian Aid to Cuba, 10/4, 7 pm; First Parish Church, Maine St., Brunswick, ME; sponsored by Let Cuba Live, POB 245, Brunswick ME 04011; 207/725-1330 Roxbury Open Studios, 10/7, 11 am-5 pm; maps & information at First Church of Roxbury at 10 Putnam St., Roxbury; features a wide variety of artists in 3 different locations; for more information or to join a tour from Lexington (which will include visit to Epiphany, listed below), contact Marcia Butman, Bridges Program, 781/861-8893
Epiphany: Excerpts from the Lives of Black & Latina Women
Artists, 10/7-15; Piano Craft Guild Gallery, 791 Tremont St.,
Boston (gallery open Sat & Sun noon-6 pm, W-F 2-6 pm); gallery
talk with the artists International Day of Protest to Stop the Militarization of Space, 10/7; organize an action in your community at a military base, DOE lab, NASA facility, or academic institution; sponsors include Abolition 2000 & groups in Azerbaijan, Seoul, Paris, Buenos Aires, Norway, Japan, Australia, USA, Canada; Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space, POB 90083, Gainesville FL 32607; 352/337-9274; globalnet@mindspring.com; www.globenet.free-online.co.uk Newport Peace Festival 2000, 10/14-15; Newport RI; Touro Park (rain site, Elks Hall); workshops, music, puppets, direct action, presidential debate to raise the visibility of the peace agenda on eve of the national general elections & the first year of the UN's Decade for a Culture of Peace & Nonviolence; talks on Vieques & Imperialism, Globalization, & Jubilee 2000; Newport Peace Festival, POB 1151, Providence RI 02901; www.as220.org/npf Harvest Supper & Safe Food Fair, 10/14, 2:30-8 pm; Unitarian-Universalist Church, 120 Park St., Bangor ME; sponsored by Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine, 170 Park St., Bangor ME 04401; 207/942-9343; peacectr@mint.net Walk with National Conference for Community Justice, 10/29, noon-2 pm; Boston MA; meeting at Wang YMCA of Chinatown; walking through Chinatown, South End & Bay Village; for more information contact Kori Dworkin, 617/227-9155 x14; NCCJ, 15 Broad St. #505, Boston MA 02109; koridworkin@hotmail.com
Federal Violence Against Women Act which has provided programs, laws, & billions of dollars in funding for domestic violence shelters & other services expires10/1 unless Congress acts soon; tell Congress to re-authorize VAWA & to provide maximum funding for its programs; go to www.stopfamily violence.org to contact your legislators & get more information National Death Penalty Moratorium Act of 2000, (S.2463), introduced by Russ Feingold (D-WI) & Carl Levin (D-MI); moratorium would be in place until 2-yr. commission reviews current administration of death penalty; Urge Senate to hold hearings; Access your senators' web pages at www.senate.gov; Urge your congressperson to co-sponsor "Accuracy in Judicial Administration Act of 2000" (HR.3623) & to hold hearings; Access your congressperson at www.house.gov; Congressional Switchboard, 202/224-3121 Protect Prisoners' Right to Vote in Massachusetts; the November ballot contains a Constitutional amendment to eliminate this right; for more information, contact the Criminal Justice Policy Coalition, 617/482-3170 x319
From Surviving to Thriving: A National Conference on Welfare Reform, 9/16-18, Washington DC; to develop a platform for action prior to Congressional re-authorization of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families; workshops on housing & homelessness, employment & income, & support services for families moving from welfare to work; contact Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, 130 Prospect St., Cambridge MA 02139; 617/868-6600; www.uusc.org Protest the National Association of Broadcasters Convention, 9/20-23; San Francisco CA; NAB is the lobbying arm of the broadcasting industry working to keep airwaves out of public control; contact Media Alliance, 814 Mission St. #205, San Francisco CA 94103; 415/546-6334; info@media-alliance.org; www.mediademocracynow.org
Washington Gathering to Free Vanunu, 9/26-28; Conference
9/26, 9 am-5 pm, Methodist Bldg.; vigil 9/27, dawn to dusk at
Israeli Embassy; lobbying 9/27 Capitol Hill; rally 9/28, noon
at Israeli Embassy; contact US Campaign to Free Mordechai Vanunu,
2206 Fox Ave, Madison WI 53711;
National US-El Salvador Sister City Gathering, 10/7-8,
Bangor ME; to chart the future of the Sister City project which
offers moral, spiritual, & physical accompaniment between
paired cities, rooted in support to El Salvadoran cities during
the 1980s civil war, continuing to sustain local economies in
the US & El Salvador in the era of Free Trade; PICA, 170 Park
St., Bangor ME 04401; Mending the Sacred Hoop: A Gathering of the Five Colors, 10/13-15; University of Massachusetts, Boston; an opportunity to bring Red, Black, White, Yellow, & Brown people into one circle, in order to explore how we might heal the wounds of racism & begin to create an inclusive community built on the truth of absolute equality of all people & the interconnectedness of all beings; keynote by Babatunde Olatunji, cultural performances, Council of Elders, small talking circles, participatory music-making; Earth Drum Council, 303 Commonwealth Ave., Concord MA 01742; 978/371-2502; www.earthdrum.com Independent Media Convergence Project, 10/14; Montpelier VT; activists, advocates, and progressive media workers in northern New England will come together to share experiences, look at the current media environment, discuss alternatives, develop a common agenda, and take concrete follow-up steps to build a sustainable movement for media democracy; look for more details in upcoming issues of Peacework; to get involved, contact Joseph Gainza at AFSC, 73 Main St., Montpelier VT 05602; 802/654-8024 Where's the Debate? 10/17, 5:30 pm; Washington University, St. Louis MO (site of presidential debate); let's gather to examine justice issues which will likely be left out of the debate; The O17 Coalition is also planning a week-long series of activities leading up to the debate; contact Tony Hilkin or Teka Childress at 314/621-4052; www.O17.org Men's International Peace Exchange, 10/27-29; Fellowship Farm, Potterstown PA; move from cultures supporting men being violent to men being peaceful; with Gail Pursell Elliot, & many presentations; MIPE at 610/892-8178 or www.MIPEOO@aol.com
Jubilee 2000: End the Burden of Debt, 11/5-10; Pendle Hill,
Wallingford PA; course to explore the jubilee with emphasis on
debt cancellation & building just relationships in the global
economy; Marie Dennis & Angie Berryman; Also: Violence
& Nonviolence in Contemporary Life: A Course in Ethics,
1/5-3/17; to identify ways in which violence is endemic in society
& pool insights to reflect ethically on situations we study
& explore nonviolent ways of bring about positive changes;
Pendle Hill, 338 Plush Mill Rd., Wallingford PA 19086-6099; Progressive Civic Leadership Seminar with Britt Eckhardt, twice monthly, 9/28/00-5/01; AFSC/Peace & Economic Security, 2161 Mass. Ave., Cambridge; reading, discussion, & work group focused on the works of Karl Polanyi; contact Paul Shannon, 617/661-6130
Maine Interfaith Power & Light seeks purchasers of "Green" electricity among religious congregations, organizations, businesses & individuals; contact MIPL c/o Edna Smith, 70 Country Club Rd, Manchester ME 04351; 207/729-9665 Tours of African-American Sites in Portland, Maine are available from Wells Staley-Mays of the Committee to Restore the Abyssinian, POB 11064, Portland ME 04101; 207/772-7249 Disciples & Dissidents: The Prison Writings of the Prince of Peace Plowshares, Fred Wilcox, ed., with foreword by Howard Zinn; $17.95 pb, $25.95 hb; writings & reflections on scripture, resistance, & living in an empire that supports weapons of mass destruction at the expense of the poor; Haley's Publishing, POB 248, Athol MA 01331; 800/215-8805 Gleaners Project: Creating Partnerships with the Poor for Economic Self-development, est. by Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America, provides opportunity to invest $1000 or more to finance groups, mainly cooperatives, across the world with low-income loans; project has never lost a penny of investment; in partnership with Jubilee 2000; contact Andy Loving, BPFNA, 4800 Wedgewood Dr., Charlotte NC 28210; bpfna@bpfna.org; in Canada: h_e_johnston@hotmail.com; Mexico: aasnfm@laneta.apc.org Progressive Secretary, on-line project designed to organize letters being sent to representatives & decision makers; PS sends you copies of proposed letters, if you agree, click 'send' & PS sends the letter in your name; contact Jim Harris at www.progressivesecretary.org Property & Values: Alternatives to Public & Private Ownership , Island Press; explores evolving concepts & models of property with a mix of contributions from professionals, policy makers, & grassroots practitioners of community development & land conservation; $28 single copy; bulk available; Equity Trust Inc., 860/376-6174; www.equitytrust@aol.com Rosenberg Fund for Children is a public foundation that provides for the educational & emotional needs of children in the US whose parents have suffered because of their progressive activities; institutions & professionals are awarded grants to provide services (e.g. therapy, tuition, music lessons, camp, day care, & travel); contact Amber Black coordinator for RFC, 1145 Main St. #408, Springfield MA 01103; 413/739-9020
Peacework Magazine seeks spring interns; Peacework is a national peace & justice magazine dedicated to the movements for nonviolent social change, published monthly by the American Friends Service Committee; interns help create resource section, expand web site, proofread & edit, research & write for publication; resume & letter to Phyllis Cohen, AFSC, 2161 Mass. Ave., Cambridge MA 02140; 617/661-6130; pcohen@afsc.org AFSC seeks Connecticut Program Coordinator, based in Hartford; programs include economic justice, nuclear weapons abolition, & nonviolent conflict resolution; letter & resume by 9/15 to Phyllis Cohen, AFSC, 2161 Mass. Ave., Cambridge MA 02140; pcohen@afsc.org AFSC seeks 4/5 time Program Director for International Affairs in St. Louis; contact Search Committee, AFSC, 438 North Skinker Blvd., St. Louis MO 63130 Grassroots International, an independent human rights and development agency, seeks Program Director; resume & cover letter to Program Director Search Committee, Grassroots International, 179 Boylston St., 4th. Floor, Boston MA 02130-4520; from outside the US, apply at jobs@grassrootsonline.org Peace Action Maine seeks Office/Data Manager, Canvass Director, & Phone/Field Canvassers; resume & letter to Scott Miller, Peace Action Maine, POB 3842, Portland ME 04104; 207/772-0680 More Than Money Journal, which helps wealthy people to use their money to build a more just world, seeks Managing Editor; also seeks Marketing Director; resume, cover letter, & writing sample to Ginger Mackay-Smith, More than Money, 21 Linwood St., Arlington MA 02474; Ginger@MorethanMoney.org Institute for Community Economics seeks Director of the Community Land Trust Network which rebuilds neighborhoods & creates permanently affordable housing across US & Canada; probable location commuting distance to Washington DC or Springfield MA; application deadline 9/8; email application to Mike Alves at ctlnetdirector@aol.com; ICE, 57 School St., Springfield MA 01105
The Workplace Project seeks Women's Organizer to
coordinate strategies to organize Latina workers; also seeking
Cooperative Program Coordinator to organize cooperatives, providing
training & support for growing women's housecleaning
co-op (UNITY housecleaners); resume, letter & reference to
Nadia Marin-Molina, Middle Powers Initiative, an international nuclear disarmament project, seeks Program Assistant; resume, letter, writing sample, & salary requirements to Suzanne Pearce, MPI, c/o IPPNW, 727 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139; mpi@ippnw.org The Horizons Initiative seeks volunteers to work with young homeless children who are living in family shelters & battered women's shelters; daytime & evening hours available; a commitment of 2 hours per week for 6 months is required; training sessions held monthly; Horizons Initiative, 90 Cushing Ave., Dorchester MA 02125; 617/287-1900; www.horizonsinitiative.org Alice, a multicultural magazine & webzine for young women & girls, seeks investigative, historical, political hard news articles that address the lives & issues facing young women today; deadlines flexible; to become a member or send articles contact Angelina Malhotra-Singh at angelina@alicemagazine.com Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine seeks program suggestions for regular cable access TV programming; suggestions & for more information contact 207/942-9343; email to rbstclaire@aol.com Lifting Every Voice, Pedagogy & Politics of Bilingualism, Zeynep F. Beykont, ed.; $18.95 + s&h; Harvard Education Publishing Group, Gutman Library 349, 6 Appian Way, Cambridge MA 02138; 800/513-0763; hepg@harvard.edu; gseweb.harvard.edu/~hepg Yearbook 2000: The State of America's Children; Children's Defense Fund; compiles current data on the nation's children & reviews the developments in health, child care, poverty, education, family income, child welfare, violence, juvenile justice, youth development, & families in crisis using statistics from each state; Gigi Hinton, CDF Press Secretary, 25 E St. NW, Washington DC 20001; 202/662-3619
Field Guide to the Global Economy, Sarah Anderson &
John Cavanagh; 160 pp; $16.95 pb; explains how the cross-border
flows of goods & services, money, & people affect communities,
workers, the poor, & the environment; Institute for Policy
Studies, 733 15th St. NW, #1020, Washington DC 20005; 202/234-9382;
www.ips-dc.org
The AFSC Youth & Militarism Program is making plans for a
Gulf War resisters' reunion weekend. Our goal is to review
and assess the experience of resistance, and to develop strategies
for using this experience in work with young people of enlistment
age today. If you know any former military personnel who resisted
the war, please pass this notice along so they can get in touch
with us: Shannon McManimon, AFSC Youth & Militarism Program,
1501 Cherry St., Philadelphia PA 19102; 215/241-7046; smcmanimon@afsc.org
BeAVoter allows people in 46 states to complete an on-line form to vote in their particular state. Within 10 days, a paper copy of the completed registration form arrives in the mail; all you have to do is sign it & send it back in a pre-addressed envelope. Register today! www.beavoter.org Help Choose Presidential Debate Topics; Harris on-line poll at <www.debates.org> to help determine topics; to comment on nuclear weapons, go to "other" within the Foreign Policy & Defense list; for suggestions of comments & questions to raise, contact theCommission on Presidential Debates, Global Security Institute, POB 475160, San Francisco CA 94147 Presidential Candidates' Web Sites: George W. Bush, www.georgewbush.com; Pat Buchanan, www.gopatgo2000.com; Al Gore, www.algore2000.com; Ralph Nader, www.votenader.org To reach candidates for President: Democratic Party: Al Gore for President, PO Box 24837, Nashville TN 37202; 615/340-2000 x 3279; <multimedia volunteers@algore2000.com> Green Party: Nader Campaign, PO Box 18002, Washington DC 20036; 202/265-4000; <www.votenader.com> Republican Party: George Bush for President, PO Box 1902, Austin TX 78767; 512/637-2000 x 4608; <www.georgebush.com> Socialist Party: McReynolds 2000 Committee, PO Box 91, Floral Park NY 10012; 212/780-9405; <http://votesocialist.org>
66 Corporations That Have Put At Least $50,000 Into Both the Gore and Bush Campaigns The following, which has circulated widely on the internet, reportedly came from a PIRG (public interest research group) researcher. PIRGS are nonprofits founded by Nader over the years to work on a variety of public interest issues.
AT&T, Philip Morris, Amer Financial Group, Microsoft, Atlantic
Richfield Co., SBC Communications, Enron, Mirage Resorts, Federal
Express, Citigroup, Amer Airlines, Bell Atlantic, Anheuser-Busch,
Limited Inc., Pfizer, Rite Aid, Schering-Plough, BellSouth, Joseph
E. Seagram & Sons, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Union Pacific, Blue
Cross & Blue, Shield, MBNA Corp, America Online, Amer Intl
Group, MCI Worldcom, Ernst & Young, Circus Circus, Enterprises,
Sprint, AFLAC, Time Warner, Boeing, Prudential Insurance, Ocean
Spray Cranberries, Paine Webber, MGM Grand, Archer Daniels Midland,
Walt Disney, Coca-Cola, Flo-Sun Sugar Co., Lockheed Martin, Intl.
Game Technology, United Airlines, Oracle, Exxon Mobil, United
Technologies, US West, Pacific Gas & Electric, Upjohn, Owens
Corning, Chevron, Park Place, Entertainment, Bacardi Martini USA,
Boston Capital Partners, Eli Lilly & Co., Georgia-Pacific,
Amer Home Products, Amer Express, Bechtel Group, Loews Corp, Sunoco,
General Electric, Northern Telecom, General Dynamics, New York
Life Insurance, United HealthCare And Now, the Anarchist Clown Bloc You've heard of the Revolutionary Anarchist Black Bloc, with their controversial tactics and fierce demeanor. Philly marked the advent of a new force on the streets: the flying squad of the Revolutionary Anarchist Clown Bloc. Bedecked in silly wigs, red noses, and other trappings of resistance, the Clown Bloc aimed "to show the Republicans they are not the only clowns in town." They swarmed through the streets with deadpan take-offs on classic activist slogans: "Hey hey, ho ho, hee hee!" "Three word chant, three word chant" and so forth.
Their official communique was an activist in-joke: "We
are not, however, calling for a strictly anarchist clown bloc.
We hereby open the call to those who do not identify as anarcho-clowns,
but nonetheless struggle to create the same revolutionary antics:
autonomist fan-dancers, situationist contortionists, anti-fascist
jugglers, council communist hula-hoopers, wobbly tall-bike riders
and stilt walkers, radical cheerleaders, primitivist fire breathers,
and yes, even anti-state libertarian marxist mimes! Together,
we can take back our lives from dominations by elephants, jackasses,
ringleaders, and all others. Our intent is not to be divisive
of the larger protests, but to support them by wearing very large
shoes." --L.A. Kauffman --from the Boston Globe, 8/23
Saying (Jan 21, Council Bluffs) the end of the Cold War had blurred
the lines between hostile and friendly nations, Bush declared:
"When I was young and coming up, it was a dangerous world,
and we knew exactly who the 'they' were. It was 'us'
versus 'them' and it was clear who the 'them'
was. Today, we're not so sure who the 'they' are,
but we know they're out there." --from L.A. Kauffman
"I was walking not far from Philadelphia City Hall with
Alex, a member of my affinity group, when I spotted Phil Gramm,
Republican senator from Texas, heading right for us. 'Hey
Alex, that's Phil Gramm,' I said. Alex was quick
on his feet. 'The party's over. The rich aren't
going to have their way any more,' said Alex. Gramm slowed
down. 'Bullshit,' he replied (and I swear this is
an exact quote), 'The rich have always run everything, and
they always will.'" |
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