DOCUMENT RESUME ED 086 638 SO 006 871 TITLE Workbook to End War. INSTITUTION American Friends Service Committee, Philadelphia, Pa. Peace Literature Service. PUB DATE 72 NOTE 143p.; Designed by the Network to End War, AFSC Middle Atlantic Region AVAILABLE FROMNational Peace Literature 160 North Fifteenth St. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ($1.25) EDRS PRICE MF-$0.65 HC-$6.58 DESCRIPTORS Annotated Bibliographies; Church Role; Community Action; Conflict Resolution; Films; Foreign Policy; National Defense; *Peace; *Political At itudes; Program Descriptions; Projects; *Public ')pinion; Resource Guides; Resource Materials; SoLdal Behavior; *Social Problems; Violence; *War; World Affairs ABSTRACT `A workbook, written for use in local churches and synagogues, suggests projecits and programs for concerned individuals who wish to contribute to an effort to end war. An introduction presents the rationale of the workbook, '7,0 lreation of a network to end war, and ways in which groups and .gals can become involved in th!,s endeavor. A chapter on resourc -ibes materials for projects based around literature table rmation centers, posters, pictures, books, newsletters, -, simulation games, speakers, and study groups. Progr;ms or the draft, non-violence, cold and nuclear war, militarism, cri areas, development and transnational actions are outlint Techniques are provided which influence national policy, such as registering citizen opinion, visiting and writing congressmen, writing to the President, writing letters to thi; editor, and identifying and working in the community with opinion leaders. A final chapter contains an annotated list of films aftd literature arranged by topic. A related document is ED 075 286. 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SreC;d1111 th4Ink5I 2"edit/Or, KW1/11111 Cleary _3 stucletitSat n11454eSCheicsi on artwcyrk, layout JoinsCht-isterasen iI C Contents Littcriluct The Workbook 5 Can War Be Ended? 7 The NetwDrk to End War 8 Is Your Church Engaged in Work to End War? 10 But What Can I Do?: A Self Survey 17 ReS011irirseS Zi Literature Tables and Information Centers 23 The Reading Man's Filter 23 Posters,Pictures and Wall Hangings 24 Books 25 Newsletters 25 Films 26 Simulation Games 28 Speakers 33 In-Depth Study 35 KOSIriankritS 37 Worship Services 39 An Audience: Children 40 Conscience and the Draft 49 Violence and Nonviolenci 57 War: Cold and Nuclear 61 Militarism/Priorities 68 The Military Chaplaincy 82 Crisis Area: Indochina 85 Crisis Areas: Other 91 Development 94 Transnational Actions 105 inf.noven=as, Neticams1Policy 115 Introduction 117 Register Citizen Opinion 118 How to Visit Your Congressman 119 How to Write a Letter to the Editor 120 How to Write Your Congressman and the President 120 War/Peace Issucc: 1972-73 121 Working in the Community: 125 Opinion Leaders Resource LiAin5s 127 AFSC-MAR Films 129 Some Other Sources of Films 131 AFSC-MAR Literature List 133 AFSC Offices and Addresses 142 3 Introductioni 4 wrvaiTai The projects and programs suggested in this workbook are especially written for use in local churches and synagogues. Ex- amples of resources or organizations in Baltimore or the vicinity should suggest similar resources in other regiorts. These projects and programs were con- structed to be specific enough and small enough to lie within the capacity of a cluster of concerned individuals in a lo- cal congregation. No one of them could be decisive in itself; the multiplied effect of many of them could be highly signifi- cant in the community and to the individ- uals involved. Peace will not suddenly break out. It will not one day erupt. Just as wars grow out of accumulated decisions and acts, both large and small, so peace will have to grow out of the work of many, year af- ter year, in acts both large and small which build the basis for end to war itself. Depending on each reader's needs, we hope the workbook can be used both by those new to peace activity and those veterans look- ing for a new idea. For both, we hope it expands your vision of the possible. It need not be studied or read through. Browse until you find something that fits your situation, your needs. Adapt not adopt. Feel free to revise any of the materials or ideas contained herein. That's what a resource book is all about. 1ntracrel vct ic>rs "People want peace so much that one of these days governments had l'a_tter get out of their way and let them have it." Dwight D. Eisenhower August 31, 1959 6 1, ion Mankind must put an end to war or war will put an end to mankind. John P. Kennedy Can War be Eroded F We believe it can be. Conside 1. Something is wrong in a wold in whichwar is accepted as a right and reasonable instrument of ntional poliy. A world in which nations train men for mass violence isa world thashould be changed. 2. Conflict among men is in t12e nature ofthings; organized mass vio- lence is not. We will not rid the world ohatred or of individual and small group violence, but we c n end war. It is an institution as slavery was an institution. 3. Ending war is not continget on achievng a world of perfect justice and harmony, nor does it requie a fundametal alteration of human souls or psyches. Ending war does nt require rsolving all the tensions that lead to conflict. 4. Ending war will require cnged undersandings and policies in Amer - ica as well as in other natio now commited to the use or threat of war to achieve their goals. must seekhanges in those nations and in this. There is no single.illain. 5. There are important inititives our goernment could take which are more likely to lead the worldto a stable eace than our present, domi- nantly military policy, or th current mosvisible alternative -- at- tempted withdrawal from world ffairs. 6. Responsibility for work t end war ress with individual citizens as well as with political leader . Laymen aswell as experts have a criti - cal role to play in making oucountry a ader in work to end war. 7. Whatever the odds, we are required to try. There is no alternative. In the 1960's we made the laning of a maon the moon by 1970 a national goal. Vast resources were deoted to the effort. Portions of our in- dustry were reshaped to servethat end. she nation's best minds were applied to the goal. And we ucceeded. Suppose that an end to war became the national goal of the 1970's... Intrlocluct Ion ThetJetw tt, [earl War Network links work now underway or planned with the religious rxramuni- ties of Maryland, Delaware, and Upper New York State. It is coordinated through the American Friends Service Committee, Middle Atlantic Region. In operation since the summer of 1970, its goal is to encourage and assist the religious community -- its leadership, seminaries, and lay- people -- to participate creatively and responsibly in an effort to find solutions to international conflict that don't involve war. It attempts to create those conditions which would enable local congregatems, denom- inations, and inter-religious agencies to undertake a broad, long-range, ecumenical effort. Why focLg on churches and synagogues? It is in mainstream organizations -- churches, synagogues, service clubs, neighborhood groups -- that much of public opinion is formed or influ- enced, whether that process is conscious or not. In most of these groups, war/peace issues are all but ignored; therefore, much foreign poll.r.7 is formed in a public opinion vacuum. Introducing foreign policy issues into the current of organizational life is a needed first step toward creative changes in those policies. In addition, those who work in churches and synagogues can build on a tradition that has much to say about issues of war and peace. Thus it is important that people who want to work for meaningful peace work first within the groups in which they are already involved. Network of People The center of the Network is a growing, number of people who have accepted responsibility to work where they are -- in local churches and synagogues, in seminaries and inter- church agencies, in the wider community -- for an end to war. Through common experiences in periodic workshops, train- ing events, and issue briefings, Network people help each other clarify needs and responsibilities and are able to share resources and skills for programming and action.