American Friends Service Committee * AF SC Quaker ' Service Bulletin

Vol. 60, No. 2 Consolidated Edition Spring, 1979 Convert Rocky Flats Is Goal "Time is running out for ending the arms race. Postponing moral ant1 ethical accountability and ignoring the real dangers will not buy time, but only propel us closer to extinction." This warning was made in an opcn letter tlclivcred to tlic managers and shareholders of Rockwell International at thcir meeting in Dallas, on February 15. The letter was part of a continuing campaign to convet-t thc Rocky Flats plant to peaceful purposes, sponsored bv the AFSC and the Fel- lowship of Reconciliation. A statewide nonvio- Icnt rallv has been plannecl for Apt-il 28. The theme will be "Convert Rocky Flats", ancl citi- zens of Denver and Colorado will dcmantl an end to this health and safety hazard in their midst. By Dave Davidson Signed by 500 prominent citizens across the nation, the opcn letter dclivcrecl at Dallas called for the company to cease operating the plant by 1980, to compensate area residents for financial loss due to a halt on building in the area because of contamination in the soil, to lobby for feder- ally subsidized hcalth compensation for Rocky New England Land Claims Supported Flats and other workers in nuclear installations and to promote conversion planning. By EDNAKA~,\T,ISE, non-Indian fishermen with the support of Please turn to page 3 Narronal Repre

* New England Land Claims Supported

Mary Griffith has been appointed by the New peals in Boston upheld an earlier federal dis- England Regional Oflice as stall' for the Maine trict court ruling against the Wanipanoags in Inclian Program Committee. Mary will continue their land claims suit against thc town of Ham Sok-Hon, a Quaker the public eclucation work on the Maine Com- Mashpee. The appeals court sustained the judge- known in South Korea add mittee Indian land claims, using the film, slide ment of the l~\\~crcourt that the Wampanoags elsewhere for his calm show and printed materials that have been put were not a tribe subject to the protections of strength and unwavering together by tlie committee. She will also work the Indian Non-Intercourse Act of 1790, which commitment to justice for on school curriculum matcrials dcaling with lorbid the transfer of Indian land without the the poor and oppressed, Native Americans and Maine history. consent of Congress. The Wampanoags now plan 1 a has been nominated by In February, the First Circuit Court of Ap- to appeal the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court. the AFSC to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for 1979. Ham is often called the "Gandhi of Korea." AFSC, a co-recipient of * AFSC Aids Refugees the Prize in 1947, is en- titled to make annual vists who fled to avoicl arrest; others arc farmers restrictions on private business in post\\lar nominations. ancl farmers' children \vho ran simply to avoid Vietnam. Not all of them made it, but some tlic bombs, bullets ant1 helicopter raids sent to 40-50.000 are in camps in Malaysia where Church .

flush out guerrillas living with the support of Worltl Service antl othcr groups. . arc assisting rural people. their dcparti~reto othcr lantls. Willistown Friends Meeting reports that the men- Most live in settlements organized by the For the most part the refugees in Malaysia tion of their cookbook, QUAKER FLAVORS, in the liberation movements. Host countries, the last issue of the Bulletin, brought in more than 75 United Nations, somc Scanclanavian countries are ethnic Chinese and were directly or indi- rcctlv relaletl to the former U.S. military pres- orders from across the country. Since the Meeting and religiously-based groups including tlie AFSC, contributes the Cookbook's profits to AFSC hunger provitle aitl. Refugees \\]ant material to help ence in Vietnam, no\v tliey facc a be\vilclcring future in a foreign land. Quaker Mcctings ant1 programs, the response is gratifying to both the them cope and grow stronger: hoes and axes Meeting and to the AFSC. Meeting members say I'or farming; mctlical supplies for curing thcir other AFSC friends intcrcstcti in how tliey can sponsor refugee families in this country may their total contributions to AFSC by May should own sick antl \\~ountlctl;\\later filters for purify- exceed $8,000. ing mutltly ri\lcr \\rater; books and subscriptions contact the Asia Program Desk of the AFSC. for sti~clvand awareness ol' the outsidc wor-ltl; Please note: The cookbook may be ordered from support fi~ntlsfor attending a short course in Another vital need is to assist the refugees as Willistown Friends Meeting, 7073 Goshen Road, vegetable production; supplies for creating pos- they prepare to leave Malaysia. Some are known Newtown Square, PA 19073; and the cost is $5.00 lers and other graphic arts. to have arrived in cold countries without shoes, plus 50e for postage. The needs are staggering. British Friends somc arrived hungry because they did not know Our thanks. through Quaker Peace and Service are sending that food on the ail-liners was paid for by their aid. AFSC has shipped over 50 tons of used air tickets. Working in the Malaysian camps clothing, textiles, medical supplies, books and and giving direct information and aid to the recreational materials in the past 15 months. refugees arc Julie Forsythe and Thomas Hos- "A New Strategy For Military Spending" is a reprint With help from concerned Americans much kins, a husband-wife team who served with of an article in the October Scientific American more will be done. For more information write: AFSC in Vietnam during the war and became which documents the case for a 40 per cent cut in Africa Programs, International Division, AFSC, fluent in Vietnamese. Tom, a medical doctor, the military budget without jeopardizing "national 1501 Cherry St., Philadelphia, PA 19102. and Julie, a physical therapist, worked at the security." The authors, Philip Morrison and Paul AFSC rehabilitation center in Vietnam and F. Walker are members of the ~resti~iousBoston The AFSC is operating an emergency program stayed on after the U.S. evacuation, continuing Study Group, and their finding; are-drawn from to aid the Vietnamese "boat people" who have for a period of several months to give medical that group's study published in book form, THE fled Vietnam in tlramatic sea voyages following and food aid and to observe the early postwar PRICE OF DEFENSE. (Times Books, $15) floods, drought, and the imposition of sharp developments in Vietnam. "An analysis of U.S. military forces finds that they so far exceed actual military needs as to be unsafe for the nation and the world," the article states. "A program for prudently decreasing these forces is here described." The reprint is available from AFSC Program Resources for 90e (including postage) per single copy. Bulk rates available. The book can be ordered from the Friends Book Store, 1515 Cherry St., Open air school for Zimbabwean Philadelphia, PA. refugees. A tree gives shelter, Fc. stones and branches do as benches and exercises are written on the ground. UNHCR photo/Jim Becket Aurora Schmidt of Philadelphia has been appointed National Representative of the Mexico-U.S. Border Program. From January to September, 1977, Aurora Schmidt was the Philadelphia-based coordinator of the Reciprocal Youth Project with Puerto Rico. *Convert Rocky Flats Is Goal Draft Renewal. Will We Stop It? The renewal of the A copy of the Open Letter was published in draft is becoming each day more likely. Nine bills the Wu.sl~ingtotiPost on February 14. are already in Congress, ranging from simple reg- , S~eaking- at the Rockwell meeting- were Dr. istration, to military induction, to comprehensive Rosalie Bertell, a cancer research scientist, out- national service. Women are required to register in lining the health hazards of Rocky Flats; Mary some. Votes in both House and Senate are probable Luke Tobin, Sister of Lorctto, making a .moral by June 30. appeal; and Danicl Elisberg, who presented the Anti-draft voices across the nation thus far are Icttcr on "behalf of thosc \vho appeal- to tlic muted. The Committee Against Registration and the corporation to take up thcir share of responsi- Draft (CARD)*, in which AFSC is participating, bilitv for ending the arms race." launched a national effort in late March to expose Although those who filed the Icttcr held only the fallacy of the Pentagon's usual "numbers game" one liuntlrcd shares, voting to upholtl thcir regarding mobilization needs and dates and to in- resolution were holtlcrs ol 1,100,000 shares, fluence Congress. enough to put it on the agenda for nest year. 711 rnllv nt ~ockyFlats *245 Second Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002 AFSC Aids Abused Women

"Considering the American Friends Service cmergency shelter. Our trained Counselor/Advo- Committee's stand on non-violence and extend- cates give direct help to individual clients and ing this concern into the home, we recognize offer counseling when calls come in over the the need for aid to battered women. Further, we Crisis Call Line. support.. .efforts to assist women and children "We may get a call from a woman who is in an caught within violent family situations." extremely dangerous situation and needs infme- -Reno, Nevada Area Committee of diate help. Others may want emotional support AFSC, 1977 or need to know what options they have. Over Over a year ago in Reno AFSC staff member 300 womcn have been served since the program Joni Kaiscr co-louncletl a community group bcgan and the number continues to grow. calletl the Committee to Aid Abused Women "Our public education campaign has led to (CAAW) now sponsorctl by AFSC. Tlic commit- speaking engagements, media presentations, tee's purpose then ant1 now is to educate the film showings and participation in a Conference . comn~unityabout the problems of victims of on Domestic Violcncc. We publish a monthly violcncc in the home, ancl at the same time to nc\vslcttcr that goes to over 250 people. Recently provielc services for battered women. \vc completed a Public Service Announcement Much has been accomplished since the group that will be broadcast soon on a11 three local was formed, reports project coordinator Joni TV stations." Kaiscr. "We now have a small house to shclter AFSC also works with battered womcn in battered womcn and their chilclrcn and a net- New York City; Portland, Oregon; and in Cam- work of homes in the community which offer bridge, Massachusetts. Committee Enters Busing Case The outcome of a lawsuit in Seattle is expected on the ballot last November after their efforts Day Care Center, Mexico C~ty to have major ramifications on schools through- to get the plan disqualified in court had failed. out the country as well as in school districts The initiative passed 2-1, but it is significant voluntarily desegregating in the state of Wash- that in Seattle two of the most heavily minority ington. The U.S. District Court suit seeks to Icgislativc districts opposed it by significant stop enforcement of Initiative 350, passed bv majorities. Washington voters, which \vould prohibit school The intervenors, including AFSC, said they districts from assigning sti~dcntsbeyond the agrec with the Seattle School Board that Initia- nearest or next nearest school, with limited tive 350 is unconstitutional bccausc it is state exceptions. action for the illegal purposc of segregating and The Seattle School Board is being joined bv rcscgrcgating schools. Their brief goes beyond :i few neighboring school districts in this 17.- 'Lc School Bbartl's to raise additional legal and suit challenging the constitutionalitv of 1-350. ucational questions. One of these is the claim A preliminary injunction issuctl bv Judge Dc at past scgregativc acts by the Scattlc School ald Voorliecs in f:cbr~~arvprcvcntccl cnlor strict legally oblige it to desegregate. mcnt of the Initiative, and allo\\rccll'or continued Those opposed to Initiative 350 argued that planning l'or the sccontl !,car of' thc Sc:~ttlc Dc- it \\~oulclalso limit school districts from bussing scgrcgation Plan. The judge grantctl motions to lor ecl~~cationalor cost-cllicicncv reasons. allo\v the AFSC ancl othcr groups to intcnrcnc Jonis Davis of the AFSC's Seattle Etluc:~tion in the case. Stall' says, "Initiative 350 threatens to undo all The Seattle School Board pnssccl a rcsolr~tion the solicl progress Scattlc ant1 othcr Washington in 1077 committing itscll' to full desegregation cities have made." The inter~~cnorssaid tlicv by Septcmbcr 1980, and directing the actminis- "and others seeking the right to educational trntion to clcvclop a two-year plan to accom- opportunity ancl cqilal protection of the law are plish it. Opponents of mandatorv desegregation, entitled to the benefits of enforcement of their organized as CiVIC (Citizens Voluntary Intc- civil rights through the powers and resources of gration Committee), got the statewide initiative the U.S. government."

Cargo Sent to Middle East

- In Februarv AFSC \hipped over 30,000 pound\ of matcrir~la~cl to the Micldlc East. Valued at Hrnllh Centcr. Bangladesh clo\c to $30,000 the bale\ and dr um\ contained new and u\cd clothing, l,ecld~ng, \hoes, soap, tcutilc\, \cliool \upplies and ton lor cll\tribu- 1 tlon to refugee\ in the Ga/a Str~p.The school \uppl~c\and toy4 rvill be distributed to AFSC1\ 13 hintlcrga~ten\ in the Strip'\ refugee camps. (See photo.)

AFSC's director of the kindergarten centers B writes, "When I go to the centers early in the .% year I feel a little sad because most of the chil- dren have had no experience in playing with toys. When the teacher puts a box of building .,* blocks on the mat, children grab as many as their arms can hold, afraid to put them down. The * ** same is true with dolls, books, toy cars, games. But with time and help from the teachers, the children learn these won't disappear; that cray- ons, scissors, paper and glue will be on the shelf again the next day, that there is enough for all. Project for the Retarded, Israel W-orld7.sChildren Struoolebe For Survival

ingsW-the refugee children of World War 11; IN SOUTHEAST ASIA, many people, includ- came to the rescue of small victims of the ing childrcn are still hungry as the result of Korean, Algerian, and Vietnamese struggles. recent floods. AFSC has sent rice to .this area Currently we have programs on every continent and seeds. designed to assist chilclren in their struggle to In Bangladesh, AFSC helped to develop and survive. now supports an autonomous organization, Gono Unnavan Prochcsta, which runs an ex- IN AFRICA, AFSC has helped to establish a tensive program of maternal and child health, school in Tin Aicha (Mali),a project for tlrought inclucting a central health ccnter to which ill victims on the shores of Lake Faguibinc. We children, including those suffering from mal- have also aidecl wit11 a nutrition center where nutrition, arc sent. mothers learn how to prepare new foods for their children and for the school canteen. IN THE . AFSC programs Many of the young people forced to flee in many parts of the country help poor and dis- apartheid in southern Africa arc school chil- atlvantagccl families with childrcn gain access Education Project, Boston dren. In barren, over-crowded refugee camps to federal school breakfast, lunch or childcare they lack clothes, blankets and books. AFSC is feeding programs, as well as food stamps. shipping supplies to these camps, as well as Upgrading public education, and making sure , encouraging otller organizations to do so. that school children are not penalized for their IN THE MIDDLE EAST, AFSC continues to race, sex or cultural background is another large operate preschool centers on the Gaza Strip in area of concern. There are neighborhood-based cooperation with the United Nations Relief and child care centers in several areas. Native Ameri- Works Agency. A spin-off of the program is can parents are helped to address the problem MUMS, a project in which mothers arc helped of inadequate foster care. Child Feeding, Chile to teach thcir own four-year-old childrcn to read. Several recent studies of child labor done by In the Ncgev district of Israel, a husband the AFSC have brought public attention to ex- and wife team arc providing special services for ploitation in this area. mentally retarded chiltlrcn and their parents, encouraging the absorption of these childrcn into regular school ancl community life. IN LATIN AMERICA, the AFSC con!inucs projects benefitting children in cooperation with Ahc \vorIdls most cndangcrccl species arc the Mexican Friencls Service Com~nittee.In an children," a top UN oflicial said in opening urban squatter community, Service Committee appointees operate a kindergarten and child thc International Ycnr thc Chiltl, to be o!' care center for the.small chiltlren of working cclebratcd all over the world throughout mothers. In a rural village AFSC works with 1979. Not only arc tlicv menaced bv thc school childrcn \vho spend one clay a week tend- nuclear threat, lie said, but manv of the ing the school garden and learning to carc for \vorld's childrcn arc struggling for survival plants and small animals. without adequate nutrition, medical carc, or In Chile, AFSC provides supplementary food protection from exploitation. to sixty centers in the shantvtown areas around Santiago, where over 6,000 children are fed Helping childrcn has been an AFSC goal since daily. Also in two areas of Santiago,AFSC helped 1917. We fed the hungry childrcn of Germany to organize health education projects for prcg- after World War I; aided the "nobodv's noth- nant and nursing mothcrs. Neighborhood Child Care, Portland

School Garden Project, Mexico Gaze Strip Kindergartens - Letters to the Editor -

Dcnr Fricrlrl: Dear Cecil Sn~itli, "A Citizens' Introduction to Minimum Competency Exams" contains a Thank you for vour comments in regard to "Citizen Introduction to good deal of \\~orthwhilematerial. Howcvcr, there are portions which we Minimum Competencv Programs for Students." Our concern is that find disturbing because they have overtones of an effort to undercut many minimum competency programs seem to have becn developed with ctlucational standards or restrict thcir application to black and other an' assumption that.studcnts long denied equal educational opportuni- minoritv students. tics shoirld be able to meet standards only recently established. Students Wc feel blacks are being done a disservice bv the paternalistic and must bcar the burtlen even if their lack of skills can be attributed to condcsccnding attitudes which underlie a proposal like "multicultural unlawful discriminatory practices, or to the schools' failure to teach tests." This is a ci~phemisticwav of saying that blacks shouldn't be the skills. expected to measure up. Rhetoric about "penalizing tlic disadvantaged" Certainly all of us perform better when we know exactly what is is not a constructive answer to minority educational problems; disad- cxpcctccl of us, whcn we are taught the skills and given the time ancl vantaged students will be even more so if they can't read whcn they opportuni ties required to meet those cxpecta t ions, and when the expcc- leave school. tations are applied with equity and consistency. Within that context The introduction to this handbook has overtones of expecting accountability is appropriate. The development and implementation of teachers to perform miracles. There arc a great many conscientious minimum competency programs should not be exempt from meeting the teachers working in inner city schools and doing a good job, often in standards above; the practice of affirmative action should not be faulted the face of adverse circumstances. Minority group persons have sonlr if employers choose not to apply them. obligations for their own development; don't try to shift the entire responsibility to others. Sinccrcly, HAYESMIZELL, As~ociate Director, Sincerely, C~crr.SMITII, Dunlap, Illinois AFSC So~ctheasternP~thlic Education Progrcltll New Programs

Mexico Border Issues

By PHILIPBUSKIRK, Coiislcltant, and new construction are included. Comm~cnit?iRelations Division, Self-help is one element in the work and WILTONE. HARTZLER, plan. Final approval is awaited from Execlctive Secretary, federal loan and grant agencies. Solctl~easternRegional Office The Mexican Friends Service Committee has approved a plan for Over 200 persons crossed the Mexi- substantial expansion of its share can-U.S. border in both directions of the joint AFSC-MFSC Mexico-U.S. to participate in an AFSC seminar Border Program. The plan includes Housing Work Continues held for two days in San Diego and intensifying the work of its Centro one day in Tijuana in March, spon- de Informaci6n para Migraci6n y Mary Brown, president of Florida tlie Southeastcr~nRegion. sored by the Pacific Southwest Re- Desarollo-whose Bulletin will be Non-Profit Housing, Inc. (FNPH), FNPH now becomes t.he sponsor gional Office. published bi-monthly. The Com- read from tlie plaque: "To the Amer- of five non-profit sell-help housing How can those who suffer under mittee will also put community ican Friends Service Committee in corporations which arc assisting existing economic patterns work relations workers in the field in Ta- recognition and appreciation of your hundrecls of families to build their for necessary economic and social maulipas and Baja California with outstanding elforts in the arca of own houses. Two FNPH-sponsorecl changes along the border? partici- a national coordinator in Mexico low income farmworkcr housing in nun-profit rcntal housing corpora- pants asked. Resource speakers told City. In cooperation with AFSC stall the State of Florida." tions arc making apartments avail- about plans for the arca ant1 about from thc Texas Rio Grande Valley, The occasion was thc March 231-d able to thosc \vho cannot carry n grassroots needs. Each session community groups in Matamoros board meeting of FNPN. On that 111ortgagc. wound up with community people and the surrounding arca arc al- tlatc the AFSC assigned full and final Carol Sills is the executive dircc- wanting to take Inore part in the ready exploring wajrs to develop responsibility for the continuation (or 01. t'Nl't4,and Laurcttn Stephens, planning and the action. their own economic pro,jects; and of its Florida Housing Program to Floritla stalf member for the past In El Paso, Campatia pro La Pre- ideas for mutual assistance with its own createcl successor organiza- five-and-a-half years, is rural rcntal servacicin del Barrio has been lead- Texas border communities. tion. TIILISends a 10-year history of specialist. FNPH ofTices are located ing the community struggle to The problems of undocumented AFSC housing work in Florida by in Sebring. maintain and revitalize the genera- workers (illegal aliens) will be the tions-old neighborhood near focus of a new AFSC program in the center of the city. When, late in Florida. Building on 14 years of pro-, 1978, the City of El Paso invited the gram experience with Florida's agri- Join Farmworkers Suit community to submit an alternative cultural workers, AFSC will carry "With the fatal shooting of Rufino labor law which forbids strikes and community block. grant proposal, out programs of community educa- Contreras, tragedy has struck the "secondary boycotts" of stores that the Campafia asked AFSC and the tion ant1 organization aimed at elim- farmworkers once again as they seek sell disputed products like grapes National Council of for as- inating the harassment, exploita- to carry out the processes of collec- 'and lettuce. It allows growers to call sistance in framing their ideas into tion, rind other forms of human live bargaining guaranteed them by for union elections in the off season, proposal form. An AFSC housing tragedy to which these persons are law," said AFSC Executive Secretary ancl permits only those who have consultant and a staff member of subjected. Louis Schneider in a February tele- prcviouslv worked at a farm to par- La Raza responded. Result: birth of The Office of Rural Manpower of gram to Ccsar Chavez, head of the ticipate. The law, \vhich a Io\ver the Southsitle Low Income Housing the Florida Department of Com- United Farmworker\ Union. co~~r-tri1Ict1 \\!as unconstitut ional, Corporation; and City Council ap- merce estimates the number of was revic\ved by tlie U.S. Suprenle proval of tlie plan with slight modi- illegal aliens doing farmwork in that Contreras was killed at a field Court on Fcbr~rarv22. fications, a grant of 9500,000 to get statc at bct\vcen 15000 ant1 20,000. ownctl by one ol the lcttrlce growers startctl, ant1 formation ol' El Se- Thcrc \\-ere 5,585 appl-c.hcnsions bv against \vhom tlic IJFW has becn on If the high court o\zcrr~~lcsthc gundo Bat-I-io Housing Co-op to tlo the Immigration ant1 Natilrrllizntion stri kc in Calilornia's Imperial Vallev lo\\.cr court, as the statc ol Arizona the job. Scrvicc for the ycar ending Septcm- ancl Arizonr~I,ccnusc ol' growers fail- and the Arizona Far111 Bureau \vanl, The project will consist of three- ber 30, 1977. Bv far the largest group tlrc to negotiate. it coi~ldset precctlcncc \vhicli \voulcl ant1 lour-bcdroom familv units \irere Mexicans tll.iven bs clirc pov- shape I'al-m labor la\vs in othcl. mixed with cflicicncy apartments erty to cross the bot.dcr to find The AFSC has ,joined an amicus states-taking important tools a\iray lor the elderly. Both rcliabilitation cmploymcn t. brief challenging Arizona's farm from the UFW. NEWS IN PRINT, FILMS & SLIDES

A silver menorah sits on the sideboard in a I small Chicago apartment. Every day when the owner polishes it, she thinks of her parents, who vanished without a trace in Hitler's Holocaust. 'Of all her mother's treasured household posses- sions, of all her father's modest life savings, this Several thousand demonstrators braved snow and freezing cold to protest the weapons show in the Chicago suburb candelabra is all that remains. Now the story of Rosemont, Illinois in February. AFSC was an organizer of the protest. can be told of the patient months of interna- Chicago Tribune photo by James Mayo, reprinted with permission tional detective work by Quaker relief workers at the end of Worlcl War I1 to locate the heirs of Jews who were sent to the death camps. They gave their small, treasured possessions and little scribbled notes to Quaker workers in the un- Many Protest Arms Fair occupied southern provinces of Vichy, France, before being shipped away. Read "Departed: Destination Unknown," by Margaret Bacon, a In suburban Rosemont, Illinois on Sunday, Fcb- sisted their contract be honored. However, peace reprint from the February 28 issue of the C11ri.s- ruary 18, 1979, thousands braveci severe cold and workers scored many successes: ticlrl Ceizt~iry.(Send 154 to the Editor, Quaker a driving snowstorm to protest Defense Tech- -of 105 firms on the original list of exhibitors, Service Bulletin.) nology '79, a privately sponsored "trade fair" only 26 ultimately participated; helcl to display U.S. matle weapons and other -Rosemont police accepted training in nnn- Other new literature available from AFSC in- military equipment to buycrs from around tlie violent confrontation before the dcmonstra- cludes "Arming the Third World," a useful re- world. tions; source publication to help people understand Demonstrations during the live days of tlie -several inlluential people, including Senator and act on the growing international trade in exhibit were organized by AFSC's Micl\vcst Re- Charles Percy and Representative Abner Mikva, weapons, police equipment and training. Send gional Office stalf and other concernecl people. i5sued well-rcasoncd statcmcnts of opposition 1st to NARMIC, 1501 Cherry Street, Philadel- As community opposition mountecl, Roseniont to the show. phia 19102. oflicials reqi~cstetlcancellation but sponsors in- -media coverage was excellent. Also NARMIC offers a series of six maps show- ing nuclear weapons sites in the Unitecl States; companies that protluce nuclear weapons; sites of nuclear weapon "rtccidents" and "incidents"; Army Women Face Bias Abuse the top 100 "tlefense" contractors in 1977, and companies carrying out research on nuclear war. ( 104 plus postage.) "Counseling women on active duty and women join, but it is a gargantuan job. Consequently vcterans has convinced me that the sex and job these victims of the military must be helped. "One Body of Rights," is an action guide for discrimination prevalent in the civilian sector Although the less-than-honorable discharge U.S. passage of tlic Unitecl Nations human rights is much worse lor women in the military," says usually does not affect employment for women, convcnants, published by the Coalition for a Fran Donclan ol the MAR Youth and Militarism the deeper psychological scars do. They often New Foreign and Military Policy, of which AFSC Program. feel like failures, carrying guilt and shame for is a part. ( 104 plus postage.) Most women still serve in the clerical and years. Listen to Sharon, a veteran at a college AFSC has 12 copies of the film "War Without metlical fields, Department of Defense studies in Baltimore: Winners," consisting of interviews with people show. But the realities are even harsher than "No one will believe me. My recruiter tried to in the street in the Soviet Union and the U.S. iob discrimination. seduce me, my drill sergeant forced mb to march The similarity of replies from citizens of both A woman on active duty described the death with knee injuries on crutches and said he countries is remarkable, in all cases saying that of a woman recruit, by being forced to run until wanted to turn a machine gun on me. I was nuclear war is unthinkable and must be elimi- her lungs collapsed. Another woman, severely raped two weeks after I arrived in Germany, nated. (Soon availhble from regional offices.) beaten by a soldier, is told that her problem is and was reprimanded for it." she can't control her men, and she's advised to Sharon wants to tell her story, so she and A new Slideshow is available ($30) presenting see a psychiatrist. Fran are setting up tables at high schools and a close look at the small island of Vieques, just Increasingly, such women are turning to coun- colleges to educate young women and men off the eastern coast of Puerto Rico, where the selors who understand their problems, which about the realities. Navy has been doing practice bombing since inklude broken promises, verbal and physical A new issue on the agenda at MAR is the legis- World War 11. abuse, high incidence of rape, and a great deal lative move for the reinstatement of military A series of newsletters tells of the many prob- of humiliation. conscription and mandatory national servlce, lems surrounding the Mexico-U.S. border, the The Counter-Recruitment movement,of which both of which will include women. "The return desire for cheap labor by U.S. industrial and the Middle Atlantic Region is a part, attempts of conscription is a humanist, not just a femi- agricultural interests, and Mexico's oil industry. to reach young men and women before they nist issue," Fran believes. To receive the newsletter, at no cost, write: US.- Mexico Border Program, AFSC, National Office. Inform Public On South Africa

Since January, Bill Sutherland, AFSC Southern In Louisville, Bill addressed a group of busi- Africa Representative, has been touring the nessmen. In Chicago he met with a black min- Ortcrkr*r-Sfv*r*ic.c* Rullt~lin country, speaking to community groups, univer- isters group, a black studies group at the National OMce: sity seminars, public officials and the media. University of Chicago, and an AFSC seminar. 1501 l'h,.vrg Strt*c.t "There should be Western sanctions against In Southern California Bill was the chief Ph~l~~l~l~~l~~~~.I'~~II%V~VII~II~l!llll2 the Rep~~bllcol Scruth Africa," Bill believes, "for spokesperson for AFSC at the Fluor Corpora- that country holds the key to an eventual solu- tion's annual meeting. Fluor is contracting for 11 AFSC Rrqtonal OWlcer: lliph I'nint. North Cnrnlinn 27260 lXlX South Mnin Street tion within its borders and in next-door Namibia a multibillion dollar project to convert South Rnltirnorr. M~~~I~~~21218 l\\sritv I'.O. I

Beverly Keene, resource person from Bread for the World, conducts workshop on Sex Bias In School Costa Rica.

"To look at the nations of Central ecumenical delegation ' to Nicara- Is Program Target America is to look at an area that gua in November 1978, moderatetl since tlic time of intlcpenclence has tlic seminar and shared his first- becn plagued by militarism," said hand experience in that strife-torn Getting sex role stereotypes out of Working with both the Dayton William Wipfler of the National country. the public schools is the focus of a public schools and the cbunty joint Council of Churches atldressing tlic Designed to look at Central Arncr- new program in the Dayton ofice. vocational schools, Gender Fair has Central America Seminar in Phila- ica as a region, wit11 the histories The Gender-Fair Education Project, becn working in awareness, counter- delphia March 9 and 10. and problcms ol' cach country developed by the region's women's ing stereotypes, and curriculum de- Few people were aware of the ten- closely rclatcd, the scminar atl- support group, is conducting a pilot velopment through workshops, in sions brewing in Central America dressctl the issues of human rights, project in the greater Dayton area service training programs, and the until Nicaragua exploded in Septcm- militarization, and economic de- school system. tlevelopment of specialized anno- her 1978. Then the cycs of the world velopment. A panel cliscussion on As the only such project in the tated bibliographies. The project turned towarcls this region of five Saturclay lookcti at tlic relationship state of Ohio, it is also on call as a has a newsletter FAIRSTART, and nations, most of \vhich sulTer eco- of the Unitctl States with Central resource for interested groups, in- has developed a resource center nomic 'deprivation, violcncc, and America in these areas. cluding government agencies across which includes material for re- political repression. Sensing thc Eight individuals, representing a the state. search as well as for circulation. need for a clearer understanding of broad spectruni ol viewpoints and the Central American situation, the of organizations, participated in the Friends Pcacc Committee of Phila- seminar. A final summary session delphia Yearly Meeting and AFSC's looked ahcatl to possible f~~tul-e Latin America Program collabo- action. In Philadelphia a working rated in presenting the March scmi- group on Central American issues nar entitled CENTRALAILIERICA: AN has formed. Packets of resource SOME FACTS TO CONSIDER OVERVIEW. materials used at the seminar arc Wallace Collett, Chairperson of available from AFSC, Latin America if you plan to remember AFSC the AFSC Board and head of an Program. in your Will. . . .e

A standard charitable bequest A current real estate gift re- is an unrestricted outright gift to be serving lifetime use of the property used by AFSC where most needed. provides a tax advantage over a It may be designated as a specific real estate bequest. Participants hold informal discussions dollar amount, a percentage of between sessions. estate assets, or the remainder of ,A charitable bequest of cash, an estate after other distributions. securities or real estate is free of You may earmark a bequest, Federal estate taxes and generally i,e,, direct its use for a specific of state inheritance taxes. program. you may make a Review your Will periodically bequest to AFSC and at the same and update it to accommodate any time provide lifetime income to change in circumstances. another person or persons through a testamentary deferred gift_ (gift Of course, it is wise not to draw annuity, life income contract, re- your. own Will, but to obtain mainder trust.) professional legal services.

We wlll be glad to proulde addltlonal Informatton. For asststance please wrlte or call: Amerlcan Frlends Servlce Commlttee, attention Arthur C. Rltz. 1501 Cherry St.. Phlladelphla. PA 191 02. Telephone: (215) 241-7095. *