We have been very fortunate . Eisenhowe r Took the knife from the Frenc h And stuck it in - a little; Just an advisory sort of stick . Kennedy He drove the knife deeper. Then Johnson to twist i t And drive it hilt deep . r Next Nixon - pull it sideway s And open the wound wide ; the n leave the knife in but take 'your hand away . Now Ford - more delicate And sporting - no knife just stuf f in money to keep open the wound . We have been very fortunate . Suppose you American s Hated us Vietnamese?

COPY DEADLINE : articles reports next month 5 pm, Fri.,- April 18, 197 5 The PEACE NEWSLETTER is the monthly publication of th e China 6 Steering Comm . Mtg. Syracuse Peace Council. Circulation : 6, 000 ; 2, 700 mailed Philippines , 14 Saigon Deportee 9 and 3, 300 distributed from over 70 outlets . VERY REASON - Gerry Condo n 1 2 ABLE ADVERTISING RATES - call 472-5478 for our rate card . Ganienkeh 16 coming events Aid Supplementals 5 March PNLMailing Party : Lillian Reiner, Pat Smith, Joe Hor- sington, Derek Manier, Pat Vitacolonna, Barb Kolritz, Dic k NVS Films 10 features Weiskopf, Ronnie Vitacolonna, Chris Murray, Linda Popoff , B-1 Tax Day 7 Dave Carples. April PNLProductiort : Sue Strunk, Sall y Fair-Shake Fair 8 Letter s 1 8 Brule, Dawn Martin, Lisa Johns, Glenn Witkin, Pat Vita- SPC Monday Potlucks 19 Legislative Report 4 - colonna, 'Terry McManus, Linda Maddaus, Garry Zih$ve . Syracuse Stage Benefit 2 3 Book Review/Literature 2 0 Classifieds '2 3 SPCStaff: Dik Cool, John Maddaus, Chris Murray, Marilyn Richard Chavez in Syr . 11 Attica 2 1 Miller

Contact persons for Peace Council projects and committee s are listed below . If you have any questions or would like SPC Projects/Committees to help, feel free to call the person listed . Third World Programs US Domestic Programs Publications & Resources. CHINA SPEAKING TOUR AMNESTY John Maddaus 472-547 8 "ANALYSIS" Chris Murray 472-547 8 Doug Biklen, Sari Knopp 478-269 7 GERRY CONDON VISIT "ART/MOVEMENT" Dik Cool 412-547 8 INDOCHINA : Chris Murray 472-547 3 "COMMUNITY '75 " INDOCHINA PEACE CAMPAIG N B-1 BOMBER/PEACE CONVERSIO N Marilyn Miller 472-547 8 Chris Murray 472-547 8 Chris Murray 472-547 8 FILM,, TAPES & SLIDESHOW S "INTRODUCTION TO THE ENEMY" FILM FAIR SHAKE FAI R Chris Murray 472-547 8 SHOWINGS Gary Eikenberry 475-482 2 LITERATURE Rick Slater 475-949 1 Pam Pond 472-6549 Sue Strunk 472-372 6 Chris Murray 472-547 8 Pat Sullivan 472-710 0 INDOCHINA COMMITTE E BICENTENNIAL John Maddaus 472-547 8 "PEACE NEWSLETTER " Linda Maddaus 476-284 1 MILITARY RECRUITMENT INFORMATIO N Bob Russell Advertising & Distribution : 478-282 7 PROJECT Bob Nicholson 479-584 4 Joe Horsington 472-547 8 TEACHING THE INDOCHINA WAR JNS FILMS Glenn Witkin 478-610 7 Dik Cool 472-547 8 Bill Griffen 696-818 4 POLITICAL/ECONOMIC STUDY GROUP Dik Cool 472-547 8 Production : SPC Staff 472-547 8 Marilyn Miller 472-547 8 SPEAKERS BUREA U "WHY THE WAR IS NOT OVER" SLIDE WAR TAX RESISTANCE FUN D John Maddaus 472-547 8 SHOW - Sales & Renta l Margaret Rus k 476-763 5 SPC MONDAY POTLUCKS Barb Kobritz 472-873 2 472-547 8 MICRONESIA Jim Ellis 472-1884 In-House Tasks D1k Cool 472-547 8 SPC PRESS Bob Nicholson 479-584 4 MIDDLE EAST John Maddaus BOOKKEEPING Marilyn Miller 472-547 8 Nancy Travers 478-282 7 PHILIPPINES John Maddaus 472-547 8 HOUSE REMODELLIN G WORLD HUNGER Sari Knopp 478-269 7 David Coons 472-938 6 Associated Prolects Fund-Raising ILING LISTS Wendy Solovitch 655-879 0 vHONE NETWORK Marilyn Miller 472-547 8 ATTICA BROTHERS OFFENSE-DEFENSE FINANCE COMMITTE E Brule' 445-0115 ABOD Office, 218 E . Castle St. PLEDGES Sally SOUTHERN AFRICAN LIBERATIO N Tom Diehl 422-359 6 Neighborhood group s "LITTLE FOXES" BENEFIT Diana Ellis 472-188 4 Derek Manier 478-430 2 FAYETTEVILLE-MANLIU S UNITED FARM WORKERS PANCAKE BREAKFAS T Topple Simonfay 637-862 5 Paul Frazier 478-282 7 Rae Kramer, Lannie Freshman 475-692 1 LIVERPOOL Linda Negus , 457-350 8 Linda Maddaus 476-2841 FOLK MUSIC SERIES SALT SPRINGS Glenn Witkin 478-610 7 WESTCOTT Sue Strunk 472-372 6 SPECIAL CONCERT COMMITTE E ACKERM AN Janet Bogdan 479-761 $ Topple Simonfay 637-8625 VALLEY Lila Walker 492-0731 SPC SUBSCRIBE ....OR ELSE! We don't believe in "elses", but we do rely on Peace Newsletter readers contributing $5 .00 yearly to help cover the costs of 924 BURNET AVE. publication. Every month, over 3, 000 readers pick up the News - letter from one of 70 outlet stores . Why not subscribe (now! ) SYRACUSE, NY. and help keep us going . Enclosed is $5 .00 for a year of PNL's and an additional contribution of $ 13203 name address (315)472-5478 city state zip . 2 PNL 4/7 5

SPC Faces Hard. Times, Tough Choices SPC operated at a deficit of $3400 in 1974. Economic Analysi s Income totaled $18, 852 .33; expenses were Regarding the economy, the Political/Economic $22, 252 .33 . If no changes are made, and if infla- Study Group's readings have pointed toward th e tion averages 10 % this year, our deficit will grow general conclusion that the nature of our econom y to about $5600 for 1975 . Evidence of the serious- is the root cause of militarism and injustice . We ness of our financial state is the fact that staf f need to include a more explicit economic analysi s received 1 paycheck (for 2 weeks) during the first in our programming - for example, Food Da y 10 weeks of this year . activities (See p . 16) and the 'Fair Shake' Fair SPC's financial condition was one of the sub- (See p. 8) . A regular PNL column on the econom y jects of a special all-day Steering Committe e was suggested, as was stocking additional liter- meeting on Saturday, March 8 . The other subject ature on economics . Other proposals included : was the equally disasterous state of the nationa l unemployment counseling/organizing, support fo r economy and the changes of analysis and program organized labor's March on Washington (April 19), ' which SPC should consider in this regard . efforts to increase our communications with pro- Discussion of SPC's finances led to the follow- duction workers, and aid to organizing coopera- ing suggestions : (1) Monthly reminders will be tives and other alternative economic institutions . sent to the approximately 50 people who have mad e pledges to SPC . (2) Monthly and quarterly finan- Fund Appeal ' Respons e cial statements will be prepared effective immedi- A financial appeal (including SPC's 1974 Annua l ately. (3) Telephone service will be reduced fro m Report and the "Analysis" leaflet "Indochina -- 2 lines to 1. (4) One room will be available for More Aid?" - copies of both available from SPC ) rental to another organization for office space . was mailed out to 2400 people on March 6 . Among (5) One staff member will receive $1400 this yea r those who worked on the mailing were : Harold for performing related work for the Upstate New Berman, Sally Brule", Elsie Cohn, Shelley Conture , York Peace Network and the School for Internation- Dik Cool, Peter Hardin, John Maddaus, Lind a al Training . The concept of unrelated outside wor k Maddaus, Marilyn Miller, Chris Murray, Linda for staff was rejected at this time . (6) An office Negus, Bob Nicholson, Sue Strunk and Nancy staffing schedule using non-paid workers will be Travers . The response as of March 25 has been : set' up to increase the general level of SPC acti- 21 New & Renewed Pledges $327 .00 vity including fund-raising (See p. 12) . (7) New 33 PNL Subscriptions ($5) 165 .0 0 effort will be made to increase revenues from the 44 Donations ($10 to $70) 753.0 0 PNL by means of a subscription card (enclosed) TOTAL - 98 responses - $1245.00 plus telephoning to those who receive the PNL by Some of those who did not respond to this mail but have made no donations in the past year . appeal have made donations in the recent past. (9) The entire financial situation will be reviewe d Others are unemployed or retired and are havin g at another all-day meeting on Sat ., June 14 . If the great difficulty because of the economy. But there situation has not greatly improved by that time, must be others who can make a donation but hav e major cuts will have to be made, either by cuttin g not. If you value our programs, if you learn fro m staff (and therefore program) or by cutting back the . and enjoy reading the PNL, please send in your PNL from a monthly publication to a bi-monthly . donation - for as much as you can afford - NOW !

CARPENTRY & HOME REPAIRS LIQUOR Bill Dun n 4 1 0 Advertiser's Offerings David Morton 19 Westcott Cordia l NURSERY PLANTS & SHRUB S Erwin Reiner 10 Cross Creek Farm Nursery "1 6 Listed below are PEACE NEWSLETTER advertis- ENTERTAINMENT/EVENTS r PAINTING ers . They are people/businesses which offe Aztec Two Step- Jaberwocky 10 Mancuso & Ferrente 1 6 quality & honesty in addition to helping sup - Arlo Guthrie- U.U. 9 Erwin Reiner port SPC . Please check this list first when "Feed the People" conference 17 10 you're looking for a product, service or enter PHOTOGRAPHT - Hungry Charlie's ib Community Darkroom s 6 tainment. FOOD PLANT S Aloe's Donut Supreme 23 CLOTHIN G The Greensmith 4 Hungry Charlie's 11 Dragon's Emporium 10 PRINTING GUTS & TOYS lrbonohild 2 2 SPC Pres s 2 2 Dragon's Emporium 10 Village Square 2 1 WATERBEDS M000child 22 CRAFTS Moonchild 22 Village Square 21 Village square 21 4/75 PNL 3

~~c\e Play It Again A Sam We can now conclude " . .The Defense Dept . estimated that $21 . 5 that the Nixon/Ford admin- million in additional military aid, which it istration has used ever y announced yesterday had been discovered , trick in the book to contin- left over from last year, would buy abou t ue U.S. aggression in In- 9, 000 tons of ammunition - or about 3 wks . dochina because it recently supply at the current rate of consumptio n had to resort to using the by the Cambodian forces ." Again the wind- same trick twice in les s fall was described as an accounting error . than a year . . . NY Times 4/17/74 - "The Both discoveries were made during period s Pentagon told a Senate Committee that it of congressional non-cooperation . 'found' $266 million extra foi military ai d The administration has proposed a' high- to Viet Nam this year - funds left over from er level of military spending in Indochina fiscal 72-73 . " The find was attributed to for FY 1975 . Congress voted decisively to an accounting error. NY Times 3/19/75 - have the level go down . Ford seeks now to reverse that decision. Letters should be Jacob Javits 326 Russell-Senate Office Building written to representatives urging their sup - W4shington, DC 20510 (202) 225-654 2 port of the Democratic Caucus resolutio n James Buckley 5323 Dirksen-Senate Office Bld g against supplemental military aid to Cambo - Washington, DC 20510 (202) 225-445 1 dia and south Viet Nam in FY 1975 . James Hanley 109 Cannon Bldg. Washington, DC 20515 (202) 225-3701 ; Federal Bldg., Syracuse . month= y rpppe~ as I an p,& cwt. 13202 (315) 473-5657, Thomas DeYulio, Aide

William Walsh 1330 Longworth-House Offic e INDOCHINA: MORE AID? 'TM AID-funded rall.l .M r.h.hllLtetion pogrom b (202) 225-333 3 bet Nam lea ...Ow for Ob B1dg.,Wbshington, DC 20515 fln.ngl .l b '.nu h.. the Ofllell. of the Sabo . gowrn - nt (7u .ull b both the Am.rben pe..l• 303 Federal Bldg., Syracuse 1320 3 Copies of who at• ~tl b th. menY chesel.ntbu . nn tM.a t1 .p,IbN (315) 473-3333, Richard Horstman, Aide the above Analysi s Copies of letters should be sent to : leaflet are available in quantity a t -1 SPC . Information on this crucial issue PeaceNewsletter, 924 Burnet Ave ., Syr. 13203 should be widely distributed . If you ca n SyracuseNew Times, 311 Comstock, Syr. 1321 0 Herald Journal, Clinton Sq ., Syracuse 1320 2 get this leaflet out in your neighborhoodo r Post Standard, Clinton Sq ., Syracuse 13202 work place, stop by or call SPC, 472-5478 .

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4 PNL 4/75 CNY Action Round-up Defeat the Supplementals! In recent weeks actions in opposition to aid fo r vinces which General Thieu dramatically "abandon- Lon Nol & Thieu have been frequent and varied . ed" was already under the control of the Provision - On March 6 a demonstration was held at the Fed- al Revolutionary Government (PRG) and had been . move to win- eral Bldg . On March 15 Paul Shannon (see p9) me t for some time. Clearly this is a p . r with local media people to discuss aid and his re - the U.S. public and Congress over to more aid . cent deportation from Saigon . Douglas Pike, one The refugee question and the degree of increased of Kissinger's assistants, visited for 3 days and military activity by north Viet Nam and the Nation- f SPC prepared a leaflet exposing his role as th e al Liberation Front (the NLF is the military arm o the PRG) are more complicated questions. The State Dept.'s Indochina news manipulator. An SPC person was prevented froth handing oUt the leaf - flight of the refugees seems to stem from these lets at Pike's LeMoyne talk . The meeting wa s factors: 1) A desire to leave the battle zone to a - sponsored by Young Americans for Freedom (o f void injury; 2) Forced evacuation by Thieu's "ref- speech?). In addition Terry McManus put out a ugee specialists" so that, even in losing control of some territory, he doesn't lose the population

On March 6 about 75 people demonstrated against aid to Thieu & Lon Nol at the Federal Bldg . in down- town Syracuse . The effective demonstration was sponsored by the Syracuse Anti-Imperialist Coalition . Around 300 SPC Analysis leaflets "Indochina : More Aid?" were handed out as well as a leaflet which developed connections between support of foreign dictators and unemployment at home .

200 piece special mailing on aid and political pri- base ; 3) Fear of "communist atrocities" generated soners that was sent to upstate organizers . by Thieu's intensive and sophi§ticated propaganda campaign . Douglas Pike's manipulation of the Holy Week Action s Hue tragedy of 1968 has been extensively used in ' Upcoming is the "March Against Violence" spon- such propaganda. sored by the Catholic Unity Community . The marci Javits Unmaske d focusing on Indochina and domestic violence, be - As we go- to press Congress has just passed th e gins at noon at Unity Kitchen (W .Adams) 9,n Goo d $3. 7 billion, FY1975 Foreign Aid Bill containing Friday and will take the form of a modern day Sta- $440 million for "reconstruction" aid to Indochina . tions of the Cross . Various institutions and monu- Votes on the Cambodia & Viet Nam supplementals ments in downtown Syracuse have been chosen a s (military aid) have not reached the floor in either the "Stations" where people will gather in protest , house and probably won't until after Easter reces s in prayer and in reflection . The March will con- April 7. "Liberal" NYS Senator Javits voted pro - clude at Columbus Circle and begin a 24 hour (un- aid ($82 .5 million for Cambodia) twicein commit- til noon Sat.) fast & vigil devoted to personal re- tee votes . Let him and your Rep . hear from you . flection, dialogue and changing the structures o f Letters, telegrams, visits and calls are still cruc - our society that continue war and create injustice . ial! ! If you've done one please do another. Re- For more info call Bob at 478-2827 . mind your Reps . of the State Dept.'s arrogance i n The current military situation in Indochina re - overriding -- with its $21 .5 million "Book-keeping quires careful clarification by people in the antiwa r error" money for Lon Nol -- the clear wishes of th e movement . The majority of the territory in the pro- American people and the Congress . 4/75 PNL 5

CHINA : A VEHICLE FOR r COMMUNITY SLIDESHOW FEATURED THIS MONTH EDUCAT ION GE : Profile O f A Corporatio n Upon leaving China after a three week intensive study tour, we felt sadness at having to part wit h This slideshow explores the war-produc t business of General Electric, a corporatio n new found friends who had shown so much patience, consistently in the TOP 5 of Dept . of De- warmth and enthusiasm . We would remember the fense contractors. It exposes the power railroad workers who found and returned one dele- relationships between this corporate giant gate's lost pen ; we would never forget our humor- -- representative of America's multination- ous ous guide who shared his experience at manua l als -- and the Pentagon. Produced by the SPC GE Projec t; 12 minutes; excellent for labor in the May 7th Cadre schools where he . classroom use . learned the meaning of the old Chinese sayin g that "each grain of rice is the crystalization of To rent films or slideshows fro m sweat;" we would remember the man who remaine d the SPC FILM LIBRARY, call Chri s awake throughout a 2 and a half hour operation i n at 472-547 8 which four-fifths of his stomach was removed an d who still had the energy to remark that we mus t have been tired at watching such an ordeal; and most important of all, we would take seriously the Chinese interpretation of our visit, namely, tha t we had : come to further "build friendship betwee n the Great American People and the Chinese People . " workers in Onondaga County, and to the township s of Canastota, Cazenovia and Syracuse . We have This last remembrance and the indelible impac t spoken to over 40 groups, often numbering more of Chinese enthusiasm prepared us well for th e than 100 . peace movement lecture circuit. And, happily, we We have not been surprised about the interest , continue to give China slide presentations weekl y for China has a great deal to teach us all, abou t in response to the ehthusiasiic Americans wh o cooperation, integration of all people including want to learn about China and, through China , older people and those with disabilities, basic re-evaluate America . human services, ideology, self reliance, agri- To whom have we spoken? To students, staff cultural self=sufficiency, equality of women , and faculty at Syracuse University, Cazenovia worker control and management and nationa l College, Brooklyn College, soon at Cortland planning. College, and at the Westhill High School. We For those who have not heard our slideshow, have spoken on Channel 24's "Extension 24" , "China : The On-going Revolution", we will be to the Women's Political Caucus, to child care giving it at the student union at Cortland Colleg e on Thursday, April 3rd at 8 p.m . and then at Sari teaches women's studies and sociology at Cazenovia Unity Kitchen on the evening of April 18th . College. She is also convener of SPC's Steering Commit - n tee . Doug is assistant professor and coordinator fo r -- Sari Knopp and Doug Bikle advocacy at S. U.'s ,Center on Human Policy. . vi/i'vco

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It's the nature of such a fair that the people par- ticipating in it share in the organizing -- so only WHAT 'S A bare bones planning has been done by a few SPC & AFSC people . The Fair is scheduled for the week - end Julie 7-8 in a city park. Groups are welcome to set up exhibits, booths, any good thing to show FAIR SHAK E what they're about. It's also an opportunity for minimal fund-.raising but maximal consciousness - raising. There will be free speech on a soap box , PAIR ? unprdfessiona1 entertainment, nutritious food and pinnacle-type vibes . It's what happens when .a lot of people involve d in social change/services get together to let our Important points : you don't have to be a formally community know we're out there working ; how we're structures group to join in -- a couple of peopl e trying to meet human needs; what kinds of help we pushing some progressive ideas will do it; setting need . It's a time for people, music, outreach, ex - up an exhibit is great for energizing your member s change -- a collective, public espression of wha t or people you're involved in helping ; if your grou p we feel we need versus what the government an d is not totally freaked out over the Fair, we'd lik e institutions say we need -- all in a olde-time fai r to come & talk some more . atmosphere . continued on next page TAXES FOR BOMBERS ? , Who controls how 'our tax money is spent? We (See p. 4 for addresses) . Then contact SPC for more . the People? Or the Pentagon and the weapon s copies of this leaflet. Distribute them in your neigh - industry? Do we get the services we need at a . borhood or to your friends, or join us downtown on price we can afford, or does the military-industria l Monday & Tuesday, April 14 & 15 for leafletting . complex get an already obsolete weapons system ? The B-1 Bomber is exactly what we don't need ! Confronting G E It's a supersonic plane with all the environmenta l General Electric Company, one of the prime con - hazards that caused the SST to be turned down by tractors for the B-1 Bomber, will hold its annua l Congress . It's production and operation requir e stockholders meeting in Boston on April 23rd. B-1 great amounts of scarce mineral resources and oil . campaign organizers will be there to protest GE' s Most of all, it's both expensive - $50, 000, 000,00 0 B-1 contract and other abuses of corporate power . means $1000 for the average family of 4 - as well a s On April 24th a special workshop will be hel d inflationary. in Boston on corporate research - how to do Please cut out the leaflet on the bottom of this research on your local GE plant . For details cal l page and send it to your Senator or Congressperson John at 472-5478 . CUT OUT THIS LEAFLET! - SEND IT TO YOUR REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS! ~ . —fir= .r7;:7 .; )c E ► t ! )c.,. . 1 ..`q tr t !t~ ~~ ,

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FAIR SHAKE FAIR continued from p . 7 The idea for having such fairs grew out of the B-1 Bomber/Peace Conversion campaign -- with the reali- zation that you really don't stop B-1's (& Tridents & Poseidons & . . .) and have a society responsive to people's needs without some sort of economic conversion . The Fair, in allowing us to visually juxtapos e our needs with some responsible solutions we people have implemented, may enlighten us . The Organiz- ing Meeting is the SPC Monday Potluck on April 21 (see p . 19) . Please try to attend ! TAX RESISTERS GO TO COUR T On April 10, war tax resisters Beth Brow n preliminary exchanges, Barb and Beth peti- and Barbara Mecker, will appear individ- tioned Tax Court . In each case, the peti- ually before a US Tax Commissioner. The tion was denied, and an appeal filed - - Syracuse hearings will determine whethe r which brings them to the April 10 hearings . these women are entitled to their day i n At this time, they will state their reason s court -- whether their cases of income ta x for deserving to be heard in Court and IR S resistance will be admitted to the US Ta x will counter. Court . If one purpose of resisting war taxes is t o Except for the tax periods being chal- force the government to respond to a citi- lenged (1972 for Beth, '73 for Barb), the na- zen's challenge, then this is a time to cele- ture and histories of the cases are very brate . If another purpose is to publicize similar . Both women effectively refused . the US' war-making, then its a time to ge t to pay money for war by claiming a "wa r out on the streets with the message . If crimes" deduction when filing their income still another is to build a community of peo- tax statements . Each had previously take n ple trying to regain control over their ow n the proper steps to prevent her employer 9oh4 'Pay lives, then this is a time to support resist- from withholding most of the war tax ; the War ers in the cburtroom . e remainder was graciously refunded by th Ta%tt IRS upon her request! Both Barb and Bet h People will gather on Thursday, April 10 , pooled their "unpaid" tax monies with othe r 8 :30 am promptly at Hunter Plaza (home of resisters' . money in the SPC War Tax Resis- IRS, Selective Service, DoD Contract Ad- - tance Alternative Fund, from where its re ministration) . There will be balloons, tie d cycled to help people . to brief, high-spirited explanations of th e IRS eventually got around to challengin g occasion, to be given away, leafletting o f both tax returns . As the money was .in the "Why War Tax Resistance - In Peacetime?", hand's of the resisters and not the govern- and some "elevator theatre" . Shortly after ment, IRS was forced to follow its own pro- 9, people will walk to the Federal building cedural code covering a ""deduction . . . not at Clinton Square for the hearings (2nd floor provided for in the law" . After the standard courtroom) . Come join this important action !

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Saigon Deportee in Syracuse sri . ri This past January 24 nine Americans were ar- ted propoganda being cranked out by Saigon and rested in front of the US Embassy in Saigon for Washington this is one talk that should not be protesting the ongoing war in Indochina and missed . American involvement in continuing the conflict . The protest, coming on the day after Pres . Ford's COMMUNITY HOUSE 711 Comstock 8 PM request for $522 million in "supplemental" mili - tary aid for Cambodia and Southern Viet Nam , drew international attention . All the demonstra- tors were subsequently deported from Viet Nam . Paul Shannon of Boston, one of the nine, will be speaking in Syracuse Friday April 4 at Com- munity House at 8 :00 pm. Paul was through Syracuse two weeks ago and the SPC Indochin a Comm. arranged for him to speak with a larg e number of local media representatives . His visit to Syracuse April 4 is part of an upstate speaking tour being organized by SPC . As well as talking about the Saigon demonstra- tion, the reasons for it and reaction to the action , hewill be presenting a slide show put together during his, visit to both South and North Viet Na m and Laos . Paul will be speaking of his first han d reaction to the "refugees" of the conflict, publi c opposition to Thieu in the South and attitudes o f the Northern Vietnamese concerning the war an d Paul Shannon being interviewed at March 15 press con- US participation in it . In light of the unpreceden - ference at the Peace Council. Photo by Gerry Zihav e Cry OAR D PEESEINTS o 0 GUTHRIE AP OEL Ll° ~1Gin~'5 @1fNMl cil:00 tickets .A2.50 with. Su• I.D. .$2roo to a'1 others and at the door tickets aVaila6le at lair and at from SuxQrics sulrsiQiz/ry Student Fee 4/75 PNL 9

JABBERWOCKY MS Fihns t AlttO ITIP also HOkUM 111)• J EEI3_/ `i GRANT Aud. .Sf~ )5 on -Fri. and ;. night march 2g 24 5 'riders $7.50 in %fa Jab or Spetfii-um ; 33 at' door APRIL - subsidized by +iur 1ikM f• Friday, April 11 Slaughterhouse Five (6, 8,10 .pm ) From the novel by KURT VONNEGUT JR. Stars HOLLY NEAR. - Winner 1972 Cannes Film Festival Jury MN Prize Award; Only American Film to be so Honored . Tit For the First Time - Cuban short. ~• Friday, Apr. 18 Burn! (7, 10 :30 pm) Dir. . by Gillo Pontecorvo (BATTLE Of ALGIERS) . Stars MARLON = BRANDO. Brando starts out as a British agent sent to a Portuguese island to wreck the sugar monopoly and establish British control ove r the island. Native Land (9 pm) Dir. by Leo Hurwitz . Songs by PAUL ROBESON . Classic 1930s IM labor feature/documentary . Friday, Apr. 25 Ma rat / Sade (7, 10 pm) Dir. Peter Brook. Stars GLENDA JACKSON. Daringly. experimental film, based on the int'l stage success, is a drama on the French revolution, told as thoug h performed as a play in the fame d French asylum at Charenton. Red Squad (9 pm) Study of the NYC Police Dept' s Secutity Investigation Squad s commonly called Red Squads .

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RICHARD CHAVEZ of the United Farmworkers Unio n i n Richard is brother Sy racu se of Cesar Chave z Wed . April 16 + is coordinator NYC boycott office

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Green Beret Who Refused To Go' Gerry Condon is' a Green Beret soldier who would not go to Viet Nam, spent nearly 7 years in exile , Resisters Boycott 'Clemency ' and publicly surfaced in Washington, DC last Feb . 1. At that time, he openly rejected Ford's "clem- Gerry lived in Sweden and then in Canada, where ency" offer and challenged the government to arres t he has been an editor of the exile journal AMEX - him. Representing the war resisters boycotting th e CANADA and active in war resisters organizing' . The "clemency" program, Gerry immediately began a n intensive public speaking tour . He brought their case for universal unconditional amnesty -- "th e right to resist an unjust war" -- to the people of Syracuse on March 23 . Gerry enlisted in the army in 1967 under pressure of the draft. He had serious ddubts about the war , but those feelings conflicted with the endorsemen t of the war by his family, church and government - - to all: of which he had a strong loyalty. He ha d been raised in a conservative Irish Catholic family, whose men had a strong tradition of serving as po- lice force officers and soldiers ; highly national- istic people who saw no difference between th e world wars they fought in and the Indochina war. Gerry didn't trust the antiwar movement (worried it was a group of "commies"), but didn't trust the war - makers either. Ironically, he joined the Green Ber- ets so that by'going to Viet Nam, he could deterntine for himself whether this war was moral and just . I By the end of 16 months of his special forces train- ing, ' he had consolidated his antiwar position . A prime factor which influenced him was the blatan t racism which permeated his training -- the constan t psyching to kill less than human "gooks". Eve n ,more crucial were the talks he had with returnin g Viet Nam vets . any of them were visibly dehu- war resisters' boycott of the "earned reentry" pro- manized; all related accounts of US war crimes, - - gram is based on its being a highly punitive pro- from the outright killing of prisoners to : forcing civ- gram; a cover-up of the continuing war (they de- ilians tp clear mine fields for advancing troops . mand a total cut-off of aid to Indochina) ;' and it covers only a small portion of the people needin g amnesty (they are most concerned with the half mil - +04 ' Orders lion vets with less-than '-honorable discharges) . In April 1968, Gerry refused orders to prepare fo r Why do they object to the alternative service of- Viet Nam, naively planning to challenge the moral- fered by Ford? Again, it's punitive . Many exile s ity of the war in the military courts . As he awaited were denied CO status despite the fact they were court martial, it became increasingly clear that the pacifists or morally opposed to the war in Indochina . military was out to make an example of him. After Now, after having their lives seriously disrupted, the reality of undergoing arraignment, he chose t o they are being offered what was refused them year s go into exile. The army court martialled him "in ab- ' ago . And if they did perform alternative service , sentia" -- his civilian defense lawyers were neve r the "clemency discharge" which Ford would rewar d notified of the trial -- and sentenced him to 10 year s them with would brand them for life . at hard labor. (Gerry's often-stated moral posi- tion was not considered, as evidenced by the fact Why hasn't Gerry been arrested during the 7 week s that the word "war" never appears in the transcript .) he's been Publicly touring the US? He feels it' s 12 PNL 4/75 J:, Surfaces Defiantly simply in keeping with the clemency program's be- ing just a big p .r. effort by the administration . The E publicity that hiss arrest and punishment would cer- JOIN TH tainly receive would expose the government" s rea l attitude toward resisters . SPC WORKER S till Free ,und Organizin g A MOVE TOWARDS A MORE COMPLET E INVOLVMENT WITH THE SYRACUS E PEACE COUNCI L Gerry's visit to Syracuse included meetings a t Community House and the Church Center, and medi a ************** * outreach work . He appeared on Open-Line (WNYS) , Dialogue (WHEN), had radio/TV news spots, an d WORKERS ARE BEING ASKED TO COMMIT was interviewed by the Catholic Sun. The H-J (a s 3 OR 4 HOUR SEGMENTS OF ANY WEEK- always), and the P-S and WSYR (as usual), didn't , DAY (9 AMTO 10 PM) TO STAFFING THE respond. The Peace Council felt very fortunate t o PEACE COUNCIL OFFIC E meet Gerry Condon --a very gentle, courageou s person . *************** *

Gerry's upstate tour included stops in Buffalb and NEW ENTHUSIASM AND A MORE FULL - Rochester . When a mix-up in communications pre - FILLING ROLE WITH SPC IS YOURS FO R vented him from visiting Utica as planned, SPC mem- THE ASKING ber and ex-Green Beret, Art Wilm, was willing t o CALL : SUE STRUNK 472-3726 O R stand in for Gerry (on a few hours notic ) and spea k PAT VITACOLONNA 476-7921 Ext 24 9 out for universal unconditional amnesty in his stead . OR 446- 754 8 Both SPC and the Utica folks appreciated it, Art .

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from the LITURGY ON HUMAN RIGHT S visit to Manila were arrested while at a dinne r party at the Wilson home. Police then raided th e Leaden But may I ask: NCCP offices and 8 other homes ; arresting severa l What is left of God's Image & Human Dignity others, including a driver and a secretary on the People: . . .in hundreds of men and wome n clamoring for change in society NCCP staff . The Wilson home was ramsacked an d and for this being herded into stockades looted of $1000 worth of cash and valuables . without proper investigation s like sheep being led to the slaughter ? 16 Days in Prison In jail, Paul was separated from his wife and Leader. . . . In Ric Dantes, a Methodist layperson, 10-year-old son (who were released from jail beaten during interrogation; his crime - helping underpaid workers in factories ? after 10 days and 2 days respectively) . He wa s People: Lord, when did we see thee sic k subjected to interrogation regarding his 'crimes' . and not minister unto thee? The Filipino police who interrogated Pau l Leader: . . . in Marsman Alvarez, a young ma n boasted of the fact that they had been trained b y tortured to death, tongue and ear cut off ? Americans, both in the U .S . and in the Philip- .People: Lord, when did we see thee a stranger pines . Their weapons and even the lock on Paul' s and not minister unto thee ? jail cell were "Made in U .S .A.'" . Leader: . . . in Liliosa Milao, honor student, Paul attributes his prompt release to the effort s face burnt by chemicals , of friends in the U .S . who contacted their Con- raped, tortured to death ? gresspeople to put pressure on the State Dept . People : Lord, when did we see thee in agony . and not minister unto thee ? and the U.S. Embassy in Manila Leader: . . . in Frs . Manny Lahoz & Ed de la Torre , Critics of Regim e branded by the military to be Communists,, Paul believes that his arrest was "a set-up" . detained because of their deep commitment s Philippine church leaders had taken stands whic h to the liberation of the Filipino people ? were critical of martial law, calling for th e People : Lord, when did we see thee suffering restoration of civil liberties and the end of U .S . and not minister unto thee ? military bases in the Philippines (Clark AFB and Leader : What is left of God's Image & Human Dignit y Subic Laval Base, -both used to support U.S . in people obsessed for position and power for wealth and prestige ? intervention in Indochina, are the largest U .S . People: What is left. of God's Image & Human Dignit y military installations of thgir kind/outside th e in an oppressed, degraded, hungry and U .S . itself.) . The NCCP had also set up a n poverty-striken people ? Ecumenical Ministry to Political Detainees . . . . from the worship service a t Most of the church leaders arrested with Paul Cosmopolitan Church, Manila, 1/8/75, were released after one and a half months . They sponsored by the Ecumenical Ministr y are still actively criticizing the Marcos regim e tb Political Detainees of the Nationa l (See liturgy above) . Prison, Paul Relieves, is a Council of Churches of the Philippine s radicalizing experience . Church Surviva l Rev. Paul Wilson spent 16 days in a Philippine The issue for the Church in the Philippine s jail. He was one of 16 people associated with the transcends denominational lines . The issue is National Council of Churches of the Philippine s whether the Church can survive as, an' institutio n (NCCP) who were arrested one evening last June : "free to witness to its faith and to minister to the the reason? - the Marcos dictatorship wanted "t o needs of the people, especially the poor and the serve notice to the Church that raising questions oppressed ." The awareness of this reality i s about martial law would no longer be tolerated . " growing, as is indicated by the reference to The NCCP, an ecumenical grouping of 8 Philip - Catholics as well as Protestants in the NCCP' s pine Protestant Churches, invited Paul'to join it s Liturgy on Hunian Rights (See above).. staff for a 2-year period beginning in September, The struggle continues . On Feb 28, Marcos 1973 . As a consultant responsible to. Philippine staged a 'referendum' - yet another attempt t o superiors, he was assigned to a program of pro- legitimize his martial law regime . 38, 000 people , moting rural cooperatives and credit uni9ns . including Catholic and Protestant leaders, signe d Paul, his wife, several Filipino church leader s a statement calling on Filipinos to boycott th e and an Indian church leader on a planned 24-hour 'referendum' - failure to vote is considered a 14 PNL 4/75 I

Dictatorshiorship Philippines Literature . criminal offense -' because there was no chance to publically debate the issues in the controlle d press . The Filipinos ' Economic & Military Tie s For Americans, the issue is the support Fight For Freedo m given by our government to the Marcos regime , including (but not limited to) $100 million i n military and economic aid . The reasons for such support are economic and military. s Economically, the Marcos regime guarantee :~ .. - the four things multi-national corporations want : :.1,1a -'''--l® raw materials, markets, cheap labor and a soun d - ; financial climate . 25 % of the sugar consumed in ttfflw .~! r the' U.S. comes from the Philippines . Dole Corp. s h recently moved its pineapple operations to th e %feivNo Philippines from Hawaii to take advantage of th e I•IMP cheap agricultural labor (75 per day) . 37 % of the profits of the top 100 corporations in the t (N. Philippines are repatriated to U .S . corporations . Militarily, Clark and Subic are support base s for U.S. operations in Asia . One side effect is that the U .S. government is the second largest employer in the Philippines, following th e A brief history of the Philippines from the 16th century to present . Philippine government . The U.S . military provides training and supplies for the Philippine military . by Sally oralo' Donation toe There are also persistent though hard-to-document reports of U.S. clandestine military operation s (See Russell Johnson's U.S. Senate testimony reprinted in the August '74 PNL.) . SPC has reprinted as a single article Sally Brule's excellent brief history of the Philippine s Marcos, Paul is convinced, "could not remai n (cover above), which originally appeared in the in power for 30 days without U.S . support . He February and March '74 issues of the PNL . a doesn't have enough weapons to last more than Single copies cost 10 Bulk rates are als o week . If the present level of support is not sffi- available for ten or more copies . cient, he may very well turn to the Pentagon fo r SPC has also reprinted the "Resolution o n more, leading to a new Viet Nam . " Human Rights and U .S . Foreign Aid" by the "American officials and businessmen in the Governing Board of the National Council o f Philippines talk about democracy, but they are Churches of Christ in the U .S.A. - single copy really interested in capitalism and imperialism . free; bulk rates available for multiple copies . The American Chamber of Commerce in the Philip - pines endorsed martial law almost immediatel y after it was declared . " literature was produced and distributed. Future speaking opportunities in Rochester, Ithaca an d Speaking Tour Successfu l Elmira were explored . Paul's upstate New York tour was very success- Among those who assisted with Paul's tour were : ful. He spoke to 10 groups totaling over 30 0 Rev. Stanley Gerlock, Rev. Harry Thor and Rev . people, and was' interviewed for 3 TV and 4 radio Kean Carder of Binghamton ; Rev. Donald Roe of Big stations and 3 newspapers. Announcements of hi s Flats; Rev. Ken Sherman of Buffalo; Sally Brule', tour were carried in the newsletters of the State Joe Horsington, Peter Hardin, Susan Nuccio, Rev. Council of Churches as well as local ecumenica l Gordon Webster, Ivan and Ginger Wilkinson , groups. His visits to Binghamton, Buffalo and George Goerner and John Maddaus of Syracuse ; Syracuse helped to initiate or expand on-going Kate and Jake Oser and Rev . Alan Peabody of Utica ; local programs regarding the Philippines . New Rick Hind, John Bishop, Rev . Dennis Wienk and 'John is a member of the SPC staff collective . He lived in the Marilyn Wienk of Schenectady; and Rersin Adam s Philippines from September, 1972 to February, 1973 . and Liz Millard of Albany. --- John Maddau s 4/75 PNL 1 5

SPC Potluc k GANIENKEH : A WAY OF LIFE The date was Feb. 24, 1975 ; it was about 7 :3 0 the land were displaced, as water is displace d in the evening and about 50 people were gathere d when the hull of a ship, an unnatural thing, en- at Grace Church to hear from the Mohawk Indians ters the sea . The displaced Indians were grac- who have made headlines by their seizure of ou r iously allowed to live on reservations granted t o land at Eagle Bay . them - lands thought useless for any other pur- These are the facts — actual events, attestedto pose . Since it is obvious that the white culture by a group of witnesses . It is also a fact that the is superior to all others systematic attempts wer e land at Eagle Bay - 'our land' - never has been our made and are being made to destroy the India n land. It has always been Ganienkeh - Land of th e culture by educating Indian children only in th e Flint - the place where the Mohawk People live . white tradition . They do not own the land as we white people ow n Strange as it may seem, all Indians do not land, with grants and deeds, leases and seals . view this great opportunity to forget their own They live on and in the land ; they are a part of th e heritage, and to become merged in the white main- land, as the trees and grass are part of the land. stream as a blessing from on high . Perversely, Where the Indian lives, the land changes little . they seem to prefer to live their own savage life, The Indian culture, unlike ours, does not find it foregoing urban blight, suburban sprawl, pollu- necessary to rearrange all of nature to its idea o f tion, atomic and biological war; no need to con- perfection. Their aim is to live in harmony wit h tinue the list ; they disdain all the benefits o f Nature as it is. our civilized life . Misguided themselves , Land : Use and Abus e these ungrateful people even want to raise and Unfortunately for the Indians, this aspect o f educate their children in their way of life . They their culture - minimum impact on the environment, seem to feel it necessary to perpetuate their folly. we would call it now - brought disaster on them . Ganienkeh is Flin t Its made it easy for the white man to convince him - One of those children was with us that night a t self that since the Indians were not 'using' the Grace Church. His name is Flint . Flint is four land, it was the right and duty of the white man t o months old; he was born at Ganienkeh. His mothe; occupy, to use, to own the land . The Indians on JoAnn, is a Sioux . She heard of the move to Gan - FEED THE PEOPL E Sponsored by the Workers an d Members of the Syracuse a Teach-In Neighborhood Health Center Advisory Board

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ienkeh in Canada, and came to join in the estab- through the heart of Syracuse, displacing far mor e lishment of an Indian culture on Indian land . She people in the latter process than there are in all the chose to give Flint a chance to grow in the tradi- Adirondacks . tion of his ancestors, rather than to be an alien i n his native land . It cannot by easy for her ; she wa s not raised to live the Indian life . She was educat- ed in a 'white' boarding school; she is a victim of the bureaucratic effort to obliterate the Indian cul- ture. With the others at Ganienkeh, she has es- caped the mold prepared for her. She will be her own self, play her own part, take her own place i n the ring of Nature on the earth . It is Flint, though, who is the most important person at Ganienkeh . In fact, Flint is the reason for Ganienkeh . At four months, Flint is an Indian. If Flint is to live out his life as an Indian, Ganienkeh must endure . Oserase (pictured above), Kakwirakeron and JoAnn Batese , White technology seeks to control the environ- members of various Indian nations who have returned to ment; Indian culture seeks to find the place of ma n Ganienkeh, spoke at SPC's Monday potluck on Feb . 24th. in the environment and to live as part of the envi- ronment. Obviously, these two cannot co-exist on Ganienkeh is not an experiment in some new form the same piece of land; yet neither can force th e of communal living; it is .a return to a way of life, to other to adopt their way of life. The solution is old , a culture, to a religion, if you will, which worke d and simple - separate lands . Old, at least, by our well for the people and the earth, for thousands o f standards ; the Treaty of 1794 provided the necessar y years . Ganienkeh is not new ; it is old. It may eve n separation of Indians and whites . To the Indians , be that Ganienkeh is the only way that both the Peo - who had lived on the land for thousands of years, i t ple and the Earth may survive . Even if this be not so, must have seemed quite a new idea to give up par t Ganienkeh must endure, free and independent of the of their realm to others . Simple; well, simple is a white culture . Flint must be an Indian . relative, word . Certainly, the State of New Yor k Support Ganienke h should have no more difficulty in returning som e Funds can be sent to: Ganienkeh Indian Pro- land in the Adirondacks to its rightful occupant s ject, Eagle Bay, New York 13331 . Also need- than they did, say, smashing a state highwa y ed are seeds, planting tools, livestock - cal l 472-5711 or 472-7119 . Bill is a tinker, working to revive this ancient trade . Bill Dunn

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4/75 PNL 17 they win, and tails we lose . To the Editor of the PNL: . This is to announce the formation Iette'id Another Mother for Peace disclose s of a Martin Sostre Defense Commit- that the US government's Oversea s tee in Syracuse . We have organ- ized to bring Martin's case to the at- Another Mother for Peac e Private Investment Corporation (OPI'C ) which insures American private in - tention of the people and to cna l 407 North Maple Driv e lenge the alight of the state to im- Beverly Hills, California vestments in underdeveloped coun- tries, has reactivated its guarante e prison workers for resisting the eco- February 19, 197 5 program for American firms in Vie t nomic and political repression by the ruling class . Martin is now im- Once again the Anferican peopl e Nam. Under OPIC provisions, up t o 80% -- and for banks and other in- prisoned on a trumped up charge o f are being asked to divert hundred s selling heroin, and even though th e stitutional lenders up to 90% -- o f of millions of dollars to bolster the state's main witness has recante operations can be insured . d Thieu dictatorship. Once again the his testimony -- admitting his part American airmen are flying militar y The American public has been in the set up -- Martin is still being transports to ferry armaments to sus- heavily penalized for its ill-fate d held. He was framed in this instanc e tain the shaky Saigon regime . How Viet Nam adventure . Now the oi l because he was running the Afro- many more sons will die in Viet Na m companies threaten to cheat us ou t American Bookstore, a center of pro- for oil company profits ? of our hard-earned tax dollars whic h gressive and cultural information i n are desperately needed to help Amer- the Buffalo ghetto . During his im- Another Mother for Peace charge s ica climb out of this recession . prisonment he has suffered countles the Ford-Rockefeller-Kissinger Ad- s savage beatings for his resistanc e ministration is trying to deceive the to the dehumanizing and savage con- American people with slogans of Despite official secrecy, Another ditions in the prisons . "moral commitment" . The US pur- Mother for Peace broke the news pose in Viet Nam is to protect the story about impending oil leases i n In the current case, with sentenc- holdings and long-term leases ' Viet Nam in January 1971, exactl y ing still pending in Plattsburg, Mar- , awarded by Thieu to Esso (Exxon) one month before the leases were to tin was found guilty, of assaulting ' Mobil (Standard Oil of New York) , be signed in Saigon . "Are Our Sons prison guards by an all white jury. Shell and other American oil com- Dying For Offshore Oil?", AM P The charges in this case stem from panies. Recent oil strikes• by Shell asked, demanding an investigatio n Martin's refusal to submit to recta l and Mobil in Viet Namese coasta l ,by Congress into the connection be- searches each time he is remove d waters are reflected in Pentago n tween the oil leases and US commit- or returned from his solitary cel l action . . . The oil companies ar e ment to Thieu . As a res(ilt, oil (the box), where he has spent th e protected whatever happens . If the lease contracts were not signed un- last five years for refusing to shave Thieu dictatorship stands, they rea p til after American troops had bee n off his 1/4 inch beard . He wa s rich profits . If Saigon falls, Ameri- withdrawn (June, •l973i . charged with assault after the guard s can tax dollars are there to insur e nearly strangled him when he refuse d the losses -- up to 90% . Heads PNL Editor to bend over and submit to the rect- al search . His only hope is the sup - port of the people on the outside . For further information, cal l 472-1102 or come to the Westcott Cafe at 550 Westcott Street.

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Syracuse Peace Council Dear John Maddaus, Paul Wilson did a really commend - able job with our Lions Club las t night. It was a pleasure having him in our home and getting to kno'Gi him . Enclosed please find $10 to help cover telephone, postage and othe r costs incurred by the Peace Coun- cil. I wish I could do much more. Sincerely , Donald Roe Big Flats, NY 18 PNL 4/7 5 Meal at 6:30P.M. SPC APRIL 1915 Program at 7:30P.M. Bring food to share - bread, casserole , fruit, beverage, cookies or whatever . Place-settings provided. Y Everyone Welcome! ! MONDA 819 Madison St. POTLUCKS Grace Church-Corner University Ave . Oppression & Repression of Institutional

Psychiatr Members of the Syracusey7 area Mental Patients Liberation Project (MPLP) will discuss wha toit's like to be in - stitutionalized . The current goals, philosophy and past activities of MPLP will be covered . Also Bob Kemp will discuss how mental patients are among the first to be made scapegoats for social ills -- especially i n time of crisis such as war -- in countries everywhere including the U.S . Ways in which people can hel p MPLP's work will conclude the discussion. "'Requiem for a Faith " Huston Smith, professor of religion and philosophy at Syracuse University, will shoal his award winning colo r 4 1 film on Tibetan Buddhism. The film vividly communicates the Tibetan Buddhist grasp of reality . Huston, author of The Religions of Man, Will be available following the film to discuss the link between Tibeta n Buddhism and the spiritual history of humanity . (rescheduled from Feb. due to "technical" difficulties )

The "Fair Shake" Fair . What's a Fair Shake Fair? It's what happens when a lot of p ple involved in social change/services get to- 21 gether & throw a . community fair to let our city know we're out there working ; how we're trying to meet human needs; what kind of support we need . It's a time for people, music, outreach, exchange -- a collective , public expression of what we feel we need versus what the government & institutions say we need -- all in a n olde-time fair atmosphere. This Potluck is an important organizing meeting for the Fair, June 7-8 . Join us ! Derek Manier as the Hunger Artist SPC person Derek Manier will perform and discuss his music. He will also lead discussion on art as personal 28 expression, art as politics and politics as art . In addition there will be a group participation performance o f an original composition . This progrsm can be seen as an extension of the workshop on cultural workers which Holly Near & Jeffrey Langley recently shared with us .

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4/75 PNL 19 Review Lights on in th e Why D o We Spend` House of the Dead So Much Money ? by Daniel Berrigan A simply written, radical primer on the economy, with section s Doubleday, 1974 . 309 pages, $7 .95 cloth. devoted to' housing, utilities , food, transportation, and health Lights on in the House of th e decadent society he ha g tried care . A concluding sectio n Dead, written by Daniel Berri- .to change . talks about inflation, monopoly gan while he was serving tim e In his ironic, witty, and pricing, and the failure of in Danbury Prison, is a n morally serious tone he appeal s government schemes like wage/ intense, somewhat fragmente d to our humanist instincts . price controls, and suggest s journal about his own experienc e However, in talking about hi s possible solutions . of prison and reflections on feelings toward his brother . .makes the bizarre economic s American society . Philip, or his family and . . of this country a lot more com- Using prison as a metaphor friends, he accepts readily for society, Dan sees our so- their human strengths and prehensible, even for someone t ciety divided into two camps , weaknesses, yet struggles who knows next to nothing abou those who are wardens and painfully to accept the human- the mechanisms ." --The Village those who are inmates . He ness in himself. There are in- Voice says, "Our sin is to parro t stances in which one wishe s Popular Economics Press, 1975. the state by our murderous treat- Berrigan would discuss his re- 47 pages. ment of one anofher, or t o lationships to those around him Available from SPC . $1 .00 cherish like .a death wish, a with a little less self- cancer in the bowels, our re- , righteousness . Yet his self- turn to the 'normalcy' of the imposed restraint and mora l Voices fro m state—which is to say, th e seriousness appear to be a wa y society in which murder is the of seeing beyond despair and a Wounded Knee, 197 3 daily round of activity . " way of looking, unflinchingly , It is not so much that Berriga n into the heart of darkness from criticizes what we accept, bu t which his unique faith begin s rather what we are able to see. to emerge. Nevertheless, there As he states, "Most inmate s are places in the book where dream of a return to the spoile d one cannot help but wonder if playground--the only moral and his vision, deepened by hi s psychic landscape they hav e parochial background, is no t ever known . By a necessity also confined or narrowed by it . that forever limits their imagina- This is hinted in his descriptio n tion, the only one they will of his surprise that the seeming- Documentary history of the oc- ever know. " To live seriousl y ly irreligious Jew can honestly rather than merely survive is, feel responsible for his cupation of Wounded Knee , 1973, told mainly in the word for Berrigan, to take deat h brethren. s seriously. And to live in a In the end, Berrigan reminds of the participants, both Indian and U . Government. human way is to be willing to us of the night within whic h .S connect with a "primitive we are still living . He leaves Akwesasne Notes . spiritual tradition" and to tes t us no easy solutions to th e 263 pages, 9 3/4 x 8. Photos . "its truth in the daily struggle problems he sees . That one Available from SPC . -$4.95 to be a man for others . " How - sees the darkness, the night, ever, Berrigan seems to force is perhaps for Berrigan to se e a little too heavily on the that there are Lights on in th e SPC notes the recent publicatio n reader his own position of Rouse of the Dead . by Beacon Press of Food Co-ops, priest, seer, and outcast in a Carolyn Cohe n a useful-looking, how-to and discussion book by Willia m Ronco. Paperback, $3 .95 . Mail orders should add 7% NYS sales tax and 30 for postage .

20 PNL 4/75, two arrests for assault after hisrelease,he wa s ATTICA REPORT: never indicted or subjected to parole revocation , which is the normal procedure . 1 Most of'the witnesses against the Brother s State Rests Its Case In No. admitted that they had changed their testimony Buffalo N .Y. --The final week of testimony i n since they first spoke with investigators afte r the state's case against Attica defendant s the uprising . The changes always made thei r Decajaweiah (John Hill) and Charley Joe Perna- testimony more damaging to Charley Joe and silice reveals further evidence of coercion and Dacajaweiah and were always defended by the manipulation on the part of the prosecution . prosecution. The two men are accused of beating to deat h Guard Donald Melvin had such serious doubts Attica guard William Quinn during the early about his identification of Dacajaweiah that h e hours of the rebellion in September, 1971 . told investigators, he wanted to retract it altoge- Decajaweiah's attorney, William Kunstler; ther. After an unusual grilling session with th e said in his opening statement that the defend- prosecutor, he agreed to remain with his origina l ants had nothing to do with the death of Quinn ; identification. that "they represent the state's decision to try In addition to denying the defendants to to explain away the tragedy of Attica with th e speak in their own behalf, Judge King denie d bodies of two young men ." The Defense ha s the defense from introducing any evidence abou t argued that the case is a frame-up, and th e the events at Attica before or after Quinn was defendants are scapegoats for the uprising . alledgedly assaulted . The jurors, many of who m Of the .18 Witnesses, many had been offere d said upon selection that they knew little or noth- rewards for offering or changing their statements. ing about the Attica uprising, have thus been Every prisoner who testified against the two permitted to hear practically nothing in the court Attica Brothers was rewarded with early releas e room that would explain the underlying cause as soon as he appeared before the grand jury s . or the uprising and the issues at stake . Prisoner witness Williarm Rivers was moved fr All are urged to attend the trials in Buffalo' s om Attica to a county jail near his home when h e Erie County Courthouse, to witness this mocker y supplied testimony, and was released from pri- of justice for themselves and to give support t o son altogether a few months later. In spite of the Attica Brothers .. Call 475 -0162

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21 Good Friday 129. "March Against Violence"24 hour fast and vigil a - Spon. by Unity Communitygainst violence continue s 12 noon at Unity Kitchen Columbus Cit. ends 12 24 hour vigil follows p. 5 noon . Details call Bo b APRIL 1975 SPC CALENDAR Benefit-Sinn Fein, WAW 478-282 7 2426 South Ave. 8:30pm Buffet:$2 Beer: 2 5 Irish Music

30 31 L 2 3 .5- Last segment of "Arabs SPC Potluck :"Behind the Don't be fooled by Pol/Eco Study Group - Dik Cool discusses Viet - Paul Shannon, Saigon April,4, 5, 6,-NVS Work - & Israelis"W CNY-TV, Crisis In Health Care" , Ford's dominoes . 8pm at 224 Crawford Ave nam/news manipulation on deportee, speaks at shop. Howland Is . Channel 24-10:30 pm Slldeshow; explore s Chaps .l&5 of Ulamaa ;. . . Bob Payton call-1n show Community House Details call Gary E. reasons behind rising by Julius Nyerere WSOQ-1220AM 3PM 711 Comstock 8pm 475946 9 Happy Easter costs & inadequate care . Every Wed morning: SPC Benefit "Little Panel discussion will Indochina comm . mtg. follow. 8:30 at SPC Foxes" see p. 23

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