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WestÞrn Jews descend from the Khazar he Dhurna. " But Shridharani notes that what would he say now? Certainly - . Empire of the eighth through twelth cen- sittins in front oftroop trains and dock- would consider Sèabrook far closer to his I it turies. But dofind an interesting workðrs unloading ammunition was ideal than a protest involving secrecy thesis. It helps to explain why I looË as I used anvwav, and "thatthe movement and property damage. To me it seems why are so do, there many "Russian" in this réspect has gone beyond the men thatìf oõcup:iers weie willing to be re- Jews, and a number ofothet historical who orieinated it. " moved witli no tesistance to arrest' they events and phenomenon. Mass conver- candli himself relaxed his strict were reducing the imposition of their sions, such as that of Khazarcin740, on otheri to a minimum. I do feel limits asainst bovcotting. Gene Sharp- wills were nÒt unusual. They were frequently savs Gaîdhi in 1930-31 favored boy- manv of us need to be more sensitive to political moves of the highest order, as in coitine onlv cloth, considedng a more beinä sometimes PhYsicallY (L'Ifl, Russia when the Tsat decided that he extenlive lioycott as "coereivè." After overEearins. I recãll a recent demo and his subjects would be ofthe Eastern 1932he "fav-ored an economicboycott of aeainstthe-B-l in Los Angeleswhere ' Orthodox persuasion. Later, in lYestern an aggressor nation" as suggested by aãioinine businesses had to call the cops Europe, princes and rulers decided the Iirãian National Congress, which beäause-we were inadvertantly blocking 1uly14,1977 I Vol. Xlll, No25 among the various Christian sects. In the durins his imprisonment had extended their entrances' One ofour demon' case ofthe Russians and the Khazars, the clõth boyóott to British shipping, strators was so interested in viewing our they included Judaism among their op- banking, and other manu- orôsram he failed to notice that telegraphs, ^pedëstrians tions. factureit goods. He was willing to had to step into street trafftc 4. AOuestion of Survival One concern I took from the book, a We who claim to chanpe. idvisine confused followetb f o fo eet around him, etc. SrdPeck & Kathy Mathews concern which Koestlet tries to deal with read ñii latest w*hen in doubt. caie for oersons sometimes lack even in the appendix, is the impact of this For Gandhians today, the question is commoti courtesy' ZAHN 9. A Call to Action theory on Zionism. Koestler concludes -FRAIIKLINPomonorCa. that it will have no impact. I am not so 12. A Plug for Long lsland sure; it may proVide the basis for some L'SEC challenge to the myth upon which 13r A Declaration of Nuclear Zionism is based: the return ofall Jews Resistance / Abalone Alliance An enormous sense of urgency has been paper, and the travelling communica- tothe promised land. In any event, I engendered this week by the news of 1) tions group, Wblúe Roots of Pefce, is don't think its impact will be great. The 15. Changes and being reorganized under a new name, real force! are those of the three million sraff secret sessions in the senate then 16. Prison Notes / Larry Gara on the ofthe Four A¡rows. Persons interested in Jews living in Israel and the three million the senate vote efficacy Schwaitz, neutron bomb; 2) President Carter's . sponsorship of Four Anorvs in theü com- Palestinian Arabs who either live, ot 18. Reviews / Wendy serious consideration and protem ap- munity, or in contacting Rarihokwats, claim a right to live, in Israel-Palestine. Len n a M ae Car a, B I ackber rY proval can write: Route 1, Box 1, Santa Fe, NM Any real peace must deal with the needs Spot ofthis bizarre and outrageous ofthese living people. weapon; and 3) the revelation that two E7501. Cover: Drawing by Peg Averill neutron bomb tests have already"been I've been happy to have collaborated Regarding anti-semitism. Christians heldinNevada. with WIN people from time to time, and havqnever had much difficulty in We atWESPAC are derrranding of our once the dust clears ànd I'm active developing anti-semitism, pogroms, or ptesident, our senators and congress- again, maybe we can continue to col- the fears upon which the holocaust was based when they believedthat Jews þeople, ofthe Energy Research and laborate. Let me know how I can help. UN I NDICT ED CO.CONSPIRATORS Development Agency, of James descended from those in Palestine circa ¡ o -R¡rlhokw¡t¡ 70 AD. I doubt a competing theory on the Sandra Adickes" J an Barry LanceBelville Schlesihger and of Department of De- SantrFe, IYM ¡ . \ origin of Western Jews will either hinder Maris Cakarj' Susan Cakars. Jerry C-offin fense Secretary Harold Brown that the i Lvnne Shatzkin Coffin o Ann Davidon ' D¡ana Ddvies United States cease in total the testing, oracceleratethedevelopmentof 'RLth Dea. . Ralph D¡Gia' o Brian Doherty development, funding and philosophy of prejudice against Jews. What will most William Douthard* ¡ Karen Durbin o Chuck Fager immediately affect the development of Seth Foldv . Jim Forest . LarryCara that wéapon system. The neutron bomb Both my copies of lhe Thlrtoenth ftlbe Libby Hawk* r Ed Hedemann' these prejudices are the policies ofthe loan epitomizès and satirizes the end point of and the June 2 TÍIN are inaccessible, Crace Hedemann* ¡ Hendrik Hertzberg @ Marty Jezer Israeli ("Jewish") state and the ¡ Nancy o Paul nuclear proliferation, short of global packed another move. Without Becky Johnson Johnson Johnson away for Al¡mn KarDel . Craic Karpel o John Kyper catastroþhe, as it puts property above behaviour of American Jews, who face these to refer to, I thought I should go . J ackso; Ma¡ Low ¡ David McReynolds' the dilemma of supporting a hard line Eliot Linzei' life, and allows slów, tortured death by ahead anyway and respond briefly to MarvMavo ¡ DavidMorris r MarklVorris Israel or options for peace which that o . radiation as acceptable. in the I im Þeck Tad Richards lgal Roodenko' David Berkinoff's comments July . Art Waskow If this weapon is advanced, itwill 14WIN. stateopposes. o Wendy Schwartz' Martha Thomases ' -JOECERSON Beverly Woodward represent a blatant admission that the you for yout Cambrldge'Masr. First, David, thank *Memberof Wl N Editorial Boa¡d Uñited States has repudiated the value compl[ment. I don't know that my posi- of human life. tion vis-a-vis the Israeli-Palestinian- Creators and lovers of life must com- Arab conflict is particularly brave. I view WIN is looking for a new staff member. We need someone with STAFF mit ourselves to stopping the neutron it as more common sensical, as a way to Mark Shepard ltffIÑ,7 /#/77), taises a editorial expeiience to take principle responsibility forcopy bombnow. ptovide some measure ofjustice and worthy question about coercive inter- reviews and corresponding with Peg Averill o Ruthann Evanoff Dlrector, WESPAC-CoÑvmnoGARTH (Westcheeter editing, proof read¡ng, editing ' security for both Israelis and Pales- ference of the anti-nuclear occupiers writerl. Vou must bew¡ll¡ng and ableto work collectively and Patrick Lacefield o Susan Pines People'sActlonCodltton) tinians. . . andforthose of us in other with Seabrook constructionworkers. while philosophically re- Murray Rosenblith WhlúoPlalns,IYY partsof the wodd who are economically Counting myself one of those "serious understand that working forWlN, on in studentsof Gandhi's writings" he men- ward¡ng, involves long hours and low, often irregular pay' dependent what happens the Ave. sth Fl. Middle East, or who might suffer the tions, I admit I do not remerñber reading Othei sk¡lls in layout, design, f undraising, or writing would be 503 Atlantic / consequences of a nuclear confrontation the quote ofGandhi against a "living helpful. You should have a commitment to nonviolence, Brooklyn, NY 11217 (212) in that part of the world. There won't be wall ofpickets. " Gandhi had suggested feminism and preferably, some background in the Movement. Te f ep hone : 624-8337, There has been a split with much ill- any peace in the Middle East until a living wall against a foreign invader, We particulariy encourage women, gays and non-white people to 624-8595 feeling at Akwesasne Notes, with the Palestinian Arabs¡ as well as Israeli and also interposition between an apply. We also ask that you be willing to make a minimum com- WIN is publishe.d every Thursday except for the firsi resultthat Iwould be most appreciative Jews, have a state of their own (as much attacker and weaker victim. Even though work for one year at WlN, week in January, the third week in March, the second if you could assit me in keeping in'touch as anyone ever really "has" a state). The the latter purpose is{or the satyagrahis mitment to week in May, the last two weeks in Augúst, the f irst two with the many WIN readers with whom I "two state" solution seems to be the to receive blows intended for victims, lf you think you might be a good person to join the WIN staff , weeks in September and the last week in December by W.l,N. Magazine, lnc. with the support of the War have been in touch with over these years' best way to provide security and self- there is obviously some ''coercion, " write us a letter: WIN Staff , 503 Atlantic Ave., 5th f loor, Brook- per year. quotation Res¡sters League. Subscriptions are $11.00 A brief notice like this would reallybe determination for Israelis and Pales- I am aware ofShridharani's lyn, NY 11217 . Tell us something about yourself and your experi- Second class postage paid ât New York, NY 1OOO1 and lndividual writers are helpfulr tinians, and it is emerging as an inter- in Tt¡ar Wlthout Vlolence that Gandhi ence; and don't forget to include your name, address and phone additional mailine offices. national consensus. declared himself against the "batbaric" responsible for opinions expressed and accuracy of'facts Iiarihokwats, founder and editor of you. given. cannot be returned unless ptactice exhorting his number so we can get in touch with Sorry-manuscripts ^Alwe¡¡sne Noter forthe past nine I don't know ifl accept Arthur of the sitdõwn, ãccompanied by a self-address"d, years, is ¡o longer associated with the Koestler's conclusion that 80Vo of a,ll followers to "refrain from sitting ""tÊ:,X,:i;'ûti

2VllN !u!y28,1977 July28, 1977 WIN 3 SIDPECK& the military establish- KATHYMATHEWS casually washed away. There.is a.new the need to both confront being provide for human welfare' purpose and a new national unlty ap- mentand struggleto national exist'ence of a dedicated to help a declining us imperial- ïf¡à watl drañãtized the ;;;;lÛã;tiÀne¿ move people visibly into Jãteimine¿ press against an old pol¡t¡cal base that could It was hard i;;;É" quite streets. for many people to realize that the anti_ ..ä-u. tf,"" Soviet Union ' All of this has not the" war movement just d how- Th; nuclear ecology movement-has also-surfaced was that. . . . . a rnovement e irie ¡ d f i f ti es of th e col war; to ãäñËi"1tåa tñ particular, the Clamshell y5 mititary inte_rvention in Vietnam (Laos there are chillvwinds blowing un u.i¡u" political ba!ô. ln 31d and ïä; ¡tì;;ià; thãt mass LamDodta). When the national independence "Crt)ise," Al I iance carried off one of the best organized ñài¿fromttePentagon'''IMABY," ul d isplay lorces hadwon, the anti-war movement had lost llÑãutron" name but a fewof the new weapons uüiðn t of tn i s decade. Through a.powerf its -to was able t9 rea.son ror be¡ng. Many of us tried to maintain a colossal stockpile of advanced of nónvlolent direct action, Clamshell its rutt".iä¿¿ed to the porlttcat base by.stressing the multi_issue natureof L¡ttte wonderthat the movement has ãoiuàu a serious political message. For many, tne ;L.lä;.i. by rèactor or bombs- oemands. We can recall that the peoplès Coali_ Ëöñ;jãtméd about the destructive. potential ¡ttu"ãf tftu nuclear threat- tion.for ;'Doomsday" - Sedbrook and similar ef- Pea.ce and J ustice *", àsãiñrtihã;;"'" l¡ter;Í . .'that urges.all of usto be *ãi ioi^ed. Because of ; of others, against racism, agai nst sexism,ãgainst repres_ ãeõolv concerned about the survival of the species ' foiis, mouement people, and thousands plutonium economy srorì -ârìd tor peace and social justice. But, when Fbr'the past three decades, theJ apanese move- have'become sensitized to the tne.movement celebrated the ending of the war ment agaihst the A and H-bonrbe has been warning and nuclear Proliferation. elements that help to with a "The War is Over,, demonltrãt-ion ¡n'ñ"* äiiíiiJã"^eer year in and vear out' In Britain and There are one or two other York park, for Survivalhas come City's Central it also.ãiåUiutuä the end Európe, the "ban the bomb" movement, now or' explain whythe Mobilization or tne antt-war movement. o"nüe.i into the lnternational Confederation for about. A Iayer of the anti-war movementwas com- Þãá* (ICPD), has always urged pãrãà otoiäanizations that focused on the legisla-. ,iió tou"on"n¿'Dis"rrnamunt this issue' Through its New Stock- fl"ó oìo.étã. These groups were always concerned holm Appeal, the World Peace Council (WPC) con- aboút the influencing of Congréss.(and/orthe to stop f unding tinues topush for detente and an end to the threat Èxecutive). When Cõngress voted I \

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Vietnam War, these lobbying groups were of All of these international forma- the nuclearwar. in their work-and ât" *orking closely with non-governmental ecstatic. They are still hopeful iioni formed legislaiive action coalitions such oreanizations the world over to create maximum they have ä Ca.paigh to Stop the B-1 Bomber and the U n ited Nation s Special Assem bly on är ti imîãct on the Foreign Policy- ln in late May,1978. Clearly, there is a Coalition for aÑew Military and Diiarmament have created an growing international con sciousness expressing generating thesecampaigns, they ãctive political network acrossthe country to SidPeck was lhe d¿mand for zero nuclear weapon s. active in theanti-war movernentand --" at the moment to any new legislative crisis teaches in the US, two very important mass actions have respond sociology at ClarkUniversity. race. One of the most important tt.ioãd to crãate the momentum for a significantly regarding the arms legislative campaigns centers on the Kathy MTthews is actively involved in the Harvard nãil óol¡l¡cal movement' The Continental Walkfor anã sustãined EmployeesOrganizingcómmltiü.' -',' amendment, which is a major budget òìsaima.ent and Social J ustice (1976) raised the transfer people on proposal to shift substantial funds from the military 4WlN Julv28,19t7 ãoñã.¡ó,in"ss of thousands of movement

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center while others cälled for a determined disobedience. to social needs. Church. The evening before he was to present his orocram of civi! ' end of grueling all'd3v session, Another element centers on theoppressive political sermon Lens met with a number of Cam- Tõward the this , The meeting living conditionÉ for the great maioridy of ppople bridge academic peaceniks and leading persons in the A. I . mystique became apparent' by agreé¡ng: to living in depressed urban and ruralareas. Unem- the Boston region ÀFSC. Atthat gathering, Lens resolvãd iti oolit¡cal dÍfferences of nuclearweapons and ployme4t, i n adequate health care¡ poor education, shared his fears and urged those assembled to wirf fõrttreäbol¡t¡on race; to enhance mutual.support substandard housing, neglect of the elderly and thç issue a call to action. [n turn, Lèns was asked iióppìne itt" arms to nuclear pol- young-is killing peopleéveryday in everyway. draft the call for prominent signatures. Uãtüe¿ñail thoseworking to eliminate nuclear proliferation; Witness the "death zone" statistical data reported .Truetoform, Signey Lens draftedthecall upon lution. olutonium waste and plight and burden of'those in our about Boston most likely is duplicated for his return to Chicago and sent it to Sid Peck for cir- - to dran'iatizethe -that most oppressed by the every major city in the country. Every cent that is culation to others. Because it was close to the co*rJn¡t¡es whò aie f inallv, to view all of spent for guns,,every dollar that is spent for a winter holidays, we decided to hold off the mailing sóìiíiinc m¡¡itarv budget; anð, to th e overiíd ¡ n i s s u e of nuclear device is acent and dollartaken from those until the second week in anuary. If,'å;ä ;;Ëffi; ás reÍätéd s J the demand to abolish who need itmost in orderto live. Theeconomic Meanwhile, Ron Young, AFSC national peace Íir;-;;rü¡val and regard nuclear weaoons asthe cutting edge. crisis is a continuing reality for most people. lt is secretary, sent word that Peggy Duff, of the I nter- sen sus,was attai ned, it was hard to make ends meet- it is guns orbuttert national Confederation for Peace and Disarma- Ãriãr ttre ö,tll itical con upon a proposed action Given these developments of the past few yea¡$, ment (ICPD) was planning to visit Boston and relativelv eásy to aSree Hiroshima Day, August 6, it is not surprising to note that we are on thethresh- wanted to meet with interested people. The calendaibesihninÈ with in mass action atthetimeof old of a new mass movement this country to meeting with Peggy Duff turned outto be a good lgiz', ãidcílrninaíing in Disarmament in late abolish nuclearweapons, stopthearms race, ban follow-up meeting to the one with Sidney Lens. lt the ÚN SoeciâlAssemblyon calendar, which in- nuclear. power, and fund human needs. These are was Peggy Duff who imprÞssed her listeners with Mav. 1918. Thefullvear's a educátional process in October- demands that speak di rectly to the i ssue of human the historic importanceof the UN Special Assembly c¡udé¿ mass meeti n gs and survival in ourtimé. GeorgeWald has remarked on Disarmament scheduled for late May, 1978. ln Ñou"m Uer'f 977 thrciu gh com m un ity 1'mo'fatorium-like" that the probability of a nuclear war will havè her typically direct way, laced with a stiff dose cumouslteach-ins as tiell as a of large and reached 50% by the turn of the century. That iS Scottish brogue, she asked,'aWell, what are you ãáv in t"tárch 1978 when communities take a stand only 23 years away-forourselves, our children, folks going to do about ¡t?" No one ever really smã¡t stonttreir ordinary routine and as avelY m?ì9! and their children. answered herquestion at thetimé, butthe rest of on thebe issues, was seen by some Klareof the IUC That is whythere is a senseof urgency aboutthis this current history details a series of responses. ãàmoaicn. Fortunatelv, Michael effort. There is an urgent need to mpbilize peoÞf e It iint,iÚñ¡uersitv Comri¡'itteeto Stop War and Mil¡- beçame obvious that the Lens draft statement ofthe in this country-and throughout the world * in sup- had to serve as thè initial basis for discussion be- iãrv Spend¡ng) ând others insistedthatall port of human survival. The politics of the Mobili- yondtwohoqsemeetings in Boston. ln reaching iãsblues andãireements be considered as to and debated zation for Survival are to energize the growing op- out to Norma Becker, new chairwoman of the War iÀñiat¡ve orooõsals to be submitted gathering in a different þosition to the military through effectivérpolitica! Resisters' League, she suggested that it was Èî ã muctitaiger national agreed to education, solid communityorganizing, ánd essential to convene what has come to be known as citv at a later ciate. And, thatwas decided that this more signif icant mass actions. The people must be in the an "A.J . Muste" typeof meeting in NewYoik unânimouslv! lt was further . would be held in Phila- streets again to survive and make certain that we City. She agreed to handle the affangements and #;.tr.ed nãt¡onal meeting a do survive. An immediate political goalof this serve as the convenor. delohiaon April23rd. ¡ pn¡ladelphia meeting took place at the movement is to bring about the pOwerof nonviolent Now an '14. J . Muste" type of meeting is com- ,ffi fne House and was attended by 118 direct mass action to prevail at the UN Special posed of active and committed people who can be Friends'lvleetiirg covering 14 states and representing some Assemblyon Disarmament next May (oi J une), so veryhelpful to a given cause but are seriously Dersons Atthis all'day session, small that the international community takes on the dividedoverthe politics of the action. A.J . igorganizationsl . politics in the morning demand of abolishing nuclear wedpons as a posséssed the rhystical ability to surface the most /- crouõ workshops discussed ãnd the action ialendar in the afternoon, The singular, univêrsal, enforceable demand. , extreme differences as the context for locating but the process was lf the movement attains this initial Soal, ¡tw¡ll be common views. Whenever he rubbed his nose-, it deliberations were intense, : was a real victory for the people. On the otherhand, it was a sign that he smelledthe underlying con- sood and from hereon in, the newformation maior prob- will signify á huge defeat for'irnperialistgroups sensus. As aresult, everyone would'leave feeling õft an¿ running, But, there were still .who long to consolidatetheir declining globrl that they had gotten their "principle" across and lemsto' beoVercome. and ittook nearly þower around thethrust to militarysuperior,ity and that it was embodied in the general resolve. Theorganiration had no name; houlg of the agenda at a continuations com- the threat of nuclear destruction. Such ameetingwas held in NewYorkCityon three . m ittee meeting to f i nal ly work th rough agreement March 12. lt was much largerthan the usuai on â ñamel Noi, almosi everyone seemsto like the " A,J ." meeting, about 50 persons from around the náme. lt is positive, energetic, and life-affirminS' One of the people most alarmed about the Çountrywere present. Of course, A.J . was not Dorothy one.s, of Another Mother for Peace, qualitative change in nuclear weapons technolcgy 'there, but hopefully, his spiritwas. Norma Becker I lÉl ntã it ís iuit'sieat I once the nàme was adopted, is Sidney Lens, well-known auth'or, anti-war and Ron Young served as the meeting facilitators i it was obvióus tlrat the nuts and bolts had to be activist, and socialist. A close associate of the late and within ten minutes they were able to surface ì worked on, ACatt to Action was produced for mass A.J. Muste, Sid Lens has been astalwartof the. the hard- line differences. Some argued for a -ã¡l¡ncs. Mailins tists, staff , funds, leaf lets had to I movement foryears. He is a prolificwriterahda singular focus on n uclear disarmament, while ¡ betvoãd, recruitõd, raised, and written' wILPF i good speaker-and he works very hard in writing others. demanded total disarmament. Some wanted I ñas äadé aveilablebfficq space in Philadelphia excellent articles and giving good speeches. His to stress the weaponry question, while others Street) and Norrie Hùddle and Craig i article in the Progressive magazine, "A Strategy emphasized the issue of nuclear reactors and rizl I Race 3tãnens have been selected as core staff. ! for Doomsday" (February, 1976) qeated ¡uchia ecology. Some wànted to concentrate on the job - - t Between ¡pril 23rd tothe fourth of J uly, the stir on the Left and in the Center that it became conversion issue and human needs aspects; while Mobilizatioñ ior Survival has generated an up- i available as a widely distributed reprint. Last others saw this perspective as multi-issue and surrc of r€ttvitv. I n l'-{orthern Cal iforn ía, a Cam - Thanksgiving weekend, Lens was in Boston to dis- diluting. And there were other polarities as well pa¡õn to Abotish Nutlear Weapons has emerged as i cuss the threat of nuclear doomsday with the such as the suggestion from some that action progressive congregation of the C,ommunity i should be restricted to organizing an informational July28,1977 WïNT

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ì a strong regionaì affiliate. ln the Boston region, the of organizing are faced and resolved. ACallto Mobilization for Survival has organized two large Actiõn is well defined, clear, and specific. Local community meetings, established an office with groups can relate to it rather easily. And, yet, it full-time staff , developed sustained involvement, órovides a nationwidefocus and reaches across convened a weekend self-education workshop, and borders and overseas to an international move- laid the basis for a series of actions during the ment. The call is for people the world over to or- August 6-9 period, including a four-day, 24 hour ganize and act out of their deep concern for human vigil at Faneiul Hall and a demonstration against iurvival in the space age. There is atruly inter- nuclearweapons research atthe Draper Labora- national spirit in this movement even though the tories in Tech Square, Cambridge. There are intent is to mobilize senfiment close to the needs similar developments in Chicago, Philadelphia, for survival in a given communitY. and elsewhere. ust in responseto the Mobiliza- J The Mobil¡zation for Survival will not end after Itloving tion's Cal/ To Action reports about plans for Hiro- the year-long action program has been completed. shima-Nagasakiactions have been coming in from lf the actions projected for the coming year are suc- all parts of the country from groups that are cessful, it will signifythat a mass political base is hooking into the Action Program. Towad Action there for a new movement to grow and expand . ln WRL's Norma Becker has been-and is-the our country the people must compel J immy Carter We are f rightened to realize overworked workhorse for the Mobilization. She (and those who rule in his name) to realize the how little chance there is that has provided dynamic and intense leadership to political rhetoricof the inaugural address. As Dave our children will live to see the this formation. AFSC's Pat Conway, Kathy Knight McReynolds has pointed out, "After all, the first year 2001 . We are f rightened at and Terry Provance, FOR's Tom eornell and demand in our call for doing away with nuclear the determination of militarY DorothyMaas, CALC's Rick Boardman, and weapons is no more than what J immy Carter has leaders in all nations to WRL's Carol Patti and DaveMcReynolds, Debbie Press set as his goal. Even if that's mostly rhetoric, it ä ahead with weapons systems. Hejlof Sarah Lawrence College, Connie Hogarth Ë gives us a kind of legitimacywewouldn't have We are horrif ied that our and Charlie Scheinerof WESPAC, . Paul Hodel, J otherwise, to build a mobilization that can make money, the product of our labor. Dean l'-'lammer and Mary Ellsberg of Connecticut him and other world leaders deliveron the is drained away from human Peace Àction Coalition, john Schuchardt of Jonah promise." needs and invested in House, Mike Kfareof lUC, WalterMialeand Who said it: Peop[eof theworld unite! You have machinery of unspeakable others have worked as volunteers until the national destruction. office becomes operational in Philadelphiaon uly a world to lose-and a future to win. Or-as one J We are angrythat govern- 18. Whilethere is a great dealof workto be done, picket sign reads: ''Better Active Today Than ment leaders have thought us there is also excitement in the air as the diff iculties Rad ioactive Tomorrow. " such fools that they believed they could buy our silence with words about disarmament. We will educate ourselves. We will \ raise the consciousness of our communities. We will move into CONTACT the streets. We will shake the foundation of any institution Mobi I ization for Survival wh ich tries to turn our f uture 1213 Race St. into a radioactive zone. Philadelphia,PAl9lOT (214s63-1s12

San Francisco Campaign Against NuclearWeapons I I 1360 Howard St. August 6-9 San Francisco, C494013 I (41s)626-6976 I Hiroshima/Nagasakl I Day Local Actlons- for Survival I Chicago Mobilization ll Jotnt U.S./Japan 343 S. Dearborn Conference Chicago, lL 60604 ) 'Press (312)663-1248 mount i Wewill callon PeoPleto I actions including Boston Mobilization for Survivat local : demon strations (at n uclear 13 Sellars St. I M402139 oower sites wherever Possible), Cambridge, petition ing.in (617) 3s4-0008 ui gils, leaf leting, their ðominunities as a signal For i nformation onactivities happening on that the Mobilization for Sur' August 6 -9, see the Events column in Changes' vival has begun. These actions will coincide with joint Press conferences held in Hiroshima and the US announcing the Mauldin, 1969, Chicago Sun-limes launching of the Mobilization 'What would I líke to be when I grow up? Aliue, pleose'' for Survival.

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it. Thinkof what is hapPening in nations I and cannot afford . making it clear that action must I inked because the by-products been killed in "small" wars, with the bil- are desperatelY Poor, I *rtãiãort¿ be done Springrl9TS betaken. Therewillbe of nuclear power plants provide "bolice actions," and "con- that The arms where most people are hungrY I liont spent on arms. appropriate nonviolent civil dis- the necessary ingredients for f licts'' around the world. These Natlonwide where almost I ru." is'a criminal attack on the Dayto Stop obedience at that time by son¡e producing nuclear bombs.. coñÌtiat were heavilY nourished most of the time, medical care peoples of the world the Arms Race and of those involved to emphasize American corporations tell us bv American weapons manu- everyone needs I Fund Our Communities the extreme danger the planet they are selling the developing fácturers-thè US todaY is the faces andthe willingness of power. merchant' We call for nationwide teach-ins nations cheap They are world's biggest arms parents to defend the right of also selling those nations the race has taken on a and speak-ouls as a way to start The arms , their children to life and to a know-how, and of its own ' the process of educating our- equipment, the deadly momentum future, now can alter selves and.arousing our com- the explosive materials for The Creat Powers countless more H irosh imas. biological, munities to the perils of nuclear weather. release and chem ical power, the arms race and the Nuclear weapons and nucleaÏ bacterioiogical power Earth is links between the arms race and are linked because they weaoons. Íhe Planet thefailureof our societyto meet represent the invasion of human now a time bomb, a doomsdaY human needs. The mass media society by a technology we do machine. Andtime is running ?ero massive has not issued any storm not know how to control. out. Unless there is power produce bY v warning about the impending Nuclear plants oopular intervention PeoPle nuclear hurricane-we must do Nuclear enough radioactive materials to ävärvwhere on the Planet, that ourselves. endanger the physical and en- d¡reited against the mil itarY vironmental wel l-being of the machineoÍ everY nation, the Weapons human species into perpetuity. inevitable outcome will be un- Even in the smallest quantities 'fens thinkable. of thousands of nuclear radioactive materials can cause October 15- bombs, which can destroythe incalculable human and envir- world manytimes over, are onmental damage. The medical ttbrrrember 15 stockpiled and ready for use. and social hazards of radioactive Since Hiroshima and Nagasaki, materials produced in the nor- the danger of total nuclear war mal operation of nuclear Natlonwlde Teach-Ins/ has steadily increased. The reactors and in the course of the Speak-Outs ln Campus, Fund of Purpose peopleof America, the USSR, nuclear f uel cycle include can- qnd Statement Communlty and the world have been lulled cer, especial lyin children, Church into a silent acceptance of the genetic damage, and environ- Human mental as We shall approach the city existence of nuclear weapons. catastrophes, well as the risks of proliferation. We are councils of as many com- Despite detente, deipite nuclear faced with a nuclear industry [Ieeds munities as possible to urge that test ban treaties, governments despite the continuing SALT whose whole purpose is to - a mun icipal pass Manv oeorilethinkof the arms resolutions demanding that talks, and despite President' spread nuclear technology and Carter's call for a total test ban nuclear materials across the race åé something that might Congress dramatical ly cut m i I i- and zero nuclear weapons, there country and across the face of exolode into war tomorrow. tary spending and sh ift f unds to planet. They forget that the arms race is human needs. Massive pres- has still not been a single the nuclear weapon el iminated by killing us now. ln ourown sure must be exerted for a na- and throughout the peace negotiated agreement. lt is natioñ, tional conversion/f ul I world, death comes each daYto employment program. clear to us that only through the efforts of people in this country the sick, the hungrY and the and throughout the world will the poorof all ages. lt comes be- real action be taken to abolish Stop èause moneythat should have n uclear weapons. Our objective orovided health care has built is the end of all production, Arms nuclear warheads. MoneY that Itlay/lune '78 testing, and possession of might have transPorted grain nuclear weapons by any nation. has carried ammunition' MoneY Worldwide Mass Zero nuclear weapons. Race that might have reconstructed Demonstratlons our citiõs has f inanced bombers. Abolish ing n uclear wèapons is Americans think all the bombs The United Nations is having a one step. The United States and in the I ndochina war fell ten special session on the Soviet Union have other thousand miles awaY' Walk disarmament. At that time we weapons at their disposal. Many throueh our slums and You will willcallon people in every na- Ban of these "conventional " see wñere else the bombs fell. tion to rally and demand im- weapons overlap with some Burned out blocks of buildings. mediate action for tuclear nuclear weapons in terms of Look atthe victims-old PeoPle disarmament. ln the United their destructive ability. Many searching garbage cans for States ùve call on people to come peoplethinkof World War ll as food. Children alreadY to NewYorkCitybythe Power the last " greatwar" because brutalized by Poverty. Unem- thousands. We shall rallyout- forty million lives were lost. But oloved vouth hooked on drugs, sidethe United Nations and in Nuclear power and nuclear between 1945 and today more är¡úe, órostitution and alcohol. FORSURVIVAL cities all across the country weapons are linked. They are than 40 million persons have These áre our casualties ' Think

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millions to defeat anti-nuclear initiatives in several compÒsed of corporations and unions states. Until recently, LlLCOwas iiyf¡¡cfr have a charging to financial Stake in nuclear power? What percentage operating costs the expenses of their pro-nuclear of people at this rally are people who haüe no f ina"n- propaganda in theform of bill inserts and radio and cial stake in nuclear.energy? We certa¡nly newspaper ads. ln the last two years,.LlLCO spent hope th,at any. uti I ity e-mployee òn Long I sland twicewhatother NY State utilities spenton adver- ór any- where else who feels pressured into attending this tising despite the fact that they have no compet¡- rally will speak out. We have no need to demon- tion. Fortunately, the PSC has ruled that LILCO against th i s ial ly. New Hampsh ire can no longer consider costs ltrate Voices for these operating ex- Energy, by beiñg a PLI..& penses. construct of thé utilities and tl.re A nuclear industry speaks well for itself . So, let us not get the impression that the pro- fact, considering the money putting nuclear lobby and thg utilitìes are poor unfortunate !n LILCO is out to subsidize this tiip and considering höw muõh souls who lack a strong voice in the debate over - have spent in the advertisiñg (about nuclear power. For mt¡ch too long the utilities and !1gy þaston 1%o oÍ total revenues) we question how m-uàh they the nuclear industry have been the only voice in the actually need the rate incrèases they are re- debate over n uclear power. questing. Apparently the pSC staff agrees Those who oppoqe iruclear power, with us on the other s i nce recently advocated gÏvi n g t I tCO on I y hand, are not f inancially supported lhey by banks and half of the permanent rate increase they have large corporations. re- Their funds come from private quested and no interim increasewhatsóever. citizens who more often than not can only spare a Of cou-rse, we feel that the best way for LILCO to few dol lars. Anti-n uclear organ izations have not prevent further increases in their ratós is to cease been unwjlling to report from whom their money their nuclear construction program which ¡s largely Firstof all, tþe totalty sup- comes. Will NH Voices for Energy be as open !.S.gfg^energyCoal¡tion with responsible for recent rate increases and to emÈ'ark ports the right of LILCO employees and manage- their contributors? instead on a campaign olenergy conservation ment (and anyone else, for that matter) to express The ocçupiers of the Seabrook site had get to ar- which will save money and eneigy and provide their views on the development of nuclear rqsted just to bring the issue powér energy of nuclear to the more jobs in the long run than thãir construction and on energy_p^ol i gèn public's icy n eral . Wh i le we certâin ly attention. The only thing they had to stop program will. hopethatLlLCO is not penalizing in anywaythose' the construction of the plant weretheir bodies. As an example, LILCO is holding three seminars A of its employees who aie opposeã to nuêlear power. They weri taken in buses that lacked air condi- on home insulation this month. The seminars we certainly support the riþhts of those who ä¡s- tioning, bathrooms and box lunches. The are buses did being held at two of their Opetations Centers agreewith us. not stop atfast food restaurants at dinnertime. and at an lnn inMedford. lf LlLCOreallywantstohelp CLARA- We.feel, however, that it is important for people Iheir trips to Seabrook were not subsidized nor en- conserve energy they should hold' to understand the context of this'pro-nuclear couraged by their emþloyers. seminars on insulation and energy eff icient appliances demonstration. What do we learn from the fact that the forces atevery hrg-h school or community center in Nassau TIOI\ O,tr Madeline Thompson, chairperson of New which support nuclear power are almost entirely and Suffolk over a period of months and thev Hampshire Voices for Energy, was quoted in should provjdg low-interest loans for people \ Newsdayas saying, "We're sponsoiing this rally toþet the rnsutat¡on work done, as proposedin a bill spon_ NI.JCLEAR because the whole country hai heard alreat deai sored by Assembl.ymen perry from those in opposition liwiñ Landes, tó Seabrook anî wefeeiit Duryea and Angelo was provide Orazio, which recently þassed about time to the thousands and the Assemblv. RESIST\NCE, thousands in support of it with a public forum.,, To close, we would I ike to request the towi n g : ln fact, the pro-nuclear people have been fol carryìng on a monlogue with the American people . 1) That all citizens who shareourconcern with the construction a-nd their governmental representatives foi a fdw of nuclear plants on Lilõin u, ut decades- The.proposed budgetof - picnicentitled "On the Beach,, to be hejd Septem-" the Energy We are committed to an immediate and permanent Research and Development ber 17 in Mattituck. lnformation can be obiained '- Adm in istratioñ'for halt to the construction and operatioñ Fiscal Year 1978 from Charles and Audrey Raebeck at 267-6564. õfãücieãi- allocates threetimes as much power plants in California, in'the money for nation. and nuclear fission as for both conservation 2) The Public Service Companv of New throughout the world. Nuélear power and solar engrgy combined. pro-nuctear is dángerous The lobby Hamþshire (which is buildini¡ thé Seabrook plant) to all persons and all life. We seekto implem-entttre has great influenceon the Ny Státe public - Service and severalother utilities have made severat real alternatives of conservation and safe, Commi ssion, wh ich is composed clean of former uti I ity thousand dollars in contributions to NH Voices for and renewable sources of enerev. econom.i sts and I aw_yers. They al h so ave the on ly lnergy. We ask that LILCO state whether it has To achieve these goals, we jjiír say on-the Nuclear Regulatory . together from Comm ission, wh ich þought q membersh¡p in the organization and that throughout the state and the Pacific is made up entirelyof nuclearadvocates region to form anólwhich the NY Public Service Commission request this the Abalone Allianceto oppose nucleaipower hasnever refused to grant a license for a information and insure that such f undi are not be- through nonviolent direci áction Fqclear plant. Congressman Thomas Downey,s and education. i¡c chareed to operatin_g expenses. We also urge Beginning with the Diablo Canyon nuclear advisory committee on Science and Technotoþy PSCto the refuse LILCO's rate ihcreag.e requests. porygr plant, our nonviolent actioÁ will be appears to be composed entirely of pro-nucleãi directed 3).We request at all existing and planned nuclear plants in people from Brookhaven Labs. Utilitv companies that Pg!_e1pq)1s.er, the recently Cati- nominated chair of NyS pübl¡c fornia, inclrr!ing San Onofre, Sun Desert, subsídizethe Atomic lndustrial Forum, thó the Service Com- Electric mission live Stanislau.s, San Joaquin, Rancho Seco, aód Power Research lnstitute and the Ediión Electríc up to his statement that no new nuclear plants be built until the problem of radioactive Hum boldt. We wi I I conti n ue unti I nucl'ear power I nstitute amon g other organ izations, al I of wh ich waste is solved byOpposing h?.s been completely replaced bya sane anä life- lobb.y in favor.of nuclear power. Everyone who pays the siting permits betng considered attirm i n g energy pol icy. an electric bill contributes pro-áucleär for LlLCO,s proposed plants at to the tobUy Written by Warren Liebold at LTSEC meeting lune amesport We recognize that: whetherthey like J as wel I as several oihei propósed n ukes itor not. Utilitycompanies spent 21, 1977-amended and approved. upstate. 1. The present direction in energy research and 12wlN Julv28,1977 )uly28,1977 WlN13 development is toward corporate efforts to recoup 3. Thatallpeoplewho lose jobsthrough can- lahd Charles Cain. 0184 or876-3460 past ínvestments and increase control of worldwide cellation of n uclear construction or operation be - i;;üiut"lyìüer the wel- energy resources, rather than toward meeting our retrained immediately for jobs in the natural BA¡IGOR, WA-The Pacific Life Com- Changes coming ceremony, Newton sur- munity is sponsoring a Summer long real energy needs. energy f ield or in other areas. rendered to Oakland police and program, June 25 - August 14, tobuild 2. There is a direct relationship between nuclear 4. That we end the production, testing, stock- was arrested and takån to the Oak- nonviolent resistance to the Trident base at Bangor. For information Barigor power plants and nuclear weapons. The export of piling, and useof nuclearweapons. land County ail. His has been on J bail Summer workshops and actions, con- nuclear reactors makes possible the spread of set at $100,000 but defense tact, Bangor Summer Task Force, PtC, . nuclear bombs to nations all over the world. The We have f ull conf idence that when the true lawyers will argue fora lower 616 24th (ZOO) , dangers and expense of nuclear energy are made Ãve. East, Seattle, W^l theft of nuclear materials and the sabotage of figure at a bail hearing. 324-7|U. known to the American people, our nation will nuclear facilities pose f urther threats to our lives Newton is charged with the reject this tragic experiment which has already BERKELEY, CA-Second Annual and our civil liberties. murder of a young woman; felony Radical Psychiatry Institute Aug.4-7 , caused so much loss in economic and material re- , 3. Nuclear plants have proven to be an economic assau lt on a tailor; assault on an For more information, contact: Issues in sources, health, environmental qualrty, and control Radical Therapy, PO Box catastrophe. They are unreliable and inefficient. undercover agent of the Alcohol, 23544, Oak- overourown lives. land, C A 94623. (415) 549-3393. They are the most capital-intensive technology Tobacco and Firearms Department (ATF); ever devised. ln contrast, conservation and solar- and false imprisonment BERLIN, CT-Demonstration againSt and assault on a person in a bar. nuclear power at the offices ofNortheast related energy technologies are labor-intensive I'I and will create more jobs-both permanent BLACK PANTHER TEADER Newton denies killing the young Utilities, Tuesday, Augüst 9. For more and ' information, CNVA, RFD 1, Box430, safe-than the atomic industry could provide. WE HUEY NEWTON RETURNS TO woman whose murder ñ-e is ever US: "lAM NOTGUILTY charged with. And, according to Voluntown, CT (293) 37 6-997 0. 4. The centralized nature of nuclear energy OFANYTHING." the Black Panther newspaper, the BIJHINGTON, KS-Balloon Release strengthens the monopoly powerof the utility PLEDGE,, tailor acted as an agent-provaca- and "Die-In" at \{olf Creek Nuclear Power industry, and takes control of energy away from A cheering crowd of 1500 friends teur. The ATF agent whom New: Plant on Satutday, August 6. local-communities. and suporters greeted Black Sponsored by Kansas City Peoples ton is charged with assaulting, ac- Energy Project. We will wage a nonviolent direct action cam- Panther Party leader and Contact: Paul Schaefer 5. The much-advertised need for nuclear energy founder tually led an assault of Oakland (816) 753-5370. paign...... Huey P. Newton is f projections at the San Fran- police derived rom faulty and inf lated of officers in an Oakland CUAPEL HILL, NC-Feminist Non- stop construction and operation of all cisco airport on J uly 3. Newton has consumption based on a prof it system that is -to restaurant, said T he Black violence Retreat for Women, July 29-31 nuclear power plants in returned from a three-year forced hosti le to con servation. The U n ited States is 60/o of California Panther. "This, of course," said at Durham Friends School. Sponsored by exile in Cuba to face ; the world's population consuming over 307o of its promote the realistic alternatives of murder and Elaine Brown of the Black Panther Southeast Regional WRL. For more in- -to safe, felony jm. energ.y resources. With minimal advances in con- clean, and renewable sources of energy. çharges against h Party, "is the typical kind of formation, cont4ct: Diane Spaugh, "First, I would like to thank all \{RL, 108 Purgfoy Rd., Chapel Hill, NC struction, conservation, and recycl i n g procedures, charge Panthers get." inspire people to change energy policies of my f riends possible 27514.967-7244. the alleged "need" for nuclear energy disappears. -to for making it _tNS which hold their lives in precarious balance for me to retlrrn," Huey told the BURLINGTON, YT-Antinuclear 6. The dangers of nuclear power are intolerable. -to support efforts to eliminate nuclear cheering crowd. "lwould like Parade, Street Theater, and Rally on They range from a continuous f low of low-level weapons everyone to know that l am not Saturday, Augustó. Sponsored by Red radiation which can cause cancer and genetic guiltyof anything. lhave not killed Clover Alliance. For more information, damage, to the creation of deadly radioactive -to build a more loving and responsible world for anyone. contact: Amy Demarest, 398 North ourselves, our children, and future generations of Street, Burlington, VT 05401. a wastes which must be completely isolated f rom the "When I left this.country l was all living things on l environment for 250,000 years, to the destruction this planet. aware of a conspiracy to murder CHICAGO-Movement for New. Society orientation weekend, Introduction to of our rivers, lakes and oceans by radioactive and me and to destroy We will practíce nonviolence during the course the Black theory and practice ofnonviolence, July thermal pollution, to the possibility of a major melt- of our work in the Abalone Alliance. We pledgeour Panther Party. This conspiracy 29-31. For more info¡mation, call: (312) down catastrophe. No materialgain, realor respect for all persons we encounter. We will was planned by high levelgovern- 939-7672(day) or (312) 363-9026 imagined, is worth the assault on life itself that maintain an attitude of good will, seeking to ment off icials using petty (evenings). nuclear energy represents. respond to opposition or hostility with openness, criminals to carry out their plan. CHICAGO-Disarmament/Hiroshima love, and creative reconciliatibn. We will speakand This plan began ten years ago. A Day Activities: Rally at 12 noon Federal act truthf ully and openly, and we will honestly partofthis program has been the Building Plaza on Friday, August 5 and Memorial Service (at56th andEllis) at 10 weigh heartfelt concerns brought to us . placing of false ciiminal charges We pledge against leaders of the Black AM on Saturday, August 6. Sponsored our solidarity.witñ the Clamshell by Chicago Mobilization for Survival, Alliance, Creat Plains Alliance, Panther Party in an attempt to dis- WE the Eastern Events 343 S. Dearborn, Chicago, It60604. Federation, and with all other nonviolent efforts to credit us. '' (312)663-124E. stop nuclear power Newton pledged to continue to AUSIIN, wgrldwide. TX:American Friends CLI,REMONT, CA-Hiroshima Ob- f Service THE,RE,F'ORE, We appeal to all people-Lo ight agaiñst "a system that denies Committee sponsots acon- servance with speakers and candlelight ioln^yr:- férence on "Toward a New International THE ABALONE ALLIANCE decent housing, clothing, medical procession at 7 pm on Sunday, August 7 Economic Order: Cooperation care to people, but spends billions or Con- at Memorial Park. Sponsored by Pomona frontation?' with IN{SIST' on war and carrying out injustices ' speakers and work- Valley Peace Council, Box740, Clare- shops. Friday, July 29-Saturday, July people. mont, CA 91 7 ll. (7 14) 629 -567 5. against " 30. For information, contact: Ken Car- He mentioned the $10,000 penter, 600 -102, DE¡wER' ÇOlo-Disarmament Teach- 1 . That not one more cent be spent on nuclear CONTACT: AFSC, West28th St. assassination placed Austin, TX 78705. (512) 47 4-2399. gl0 Ins/Actions for August ó-9. Sponsored power reactors except to dispose of those wastes contract ort his life by her:oin registration fee. byAFSC, Environmental Action. For already created and to decommission those plants The Abalone Alliance is organizing a nonviolent dealers before he moreinfotmation, Pam : leftthe US in Augustof 1974. BAIIGOR, contact: Solo nowoperating. direct action against the Diablo Canyon nuke for WA:Pacific Life Com- 303-832-1676 the,{ugust 6 weekend. Area residents interested in "Notifythem nowthat t'm not munity actions around Hiroshima-Naga- energy policy befocused on saki Days, August 6-9. Swim-ins - FAIRBORN, 2. ThatAmerican participating in this and other anti-nuke activities easily intimidated and will workto and OEl0-Hiroshima Day walk-ins onto Trident Vigil at Wright-Patterson Air Force conservation and the developmentof solar, wind. in destroy the evil sales of heroin in submarine base Base southern California can contact the Alliance at: facilities on August (Gate 1-C), 11 :30 - tidal, geothermal, andotherformsof clean and re- the community. " The existence 6-7. Blockade of in- 1:30on Saturday, PO Box 1598, San Luis Obispo, CA 93406. (805) of coming base traffic on August9. For in- August6. Sponsoredby WRL, AFSC, newable energy in concert with the eff icient was 544-7148. this contract confirmed at the formalion on¡articipatioñ; contact: 4nd Wilmington Friends Meeting. For and fair of energy. recycling distribution time by then-Police Chief of Oak- Bangor Summer lask Force (206) 87 6- more information, contact: Larry Gara,

14tNlN )uly28,'1977 ' )ulv28,'1977 WIN 15 (Eos) operations when the crew with- to the fire whjch killed tive police 2l Faculty Place, Wilmington, Ohio Visil at E0 Park Place, I I AM ' I PM cA 9340ó. 544-7148. þlame off icer with a deadly weapon drew the gangplank. The demon- prisoners on arson by a prisoner. 45177. (sl3) 382-3só9. Th"ursday, July 28. Sponsored by The SANTA CRUZ, CA-The Resource Cen- to destruction of city property. stration involved primarily a vigil Sea Alliance. For more information, çon' terfor Nonviolence will hold a series of The prisoners in Danbury told Mostof his many arrests have GROTON. CT-Disarmament Walk and group tact: New Jersev SANE, 324 Bloomfield Conversations in Nonviolence" with and a sitting down on the visitors they believed the f ire was resulted in dismissal of charges Vipil on Aûsu3t 6-9. Six mile walk from (201) " or Avenue, Montciàir, NJ 07042. Ira Sandperl, August l2-21. Sessions dock. The police broke up the caused by an electrical malf unc- Wãterfor¿ ió Groton beginning August acquittal, and his supportericlaim 744-3263. will be af the Center. 515 Broadway; sug' demonstration with clubs and four more information, contact: CNVA' tion and that the charge of the of- that the current charges are the ó. For leaf' gested donations $30'50. For informa- 430, Voluntown, CT.0ó3E4. IrtEW HOPE, PA-Disarmament mounted troopers charged the f icials is another example of cover- result of a RFD 1, Box at: PoBox2324, frame-up. He is letting and activities on Saturday, Iion, contact the Center vigi I on horseback. Elderly (203) 376-9970. (408) 423'1626. up. The day following the f ire, scheduled to go on trial for felony Aueuit 6. Sponsored bY DoYlestown Santa Cruz, CA 95063. demonstrators were violently prisoners ' Committee. held a sit-in in front of charges August 15,1977 andis HARRISBURG' PA-Hiroshima Friõnds Meèting Peace SCRANTON, PA-Hiroshima DaY shoved from the dock, one young Memorial Service and Discussion at 7 Contact: 862-2E57. the burned dormitory and desperately in need of funds and Demonstration on Saturday, August ó, woman was dragged by pm on Wednesday, August 3 at the Har- her hairto presented a statement of support. To contribute or learn NEW JERSEY-Anti-Nuke balloon sponsored by Northeast Pennsylvanians a police iisburg Friends Meetinghouse (6th & van, and an ABC news grievances concern ing f i re protec- releases at New Jersey nuclear plants on fôr Peace Conversion. Contact: John more about the situation, contact: Herr Sts.). by Clergy & Laity reporter said he was hit Sponsored Saturday, August ó. Sponsored by SEA Donaghy 717-347-8187- three tion to the warden. Adding to the Mafun{i Defense Fund, PO Box Concerned. by pol ice Alliance. For more information, contact: times while covering the suspicion of cover-up is the un- 955, Birmingham, Alabama SEATTIÆ, WA-National Lawyers demonstration. 35201 . EARRISBURG, PA-Anti'nuclear Rally (2Or)744-3263. GuildAnnuatConference, August 17'21. willingness of the off iÒials to per- The Melbourne of at 3 Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant in IrtYC-Hearing by New York CitY on For more information, contact: Seattle Meeting the mit members of the press to inter- PA on SaturdaY, August 6. Society of Friends publicly qn Goldsboro, denial of oermltfor Columbia Univer- NLG,411 Smith Tower, Seattle, WA went view any Danbury prisoner until The J une 1,1977 issueof Friends Center for I Sponsored by Harrisburg sitvts nuc^lear reactor. A large turnout 98104. record protesting the "apþarent ' the three off icial investigatons ournal focuses WILPF, CALC, and J on the death Pèace and Justice. wiil encourage denial of theþermit, a-t CA-Demonstration deliberate violence" of the police concerning thecause of the fire are penalty. includes others. For more information, contact: St NNïVALE, lt a quotation 9:30am, Thrlrsday, August4, atthe Aeainst the Trident Submarine, against a demonstration whiCh had completed. from Henry arrette, (7 t7 ) 232- t326 or (7 t7 ) 233'307 2. 125 St. Fof J on the North Health Department, Worth Oã0 am - I I am at Lockheed Corporation a "nonviolent nature and good contact: Lorna S¿lz' Carolina Death Row: II\CEY, WA-The WRL Annual Con- more infor-mation, gates on Tuesday, August 9. For more discipline by people of all ages." Grinwood Conference & man at Friends ofthe Earth, 675'5911 . "Deep in the realmsof our ference at the i-nformation, contact: Northern The anti-nuclear power movement Twenty-two prisoners in the "Pro- Retreat Center, August 1 1'14. For infot- Campaign 415-626'697 6. minds we sometimes see reason OAXI/IND-BERtr(EIÆY' CA-" Con' California (segregation) ' contact: IYRL, 331'17th Ave. has taken on a new sense of ur- tection Section" of for hope, only to have our dreams mation, vertthe Universþ of California ItlY-Anti-Nukes East, Seattle, WA or 339 Lafayette WHIÎE PLAINS' gency with reports that Northern Attica Prison have signed and are S8112 Il¡eaoons Labst" Dentonstration at 1 PM Point Nuclea-r shatter. We die not once or even 10012. Demonstration at Indian circulating st., NY, NY on Mbndav. Aueilst E at ERDA l4festern, Australia is bel ieved to have two a statement of twice, but again and again. lt's a Plant and a¡ea leafletting on Saturday, million grievances WESTERN MASSACHUSEITS-Hiro' 1333 Broaäwavin Oakland. For more in- August 6. Sponsored by Westchestet tons of uranium reserves, ask¡ng support from torture that goes on in the mind, California concerned people. shima-Nagasaki Days Vigils in-Amherst' formation, contact: Northern People's Action Coalition. (914) valued at $150,000 million, which ln summarizing cruel and unusual punishment that Greenfielä, and NorthamPton from Campaign 4 15-626.6936. 949-:oo88 or 428-7299. is twice Australia's current gross their situation they say: is mainly unheard and unsþoken Film showings of "The Last Aueust 6-9. OAK PARK, II;Film showing: "Iove' nat¡onal product and the of . I have one primary Relort" and "More Nuclèat Power Sta- "We need more time out of our observation, iov's Nuclear War" atDole Library at equ ivalent of twice the oil reserVes having watched Death Row grow tions, " anti-nuclear power films on pm Wednesday, August3. SPon- o cells HERE AND NOW! ?:30 on of SaudiArabia. from one to ninety. And August 7-9 atthe Pleasant Street soreô by Oak Park WRI.. For more infor' We need programs HERE and that is, the Thõater in Northampton with qþowings mation, contact: George Dear \ow! death penalty is no deterrent to pm pm. Sponsored bY HamP' at 7 & 9 312-686.0192. ' We need less crime. ln order for a_nything to be a and the ]n h,7 to2 decision the United abuse, less mis- snirè & Frañtlin Counties AEC treatment, deterrent, knowledge of its exis- AFSC. For more information, contact: PHILADELPHIA, PA-Movement for a States Supreme Court struck a HERE and NOW! program tence must be known. Yet hereon Frances Crowe (413) 5E4'8975. New Society two-week tfaining hard blow at the prisoner union We need help and notfurther I for nonviolént activists and social change Death Row most of the men didn't movement, ruling a state crippling of our development! MEDIA' PA-The Brandywine Alterna' asents. Aueust 6-21. For more informa' that does even know what capital punish- a of not have to permit prisoners Twenty-two hours in a cell, with tive Fund will sponsor series tiõn. contaðt: MTToc (219) sA4-14ó4. to ment was. " "oresences" irithe Chester and Dela' solicit membership in a prisoners' no programs, and with aconstant OREGON-Nuclear Plant wäre county areas during August6-9, PORTLA¡ÍD' un¡on, permit the union to hold barrage of inhumanities CAN the Hiroshima-Nagasaki bombing com- Occupation on Hiroshima DaY, NOT, and HAVE NOTandWILL August 6 at the Trojan Nuclear meet¡ngs nor let bulk mailings memorations. Anybne interested in par- Satuiday, NOT produce mentally, emo- Canadian prison activist Claire (215) Plant. Sionsoied by Trojan Decommis- about the union be máde from out- ticioatine can contact BAF' Culhane was tr¡ed in J une for a sit- Älliance, 215 SE 9th Avenue, side. lncluded tionally and spiritually healthy 656^-0247î1 65ó-1765. sionine in the co.urt's in at the Canadian Solicitor Portlañd, Orcgon 97214. 223.57 77 . opiri¡on, written HUMAN BEINCS. MIAMI' FlA-Hiroshima DaY by J ustice Ceneral's office last March when PROYIDENCE, RI-Anti Nukes Lunch' William H. Rehnquist, wasthe We do not deserve such mis- Memorial Service and activities on' she and f ive others demanded that time Rally infrontof Grace Churclon view that conf inement and treatments and society does not Saturday, August 6. Sponsorg4 by AFSC the he close a maximum security \{ILPF. Contact: YVarren lVestminiter Mall on Saturday, August needs of a penal institution deserve the future consequences and Miami "im- prison and end construction'of any Hoskins, AFSC, 3005 Bird Avenue, 6. Soonsored bv AFSC, RI Clamshell pose limits on constitutional on us and on them, for this savage Àlliänce and RÉode Islandersfor Safe new prisons. Claire was found Miami, FtA33133. , rights, including those crippl ing of our development! Power. For more info¡mation, cgntact: derived guilty and fined $25. When she re- MILWAIJIGE' WlsC-Hiroshima from the First Amendment, which What are you going to do about Shel Horowitz (401) 27 4'47 29 " fused to pay the fine the judge dis- Demonstration on Saturday, August 6. are implicit in incarceration." us- it?" FRANCISCO-" Àbôllsh Nuclear J missed it with a no-default state- Soonsoredbv Catholic Worker. Fo¡ more SAN tices Marshalland Brennan dis- Dan Timmerman \fleapons' ' March & Rally beginniug at lf you want to become involved, , ment. Duringthedayof Claire's iñformation, contactl sented, saying that the Court was 344-5145. 11 ÂÛf at Band Concourse in Golden or f ind out more about this very trial, prisoners atthe British Gate Park on Saturday, August 6. taking a "giant step backwards" repressive Com- Australia, situation, contact : Columbia Penitentiary staged a MOORESIOWN, NJ-$iroshima Speakers (including Dan Ellpberg), ln Melbourne, Police toward the discredited víews of memoration on SaturdaY, August 6. 200 anti-nuclear J immy Fisher (74A-2984), PO Box 24-hour sit-down stri ke to demon- mìsic, andmore. Contact: Northern violence against past t¡mes that a prisoner is a Sponsored by South JerseY Peace who 149, Attica, New York 14011. strate their sol idarity. One of them California Campaign to Abolish Nuclear oÕwer demon strators, "slave of the state" and that Cènter. For more information, contact: rffeapons4l5'626'6976. ulv 2 wrote her, "Must give you a Nobel . äntered a dock areaon J 6W-235-0748 courts should keep "hands off" prize:what SAN L[]IS OBISPO, CA;The-¡[b¿lone where a uránium-çarrYing shiP an earth shaker!" penal institutions. Mafundi is a Black MORGANTOWN' WEST VA-Hiro' Ãlld;.;E õtsanüiírg a nonvbìëÞbetirect was docked for loading, was so activist from Would that we had many more Leafletting Birmingham, shima Day Demonstration & à.iiõüácaiorithe Diãblo canyon'nuke excessive that two thousand dock Alabama who has people with the spirit and persis- 6. SPonsored bY ' on Saturdây; August for the Ãueust 6 weekend. Ateatesi' their in been harassed and victimized by tence of that Canadian grand-' Socialist Party and MorgantÒwn workers walked off iobs prison WRL, dents inteíes¡ed in patticipating in this Apparently officials atthe the police of that city. He is cur- mother whose record in the world Friends Meeting. Contact: Dennis - Drdtest. The demonstrators and othet anti-nuke actívitie¡ lP ' Federal Correctional Institution at rently charged with eight different for social justice goes back40 Wainstock 296-0263. southern Caliïornia cancoiltaet the Alli' blastered the ship with signs and Danbury, Coh necticut were quick offenses ranging from assaulting a years. Gara NEWARK' NJ-Anti-Nuclear Power ance at¡ PO Box 1598; Sa.nLuls Obispo, iucceeded in disruPting loading -Larry

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I com.e now to Oriana Fallaci's nouåf , *h¡.h ¡, articulated in thg letter to her child-to-be. Four found PJgB!,lVtt't" storyof herown sho{;!t-ved vgnl.yre into hei innãlent, herfathertheónly mañ t;o"siirñ. tnemalnstreamasmother-to-Þe. lheusualdilemmas Threemenfoundherguilty,nowomendid.- presngl.Julu_!l!11'llil9¡" ¡i¿ ñeiõ' äóin i' iriéivõnéorthe Pr^?,i.Tlg*pectedral fõn;;i;;tt lacl's case. Not only is she a s.uccesstul career- most beaut¡f ully written books l,ve èvór read, And for job.demands ^. y9I11, but her extensive traveling.. She th is reajon, it iialso one of the most ci"t"iU¡r,gi ¡tu LETTER TOACHILD BORN lt_olelg,andthefathercanthinkonlyofpreventing. .i6r'¡i;;é;;i;i*.ànnóiUàienóiðå-,øitf,ã'-- NEVER an abortion his child¡gt re;Ronsibilitv Oriana Fallaci of ld;;ü"-F"ilä.¡ ur"i lä éiþi"ts it is too well-chosen, for.his/her needs af!9r "f;r:.ti.rnl¡ePh.vsical Simon and Schuster þirt\, froblems re- tóii;iã; i¡rplv t"ãi"îãlriäåÀt to be dismissed out of / $6.95 quirecompleterest,forthedurationofher. han¿.ôñewoiã.iruboutörianaFallaci-jwomàn The pressure on women to bear children is presnancy-an early indication of the child's tyranny w6oieãiiisi;ñrdrl;;iùs;;¡;;, il;r"ã*i.äiär" overhis/herrnother'sheretoforefreewheelingexis- -"- formidable. From the very personal pleas of parents nr."rõri,*n"¡;i¡*nç¡Jfy*'fdrüùl;,;;d- who yearn for grandchildren to the institutiohalized tence. Theacceptanceof thisc.hildwould,therefore, poss"riðã'oi;;;;i;¡"pãnåàn.". i"ihã;- view of women as mothers f irst, we have been shake the foundation of Fallaci's life. Carrying it to äccomplìsfrm;"i; b;iüñãi ná gr""t.omlort, if any at socialized into believing that no failure is greater than term.and rearing it is not a decision to be madè all, Hei r'âü-r'ãàrtãläitárpiifuãã;;ü;iJ ì; il¿t the failure to procreate. The símple-andlometimes cavalierþ, justto win a coveted"place in the mqín- of the insecure,ã iãitfàìièf,ãii;rt6õi;;rniJäi-' oh-so-brief conception is the surest way for an stream. Fallaci'sattempttocorñetotermswith leastonéóir"ü"t|rpìärì;iÞiid;f;¡;;;;;-" -actof motherhood outsiderto immediately join the mainstream of takes the form of a letter to the child-to- whether it suits hér óinói. fãr those of us nvho h"u. society- That the radiant mother-to-be may develop bewithin her: passìonate, contradictory, loving,ac- io¡! admireOijiiãirã ráiËi¡;r ¡nt"giùvãnã iri"nltt a ully honest- it expresses into shrew, unable to love and properly guide hei :y:."j9.I,yr Td_pajnf feeings of p-urpos.e, t coniãisóiãi iruptËttine. lr," hãà-- offspring, has never been a that women infrequently own up to having, let "i concern to those who alone máde ¡t all too clear that âéñievàineni, eien ai áãi¡neA' glorify procreation: we indiscriminately heap rewards commit to paper for the world to see. by radicals, is n"eràrãnið" tãôóiñãi; ; tñf on the pregnant, but are later indifferentto the A consummate radical and militant feminis,t, qüility..tt is, finatiy, ir,ã ãiãÃpi;ãíF;lË.ì;;iiË,"l problems of inadequate parenthood. Fallaci possesses more thdn the usual share of rathei thun it'" ãioir;;.";i'h'el. *ords. wh¡ch-" "." sives-- pessimism and bitterness. Her ambivalence óver credence to trer pesiimiii¡ð uì"*ôii¡iã: '" bringing.a.new life into.an uncerta.in, if notdownright Schwartz evil, world stems from intimacywith grinding -W"ndy poverty, war, and despotic lead.ership. "Life is such aneffort,Child,i'shewrites.l'lt'sawarthattsre-ñËr n_r^,^-ïuYYrYErBATTERED WIVES iiffiir.å:l f;f;x1;liîif;lï:';td.r::"¡ ff'o'yËfü."r.ns / 1e76/ 26e pp. / paper, $6.eS Fallaci assaults her readers with a dizzying barrage Writers for the mass media sometimes treat a of conflicting views on parenthood, She desciibes in particular in justice as if it had not existed until some- detail pictures she hung of varíous stag.es of fetal . ône did a telévision ãoðu¡¡"niu./;ñ;¡t.öö;;;;i""" 99,u,"J9?,I9"t,lflrassigningindependentlifetothó of minorities,priionãrs,i¡'ãùìÁt"ttvlit,ìn¡ii'*n \ half-inch.longclotofcells.Thensheangrilyrejects womenandhomose*uais,tonameró.ðlãuàing' responsibility for.the child-to-be, asserting that there examplgs, has been documented i;*;;;iñ;;;. is no room in her life for him/her: "You wormed yciur What'all those groups have in common is tde¡i pó*"r- way into me like.athief, and you carried away my lessness, and tñeir jreaiãtt ri*ngth ü; Ë; ñ;ä She directly lays out. in refusing to remai-n silent. Cãmiñg outoiifr".ior"i, the.problemsIITI1Slllo*t Tv ltgath-" - - of being born a woman in a patriarchal though frightening, has proved to b-e the suiesf soc.iety, suggest¡ng by infe-rence that it is superior to methãd foicorrectlirg long-sta;ã¡"c ¡;i"rt¡tã.ln this beborn male, butthen swiftlyanddeftlyturnsthe 'bôokDelMartin,gãàiUãf i"Jit'éheãdií;ã;õiù;;ïh. tables and offers a diatribe on the diff icúlties of being tight on battered"wivèt,läu"uì ¡ne centur¡es of - .f - Jfräre- born with " atail in front." lt's Fallaci's darker uil mistreatmentof womãn. prophecies For those of us who exist in the radical subculture. that are spontaneous; her ioys at Publicity aUouì Ctr¡i*¡.L'Wo."n,s Aid, a London where outside approval for our activities and beliefs'is pregnancy are lab¡red, and must be pr:ovoked by refuge for battered-wor"i, ttaì pro*pt"ãri;ì¡å;- pictures gifts, rarely if ever forthcoming, pregnancy is a good wâyto or though even the growing number of deveìopments in other ciiiecarolnd tt e *oii¿. Þo¡ic" win instant acceptance, to fit into the mainstream them she collects are increasinglyilgu$e! by doom. and soöial service ã!ãnðiäi6ã"ãï"Ëünï r"tãä"iiã previously As inaccessible to us, yet tantalizing despite a doctor who otherwise embodied alt that'women the problem, unO *õ."n;i ä-rpr a-re setting üp our proclaimed contempt for it. Even within the abhor in maie gynecologists reasonably pointed out, sheiters. Thå damoi riiànã"'i'ãibróien ãiã.a"toirent-'.-" radicalcommunity, procreation is blessed: we l."l ?.!y:i."! qryblgls might well have'b'een the resúlt of agonizing .ur" riuål"r ¡i póur¡ne out. Simpiy. act¡vely encourage each other to bring forth the eco. ofasubconsciousdesiretotermínatethepregnancy. comþilingtñeseaccounts*õui¿ha-vebeenaÄ' i Afterthiee the.child-to-be log cal ly-correct two off spri n g, though experi ence months within F:allaci' importlni coniribriú;;-búiM;iil; h;länäiurç,","- dictates that children of radicàls ofteñ swelltheoppo- dies.shetloesnotsp9ntan1y:Jy^:Ifgll,¡t,thouãh. õõ';ü;"ãir,ä."Ër'li.""iål,ìr,àårüðt sition's ranks, and though we profess total and equal For weeks she continues to carry the lifeless fetris, öiting srctr ã¡ueüe Juìf'ãräi"r ai Freríerick acceptance of all personal choices in life. despiteherdoctor's admonitions, her reluctanceio rneóisitl'ãB¡b¡", Ài"'c","!TËJ;àil; Brown- part with that which has been close-it to her was m¡liár, Martin establishes tfre faãItråtiË;ãi;";ï-. Wendy Schwartz is a member of the WtN editorial strongerthanherfearof beingpoisonedbyit. lnthe thãmárriagecontractitsetiiõntriUutestowiie - board and is on the staff of the Council on Economic of her ultimate Fallaci throes miscariase, has a . u"ãiine u;ããipËi;;iiãiääiã"ãeóiiiwóiiicers to Priorities. Lenna Mae Gara is a long time peace dream-nightmare?-thatsheistriedforthedeathof intãrfe7e¡;d"ñ";i¡¿;¡iipri"i.n"ancientnomãnrrã¿ juvenile activist and is involved locally in a justice herchild. The witnesses,/judees are her parents, tf,äpoùãiãf l,i;;ä d";ih;;;dir;¡?", àü¡iäiåiä"? program. Blackberry lives in awomen'scemmunity in tovg¡,j¡i¡1$^g,Tqþy"r,d-octors. Each speaks his/her iliGi. ri'" päv-'åit;ää;ö;.ïríaãpiiä"wa;;; F€llaci/s - Oregon. position on innocençe or guilt. ln fact, they essential pu'.t óf i¡,e Uùsi*ri täntract knãùn a;-- perspectives are summarizing the various that Fallaci marriage, but the wom; ;* th";eii-Èinäiö not 18WlN July28, 1977 "

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about what we had for dinner when we were children , 3 creative imagination into late 16th cent-ury agencies provide no emergency service for late night and self expression party to the contract. Even the As each oÍ you spoke. . . t gotvefy quiet. t.couldn'ttell' 4the physical plane were f recorded examples of terrible oiweekend drop-ins. Mental health agencies fre- ihere requent you what I had had for supper when I wasa child: I, 5 var.iety, versatility of experience, by individual quently have a hands-off policy unless the situation interactions be- cruelty to women, either administered was st¡ll ashamed of what I ate 20years ûgo! *Eillie tween people which upheld their becomes threatening to the larger community. Should husbands or by the state/church 6 harmony, balance authority. English common law declares that a a woman become depressed and suicidal, however, tn high schoo/ there were very f ew places where kids woman's legalexistence is suspended when she she may herself end up in a mental hospital! Say-s f r o m d i ff e r ent ç/ass back g re u nd s.m ixed, T he r e were There are f ive women in the collective but a close marries, foithen everyth¡ng she is and dges is under Martin i "The services offered by our society refJect those klds being primed for college. . . and there were look at their picture (on page 126 of the book) shoûs deeply engrained moral attitudes of a óulture the others. the "wing, protection and cover" of her husband' the most -Dian not five butfour plusone. Thewomen in thefore- This slvtiáó lies at the heartof wife abuse. Forthe that often sacrif ices the woman to protect the man as gror,rnd form a circle, the woman in the background woman bound legally to a violent brute, privacy be- well as the image of the family. " (Nelly) forms a circlé with herself , holding hãrself . comes a prison. Martin suggãsts a numberof survivaltactics for The si n gle woman, the " not-loved-enough " woman, Marti ir cites am ple contemporary evidence of wife women in danger from violent husbands or lovers, a she has avision of newways of relating. There is pain beating, compiling statistics from police, courts and discussion of legislative remedies that would improve' 'and ioy and strength in Nelly's singleness: social serviceagencies, statistics which showonly a the situation, and a listing of refuges for battered lam my primary fraction of the cases, since many are never reported. women already in operation in various US and foreign lover. I am single The "why" of these astonishing cases is treated in cities. She çoncludes with an extremely helpful dis- Sometimes I two chapters, one asking what makes a man a brute, cussion of the steps necessary for a group to take in am one and wholeand and theother inquiring why any woman would locating facilities and f inding funds to operate such a centered. tolçrate it. Men who brutalize women are often diff i- ref uge. This is valuable informationwhich should en- Ather times I am one and lonely cult to study because they refuse to be interviewed, able new groups to bypass many of the roadblocks andempty. and defeat the most enthusiastic insisting that there is no problem. Their wiVes are that can frustrate I Íought sin,g/eness screaming and kicking all along more willing to talk, and the conSequence is that wife- non-professionals. the way . . . Now I know that the /eésons of.sing/enesi in her eager- victims are more thoroughly studied than the Màrt¡n seems to be a bit over-zealous are invaluable. The strength I gain is immeasurable. t batterers themselves. Such women most often ness to have wife-battering husbands sentenced to amwhole. describe their husbands as having feelings of inade- long prison terms. Subjecting violent men tothe I quacy and low self-esteem, of being unable to cope brutálizing experience of prison does not make them look around at the way we love and I am not satisf ied . quite l.feel as if I can no longer tolerate in the larger world, and of taking their f rustrations out gentleor loving. She is right, however; in . another iealous on the hañdiest victims, theirwives. Alcoholism is an ãrguing for a justice system which would act swiftlyto feeling inside myself . . . I cannot stand the limitations aggravating factor rather than the cause itself. seþara[e batterer and victim, and would provide im- of loving one woman. . . we were taught so little about fééline inaðequate and frustrated describes a great mediate protection for awoman and her children. how to love. Civen the odds, we are doing amazingly many men (and women), yetonly certain ones resort "Throughoutthe book," she says, "l havetried to well. Slowly I see my sisters and myself leatly l.ea r n i g to pl"rysical combat as a means of venting those demonstrate thatthe problem of wife-beating wil! n how to /ove. Not possession, n ot co ntrol, b u t feelings. never be solved untila radicalchange is effected in love. a would sit still for prevaiIing attitudes aboutwomen and marriage'" The reasons why wife-victim I have discovered some new forms oÍ intimacy. Croup are equally complex, but fear This is the heart of the matter, as it is with all grievous more than one beating hugs. Croupkisses, Dream circles. Women.'ln a \ for her own safety and that of her children is foremost. social problems. Lasting and profoundchangecan ¡- circle.. Arms wrapped around each . yes, the attitudes which other . . Oh I A violent husband will not leave a woman alone, but only come when the system and am glad to be traveling this road. stalks her wherever she may go in trying to escape. undergird it have changed profoundly. But in the rather kill 'their' meantime, we must looktothe v'o,IT"nn" Some men, says Martin, "would There are other roads shared in Country Lesbians A man's Mae Gara women than see them make a new life. " about refationships: Carol and Billie wrestle with promises reform, herown pàssive acceptanceof the of possessr veness and jealousy, Dian and Sue make inevitable, shameand low self-esteem, the need tb rules to avoid dependancy . There i s also the physical pretend for the sake of family reputation, and eco- COUNTRY LESBTANS: TheStoryof the plane, the nitty-gritty of collective living car repatrs, nomic bondage are other f requently cited reasons for WomanShare Collective getting in wood for heat, the worm busi ness, the a woman's failure to leave. Many women literally Sue, Nelly, Dian, Carol, Billie women's workshops from which they make some of place go, firr a battering husband is often have no to PO Box 1735, Grants Pass, Oregon97526 I 1976 the land payments, how the grou p handled distribu- the sort who keeps a tight grip on his wallet. When tion of labor, how decisions were made, howthe book there are young children involved, a woman's options It is difficult to set the circles of reality into linear blackon white, flat paperand brittle pages. Howto mY parents' Iife style. They had no time or energy came into being are meager indeed. Country Lesbians reveals she make them reveal the fragile complexity and multi- hobbies or interests after work, housework, . an awareness in everyday One reason why a woman in such ieopardy feels living of str_ug_glewith plicity of feeling, that is thechallengewhich Country and childcare They watched TV and read and wentto "The lssues,,: ctassism, has no place to go is because gociety, through its legal coupleism ("Twoness gives Lesbians, The Story of the WomanShare Collective bed us love and security but system and social service agencies, has not provided -Ne//y sometimes prevents meets head on. us from sharing ourselves inti- them for her. Assault laws in the United States are The whole èoncept of political lesbians was fairly new mately with other women. (,, I read Lesbians in twodays. I loved the "), sexism t bioke up ambiguous whe¡e husband/wife combat is involved, Country to me. l'd become a lesbian outof adrivingemotional with photographs give a him because I co-uldn't stand being treated ås a wherõas rape within marriage is, legally, acontradic- drawings and which special need . . . They had years talked Íor two in i conscious- sexobject. 'l and monãit;'. . come warmth to the book. The lives of these fivewomen, -Carot), i;h;tt: tion in terms. When a case of wife beating does ness ra is i n g g r o u p a n d ca me to thg I og i cal concl u s i on hated to spend it. ,,We Sue, Nelly, Dian, Carol, and Billie, touched meand I " Althouâh are ail before a judge it is most I ikely to be tran sferred to a thatwomen could anil should love women physically white -Dian). cried over incidents that reflected my own life: women" is the only conscious reference to familycourt, wherethe principal goal is mediation. aswellasemotionally racism. argues that judges and district attorneys are -Sue Martin From early childhood t alwayswanted my friendsto These women have bravely opçned themselves and more concerned with keeping the family The contents of each chapter relateto its number: . frequently believe I was middleclass. . . I even believed that I have been found beautiful an¿ itione. together than with protecting a woman whose very wasmiddleclass. 1 is the unity underlying allother numbers, individu- lf you can't f ind Country LesbiansJn vour local book life may be in danger. -Billie ality store it can be ordered directly f rom WomanShare Á mån 6enton his wife senseless will . . . what h u rts me the most to th i nk about ? tt h as to do öounding 2 introduces the ideaof duality, twoness, union Books, POBox1735, Crants Éass, ereeon97526. probably not accommodating enough to confine his w i th th e ti mes th at I becomè qu i et and can' t tal k. I r e- be shared energy Blackbeíry activities to regular business hours, yet many mem be r one n i ght I 45t w i nte r wh e n we we r e tal ki n g -

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Community Maili¡g Servicè lnc., School, 186 Hampshire Street, Cambridge, - emphasis on people's needs and social MA dwelop- 3525 Lancaster Ave., Ph i ladeiph ia, þ l.'tg.lU, Send in $-100 now and enjoyan uninterrupted flow 02139.(6'17) 492-O7W. ment. Besides sponsoring educational and action I Phone 215-EV2-6096. of WlN, 44times ayearforeveryyear from nowon. programs, the group is making a small yet posit¡ve 621* con P-eace priorities A Seminar w¡ll go to the Soviet Un¡on August step to reorder with the "alternat¡ve Seeking mqre social change workers (poverty, It's an ínvestment in the f uture of the movement. 7 -28, 1977 . Participants peace This fund, w¡ll meet with Com- .fund. " comprised of refused war taxes, peace, tem¡n¡sm, anti-nukes, etc.)to live/work in mittees, Fr¡endsh groups, personal group ip vi sit collective farms. sav¡ngs, and investments, makes Maine. Room and board provided, Wr¡te L. Dan- factories, Young Pioneer Palaces, h istor¡c sites a;d ¡nterest-free loans to socÌal change and service singer, RFD :1, Newport, Maine Orlg53. Name cultural centers. Moscow, Leningrad, groups (primarily working in Chester and ogîruf tgTT Kiev, Odessa_ Delaware tt-rf, ' and Volgograd will be visited. People desirins to po counties). For information about Brandywine Ne¡a Midwest research institute seeks unselfish, peace, should contact Promoting Elduri;g pöBòi Alternative Fund loan s contact: The Brandywine social ly-conscious, non-career¡st, MA-phD MOVE- Address 103, Woodmont, pA CT 06460. Alternative Fund,302 S. Jackson St., Mediã, MENT f und-raisers. Prefer economists, polit¡cal- 19oæ.Q1s)s65-O247. scientists, etc. Semi-scholarly studies on war-peace tocation: lf you aie Crinwood Conference and Retreat Center interested in disarmament, feminism, war reconversion, etc. Applicants must READ Cross antj Zip tax res¡stance, nonviolence EMPLOYMENT or organ izing a WRL OPPORTUNITTES Osterman "The New Professionals" pp 33-77, Studs Lacey, Washington Local chapter and you live inthe South, tñen please Terkel "Working" pp 525-527, 537-S+ö, Clauð¡a (two contact MILITARY hours south of Seattle) the new War Resisters League Southeast COUNSELOR. Friends Militarv Coun- Dreifus, " Radical Lifestyles, " and address them- sel ing, located F_e_cj9nilQf-f ryr'!o8 Purefoy Road, Chapet Hill, NC iust outs¡de Fort Dix, NJ , hås an selvesto the contents of this advertisement. Mid- 27514.919-967 -7244. opening for a full-t ime staff person. Responsibilit additional information will be ready by mid-May ies west lnst ¡tute, 1 206 N 6th St., 43201 . include counseling with active duty servicepeople, PUBLICATIONS fundraisìng,and general office work. Some ex¡ieri- HELP! write: War Resiste rs League encewith militarycounseling would be helpfui, but 33'l -'17 BEFORE YOU CET SICK f ind your is not reQuired. Salary is approximately Avenue East out if doctor is $6,000. per rTraveling activist ánd sojourner looking for a stable h-e.lpin g you or help¡n g h ¡mself to your money. Read year. lf you are interested, contact Friends Militãry person,/commun CL'ITD ity to forwärd mail andlor store Seatt/e, WAgB112 .What Your Doctor Should Tell you by Dr. Coynseling, PO Box 62, Wrightstown, NJ 0S562, Suian. oi possessions (mêager) until J anuary'78. l'm willine Only 50l.plus 251 postage call Position from RECôN, 702 Stanley {609)723-2250. avai.lable August 15. to pay or barter for this; For more detai ls wr¡te Boi St.; Ypsilanti, Ml 48'197. 1064, Schuyler Falls, NY 12985. "Peace lntern," full-timeposition with Rhode EQUALITY! lsland American Voiceof Democratic Soc¡al¡sm. Write Friends Service Committee. One- THE LOVINC BROTHERHOODwelcomes men who forfreesample. year Equality, PO8ox241B, Evansville, apprenticeship in nonviolent social change or- seek mean ingf ul relat ion sh ips with other men. ganiz¡ng. - !N47714. Starting Date: September6,197Z. SASE to TLB, Box 556W, Sussex, NJ 02461. Stipend: $200/month plus free room. Application "NLCL.is al ive & the anti-nuke, alternat¡ve energy movement 1 is the¡r latest target ! " Send 13/ stamp Íor copy_of artìcle (6-7-77) on whar they,re trying to do to the Clamshell Alliance. lhe people united wfll not be defeated. Be aware. We willwin, without violence! IIIRL Group List (Têrrorism is the Covernment's Íóol.) Ordei copie from: COLT, Box271-Vt/, Newvernon. NJ 02976. NATIONALOFFICE DETBAITWRL,6g2West Forest #6, Detroit, MARXISTS AS DOC OWNERS. A sat¡ricalessayon SS9Lafayette St., NewYork, NY MI48201 th is antagon istic contracliction. By Fred Harte. Send L007212t21228-0450 TWINCITIESWRL,2OOS 25lto: Box Moud, fth f|,33 W. 17 St., NY, NY 1001-t. - Vincent Ave., N., Minneapo- PRODUCTS REGIONATOFFICES lis, MN55417 ST. LOUß WRL, 6199 Water- BUMPERSTICKERS - CUSTOMPRINTED: WRIWEST, l38OHoward $2/one; 5Ol each additional; $20150; $281100: pRE- man, St. Louis, MO 63112 PRINTED STICKERS, 501, free lisr. Kate Donnelly, Street, San Francisco, CA Box 271-W, Newvernon, NJ 07976. 94103 CHAPELHILLWNL,IOS-B Tapesoftalkson PurefoyRd,, Chapel Hill, NC anarchism by Karl Hess, Ausustin WRTSOUTHEAST, Souchy and Murray Bookch in available for $4.95 108.8 27514 from Our Ceneration, 3934 St. Urbain, Montreal, Purefoy Rd., Chapel HiU, NC Quebec, Canada: Also available, taþedf Utah phil- 27514 ALBUQUEHQUE WnL,6021 lips singing IWW songs ($3.95). Our Ceneration will also copy recordings for their Loui se M¡chel L¡brary Guadalupe Tr., Albuquerque, CALL US: and.for distribution. I,oCALGROUPS NM87107 (212) 624-8337 MEDITATION WORKS! Complete course. $2, in- LOS ANGELES WNL,35O S, PHILADELPHIA WNL/WTN, cluding follow-up advice. Money-back guaraniee! TAO, Box 556 W, Sussex, NJ 07461. Figueroa St . #277,L4, CA 2016 Walnut, Philadelphia, 90071 PA 19103 Holly Near, Victor J ara, Margie Adams and about a hundred more women's, labor and political COLUMBIA WnL,873 Mary- other ATLANTA WRL, PO Box 7 47 7, recorils available through Bread and Rosäs Mail land Ave., Columbia, 'l7242ûth Atlanta, GA 30309 Mo. OrderCatalogue, NW, Washington, DC 65207 20009. Most albums $5.50 * .50 postagelWriie us * for any political recordor for free.catalog. HAWAII.WfuL,/cATHOLIC AUSTINWNL/DINECTAC. 'õ ACTION, 1918 University TION, POBox 7161, Austin, e lf you have a copyof the "Active Nonviolence,, slide o show t-here is now available a cassette of the script Ave., Honolulu, HI 96822 TX78772 ¡ecorded by Vivian Sandl und of the Clamshell Aili- roK ance. Several sets of slide show OAKPAfuKWnL,TL}N. the are still available Aus- SEATTLE WNL/WTN. 331 17 PAMPhLet5 Wt?ßS P9AVeKTLLÍWN aT cost. For detai I s contact Larry Car a, 21 F aiulty tin Blvd., Oak Park, IL 60302 Ave. Place, Wilm in gto n, Ohio 4517 7 . (5131382-3569. 8., Seattle, WA 98112 WNL/DINECTA CTION COM. MILWAUKEE WRL, 47 lLLis- 22WlN Ju1v28,1977 20428. Virginia, bon Ave., Milwaukee, 1{I July28,1977 WlN23 IN 47711