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.Published Monthly by the Syracuse Peace Council Founded In 1936 Regula r other side is the enemy, and tha t world population requires socially - murder and other sacrifices are ne- beneficial mass production . Whethe r cessary in the service of th e s " greater good . " L a industrial production is a good or evil l depends on the economic purpose whic h The illusion has worked so wel underlies it that many on the left, recognizin g . R .E .R . the obvious evil in the US system , see nowhere to turn but to defen d that of the USSR . This is what These letters have been condense d "Beyond Anti-Sovietism" does , N .Y . Separate Issues ? South Butler, taking us straight from the fryin g e Why must you equate interest in th e Bravo, bravo! Your piece in th pan into the fire . June PNL is one of the most concis e Peace Council with the homo-sexua l It is in no way justifiable, eve n r issue? They are not one and the same ! and well written articles I've eve given the supposed importance o f t The cause of peace is not bein g read on Left myths about the Sovie the large conflict, capitalism vs . t served by linking it with an entirely Union . You very succintly brough socialism, that the USSR has nuclear different cause . In fact it turns me out the crucial differences betwee n weapons to murder every human, ani- y off! Separate the two ! Socialism and Capitalism, as the mal and plant on the planet . Th e An anti-war advocate . relate to imperialism, exploitation , immorality of these weapons an d and militarism . policies cannot be dismissed in th e I can see how your basic point s name of "defending socialism" any As our masthead says, the PNL is an f can also be relayed on to many o more than in the name of "freedo m "antiwar/social justice paper" . We sin- the people in my rural community . cerely believe and the American way. " one is impossible with - In getting our Freeze campaign out the other . War will never disappea r going, I am often engaged in de - The article, in attempting to fi t as long as we carry about the seeds o f bates over the role of the USSR i n a complex world into a single ideolo- intolerance and hatred for those differ - n disarmament . By presenting you r gy, uses the second myth to explai ent than ourselves ; moreover, a "peacefu l points in a manner understandabl e away the unsavory actions of th e world" is simply a lie if some of us re - USSR while condemning those of th e main oppressed and persecuted for our be- to non-socialist educated people , US . This is the "fire" we find our - liefs and way of much can be accomplished , that is , life . selves in when we start shaping ou r -the editors . to overcome Reagan induced hysteri a and to help folks understand the tru e moral beliefs to conform to the un- nature of the arms race . natural constraints of a politica l More Thoughts on Soviet "Myths" Tom Wes t ideology : we are taking a step to- Brooklyn, N .Y . wards relinquishing our claim t o As supplement to Gary Weinstein' s individual moral responsibility . I t "Left Myths About the USSR," and a s Gary Weinstein has a bibliograph y is this abandoning of personal mora l explanation to Ed Kinane who threaten s of alternative readings on th e will in the interests of a state , "A Pox on Both Their Houses," th e USSR. Contact him at SPC . bureaucracy, or ideology (an insidi- essential fact must be considered . ously simple and even "comforting " Capitalist leaders have long know n thing to do) which has historicall y that the key to undermining socialis t allowed phenomena such as Naz i or progressive governments is to cre- Syracuse, N .Y . crematoria, Stalinist purges, an d ate dissatisfaction among the people . Gary Weinstein's "Beyond Anti - genocidal nuclear arsenals to evolve . The pressure created by capitalis t Sovietism" article perpetuates tw o Liam Mahony countries forcing the immense produc- myths which are far more prevalent Laurie Goldma n tion of arms in socialist countries, i s and dangerous than the ones he i s intentionally planned to reduce th e attempting to dispel . The first i s availability of consumer goods, t o that the fundamental conflict in th e stir up dissatisfaction . In capitalist world today is between the US and Syracuse, N .Y . countries, the production of arm s the USSR . The second is that i n With the potluck and PNL article s means more business profits ; in so- resolving that conflict, murderou s on the USSR still on my mind, I fee l cialist countries it means less con- means are acceptable in the pursui t compelled to offer a few of my ow n sumer goods . of ideologically "noble" ends . feelings . Understanding this, and adequat e The first of these myths is abl y I can remember how excited I wa s consideration of the thirty year cam- dispelled in Ed Kinane's "A Pox . . . about Brezhnev's trip to the US dur- paign of propaganda directed by radi o article . The far more significan t ing the Nixon years . How wonderfu l against East Europe, can provide al- conflict is between rich and poor , d6tente seemed ; here was the spiri t truists and fair-minded "liberals " industrial and Third World . How - of friendship and cooperation . with insight into the nature of the ef- ever, with the economic resource s I remember, too, the sharp con- forts to undermine human-oriente d of the world at stake, it is no won - trast of Mr . Solzhenitsyn's arrival . governments . der that the military-industria l There were no marching bands fo r As for "industrialism," in itself i t bureaucracies of the capitalist and him . President Ford kept his dis- need not be a cause of misery ; it de- socialiststates have spent billion s tance . If friendship between th e pends how it is used and for wha t promoting the US/USSR illusion , purposes . The tremendous growth of convincing their citizens that the (Cont. on p.8 ) 2 Peace Newsletter 7/82 IN THIS ISSUE Peace warriors, you must not surrender . Rev . Jesse Jackson On the occasion of July 4th w e a.S take a look at the ways the Unite d States oppresses 3rd World People . In East Timor, Indonesia serves a s a US proxy controlling and killin g the local population (p . 19) . In th e Falklands the US government sup - ports British imperialism (p . 1B ) Here in the US, Haitian refugees ar e treated as criminals (p . 17) . Because of the Peace Communitv ' s energy and effort on disarmament or- ganizing these past months, we in- clude extensive coverage of th e many events planned around the U N Special Session (pp . 12-15) . See p . 16 to learn about Upstat e Resistance's response to the first indictments of draft resisters . The Israeli invasion of Lebano n brings forth an SPC statement (p . 6 ) and further Mid Fast dialogue (p,9) . _ July 1982 SPC 48 9 Looking Up returns with good new s to raise our hopes and enable us t o The inspiration for Jan Peterso n ' s artwork was an excerpt from Marge " carry it on . " COVER Piercy's poem - "Curse of the Earth Magician on a Metal Land : " A common motif in monumental architecture in the Unite d Editorial Committe e States is an eagle with wings spread, beak open and the globe grasped in his claws . Karen Beetle, Fd Kinane, Lauri e Put the eagle to sleep . Goldman, Andy Mager, Angu s McDonald, Pat Finley . Observing : SYRACUSE PEACE COUNCI.L Diane Swords . 5 SPC New s 6 Peace Council Responds to Israeli Invasion of Lebano n Workers 7 Monday Night Potluck s Pat Finley, Jean Sica-Lieber, Kare n CULTURE Beetle, Laurie Goldman, Lia m 10 NVS Film s Mahony, Fd Kinane, Gary Weinstei r Carol Baum, Dik Cool, Corinn e MILITARISM Kinane, Diane Swords, Suzann e 12 June 12 - 14 : A Time of Celebration, - and Assertio n Burns, Sue Farber, Leah Roe, Gle n 14 Other UN Special Session Event s Glenda Neff, Becky Orice, Kevin 15 Peace Walk : Strides in the Right Direction/ Walking for Peac e Osbourne, Annette Grefe, Linda 16 Indictments to be met by Nationwide Resistanc e Lucia, Dorothy Sokol . THIRD WORLD .Mailing Party Workers 17 Haitian Refugees : Struggling for Freedom Behind Barbed Wir e Karen Beetle, Tom Law, Andy Mager , by Deborah Weissman and Susan Hor n Jim Creveling, Glenda Neff, Dou g 18 Falklands/ Malvinas : Why Does Everyone Want These Islands ? Igelsrud, Ruth Lyman . by Diane Helle r 19 Organizing and The Reality of East Timor by Mike Chamberli n Next Month's Production REGULARS 2 Letter s July 26th & 27th : Mon . & Tues . 9 Book Review : A Compassionate Peace- an AFSC Report Deadlines Reviewed by Andy Mage r Space Requests : July 13t h 11 Looking U p Display Ad Deadline : July 21st 21 PEACE S Classifieds/ Calendar : July 26th 22 Classified s

The PEACE NEWSLETTER (PNL) is published monthly (except January) by the Syra- the Alternative Press Index (quarterly from PO Box 7229 Baltimore MD 21218) ; is a cuse Peace Council (SPC), SPC, founded in 1936, is a nonprofit, community based or- member of COSMEP, an association of independent publishers ; and is available o n ganization . The PNL is collectively produced by the Editorial Committee, workers an d microfilm from APS . Subscriptions are $8 for the U .S .; $12 for Canada and Mexico , SPC staff . The PNL serves two functions : that of a paper offering news, analysis an d and $20 for overseas . The institutional rate is $12 . Free or donation to prisoners an d upcoming events ; and that of the internal organ of SPC, the traditional newsletter role . low income people . Your organization, co-op, etc . can receive 15 — 25 PNL's eac h We welcome suggestions and assistance of all kinds . The PNL has very reasonable ad month at a bulk subscription of $25 per year . Contributions to SPC beyond PNL sub- rates ; call or write for our rate card . Movement groups, please feel free to reprint or us e scriptions support our activist programs . PEACE NEWSLETTER/SPC 924 Burnet Ave . graphics, but please give credit . Profit groups, please inquire . The PN L is a member o f Syracuse NY 13203 (315) 472. 5478 . Circulation : 5,000. Printed by Brown News- the Alternative Press Syndicate (APS PO Box 775 Madison Sq . NYC 10010) ; is listed in papers, Baldwinsville, NY . 7/82 Peace Newsletter 3

Syracuse Peace Counci l News from the SPC House !SPC Collectives, Finally, we've got wheels! A 197 5 Oldsmobile Delta 88 was donated to th e Committees & Projects New people are always welcome to join any of these activities . Peace Council by Margaret Weinstein o f Contact the person listed to find out what you can do . Scotch Plains, N .J . Thank You!! The ca r is in fine condition, and will begin its of- ficial duties lugging this month's Newslette r back from the printer . Staff Collectiv e The Front Room Bookstor e Another unexpected donation : an anonv- Glenda Neff, Karen Beetle , Collective mous friend is giving us 520 for each perso n Liam Mahon y in the house collective to spend two restfu l Carol Baum, Dik Coo l days at "Chapel House", a retreat house a t SPC Pres s Colgate University . Someone thinks we're Gary Weinstei n working too hard . Laurie Goldma n We've had several new volunteers thi s Steering Committees : month, and we're starting the long-awaite d task of overhauling our 2500-name mailin g Peace Newsletter Organizational Maintenanc e n Editorial Committee : list . We'll be adding a special feature : o Carol Baum, Brent Bleier , your next PNL, there will be a month writte n Karen Beetle, production co - Sue Farber, Pat Hoffman , on the corner of your address label, remind- ordinator ; Pat Finley, And y Mager, Laurie Goldman, E d Mike Hungerford, Lia m ing you when your subscription is due . Mos t Mahon y subscriptions to the PNL ran out long ago , Kinane & Angus MacDonal d Observer : Diane Sword s so we hope that this reminder will bring i n Program and Evaluation more money to support the expenses of pro- Distribution: ducing the Newsletter . Glenda Neff 472-547 8 Sally BrUle, Kath Buffington , If you can help with this big job (typin g Classifieds : Corinne Kinane, Carl Mellor , 7 at home? sorting cards? alphabetizing?) o r Peggy Galvagno 656-829 Clenda Neff, Vince Sgambati , PNL Calendar : with anything else, or if you just want t o Sharon Sherman, Lillian Reiner , Kinane 422-165 9 get a better idea of what goes on in thi s Corinne Gary Weinstei n hotbed of peace activism, please come by Advertising : SPC in Coalition s or call . needs someone! Citizens United Against Police SPC Programs/Project s Brutality : Angus MacDonald 476-806 2 What is SPC Philippines : The Syracuse Peace Council (SPC) is a non-profit, community Cruise Missile Project an d based autonomous anti-war/social justice organization . We have an Sally & John Brule 445-069 8 Seneca Army Depot : 472-547 8 affiliation with Clergy and Laity Concerned (CALC) . We have a Animal Rights : Nuclear Weapons Freez e vision of a world where war, violence, and exploitation of all kind s Linda DeStefano 475-0062 Campaign : (economic, racial, sexual, age, etc .) do not exist . Primary function s Nestle Boycott : . Pat Rector 446-238 0 of SPC are to help people work for progressive social change and to Sam Martin 472-298 3 Syracuse Citizens for th e overcome our sense of powerlessness through mutual support . We Energy Legislation : Prevention of Nuclear War : feel that education, agitation, and organization lead to social change . Diane & Peter Swords We have a basic commitment to non-violence . 011ie Clubb 479-597 7 SPC is supported primarily through contributions, monthl y 479-565 8 Syracuse Public Powe r pledges, and fundraising events which reflect our political goals . To NVS Films : Coalition: be a member one needs s,im'ply to contribute to SPC in some way Dik Cool 472-547 8 Ann Stevenson 472-392 1 (financial or otherwise) and to agree with the general principles o f Anarchist Study Group : Upstate Resistance : SPC. Attendance and participation in SPC community events estab - Karen Beetle 472-5478 Kath Buffington 471-692 3 lishes one's sense of membership in the Peace Council . Syracuse Science Collective : Women Working for a Non - SPC's major work is done through committees and in coalitions . A . P . Balachandran 479-8826 Four collectives work out of the SPC office : the program staff, th e Nuclear Future : SPC Press, the American Myths Calendar committee, and the Fron t SPC Film Committee : Pat Rector 446-238 0 Room Bookstore . The office is open every weekday, 9AM - 5PM; Lois Levitan 478-2998 East Timor Human Right s visitors always welcome . SPC Potluck Series : Committee : Lois Levitan 478-2998 Mike Chamberlain 479-5020 Syracuse Peace Council American Myths Calendar : Upstate Peace Network : Dik Cool 472-547 8 Geoff Navias 471-307 4 924 Burnet Avenue ;War & Peace promotion & Friends of Central America distribution : United in Support(FOCUS) : Syracuse, NY 13203 Janice Corvaine 458-4049 ` Weinstein 472-5472-547 8 Upstate Feminist Peace Alliance : 315/472-5478 Karen Beetle 472-547 8

4 Peace Newsletter 7/82 Syracuse Peace Counci l June 12 Rally Committee continue s Middle East Discussion The Syracuse Committee for the June 12th Rally ha s The SPC Program and Evaluation Committee and other s finished an evaluation of our work for the Rally itself , in SPC believe that the Peace Council needs to addres s but has decided we're not ready to dissolve ourselve s the war in the Middle East . The US involvement in th e yet! The Syracuse Committee is composed of peopl e war is undeniable ; the death and suffering of the peopl e from SPC, Pax Christi, FOCUS, and the National Organ- there is great, and the situation is worsening ; the pos- ization for an American Revolution . Over a dozen worker s sibility of nuclear conflict is serious . A few concrete re - from AFSC and other organizations, as well as unaffiliat- suits of our concern : on p . 7 is a statement by SPC on th e ed individuals, helped spread the word . Israeli invasion of Lebanon . The points made in it wer e Although arranging buses is a time consuming job, th e agreed to by consensus of the program and evaluatio n Syracuse Committee had other objectives for itself be - committee ; drafts of the statement were read by other peo- sides . Our hope was that the United Nations Specia l ple as well . A Monday Night Potluck this past month pre- Session and the Rally would give individuals and group s sented opinions on the AFSC book A Compassionate Peace . in and out of the "peace community " a good reason to A review of that book, written by Andy Mager, is to b e sit down and think about why we have a nuclear arms race , found on p .9 of this issue of the PNL . and how the military budget, even without a war, affect s The program and evaluation committee recognizes th e our daily lives . This statement : "We support the June 12t h intensity of feelings this discussion brings up for Jewis h Rally because we believe our nation and the world nee d people in the Peace Council . We want to take the time t o a freeze on the insane nuclear arms race, and because w e express those emotions and discuss our attitudes toward s cannot continue to squander our money and resources o n Israel and the Palestinian people . It demands great sen- objects of mass destruction while vast human needs g o sitivity and courage from us all to do this . If you are a unmet", was formally endorsed by 14 groups, includin g Peace Council person who would like to sit down in a the NAACP, the Syracuse chapter of Americans for Demo- small group to deal with this topic, please contact th e cratic Action, and Council 66 of the American Federatio n SPC office . of State, County and Municipal Employees . The Syracus e Committee is now recontacting some of these groups to The following events and projects still need workers . discuss how our "issues " interconnect, and how we ca n If you have spare time in the summer, especially durin g co-operate in the future . July, think of helping out . We have jobs which require As for the hundreds of Syracusans who went down to th e creative impulses, or physical exertion, or having a ca r Rally, we are very curious about individual impression s to use . We have jobs you could do in your home, jobs tha t and reactions . We have decided to phone as many of the take all of three hours, jobs that your children can help bus riders as we can, to ask what they thought of the with! Call SPC at 472-5478 and ask for the person listed : Rally, and if they'd like to participate in other peace work activities this summer . One idea is neighborhood 1eaflet- SPC House Maintenance ting or door-to-door canvassing . If you can help by mak - we need loads of help while the weather is with us to : ing some phone calls, or want to take part in the project , put up rain gutters along west side of house ; put up dry please let us know! Call SPC at 472-5478 . wall and paint a room ; repair the chimney ; construct a new chimney for the wood stove ; finish painting the out - side of the house . . . call Lia m Hiroshima/Nagasaki Commemoration Sunday, August 8, 1982 setting up a program for the Vigil on Friday, August 6th . doing a poster ; postering ; contacting press ; making a banner ; showing a movie downtown or leafletting or creating street theater . . . call Glenda NY State Fair designing a booth ; setting up ; staffing a shift at the Fair ; co-ordinating a day at the fair (means being able to driv e there) ; taking down the booth . ._call Carol Monday Night Potluck Committee Corinne Kinane is looking for other committee members t o help schedule and publicize the Monday Night Potlucks . SPC Dances Call her at 422-1659 or leave a message at SPC . The first two SPC dances will be held this month o n July 16th and 30th at the Westcott Cafe . We hope to start a tradition of bi-weekly events(mostly dances, bu t Save these Dates ! other ideas are welcome), in the the Westcott community, Concerts are being planned for the fall to benefit SP C both to raise money and to improve our accessibility . and Women's INFO : This is a low-risk, low publicity endeavor; we're depen- Saturday, September 18th : Meg Christia n ding on word of mouth communication for a big turn out . Saturday, October 16th : Holly Nea r So mark you calendar and spread the word . Do you lik e watch for info on location and tickets . if you are from to have fun on Friday nights? Come and dance to goo d out of the Syracuse area and can be a ticket outlet, con - music for a good cause! tact Karen Mihalyi at 315/422-9386 . 7/82 Peace Newsletter 5

Syracuse Peace Counci l SYRACUSE PEACE COUNCIL'S DINNERS MONDAY POTLUCK DISCUSSION Open to All at No Admission Charge for Comraderie & Discussio n

July 12 Grenada-Revolutionary Caribbean Jewe l Photos and discussion based on our March 1982 trip to the Caribbean island of Grenada with a group organized by the Berkshire Forum . The occasion was the 3rd anniversary of the revolution . We will talk about participatory democracy in Grenada, freedom of the press and how the nation' s beautiful resources are being developed and protected, See the May PNL for background article . Discussion will be led by Linda DeStefano and Dick Weiskopf, 475-0062 ,

July 19 The Peace Newsletter: Does it Fulfill Your Needs? Your Dreams? Your Most Exotic Fantasies ? Should the PNL be a magazine or a newsletter for the Peace Council? What should the PNL be trying to accomplish? Should the PNL be part of an overall SPC political strategy? How can th e PNL better serve SPC? Better serve the community? (Should the PNL be trying to serve specifi c communities and, if so, what communities?) What can be done to attract more SPC and communit y activists to work on the PNL? How can the PNL be improved and how can we better promote an d distribute it? Participate in a lively discussion with the PNL Editorial Committee . For more infor- mation call Karen Beetle at SPC 472-5478 . July 26 Cultural Strategies in Our Political Wor k A time for cultural workers (people who use artistic means to communicate values and difficult con- cepts) and others to share strategies and visions for realizing the potential of more artisticall y oriented outreach work . How can we use the arts — visual, dance, music, theater, film — t o make our outreach work more tempting and less threatening? And, on the other side of the coin, ho w can we make it easier for cultural workers to do their work well and effectively? Discussion wil l be led by Dorothy Sokol, a cultural worker, who can be reached at 478-4414 . August 2 Non-Violence Worksho p We will examine feelings and ideas about violence and non-violence, What are our personal an d collective limits and commitments? When (if ever) is violence justified? When (if ever) would yo u become violent? How do you deal with violence in yourself? Others? Violence committed agains t others — family members ,people on the street, people in other countries? What does it mean t o say SPC has "a basic commitment to non-violence?" Led by Kath Buffington, AFSC Assertiv e Conflict Resolution Program Staff member and SPC member .

August 9 Income Sharing: Am I My Sisters' Keeper ?

What is income sharing? How is it different from pledging? Peace Council staff members ear n $56 per week . Most of us earn considerably more . Are we willing to begin to explore th e possibility of sharing a small portion of our incomes with those who do the full-time work mos t of us can't do? Questions and discussion . For more info, call Kath Buffington, 475-4822 .

FOR INFORMATION/INPUT ON POTLUCK DISCUSSIONS CALL LOIS LEVITAN AT 478-2998 OR SPC 472-547 8 6p.m. DINNER: bring a dish or beverage to share 7 - 9 pm DISCUSSION Experienced childcare available . $1 donation requested. THE FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE- 821 EUCLIC (NEAR THE CORNER OF WESCOTT STREET • ACROSS FROM ECOH ) 6 Peace Newsletter 7/82

Syracuse Peace Council Israel is claiming that the invasion is a defensive measure . It seems to us though, that it is a cove r peace Council Responds for their plan to dramatically increase control over Lebanon - specifically to install a government friendly to Israeli Invasion to both Israel and the U .S . During the fighting, Israe l refused to grant repeated ceasefire requests by th e of Lebanon PLO . Israel appears willing tocontinue aggression t o This statement was composed by Gary Weinstein . The Pro- further its aims . If Israel ever supported the spirit of gram and Evaluation Committee initiated the content ideas . Camp David to grant Palestinian autonomy, that inten- Versions were checked by both the P . & E . Committee an d tion is now definitely abandoned . staff . the SPC Israel's "lightning war" against Lebanese, Syrian s Our concern for all the people of the Middle East re - and Palestinians is unacceptable as a claim of "de- quires us to speak out on the Israeli invasion of Leb- fense ." The toll in thousands of slaughtered civilian s anon . At the same time that the Peace Council recog- - hidden from us by the U .S . media - does not consti- nizes and condemns rising anti-Semitism, so too do tute anything resembling defense . we recognize and condemn all military invasion . Ther e The Peace Council recognizes the current rise i n is no justification for Israel's invasion of Lebanon and anti-Semitism domestically and worldwide . We insist its attacks on Palestinians, Syrians and Lebanese i n that a defense of Jewish people, their culture and his- the region . tory can be clearly separate from a condemnation o f Israel's claim that the invasion is in response t o Israel's aggressive actions . Combatting anti-Semitis m the attempted assassination of their ambassador t o must not take the form of defending Israel's every ac- Britain is false . Israel insists that the PLO was re- tion . sponsible for the assassination attempt . But it wa s Lastly, U .S . citizens must realize that the U .S . shown soon afterwards that the PLO also had its mem- government is in nearly full support of Israel's actions . bers targetted by the assassins . In fact, talk of a pos- It is our tax money that funds U .S . arms to Israel and sible invasion was openly reported as early as thi s the entire Md East . These weapons militarize the area past April during Israel's withdrawal from the Sinai . and are constantly increasing the danger of nuclea r Others had predicted it far earlier . war being triggered there . The U .S . is guilty of hypo- Further, while Israel claims that PLO forces in th e crisy in saying it wants "peace" while continually arm- area endangered them as a nation, they showed thei r ing the conflicting nations and favoring Israel . As U .S . ability to overrun and destroy the region in only hours , citizens, we must protest our government's role in thi s contradicting the nature of the threat . war .

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- ( Cont. from p.2 ) Don't forget the writers jailed fo r ope, denied their right to sovereign their words, the mental institution s ty . Stand with the workers of Poland USSR and US governments mean s for "anti-state" behavior, or the in their struggle for democrati c that we must shun the people wh o persecution of Soviet Jews and Bap- rights, despite intimidation from th e struggle for human rights within the tists . Remember the plight of the Soviet and Polish governments . USSR, then this Nixon-Ford-Kissin- Pentecostals living in the basemen t Don't close your eyes to the resis- ger brand of detente was a pervers e of the American Embassy in Moscow . ters in Afghanistan who are fightin g policy . It should be possible fo r And wonder, as I do, about the Sov- to rid their homeland of Soviet dom- two friends to point out each other' s iet dissidents who don't make worl d ination . faults . That is a true friendship . headlines when they are arrested . Don't ignore all these people that I worry that many in their quest t o How many of them are there ? are denied the human rights the y understand the USSR will choose to se e Think also, about the oppressive deserve . Step into their shoes and only the positive and ignore the nega- shadow cast by the USSR outside truly attempt to comprehend what th e Soviet government means to them . tive . Don't close your eyes to the op - its borders . Imagine what it is like Paul German o pression that does exist in the USSR . for Russia's colonies in Eastern Eur-

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Book Review - people and make them an integra l part of the peace process . Even i f the current Israeli invasion leave s A Compassionate Peace : the PLO shattered, the fundamenta l need for Palestinians to partici- pate in negotiations will not hav e changed . A Future for the Middle East The book's weakest point is it s faith in the US government . I see n o A report prepared for the American Friends Service Committee 1982 $6 .95 reason to believe that the US govern- ment will suddenly place its desir e for peace ahead of its perceive d by Andy Mage r needs for arms markets and "nationa l security" through access to oil . At During this time of renewed war - ready to fight citizenry has consis- the same time I don't see that a fare in the Middle East it is ver y tently prevented peace . Fortunately , settlement could be reached withou t difficult to feel hopeful about pros- as the Begin administration become s at least tacit US approval . My second criticism of the boo k pects for peace in the region . Yet , more militant in its "peace throug h is its failure to discuss the impor- if we truly desire peace, we mus t e strength" rhetoric and actions, som tance of dealing with Israeli percep- begin searching for potential area s Israelis are beginning to see th e tions . Israelis and other Jew s of reconciliation . This is the per- danger of this position . The task o f spective taken by A Compassionat e controlling the occupied West Ban k Peace : A Future for the Middle East , and Gaza has led some Israelis t o the new book by the American Friend s think more in terms of working out a Service Comrittee . just and long-term settlement wit h The book does not trace the an- their Arab and Palestinian neighbors . cient history of the Jewish and Ara b However, the Begin administration peoples . It does not attempt to jus- is trying to make the West Bank a tify the land claims of either group . permanent part of Israel by encour- Instead, the authors look at 20th cen- aging settlements there . If thi s tury Middle Eastern history to fin d policy along with the attempts to the current roots of the conflicts an d integrate the West Bank economy in- suggest possible paths toward peace . to that of Israel are not stopped , A Compassionate Peace is writte n prospects for peace are greatly di- The Lebanese village Quazzay e clearly and concisely . A wealth o f minished . after Israeli bombardmen t information is made accessibl e On the issue of terrorism the boo k through a readable style . An attemp t points out that violence has bee n around the world justly fear risin g is made to draw together the man y initiated by both sides at differen t anti-semitism . Israel is seen b y interconnected problems of the re- times . This violence is a sympto m both groups as a refuge should a gion : the Arab/Israeli conflict , of the hatred and lack of trust whic h second "Nazi Germany" appear some - Palestinian refugees, oil, an esca- pervades the region . where in the world . Until thes e lating arms race, a revolution and The solutions which the author s groups can believe that a just peace , reaction in Iran and civil war i n suggest are not new and exciting . one which provides a homeland fo r Lebanon . These are analyzed to But, I believe that they constitute the Palestinians, is in their ow n clarify the central issues which mus t the most likely solution . A home fo r best interests, peace will neve r be resolved before peace is possible . the Palestinians, in the West Ban k come to the Middle East . The authors refuse to believe tha t and Gaza Strip, without outside in- The situation in the Middle Eas t peace in the Middle East can b e terference must be a goal . In order today is not hopeful . No matter how achieved through further militariza- to get there, three main proposal s hard I try, I have difficulty feeling tion . Realism, however, demand s are made : 1) Israel must recogniz e that there are prospects for peace i n that we see the possibility o f the need for Palestinian indepen- the region . If war continues i n genuine and lasting peace in th e dence, stop further settlement s the area, it will be because th e long run, built upon immediat e contenders and the rest of us do steps to alter the institutiona l in the occupied territories, and sto p not truly believe that peace i s or political circumstances which trying to integrate these areas into possible . If peace comes it wil l perpetuate conflicts and erod e the political economy of Israel ; 2) be because one or more countrie s peace . (p . 116) the Arabs and Palestinians must pre - and peoples involved will have be- Israel 's traditional perception tha t sent further proposals for peace and lieved and, believing, will have security is achieved through ad- seek their acceptance by the worl d acted daringly and faithfully i n vanced weapons and a well-trained , (including the right of the Israelis t o that belief . (p . 191) f . " live in the region) and 3) the US Without that hope there is n o must recognize the Palestine Libera- possibility of peace . This is proba- Andy works with the PNL Editoria l tion Organization as the curren t bly the most valuable contribution o f Committee and is active with Up - A Compassionate Peace . state Resistance . spokespeople for the Palestinian

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ed each Friday by the Knolls Actio n Project - "made me start thinking . " Sh e and her husband decided they coul d not "base our family's earnings on a n industry based on war . " The turnin g point came when a group of peac e Looking Up marchers, en route from San Francisco to the UN Special Session visite d Knolls Lab in late May . Karen says she intends to work with the Knolls Action Project re - searching the conversion of the de- fense industry to the civilian eco- nomy . She hopes to counsel othe r workers struggling with the decisio n traditional" jobs . Military lif This June, 2000 area high schoo l e to leave weapons related jobs . T o offers us more of the same . students received a thought-provok- learn more, contact KAP, PO Box We don't want to detract fro ing and timely message . It wa s m 3152, Albany, NY 12203, (518) 434 - this day's celebration . But we 4037 . handed to each of them outside thei r Defunding the Wa r graduation ceremonies by Upstat e hope that you will give a few min- utes thought to these issues . Resistance and SPC activists in th e Danny Hakim is a mathematics in- Whatever you decide, good luc form of a diploma-like sheet of paper , k structor at the State University o f with your future . rolled up and wrapped with ribbon . Oswego . His job isn't directly re- Contact Upstate Resistance fo r It read : lated to the production of weapons , CONGRATULATION S draft counseling or organizin g but Danny believes that just by pay- against militarism . ing federal taxes he would be fos- YOUR HIGH SCHOOL YEARS ARE OVE R Kath 471-6923, Karen 472-5478 , tering war since so much tax mone y & SOCIETY CONSIDERS YOU ADULT Andy 422-2887 . goes to military spending . If you are a man - this mean s Protests Win Allies When he filled out his 1980 ta x that the government is asking yo u We will never know the full impac t form, he deducted $3, 315 for "wa r to register for the draft. Have our graduation message may have o n resistance . " It lowered his taxe s u you thought about where yo the lives of the young people wh o by one-third -- the amount he sai d would be fighting and for whom ? read it . But that our protests an d would be spent on military programs . You may feel that your High School attempts at " consciousness raising " Danny intends that money to go in - years have been regimented and do have effects is clear . Last mont h stead to support county day care ser- prescribed, . The military will b e in California the man who was chief vices through Day Care Network and even worse . Isn't it time to thin k spokesman for one of the two majo r the Child Care Council . about whether the military fits i n nuclear weapons labs in the countr y The IRS will begin auditing Dann y with what you want to do wit h resigned after witnessing a serie s soon . Persons convicted of tax eva- your life? There has never bee n of demonstrations by anti -nuclea r sion face up to five years in priso n registration without a draft . S o activists against his employer . or a $10, 000 fine . But Danny is not it is a good idea to think this ou t William Perry, Jr . said that the alone: according to IRS statistic s . before you go ahead and register protests against Lawrence Livermore those who have refused to pay al l If you are considering enlisting i n Nuclear Lab (which at one point in- their taxes have jumped from 6, 00 0 the military or joining ROTC - volved some 1200 arrests) made him in 1978 to 27, 000 in 1981 . know that recruiters rarely ar e undergo a 'moral conversion' awa y In a statement released to Syra- r able to follow through on thei from 'selling nuclear weapons . ' cuse media on June 16, SPC expresse d promises . Military life is not th e support for Danny . SPC insists tha t glorious adventure they want you the Reagan war budget be defunde d to believe . You are being traine d On June 11 there was another de- and encourages any individual to pur- to kill . fection from a nuclear lab . Karen sue principled tax resistance . Danny , If you are a woman- this mean s Rembert who worked as a secretar y we're heartened by your courage ! that low-paying, dead-end job s for most of the last 19 years at the Knolls Atomic Power Lab near Sche- may await you . Today ' s "actio n Looking Up is a new addition to th e packed" military claims to teac h nectady, quit her $17, 000 a year job . Peace Newsletter in response to you skills that will allow you t o The Knolls Lab, operated by GE for reader input for less depressing news . break out of this cycle . Man y the US Energy Dept, is a researc h We welcome your comments, and sugges- tions of uplifting recruits find out too late tha t and development center for naval an d actions, or vic - tories to be celebrated . skills they learn are useles s nuclear propulsion systems . Th e when they return to civilian life . Knolls Program involves, in part, th e Often women experience extrem e training of Navy personnel for nuclea r sexual harassment and discrimina - submarines (including the Trident ) tion in the military . As women , armed with nuclear weapons . we are often faced with no-wi n Karen said that anti-nuclear leaflet- want "non - ting and vigils at the Lab - conduct- situations -_ ifes_we 7/82 Peace Newsletter 11 Militarism June iz +Ai1 me of k'rtion,

'7une 12th? Beautiful . Inspiring . Long overdue . Urgent . A refreshing and important display o f common sense" . Anne Griffin .

"I could rave and rave about it . I felt tremend- ous energy from all the people there and th e good spirit that was shared by everyone . Th e whole city seemed to be in on it" . P. Barfoot .

"What made me feel best was the message to th e European Disarmament Movement :'we're with you and doing everything we can on our end" . C . Baum .

"I was proud to take part i n the demonstration . I wa s one of the 'grassroots'! ' Anne Griffin .

"Terrific, terrific" . Karen Beetle .

Not everyone agreed with us, and much o f the media coverage was an attempt to coop t the events, but the lengths to which they ha d to go in that attempt is a testament to th e breadth and strength of the movement . Liam Mahony

"A day when we could clearly see that, 'We are not alone! ' A day of hope and renewal . " Dik Cool .

"The energy stayed with me for a week after the rally. At work, with my 6/12 button on, I became a magnet for dis- cussion about nuclear disarmament, people were seeking me out to talk about it more" . Paul Barfoot .

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"Seeing mission workers sit down with u s to demonstrate their commitment to dis- armament, and their frustrations with th e US Government's inactivity, made me fee l BEYOND THE FRf SCTRLNUC;EAR 0,5AR4tA411 that there is hope for survival" . Andy Mager .

"I felt uplifted . It was a strong witnes s because of the number of people and the peacefulness the rally kept within itself . Patti Narciso

"For me, blocking the US Mission wa s tremendously empowering . Marching i n a crowd of thousands was not" . A . Mager .

"One of the most impressive things about the rally was the number of labor union s represented . This showed how truly 'grassroots' the disarmament movemen t is . A tremendous amount of goodeduca- tion is happening around workers i n America about the connections betwee n the arms race, security, and issues o f jobs and justice" . John Ragusa .

"I'm sure that June 12 was more of a beginning than a culmination , and the demand for peace is, thankfully, growing" . John Ragusa .

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Militaris m We mourn for the kelpers peopl e a young man from Kampuchea . Peo- Other UN Special whose home is a battlefield . ple's eyes filling with tears . Th e We mourn for all of us in Britai n South bronx Gospel Choir singin g Session Events and Argentina and the world who suf- joyfully . A prayer in Spanish for a n Feminism and Disarmamen t fer the effects of living under mili- end to US aid to El Salvador . A tree , taristic governments . Government s a Japanese elm, held in the center o f Gathering that use war to distract from the vio- the Cathedral . Women carrying bowl s The spirit of this amazing confer- lence and misery of unemployment , of earth from the east, west, sout h ence is reflected in the followin g hunger, disease, and death . and north . A Hopi elder blessing th e statement written by six British and We recognize that all these thing s tree and earth . All present speaking Argentine women that day : are closely connected . together the Community Affirmation We the women of Argentina and Bri- As women we weep together . There for Peace . A procession of 8000 col- tain totally reject the war that is be- are no winners in this war or any war . orful hopeful people marching to Cen- ing fought in the South Atlantic . As women we all struggle togethe r tral Park . A woman Rabbi chanting We reject any economic order that to create a feminist society in whic h in Hebrew as the tree is planted there . supports exploitation and oppression such problems cannot arise . by the sale of arms . We reject th e use of force to resolve any conflict . International Resistance Gathering s We see our sisterhood to eac h Draft resisters and other anti-draft other as more important than any con- Religious Convocation activists gathered on either sid e cept that divides us, particularly Images from the International Reli- of the country in mid June . In New that of the Nation state . gious Convocation . . .A stunning ban- York City over 200 people met to pla n ner hanging in the Cathedral of St . strategy and share our experiences . John the Divine -- "choose life s o A smaller group in Berkely focusse d that you and your children will live . " more on building personal connection s 10,000 people listen attentively t o between resisters . readings from the New Testament, th e Both gatherings were held in con - Bhagavad Gita, the Qur'an, the Dam- junction with disarmament activitie s mapada and other holy books . Chil- (the rally and cd in NYC and a cd dren whose lives have been touched action at Livermore Labs) . Group s by war speak -- a Japanese child, a around the country are preparing fo r teenager from the South Bronx, a gir l the first indictments of draft resiste r whose father was an atomic veteran, ers . (See page 16 for local info . ) Fight Nuclear Madness with The Front Room

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The closing circle at the Interfaith Peace Service i s the memory that represents the Peace Walk in my mind . Peace Walk : There were women and men, old and young, blacks an d whites, gays and straights, long-hairs and short-hairs , in the Right Direction united in the desire for peace . Strides - Corinne Kinan e

Before my involvement in organizing the Peace Walk i n A Community Celebration in Syracuse, I had felt wonder and embarrassment at Amer- For me "An Evening with the Walkers and the Ope n ica's reserve in indicating the desire for peace . Hand Theatre" was a joyful bringing together of peo- But, I was heartened by the responses to the Peac e ple from around the world . Songs of struggle, of hope March. People I had never heard of and people who ha d were woven through the evening with the richly melodi c been away from peace activities called to volunteer as- drumming and chanting of the Japanese Buddhists . sistance . Some 30 local residents generously provide d The Open Hand Theatre presented two pieces : Nana- three nights of hospitality for the walkers . The Onondaga baclou and the Evening Star adapted from a Haitian tale , Indian Reservation housed walkers . and the Original Child Bomb by Thomas Merton . Wit h Different Faiths work together . Alongside the Uni- magical masks and lively antics the Open Band Thea- tarian minister and the Episcopalian and Catholic priest s tre's premier production of Nanabaclou presented a play- in the Interfaith Peace Service were the Buddhist Monks , ful view of Goddesses and Gods fighting over an awe - the Native American Peace Pipe Carrier, the America n some and dangerous fire ball - the evening star . I n Black Muslim Iman, the American Friends Service Commit - contrast, the Original Child Bomb is the stark and pain- tee representative, and the non-denominational Church o f ful story of the first atomic bombing in Hiroshima . God minister. Gently people sat, talking, sharing their feeling s A minister 's group arranged for the walkers ' supper about Nuclear War . . . a great caring and compassio n on Sunday night . May Memorial Unitarian Society wel- merged with the pain . Songs, led by the Women Har- comed the Interfaith Peace Service and invited walkers t o vest Choir, and Buddhist chanting followed . Walker s stay Sunday night if the need arose . The Cathedral of th e spoke of their experiences along the walk . Immaculate Conception graciously gave us use of the Par- As the scheduled evening ended wit h ish Hall for the walkers/hosts potluck supper on Saturda y a song, people formed an imprompt u night . St . Lucy's Catholic Church was ready to accomo- circle of linked hands . A date walkers on Saturday and Monday nights in the gym , sense of celebration fil- if need be . led the hail . - Geoff Navia s

facilities, Creative and energetic vigils were held a t Seneca Army Depot, Griffiss AFB, and Knolls Labs . Per- Walking for Peaceji haps best of all , the walk provided a way for people' s growing concern for disarmament to be channeled int o In May, the Toronto to New York City Peace Walk and action . the San Francisco route of the World Peace March joined However, this disarmament effort had definite short - in Buffalo . The combined peace walk made its way throug h comings . The group process of the Toronto Walk ceased the state, stopping at towns and cities en route torais e functioning after the Walks came together, leaving th e awareness about peace and the UN Special Session o n combined walk without mechanisms for communication or Disarmament . The walk arrived in New York on June 6 , responsibility sharing . Differences in culture and back - and was received by the UN on the opening day of th e ground of walkers created gaps in understanding whic h Special Session . were not bridged, leaving walkers without any basic a- The two walks had different origins and agendas . The greements as to behavior or purpose of the walk . In many Toronto Walk, organized by Canadian activists and th e ways we were simply a group of individuals walking fo r Upstate Peace Network, was committed to a tasksharin g the amorphous goal of "world peace," without a consen- process and to working on sexism, racism, and classis m sus or dialogue on what peace means, or what change s as part of a peace process . The World Peace March , need to take place before we live in a peaceful world . initiated by a Japanese Buddhist order, was focused pri- Although the lack of a peaceful process and interna l marily on nuclear disarmament and had a strong identit y communication was a serious fault, the walk did provide as a spiritual walk led by the monks . strength and energy for both walkers and local contacts . The participants were a diverse group, including Asians , The walk's great diversity (a strength itself) just made`" Europeans, North Americans, and Native Americans ; peo- communication and agreement more difficult than it would ple from all religious backgrounds, ages, and sexual pre- have been in a more homogeneous group . It's a challenge ferences . The Peace Walk served a strong networkin g we increasingly need to face as our movement grows and function, creating bonds between different cities, towns , as we struggle to build a new society - that of respect- rural areas and individuals across the state . It helpe d ing and loving our differences and seeking to build com- spark energy in the areas it passed through : peace group s mon understandings . emerged in areas where they had not previously existed ; - Kristen EberIein in other towns existing groups were strengthened . Every - Kristen Eherlein or :ani ;ca fo r where, it helped build for the June 12th rally and th e 'k _ . - civil disobedience on June 14th . The walk also served t o walked Liom raise consciousness statewide about New York's nuclear City with the Walk .

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Militarism Indictments to be Met by Nationwide Resistanc e The lnnq dreaded indictments of draft resister s began n Tune 30th with the indictment of Ben Saswa y in San Dieq~t, Cn . More indictments are expected . JOIN PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER UPSTATE NEW YOR K Indictments are being met with protests in ove r FOR A CELEBRATION IN SUPPORT OF 100 cities across the country . Thanks to our energ y and imagination, Selective Service's worst fears are coming true ! With renewed vigor from resistance gatherings i n DRAFT RESISTANCE New York City and Berkeley, resisters and other acti- vists are making the connections that Reagan so des- sunday, july 1S . We can't reduce the threat of perately wants to hide AT THORNDEN PAR K nuclear war without drastically reducing conventiona l as well as nuclear weapons and reducing tension s 10-12 Workshop/Discussion : around the world . "How Can We Support Resisters " Here in Syracuse, Upstate Resistance has just fin- at 109 Trinity Place . ished le-ifletting local high school graduates . In lat e May, we picketed and leafletted at the Holiday In n 12-3 Potluck Picnic wit h downtown where local draft boards were being trained . • strategizin g Now is a crucial time for those of us working for a musi c more peaceful world . If the government can intimidat e introduction s most young men into registering, then they will thin k 3-6 New Games Festival that they have a green light for further intimidation an d increasin g militarization of our lives . For more info - Kath 471-6923, Karen 472-5478, or Please get in touch with us and join our efforts . Andy 422-2887 Bring Utensils ! Future plans include continued support of public an d private resisters, continued advocacy of resistance , PICNIC • SWIMMING NEW GAME S visiting the new US Attorney, organizing transportatio n to the first trial of a resister, and civil disobedience . PRESS CONFERENCE WORKSHOP S -Andy Mager ...... available from SPC Film Committe e

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not think twice about indefinite de- by Deborah Weissma n tention of blacks is illustrated by th e and Susan Horn Cuban immigration . It was not unti l the third wave of Cuban boats landed, with mostly black Cubans, that th e government began to detain Cubans . In the past year, political, churc h Fleeing jean Claude DuValier' s and legal groups have protested thes e brutal regime in Haiti for the "lan d policies and provided support an d of the free" has turned out to be not sponsors to prompt the release of th e much of a trade for the 40, 000 Hai- Haitians . At least two Federal Court s tian refugees who have come her e have held that the detention is illegal . since 1972 . Thousands of Haitian s In New York City, in a case brough t on behalf of eight refugees held who attempt the 800 mile crossing to 4 . ds t(! 8 . cr .t..,erAs/Ce Ca /end. , in Florida learn that even if they sur- the Brooklyn Navy Yard, the Cour t vive the elements and treacherou s held that the policy is discriminatory and ordered their release . Yet lega l smugglers, they face a more implac- Haitians, however, refuse to give maneuvering by the government ha s able foe - the US Immigration and up this right . Rather than return , so far prevented any releases . Last Naturalization Service . they live behind barbed wire, awa y week, in Florida, a court decide d The current policy of "enforcement ; from Creole-speaking communities , that "technical" defects in the issu- detention and interdiction" was an- facing medical and sanitation prob- ance of the detention policy rendered nounced by Reagan in July 1981 . "In- lems, transfers without warning , it illegal . terdiction" means that coast guar d and prolonged, indefinite imprison- cutters cruise the waters and tur n ment without having committed a If the government has its way, thi s back boatloads of Haitians . Forma l crime . Families are often separated . decision will mean the release of on- asylum hearings are dispensed with . These detention centers are nothing ly those Haitians who have sponsor s The last time "interdiction" wa s less than concentration camps . and lawyers, and only for 30 day s used by the US was in 1939 whe n Yet to return to Haiti means cer- until exclusion hearings are held . I f boatloads of Jewish refugees fro m tain imprisonment and probabl y the hearings are lost (as most are ) Nazi Germany were turned away . death . Returnees are regarded a s they would go back into detentio n Those refugees who reacn Florida traitors ; asylum claims are seen a s during any appeal . Over 2, 000 Hai- are taken to the overcrowded Nort h an "insult" to the DuValier regime . tians have been imprisoned for almos t Krome camp outside Miami . Fro m Every group investigating the situa- one year . Of the more than 150 bein g there, groups are shipped to holdin g tion, except the US State Department , held at the Raybrook Federal Priso n compounds in Puerto Rico, Texas , has found this pattern of persecution . in the Adirondacks, only two hav e West Virginia, Kentucky and New It is important for us, knowing tha t lawyers . The situation is similar i n York to await "Exclusion Proceed- thousands of Haitians are locked u p all the other camps . ings . " in concentration camps, to plug thes e The message is clear - and it's a This policy of detention - of no t facts of terrorism into a politica l threat to all third world people wh o struggle for national liberation allowing resettlement through rou- framework ; the Haitian refugees are . An d it's part of the current broad attac tine immigration channels - is new a symbol of the erosion of civil liber- k and applies exclusively to Haitians . ties and the racism of the US govern- oa the civil liberties of the people o f It is intended to speed up "repatria- ment . the United States - part of a packag e of repressive legislation and presi- tion" - coercing Haitians throug h The Haitians have been made into dential orders . inhuman living conditions to give u p the scapegoats Reagan needs to foist their right to claim political asylum . his budget cuts on the American peo- ple . In Miami, Haitians are blame d Deborah Weissman is a partner in the as the cause of unemployment and th e Syracuse Law Collective . Susan Horn decline of health care and education - is a partner of Horn, Heins, Finkle - all problems worsened by Reagan' s stein, and Pezzulo . Both are mem- cuts . bers of the National Lawyers Guil d The government has used thes e and represent two Haitians imprisone d at Raybrook Federal Prison in the refugees to whip up chauvinism an d Adirondacks . racism . That the government does

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OAS headquarters from Washington . Falklands/Malvinas: Also, under the 1947 Inter-America n Mutual Assistance (Rio) Treaty, th e Why Does Everyone Want These Islands? U .S . was bound to defend other signers from outside aggressio n by Diane Helle r but instead abstained from the Ap- tary importance . First, if the Pana- ril 17-0 vote that supported Argen- Three questions need to be asked o f ma Canal ever closes, military and tina's claim to sovereignty . the recent conflict : why did Argen- economic advantage will fall to those In terms of international econom- tina invade the Malvinas? why di d in control of the Falklands/Malvina s ics, recent Argentine grain sales to Great Britain choose a military re - sealanes . Second, Puerto Argentina / the USSR had surpassed U .S . sates; sponse, rather than negotiation ? Stanley has been considered as a this may have been another facto r and why did the United States side potential NATO naval base, substitu- in U .S . support of Britain . Th e with Britain ? ting for the loss of the Simonstow n U .S . may have hoped the crisis The Argentine junta had been unde r base in South Africa . Third, th e would disrupt Argentine deliverie s strong internal pressure for change , U .S . reportedly was hoping to us e and restore U.S . dominance in Sov- as citizens protested high inflation , the Falklands as a British-admin- iet wheat deals . Politically, the unemployment, and lack of govern- istered airbase, like Ascensio n U .S . and Britain may have seen th e ment information about the thousand s Island and Diego Garcia, forming a loss of the Falklands as a "domino " who have "disappeared" since th e triangle of defense/offense in th e precedent for the loss of other stra- 1976 coup . The New York Timesre - South Atlantic . The U.S . was es- tegic island bases around the world . ported that President Galtieri hope d pecially interested after its exclu- Britain is now jubilant over it s "a popular land grab could save hi s sion from a 1969 meeting among Ar- victory but paying the taxes of wa r faltering junta from Peronist mobs . " gentina, Brasil, South Africa, Para- in an already strained economy . But Argentines clearly supported the guay, Taiwan and Israel, at whic h Argentina is expected to resume ac- act, not the government, as the y a secret treaty was signed appar- tion eventually . It is buying mor e shouted, "Malvinas, si! Junta, no ! ently creating a South Atlantic arms and refinancing its $35 billio n There were also pressures withi n Treaty Organization . foreign debt to maintain its $5 bil - the junta, traditionally dominate d by the army, as the navy and ai r force bid for more power. Probabl y more crucial were economic con- cerns involving oil and gas reserve s off the coast and strategic military interests such as the struggle fo r control of the Antarctic region, oil/ mineral reserves and sealanes be- tween the Islands and the Antarctic . National and ethnic pride were als o involved, as the junta's billing o f the invasion as a Latin America n anti-colonial struggle against Euro- pean imperialism united even oppo- nents of the regime to oppose "out - side aggression . " Clearly, national pride was a factor for Britain as well . The es- calation of a potentially negotiabl e situation allowed Mrs Thatcher to These points help explain why lion arms buying reserve . The fail- strengthen her political standin g the Reagan administration backe d ure of the invasion has caused a Great Britain, though it had bee n s and popularity, which were falterin g shake-up in the junta, but new face friendly with the junta, asking for in the face of a weak economy and do not necessarily mean new policy . Argentine military support to U .S . - high unemployment -- a predicamen t The crisis has also led to tensio n backed Central American govern- similar to Argentina's . (Interestingly , in the U .S . government as the n ments and forging plans for U .S . Mrs Thatcher's husband is involve d Secretary of State Haig called fo r bases on the Patagonian coast. with The Falkland Islands Company , the resignation of Jeane Kirkpatrick, In siding with Britain, the U .S . which controlled the Falklands . ) representative to the U . N . because reneged on the Monroe Doctrine , However, the major consideratio n of her support of Argentina's posi- which promises U .S . protectio n was/is the Islands' strategic mili- tion . Haig, unsuccessful in nego- for other American states from Eur- tiation attempts over the Islands , Diane is currently working wit h opean aggression and colonialism , has now himself resigned . The Rea- Mutuality in Mission, Syracuse . and on its membership in the gan administration will now have to She is active with FOCUS, an d Organization of American States . rebuild political relations with La - recently returned from a year i n Other OAS members are now callin g tin American nations "up in arms " Rio do Janeiro, Brazil . for U .S . expulsion and for moving over U.S .' breach of loyalty . 18 Peace Newsletter 7/82 Third Worl d

Organizing and the Reality of East Timor

by Michael Chamberlai n seem to be, we need to realize the Once people are educated, there Well before Indonesia invade d connectedness of East Timor to th e are things that they can do . Lette r East Timor in 1975, the United other "issues" we work on . Th e writing is not a new activity, but it States government knew what Indo- policy of the US government toward s is an extremely important activity . nesia was planning . Even thoug h East Timor is based on the sam e Newspapers, Congresspeople, th e 90% of Indonesia's military equip- assumptions and principles as US State Department, the Indonesia n ment was supplied by the US , policy towards Viet Nam, Iran , government, religious organizations , nothing was done by the US govern- Nicaragua, El Salvador, and man y and relief agencies all need to b e ment to stop Indonesia from usin g other places in the world . Thes e made aware of people ' s concern that equipment to kill Timorese and are not separate "issues ." W e about East Timor . There is a reso- destroy their land . While village s need to explore the connections be- lution currently before the Hous e have been razed and people hav e tween these situations and analyz e (HR 321) and the Senate (S 87) whic h been starved, the US governmen t the systematic policies that bring calls for Indonesia's withdrawal fro m has tried to put an end to efforts t o get Indonesia to withdraw from Eas t Timor . It is hard to do consciousnes s raising and organizing about a plac e that is not well known . Yet, one o f the most difficult problems with or- ganizing on East Timor is not what people don't know ; it is how the y react to being asked to do organiz- ing on East Timor . People around the US often fin d it difficult to work on East Timor . There are many reasons for this . One such reason is that East Timo r is too difficult to work on becaus e the scale of human suffering is too large to deal with . Another reason is that there is so little concret e effect most people feel they can have on the situation . One reason that many "activists" have is tha t they are already too over-extended , and they can't take on anothe r A 6 postcard set is available at The Front Room . "issue" such as East Timor . them about . As we continue to work East Timor . Writing your representa- The view that East Timor is such against world hunger, intervention - tives in Washington, asking them t o a tragic situation that people fin d ism, and militarism, we can an d co-sponsor these resolutions, is n it difficult to deal with misses th e should point to the realities of Eas t good way to get started . point . The horrible tragedy of situ- Timor as an example of the conse- In facing the day-to-day realitie s ations such as East Timor are reali- quences of US policies . of situations like East Timor, w e ties which we all must face . Just Education is the first step . Bot h need to realize that we may not se e as we need to visualize the destruc- the US and the Indonesian govern- the immediate impact of our work . tiveness of nuclear weapons whe n ments would have found it hard t o Instead, we need to view our wor k discussing the threat of nuclear initiate their policies toward Eas t in much the same way as the Timor- war, we need to confront and dea l Timor if much had been known abou t ese view their own struggle . W e with the human destructiveness of their actions . They would find i t are fighting against a system o f US foreign policy . difficult to continue their policie s oppression and brutality that mus t Amongst the many other " issues " if more people knew about them now be ended . East Timor is a part of that people are working on, it migh t The illegality and immorality o f that oppression and brutality, an d seem that we are already too over - their policies in East Timor have we are struggling alongside the worked to be doing something abou t made them extremely sensitive t o Timorese to change that reality . East Timor . As true as this may world public opinion . Educatin g your friends, the groups you work For more information, contact : Michael, a Syracusan, has been organ- izing on East Timor for the pas t in, and your community, religious , East Timor Human Rights Comm . three years . and Congressional leaders is a very Box 363 Clinton Statio n important beginning . Syracuse, New York 1320 1 7/82 Peace Newsletter 19

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a chemical voluntarily remove d Crescent began negotiations wit h from the market ten years ago be - the Mexican government to move cause of its proven carcinogeni c the company ' s sewing machines t o properties . another city where labor is not ye t In addition to the increase d organized . The workers, however , cancer risk we will all share if began guarding the plant entranc e NTF gets into our water, the chem- New Task Force 24 hours daily to prevent the com- ical also forms complexes with the pany from moving the equipment . on Nuclear Evacuation lead and mercury found in the sedi- Today, seven months later, th e A research group whose purpos e ments of our water systems, thereb y women and the machines are still causing further contamination . is to examine the proposed crisi s there . The women remain, in,spite o f relocation plans for New York Stat e If successful in Syracuse, thi s new NTF Tide will be markete d the hardships of living camped outside residents in the event of a nuclea r the plant, loss of wages, and constan t war is forming, organized by th e throughout the U .S . harassment . Are we going to let P&G slip thi s Mid-Atlantic region of Physician s Solidarity by U .S . women work- one past us ? for Social Responsibility, and ope n ers and organizations is criticall y to volunteers with a wide range o f important . Telegrams and letter s expertise and geographic represent- Save the River Annual Conference demanding that the rights of th e ation . PSR maintains that nuclea r On July 30, 31, and August 1 , Crescent workers be respected ca n war is not survivable and that th e be sent to : Governador Guadalup e dangers to life and security of a Save the River's 2nd Annual Confer- ence will-take place in Clayton, NY Cervantes Corona, Palacio d e vast relocation scheme, outweig h Gobierno, Zacatecas, Zacatecas , any theoretical potential for popula- in the Thousand Islands . Peopl e whose lives, jobs, or spirit are Mexico . tion protection . . Lawrence Rive r Also, donations are needed to The intent of the Task Force on touched by the St . Workshops continue this important struggle , Nuclear War Evacuation/ NY Stat e are encouraged to come on Saturday and Sunday will addres s Contact Raquel Rivas Hernandez , is to analyze the proposed pre-at- topics such as "Shall nuclear wast e Sundicato Unico Independiente d e tack evacuation plan as it now exist s cross our bridge?" (Canada and th e Crescent, Vrizas No . 145, Zacate- for each risk and host area in th e US are trying once more to brin g cas, Zacatecas, Mexico . state . It will emphasize the com- high level nuclear waste down Rout e plex movement of people and resource s 81--this means through Syracuse , around NYS and will bring attention t o El Salvador: too .) Another workshop will explore the myriad irresolvable problem s The Killing Continues... associated with the plan . Included in the research effor t As our attentions are focused o n will be an analysis of the strategi c new wars in other places, we mus t implications of relocation and evac- not forget that in the past two and uation, and the exposure of th e a half years, 34,000 civilia ;,> hav e potentially provocative risks of pre - been killed in El Salvador . And b y attack evacuation . The work wil l all accounts, the carnage is in - provide the factual base for activis t creasing . groups throughout the state, and i n Right wing "security" forces con- others as well . creating an environmental organiza- tinue their terrorist acts, daily ex - A parallel effort, at the Onondag a tion for the entire Great Lakes regio r posing the lie of that "triumph o f County level, is underway, with th e Registration is $15 . There will als o democracy, " the March elections . first meeting of the Disaster Prepar- be exhibits, a race, and dancing t o Two hours after being appointe d edness Subcommittee, to discus s celebrate "River Appreciation Day " Mayor of her town, Evangelin a crisis relocation planning, July 8 on Saturday, July 31 . For a brochure Garcia de Lopez and her daughte r at noon in Rm . 407, County Court write Save the River Box 322 River - were killed in their home by eleve n House . a side Drive Clayton, NY 13624 . men . As one Salvadoran said,"Thi s If you wish to assist, or would is a war without war casualties . like more information, contact 011ie The victims are civilians ,unarmed , Clubb, 479-597i (County Plannin g Mexican Women Strike Back ! being killed because they are sympa- critique) or Pat ector, 446- 238 0 thetic, or suspected of being sympa- (NY State critique,) . In December 1981, the entire thetic, to the guerillas . " labor force of the Zacatecas, Mex- U .S . involvement also become s Cancerous Tide in Syracuse ico factory of the Crescent Compa- more brazen every day . This mont h ny, a United States garment manu- saw the heaviest combat so far , Buyer beware! The local Syra- facturer, walked out of the compa- complete with search and destro y cuse area and Indianapolis, Ind . ny's Zacatecas, Mexico factory . missions by nearly 2,000 Salvado- ran soldiers trained at Fort Benning , are the two sites chosen by th e The makers of "Figure Flattery " Ga . and Fort Bragg, N Proctor & Gamble Company for it s lingerie refused to negotiate wit h .C . present test marketing of a ne w these 500 women striking agains t As a Salvadorn general recentl y Tide detergent formula containing inhuman working conditions and said : "The blood is running i n Morazan . " 15% Sodium nit liacetate (NTF), poverty level wages . Instead, 7/82 Peace Newsletter 21

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SUN MON TUES WED THURS' FRI SAT 6 8 9 10 7 Nclear War Evacua tio n Anarchist stu dy gip mtg . Alice's Restaurant Dan Duggan, Hammer dulcime r 7 :30 m 472-769 7 hearings at Onon . Co . Market House Music Hal t \ Douglas & Cynthi a NVS Films SUGifford Arid . Co rt House Rm 40 7 (MHb}H) Oswego $3 8p m every Sat . Westcott Recycle s flute & guitar 12 5vrn & 9 :30 $1 .50 see [. - 6 see p .21 479-597 7 a cro b i o t i c takes paper, glass, alumii: .. m () Ea st/W e st Gt r M 7 06 111. 1 Dcw mown Far ers '~'k . Summer ~Soc,i a list Pariy Ope n D i e ner 6 : 1 5 ; lec t ure B p m 12-4Pm 301 peat'St . 472-415 East/VJast Ctr Ho g e 8pre 478-079 3 Modern Dance classe s Scssron : yoga, cocking , $7 reservations : 475-723 0 ~~~~ every Tues &T ur s . 7/6 massage 475-723 0 U [o Feminists Peac e Cindy & Cordette s, funk y Allianc e 01 Al :n Ynr, ix 2`i, 7p 478-4414 7 :3 0 INFO Jazz 12 :15pm Everson Plaza 601 l llen S [tg_ 472-54 7 8 11 12 13 Burn ` 14 15 16 , , 17 SPC Potluc k Anarchist Study Grp :tin] . NVS Films SUGifford Aud . SRFCo-op Credit Unio n SPC Danc e 7 :30 Per 472-769 7 7 & 9 :30 $1 .50 see p . 1 0 see info below 472-547 8 Every Sun . : Quaker Mtg. 11a m on Revol tid, ry . 1 ;ad o summer hours : Tues . - Assertive Conflict Resolutio n 472-7697 Westcott Caf e CriardiqNita . 1!ous Article ideas/ad spac e Educators for Social Re - Thurs . 9-6pm ; Fri . 3-6 ; East/West Gtr . Macrobiotic workshop 9am-4pm $ 1 6pm e . PN L An evening with Bria n see p .7 472-547 8 deadline for Aug sponsibility mtg 7 :3 0 Sat . 12- 3 dinner 6 :15 ; lecture :alchem y registration : 475-482 2 472-547 8 Hutchings Ed'l Bldg R m 7/15 thru 7/17 : Syracus e Bpm 1001 Lancaster Ave . Mischief Mime at MHMH i n McNa ugnt Grace Churc 'n Physicians for Social Re - - 475-b780 Nuclear War evacuatio n 202 673-108 3 Downtown Festival with $7 reservation : 475-7230 Oswego 8pm $3 . SC. 342-1733 6 :30 pm sility rritg t 6p m upstart, `'caringPlatti n burg , Finger Lakes Peace Alli - crafts, music, food, a t 5' dt, I C ente r Columbus Circle Rm 5392 ; 4 5-0062 NY; sec p .21 476-2380 once mtg in Geneva 475-4822 Disarming Your Z4 Resisters Picnic 18 19 20 5 21 '' 22 23 '} ;ro italic Poetry reading by Batya Laical Nuclea r New Games Festiv a Draft Resister potluc k '47aan5 ~!)ltY,, , loam-5pm Tnorndun Par k 6pm 109 Trinity Plac e NVS Films SUGifford Aud . Weinbaum 8pm INFO 60 1 Discussio x of Peac e Allen St . donation 478-463 6 Nuclear Weapons Facilitie s see p . 16 472-547 8 Newsletter see p .7 471-692 3 7&9 :30 $1 .50 see p . I d networking conference in , Socialist Forum : Feminis t mart . Gm,- Syr NOW mtg 8p m deadline for Au PN L Karl Wolff classical guita r Rochester 475-482 2 every Westcot t MHMH in Oswego Bpm $ 3 Pax Christi mtg 10 :30a m Strategy after ERA 3-56 m Recycles glass, paper , May Men;'1 446-275 4 calendar/class ified s Westcott Cafe e 478-079 3 MOVING? please let us East/West Ctr dinner 6 :1 5 208 Slocum 446-169 3 a1 im rneni 7 :30p m Open Hand Theater 11-lpm 301 Peat St . 472-4157 know your new address ! lecture : wild edibles& heal - East/West Ctr potluck 6p m The Front Room is ope n ieq 8pm $7 475-7230 Clinton Square 1001 Lancaster 475-7230 every Wad . 'til 9pm 25 26 27 28 29 C : . 30 31 Cultural Workers' Benefi t see info below 472-547 8 n PNL marling party all da y Dinner 5 :30-7 :30 $3 .50 an d Cultural Bt es i n every Tues . vegetaria Gifford Aud . Africa : music & danc e David Mallett folk singer a t dinner at Westcott Cate NVS Films SU at SPC 472-547 8 1st Westcott Variety Show w/ !'olitical work s sec o . 7 7&9 :30 $1 .50 see p . 1 0 12 :15 pm Everson Plaza MHMH Oswego 8 pm $9 .5 0 Barb Dunn, Laura Wilaesky, 6-8:30 $3 .5 0 7/30-8/1 Federation for Pro - Aug . PNL productio n Nuclear War evacuatio n East/West Ctr dinner 6 :1 5 . in N J Aug . PNL productio n e gross eat'1 cont Cafe' See p . 20 478-141 4 call Karen 472-547 8 nearing in Utica/Rom lecture : food for spiritual de - info : Gary 472-547 8 SRFco-op open ever y Tom Parker &Rich Sobe l info : Pat 446-2380 velopment 8pm ;7 475-723 0 M'm ]Ox^ :-7 m good time music 12 :15p m Donis Friscia 12 :15 p m Socialist Encampment, Andes , p. downtown farmers' mkt . N .Y . 478-0793 Everson Plaza

'`K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ~~"- - ~~ ~P uc% John Bromka& SondraEtheredg e Dr. 5irr3rlgSlC1r ~ "i~roStSlSlt t t ~ ~ celtic &renaissance music a t a Dennis Friscre 12 :15e m No MMH2 Oswgo 342-1j, 3 3 workshop on rwn violenc J" ,tlGt7i ' G Hls 4? . to commemorate the deaths o f Syr . Men's r g en'l mt~) ~ 9a m downtown farmers' mkt . deign!' tMOriLif!g ~ti5 r g p sec: p-7 972-597 8 Hiroshima/Nagasak i q 139 Bassett 471-307 4 Nat'l conf .on Battered NVS Films SUGifford Aud . is Coming Kathy Tills & Base y 7&9 :30 $1 .50 see p . 1 0 noon at Columbus Cirole ' East/West Ctr potluck Opt,: dance & flute noo n Women thru 8/ 7 SPC concert on Sun . 6/ 8 1001 Lancaster 475-7230 Fayette par k 414/643-547 4 in observance of H uo - ' watch for posters ! shima/Nagasaki bomb - or call SPC 472-547 8 ings ,..

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