"If We ~aveEnouah weaDons to destrov the earth manv times over: Why Do We Build More?" by Andreas Toupadakis, Ph. D. unleashed power of the atom: "This ba- Science, which ought always to be Former Employee of both Los Alamos sic force of the universe cannot be fitted aiming at the good of humanity, is assist- National Laboratory and Lawrence into the outmoded concept of narrow ing in the work of destruction, and is con- Livermore National Laboratory nationalisms." The Lawrence Livermore stantly inventing new means for killing the This is an appeal to every secretary, National Laboratory's logo is: Science greatest number of people in the short- technician, custodian, scientist, engineer, in the National Interest. I believe that if est amount of time. This twentieth cen- and any other person whose participa- Albert Einstein were alive today, not only tury proved to be a century of inhuman tion supports the world war machine to would he not be working at LLNL, but slaughter. In the 1914 war, 15% of ca- withhold their skills fiom weapons work he would also be strongly condemning sualties were civilian; in 1939: 50%; in and from activities that support or en- its mission. And what is the logo of Los the wars fought in the 1950s: 75%; in able weapons work. Alamos National Laboratory? Science the 1990s: 90% of war casualties were "The unleashed power of the atom has Serving Society. Do the national labs civilian. Science that is used to terrorize changed evewngexcept our thinking. believe that they are serving society by people, kill them, or make them invalids Thus, we are drifting toward catastro- endangering its very existence through the is immoral science. It must be abolished phe beyond conception. We shall re- ongoing maintenance and development immediately. If we do not act now, we quire a substantiallynew manner of think- of nuclear weapons? I cannot forget what may very well see our own children be- ing if mankind is to survive." -Albert my ancient Greek teachers taught me, come victims in ways we have never Einstein (1 879-1955) which I now see being practiced world- dreamed of. We spend the majority of We have a moral obligation and duty wide: "Science without virtue is immoral our lives tirelessly working to ensure our to think, speak, and act first as citizens science." -Plat0 I (see Toupadakis, next page) for a peaceful world, and next as scien- tists. The higher our education is, the higher our responsibilities are for a hu- mane world. Should we talk about sci- ence before we even think about what our science is for? That is precisely what we are doing. And that is why I resigned from my position as a scientist in the nuclear weapons program at the Lawrence Liverrnore National Labora- tory (LLNL) as of January 3 1,2000. Albert Einstein warned us about the July 4 event in Washington, D.C. (see poster) Holy Week Walkers (& friends) finish their 65 mile wallk from Las Vegas to the Nevada (Nuclear Weapon) Test Site. Photo byjoan Monastero The following is fiunr cm anonymous poet in M'ashington, handed out during the Battle WIL L in Serrttle opposing the Hbrld Trade Organization last Autumn, and at the A-16 events opposing the lMF tmd R/orld Bank in M'clshmngton D. C. this Spring: Why We Are Here
Because the world we had imagined, (Toupadakis, from front page) college and high school students about the one we had always counted on is disappearing. own personal security, whi!e at thc same what has been prepared for thcm in their Because the sun has become cancerous time we are blindly putting it at risk by our future. and the planet is getting hotter-. own thoughtless actions. The contradic- I hope that my resignation from Because children are starving tion between what we love to do and what Lawrence 1,ivermore National Laboratory in the shadows of yachts we are forced to do by our fears has and my letter of appeal and activities from and economic summits. brought us into a state of despair. When now will help to start this campaign and Because there are already tou many planes we make our work the centerpiece of our that individuals from every nation n 111 of- in the sky. cxistencc, then we will find happiness. fer their support. 'This is a wake up call to Let's not comfort ourselves that some- all those who can hear the call of their This is the manufactured world one else, [humanl or God. is watching out conscicncc. And fur thosc of us who try you seek to codify and expedite. We are here to tell you for humanity. The train is now on the bridge to cornfblt outselves while daring to call there is something else we want to buy and is going very fast. The first compart- ourselves Christians, let it be known that ment is full of scientists and educated Christianity is not compatible with war, What we want, money no longer recognizes people who profess that they know what with preparation for war. even for prepa- like the vitality of nature, they are doing. The middle compartments ration to deter war. Jt never was. the integrity of work. are full of people, nearly six billion people! I wonder where the words on the dol- We don't want cheaper wood. The last compartment is loaded with am- lar bill "IN GOD WE TRUST" came we want living trees. munition, violence and death. The com- from? Until our warriors are d~sarniedand We don't want engineered fru~t, partments are being held together very our armies disbanded, how can we say we want to see and srnell the food growing tightly. I am appealing to all who read that we trust in God? in our own neighborhoods. these words to come out of the train now. Ilaving contc~nplatetlon these matters, We are here because a voice inside us, You will hear this appeal again and again, and having recognized the real and mis- a memory in our blood, tells us cvery time you look in the mirror of your represented mission of the U.S. National you are not just a bank, or a fund; soul, every time you look in the eyes of I.,aboratories, I decided to resign. I could you have become the blind tip your children and in the eyes of the people not live my Irk in a way that goes against of a dark wave you love, and yes, every time you look at my conscicnce. which has forgotten its source. a flower or a bird. Come out. I wonder These arc come of the issues that con- We are here to defend and honor how many scientists and world citizens cerned scientists and engineers should what is real, natural, human and basic have ever read the Russell-Einstein Mani- immediately star1 working on worldwide: against these rising tides of greed. festo? The general public; and even many 1) Establish informed consent hiring prac- We are here by the insistence of spirit and men in positions ofauthority, has not real- tices at national weapons laboratories and by the authority of nature. ized what would be involved in a war with all otlw scientific/nilita establishments If you doubt for one minute nuclear bombs. The general public still 2) Stop bringing high school and college the power of truth thinks in terms of the obliteration of cit- students into the weapons labs. or the primacy of naturc ics. I'eoplc can scarcely bring thcmsclves 3) Stop accepting rcserlrch programs that try not breathing for that length oftimc. to grasp that they, individually, and thosc fuel the war machlnc. whom they love are in imminent danger 4) Encourage and help scientists to with- Now you know the pressure of our desire. of perishing agonizingly. hold thcir skills from weapons work. We are not here to tinker with your laws. We urgently need an international cam- 5) Bring awareness to collcgt: and high We are here to change you, and ourselves, paign to help scientists and engineers see school students. !?om the inside out. This is not a political protest. that they must withhold their skills from - Andreas Toupadakis, Ph.D., It is an uprising of the soul. wm-science. We also nced desperately a March 24,2000 world campaign to bring awareness tc N DE Peace Walkers utilize Tabernacle of the Desert by I\~UI'C'ZISPage Idaho to ever join an NDE walk. His pil- Shundahai). The delegation of two dozen For the sixth consecutive year the Holy grimage is actually a long trek across the Japanese folks arrived a few minutes be- Week Peace Walk began on Pahi Sun- U.S. in order to create a play about fore our walk arrived. After words from day. But this was the first year the walh Anlmon IIen~;acy.(Arnmon was one of Corbin and one of the Hibakusha (survi- was blessed by college students finishing the first protesters who came to Las Ve- vors of nuclear warfare), we processed their weekend retreat (organized by the gas in 1957 to pray and fast and picket to the north side of the freeway. The Japa- Weslcy Foundation of Berkeley, CA and against the hydrogen bombs being tested nese watched our Nuclear Stations of the NDE). After the students wished us well above-ground at the Test Site those Cross, and then supported us as we on our pilgrimage, we walked away from years.) Although Lluyd wanted to join our crossed the line at the Test Site gate. This the Federal Building in downtown Las Ve- walk, our campsite was hidden from a was the second time the Tabernacle of gas. roadside view, so he couldn't find 11suntil the Desert has come to the Mercury gate We started with nine walkers. Charlie the next day when we arrived at Patricia at the N.T.S., but the first time it has been Hiltenhaus (of the Alliance of Atomic Pearlman's home in Cactus Springs. used in its proper form as a tenttcanopy. Veterans), Merlynn Rose RL Susi Snyder Patricia conducted an awesoltie ceremony Each of the line-crossers stood in the Tab- (of the Shundahai Network) joined 11sfor at the Goddess Templc of Sehhmct for 11s ernacle of the Desert to individually tell the morning stroll through the Fremont that Wednesday night. his or her reason for being part of the Holy Street area, where this tourist street's se- On Thi~rsdaync crossccl into Nye Week Peacc Walk and crossing the line curity guard told us to we could not pa- County. and were greeted by the menacc at this nuclear bomb testing ground. Eight rade througli there. We had been chant- of an "Apache" war helicopter b~~zzingmen and five women crossed, were cited, ing and passing out nuclear abolitionist fly- 100 meters above our heads. The pilot and released. ers, and holding up anti-nuclear and peace waved to US. 011 Friday morning, our walk Many of the cacti were in full bloom, signs. started two-miles beyond the county line, and there was an abundance of greenery About an hour later, arrik ing at thc De- and went a little morc tllan four miles fur- this Spring in the blojave desert. Each of partment uf Energy (D.0.E.) building, we ther, to the Peace Camp. Along the nay. the walkers felt very special to be a part planted sunflower seeds. This symbolic Charlie rcjoined us, as did Joan, Brother of this year's Peacc Walk. and I hope act was in concert with the words of U.S. David, Peter Ediger (of Pace E Bene), many more will come walk the ways of Sccretary of Defense, William J. Perry, Matteo Ferriera (Shundnhai Network) and peace w~thNDE again next year. from June 4th 1996: "Sunflowers instead Michelle Xenos and her son Taro (also of of missiles in the soil will ensure peace for future generations". (These words wcre spoken in Ukraine, at a former mis- sile site, celebrating Ukraine's national nltclear-weapons-free status. 'That year, the sunflower was adopted as the emblem of the abolitionist movement.) Brother David hosted 11s at the Bartlett Avenue Friary (also the site of Poverello House & Pace E Bene offices) for lunch. After walking011 that afternoon another 6 miles (to the Santa Fe mega-resort-casino-ho- tel). we drove back to sleep at the Friary. Joan Monastero made dinner and a prayer for us that night. Merlynn Rose served us pancakes on Monday morning there. Sunday's walk was about 13 miles. The rest of the days of the walk wcre generally about 10 miles each. On Tues- day we walked to the Lee Canyon turn- off (Hwy 156). to set up camp and take naps. It was during this time that a new First time Tabernacle of the Desert is used in Tabernacle (canopy) form. p-ilgrim came looking for us. His name is On January 1, 2000 the 7abernacle was three individual banners, and LIwyd Watson, and he is the first man from they were confiscated. Photo by A//nnSawyer. F.O.R. presents: People's Campaign for Non Nevada Desert Experience is along with Pace e Bene and tl - Please come to this vigil: Tuesday, July 4: Vigil & leafletting at the Washington Monument 2pm to 8pm...p rior to fireworks. We woulc like to bring one hundred people to spend July 4th in prayerful vigi and peaceful protest at the Washington Monument. Other nationa groups are doing the same throughout the summer at places like thc Pentagon, White House, or the Capitol Building. Now is the Time!: Come to Washington, DC to demand disarmamen and justice! Hundreds of national and local grassroots peace and jus tice movements and organizations from all walks of life from all acros: the country are gathering together throughout the Summer of 2000 tc help continue the creation of a culture of nonviolence and justice. Contact the Fellowship Of Reconcilliation for more information on The People's Cam- paign for Nonviolence. Utilize their website
Friday, July 21- Muslim Peace Fellowship Friday, July 21-Sunday, July 23-Lutheran Peace Fellowship Weekend Gathering Monday, July 24- Jubilee 2000 day. Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns Tuesday, July 2% "Women's Disarmament Action" at both the White I louse and the US Capitol. Wednesday, July 26--"Abolish the Death Penalty!" Day Thursday, July 27- Pas Christi USA Friday, July 28- Baptist Peace Fellowship Sunday, July 30th-- Families Against Violence Network, Institute for Peace and Justice In coordination with SaturdayISunday, July 29th, 30th- Episcopal Peace Fellowship Weekend Monday, July 31- Closing the School of the Americas (now called: Defense Institute Nevada Desert Experience for Hemispheric Security Cooperation) on this Independence Day: Tuesday, August 1- Women's International League for Peace and Freedom KAI ROS I Wednesday, August 2- Witness for Peace, Chiapas Solidarity Day Thursday, August 3-- Wisconsin Peace Day THEATRE i Friday, August 4- Catholic Worker Movement Day Friday, August 4 to Aug. 9th- Atlantic Life Community. Faith and Resistance COMPANY Retreat will hold a free performance Saturday, August Sth, 8:00 p.m.--- "Building a Culture for Peace and Justice" Evening Panel Discussion with Kathy Kelly; Elizabeth McAlister; James of its production: Lawson; John Dear, Gordon Clark; and survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki (6:OO to 7:30 p.m., candlelight vigil for disarmament, marking the exact hour of the A CLOWN, bombing of Hiroshima, EST. Contact: 703-369-7427) A HAMMER, Sunday, August 6th-- March from Lincoln Memorial to the White House 2:00 p.m. rally at Lafayette Park for an end to the Economic Sanctions on Iraq & A BOMB, support nuclear disarmament. With Martin Sheen, Kathy Kelly, Elizabeth I McAlister, Jim Lawson, John Dear and others, 7:00 p.m. Teach in on Iraq; preparations AND GOD for next day's action at 2:00 p.m. Monday, August 7th- End the Economic Sanctions on Iraq! 9 a.m. Nonviolent Demonstration at the U.S. Capitol This is a one-persou slio\v about Tuesday, August 8th- The Bruderhof taking personal respo~~shil~tyfor Wednesday, August 9th- Closing Interfaith prayer service, Buddhist Peace nuclear disarriiar,~er~t. Fellowship, vigil at the Pentagon, 9am - 12 noon, followed by closing A CLOWN, A HAMMER, h BOMB, interfaith prayer service at 12 noon (with Rev. Jim Lawson and others). AND COD is written by Dmiel Kinch. Throughout the People S C't-rmnpaignfor Nonviolencr, we will ~~irnessc~gcrinsl the three It is based on Carl kabat's plowshares evils of racism, poverrv, mdmilitarisrn; mobilize our movements, crs well us iitspire und action, in which he dressed as a clown empower each other; hold weckly nonviolence training .sessions; eduiwte o~~irsclvesoi7 on April Fool's Day, 1994 and broke the issues; kick of tile United Nations ' "Decode .for o Culture of Pmce md Nonvio- into dn MX missile base in North Da- lence; " li~krile jus/ice undpcace movements togerher with two geiler-(11deinirids: I.Ru- kota. Actor Ben Roberts plays the ac- cial, Social, and Economic .Justice: the creation of a nonviolent, 17oi7-o~~~~rcsie.vocic~/y tivist priest. The production is directed with an econorny that filnds human needs and helps susrain 011 Itfk on [he ~ILI~L'I:~~tui by Rhett Wickham. For more informa- 2.Demiliturization: sribstantial cuts in military spending, the aholitior~uf nuclcur u,cJc1p- tion db011t this play, visit Kairos' ons and all weapons ofmass c1estructior.1,and [he pursuit ofa norrviolc~rl~,fi)rc~ig~lpli~:~:website; www.interport.net/-danmk R~owsharesvs. Depleted Uranium Update On Dccemhcr- 19th (the~utrrthSundqv c!f Lab protests was suspect to me. But the lungs, cuts, & digestive tracts. They poi- Advei~t)I99 9 jbur people cfi.surn7c.d two physical reality of standing under the ban- son the soil, plants and water. Over 350 ~.varplanes.The activists are currcrztly in- ner ofChrist outside the gate in contrast to tons of uranium-238 havc ben left in Iraq. curceruted it? vario7~~,f~~ilitie.s. the death-dealing research that was being I0 tons in Kosovo. Our own troops, as well by Susan C'rtrne done inside the Lab had an effect on me. as Iraqi people havc become seriously ill Sitting at a table in the Maryland State The scriptures and liturgy there at the gates f'rorn the uranium compounds. Children in Prison for women, I enjoy the early morn- started to make sense. I suppose it was a Iraq as well as children of U.S. veterans ing quiet. The joint is overcrowded; we are gift that after the services, civil resistance have been born with legs fi~sedtogether; moved here and there to any available bed. and arrests, I was routinely taken into soli- tiny buds for limbs. without eyes. The first week here I was housed in the tary at Santa Rita Jail. l'herc was nothing Shooting radioactive waste at our cn- Mental Health unit, the second in the hole. to do in the cell but reflect. I had heard cmics can't be justified legally or nora ally. Cries of anguish, frustration, and anger, the about prayer, but what was it? Rev. Bernic Yet in the climate of violcncc that wc live ratchet noise of cuffs, the buzz-clang of Bush sj at the Jcsuit Retreat liouse in Los in, such scandalous bchavior sccrns almost doors. and the slam of meal slots closing Altos was generous to help the stubborn normal and is cvcn Jilstitied by many in the become the everyday sounds surrounding anarchist learn to experience God's love, CIILII.~~. me. The turnkeys wear what appear to be and learn to want to do what is good and Yet Jesus gives us a new commandment: bulletproof vests, yet women are cuffed truthful. My lifc startcd to make sense in a to love cacti othcr. I wonder how God sees in back before emerging from cells to walk way that was missing before. Yet the mes- us as we pay our federizl tax, as we strugglc down the hall for a shower. As if'to com- sage of the scriptures is SOCIAL. We are to spcrik up while children are poisoned, plete this tour ofthe underside of the prison, commanded to lovc each othcr (Jn 13:34), when the whole of creation is threatened I'm now in a makeshift dorm area in the to love our enemies (Mt 5:44). by our war-making. What are we com- condemned basement of C-cottage. We What does this love look like? St. lgnatim manded to do? Living nonviolently is n pro- hear about lead and asbestos, but what 1 suggests that love has to be manifest in cess-we stru&e together to say no to dcath see is water from waste pipes dripping deeds, and that lovc consists of a mutual and yes to life. down on US. sharing of goods. The lover shares kno\vl- Most women I've met here could be edge, resources, and honors with the be- better helped by a drug treatment program. loved. l'hc Iovcl- protects the bclovcd. I see each day how we takc thosc who are Our love for the pcoplc of Iraq has to be addicted, mentally ill and poor. Label them shown in dccds. We need to share with them criminal, and put them in this warehouse. and protect them. Yet we as a nation do thc Each day 1 am here, I have more respect opposite. The continued economic sanc- for brothers & sisters throughout thc U.S. tions cause malnutrition and dcath: the dc- Eli7abeth Walz #995-376 who endure these hellholes year after year; plcted uranium we fired during the Gulf War 200 Court House Court decade after decade-Leonard Pclticr, is carcinogenic and genetically destructive. Iowson MD 2 1204 Mumin Abu-Jamal: framed, railroaded, un- [Our] friends \vith Voiccs in the Wilder- able to get a trial based on truth, Marilyn ness came back from Iraq tclling 11s about Susan Cranc #9 16-099 Buck, Linda Evans: held for speaking up children who were dying from malnutri- ~MarylanctCorrcctional Institution for against U.S. imperialism. Michele, Dan, tion: cancer and lack of simple medicines. Women Sachio and my co-defendants who's dc- We hear about increased cancer rates; un- PO Box 535 sire in their hearts is peace. usual sicknesses, deformed children ("jel- Jessup MD 20794 Several years ago, whcn I started com- lyfish babies"). The mothcrs in Iraq love ing to Liverrnore Labs to speak out against their children. just like we love our chil- Philip Berrigan #292-139 continued research and development of dren. It's our responsibility to protect our lioubury Cor-rectionnl Institution nuclear iveapons, I thought ol'nonviolcncc children and their children. IS70 1 Roxbury Rd as a tactic. Coming from a bachgrountl of In advent. Philip Bcrrigan, Steve Kelly, I Iagcrstown MD 2 1740 self-management (anarchism) and coopera- S.1, Elizabeth Wi1~and 1 went to the Air tive decision making, I wanted to organize National Guard in Baltimore to begin to dis- Iicv Steve Kelly S.J. M292-I40 without creating the same problems that arm a couple of A- I O jet fighters. 'The A- Rosbury Corrcctional Institution exist in the culturc today, which is to say, 10s use munitions that have depleted ura- I8701 Kosbury Kd organize without hierarchy and class dif- nium (DU) pcnctrators. The IIU is dense, Flagerstown MI) 2 1746 ference. 1 had equated religion-the patri- and will pierce through 4" o!';irmor. It but-11s archal church-with these social ills, and on impact, dispersing tiny particles into the so the religious influence in the Livermore air. I'hcse radioactive particles get into A Reflection on NDE's College Student Retreat by 1blichrrc.1 Chri.~/c)/7hci' myself. there to meet me. As for the struggle to Today is the beginning of my active The desert touched something inside me end nuclear proliferation and ultimately rid nonviolence training. It does not matter [hat I have not seen for a long time. Some- the world of nuclear weapons I have one how long ago that I first learned of "ac- thing deep and profound about the way a prayer to keep in mind: tive nonviolence" because each new day person is raised shows me that violence We gather in peace with the hope that necessitates a renewal of its practice. I starts from the birth of every infant. The the peace we share will spread. Through begin the practicc every instance that life words of Tennyson express for me the the practice of active nonviolence we reveals a new form ufviolence because I process ofassimilating active nonviolence seeh to resolve conflict in a humane and already know that the world is n violent against the tremendous obstacles one cff'cct~veway, and what is more we seek place but I aspirc to be an instrument of finds in the world: to transform. We aspire to transform our- nonviolence within it. Several times dur- I .wmh fume lzcmds of:firith. aizdgr-ope, selves as well as those on the other side ing the [NDE Palm Sunday weekend] ,4rd gcrthcr c/zi.r/ cind chufl,' mcl call of the line. We break through the barriers rctrcat the phrase "violent culture" was ;To wllcr/ I,j&l is Lord oj'ull, created by lines to touch that which tran- used to describe the immensity of the hii- Andjiiin/(y /m~.st/he lqqoi. /70pc>. scends us all. When we cross lines and man race's marriage with violence. It is The practice of active nonviolence takes break through barriers wc find even more generally accepted that violence works all that one knows and accepts to be true conflict but the object was never to suc- because it seeks to get things done clearly. and simply "the ways of the world" and ceed, merely to change. We must change When one country attacks another thc in- turns them upside down. ourselves in the hope that others will fol- evitable response is to defend and counter It is a moment of inspiration that starts low and ~vlienwe are all together I~ving thc aggressor's act of' violence witli vio- Inc down the path and faith that keeps n ithout violence M.C will truly see what it lence. Ilnder the guisc ofJusticc. the ag- ne on it. I can only hope when I reach is to be stcwards of creation. gressor receives exactly what is deserved "or the completion that there will be One but this typc ofji~\ticedoes not stifle vio- lence and is certainly not the only option. Mark Your Calendars for the 20th Annual - Within a "violent culture'' the act of vio- lence is acceptable and practically dcsir- Lenten Desert Experience; LDE XX able under certain circumstances. but a February 28th to April 15th 2001. On Ash Wednesday (February 28th), Bishop Tom life of active nonviolence tcachea me that Gumbleton ~IIIpray witli 11sat the N.'I'.S. in the morning, and speak at a Las Vegas although violence may have its advantages Church in the evening. 'There will bc a weekend retrcat in Las Vegas with opportunity it can not dispose of violcnce nor bring its for civil resistanceat t1ieN.T.S. LDE XX will culminate with a IIoIy 1 hursdaj Seder use to an end. and Good Friday Nuclear Stations of the Cross (April 12th 8t 1 3th). Wc particularly Eradicating violence is far from a simple welconie college students to the seventh annual 1 Ioly Week Peace Walk. process that has clearly marked steps, but it is a process. The first step in the long and arduous process begins \vlicn violencc Welcome to New NAGs is recognized in its many forms. It takes We would like to welcome all the NDE San Jose, CA: San Jose Peacc me time and effort to accept the respon- Affiliate Groups (NAGs) into the fold. Center sibility of my own violcncc towards cre- NAGs arc already existing small groups San Francisco, CA: Prcscntation ation and then recognize those acts ofvio- who agree to add thc abolition of nuclear Sisters lence that makc my life possible. Trans- weapons to the~rfaith-based agenda of Salt Lake City, UT: (1-!nnan~edGroup. formation is then the only response to the activities. We invite all NAGS to plcasc contact: Sr. Bridgct C'larc XlcKee\.er) recognition ofa life ofviolence. Evcn be- keep in contact with us regarding prayers Orange Count?; CA: Peace With fore the trip to thc desert I was ccm-mit- and resistance activities tliej conduct, so Justice C'omnlittcc at California Pacitic tcd to living a life inspired by people like that all Affiliate Groups can potentially United Methodist Cht~rcli Gandlii and Martin Luther King, but as learn from each other as the nen aboli- Interfaith Peace Ministr~,of Orange the many levels of violence unfold before tionist movement picks up steam. Contact County me I learn just how rudimentary my trans- the Oakland office ofNDE for more info La Madera NM : (Unnamed Group. formations down the path of nonviolence on becoming a NAG. contact: John & Mauna Richardson) need to be. I must seek to change what it Huntington Heach CA : was that raised me. I am not so naive to Sylmar, CA: 'I'he Friendly Planct Secular Franciscans believe that I can change everything in Scottsdale, AZ: Loretto Disarmament Berkeley CA : the eyes of the world for I can only change Committee 1:ranciscan Affinity Group JOB AVAILABLE: still available: Transcripts of talks by Joyce Hollyday and We are seeking to hire a full-time Development~EducationCoordinator. Duties Takamitsu Nakayama from include overseeing hd-raising plans and coordinating outreach to various con- stituencies, including youth. To apply or inquire, please contact Cindy Pile in mid- Millennium 2000, contact July: (5 10) 849- 1540. Deadline is August 1st. NDE to get your copy.
U. S. CO DUCTS NUCLEAR WEAPONS TESTING! Four more Plutonium Bombs will be exploded this year at the Nevada Test Site.
Calendar for Faith-Based Nuclear Abolitionists July 4th: NDE Vigil in Washington D.C. (See poster inside this issue for more info.) July 31: Pax Christi's anti-nuclear action at the Yorktown Naval Weapons Station, VA, Pax Christi US, (8 14) 453-4955. August 5 - 6: Washington D.C. "Building a Culture for Peace and Justice" Evening Panel Discussion; candlelight vigil for disarmament, marking the exact hour of the bombing of Hiroshima; March from Lincoln Memorial to the White House for an end to the Economic Sanctions on Iraq & support nuclear disarmament; Teach in on Iraq (See poster inside this issue for more info.) August 9, Nagasaki Day: Peace Action Protest in New Mexico at Los Alamos National Lab. (Contact Peace Action New Mexico @ 505 989 48 12 for more info.) Sept. 5 - 8: Into the Dragon's Mouth, A Silent Retreat at Los Alamos National Lab, contact: Greg Mello (505) 982-7747 or Vilrna Ruiz (e-mail: [email protected]) October 16,2000: A Day Without The Pentagon; regional activities including morning prayers for peace and safety (cessa- tion of poison fire production) at the Nevada Test Site. December 12,2001 : Hiroshima 200 1, Nuclear abolition conference in Japan, contact: Steve Leeper: 1-4-3-40, Kamiyacho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima 730, Japan. e-mail: [email protected] January 25 - 29,2001 : Remember Operation Ranger-50th anniversary of nuclear bombing @ NTS; for more info email Charlie Hilfenhaus of the Alliance of Atomic Vets, [email protected] call Marc Page of NDE, (702) 646-48 14. February 28,2001 : Ash Wednesday Prayer and Action at Nevada Test Site. April 12-13,2001: Holy Thursday Seder & Good Friday Nuclear Stations Of The Cross at Nevada Test Site. Visit our website: NevadaDesertExperience.org