Above : Jane Standing Still (from the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation) protects an elm tree from a PASNY chain saw (See page 28S) . Right: A few of the almost 1000 power line pro - testers in Edwards, NY, Mar . 12 (Seepage 5) . 2 PNL 4/77 Commits, Credits & SPC Info PEACE NEWSLETTER Contents Credits The PEACE NEWSLETTER (PNL) is publish- Articles Coming Events March Mailing Party: William Sun- ed monthly through the collective efforts County's Trash Plant 9 Ireland Speaker 3 derlin, Sally Brule', Glenda Neff, of SPC workers & staff. The PNL uniquely Carey's Budget Ax 10 NVS Films . 3 Barb Mecker, Sharon Wegener,,Lisa serves 2 functions: that of a paper offering War Tax Resistance 11 Alternative Practices Johns, Linda Faller, John Maddens . news, analysis & services ; and that of th e Zaire 12 Conference 3 internal organ of SPC, the traditional Elmcrest 13 765 kV Forum 5 April PNL Production: Seth Moranz , newsletter role. The page top descriptions 8-1/Tax Day 8 Marilyn Austin, Chris Murray,Doug are intended to help readers distinguish Reports Food Day 8 Wright, Nancy Travers, Lisa Johns , these 2 separate but complementary func- N . Country March 5 Monday Potlucks 8 Dik Cool, John Maddaus, Barb tions . We welcome suggestions ; articles, Marina Support Demo .5 Latin America Wknd . 14 Kobritz, Linda Maddens, Glenn cultural work & production assistance . "Memory of Justice" 14 Within, Sally Brule', Glenda Neff , Movement groups are encouraged to re - Regular Features Anti-765kV Benefit 16 William Sunderlin, Bill Cangemi , print; please give credit . The PNL is a Letters 4 Barb Mecker, Martha Drake, Lois member of the Alternative Press Syndicat e Peaces , 7 Levitan, Marilyn Miller . (APS), and subscribes to Liberation New s Free Classifieds 15 Service (LNS) . The PNL is available on 16 Nett Month microfilm from APS . Subscriptions : $5 or Calendar Editor: Chris Murray . Editorial more/year; free or donation to prisoners bout This Issue Meeting: 4/19, 10am. Copy Dead- and low income people ; institutions, $10/ Due to the tremendous amount of work in the sup- line: 4/22. Final layout & paste year. PNL circulation is 5,000 . 2,500 by plement and a decision to have 8 extra pages of up: M&Tu 4/25&26,all day . direct mail & 2,500-through 95 outlets in important news in the regular PNL, we had to push Mailing Party: Th 4/28,10am unti l CNY. We have very reasonable ad rates . publication date-back a .week. 7pm. Free lunch! ! SYRACUSE PEACE'COUNCIL We feel that education,agitation & organization lead to socia l The Syracuse Peace Council (SPC) is a non profit, community change . based, autonomous' antiwar/social justice organization . We have SPC membership involves being on the mailing list and feelinq an affiliation with Clergy & Laity Concerned (CALL) . We have a that you're a member . Simple as that .' SPC is supported primarily - vision of a world. where war, violence & exploitation of all kinds through members contributions & monthly pledges and fund raisin g (economic ,racial, sexual ,age, etc .) do not exist . Primary function s events . It's an unending struggle to raise our $25,000 annual bud- of SPC (which has a basic commitment to nonviolence) are to help get . ,SPC's major work is done through committees (listed below) & people work for social change in whatever way they feel comfortabl e the 3 collectives that work out of the SPC office : the program staff ; and to overcome our sense of powerlessness through mutual support . the SPC Press; The Front Room bookstore. John Maddaus 472-5478 WAR TAX RESISTANCE FUND THE FRONT ROOM BOOKSTORE Projects & Committees US Domestic Programi Margaret Rusk 476-7635 Barb Kobritz, Lisa Johns (*) Denotes a committee associ- 472-5478 ated with but not a part of SPC . AMNESTY Dik Cool 472-547 8 Ongoing Events Lois Levitan 478-2998 B-1 BOMBER SPC MONDAY POTLUCKS "PEACE NEWSLETTER " e John Maddaus 472-5478 Barb Meeker 472-0354 Editorship: Rotates among Steam CoamaNte ECONOMIC ISSUES Lisa Johns - 472-5478 staf Carolyn Graydon 475-7888 Lisa johns 472-5478 NVS FILMS 478-6107 f Production: Many people (April facilitator) MILITARY SPENDING/HUNGER Glenn Within 472-5478 staff Staff C011tft y 472-5478 Gordon Webster 487-192 8 478-6107 Advertising : Dik Cool, Lisa Johns , John Maddaus 472-547 8 In-Noose Tasks Chris Murray 472-5478 John Maddaus, Chris Murray NUCLEAR POWER BOOKKEEPING Rae Kramer 475-692 1 Third World Programs Shelly Conture 472-5478 John Maddaus 472-5478 Distribution: INDOCHINA Margaret Rusk 476-7635 Deposits: Ed Berrigan Bob Russell 476-0145 Linda Maddaus 476-284 1 William Sunderlin 479-641C Pledges :Sally Brule'445-0115 Dik Cool 472-547 8 Chris Murray 472-5478 PEOPLE'S FUND MLG LIST Nan Ditch 445-163 7 Promotion: Dik Cool472-547 8 Teaching the War: Chris Murray 472-5478 REMODELING Nuke supplement (4/77) : Dik Cool 472-5478 POLITICAL STUDY GROUP David Coons 472-9386 John Maddaus 472-547 8 Bill Griffen 696-8184 Dick Weiskopf 478-122 7 Dik Cool 472-5478 PHILIPPINES REPRESSIVE LEGISLATION Publications & Resources "PEOPLE'S HISTORY" `SPC's calendar John Maddaus 472-5478 Chris Murray 472-5478 COMMUNITY '7 7 Sally Brule' 445-0115 SCIENCE FOR PEOPLE Advertising: John Maddaus Sally Brule' 445-0115 .* SOUTHERN AFRICA LIBERATIO N Don Salisbury 476-296C Distribution & Promotion : Dik Cool 472-5478 Diana Ellis 479-7783 *UNITED FARM WORKERS Lisa Johns 472-5478 Adrienne Gerson 479-6553 Ben Bortin 423-4251 SPC PRESS 472-5478 Seth Moranz . 476-8048 FILMS, TAPES & SLIDESHOWS Marilyn Austin, Nancy'Fravers WORLD HUNGER David Wendt 476-2891 Chris Murray 472-5478 [-.) g g Enclosed is $ . Name. S PC In this case "do it" means subscribe to the 1 PNL . Its an old movement slogan that mean s I 924 BURNET AVE.. Ithe way things get done is to "do it" rather Address i than ruminate about it . We rely on people w SYRACUSE, NY. 1 support the PNL--who believe in what we're all trying to do--to do so with their wallets City State also, if they're able to . So please send a 13203 1 check for $5 or more today . Thanks ! Zi .Phone(s) L p . : . '-- -- - (315) 472' 5478 -:t SPC News 4177 PNl.3 Ireland Speaker Due in May We Need Your Money! SPC Potluck entitled : "The Complex Conflict in Northern Ireland : Will they ever have peace and Yes, Folks, SPC is in urgent need of your money. justice? " We don't need too much of it, but we do need some . As much as you can spare . We are carrying (it' s The Speaker will be Rev. Dave Bowman, Director real heavy) a back debt of about $1500 which is of the Ireland Program of the National Council of mostly unpaid staff salaries . And when the salarie s Churches . Dave will have just returned from a average $55/week to begin with, it reali''hurts . six week stay in Northern Ireland. We recently sent out a fund appeal mailing tha t contained our 1976 Annual Report, a catalog supple- Check next month's. PNL for more details, or ment for The Front Room bookstore anda,naw promo - contact Nancy Travers, at 472-5478 . tional flyer on the PNL featuring a Maid X quote. If you received this mailing please respond to it ; if you aren't on our mailing list and would"like to be , send in the coupon on the opposite page along with ATTENTIONI a check; if you just want to continue to be able to pick up the PNL each month why not consider send- ing a few bucks of support our way? a ANTFR ENTERS¶ To ease our money crisis we had beiigping to have a benefit May Day Eve concert with 2 local AWAKE ! AROUSE ! bands (lo Sense of Humor and Phoenix) ;t{but it' s been necessary to postpone it until Julia : This post- ponement combined with an additional 'pages (mak- ing possible the stories on Elfcrest, ZOre,s the steam plant and state aid) in this PNL make our nee d for your support even more desperate . Please , please, send in a check today . Strike ' till the !not named tour .' pir. Strike for your altars n"d your hr . — "' Strike for the green graven of your 'ires. NM Film God and your happy houses ! If The Meeting will be addressed by PETER FINELE and ether Speakers. Friday GIANT AUD. '-$1.50 Above is a detail from the-"Anti-Renters " page (June) of "People's History", SPC's 1977 calendar. The Anti-Renters were some 300,000 farmers & familie s who fought (and won!) for the right to own their ow n Lenny Bruce .poiq land . From 1839-80 this incredible and virtually un- known struggle took place in Ulster, Greene, Dela- in Performance film = ware, Albany and several other eastern NYS count- Fri. Apr.l 7, 9 :30 ies . "People's History" has been reduced from The only film of Lenny Bruce actually 1111 $3 .25 to $2 on mail orders; $1.50 at The Front Room perforyning . w/ cartoon of a Bruce bit , r bookstore . SPC 924 Burnet Ave . Syracuse,NY 13203. 110. .a Alternative Practices Conf . a An all day program of speakers, workshops and a informal discussion groups concerning the law,bot h W.C. Fields -r as an obstacle and as a means to social change . a .Tillie and Gus a SATURDAY APRIL 9,197 7 Both films shown twice! It is a Gift S .U . LAW SCHOOL, SYRACUSE, NY Fri. Apr. 8 7, 9:30 Sponsored by National Lawyers Guild Keynote speaker is Leonard Boudin (10am), .