A Voice for Peace and Social Justice in Central New Yor k Spirituality and Politics pp. 15-21 Published Monthly by the Syracuse Peace Council- Founded in 1936 Regula r Peace is not just a world without Dear editor , war, but the creation of a new socie- I would like to make a comment on ty that has self-determination for al l April's letter to the editor, "Prolifers ' people--including women, and in- Ad Upsetting," by unsigned . cluding children who are unwanted I do not see the connection between or inconvenient because of bad tim- Prolifers for Survival, and sexism an d Pro-Lifers Reach Ou t ing, disability or poverty . Peace i s militarism . a society which cares for and sup- I see an ad from Pro-lifers as a n Dear Friends , ports all its members, born or unborn , attempt to connect with other group s I was very pleased to see a Pro- male or female . on a very important issue which as lifers for Survival ad in the Peace As the editor of the Prolifers for they state is Prolifers for Survival . Newsletter . One of the aspects of Survival newspaper, as well as a This statement in itself represents peacework I find refreshing is th e member of Feminists for Life, I wel- . anti-militarism to me . diversity of people that are involved come dialogue about this issue and However, the connections betwee n Militarism is the problem to be I thank "Unsigned " for her/his mar- dealt with whether it be sexist or sexism and militarism can no longe r vellous letter! be ignored . - PATRICIA NARCISO not . I myself would not feel an y Women must have the right to mak e better about being blown up by bomb s choices about their lives and not be Contribution for Solidarit y developed by non-sexists . controlled by male ideals about thei r Dear SPC , If people's intolerance for othe r bodies and lives . This includes not While at an education conference people's religious or spiritual belief s being taken in by the abortion indus- in Oswego we met two peace activ- (whether is concerns sexism, repro- try that is owned, by and large, b y ists from West Germany . Our friend s ductive freedom, race, color, or men, and controlled by doctor s from abroad, Liselotte and Dietlef creed) continues to block groups from (mostly men), using techniques de- Niklaus, were encouraged to hear of honest communication, there may n o veloped by male-dominated researc h our opposition to Pershing 2 & Cruis e longer be sexism or the need to dis- laboratories that cause violence and Missile deployment in Europe . They cuss prolife vs . free choice, as there trauma to both women and their child- gave us $20 to contribute to the Syr- ` won't be any one left to discuss these ren . Just as people have a right to acuse Peace Council in expression issues . choose not to be destroyed by nu - of their solidarity against the arm s - MARGARET A . HALLET T clear madness that is a manifestation race madness . President of Menta l of the same mentality . - BILL GRIFFEN & JOHN MARCIANO Patients Allianc e Tom Buckel - Coao to Syracuse's' Lawye r Regina Canuso - S.B.I.v. ; Local 925 JOBS with PEACE TOWN MEETING Doris Chertow - County Legislator and SPEAK OUT! ! Gary Weinstein - Syracuse Peace Counci l Thursday May 10th 6-9p .m. Rocky Malamud - Van Robinson - N .A .A .C .P . 6-7p.a. Social Hour Nat'l Organization for Women Paul Welch - Syracuse Teacher' s 7-$p.m. Town Meeting Coalition for Health 6 Welfare Assoc . Rep . PANELISTS ST . ANTHONY 'S CHURCH - PADUAN HAL L (On Midland between Colvin and Fage ; Enter Fage St.) , Of Particular Interest ... CHRIST IN A PONCHO-A . Perez Esquivel (6 .95) WARRIORS OF PEACE-del Vasto (7 .95) A THEOLOGY OF LIBERATION-Gutierrez (7 .95) GANDHI THROUGH WESTERN EYES - Alexande r LOOK ME IN THE EYE/Old Women, Aging, & (8 .95) Ageism-Macdonald & Rich (5 .95) . GUIDE TO WAR TAX RESISTANCE - WRL (6 . 00) GUATEMALA IN REBELLION: Unfinished Histor y WOMAN-CENTERED PREGNANCY & BIRTH - Fried, Gettleman, Levenson, Peckenham (8 . 95) Cassidy-Brinn, Hornstein, & Downer (11 .95) SANDINO 'S DAUGHTERS-Randall (6 .95) NICARAGUA : Development Under Fire - Fact s THE WORD REMAINS : A Life of Oscar Romero - for Action ( .50) Brockman (12 .95) GUIDE TO THE MILITARY BUDGET -FY 85 - SADAKO AND THE THOUSAND PAPER CRANES - SANE ( .25) Coerr (3 .00) SOVIET THREAT: Myths & Realities (2 .50) The Front Room Bookstores 924 Burnet Ave/107 Walton St . 472-5478/425-0112 ; Mail Orders : Add 20% under $5, 15% over 2 Peace Newsletter 5./84 In This Issue This month's PNL contains a spe- cial section on Spirituality and Poli- • tics . See the introduction on pg . 1 6 for details . We also conclude Part I I of our special section on the "84 elec- tions . Per Herngren, former SPC staf • fer, writes on the need to vote wit h our lives . Dave Edelstein presents a case for Third Party political actio n while Gary Weinstein writes on hi s political growth since 1980 urging all to use the '84 elections to dum p Reagan . Articles on Hart and Mondale explain their positions on key issues. We are pleased to be reviewing from Everson Exhibit Mercenaries and Interrogations May 4 - June 24t h Jack Manno's book on the militari- zation of space . Also included in thi s issue is a list of activities for th e spring week of actions at Griffis s AFB . An finally ; report from P&E o n the issue of interaction with the FBI . May 1984 PNL 50 7 Editorial Committee COVER Drawing by Jan Peterson . Karen Beetle, Katie Froelich, Rand y The way to peace never ends but flows in circle s Gimpel, Angus MacDonald, Diane Swords, Joni Myer (observing) SYRACUSE PEACE COUNCIL 5 SPC New s Production Workers 6 SPC Policy : Don't Talk to the FBI by the P & E Committe e The Editorial Committee and Zandil e 7 Monday Night Potluck s Mkwanazi, Richard Gardner, Norber t REGULARS - Hawnerland, Martha Kahne, Debora h 2 Letters 8 Reports 24 PEACES 30 Classified s Lowe, Linda DeStefano, Amy Hubbard Carole Resnick, Andy Mager, Jim Pf- MILITARISM eiffer, Louise Hoffman, Lesley Pease. 9 A Week of Actions at Griffis s Sharon Wolfe, Peter Doyle, Gary 10 Opposing Specific Weapons by Bob Staley-Mays Weinstein, Bob Staley-Mays, Caro l 12 Survey of Seneca : What the Media Missed Baum, Maura McNulty, Allen Smith , 13 Book Review of Arming the Heavens by Jack Manno rev . by Maura McNult y Ron Ehrenreich, Chris Cramer, Paul 14 Singing a New Song : Music of Hope and Protest in Chile by Louise Hoffma n Germano, Sandee Resnick, Ja n Peterson, Tom Parr, and Posie Smith . SPIRITUALITY AND POLITICS 16 Being a Jewish Activist : Thoughts for Pesac h 17 We Are the Turning of the Tide - An Interview with Starhaw k Mailing Party Workers 18 The Great Jim Thorpe Longest Run Allen Smith, Chris Cramer, Dave 19 Native Spirituality: Some Thoughts from Dennis Bank s Stearn, JoAnne Knox, Evy Smith, Rut h 19 Embracing the Indigenou s Lyman, Tracy Jackson 20 Walking the Spiritual Path - An Interview with Jun Sa n 21 One Quaker's Perspective - Invisible Social Chang e Nest Month's 22 Liberation * Theology: God's Spirit in the Midst of Struggle by Jim Smucke r Layout : Monday and Tuesday, 23 Wellspring of Action - The Biblical Imperative May 21 and 22 . Proofreading : Wednesday, May 2 3 ,SPC AND THE '84 ELECTIONS - PART H 25 Third Parties Revisited by Dave Edelstei n Deadlines 26 Hart Strong on Environment, Rights, and Non-interventio n 27 Mondale : Ally of Organized Labor and Wome n Space Requests : May 1 1 28 Voting Not Ideal but a Necessary Tactic by Gary Weinstein Display Ads : May 1 8 29 And They Voted With Their Live s Classifieds/Calendar : May 18 The PEACE NEWSLETTER (PNL) is published 10 times per year (except January an d Station, New York, N.Y . 10023) ; is listed in the Alternative Press Index (quarterly fro m August) by the Syracuse Peace Council (SPC) . SPC, founded in 1936, is a nonprofit , P .O . Box 7229 Baltimore MD 21218) and is available on microfilm from APS . community based organization . The PNL is collectively produced by the Editorial Subscriptions are $8 for the U .S . ; $12 for Canada and Mexico; and $20 for overseas. The Committee, workers and SPC staff. 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