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Week of June 30, 2003

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I . FEDERAL BUDGET WATCH
An Eye on the Process - FY'04 Appropriations. It's your money.
II. PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE
A PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT FOR MEDICARE
III. NUCLEAR NOTES
Of Great Importance: Keeping the Lid on Low-yield Nuclear Weapons
$15 MILLION For NUCLEAR BUNKER BUSTER
PLUTONIUM TRIGGER PLANT
NPRI Symposium: The Medical Effects of Depleted Uranium
IV. ALSO NOTE
IRAQI WEAPONS CLAIMS: Holding the Administration Accountable
V. UN REPORT - June 27, 2003
VI. STAND NEWS
Pugwash Conference -- Exciting news in the world of STAND
Summer Interns -- Wendy and Florence
VII. NOTABLE NATIONAL EVENTS
Globalizing Resistance: Nonviolence in the Age of Terror (7/18-20)
International SOS: SpeakOut at STRATCOM, Omaha, NE (8/ 1-3)
“Disarmament Begins at Home” -- OREPA’s August Action (8/6-10)
Hands For Peace! -- Livermore Nuclear Weapons Lab (8/10)
VIII. IDEAS, VISIONS AND RESOURCES FOR A BETTER WORLD
Documentary Film. Civilian Casualties: fragments from the war on terror
Great New Peace and Patriotism T-Shirts from Atlanta WAND!
TrueMajority Art Car Sweepstakes
IGive.com
IX. FELLOWSHIPS AND JOBS
Bella Abzug Advocacy Fellowship
Western NY Peace Center: Director
GRUS Job Listing
X. IN THE FIELD
California * Georgia * Iowa * Massachusetts * Minnesota
Montana * New Hampshire * Ohio * Oregon * Tennessee
XI. QUOTE OF THE WEEK, Senator Blanche Lincoln
On restoring child tax credits for low-income families

I. FEDERAL BUDGET WATCH

An Eye on the Process - FY'04 Appropriations. It's your money.

The Fiscal Year 2004 Appropriations process -- that stage in writing next year’s budget when exact dollar amounts are assigned to specific programs through 13 Appropriations subcommittee bills -- is cranking along in Washing- ton this summer. Appropriators have $784.7 billion to spend -- i.e. they are appropriating the federal “discretionary” budget, which does not include “mandatory” items such as Medicare, Social Security, and interest on the debt.

So, how is it going? Once again, Congress plans to spend the lion’s share of our discretionary budget on the Pentagon. On June 26, the House Appropriations Committee approved a $368.7 billion Department of Defense spending bill that does not include billions for nuclear weapons, which are funded through the Department of Energy, nor does it include billions for the war in Iraq. Even this bare-bones (ie. minus nukes and Iraq) $368.7 billion appropriation is $4.3 billion more than we’re spending in the current fiscal year.

What are we buying with all this money? Here’s a glimpse of the bill:
New aircraft = $74 billion
Weapons research = $64 billion
Shipbuilding = $11.5 billion
Missile defense = $9 billion

No military in the world can begin to compete with the Pentagon, and yet we are pouring tens of billions into an ever more expensive and lethal war machine.

Meanwhile, states are in the worst fiscal crisis in 50 years and are cutting services, laying off workers, and raising taxes. High-priority programs such as K-12 education, Medicaid, higher education, public safety, and aid to cities and towns are all experiencing cuts.

Why don’t we trim the Pentagon budget and put that money toward desperate human needs at home? According to Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-CA), chair of the defense appropriations subcommittee, Pentagon spending soars because this is what we want: “There is no doubt the American public is very, very supportive of spending sizable dollars on our national security.”

(Source: NYT, 6/27/03)

ACTION. Does the federal budget reflect your needs and values? As your elected officials decide how to spend your money in the coming fiscal year, it is imperative that you weigh in. If you agree with Rep. Lewis, say nothing. If not, here’s the # to call: Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121 or 800-839-5276.

Also, please join WAND. We track this budget everyday, speaking up for you on Capitol Hill. Go to www.wand.org. Support this work through your membership.

II. PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE

A PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT FOR MEDICARE

Last week, both houses of Congress passed legislation to provide prescription drug coverage under Medicare and inject more private-sector competition into the program. The Senate passed its version (S 1) 76-21, the House, 216-215. Finding a compromise between Senate / House versions of the bill will be challenging and could take months, yet the White House wants a Rose Garden bill-signing ceremony at the end of July, on the anniversary of the date that President Lyndon Johnson signed the original Medicare bill into law in 1965. CQ Today Midday Update 6/27/03

READING: AARP Medicare Statement, June 27, 2003
http://www.aarp.org/press/statements/2003/st062703medicare.html

III. NUCLEAR NOTES
OF GREAT IMPORTANCE: Keeping the Lid on Low-yield Nuclear Weapons

ACTION: Look over this list of conferees for the 2004 Department of Defense Authorization bill. These conferees will make a critically important decision about whether or not to maintain the ban on development of low-yield nuclear weapons. Lifting this ban is a step toward “usable nukes” -- that is, a step toward nuclear war. Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121 or 800-839-5276 Your Member of Congress ph/fax/address: http://capitoladvantage.com/h2/

If your Senator and/or Representative is on this list, call them with this message: Maintain the ban on development of low-yield nuclear weapons. I urge Congress to adopt the House version of the Defense Authorization bill on low-yield nuclear weapons because it more effectively maintains this ban.

BACKGROUND
In late May, as part of the FY’04 Defense Authorization process, the House Armed Services Committee adopted language permitting research on low-yield nuclear weapons, but retaining the 1993 “Spratt-Furse” ban on development, testing or production. Final language adopted by the Senate permits research, but requires the Administration to return to Congress with a request for funding for development, testing or production. The House version is stronger and we are advocating its adoption in the conference agreement.

SENATE Republican conferees: Warner-VA; McCain AZ; Inhofe-OK; Roberts-KS; Allard-CO; Sessions-AL; Collins-ME; Ensign-NE; Talent-MO; Chambliss-GA; Graham SC; Dole-NC; Cornyn-TX

SENATE Democratic conferees: Levin-MI; Kennedy-MA; Byrd-WV; Lieberman-CT; Reed-RI; Akaka-HI; Nelson-FL; Nelson-NE; Dayton-MN; Bayh-IN; Clinton-NY; Pryor-AR

HOUSE Republican Committee Members: Hunter, Weldon (PA), Hefley, Saxton, McHugh, Everett, Bartlett, McKeon, Thornberry, Hostettler, Jones (NC), Gibbons, Hayes, Wilson, Calvert, Simmons, Davis (VA), Schrock, Akin, Forbes, Miller (FL), Wilson (SC), LoBiondo, Cole, Bradley, Bishop (UT), Turner (OH), Kline, Miller (MI), Gingrey, Rogers (AL), Franks

HOUSE Democratic Committee members: Skelton, Spratt, Ortiz, Evans, Taylor (MS), Abercrombie, Meehan, Reyes, Snyder, Turner, Smith (WA), Loretta Sanchez, McIntyre, Rodriguez, Tauscher, Brady (PA), Hill, Larson, Davis (CA), Langevin, Cooper, Marshall, Meek, Bordallo, Alexander

Note: The most important Members to contact are the Senate Republicans and Rep. Weldon (due to special leadership he has shown on this issue). Senate conferees have been named and are listed above. House conferees will not be named until after the July 4 recess. They will be the more senior Members of the committee, but all Committee Members have some level of involvement in conference decisions.

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$15 MILLION For NUCLEAR BUNKER BUSTER
Floor amendments expected in House and Senate during July

ACTION. Contact your Members of Congress with this message: We urge you to eliminate the $15 million funding contained in the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2004 budget request for the second year of a 3-year feasibility study of a nuclear version of the bunker buster weapon, the Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator. We believe taxpayer dollars would be better spent in other ways.
Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121 or 800-839-5276 Your Member of Congress ph/fax/address: http://capitoladvantage.com/h2/

BACKGROUND

  • The nuclear bunker-buster would be an existing nuclear weapon, redesigned for use against underground bunkers. It would have a yield 70 times the size of the Hiroshima bomb.

  • Supporters suggest that these weapons would allow the destruction of deeply buried targets without causing massive collateral damage. However, since weapons cannot penetrate deeply into the ground, destroying deep, hardened targets requires powerful, high-yield nuclear warheads. The explosion cannot be contained underground. The radio- active debris thrown into the air can drift for hundreds of miles on the wind.

  • There are other, non-nuclear, ways to destroy underground bunkers without the problems associated with nuclear weapons.

  • This initiative would further weaken already struggling international efforts to halt nuclear proliferation. U.S. credibility with the international community will erode if it seeks to upgrade U.S. nuclear weapons while demanding that Iran and North Korea disarm.

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PLUTONIUM TRIGGER PLANT

The Department of Energy (DOE) plans to construct a new plant to manufacture plutonium triggers, known as pits, for the U.S. nuclear weapons arsenal. DOE is holding public hearings on this plan. Building this plant would not be necessary if we were to actually reduce the number of nuclear weapons in our stockpile.

Five possible sites for the facility are: Los Alamos National Lab, NM; NV Test Site; Carlsbad Site, NM; Savannah River Site, SC; Pantex, TX.

Represented by the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability (ANA), over 120 organizations have signed a letter opposing this plan and stating that a Modern Pit Facility would, "waste billions of taxpayer dollars, threaten global nuclear non-proliferation efforts and create further environmental contamination and health risks for workers and community members."

According to the Energy Department, the Modern Pit Facility will cost between $2 and $4 billion to construct and $300 million per year to operate.

Letter / list of signers: http://www.ananuclear.org/Congressmpflttr.html
The DOE's website on the Modern Pit Facility: http://www.mpfeis.com
Source: Environmental News Service -- June 24, 2003

AN AMAZING ACTION!
Atlanta WAND's Hunt for Weapons of Mass Destruction (7/7/03)
Please see Georgia Field News, Section X below.

ACTION. The Alliance for Nuclear Accountability (ANA) has postcards Available on their website opposing the Modern Pit Facility. Send postcards to the Dept. of Energy and to legislators.

#1- On the issues of capacity, new design pits, environmental and health concerns, and blank: http://www.ananuclear.org/MPFpostcards.pdf

#2 - To Congress on issues of pit production capability & new design pits, with space for comments: http://www.ananuclear.org/MPFpostcards2.pdf

#3 - To Congress. One is on health / environmental concerns and the other is blank for comments: http://www.ananuclear.org/MPFpostcards3.pdf.

READING

Nuclear Watch of NewMexico -Talking Points: www.nukewatch.org; or Jay Coghlan, NWNM director, jcoghlan@nukewatch.org, for emailed copy.

Institute for Government Data Projects Worker Cancer Deaths
at New Plutonium Bomb Factory
“Modern Pit Facility” Would Also Violate US Nuclear Nonproliferation Commitments
No Scientific Basis for Replacing Plutonium "Pits" in Existing Nuclear Arsenal
Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IEER) - Press Release
Excerpts below. Full text: membership@wand.org

“This proposed plutonium explosives factory will be dangerous for its employ- ees,” concluded IEER President Dr. Arjun Makhijani. “The Department of Energy’s own radiation dose estimates indicate that several workers would die of cancer over the life of the plant as a result of their exposure. It seems uncon- scionable to propose to build such a risky and unneeded facility when the DOE is only just beginning to compensate workers that it put at risk during the Cold War after fifty years of denial of harm.”

The proposed plant could also be used to make plutonium cores for new bomb designs. Two new types have been proposed by the U.S. government: “mini- nukes”… as much as 1,000 times bigger than the one Timothy McVeigh used to destroy the Alfred P. Murrah Building in Oklahoma Cityand “bunker busters.”

“Building large numbers of new bombs that could be used in nuclear war-fighting seems to be the real purpose of this plant,” said Dr. Makhijani. “This is a dan- gerous drift towards usable nuclear weapons that is in violation of U.S. commit- ments under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.”

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U.S. Predicts Cancer Deaths at Proposed Plutonium Plant
NYT, 6/26/03, by Matthew Wald, Full text: membership@wand.org.

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Nuclear Policy Research Institute's (6/14) Symposium: The Medical Effects of Depleted Uranium * Symposium speeches including a message from Dr. Helen Caldicott can be heard online: www.nuclearpolicy.org.

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/06/15/1055615665957.html

IV. ALSO NOTE

IRAQI WEAPONS CLAIMS: Holding the Administration Accountable
Leading up to the war in Iraq, President Bush told the American people that the administration had proof that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction that posed an imminent threat to the U.S. To date there is no evidence to back this claim, nor is there evidence of Iraqi ties to al-Qaeda or the 9/11 attacks. The continued failure to account for these discrepancies has generated a crisis of credibility at home and abroad.

What did the administration know about Iraq's weapons programs? Was intelligence information manipulated to justify the war? Congress has a vital role to play in finding the answers to these questions.

ACTION

INDEPENDENT COMMISSION. Urge your Senators and Representative to join the call for an independent, bipartisan commission to investigate the discrepancies between administration claims about Iraq’s weapons programs and actual findings.

Last week, Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) and 22 others introduced H.R. 2625, a bill to establish the Independent Commission on Intelligence about Iraq. Please urge your Representative to cosponsor it.

Capitol switchboard: 202-225-3121
Your Member of Congress ph/fax/address: http://capitoladvantage.com/h2/

V. UN REPORT

By Lane Stone, WAND UN Representative
For full report click here.

VI. STAND NEWS

Exciting news in the world of STAND.
A handful of great STAND delegates will be representing STAND/WAND in a seminar sponsored by Pugwash in Washington D.C. in July. The confer- ence draws high school and college students and its purpose is to educate them on responsible integration of science and technology in the world today.

The Pugwash conference has been a great rallying point for STAND members. Some are really taking the initiative to get STAND kicked into high gear. The game plan is for those attending this conference to use knowledge gained to educate others, and to use this as a kick start for future STAND activism.

INFO: Wendy Chow at wchow2@emory.edu.

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SUMMER INTERNS -- WENDY AND FLORENCE
We’re pleased to introduce two young women who are working as summer interns in WAND’s national field office: Florence Edwards and Wendy Chow. A high priority for both Wendy and Florence is their work with STAND, including STAND participation in the 2003 WiLL/WAND conference coming up in Washington, DC in September.

Florence is a rising junior at Oberlin College with a double major in History and East Asian Studies. Florence is contacting STAND members in order to expand and improve STAND’s online communication through our yahoo group. You can reach Florence at: STAND_Intern@hotmail.com.

Wendy is a rising junior at Emory University. Currently she is working to identify STAND delegates for the upcoming Pugwash conference in Washington, DC and gain WAND chapter support for these young women. You can reach Wendy at: wchow2@emory.edu.

VII. NOTABLE NATIONAL EVENTS

GLOBALIZING RESISTANCE: Nonviolence in the Age of Terror (7/18-20)
The War Resisters League's Natl. Conference & 80th Anniversary Celebration July 18-20, Colorado College * Register/INFO: http://www.warresisters.org/

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International SOS: SpeakOut at STRATCOM (August 1-3)
No New Weapons of Mass Destruction * Omaha, NE
Hiroshima and Nagasaki Commemoration
SpeakOut to prevent such atrocities from ever being repeated
Help prevent the proliferation and use of nuclear weapons

INFO: Citizens Against Weapons of Mass Destruction
info@SOS2003.com * www.SOS2003.com * Omaha, Nebraska

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“Disarmament Begins at Home” -- OREPA’s August Action
August 6-10, 2003 - Main Action: Sunday, August 10th
Hiroshima and Nagasaki commemoration days opposing new nuclear weapons at “Y-12 National Security Complex”, Oak Ridge, TN

Please join us! A large presence will draw media attention help influence legislators.

Sunday, 8/10/03: 10 AM Rally at Bissell Park, Oak Ridge
March 2 miles to Y-12 Plant entrance
11:30-2:30 Rally and Direct Action

Contact: OREPA: www.stopthebombs.org, E-mail: orep@earthlink.net
Phone: 865-483-8202 Address: P.O. Box 5743, Oak Ridge, TN 37831
In Michigan: Kim Bergier, E-mail: MISTBC@comcast.net, (ph) 248-545-1862

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Hands For Peace! RALLY / MARCH - Livermore Nuclear Weapons Lab August 10, 2003 * Please see California Field News, Section X below.

VIII. IDEAS, VISIONS AND RESOURCES FOR A BETTER WORLD
Documentary Film. Civilian Casualties: fragments from the war on terror A 60-minute documentary film that centers on the Peaceful Tomorrow's trip to Afghanistan in January, 2002 to meet families who lost loved ones in the US bombing. Intended to raise questions and provoke discussion, the film combines accounts of heart-wrenching encounters with broader reflections on "civilian casualties" in the wars of our time.

Copies are available from the film's producer/director, Frances Anderson, for $15. Make checks to "Civilian Casualties LLC," and send it to Frances Anderson, 347 W. 44th St., #3FW, New York, NY 10036.
INFO: info@civiliancasualties.com.

September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows, nominated for the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize, is composed of families of people who died in the attacks of 9/11.

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SHOW YOUR PATRIOTISM AND PROCLAIM OPPOSITION TO WAR
Great T-Shirts from Atlanta WAND!
Front: American flag * Back: "NO WAR NO MORE, I'm a patriot, too.” Available for July 4th. Call WAND at 404.524.5999 or email Kelli, kellipotts@comcast.net, to reserve your size. Cost: 5-10 bucks. $5.00 covers the cost, additional dollars benefit WAND. Thanks!

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TrueMajority Art Car Sweepstakes
$10 / Ticket, 3 for $25, 7 for $50 * Deadline: July 9, 2003
http://store.yahoo.com/truemajority/winpioftr.html

This natural gas powered, full-size 2001 Ford Crown Victoria is festooned with thousands of little people representing the TrueMajority. It's a real head turner and will be delivered by Ben Cohen himself, complete with a trunk full of Ben & Jerry's ice cream! Make a donation to TrueMajority and you just might win the car of your dreams.

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IGIVE.COM
http://www.iGive.com/html/refer.cfm?causeid=22090

Your shopping at hundreds of online stores helps WAND with each purchase! Join today and change online shopping for good.

IX. FELLOWSHIPS, JOBS

Bella Abzug Advocacy Fellowship
Edited for space. Full announcement/info: www.wedo.org.

The Bella Abzug Advocacy Fellowship will offer an opportunity for young women who embody Bella's spirit and vision to develop advocacy skills and enhance their local to global understanding. The 1-year internship is based at the Women's Environment & Development Organization (WEDO) in New York.

The Fellowship Program begins September 2003. To apply, send resume and cover letter (only!) to jobs@wedo.org with the phrase "Bella Fellowship application" in the subject line. DEADLINE for applications is July 15, 2003.

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WESTERN NEW YORK PEACE CENTER: Director
INFO: www.wnypeace.org * 716-894-2013 * Buffalo, NY

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LISTING OF JOBS - From The Georgia Rural Urban Summit
http://georgiasummit.org/resources/opportunities/index.htm

X. IN THE FIELD: WAND Chapter / Partner News & Events

CALIFORNIA

ORANGE COUNTY WAND is hosting a Desert/Fundraiser to meet young women who are interested in STAND and the July 12 Pugwash Conference in DC. The event will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 9 at the home of Karen Speros, 44 Rocky Knoll, Irvine.
RSVP to Karensperos@aol.com for directions. All welcome!

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Hands For Peace! RALLY / MARCH - Livermore Nuclear Weapons Lab
August 10, 2003 * 1:30 PM Rally and 3 PM March
Rally at Robert Payne Park, 5800 Patterson Pass Rd., Livermore

In commemoration of the horrific bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, join us to surround Livermore nuclear weapons labs with our hands for peace. If you can not attend, please send cloth cut outs of your hand to be held around the Lab. Mail to: Hands Around the Lab, 2800 Adeline St., Berkeley, CA 94703

Register online: www.californiapeaceaction.org/hands
To endorse, sponsor or volunteer contact: Livermore Conversion Project (510)
663-8065; Tri-Valley CAREs (925) 443-7148; Western States Legal Foundation (510) 839-5877 * FLIER: http://www.trivalleycares.org/

GEORGIA

See Section VIII above, Resources, for great new Atlanta WAND T-shirts!

Bobbie Paul of WAND On WRFG's Just Peace - Monday, June 30, 6 PM We will talk with Bobbie Paul of WAND and Tom Clements of International Greenpeace about the Bush policy on nuclear weapons and the upcoming July 7 WAND organized, "Hunt for Weapons of Mass Destruction" at the Savannah River Plant in North August.

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Greater Atlanta Bill of Rights Defense CAMPAIGN (7/4/03)
July 4th Independence Day and Bill of Rights Celebration & Picnic
Games, Music, Fun! Free and open to the public * Candler Park Noon - 5:00 PM * INFO: atlantabordc@yahoo.com

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Silent Prayer for Peace on the Sixth of Each Month
7:30 to 8:15 pm at MLK Jr. Chapel, Morehouse College
Steve Leeper will bring news from Hiroshima in addition to prayers.
Directions: Steeve Leeper transnet@urban.ne.jp

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Atlanta WAND's Hunt for Weapons of Mass Destruction (7/7/03)
Press Conference - 9:30am on the Capitol steps across from Central Presbyterian Church * Board the Bus, Be an Inspector!
HUNT FOR WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION and...FIND THEM!

Atlanta WAND invites you to board the bus, Monday, July 7, for a 1-day tour of duty. Join the inspectors team (no experience needed) and travel from Atlanta to Athens (lunch at famous Weaver D's), then on to Augusta. March across the Savannah River (short walk!) into South Carolina to attend the DOE hearing, N Augusta Community Center. Return to Athens / Atlanta same day. Learn why people all over the region are getting sick. Be a catalyst for change in the world and make at least 50 new friends!

Thanks to the Sapelo Foundation and the Ploughshares Fund of their support which will help make this all happen. $5.00 reserves your seat and you will only need $7.00 for lunch and some extra for a light supper. INFO/Reservations: Amanda at (404) 524-5999 or Bobbie Paul at (404) 589-9827 (after hours & weekends).

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Emory Women's Center and Georgia WIN List 7/8/03
Roe v. Wade Revisited: Abortion Rights - Federal, State, Local Response
A video presentation featuring Sarah Weddington, attorney in Roe v. Wade Guest panelists: David Adelman, Robert Schapiro, Janelle Yamarick

Tuesday, July 8, 2003, 5:30 7pm
Governor's Hall - Miller-Ward Alumni House * 815 Houston Mill Road
Light refreshments * INFO - 404-712-8207

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FRIDAY RALLY AT COLONY SQUARE
July 4th marks the 45th consecutive week of rallying for peace. Please join us to share with passersby our “Positive Platform for Peace With Justice.”

Every Wednesday Rally: Rush-hour Leafleting at 5 Points
5:30 to 6:30 p.m. (Peachtree/Marietta/Edgewood intersection) Through July 17. INFO: maubro@aol.com

GA PEACE INFORMATION
http://www.georgiapeace.org
http://www.AtlantaGrassroots.org
http://www.notinourname.net/~atlantaga/

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GA State University's Power of Women: PIGMENTS, an art event (7/12)
New Student center at GSU campus.
Schedule: 12 - 3 PM: Art Exhibition & Open Mic poetry / music
3 - 4 PM: Spoken Word; 4 - 5 PM: Live Music & Conclusion
INFO: powevent@yahoo.com

IOWA

Iowa Commission on the Status of Women -- July Dates

7/15 - Friends of Iowa Women Prisoners. 12 noon. Wesley UMC,
800 East 12 Street, Des Moines. Brown bag lunch. INFO: 515/283-1911.

7/17 - Insights from the Women of Des Moines Luncheon. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Hoyt Sherman Place, DM. $20. Speaker: Mary Brubaker.
RSVP to Chrysalis Foundation, 515/255-1853, info@chrysalisfdn.org

7/18 - Iowa Human Needs Advocates. 9 a.m., Lucas State Office Bldg. DM. Free/open to public. Sharon Baker, CROSS Ministries, 515/279-9998.

7/27- 8th Annual Des Moines Women's Art-A-Fair. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines. INFO: 515/244-0507.

MASSACHUSETTS

NEWBURYPORT WAND UPDATES

NEXT MEETING. Wed. July 9, 7 pm at the Newburyport YWCA
Chapter INFO: Barbara Hildt barbara.hildt@verizon.net

Message from Barbara Hildt on the NH Peace Mobilization (NH news below)
Please take advantage of this opportunity to meet presidential candidates in nearby New Hampshire and ask them questions about their positions. Let us know if you have such an encounter. Thank you!

MINNESOTA

INTERCULTURAL ACTION FOR PEACE
July 7, 6 - 8 PM, “So How are the Children?”
July 14, 6 PM, “Food for thought: From the Last Poests to Hip Hop”
Begins with an International Feast
INFO: Women Against Military Madness (WAMM) 612-827-5364
www.worldwidewamm.org

MONTANA

Monday, JUNE 30, 7:00 pm -- Two videos: "Faces of Iraq" and "Bush's Unjustified Wars: An In-Depth Examination by Human Rights Scholar Noam Chomsky of MIT" (Part I). 7:00 pm at St. Paul's Methodist Church. Thursday, JULY 3, 7:00 pm -- Video (Part II) at St. Paul's Methodist Church

Helena Peace Seekers info/upcoming events:
http://www.montanapeaceseekers.org/helena/index.php

Montana Peace Seekers Network, http://www.montanapeaceseekers.org

NEW HAMPSHIRE

NH Peace Mobilization: Meet the candidates. Discuss with them federal
budget priorities, nuclear weapons policy & other real security issues.

For “Talking Points” and suggested questions, go to:
http://www.afsc.org/newengland/nh/pres_prim_proj_issues_nuclear.htm

Wednesday, July 2, Senator Kerry MANCHESTER - Campaign Headquarters
Open House with Sen. Kerry, 5:30 p.m. 195 McGregor St., Center Entrance, Third Floor (across the street from CMC)
RSVP to: Jessie, Pat or Kate at 622-9100 or email nh@johnkerry.com

Friday, July 4, Senator Lieberman AMHERST - Sen. Lieberman will march in the Amherst 4th of July parade at 9:30 a.m. MERRIMACK- Sen.Lieberman will march in the Merrimack 4th of July parade at noon.

Sunday, July 6, Senator Lieberman BOW - Summer Bash for Sen. Lieberman
Home of Dick & Katrina Swett, 1-3 pm, 19 Dow Rd. rsvp: (603) 669-2004.

July and August, Senator Edwards STATEWIDE - Sen. Edwards will hold a series of Town Hall Meetings during July/August. Tentatively: Concord, July 7; Seacoast, July 15; Nashua, July 27; Lakes Region, July 28; Carroll County, August 6; North Country August 6; Manchester, August 20; Derry/Salem, August 21; Strafford County, August 23, Keene, August 24; Upper Valley, August 24. Details coming soon.

Source: Cathy Haigh and Arnie Alpert for AFSC-NH, June 26, 2003.
INFO: aalpert@afsc.org or 603.224.2407.

OHIO

OHIO WAND
The newly-forming Ohio WAND chapter has been involved in a great deal of activity in the Cleveland area. Beginning back in January, the group participated in "Voices Against The War," the largest peace rally to date in Cleveland with over one thousand participants. The chapter is now participating in a Voter Registration Drive focused on the 2004 Election.

INFO/to be involved: Cynthia Samples, DrOT3778@aol.com

OREGON

Lane County WAND News

Lane County WAND Offers a Great New Resource! PEACE CARDS * www.wand.org/images/peacecard.jpg.
From the Friendly Street Neighborhood in Eugene, Oregon - created in the neighborhood and printed by Peace Rose Graphics.
INFO: Janice Zagorin, jzago@epud.net

WAND will be folding Peace cranes with children and youth at the Youth Art Arena at Art in the Vineyard, July 4, 5 and 6. Please join us!

Watch for the August 6th Commemoration of the Hiroshima/Nagasaki nuclear attack.

INFO: Susan Cundiff, rcundiff@rio.com

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WILPF - Portland Branch - Annual Meeting (7/12)
Potluck, conversation, election, annual report, report on National Congress Saturday, July 12, 11 AM to 3 PM, Tattam’s estate, 4602 SW 55th Place
Please join us! INFO: 503-224-5190

TENNESSEE

Women in Black - Noon to 1:00 p.m., Thursday, July 3
Broadway & 12th (across from the Tennessean)
Continuing their weekly vigils every Thursday from noon until 1:00, the Women in Black welcome people to come for as long as they are able. In this time of violent responses to threats and perceived threats, the world needs to see a continuing presence for peace.
INFO: info@nashvillepeacejustice.org

XI. QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“You’ve got 12 million children this year that will be celebrating the Fourth of July that will be left out of the advantages of additional tax relief that could go for getting them ready for school, or other things their parents need. It’s sad that the president didn’t think this was important enough to do something about.”
-- Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR)

Footnote. House and Senate leaders have not been able to reach an agreement on how to restore child tax credits for low-income families, which were dropped at the last minute from the $350 billion tax bill signed by President Bush on May 28.

(Source: NYT, 6/25/03, A18)

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