From: owner-abolition-usa-digest@lists.xmission.com (abolition-usa-digest) To: abolition-usa-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: abolition-usa-digest V1 #382 Reply-To: abolition-usa-digest Sender: owner-abolition-usa-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-abolition-usa-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk abolition-usa-digest Sunday, September 24 2000 Volume 01 : Number 382 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 11:13:01 -0800 From: Abolition 2000 Subject: (abolition-usa) Report on the Military Situation on the Korean Peninsula > > No. 163-P >PRESS ADVISORY September 22, 2000 >REPORT ON THE MILITARY SITUATION ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA >The FY2000 National Defense Authorization Act (Section 1233) directs >the Secretary of Defense to submit a report on the security >situation on the Korean Peninsula. This report provides an >assessment of the warfighting capability of the Republic of >Korea-U.S. Combined Forces Command when compared to the armed forces >of North Korea. It also provides an assessment of the North Korean >threat to the Republic of Korea. Finally, it examines the current >status and future direction of North Korea's weapons of mass >destruction and ballistic missile programs. > The report is now available on line at href="http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Sep2000/korea09122000.html">http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Sep2000/korea09122000.html >. >-END- >page 1 - - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2000 14:32:22 +1000 From: FoE Sydney - Nuclear Campaign Subject: (abolition-usa) Letter Faxed Today to Foreign Minister Downer - Suggest you write similar John Hallam Friends of the Earth Sydney, 17 Lord Street, Newtown, NSW, Australia, 2042 Fax (61)(2)9517-3902 ph (61)(2)9517-3903 nonukes@foesyd.org.au http://homepages.tig.com.au/~foesyd The following letter from 36 Australian organisations and Parliamentarians has been faxed today to Alexander Downer, DFAT, and our UN ambassador. It is being posted in the hope that you will be inspired to write something similar. FRIENDS OF THE EARTH AUSTRALIA, GREENPEACE AUSTRALIA/PACIFIC, AUSTRALIAN CONSERVATION FOUNDATION, AUSTRALIAN PEACE COMMITTEE S.A., AUSTRALIAN PEACE COMMITTEE NSW, CENTRAL COAST PEACE FORUM, SOUTH COAST PEACE COMMITTEE, CAMPAIGN FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (CICD), PEOPLE FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT W.A., PEOPLE FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT NSW, ANTI-BASES CAMPAIGN, PAX CHRISTI NSW., UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA, ENVIRONMENT CENTRE OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY (ECNT), ARIDLANDS ENVIRONMENT CENTRE (ALEC), ENVIRONMENT CENTRE OF W.A., SUTHERLAND SHIRE ENVIRONMENT CENTRE, THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY (TWS), COALITION FOR A NUCLEAR-FREE AUSTRALIA, VIC, COMMUNITY ANTI-NUCLEAR NETWORK OF W.A.,(CANNWA), CANBERRA PROGRAM FOR PEACE, NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT PARTY, OUR COMMON FUTURE, AUSTRALIAN EDUCATION UNION, WAYSIDE CHAPEL, CARMEN LAWRENCE M.P., TANYA PLIBERSEK M.P., DARYL MELHAM M.P., ANTHONY ALBANESE M.P., JANN MC FARLANE M.P., KELLY HOARE M.P., HARRY JENKINS M.P., SENATOR ANDREW BARTLETT, LEE RHIANNON M.L.C., NSW. TO: FOREIGN MINISTER ALEXANDER DOWNER 02-6273-4112, 08-8370-8166, UN AMBASSADOR PENNY WENSLEY 1-212-351-6610 cc LAURIE BRERETON MHR, 02-6277-8501 9349-8089 SENATOR LYN ALLISON, 02-6277-3087, 03-9417-1690 DR. CARMEN LAWRENCE MHR, 08-9336-1059 SENATOR BOB BROWN, 02-6277-3185, 03-6234-1577 DFAT 02-6261-2151 RE: NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT RESOLUTIONS IN UNGA FIRST COMMITTEE Dear Foreign Minister Downer, The above and undersigned organizations are writing with respect to a number of resolutions relating to nuclear weapons, which are due to be submitted to the United Nations General Assembly First Committee in early October and the Sept 13 statement by the New Agenda group. We believe these resolutions and the NAC initiative in particular are all very much worthy of support and will help to further the objective of the total and unequivocal elimination of nuclear weapons, to which all NPT signatories affirmed their commitment at the recent NPT Review Conference. We particularly draw your attention to the 13 Sept. statement by the foreign ministers of New Zealand, Sweden, Ireland, South Africa, Mexico, Brazil and Egypt, concerning the New Agenda resolution. We believe that it is essential that the nuclear weapon states be strongly pressed to implement the commitments made at the 24April - 19May 2000 NPT Review Conference. This country as a key US ally has an important role to play, which we will fail to play if we are unprepared to press the US in particular to fulfill its disarmament obligations. The most important of the resolutions before the First Committee is undoubtedly the resolution: (1)'Towards a Nuclear-Weapon-Free World - The Need for a New Agenda', which will be submitted for the third year running.(54/54G) Other resolutions which we urge the government to support include: (2) the Nuclear-Weapon-Free Southern Hemisphere and Adjacent Areas resolution, (54/54L) (3)Convention on the prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons (54/55D) (4)Follow-Up to the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons (54/54Q) (5)Preservation and Compliance with the treaty on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems (54/54A) (6) Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space(PAROS) (54/53 1 Dec. 1999) (7)Reducing Nuclear Danger (54/54K) We note that Australia last year abstained on the New Agenda resolution,(though not on OP-7), that it abstained also on the ICJ resolution (but was in favor of OP-1), that it voted against the resolution on the prohibition of the use of nuclear weapons, abstained on the ABM resolution, voted against the Resolution on Reducing Nuclear Danger, and voted in favor of the resolution on the Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space and in favor of a nuclear weapons free zone in the southern hemisphere and adjacent areas. We applaud the votes in favor of the PAROS resolution and the Nuclear Weapons-Free Southern Hemisphere, and urge that the government vote in favor of the New Agenda resolution, the ICJ resolution, the nuclear weapons prohibition resolution, the ABM resolution, and the resolution on reducing the nuclear danger. The New Agenda Resolution in particular, offers a way forward towards the goal of a nuclear weapons-free world, while the New Agenda grouping has proved that it has the support of the overwhelming majority of the world's governments. A vote by an important US ally such as Australia would also send a strong signal toward the US itself that it must do more to achieve concrete agreed measures to further reduce the operational status of nuclear weapons systems, and a diminishing role for nuclear weapons in security policies. This would include moves to de-alert all nuclear weapons and to adopt a no-first-use policy. It is deeply regrettable that, last year, in spite of resolutions in the Australian Senate in favor of the New Agenda Resolution, the government chose not to vote in favor of the NAC. We hope that this year it will both vote for the NAC Resolution and work with the NAC group. A vote by Australia in favor of the resolution on the ABM treaty would likewise do much to place pressure on the US not to proceed with what is considered by the overwhelming majority of the governments in the world to be a destabilizing and unwise deployment of an NMD system. The deployment of NMD by the US will in fact make impossible any of the progressive steps, especially further movement on START-II and III, which have been called for not only by successive New Agenda resolutions but also by the final declaration of the NPT Revcon. Australia should indicate clearly to the US that it does not support NMD and that it does support the retention of the ABM treaty in its present form and without alterations that would permit the deployment of NMD. Your attention is drawn in this context, to the 29 June 2000 resolution passed by the Australian Senate against NMD. A vote in favor of the resolution on the ABM treaty would also be consistent with our vote in favor of the PAROS resolution. It is utterly vital that space not become an arena in which conflict can take place, or in which weapons platforms are stationed. Finally, one would have thought that the next three resolutions (the ICJ followup, the reduction of nuclear dangers and the prohibition of the use of nuclear weapons) had no possible arguments against them. The resolution on the reduction of nuclear dangers is a mild version of the recommendations of Australia's own Canberra Commission, asking as it does for the review of Launch on Warning policies and for de-alerting. Given the extreme long-term danger posed by the possibility of accidental nuclear war if current alert status is maintained indefinitely, it is hard to comprehend Australia's negative vote on this commonsense resolution. Australia argued before the ICJ that the use of nuclear weapons would be a violation of international law. Thus it is hypocritical for Australia to oppose the resolution proposing that this be codified into an international agreement. Australia also spoke in the ICJ of the obligation to negotiate complete nuclear disarmament. The affirmation of this obligation by the ICJ and the highlighting of this by the UN resolution on the ICJ opinion should lead to active Australian support for this resolution. It is argued that this is 'premature', but this means little beyond that some countries still do not like the idea of fulfilling their legal obligations. We note that a large number of resolutions on nuclear weapons and related topics are likely to be submitted to the first committee, including also the Consolidation of Peace Through Practical Disarmament Measures. Some of these you may have already decided to vote for. In general however, the resolutions we have pinpointed are the ones which if passed will produce the most benefit and where a positive vote by this country will mean the most. If Australia confines itself to voting entirely for resolutions where a positive vote by this country will make no waves at all and will be entirely uncontroversial with powerful allies, we will have failed to make a real contribution to the elimination of nuclear weapons. Accordingly the undersigned organizations urge you to vote for and to actively promote the New Agenda resolution, the ICJ followup resolution, the Nuclear Weapons prohibition resolution, the resolution on the ABM treaty, the resolution on reducing nuclear danger, the PAROS resolution and the Nuclear-Free Southern Hemisphere resolution. We urge you to consider these resolutions in a positive light and to vote for them, and to work actively in cooperation with the governments of new Zealand, Ireland, Sweden, Brazil, Mexico, and Egypt to pressure the weapons states to fulfill their NPT Article VI obligations as affirmed at the recent NPT Review conference, and ask your government to state clearly how it intends to facilitate the implementation of the commitments made at that conference, and enshrined in its final declaration. Yours Sincerely, Signed John Hallam, Nuclear Campaigner, Friends of the Earth Australia Loretta O' Brien,Nuclear Campaigner, Friends of the Earth Fitzroy, Steve Campbell, Nuclear Campaigner, Greenpeace Australia/Pacific Dave Sweeney, Michele Mathews, Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF), Fitzroy, Vic, Julie Mc Guinness, The Wilderness Society (TWS), Canberra, ACT, Mark Wakeham, Environment Centre of the NT (ECNT) Darwin, Glen Marshall, Arid Lands Environment Centre (ALEC), Alice Springs, NT, Rowena Skinner, Environment Centre of W.A (ECWA).,. Perth, W.A., Michael Priceman, Sutherland Shire Environment Centre, Irene Gale AM, Australian Peace Committee S.A,. Babs Fuller-Quinn, Australian Peace Committee NSW, Doreen Burrows, South Coast Peace Committee, Jack Forward, Central Coast Peace Forum, Pauline Mitchell, Campaign for International Cooperation and Development (CICD), Melb., Jo Vallentine, People for Nuclear Disarmament, W.A., Morrie Mifsud, People for Nuclear Disarmament, NSW., Hannah Middleton, Anti-Bases Campaign, Dennis Doherty, Pax Christi NSW, Margaret Reynolds, United Nations Association of Australia (UNAA), Robin Chapple, Rob Gulley, Brenda Conochie, Community Anti-Nuclear Network of WA,(CANNWA) Jacob Grech, Secy, Coalition for a Nuclear Free Australia, (Vic), Susan Hopgood, Deputy Secy, Australian Education Union, Melb, Vic., Gareth Smith, Chair, Canberra Program for Peace, ACT Rev. Ray Richmond, Wayside Chapel, Kings Cross, Greg Thompson, Anglican Priest, St Johns Darlinghurst, NSW., Michael Denborough, Chair, Nuclear Disarmament Party Helen Caldicott, Our Common Future Party, Founder Physicians for Social Responsibility, Dr. Carmen Lawrence MP, ALP Federal Member for Fremantle, W.A., Jann Mc Farlane, ALP Federal Member for Stirling, W.A., Tanya Plibersek MP, ALP Federal Member for Sydney, Anthony Albanese, ALP Federal Member for Grayndler, NSW., Daryl Melham MP, ALP Federal Member for Banks, NSW., Kelly Hoare MP, ALP Federal Member for Charlton, NSW., Harry Jenkins MP, ALP Federal Member for Scullin, Vic, Senator Andrew Bartlett, Democrat Senator for Queensland, Lee Rhiannon MLC, Greens, NSW., - - To unsubscribe to abolition-usa, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe abolition-usa" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2000 22:09:56 -0700 From: "David Crockett Williams" Subject: (abolition-usa) O'Leary on New Apollo Project Ideas on today's important challenge to save the Earth, from former NASA scientist/astronaut, and former science and energy policy advisor and speechwriter to US Presidential candidates Udall, McGovern, Mondale, Jesse Jackson, now stumping for Ralph Nader's Presidency as a "Berlin Wall" surprise analog, Dr. Brian O'Leary, who is pushing hemp for the environment, new-energy technologies to replace nuclear and fossil fuel power, new science health and healing applications, and a global spiritual reawakening --- to save the Earth and solve critical local, national, and global problems that are manifest from stupid thinking and institutionalize corruption, like wars, nuclear dangers, unjust imprisonments, DrugWar/CIAdrugsmuggling, etc. Plans are in the works for Dr. O'Leary to participate in Washington DC events of Global Peace Walk 2000 http://www.globalpeacenow.org Oct6-12 and to perhaps be joined by Ralph Nader at the walk's Oct9 ceremony to rededicate the Washington Monument as a symbol of the global peace zone. O'Leary has indicated his schedule open for speaking on a trip to Tehachapi CA in late November to help further the new energy research and development center here http://www.angelfire.com/on/GEAR2000/chrc.html [O'Leary's website, excerpts:] http://www.independence.net/~oleary/ September 2000 Dear Friends, Meredith and I are are now in Colorado retreating, writing, painting and lecture-touring. I just turned sixty and (gratefully) am spending ever more time as a "nomad scientist" at places of renewal, especially the Sivananda Yoga Ashrams. This has been a year of simplification, (including this web site) with a focus on caring for our 91-year old mothers and stumping for our Mother Earth, and passionate expression. While here, I am helping actor Dennis Weaver at the Institute of Ecolonomics and Professor Maury Albertson at the International Association for New Science to come up with clean energy solutions. I also await a position as science editor of a new TV network. One I think will make a difference in this crazy world. More than ever, I am convinced that conceptual solutions to our deepest environmental, social and spiritual concerns do exist; that distraction, denial and greed are preventing the information we really need to hear from getting out. Yes, the coming prospects of free energy, consciousness and a sustainable future may seem uncomfortable for some, but it is time to discuss and debate the issues about what could be done to eliminate pollution, hunger, warfare, despair and unmitigated growth. To help fulfill this goal, I have a contract with Gateway Books in England to write a book "Re-Inheriting the Earth: Twelve Solutions for the New Millennium", where I look at technological, personal and social solutions. I seek American publishing and non-profit structure to support further study of these issues. I would love to hear from you if you would like to participate. With all best wishes, Brian O'Leary http://www.independence.net/~oleary/environment_and_politics.htm The Environment and Politics: Al Gore's Chance to Speak Out and Win excerpt from "Re-Inheriting the Earth: Twelve Solutions for the due out early 2001 Brian O'Leary, Ph.D. copyright 2000 The most environmental mainstream candidate we have for U.S. President in 2000 is Vice President Al Gore. Because of the unproeceded power of money, Gore seems to be timid about speaking out from his heart and caught by the media in gaffes which are eroding his campaign. The net effect of such pack journalism may be forcing Gore to suppress the greatest issue of our time in order to be politically correct in this age of spin-doctoring. Neither Gore nor the media are talking about what must be the most urgent issues of our time: ending the fossil fuel age, stabilizing the air from pollution, global warming and climate change; switching to new and renewable energy; growing hemp and straw to replace wood to preserve our forests; and creating a sustainable future for food, water, materials recycling and wilderness preservation. For example, syndicated columnist George F. Will on May 2, 1999 glibly dismissed Gore's contention that automobiles pose "a mortal threat to the security of every nation that is more deadly than that of any military enemy we are ever again likely to confront," by wondering if perhaps we might bomb Detroit instead of Serbia, he totally misses the point. According to 2500 relevant scientists comprising the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the evidence is overwhelming that oil consumption leads the way in creating global warming, catastrophic climate change and air pollution that have already caused more death and misery than any bombing of Serbia or secondhand smoke could do. Partnering with the first and only trillion-dollar-per-year multinational industry (petroleum), the United States leads the way in the Great Oil Glut of the 20th Century. And for Will to say that Gore is wrong if 100 Senators may not be convinced yet of the urgency of the matter supports the notion that any political change is unwise. The airing of all great issues must begin somewhere, that courageous first voice that cries out that the emperor wears no clothes. The voices are multiplying: Diane Feinstein (D-CA) said on the Senate floor that global warming is "the single greatest environmental threat facing our planet." In vivid contrast, Gore's Republican rivals George W. Bush and Dick Cheney oilmen, would like to see voluntary industrial emission controls. That is like asking for the fox to guard the chicken coop, symptomatic of the selling-out of environmentalism these days. The most important global challenges of our time could begin to be met once we become aware of what we need to do to embrace new and renewable energy and ecology options. I am sometimes amazed at how complacent we are about solving the global ecological crisis at this critical juncture. The public needs to know more about these things, including solutions that would require a new Apollo project for the Earth. We have unprecedented prosperity to do the job. But that can only happen if we transcend the powerful vested interests and fashionable Gore-bashing consciousness that are thwarting responsible attempts to return our home planet to sustainability. Al Gore or any other candidate has the opportunity to speak out passionately about the environment, because I think the people are ready to do something about it. But perhaps his strategists perceive that, since he already has some of the Green vote, why rock the boat? But history shows that those who have courage to speak out from solid personal conviction about pressing issues have the best quality to lead. Gore has an unprecedented chance to draw the line with his chief opponent, so this campaign can be about substance and not appearance. Because he hasen't done so, my vote is for Green Party candidate, Ralph Nader. For more information on these topics see: Lectures and Descriptions Coming Soon: Lapis Pig Speaking Topics About Dr. Brian O'Leary Current: Re-Inheriting the Earth: Twelve Solutions for the the New Millennium Books & Tapes Home Contact Dr. Brian O'Leary The New Apollo Program excerpt from "Re-Inheriting the Earth: Twelve Solutions for the the New Millennium" due out early 2000 Click here for an article about: Al Gore and the Environment Brian O'Leary, copyright 2000 http://www.independence.net/~oleary/earth.html As the new millennium dawns, I see hope for us and for reversing the human-caused pollution of the Earth. The changes and adventure will be exciting and challenging for us, yet time is running out. I believe solutions are there, and can be enhanced if we transcend our denial of emerging truths based on suppressed experiments in new science, new energy, healing, consciousness, hemp production and evidence for contact with nonhuman intelligence and our eternal being. I believe we have the potential to make the needed changes, but we are going to have to let go of many worn-out, vested interests and begin to empower ourselves toward solutions. The birth of this process, as almost always, comes from "necessity being the mother of invention." It is clear to me that we as a species must begin to come back into balance with the biosphere. We must create a sustainable future so that we may once again inherit the Earth. Not to do so will be a deterioration of the quality of life for our children at best, and global extinction at worst. As a little boy I always wanted to go into space. There was no space program then. Many of my teachers thought I was just a dreamer. Then Sputnik went up in 1957, when I first entered college. Ten short years later I became an Apollo scientist-astronaut destined to go to Mars. Soon after, NASA cancelled the Mars-exploration part of the program. I went on to other things, but I got to experience the feeling of anticipating what it would be like to go to the red planet. The Apollo Moon program taught me many valuable lessons. I saw it as a crowning human achievement, an example of what we can do as a culture when we put our minds to it. This was an extraordinary, historic achievement -- "one step for a man, one giant leap for mankind". To me, the Apollo program epitomized the best of our collective human potential and authentic power. It gave me a valuable reference point for the future, which I'll explain soon. Some years later, as a faculty member in the physics department at Princeton University, I began to have some personal experiences that I couldn't explain within the traditional science I was teaching. At some risk to my credibility as a mainstream scientist, I began to dream again like the little boy looking through the telescope at Mars and wanting to go there. I questioned the beliefs of materialism and reductionism as being the most general case of our reality. As I stepped ever further out of the cultural box, I grew and groaned tremendously, losing my visibility and credibility among colleagues. I asked, "How can the scientific method be applied to studying experiences such as psychic healing, transcendental consciousness, survival after death, communication with nonhuman intelligence, crop circles, and many other things that demand unbiased examination?" I was at first surprised to discover that these fields were scientifically further developed than I had imagined, but none of them had yet been integrated into the mainstream. Some of them had, in fact, been suppressed. I began to learn that many basic principles of consciousness and our multi-sensory being are being confirmed by experiments in quantum mechanics, psychokinesis, alternative healing, clairvoyance and zero point energy generation. I am encouraged that more and more scientists are breaking ranks with their materialistic biases to take the courageous stand that our consciousness is the ground of all being. In my opinion, materialism is but a limiting case of reality and we are on the threshold of a new paradigm which will provide the means for a new renaissance in human affairs. We can learn a lot from what many spiritual leaders and mystics have been talking about for a long time. My current passion is to release our enormous human potential to balance the Earth's environment. This massive task needn't neccessarily force us to immediately adopt radical new technologies before they are thoroughly researched and debated. Free energy is a dramatic example of what could be done to transcend our polluting ways, but we will need to learn to use this resource wisely. Just in case this is abused by military interests, I would go for low technology solutions as backup, for example, hemp biomass, solar, and wind power. I have witnessed and researched a dazzling array of solutions to our global challenges. These will require an increasing awareness of clean technologies, ever further probing our potentials as multisensory beings, and socially inventing those structures and procedures with which to make the necessary changes. We in America inherit a revolutionary tradition of freedom, one which is threatened by environmental neglect. Our people enjoy unprecedented abundance. We therefore have an opportunity as never before to empower ourselves into bold resolutions. Do we have the will to join in community to dare to dream of a mega-Apollo project for the environment? I believe we do, but we need to examine the ways in which we can come together to discuss and debate our millennial solutions. This will require an inner-motivated authentic power, free of the ego-traps of greed, denial and self-interest. This new project could spin off many others, such as world peace, abundant food, and the opportunity to evolve to higher states of being as citizens of the universe. Many more of us may soon discover that we are not alone in the cosmos as sentient beings, and that our awareness never dies. Governments will have to change radically, and learn how, at last, to convert swords to plowshares. Private industry will have to change, too, so that the ecology and all humanity will profit from every successful business endeavor. We must re-invent what is meant by the collective global interest, and keep refining it so that our new direction will be felt enthusiastically by all. We could convene a council of elders, based on an inspired Declaration of Interdependence, to oversee this project. I believe the global situation calls for decisive social action. It is time to consider and debate all reasonable solutions. Then we will be on track. Most of all, we need not be afraid to feel our feelings, to grieve the past and then to look at transcendent solutions based on our greater essence. They will require nothing less than our most inspiring, inner-directed compassion and love for all creation. We are at a critical crossroads now, and we must act now. It is time to walk through the void to the miracles that lie ahead, together. 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Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 12:11:18 -0700 From: "David Crockett Williams" Subject: (abolition-usa) Global Peace Walk 2000 - Peace Time Newsletter #2 From: Subject: RE: Global Peace Walk 2000 - Peace Time Newsletter #2 Date: Sunday, September 24, 2000 8:04 AM RE: Global Peace Walk 2000 - Peace Time Newsletter #2 PLEASE RECYCLE AND PASS-IT-ON TO OTHERS... GLOBAL PEACE TIME GLOBAL PEACE WALK 2000 San Francisco - Washington DC - New York / U.N. 1/15/2000 - 10/5-12/2000 - 10/23-25/2000 voicemail & updates, and to contact on the road: 415-267-1877 fax: 413-895-8588 e-mail: GPZONE2000@aol.com website: http://www.globalpeacenow.org P.O. Box 170245 San Francisco, CA 94117 ******************************************************** Current News Global Peace Walk 2000 has traveled across the Western & Central United States, and is presently in near Washington DC. The Peace Walkers have walked 8 months, over 2500 miles, and through 12 states. The campaign is for spiritual peace for the entire globe, and is now enroute to Washington DC and New York City and the United Nations. Global Peace Walk 2000 Joined by Native American Chiefs, Spiritual Leaders & Tribal Members Financial Support Urgently Needed! Global Peace Walk 2000 will be joined by Native American Chiefs in the coming weeks bringing Tribal Members to walk with us in Washington DC and onto New York City. We are honored to help them in Washington DC as we lay the groundwork for an audience with the President and members of Congress and the Senate. Global Peace Walk 2000 is inviting Native American, Chiefs, Spiritual Leaders, Traditional Leaders, and Ancient Storytellers from Lakota, Ponca, Shoshone, Navajo, Pueblo, Hopi, Iroquois, and other tribes for ceremonies & speeches during our events in Washington DC (October 5 - 12) and Ceremonies at the UN in New York City on Ocotber 24th. These Native American, Chiefs, Spiritual Leaders, Traditional Leaders have also been invited to speak at the "Spiritual Environmental Summit" at Princeton University (October 19th) and the "Spiritual Environmental Summit" at the Baha'i Center 7-11pm in New York City (October 24th). Representatives from many NGO's and environmental, social & political groups as well as other Governmental & Spiritual Leaders are also being invited to hear the traditional elders' messages & share dialogue so that everybody can better serve Mother Earth and Future Generations in a global spiritual-political environment. Financial support is urgently needed now to cover traveling and hospitality expenses. Traditional elders are happy to come, and happy to go back if we can help them. This is a future generation blessing. If you would like to donate funds or frequent flyer miles to help these Native American spiritual leaders to walk with us and attend these events, please contact us at 415-267-1877 or 202-244-3407, or send funds to: "Global Peace Walk/YUCCA", 4841 Tilden Street, NW, Washington DC 20016. Financial Support can now be handled on-line through an on-line e-commerce site with a credit card through our website: http://www.globalpeacenow.org ******************************************************** Tenative Schedule 9/24 - 10/24, 2000 (Stay tuned for updates...) Call 415-267-1877 for exact dates & details, and to contact us on the road. September 20th - Fri. - Cumberland, Maryland September 21st - 24th - Walkers bus to DC to prepare for Prayer Vigil. Walker continues to walk down Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath Trail towards Washington DC September 23rd, - Sat. - Washington DC Prayer Vigil for The Earth - Start: Sunrise Ceremony - 33 hours September 25th - Mon. - Walk returns to walk down Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath Trail towards Washington DC October 2nd - 3rd (Mon.-Tues.) - Washington DC - The Indigenous Environmental Network, Greenpeace, and Alaska Community Action on Toxins are bringing a delegation of 12 native people from the Great Lakes region and Alaska (of Oneida, Menominee, Fonddulac of Ojibwe, Penobscot Nations) to Washington DC to speak out against Persistent Organic Pollutants in the environment. Call 218-751-4967 or ein@igc.org for details. Join the Breakfast Event at the State Department Building 11am on Ocober 3rd and the video showing that evening. October 5th-12th (Thurs.-Thurs.) - Washington DC - Ceremonies & Events Global Peace Walk through Washington DC (Thursday, Oct. 5) Grand Entrance & March INVITES ALL PEOPLE & ORGANIZATIONS To Bring Your Prayers, Banners, Flags, Puppets, Drums and Messages!!! MEET 9am @ Ballston Commons METRO Walk to Memorial Bridge Circle - (3 miles) 11am ceremony Walk by Dupont Circle - 1pm Meridian Hill Park and concert - (3 miles) 2pm Gathering October 6, Friday - Delivery of the Messages of Peace (Proclamations & Support Letters) to the White House October 7, Saturday - Nuclear Abolition and Demilitarization of Space - Washington DC - Meet 2pm at Meridian Hill Park and walk to Lafayette Park 3pm for vigil and speakers. Sunday, Oct. 8 - Sunrise & Noon - Ceremonies at Jefferson Stone near Washington Monument - Washington DC Monday, Oct. 9 - Washington DC Millennial Circle of Peace at Washington Monument INVITES ALL PEOPLE & ORGANIZATIONS To Bring Your Prayers, Banners, Flags, Puppets, Drums and Messages!!! Sunrise Ceremony - Washington Monument NOON circle around - Washington Monument for rededication as a symbol of peace SYLVAN Stage - ALL DAY - Concert / Speeches October 10 - 11 (Tues. & Wed.), - Delivery of the Messages of Peace (Proclamations & Support Letters) to Congress & Senate October 12, Thursday - Indigenous People's Day - Washington DC (Lafayette Park) October 14th, Sataturday - Baltimore, Maryland October 17th, Tuesday - Swarthmore College Ocotber 18th, Wednesday - Philadelphia, PA October 19th, Thursday - Princeton University, New Jersy - Spiritual Environmental Summit October 24, Tuesday - Sunrise Ceremony. Walk down to UN Headquarters on 55th Anniversay of UN - Ceremony in front of UN. Meet with UN representatives during official UN Ceremonies. Formally Deliver Messages and Proclamations & Letters of Peace to UN Officials. World Peace and Prayer Society Event near UN - 2pm - 5pm. Spiritual Environmental Summit at the Baha'i Center, 7pm - 11pm. ******************************************************** Global Peace Walk Project Global Peace Walk was initiated in 1995 to mark the 50th anniversary of the creation of the United Nations and to help inaugurate the United Nations Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples. It began in 1995 by a group of concerned individuals who walked from United Nations in New York City to San Francisco's War Memorial Building. Fifty five years ago at the end of World War II, the Charter of the United Nations was created. Its purpose states to "save succeeding generations from the scourge of war." To "reaffirm faith in the dignity of human rights" and to "live together in peace." This year, Global Peace Walk 2000 is walking again across America to mark the United Nations 55th anniversary and the mid-point of this United Nations Decade designation --and to help inaugurate the UN. Year and Decade of "Creating a Culture of Peace for the 21st Century". Today we continue to carry the urgent message of "Global Peace Now", a Future Generations' Prayer. Throughout the United States, GPW has received letters of support from the United States President, the Vice President, a United States representative to the United Nations, mayors, governors, senators, spiritual leaders, a political prisoner, cultural leaders, Tribal Nations, environmental organizations, and many others. To Present and Future Generations All over the world, people are fighting for land and life. The exploitation of natural resources through short-sighted, out-of-balance consumerism threatens the existence of all living beings that live on the earth right now. We emphasize that we must do whatever we possibly can to bring back the spiritual relationship with earth, water, fire and air. We must hold our hands together and act together to correct these imbalances. We need to use our logic, wisdom and knowledge to remove all pollution and chaos that we face everyday. People must cooperate together as human-beings beyond race, gender, class, religions, ideologies and countries. We have continually been addressing the United Nations to say that we must reestablish the balance in our land and life. The nations of the world must heed this warning now. Otherwise because of the destruction of nature and belligerent confrontation (wars) that cover up the earth, catastrophe that humanity has never experienced before potentially awaits. Sincerely, From All the Global Peace Walkers The Message of Peace We are concerned about our future! We are concerned about our Human life! We understand our Global Responsibility! Our message is simple: "No More War!" "Global Peace Now!" "The teaching of non-violence!" Now is the time to follow a peaceful way of life. The universal principles of equality for all peoples must take precedence! "Peace to All Our Relations." "Respect for All Cultures Way of Life! Now is the time we must summon the spirit and the will of all peoples to stand up! Now we must rid ourselves and our world of the vicious cycle of violence, greed and corruption. The Machinery of war and violence is intolerable! Only our conscious acts of peace towards one another can transform and relieve our sufferings. We need your help! We know how you feel. Come join us to support the creation of a sustainable Global Environment for All Living Beings. ******************************************************** "Spiritual Environmental Summit" Princeton University (October 19th) and at the Baha'i Center 7-11pm in New York City (October 24th) Global Peace Walk 2000 will end on October 24, 2000 (United Nations Day) in New York City with ceremonies at the United Nations. We feel that a "Spiritual Environmental Summit" is a fitting culmination of Global Peace Walk 2000, and is necessary at this time with the current "Global Environmental & Political Emergencies." The "Spiritual Environmental Summit" will be held at Princeton University (October 19th) and at the Baha'i Center 7-11pm in New York City (October 24th) with this continent's traditional leaders offering their stewardship and wisdom to the growing "deep ecology" movement and the UN General Assembly and NGO's. Our prayer is to Develop a Spiritually United Nations on the 55th Anniversary of the United Nations Original Charter. This globe is our house and altar. When we hold Land & Life as sacred, we won't pollute and destroy it. At this time, we feel it is important for indigenous spiritual elders' messages to be up front & known in order to help guide us back to a sustainable pathway. We are inviting elders from Lakota, Ponca, Shoshone, Navajo, Pueblo, Hopi and Iroquois tribes. Representatives from many NGO's and environmental, social & political groups as well as other Governmental & Spiritual Leaders are also being invited to hear the traditional elders' messages & share dialogue so that everybody can better serve Mother Earth and Future Generations in a global spiritual-political environment. We are presently looking for a site for the Summit around New York City, as well contacting possible participants. There is a need for speakers, both religious leaders of multi-denomination values and of eco-wise groups, to come with their interests and strengths. If you would like to be involved in this Summit, please contact us! GPZONE2000@aol.com ******************************************************** Global Peace Walk 2000 Needs Please join us in supporting Global Peace Walk 2000 to unify all ways of thinking in this universal human resolve "Global Peace Now!". Since the Global Peace Walk 2000 project began walking across the United States on January 15th, 2000 from San Francisco, we have received numerous letters and proclamations of support from religious, political, community and cultural leaders towards a creation of a worldwide Global Peace Zone 2000. Please offer your support as well. Walk with us in our final efforts especially in Washington DC and to New York City. Join us in prayers throughout the rest of the walk. Tell others about our efforts. Link to our website. We are soliciting all survival issue messages, and your support in any way is appreciated. We need: More letters of support; walkers (local, long distance, branch routes, etc); local, national, and cultural coordinators; e-mailers; telephoners; writers; food; support vehicles; financial support; benefit events; and most of all firm personal resolve for "Global Peace Now!" Financial Support can now be done on-line as well with a credit card through Acteva, an on-line e-commerce site through our website: http://www.globalpeacenow.org. To make small contributions go further, get groupings of peoples together, each donating $1 or more, and send the total amount. Tax deductible Offerings may also be made at the above address: Global Peace Walk / YUCCA Foundation P.O. Box 170245, San Francisco, CA 94117 - (415) 267-1877 GPZONE2000@aol.com Global Peace Walk / YUCCA (a 501 (c) 3 California Association, for the Spiritual Arts A receipt with tax ID number will be sent by return mail upon request. We are thankful to all who have helped so far, the numerous individuals, organizations, churches and people along the way on this long journey. Thank you so much for your hospitalities, support and personal efforts. We are grateful to have received such blessings all along the way. ******************************************************** "Living on the Globe with All Our Friends" "Future Generations must develop a greater sense of a universal responsibility." H.H.Dalai Lama "Spirituality is the highest form of politics." Native Americans Elders' message - Longest Walk 1978 "It is important for people of every nation to come together and work toward world peace." Don LightningBow, Governor of Taos Pueblo "The mission of the peace walk is to create a global environment, economy and culture that will protect our land and life for future generations." Governor of Missouri "Best wishes in your continued efforts at ending war forever." John S. McCain, U.S. Senate "People all over the world must come together in an effort to protect our environment. Actions like the Global Peace Walk will help to bring this about." J. Majot, Executive Director, International Rivers Network "Thank you for carrying the message of Abolition 2000, the global network comprised of more than 1,420 organizations in 90 countries calling for a treaty to eliminate nuclear weapons." Carah Ong, Coordinator, Abolition 2000 "Greenpeace USA applauds your efforts and offers our support to the Peace Walkers as they journey across the nation to promote a green and peaceful planet." Mike Harold, Campaign Director, GreenPeace USA "The Global Peace Walk is about developing consciousness, bringing back knowledge, and praying for peace." Frederick A. Peralta, Mayor of Taos Thank you for your interest in carrying the message throughout this Nation and raising issues important to Native America. We are honored that you have thought to include issues affecting indegenous peoples throughout the world." Edward T. Begay, Navajo Nation Council "Now, THEREFORE I, SKIP RIMZA, MAYOR of the City of Phoenix, Arizona, do hereby proclaim the City of Phoenix as a "Global Peace Zone," and urge all citizens to work for the creation of a cultre of peace for the 21st century." 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