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Anonymous — November 1983

Women for Survival, an Australian group, is setting up a peace camp near a U.S. Satellite Communications’ Base at Alice Springs, Australia. They have ‘rived broad support from Aboriginal people in the area and will start the camp on November I1 when peace protests will be staged throughout the country. Please send messages of sup. port to Women for Survival, P.O. Box 3603, Alice Springs, N.T., Australia.
Peace workers in Edmonton are frustrated by media coverage (or the lack of such) in their city. They’ve formed the Edmonton Media Working Group to exchange ideas and experiences. develop analyses, and undertake media action. If you’re frustrated in getting your message through news filters, contact the Working Group for their ideas. c/o Edmonton Learner Centre, 10765 98 St., 2nd floor, Edmonton AB T5H 2P2, or call Bob Hacker at 403xxx-xxxx.
In Toronto, several groups are planning an open house and facilitator-led evening on Monday, November 21st at the Bloor St. United Church (300 Bloor St. W.) at 7:30 (no charge). Organising groups are: Psychologists for Social Responsibility, Social Workers for Peace, Hiroshima-Nagasaki Revisited and the Toronto Chapter for Humanistic Psychology.
Where missiles are headed: Here is a list of where Euromissiles are supposed to be deposited.
- BRITAIN-Greenham Common, Berkshire-96 cruise missiles. the first ones officially expected December 1983, but they may arrive sooner. Molesworth, Cambridgeshire-64 cruise missiles, expected 1986.
- GERMANY-Heilbronn, Neu-Ulm, Mutlangen, all near Stuttgart-36 Pershing IIs to each base (total 108), expected 1983-85. Hasselbach-96 cruise missiles. Date unknown.
- ITALY-Comiso, Sicily-1l2 cruise missiles, first ones expected December 1983.
- BELGIUM-Ardennes-48 cruise missiles, expected December 1985. Belgian government support for deployment is not yet certain.
- HOLLAND: Woensdrecht-48 cruise missiles, expected December 1985. The government has not officially accepted cruise, and the majority of Dutch people are opposed to deployment.
New Group! Project Ploughshares has formed the Saint Simcoe Chapter. If you live in the area, contact Denise Fox, 208 Centre Street N., Beeton On.
The Canadian Peace Listing, a compilation of over 500 peace, disarmament and development organisations, will soon be updated. The Spring 1984 edition will. be available for $5 from the Greater Victoria Disarmament Group, 4-2420 Douglas St., Victoria B.C. V8T 4L7. If you haven’t already got their first volume, don’t wait till Spring! Order now.
Those arrested at a peaceful protest at Litton Industries continue their courtroom saga. They need lots of financial and moral support — the defendant’s box can be a lonely place to stand up for peace. Contact CMCP at xxx-xxxx and give your support.
The WAR goes on. (See Page 8 for review.) The series of films will be available through all NFB offices starting in January 1984.
12 charges of the July 1st Canada Day arrests were dismissed on the grounds that the OPP has no authority to restrict our right to demonstrate, and legal remedies are being sought by the 12 defendants for the interference with their constitutional rights and the 20 hours spent in jail. Brian Burch and. Diane Sivard are facing trial on Dec. 10 for assault and trespass for attempting to chain themselves to the flagpole on Canada Day. Contact Burch at xxx-xxxx or xxx-xxxx to offer your assistance.
The first Southern Ontario Disarmament Conference will take place on November 19 from 10:00 am until noon the following day, with accommodation available for Saturday nigh!. Regional planning is a must in order to develop strong support between local coalitions and networks. Two delegates are being asked from each participating group and start thinking about what you’d like on the agenda. To participate, contact Doug Mohr, 301 103 Church St. Kitchener On. N2G 1S3. The sponsoring organisation is the Kitchener-Waterloo Peace Network.
If you’re working with a small peace group in the Toronto area and you want to take pan in broad planning for the peace movement, join up with the Toronto Disarmament Network. Representatives from over fifty disarmament groups make their voices heard at monthly general meetings -and your voice counts too. Annual membership fee for organisations is $50 and you can pay by instalment. Call 585-2255 for more info.
The Anglican Peace Fellowship has been formed after consultation with the Committee on Public Social Responsibility for the Diocese of Toronto. Christopher Morden and Hugh Alley have prepared a one-evening program called “Thy Kingdom Come: Peace and Justice in a Nuclear Age.” which is being made available to Anglican parishes in Toronto. In addition to providing the program, the Fellowship will train leaders and provide resources and support for ongoing study and action. A conference for more detailed study of the issues will be planned once as many churches as possible present the initial program. Contact Morden at 13 Aldridge Ave.. Toronto,~~M4L JW3 or call -699-3683—>xxx-xxxx.~~
Make Lunch, Not War! That’s the slogan of a newly formed peace group. We have doctors for peace, lawyers and dentists for peace. students and secretaries for peace, now it’s time for the broadest coalition possible: Becker’s Customers for Nuclear Disarmament! Don’t be misled, this is not a group for everyone. Meetings are 9 am to II pm, seven days a week, and peace camps are being formed in the aisles, next to the magazine rack. Central demands are as follows: “We want a homogenized peace movement,” “Reduce all arms expenditures to 2%” and “Ice cream for peace!” (Groan…) For more information, contact your local store.
A Women’s Peace Camp has been established in Cole Bay, Saskatchewan, S0M 0M0, and welcomes visitors and supporters. Call 306/xxx-xxxx.
NOTE: The CANDIS office will be closed from November 23 to December 14. However, we will be forwarding our phone, so you can still reach us at 416/ 2255 during that period.
Edmontonians are working to strengthen their organisation to put their main energy behind the Peace Petition Caravan Project.
“Target Seattle” is an impressive conference dealing this year with the theme Soviet Realities, and lasting from October 29 to November 6 at 909 4th avenue, Seattle Wa. 98104. Call 206/xxx-xxxx.
A U .S. Senatorial election will be conducted to replace, the late Henry Jackson. Candidates are Bill Evans and Mike Lowry, who has been endorsed by Dr. Helen Caldicott. Any Canadians interested in the Lowry campaign should contact P.O. Box 4246, 114 3rd Ave., Seattle Wa. 98104. Call 206/xxx-xxxx.
No Euroshima! No More Vietnams! A National March on Washington D.C. will take place on November 12th. The protest will focus on U.S. intervention in Central America and the Caribbean, and anyone wishing to participate should contact Mobilization for Survival, 853 Broadway, NYC, NY 10003. Or call 212/xxx-xxxx.
It’s 1986 and the world is at peace. How did it happen? Outline the circumstances that brought about this global transformation. Send your replies to Tony Bond,” Box 95, Station A, Toronto. The best idea will be made into a script and then a film. Be a visionary! If we think positively, and act positive, our vision will become a reality.
Concerned individuals and groups have banded together to form the Niagara Coalition for Disarmament. They work for peaceful means for world disarmament of both nuclear and conventional weapons. Political differences are recognised but the shared common concern for peace is paramount. Membership is open to all groups and individuals in the Golden Horseshoe area of Ontario. For more information, contact the Coalition at Box 2181, Niagara Falls, On. L1E 6Z3 or phone 416/xxx-xxxx.
Operation Dismantle has incurred enormous costs in accumulated lawyers’ fees during the course of their court case (see Page 3 for details). They are seeking financial support, and you can send your cheque to Operation Dismantle, Box 3887, Station C, Ottawa K1Y 4M5.

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