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Anonymous — May 1983

About 15 peace activists in Halifax, Nova Scotia, mobilised a peace march when a nuclear submarine, the Von Steuben, arrived unnanounced on Fnday April 15. Project Ploughshares, the Voice of Women, and university groups marched all Saturday through the centre of the city to the naval base. Additional impromptu demonstrations can he expected, since about 15 nuclear subs come in every year. The protesters are limiting demonstrations to those opposing subs that are armed with Trident I missiles.
New Brunswick it involved with efforts to organise referenda in a number of municipalities, along the lines proposed by Operation Dismantle. While Fredericton and St. John failed in this bid, Newcastle, Hampton, Sussex, and several other towns have succeeded. Even the “failures” were productive efforts, however, since they stimulated public discussions of the issue.
Counterpress is a new collectively run Toronto student newspaper dedicated to informed social action. Counterpress has close ties with CANDIS, and copies of The Peace Calendar were distributed with its most recent issue. Counterpress is looking for people to help out with everything from writing to distribution. Call Ted Dyment at xxx-xxxx.
Youth Coalition for Peace and Canadian Youth for Peaace are looking for an office, donated or at low cost, for activities during daytime and evenings. Please tall Mike Connolly at xxx-xxxx.
Persons interested in joining a study/action group on conversion of the armament industry to peaceful purposes, contact Tom Joyce or Richard Guard at Cruise Missile Conversion Project (CMCP) at xxx-xxxx or xxx-xxxx. A seven-week series of discussions will begin on Wednesday evenings, 7:30 to 10:00 pm, as soon is there are enough members.
Litton Trials are continuing April 25th through May 6th in Room 205, 80 The East Mall. Court sessions begin at 10:00 am and finish each day at approximately 4:00 pm. Observers welcome. Call Lee Gold at xxx-xxxx for further information.
A Peace Camp has been established on Parliament Hill, right by the Eternal Flame. They need support and can be reached through Martin Zelig at Operation Dismantle, Box 3887 Station C, Ottawa, K1Y 4MS. Phone, xxx-xxxx.
A test field into he built at Ascension, near Lac St. Jean, Que, for testing the F18 airplane. The project was announced about 6 weeks ago, but the village people are ferociously opposed to it. In the past 2 weeks about 5 or 6 peace groups have formed in the villages around the lake. A protest action is planned, with a big rally. Contact Gerard Briand at Alma, Quebec, (418) xxx-xxxx.
Social Workers for Peace, a newly formed organisation, welcomes potential memhers. Interested people call Dorothy Herherg, 484~8529 or Elaine Vaydas xxx-xxxx.
For information on the independent peace movement in the U.S.S.R. contact: Helsinki Watch, 36 West 44th St., New York. N.Y., 10036, U.S.A. Or call (212) xxx-xxxx.
At the University of Toronto 5,520 people were polled on the question of allowing cruise missile testing. 60% of those polled srated they are against the testing and 17% said they are in favour. The rest were uncommitted.

The Peace Calendar

Canadian Disarmament Information Service, 1983-1984

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