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From: wheeler@super.org (Ferrell S. Wheeler)
Subject: Earth, the Animals, and You
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: ?
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 19:54:49 GMT

                         THE EARTH
                        THE ANIMALS
                          AND YOU
                   Making The Connection
 
                        Sponsored by
                 Students for Animal Rights
                 Citizens United For Animals
 
Saturday, November 7th and Sunday November 8th, 1992
 
 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
 Student Union
 2200 East Kenwood Boulevard - Milwaukee
 Please direct any questions to 414-229-6819
 
We invite you to attend the premier conference which is sure to become one
of the most important annual events in Wisconsin.  "The Earth, The Animals
and You '92" is a conference dedicated to the welfare of _all_ living beings
and the planet we share.
 
During this two-day conference you will be united with other concerned
activists to learn how to turn your compassion into action!
 
This conference will feature:
 
+ National and state organization speakers;
 
+ Workshops dealing in environmental, animal rights, human health
  and other vital topics;
 
+ Cruelty-free vendors featuring environmentally friendly and non-
  animal tested products for home and health (They make great
  compassionate Christmas gifts!);
 
+ Delicious vegan (pure vegetarian) cooking lessons;
 
+ And much, much more!
 
Your registration fee will cover BOTH days of the conference, workshop
materials, and vegan lunches on Saturday and Sunday.
 
CONFIRMED CONFERENCE SPEAKERS
 
          Lorri Bauston - Farm Sanctuary
        Lawrence Carter - Health Care Consumer Network
       Barbara Chadwick - Animal Rights Mobilization (ARM!)
            Joan D'Argo - Greenpeace
    Julie Byrnes Enslow - Mobilization for Survival
   Lisa Lembke, DVM, MS - State Humane Agent
                          State of Wisconsin Dept. of Agriculture
         Victoria Moran - Author _The Love-Powered Diet_
                          Contributing Editor _Vegetarian Times_
         Becky Robinson - Alley Cat Allies
      Lori Schwingshakl - Environmental Decade
            E.J. Shumak - JES Exotics, Wildlife Sanctuary
          Susan Straley - Sierra Club
 
ACCOMMODATIONS/REGISTRATION
 
Rooms have been reserved at The Hotel Wisconsin (720 Old World Third Street,
Milwaukee) at a special rate of $39.00 per room (1-4 people) plus tax. Rate
includes transportation to and from the conference. For reservations please
call 414-271-4900 and reference "The Earth, The Animals And You."
 
 Before November 1: $20/regular admission and $10/students
 After November 1:  $25/regular admission and $15/students
 
Students will be required to show a valid student ID at registration.
 
Mail registration to:
 
The Earth, The Animals and You
P.O. Box 07176
Milwaukee, WI  53207
 




Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
From: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu (Rich Winkel)
Subject: Today's Quote...
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: daemon@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: ?
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1992 08:35:14 GMT


Definition of "Foreign Aid:"

        "The transfer of money from poor people in rich countries to
        rich people in poor countries"

[Source: quoted by someone on the UseNet]


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Mail contributions to hbar@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
(Contributions only; correspondence to my usual (Cornell) address)
Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
From: Matthew Cheselka <mcheselka@igc.apc.org>
Subject: PEACE OPERATION SOMALIA - UPDATE
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: ?
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 19:47:16 GMT

PEACE OPERATION SOMALIA - UPDATE 09 October 1992

Peace Operation Somalia, based at the University of Arizona in Tucson,
Arizona, is a grassroots organization dedicated to a peaceful and effective
solution to the situation in Somalia and the other coutries in the Horn
of Africa.  We are bringing together local Non-Governmental Organizations and
relief organizations working in Somalia to achieve our goal to rebuild
Somalia.

Our last meeting on 6 October 1992 was smaller than the week before, but still
much was accomplished and we are pressing on.

A moment of silence was obsvered to contemplate the 21,000 Somali's that
died last week, and to think about what we did to make life in Somalia a
little better.

There were two main focuses this week.  First, we all wrote letters to
several US leaders (Secretary of State Eagleburger, our senators and 
representatives, the president, etc.) to make sure that Somalia is kept in
their minds as well.

The second main point was discussing our table at the University of Arizona,
and how we can use it effectively to directly help the Somali people.  

	1. The table will keep Somalia in the minds of everyone who walks by.
	2. The table will eventaully be used to sell T-shirts, posters, and
	   accept donations from passers-by.
	3. All donations and profits will go towards buying rice and other
	   staples needed in Somalia.  After we are able to buy one ton
	   of rice, we will get it and ship it to Somalia via a yet to be
	   determined relief organization.
	4. We will make sure local media is present when we ship the rice out,
	   and hopefully other media will be in Somalia filming the 
	   delivery of our donation when it arrives at the distribution
	   points.
	5. This, we hope, will begin a larger drive to send more and more
	   rice (and other things) over there.

One way to encourage people around here to donate cash is to have a "don't
drink a coke day" and donate the $0.50 to Peace Operation Somalia.  If
everyone on this campus would do that, we could easily raise $25,000.

We learned that one ton of rice costs about $120.00.

We are also looking for email contacts around the United States.  We are
hoping to become the center of a national campaign to solve the short term
(feeding the people who are starving to death) and the long term (the
rebuilding of Somalia and the Horn of Africa) problems.

If you want to be a part of this national campaign, please drop me a line,
my email address is listed below.  

Peace to all,

Matt Cheselka, Vice President
Peace Operation Somalia

(602) 881-1509

dione@argus.lpl.arizona.edu

Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
From: Christic Institute <christic@igc.apc.org>
Subject: FMLN Commander Attacked
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: daemon@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: ?
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 02:44:55 GMT

/* Written  2:40 pm  Oct 13, 1992 by cispesnatl in cdp:carnet.alerts */
/* ---------- "FMLN Commander Attacked" ---------- */
HUMAN RIGHTS ACTION ALERT                         OCTOBER 13, 1992
 
FMLN Commander Shot in Ambush
Human Rights Situation Remains Critical
 
On Sunday, October 11 at 11:00 p.m., FPL/FMLN military Chief of the
para-central zone and head of the FMLN reinsertion efforts, Pablo
Parada Andino, was shot.  His vehicle, driven by Wilfredo Pena, was
ambushed at a roadblock near the canton of Santa Anita in the
jurisdiction of Mercedes Umana, San Vincente.  An unknown number of
assailants carrying M-16s ordered Parada Andino and Pena to get out
of the truck and to turn over their weapons.  When they refused,
the shooting began.
 
Parada Andino is currently in critical condition, suffering from
four gunshot wounds to the stomach, legs, and shoulders.  His
companion was also shot, but fortunately did not sustain any
serious injuries.  Nothing was taken from their vehicle.
 
Parada Andino is the highest ranking official of the FMLN to be
attacked since the signing of the Peace Accords in January of this
year.  This incident substantiates the widespread fear of military
repression in response to the Ad Hoc Commission report.  Cristiani
has until October 23 to show that he has taken steps to implement
the Ad Hoc recommendations which reportedly name Generals Ponce and
Zepeda among those responsible for human rights violations.  The
shooting also follows US Congressional approval of $11 million in
military aid for El Salvador.  Continued US patronage of the
Salvadoran military may be encouraging the right wing to step up
its violent disapproval of the civilian purge.  As a result, we
must pay close attention to human rights at this critical time.
 
SUGGESTED ACTION
 
1. Calls (011-503-71-1555), telexes (20245), and faxes (011-503-71-
0950) to President Cristiani denouncing this attack and demanding
an investigation.  Also urge him to make the Ad Hoc report public
and implement it in a timely manner.
 
2. Calls, letters, and delegation visits to Congress asking them to
call or write both the State Department and President Cristiani
denouncing the attack and demanding an investigation.  Tell them to
ask that the Ad Hoc report be made public and implemented in timely
manner.  Also remind them that sending $11 million in military aid
is aggravating the human rights situation, as predicted.
 
3. Start collecting signers and funds for the paid advertizement. 
Check your fax and MCI mail on Thursday, October 15 for a copy of
the text.
 
4. Include information on this attack in all fundraising and
Caravan/Work-A-Thon outreach calls.   .

Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive,alt.activism,misc.headlines,alt.politics.elections,alt.politics.clinton,alt.politics.bush,alt.desert-storm
From: harelb@math.cornell.edu (misc.activism.progressive co-moderator)
Subject: The Decline of America: A "Kinder, Gentler Nation" (III)
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: daemon@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: misc.activism.progressive on UseNet ; ACTIV-L@UMCVMB
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1992 15:59:38 GMT

The Decline of America: A "Kinder, Gentler Nation" (III)


      Percentage of population who think the primary aim of
 imprisonment should be to protect citizens from prisoners, and
 percentage who think the aim should be to reeducate prisoners,
                           1981-83:

COUNTRY           PROTECT CITIZENS  REEDUCATE PRISONERS

United States           32.4               27.4
Canada                  28.8               39.8
Australia               28.3               35.1
United Kingdom(53)      28.2               27.7
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[Note UK only other nation of 19 to count rehabilitation as less
 important than protection (often code word for: punishing) --HB]
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Ireland                 24.7               41.5
Belgium                 22.0               42.5
Finland                 19.6               48.0
Netherlands             19.1               52.1
Germany                 18.2               49.7
France                  17.2               42.9
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[Notice virtual 2-to-1 preference --HB]
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Denmark                 16.0               35.7
Spain                   12.4               57.5
Sweden                  11.3               62.7
Norway                   8.7               67.1
Japan                    8.2               32.8
Italy                    7.3               42.7
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[3-to-1 ; 4-to-1; 5-to-1 --HB]
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Source: World Values Survey.

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From page 139 of

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_We're Number One, Where America Stands -- and Falls -- in the New    
World Order_ by Andrew L Shapiro.   

New York, May 1992, Vintage Books, a division of Random House.   
$10 paperback. ISBN 0-679-73893-2  
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -   

    "America is becoming a land of private greed and public squalor.   
    This book is an indispensable road map through the wreckage. The   
    facts it reveals will startle you. They may depress you. But   
    ideally they'll fire you up to help rebuild this nation."   

                        -Robert B. Reich, author of The Work of Nations
From: whitejanss@igc.apc.org (Christopher White)
Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
Subject: A deal between Walsh & Bush?
Date: 11 Oct 92 17:24:41 GMT
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Organization: ?
Originator: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu

The Washington Post, as printed in the San Jose Mercury News
(10/10/92), says that "Independent counsel Lawrence Walsh reached
an understanding with the White House last summer that any
additional questioning of President Bush on Iran-Contra matters,
if needed, would take place after the election, according to
administration sources."

The story said that "Walsh's office would not comment Friday on
the understanding with Bush".

The story was buried on page 4 of the 5th section of the morning
edition of the Mercury news.

Does anyone have further information about the alleged deal?

Christopher White
Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
From: harelb@math.cornell.edu (misc.activism.progressive co-moderator)
Subject: The Decline of America: The "Education" President
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: daemon@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: misc.activism.progressive on UseNet ; ACTIV-L@UMCVMB
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 03:59:41 GMT

The Decline of America: The "Education" President

Of the 19 major industrial nations,the U.S. ranks:

17th in public spending on education.
 1st in private spending on education.

Percent of students at all levels attending public schools: 14

Amount spent annually per student on education:
Affluent Princeton New Jersey: $7,700
Poverty-stricken Camden, <1/2:  $3,500

[Quoting Jonathan Kozol, _Savage Inequalities_]

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Page 65

  Percentage of thirteen-year-old students who agree with the
  statement "I am good at mathematics," and math proficiency
on a scale ranging from 0 to 1,000, with 500 as the mean, 1988:

COUNTRY         SAY THEY'RE GOOD AT MATH  MATH SCORE

United States           68                  473.9
Canada(34)              61                  522.8
Spain                   60                  511.7
Ireland                 49                  504 3
United Kingdom          47                  509.9
South Korea             23                  567.8

Source: Educational Testing Service, A World of Differences: An
International Assessment of Mathematics and Science (Princeton, N.J.: ETS,
1989), pp. 14, 24.

******************************************************************

From: 
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_We're Number One, Where America Stands -- and Falls -- in the New    
World Order_ by Andrew L Shapiro.   

New York, May 1992, Vintage Books, a division of Random House.   
$10 paperback. ISBN 0-679-73893-2  
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -   

    "America is becoming a land of private greed and public squalor.   
    This book is an indispensable road map through the wreckage. The   
    facts it reveals will startle you. They may depress you. But   
    ideally they'll fire you up to help rebuild this nation."   

                        -Robert B. Reich, author of The Work of Nations   

Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
From: harelb@math.cornell.edu (misc.activism.progressive co-moderator)
Subject: The Decline of America: Elites Wage Class-War Against Middle-Class & Poor
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: daemon@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: misc.activism.progressive on UseNet ; ACTIV-L@UMCVMB
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 04:40:32 GMT

The Decline of America: Elites Wage Class-War Against Middle-Class & Poor

                --------------------------------------
                Study: 90% Pay More due to Tax Changes
                --------------------------------------

    "WASHINGTON-- 90% of American families pay more in federal taxes
    now than they would if the tax laws existing in 1977 had been left
    in place, Citizens for Tax Justice reported Thursday.

    But the very rich, as a result of tax-law changes over the last 13
    years, are paying up to 36 percent less than they would have, the
    group said.

    The results are similar to finding reported two weeks ago by the
    Congressional Budget Office.

    Several congressional Democrats cited the report as additional
    proof of their contention that the Reagan and Bush administrations
    pushed changes in the tax law that reward the rich and penalize
    everyone else."

[From: Chicago Tribune, 3/9/90 p.12. While our Free Press reports
"Read My Lips" etc as front-page material, this little fact, affecting
only 90% of their readers, was reported by the Tribune in the tiny
note I've just reproduced, near the bottom of page 12.]


Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive,alt.activism,alt.politics.elections,bit.listserv.politics
From: harelb@math.cornell.edu (misc.activism.progressive co-moderator)
Subject: The Decline of America: U.S. #1 in Armaments; #0 in Providing for Citizens
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: daemon@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: misc.activism.progressive on UseNet ; ACTIV-L@UMCVMB
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 03:59:50 GMT

The Decline of America: U.S. #1 in Armaments; #0 in Providing for Citizens


============================================================
  Percentage of central government expenditures spent on
housing, social security, welfare, and related programs; and
          percentap spent on the military, 1987-89:(18)
============================================================

                HOUSING, SOCIAL

COUNTRY         SECURITY, WELFARE  MILITARY

Sweden                55.9           6.5
Switzerland           50.6          10.3
Germany               49.4           8.7
Austna                48.3           2.7
Belgium               43.9           4.7
France                40.7           6.1
Netherlands           40.6           5.0
Norway                39.6           7.8
Italy                 38.6           3.6
Denmark               37.8           5.4
Canada                37.0           7.3
Spain                 37.0           6.S
Finland               36.5           5.1
United Kingdom        34.8          12.5
New Zealand           33.8           4.8
Ireland               30.3           2.8
Japan                 30.3           6.5
Australia             29.3           8.9

United States         29.3          24.6

Sources (for chart and text): The World Bank, World Development Report
1991 (New York: Oxford University Press, 1991), p. 225; Intemrnational
Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook 1990
(Washington, D.C.: IMF, 1990), pp. 58-63.

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From page 81 of:

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_We're Number One, Where America Stands -- and Falls -- in the New    
World Order_ by Andrew L Shapiro.   

New York, May 1992, Vintage Books, a division of Random House.   
$10 paperback. ISBN 0-679-73893-2  
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -   

    "America is becoming a land of private greed and public squalor.   
    This book is an indispensable road map through the wreckage. The   
    facts it reveals will startle you. They may depress you. But   
    ideally they'll fire you up to help rebuild this nation."   

                        -Robert B. Reich, author of The Work of Nations   

Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
From: jlohrmann@igc.apc.org
Subject: CLINTON TALKING PTS: 10/5/92
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: ?
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 22:51:24 GMT

From: Clinton for President <75300.3115@compuserve.com>

 For People for a Change: Clinton-Gore '92
 National Talking Points
 Monday, October 5

 MESSAGE:  From free trade to welfare reform, Clinton is a different
 kind of Democrat who's going to do things differently from Bush.

 NAFTA.  Clinton announced yesterday that he is for the free trade
 agreement. But unlike Bush, he has a free trade strategy that
 includes our workers and our environment.

 Jobs.  Bush uses our tax dollars to send our jobs to Central America.
 Clinton will invest that money in our jobs here at home.

 Health care.  Bipartisan Panel on Presidential Candidates' Health
 Plans prefers Clinton's plan.  The panel of 3 Republicans and two
 Democrats found Clinton's plan saves the U.S. $750 billion by year
 2000. Bush's plan saves only $150 billion.  Clinton's plan controls
 costs.  Bush's doesn't.  Clinton's plan covers everybody.  Bush's
 doesn't.

 Taxes.  Bush raised taxes on the middle class to pay for tax
 giveaways to millionaires and companies who move our jobs overseas.
 Clinton has kept taxes low in Arkansas. He'll give the middle class a
 break.

 Debates.  Bush is good at delivering one line put downs made for the
 media. Clinton wants the debates to be about America's concerns.

 Attacks.  Bush has nothing positive to say.  Dirt is all he's got
 because his campaign is already three feet deep in a six foot grave.

 Gender gap.  From family leave he opposed, to gag rule he proposed,
 to crime bill he opposed, to Clarence Thomas he nominated, to disease
 research he opposed, Bush has alienated women.

 World view.  Clinton was shaped by a humble childhood that drives him
 to put people first.  Bush enjoyed an elite lifestyle and remains out
 of touch with ordinary Americans.

 Endorsements.  Clinton "will give the country a better balance of
 belief, leadership and ability to communicate... [he] represents a
 common-sense alternative to the drift of the Bush years and the
 trickle-down philosophy." -- Detroit Free Press (10/4/92).

 Clinton, "by addressing anxieties about jobs, unemployment, health
 care and education, has connected better with the hopes and
 frustrations of the ordinary citizen in the last few months than Bush
 has in the last four years." -- Seattle Times (10/4/92)

 Schedule.  The sixth bus trip goes through Florida today.  Bush could
 lose the state he won in '88 with 61% of vote.  The bus trips have
 reinvented presidential campaigns. The C/G team has travelled
 together a total of 21 days since the convention, Bush and Quayle
 only once.

 Authorized by Clinton/Gore '92 Committee
 Box 615, Little Rock, AR 72203.