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From: Nigel Allen <nigel.allen@canrem.com>
Subject: Haitian Refugee Center Comments on Discovery of Bodies
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: NDA
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 22:43:48 GMT

Press Release from Haitian Refugee Centre

Haitian Refugee Center Comments on Discovery of Bodies
 To: National Desk, Immigration and Foreign Affairs reporters
 Contact: Rolande Dorancy, executive director, Haitian Refugee
          Center, 212-661-2100, ext. 602, or 305-757-8538

   NEW YORK, July 24 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is the statement
of Rolande Dorancy, executive director, Haitian Refugee Center, Miami:

   "This morning a tragedy was reported.  The bodies of 91 Haitians
washed up on that country's beaches.  Hundreds of other crimes like
this have gone unreported over the past several months. The overthrow
of the Aristide government led to this tragedy.  We must restore the
democratically-elected government of President Aristide.  In the
meantime, the U.S. must provide sanctuary for Haitians fleeing
military thugs.
   "Finally, the U.S. must share the burden of this tragedy if the
Bush administration does not take strong action to restore President
Aristide."

   Cosigned by:

   Center for Central American Refugees, New York City, Washington
D.C., and Plainfield, N.J.;
   New York City Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs;
   New Jersey Immigration Policy Network;
   Salvadoran National Network;
   Church Avenue Merchants Block Association, Brooklyn, N.Y.;
   Haitian Centers Council, Brooklyn, N.Y.;
   Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of New York, Immigration and
Refugee Services;
   Lutheran Ministries of Florida;
   Ayuda Inc.;
   National Council of Women of Ecuador Inc.;
   Latino Civil Rights Task Force;
   Center for Immigrants' Rights;
   Ilka Tanyapayan.

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From: worldpnews@igc.apc.org (World Perspectives)
Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
Subject: Malaysia news
Date: 24 Jul 92 23:18:45 GMT
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Organization: ?
Originator: daemon@pencil.cs.missouri.edu

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Subject: Malaysia: Rare Earth story

/* Written  4:11 pm  Jul 24, 1992 by worldpnews in cdp:worldp.samples */
/* ---------- "Malaysia: Rare Earth story" ---------- */
>From WORLD PERSPECTIVES. Box 3074, Madison, WI 53704


MALAYSIA
 The following comes from R. Australia:

 Studies in the area showed that children have high blood level of
lead. There was an increase in miscarriages, perinatal deaths and
leukemia. Dr. Jaabaland(?) from the Bokatnir(?) health clinic
believed these were due to the activities of the Asian Rare Earth
Plant.

In 1989, he said, "Now we have three leukemia cases, one brain
tumor and a host of miscarriages. Also a worker died in the
factory, he was a very young worker, in his early 20's and there
was no reason for him to die. Scientifically, it seems more than
certain that the common denominator is the factory, and you cannot
explain it otherwise."

The final decision to close the plant was made after the Malaysian
High Court judge had sifted through a massive amount of scientific,
community and industry evidence on the case. He finally decided
that Asian Rare Earth had contributed to elevated rates of
radiation in the area of the plant and that these rates were
dangerous.

Nina Raman(?) was one of the lawyers who was involved in the case
on behalf of the community. She spoke to R. Australia just after
the decision to close the plant was made. She says the decision was
greeted with great excitement by the community:

"Women and men and children were crying... It has been about eight
years that they have been waiting for this decision. Meanwhile,
they have experienced a lot of hazards. The [Japanese-based
multinational] company is now appealing to the Supreme Court. This
is one more hurdle that we have to cross." (7/22)

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   OTHER NEWS TODAY ON THE SUBSCRIBERS-ONLY WORLDP.NEWS:

Indonesia; Germany; Ibero-American summit; Peru.   Subscribe!
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From: GRIMES_S%Eisner.DECUS.Org@MIZZOU1.missouri.edu
Subject: New list: Israel-Mideast
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: daemon@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: Digital Equipment Computer Users Society
Resent-From: "Rich Winkel" <MATHRICH@MIZZOU1.missouri.edu>
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 03:53:57 GMT

Reposted by Seth Grimes, jcipp@mcimail.com

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Xref: sparky misc.activism.progressive:5317 alt.activism:13393 alt.native:771 talk.environment:2931
From: Environet via Jym Dyer <jym@mica.berkeley.edu>
Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive,alt.activism,alt.native,talk.environment
Subject: ACTIVISM: Mt. Graham Action Alert!!
Followup-To: alt.native,talk.environment
Date: 24 Jul 1992 00:31:01 GMT
Organization: The Naughty Peahen Party Line
NNTP-Posting-Host: remarque.berkeley.edu
Originator: jym@remarque.berkeley.edu

[From Environet]

=> From: DENISE JOINES
=> Subj: MT GRAHAM ACTION ALERT!!

         **************    ACTION ALERT!!  *************

               LEGISLATION ON THE HORIZON TO PROTECT
                   MT. GRAHAM  -- IF YOU ACT NOW!

Friends of Mt. Graham and the San Carlos Tribal Council have
been active in Washington, DC asking members of Congress to help
halt the telescope project and to protect our mountain.  The
Reasons for doing so are myriad.  As a biological sky-island Mt.
Graham is unparalleled.  As the birthplace of San Carlos Apache
heritage, culture and religion, Dzil nchaa si an (Mt. Graham)
is most important.  As a chance to reverse important breeches
in our environmental and cultural protection laws, the fight
to protect Mt. Graham is crucial.  What was undone in the
University of Arizona's attempt to erect a Tower Of Babel on
Mt. Graham, must be corrected.

We have friends in the 102nd Congress in Washington.  Several
Members have expressed interest in legislation to protect Mt.
Graham.  Currently, the lead person in this growing movement in
Congress is Jim Jontz, from Indiana.  Mr.  Jontz is willing to
sponsor a bill to correct the errors inherent in Title VI of
the Arizona-Idaho Conservation Act (the rider that mandated the
first three telescopes on Mt. Graham and exempts the projects
from numerous laws).  However, he will need the support of other
members of the Interior Committee.

You can play a key role in the introduction and passing of this
legislation by calling or writing the nearest Congressperson on
the Interior committee.  You could also make a difference by
calling or writing your elected official, asking them to co-
sponsor this legislation.

At this time, we do not have a bill number.  Keep in contact
with us as introduction of the bill is possible at any time.
Call the Friends of Mt.  Graham at (602) 326-2511 or the good
folks at Save America's Forests: (202) 544-9219.

Thank you for your support!

Friends of Mt Graham POB 41822 Tucson, AZ 85717-1822
(602) 326-2511 fax: 327-9280 end
Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
From: harelb@math.cornell.edu (Harel Barzilai)
Subject: Nicaragua Anti-Gay Law -- UPDATE
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: daemon@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: ?
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 03:43:55 GMT

...From PeaceNet's gen.gaylesbian via misc.activism.progressive...

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Topic 199       Update on Anti-Gay Law 
hrcoord gen.gaylesbian   9:33 am  Jul 20, 1992 
From: Human Rights Coordinator <hrcoord>
Subject: Update on Anti-Gay Law 
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/* Written  8:42 am  Jul 20, 1992 by nicanetny in cdp:reg.nicaragua */ 

5. DECISION ON NICARAGUAN ANTI-GAY LAW DELAYED 

Article 205 of Nicaragua's revised penal code, the law that would 
outlaw "inducing, promoting or practicing" homosexuality that was 
passed by the National Assembly on June 11, has not yet been 
signed or vetoed by President Chamorro. The National Assembly is 
in recess until Aug. 3, and apparently went on recess without 
giving the legislation to Chamorro. Once the Assembly reconvenes, 
she will have 15 days to sign or veto the law. If she vetoes the 
article, the Assembly would need 47 votes to override the veto: 
the measure originally passed 43 to 39. (If she does not veto the 
article, it will become law even without her signature.) 
[International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) 
Press Release 7/13/92] 

Since it is unclear whether Chamorro will sign or veto the law, 
we urge activists to demand a veto: Article 205 clearly violates 
the Inter-American Convention on Human Rights and the Nicaraguan 
Constitution, which guarantees the right to privacy and the right 
to organize without discrimination. So far, international protest 
has been strong: an activist in England reports that the woman 
handling press inquiries at the Nicaraguan Embassy in London has 
been snowed under by letters, phone calls and faxes. More work 
can be done collecting petition signatures and letters from 
elected officials. For up-to-date information on actions 
protesting Article 205 call the IGLHRC's Latin America 
coordinator Enrique Asis at 415-255-8680 or the Nicaraguan 
Lesbian and Gay Rights Information Line: 212-475-7159. 
Correction: The correct name for the Nicaraguan Collective of 
Homosexuals is SHOMOS. 
Xref: sparky misc.activism.progressive:5467 alt.activism:13722 talk.environment:3053
From: Greenpeace via Jym Dyer <jym@mica.berkeley.edu>
Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive,alt.activism,talk.environment
Subject: NEWS: Customers Ripped Off by Mt. Piper Power Station
Followup-To: talk.environment
Date: 30 Jul 1992 05:24:58 GMT
Organization: The Naughty Peahen Party Line
NNTP-Posting-Host: remarque.berkeley.edu
Originator: jym@remarque.berkeley.edu

[Greenpeace Press Release from Greenbase -- Redistribute Freely]
  
CUSTOMERS RIPPED OFF BY MT PIPER POWER STATION: GREENPEACE   
  
CANBERRA July 20, 1992 (GP) Customers are paying more for their 
heating, light and power because of the Electricity Commission's 
insistence on opening Mt Piper power station near Lithgow next 
year, a Greenpeace international energy expert said today. 
  
Greenpeace International's Director of Energy Policy and 
Research, Stewart Boyle said international experience showed it 
was cheaper for customers and created more jobs if electricity 
utilities concentrated on cutting energy waste rather than 
continuing to pour more power into the system. 
  
"It is economically and environmentally irresponsible to open a 
new power station before cheaper and cleaner options for using 
energy more sensibly have been exhausted," said Mr Boyle. 
  
"In NSW, the cheaper and cleaner option is staring us in the face 
but is being ignored by both the State Government and the 
Electricity Commission. According to a major 1989 report to the 
Electricity Commission, there is a whole power station's worth of 
energy available from cutting energy waste at less than the cost 
of opening a new power station. 
  
"This report has now been gathering dust for three years. It's 
scandalous that customers will have to pay more than they should 
for basic services like heat, light and power simply because the 
Electricity Commission doesn't want to adopt more economical ways 
of meeting customers' needs. 
  
"NSW needs to overhaul its energy planning system so that bodies 
like the Electricity Commission won't be able to continue ripping 
their customers off in this way," Mr Boyle said. 
  
Mr Boyle is in Sydney to preview the findings of a worldwide 
study, carried out by the Stockholm Environment Institute, which 
shows that a combination of energy efficiency improvements, clean 
renewable energy technologies and some fuel switching can meet 
the energy needs of all regions of the world, including 
Australia, at the same or lower cost than continued reliance on 
fossil fuels. 
  
When operating, Mt Piper has the capacity to increase carbon 
dioxide pollution from NSW by up to eight percent at a time when 
the State is committed to reducing this pollution by 20 percent 
by the year 2005. 
Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
From: 11ASHETTLE%GALLUA.bitnet@MIZZOU1.missouri.edu
Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
Subject: Environmentally sensitive product
Date: 28 Jul 92 20:57:03 GMT
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Organization: ?
Originator: daemon@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Resent-From: "Rich Winkel" <MATHRICH@MIZZOU1.missouri.edu>


    Feel free to pass this on.

                  <<< USER$DISK24:[NOTES$LIBRARY]QC.NOTE;1 >>>
                             -< The Quiet Corner >-
================================================================================
Note 36.50                       Save the Earth!                        50 of 50
GALLUJ::11ASHETTLE                                   25 lines  28-JUL-1992 16:31
                     -< Environmentally sensitive product >-
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    For environmentally sensitive toothpaste, deodorant, and
    other body products, try Tom's of Maine products.

    Tom's of Maine uses recycled or recycable packing, and
    environmentally sensitive and cruelty-free ingredients.
    Their toothpaste, unlike many popular brands, has no
    sacharin.  If you don't have HDPE #2 plastic, glass, or
    aluminum recycling facilities in your area, you can
    send Tom's of Maine's packages back to them for them to
    recycle.

    Look in Fresh Field's groceries, or try your local drug
    store.

    Disclaimer:  I have no association whatsoever with
    Tom's of Maine, direct or indirect, except for the
    fact that I bought my first tube of toothpaste from
    them today.

    For more info, contact:

       The Tom's of Maine Community
       Railroad Avenue
       PO Box 710
       Kennebunk, ME 04043
Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
From: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu (Rich Winkel)
Subject: RESOURCE: Paper Tiger Videos & "Deep-Dish" Satellite Network (autopost)
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: PACH
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1992 09:30:05 GMT

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			paper tiger television
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	     it looks at the communications industry via the
		   media in all its various forms

		       the power of mass culture
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		  this legitimacy is a paper tiger

	investigation into the corporate structures of the
	media and a critical analysis of their contents is one
	way to demystify the information industry

	developing a critical consciousness about the
	communications industry is a necessary first step towards
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independent videomakers, activists and people who support the idea and
reality of a progressive television network"
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"How It Works [without the wonderful accompanying cartoons]

People around the country make shows
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The satellite beams the program back to
earth in a pattern called a "footprint"
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Anyone wiht a satellite dish can
receive the Deep Dish programs
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Public Access Cable Ssytems send it
out to all the subscribers in town --
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  (212) 473-8933 
  (Deep Dish Television) 
  Keys: alternative, media, information 

PeaceNet address (from Internet accounts):

	deepdish@igc.org
From: Christic Institute <christic@igc.org>
Subject: SF 105/Again No Justice for Blacks
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: ?
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 21:33:41 GMT

/* Written 10:14 pm  Jul 26, 1992 by peacenet in cdp:pn.alerts */
/* ---------- "SF 105/Again No Justice for Blacks" ---------- */
From: <peacenet>
Subject: SF 105/Again No Justice for Blacks

>From josefina Sun Jul 26 21:25:33 1992
>From lesconso Sun Jul 26 12:04:44 1992
From: Jan Adams <lesconso>

NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE

Charges have already been dropped against thousands who took to 
the streets here in the days following the verdict. Some of those 
arrested for blocking Interstate 280 and the Bay Bridge do still 
face infraction charges. Most of these people are white. However, 
of the 105 demonstrators facing felony charges for property 
crimes, according to District Attorney Arlo Smith, at least 90 
percent are African American. 

The District Attorney got secret grand jury indictments against 
these 105 people. When they appeared in court of their own free 
will for what they thought would be a preliminary hearing, instead 
they found themselves re-arrested and placed in jail for a second 
time, this time with a higher bond. Some young African American 
men are still in jail awaiting trial today, because they could not 
pay this higher bond.

Is the District AttorneyUs office discriminating against African 
Americans?
Not exactly. TheyUre prosecuting the people the police arrested. 
The problem, of course, is that the District Attorney doesnUt have 
to discriminate, because the police have already discriminated, by 
choosing to target African Americans almost exclusively in their 
felony arrests. The District Attorney has no control over whom the 
police choose to arrest, but he has complete control over whom he 
chooses to prosecute, and on what charges. This set of arrests is 
obviously discriminatory, or more bluntly, racist. The Defense 
Committee believes the District Attorney should drop the charges 
against all 105.

We hope that the San Francisco Board of Supervisors will act soon, 
joining the Human Rights Commission in urging the D.A. to drop 
these charges.
In the meantime, thereUs a great deal you can do to help get 
justice for the SF 105.

What you can do:

1.	CALL the District Attorney's office at (415) 553-1752 and 
demand that the charges against the SF 105 be dropped because 
these are unjust, racist prosecutions.

2.	WRITE letters to the editors of local papers, so that other 
citizens can be informed and share your outrage.

3.	GET INVOLVED by working with No Justice P No Peace: Bay Area 
Political Defense Committee, a group of local activists who've 
come together to defend the SF 105.

	Call (415) 241-1551 for more information.


For full text, please see <justice.comm>.


Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
From: Jym Dyer <jym@mica.berkeley.edu>
Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive,alt.activism,alt.politics.homosexuality
Subject: ACTIVISM: (REMINDER) Give Levi-Strauss A Call!
Followup-To: alt.activism.d,alt.politics.homosexuality
Date: 25 Jul 1992 05:47:54 GMT
Organization: The Naughty Peahen Party Line
NNTP-Posting-Host: remarque.berkeley.edu
Originator: jym@remarque.berkeley.edu

[Also Posted to Queer Nation Mailing List]

=o= Folks might remember earlier messages suggesting that
folks call Levi-Strauss and express support for their decision
to withdraw support from the BSA for their homophobic discrim-
inatory policies.

=o= I've been in touch with a good number of people who've
given Levi's a supportive call.  The informal feedback they've
received suggests that most of the calls have been supportive.

=o= However, the American Family Association's newsletter just
came out, and publisher Rev. Donald Wildmon has targetted Levi's
for calls of protest from his flock.  (You may remember Wildmon
as the guy who "found" Satanic messages in the theme song to
the _Mr._Ed_ TV show, and who claimed that Mighty Mouse snorted
cocaine.)

=o= So I'd like to remind folks to give Levi's a call and let
them know you support them.  This is their 800 number:

			  800/872-5384

You'll get a touch-tone menu -- press "1" for the charitable
contributions line.

=o= You might want to extend the courtesy of calling them at
their non-800 number, especially if you live near San Francisco.
That number is 415/544-6000.
    <_Jym_>
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