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From: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu (Rich Winkel)
Subject: RESOURCE: Key Washington Fax Numbers (autopost)
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: PACH
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 08:30:05 GMT

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/** mideast.actions: 69.0 **/
** Topic: FAX NUMBERS FOR CONGRESS, ADMIN **
** Written  6:55 pm  Jan  7, 1991 by sfreedkin in cdp:mideast.actions **
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In addition to writing, calling, and telegramming federal
officials to express our views, we can send them faxes.

The following are key facsimile (fax) numbers listed in the
National Fax Directory 1990.  We plan to post fax numbers
from all of Congress in this conference within a few days.

President George Bush, The White House
Comment line   (202) 456-1111            fax (202) 456-2883

Secretary of State James A. Baker
                                         fax (202) 647-4000

Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney
                                         fax (202) 647-9080

National Security Council: Brent Scowcroft, Nat Sec Advisor
                                         fax (202) 395-5221

Gen. Colin L. Powell, Chair, Joint Chiefs of Staff
                                         fax (202) 697-9758

Rep. Thomas Foley, Speaker of the House  fax unlisted

Rep. Richard Gephardt, House Majority Leader
phone (202) 225-0100, 225-2671           fax (202) 225-7452

Sen. George Mitchell, Senate Majority Leader
phone (202) 224-5344                     fax (202) 224-6853

Sen. Robert Dole, Senate Minority Leader
phone (202) 224-6521                     fax unlisted

Sen. Robert Byrd, President Pro Tempore of the Senate
                                         fax (202) 224-8070

Sen. Sam Nunn, Chair, Senate Armed Services Committee
                                         fax (202) 224-0072

If you have any corrections to this list, please post in a
response (at the next Conf? prompt type ",wrc").  If there
are any responses to this posting please read them before
sending faxes to ensure that there have been no corrections
to this list.

-- Steve Freedkin  (sfreedkin)     tel. (805) 965-8583
   Executive Director
   Peace Resource Center           Tue.-Fri. 10-3, Sat. 11-2
     of Santa Barbara                 Pacific time
   331 N. Milpas St., Suite F
   Santa Barbara, CA 93103-3203
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to us appreciated --HB]
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Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
From: Nigel.Allen@lambada.oit.unc.edu
Subject: U.S. Justice Department Grant Funds Community Policing Conference
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: ?
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 19:55:54 GMT

Here is a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice.
 Justice Department Grant Funds Community Policing Conference
 To: National Desk
 Contact: Anne Voigt of the Bureau of Justice Assistance,
          U.S. Department of Justice, 202-307-0703

   WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Attorney General William
P. Barr announced today that the Bureau of Justice Assistance
(BJA), a component of the Justice Department's Office of Justice
Programs (OJP), will provide up to $15,000 in assistance to the
Henrico County (Richmond), Virginia Police Department to host an
intensive training conference on community and problem-oriented
policing.
   Community policing is an essential element of Operation Weed and
Seed, the administration's new initiative to restore America's
crime and drug-ridden neighborhoods.  Richmond is one of 20
demonstration sites across the country implementing the Weed and
Seed strategy.
   Weed and Seed is a community-based, comprehensive, multi-agency
approach to combatting violent crime, drug use and gang activity in
high-crime neighborhoods.  The goal is to "weed out" crime from
targeted neighborhoods and then to "seed" the targeted sites with
a wide range of crime and drug prevention programs and human
service agency resources to prevent crime from recurring and
provide a safe environment for law-abiding citizens.
   "Community policing is one of four elements that is essential
for the success of the Weed and Seed strategy," the Attorney
General said.  "Under community policing, law enforcement works
closely with residents of the community to develop solutions to the
problems of violent and drug-related crime.  Community policing
serves as a bridge -- a vital link -- between the law enforcement
and neighborhood revitalization components of Operation Weed and
Seed."
   The conference will provide an overview of community and
problem-oriented policing focusing on the specific activities
involved, the investment necessary to implement the activity, the
importance of police-community cooperation, departmental policies
necessary for community policing and the impact the approach has
had on the problems of drug trafficking and gang-related violence.
   The conference, scheduled for early 1993 in Richmond, will be
conducted by the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF),
Washington, D.C.  Faculty will include nationally-known experts and
practitioners, including Darrel W. Stephens, executive director of
PERF; Dr. Robert Coats, a consultant to the National Crime
Prevention Council; and Jack McGrory, San Diego City Manager.
   It will be open to senior corporate, government and law
enforcement officials from throughout the Richmond metropolitan
area.
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Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
From: aparna@mipos2.intel.com (Aparna Krishnan)
Subject: Update ! World Bank delays decision ...
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 23:51:03 GMT

The WB meeting, postponed once, was to be held on 15th Oct. On
15th,  we got the information that it was further postponed 
by a week ...

We continue our efforts to mount pressure ... people who wish
to protest may e-mail their FULL NAME/ADDRESS to 
sign-narmada@nacho.cs.wisc.edu

Here are the latest developments ...

STOP NEWS - The  Letter "no_mincing_words" from Morse to Preston was
            leaked. In the next article ...


1. On 14th Oct, there was a conferance call of 6/7 executive directors
   ( names unconfirmed) and Morse and Berger ( of the Morse commission)

   The latter two expressed deep dismay at the actions of the Bank, and 
   at the Bank's reaction to the Report. ( typically the Action Plan
   circulated by Preston on Sept 11h, where he advises that the funding
   continue, and tha the Indian Govt. be bothered with other issues.)

   Mr. Morse has been very ill and has not had a chance to go thro'
   this Action Plan in detail. Now, Morse and Berger have written
   a very strong letter to Preston. IRN is hoping to get a copy
   of this. Preston tried hard to persuade Morse and Berger not to
   write this letter, that is, to put these facts down on paper.


2. Now there are a lot of directors who have not determined their 
   stance. And they have to go back to their countries to discuss
   matters with their govt/ finance ministries and then decide.

   So we need to try to keep up our motivation and put pressure now.

3. Now according to reports, these directors need extra pressure

   Eveline Herfkins - Netherlands.
    		      The point is that she also represents 
		      Bulgaria/ Isreal/ Romania/ Yugolavia ...

		      Because of representing countries other
		      than Yogoslavia, she has taken a stance
	 	      of her own ( going against the Yugoslavian
		      govt's recommendation.) and is planning
		      to vote to continue funding.
   
		      She needs to be pressurized.

  Frank Potter	    - Canada
		      The Canaian Finance Ministry wants to continue
		      funding.

  Japan		    - A Senator at the Diet says that they will
		      vote to continue funding and also renew
		      their suspended aid.

  UK		    - Fence-sitting

 These guys,

  German 	    - 3/4 weeks ago, the German Govt., advised him
		      to vote to suspend funding.

  USA		    - Seems to be for susending aid.
		      Our side.

  
Right, friends - thats the story ... 
We will get back to you ... The Morse letter follows ...




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: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 08:35:15 GMT


"There can be no doubt, on the basis of what we head and saw, that a
planned strategy of terrorism is being carried out by the contras
along the Honduras border"
        --Chairmen of Americas Watch and Helsinki Watch, after a
        personal visit to study the "great divergence between President
        Reagan's rhetoric and the conclusions of the [Americas Watch]
        report" on contra atrocities. Orville Schell and Robert
        Bernstein, Wall St. Journal, April 23, 1985.

[Cited in _Turning the Tide_, by Noam Chomsky]

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Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
From: John.W.Lamperti@Dartmouth.EDU
Subject: OPIN: voting
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: ?
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 21:17:03 GMT

A Golden idea for discouraged voters

   Harry Golden, the former publisher of The Carolina Israelite, was a
prolific creator of ingenious ideas (mostly never implemented) to solve the
country's and the world's problems.   One of his best was the "Vertical Negro
plan," which would have eliminated segregation in the South by taking the
chairs out of schools and restaurants.  Golden had observed that white people
got hot about segregation only when blacks and whites sat down together in
lunch counters or classrooms, so he reasoned that taking away the chairs
would solve the problem allow integration to proceed peacefully on a basis of
standing room only.  Another of his suggestions was using the term
"colorless" for whites, as the logical analog of the then-common "colored"
for African-Americans.  This would have produced statements like "A group of
colored and colorless got together for a meeting."

   Some things have changed since Golden's time (he died in 1981) and the
Vertical Negro plan is no longer needed.  But another of his strategies fits
the dilemma facing progressives in this election year.  Golden was concerned
that black voters, when they finally won the franchise in Southern states,
often had little to vote for.  "Never do Democratic candidates [the South was
still a one-party region at that time] discuss plans for school integration
or even oppose Jim Crow," he wrote.  The result was often, naturally enough,
voter apathy.  But there was a Golden plan for this problem too: "beat down
seniority."  When two candidates were both segregationists Golden's strategy
was "to vote against the incumbent, and to keep voting against the incumbent,
whoever he may be, until the incumbent decides to say something ... the plan
is to vote against the fellow who's in." 

    The 1992 presidential election -- like the Southerner's choice between
segregationist and segregationist -- offers a typically narrow range of
unsatisfactory major presidential "choices."  Surprise! -- what else is new? 
This fact gives progressives no cause to be ambivalent about using the
ballot.   It's necessary to critique Bill Clinton's record, and it's sensible
to have no illusions about him -- but there need be no hesitation about what
to do.  The "fellow who's in" is, among other things, a war criminal [the
invasion of Panama seems an absolutely clear case], a promoter of terrorism
and murder [in Nicaragua, for example], up to his eyeballs in domestic
criminal activity [Iran-contra], and engaged in the scummiest campaigning
since, well, since George Bush in 1988.  I can be as realistic about Clinton
as the next person, and I know he won't hand us progressive change.  But I'll
go to the polls with no doubts at all as to who I'm voting against, and I
hope every reader of this message will do the same.  

---  John Lamperti

Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
From: Nigel.Allen@lambada.oit.unc.edu
Subject: Family Violence Program Effectiveness to be Studied
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: ?
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 22:51:41 GMT

Here is a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice.

 Family Violence Program Effectiveness to be Studied
 To: National Desk
 Contact: Stu Smith of the Office of Justice Programs,
          U.S. Department of Justice,
          202-307-0784 (office) or 301-983-9354 (after hours)

   WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Department of Justice
today announced the awarding of $208,825 to the Urban Institute, of
Washington, D.C., by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), the
department's research and evaluation component, to conduct an
evaluation of the department's family violence training and
dissemination grants funded pursuant to the Family Violence
Prevention and Services Act.
   The statute mandates that training be made available for state and
local law enforcement officers to show them how to improve their
handling of spouse assault and other domestic violence cases.
   "The rights of all victims must be an integral part of the
criminal justice system," OJP Acting Assistant Attorney General
Steven D. Dillingham commented.  "Effectively dealing with domestic
violence is one of the department's most important goals.  It is
important for us to find out if these programs are working and how
they can be made more productive."
   This study will seek to determine if the programs improved the
knowledge and behavior of training participants, who are primarily
police officers, in their treatment of domestic violence victims.
   It will also determine if the projects achieved the needed changes
in state law and victims rights policies and fostered the
dissemination of information about family violence prevention.
   The family violence programs are administered by the department's
Office for Victims of Crime (OVC).
   OVC works to improve law enforcement responses to family violence.
Since 1986 OVC has dispersed more than $3.5 million in grants to
state and local agencies for training law enforcement policy makers
and officers in the most effective procedures for responding to
family violence issues.  During fiscal year 1992 OVC awarded $467,358
to state and local agencies.  A survey of the police departments that
have received training indicate that 78 percent changed their
policies after completing the training.  It is estimated that
programs funded to date affect a population of more than 100,000
people.
   "It is hoped that these programs will go a long way in bringing
justice to victims of domestic violence," Dillingham noted.
"Everyone who works in the criminal justice process must learn to
treat victims with greater dignity, compassion and understanding."
   Additional information about NIJ research and publications may be
obtained from the National Criminal Justice Reference Service, Box
6000, Rockville, Md. 20850.  The telephone number is 1-301-251-5500.
The toll-free number is 1-800-851-3420.
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Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
From: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu (Rich Winkel)
Subject: How to Use the Automated Archiver Service. (autopost)
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: PACH
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1992 08:30:05 GMT

The mailing list affiliated with misc.activism.progressive (MAP) is
run by a "listserver" which also operated an automated archiver
service. To use this service, one sends "commands" -- simple email
messages in certain formats, to the listserver's address, which is
LISTSERV@UMCVMB.BITNET, or LISTSERV@UMCVMB.MISSOURI.EDU

The most basic service available is the GET command; when the
listserver receives a GET command from you, it automatically emails
you the file(s) you requested.

To use the GET command,

    ======================================
    To get a file named FILE NAME from the
    archiver (files are two words  separa-
    ted by a space), send the 1-line message

    GET FILE NAME ACTIV-L

    to: LISTSERV@UMCVMB.BITNET
    [or: LISTSERV@UMCVMB.MISSOURI.EDU]
    ======================================

    Use GET with the file ACTIV-L ARCHIVE for a listing of
    files available with the GET command.

Thus, for example, to have the listserver email you the index file
ACTIV-L ARCHIVE which lists the files available with the GET command,
just send the 1-line message GET ACTIV-L ARCHIVE ACTIV-L to the
listserver address given above. Remember: don't email these commands
to Rich, Harel, or other human-folks; the listserver itself "understands"
them. If you are thoroughly confused (try emailing "help" to
LISTSERV@UMCVMB.BITNET first) you can of course consult with Rich
[mathrich@umcvmb.bitnet].

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If you feel more adventurous, listserv also offers a full database
capability for searching through the Megs of all past postings to
activ-l; use the GET command with the file AMLDBASE DOC for a tutorial
on how to use this feature.

Enclosed below is the table of contents from the most recent (when
this file was written) ACTIV-L ARCHIVE file to give you an idea of the
variety of files available.

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*
* CONTENTS:
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* Networking info
* General Resource Files
* Book reviews/reading lists
*       Foreign Policy
*       Latin America
*       Nicaragua
*       El Salvador
* The Persian Gulf
*       The continuing saga of the Iran/Contra affair
*       The "Secret Government"
*       Anti-war resources
* Media and propaganda
*       Domestic Policy
*       Civil liberties in the US
* Sexual Equality and Freedom
*       Ecology/Environment
*       Environment and Health/Safety
* Other files of interest...
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Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
From: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu (Rich Winkel)
Subject: Protest War Toys Nov 28-29
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: PACH
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 23:01:29 GMT

/** pn.announcemen: 72.0 **/
** Topic: Protest War Toys Nov 28-29 **
** Written  6:53 am  Oct  7, 1992 by peacenet in cdp:pn.announcemen **
From: <peacenet>
Subject: Protest War Toys Nov 28-29

From wrl Wed Oct  7 06:35:21 1992
From: War Resistors League <wrl>

/* Written  6:29 am  Oct  7, 1992 by wrl in cdp:child.news */
/* ---------- "Protest War Toys" ---------- */
PROTEST WAR TOYS
NOVEMBER 28 & 29, 1992

Join thousands around the world in this international protest
against violent toys.

Violence is taking lives and ripping apart our communities.
Children learn values through their play, and violent play
teaches that violence solves conflict. If we want peace in our
communities, we must begin by creating a peaceful and just world
in every child's toy box. Protest war toys. Protest toys that
encourage violence and stereotyping.

WHAT YOU CAN DO
1. Hold a vigil or public meeting. Put on an alternative toy fair
or a peace fair for children. Join holiday parades with children
and a nonviolent message.

2. Write to or arrange a meeting with your local toy stores, ask
them not to carry war toys. Leaflet customers outside or go
inside and place informative anti-war toy stickers on violent
toys.

3. Write a letter to the editor or a guest editorial for your
local paper. Encourage friends and family not to buy toys that
encourage violence, racism and sexism.

4. Gather a group of friends and protest in front of TV stations
which air violent cartoons or demonstrate outside a toy
manufacturer that produces war toys.

5. Organize a war toys turn-in at schools or put together an
event where children can swap war toys for teddy bears or some
other donated toy.

6. Research and promote alternative toys, games and books in your
community.

7. Send $7 for a Stop War Toys Campaign packet, which includes
background information, organizing ideas, toy alternatives,
sample stickers and more. A one-hour VHS videotape on the issues
is available for $20.

To order or for more information: 
Children & Nonviolence Campaign/WRL, 339 Lafayette St., NYC
10012;(212)228-0450; e-mail: wrl@ igc.org


** End of text from cdp:pn.announcemen **
Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
From: harelb@math.cornell.edu (Harel Barzilai)
Subject: Clinton Campaign BBS
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: daemon@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: ?
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 22:28:49 GMT

[Via misc.activism.progressive from PeaceNet's elections.usa]
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Topic 277       Clinton Campaign BBS    1 response 
jlohrmann       elections.usa    7:06 am  Oct  6, 1992 
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From: <jlohrmann> 
Subject: Clinton Campaign BBS 

Here is more info on electronic copnnections to the Clinton/Gore 
headquarters.  We had a pretty slick system in through MIT, but that 
system has been placed on hold for awhile.  In the meantime this 
BBS connection to Little Rock should hold up for awhile.  I beleive that 
you can post questions and comments to this BBS and they will get answered. 
I do know that questions and comments which make their way electronically 
to the Campaign office are getting distributed to the issue coordinators 
who are covering those specific issues for the campaign.  The speech writers 
are also getting regular updates of material that is being genrated online. 
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I still suggest that 
you keep your comments and questions as concise as possible.  The word 
blizzard in Little Rock is awesome and material thats very long just 
has a hardtime being read. 

BTW, the FTP site at National Public Tele-commuting is still archiving 
all Clinton/Gore speeches and position papers.  Also, BTW local  
campaign offices are having a difficult time getting clean copies of 
speeches and position papers from the Little Rock and the State HQ's 
so if you are interested in facilitating the public education process, 
a number of local campaigns would love to have you walk in with a 
disk of ASCII text speeches.  

Jeff Lohrmann 


ALL the Clinton/Gore files are available from the Clinton/Gore BBS: 

        501-399-3877  9600 baud  8N1  (single line system) 

You will want to get two files: 

        1. !CLINTON.ZIP         all speeches, talking points, etc 
                                This file grows regularly 

        2. !POSITS.ZIP          all position papers 
                                This file does not change 

The BBS is open from about 10:30pm and 7:00 am. 

I hope this alternative helps those of you who are setting up new 
libraries or ftps. 

Regards, 
Jock Gill 
Clinton/Gore Email 
Little Rock 
Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
From: dmorse@igc.apc.org (Dorothy Morse)
Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
Subject: Hope in Somalia; help!!!
Date: 14 Oct 92 00:43:16 GMT
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Organization: ?
Originator: daemon@pencil.cs.missouri.edu

Two posts in soc.cult.africa--252 and 253, discuss some good events
in Somalia.  The Red Cross says increased aid has allowed them to
increase the number of their feeding centers, and stabilize children
(they are "still at starvation level, but stabilized").  Some suggestions
for continuing to press for continued and increased aid are in post 252.

Post 253, with an unfortunate typo in the title, notes that the
Somali Relief Association in Houston has managed to raise $50,000
recently for Somalian.  More info there about the video they used and
how to get in touch with them.

Keep hope alive
Dorothy.
Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive