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From: aforum@moose.uvm.edu (autonome forum)
Subject: Kurdish guerrillas raid Special Forces HQ
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: University of Vermont -- Division of EMBA Computer Facility
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 00:05:28 GMT

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PKK Guerrillas raid Diyarbakir Special Forces HQ
14.December.1992

	Last night (13.December) at about 19:05, a large ARGK (Kurdistan
People's Army for National Liberation) unit attacked the headquarters of
the Special Forces (para-military police) in the town of Diyarbakir. They
raided the headquarters with heavy machine guns. The attack lasted for 46
minutes. Sources in the region put the number of police dead at 27.
	After the guerrilla unit had withdrawn, there were clashes in the
suburbs which lasted for two hours. In these clashes, the Kurd-Ha news
agency put the number of dead Turkish soldiers at 10. They also reported that
police and army units made hundreds of random arrests.
	At about the same time, another ARGK unit ambushed a military convoy
on the road from Hani to Diyarbakir, killing 11 soldiers. This battle lasted
for 45 minutes.

For more information on the liberation struggle being waged in Turkish-occupied
Kurdistan, contact:

	Kurdistan Information Centre
	11 Portland Gardens
	London N4 1HU
	ENGLAND

	tel: 081-880-1759
	fax: 081-802-9963

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Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
From: ww%nyxfer%igc.apc.org@MIZZOU1.missouri.edu (Workers World Service)
Subject: The Real Causes of Famine
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: daemon@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: NY Transfer News Collective
Resent-From: "Rich Winkel" <MATHRICH@MIZZOU1.missouri.edu>
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 23:11:10 GMT


Title: THE REAL CAUSE OF FAMINE


Via NY Transfer News Collective * All the News that Doesn't Fit


The Real Cause of Famine

According to the Funk and Wagnell Encyclopedia, the economy of
Somalia is based primarily on livestock and agriculture. In 1970,
there were an estimated 6 million goats, 4 million sheep, 3
million cattle and 3 million camels. Somalia has two great bodies
of water--Jaba and Waba--which serve 2 million people. Up until
the ouster of the Siad Barre regime in 1991, two-thirds of
Somalia's exports were livestock and meat.

These factors do not add up to starvation. The famine in Somalia
is imperialist-made, and Bush and the U.S. government are the
main cooks. Bush's role in the destabilization of the Somalian
economy goes back to 1970, when he was the CIA director. The
Pentagon pumped $856 million in weapons into Somalia to wage war
against Ethiopia. This was coupled with an International Monetary
Fund austerity program.

This is the root cause of the famine in Somalia. The billions of
dollars being spent by the U.S.-European occupying forces could
well feed and build an infrastructure in a country like Somalia.

--Johnnie Stevens

(Copyright Workers World Service: Permission to reprint granted
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workers@igc.apc.org or workers@mcimail.com.)

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Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
From: Gary Klein <FAC2813%UOFT01.bitnet@MIZZOU1.missouri.edu>
Subject:      NEW-LIST: GAY-LIBN: The Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual Librarians Network
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: daemon@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: ?
Resent-From: "Rich Winkel" <MATHRICH@MIZZOU1.missouri.edu>
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 22:36:34 GMT

     Here is an announcement of a NEW discussion group which
     will be of particular interest to a number of people on
     this group.

     Among other things, the American Library Association has
     a rather active & concerned group of members who are trying
     to UN DO TWO in Colorado, including a Social Responsibilities
     Round Table, and a Gay & Lesbian Task Force.

     Please note that this new list has no relationship with the
     American Library Association.  If you want to contact the
     ALA, you can phone them at 800-545-2433.

"Not your average Leathered Librarian"
      * * * *          Gary Klein,   Business Librarian,  Univ of Toledo
       *   *                     P.O.Box 12650 / Toledo OH 43606
        * *            WORK: 419-537-2629             HOME: 419-243-2740
         *             BITNET:   fac2813@uoft01        FAX: 419-537-2726
  B4 t+ w- g s+ k             INTERNET: fac2813@uoft01.utoledo.edu

----------------------------Original message----------------------------
GAY-LIBN@USCVM          The Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual Librarians Network
GAY-LIBN@VM.USC.EDU

GAY-LIBN is an electronic forum for discussions of interest to gay, lesbian,
and bisexual librarians (and friends).  Discussions on the list will often
be directly related to libraries or library associations.  Since the list
is devoted to the general concerns of LesBiGay librarians, however, some of
the exchanges on the list will be of a more general nature.

To join the list and receive mailings from GAY-LIBN:

     At Bitnet nodes (IBM machines), type the following at your system
     "ready-prompt":  TELL LISTSERV AT USCVM SUB GAY-LIBN Firstname Lastname

     At Bitnet nodes (VAX machines), type the following at your system
     "ready-prompt":  SEND LISTSERV@USCVM SUB GAY-LIBN Firstname Lastname

     At other nodes, send mail to LISTSERV@USCVM.BITNET or to
     LISTSERV@VM.USC.EDU as follows:
     SUB GAY-LIBN Firstname Lastname
     [Note:  Leave the "Subject:" line blank.  Do not include any other text,
     such as a signature file, in your mail to LISTSERV@VM.USC.EDU.]

LISTSERV will forward subscription requests to the list owner, who will
process the requests and add new subscribers as quickly as possible.

List owner:  Keith R. Trimmer          trimmer@vm.usc.edu
             University Libraries
             University of Southern California
             Los Angeles, California 90089-0182
Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
From: Frank Scofi <fscofi@igc.apc.org>
Subject: CALL CLINTON ON CUBA, JANUARY 21st
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: ?
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 21:38:07 GMT

      CALL PRESIDENT CLINTON ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 21st

        CALL FOR AN END TO THE COLD WAR AGAINST CUBA

On January 20th, Bill Clinton becomes president of the United
States. On THURSDAY, JANUARY 21st, people from every corner of this
country will phone the White House, calling on President Clinton to
begin to change U.S. policy toward Cuba.

During the presidential campaign, Clinton expressed support for the
so-called "Cuban Democracy Act." This bill, which was approved by
Congress last September and was signed into law by Bush in October,
is designed to tighten the economic and trade blockade against
Cuba.  As President, Clinton will have the authority to decide how
rigidly to enforce this law. As President, Clinton will have the
authority to issue executive orders which could end the blockade
and lift travel restrictions to Cuba. As President, Clinton can
take the steps necessary to finally bring sanity to our nation's
relations with Cuba.


It is critical that President Clinton hear from us...from all of
us.

                You are invited to join the
       NATIONWIDE PHONE-IN DAY ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 21st.
          
            Call the White House Comment Line at:
                 
                        202-456-1111

        END THE ECONOMIC AND TRADE BLOCKADE AGAINST CUBA.

             LIFT ALL TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS TO CUBA.

        NORMALIZE DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH OUR NEIGHBOR.

               CLOSE THE GUANTANAMO NAVAL BASE.


This leaflet was prepared by the Cuba Information Project for
distribution by the NATIONAL NETWORK ON CUBA.
Telephone: 718-601-4751 

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, 10 Jan 1993 09:35:14 GMT


        "Tens of thousands of people have been the victims of
extrajudicial execution and "disappearance" by El Salvador's armed
forces since 1980... None of the armed forces officers responsible
have been brought to justice, most remain in positions of command."
[Conclusions, p. 44]

        "Murders of tens of thousands of Salvadorian citizens have
gone without even a semblance of investigation. Witnesses to
abductions or killing have recorded license numbers of vans used by
``death squads''. But the authorities have then refused to make public
the identity of institutions of individuals to which the vehicles were
registered..." [Page 37]

	--Amnesty International, _El Salvador: ``Death Squads'' -- A
	Government Strategy_ 
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Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
From: kwakely%cosy.uoguelph.ca@MIZZOU1.missouri.edu
Subject: recognition of sam
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: daemon@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: ?
Resent-From: "Rich Winkel" <MATHRICH@MIZZOU1.missouri.edu>
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 22:52:56 GMT

The province of Ontario (Canada) now allows same sex partners/spouses
to take advantage of provincial employee benefits (ie. extended medical
dental plan, etc.). The action comes after a lengthy struggle by a
provincial employee named Micheal Leshner. Leshner ended up winning the
right through the Ontario Human Rights Commission since Ontario
human Rights legislation forbids discrimination on the basis of
sexual orientation.

Kent Wakely
Guelph, Ont.
Canada
Internet: kwakely@cosy.uoguelph.ca

P.S. It's not much, but it's a start
Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
From: New Liberation News Service <nlns@igc.apc.org>
Subject: union workplace teacher trainings
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: daemon@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: ?
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 21:07:56 GMT

/* Written 10:31 am  Jan  6, 1993 by worklife@igc.apc.org in igc:labor.resource */
/* ---------- "union workplace teacher trainings" ---------- */
TEACHER TRAININGS FOR WORKPLACE EDUCATION PROGRAMS
WORKER-CENTERED EDUCATION FOR A BETTER FUTURE

The Worklife Education Resource Center (WERC) is a union-based
project offering on-site teacher trainings that enable teachers to
operate more effectively in what is often an unfamiliar context.
Our goal is to provide services which strengthen the role of the
union by building upon workers' knowledge and skills.  Trainings cover:

* Knowing the Workplace
- Understanding the workplace as a culture and a community
- Understanding power relationships within the workplace and how
  they impact on workers' capacity to learn

* Knowing the Workers
- Understanding the workers as students who carry a substantial
  body of knowledge and an important relationship as co-workers
- Understanding how workers' past learning experiences affect current learning

* Building the Curriculum
- Developing content from the knowledge and experience of workers
- Developing skills relevant to work-based application of workers'
  knowledge

* Working with Unions and Management
- Understanding the roles of shop stewards and supervisors
- Communicating with stewards and supervisors
- Using stewards' and supervisors' knowledge and resources to
  develop curriculum
- Working with stewards and supervisors to structure classes
  around workers' needs
- Recognizing impact of top management and union leadership on program

Worklife Education Resource Center (WERC). WERC was developed as a
project of the Center for Working Life in 1990, with support from
the Hewlett and Irvine Foundations.  WERC is a resource and
clearinghouse for unions, community colleges, and businesses.
WERC services include a resource library with on-line capacity,
technical assistance, training, evaluation, and direct counseling
and teaching services.

Center for Working Life (CWL).  CWL is a non-profit organization
providing union-based training, education, and mental health
services to workers, unions, and labor-management programs since
1984.  The multi-cultural staff combines work and union experience
with professional training in education, social work, and
psychology.  The Center also conducts training and consultation in
the areas of sexual harassment, dislocated worker services, peer
counseling, communications skills, and work stress.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT ANDREW GROSS
AT THIS ACCOUNT OR VIA PHONE:
1-800-995-2710    (510) 893-7343    (510) 893-0943 FAX
--------------------------------------------------------------
A Project of the Center for Working Life      SEIU 535 AFL/CIO
Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive,soc.rights.human,soc.culture.arabic
From: Edward Agro <eagro@igc.apc.org>
Subject: INFO: The IRS SPIN Program and Wartax Refusers (WTR, US)
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: daemon@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: ?
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 07:22:35 GMT

The following summarizes a short article I researched for posting 
to peacenet. In the interest of minimizing the byte flow to AML 
and misc.activism.progressive, I only give the summary here. 
Anyone who would like to see the article itself, please email me 
at eagro@igc.org  -- ed
__________________________________________________________________
Summary: Non-interest bearing bank accounts are no longer 
absolutely unknown to IRS, but the method of finding such 
accounts, though automated, is not perfect. Wartax refusers should 
be aware that non-interest-bearing accounts probably won't, but 
may, be found by IRS, even if an agent doesn't actually visit a 
bank.
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Knowledge is power, I suppose.     |    eagro@igc.org 
                                   |    eagro@silver.lcs.mit.edu
Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive,misc.legal
From: lang@igc.apc.org (Andrew Lang)
Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
Subject: SHETLAND OIL SPILL
Date: 6 Jan 93 04:20:43 GMT
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Organization: ?
Originator: daemon@pencil.cs.missouri.edu

/* Written  7:03 pm  Jan  5, 1993 by errlondon@gn.apc.org in igc:pn.alerts */
/* ---------- "SHETLAND OIL SPILL" ---------- */
The Iberian registered tanker "Braer" owned by B+H Ship
Management Company from Stamford, Connecticut, US, laden with
85,000 tonnes of light Norwegian crude ran aground on the
Southern tip of the Shetland Isles near Quendale Bay, Sumburgh
Head (Tuesday) at 11.20 GMT today.
 
The tanker was on route from Norway to Canada carrying oil for
Ultramar, a British company, when its engines failed around
05.00.  All efforts, in gale conditions, to restart engines
and bring the tanker under control failed.  As of 18.00 hours
hurricane conditions are continuing at the site, the tanker is
on the rocks with at least two holes in the hull.  The rescue
has been discontinued for the evening and weather conditions
are not expected to improve until midday tomorrow when spill
response efforts will hopefully be resumed.
 
The area is one of the most important nesting sites in
Northern Europe and although most of the migratory birds will
be out at sea, extensive wildlife damage especially to seals
and various bird species is expected.  This spill is
potentially the worst oil disaster in the UK since the Torrey
Canyon in 1967 (119,000 tonnes) and could be twice as big as
Exxon Valdez if all the oil is spilt.
Xref: sparky misc.activism.progressive:9840 alt.activism:20179 talk.environment:5373
From: Greenpeace via Jym Dyer <jym@mica.berkeley.edu>
Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive,alt.activism,talk.environment
Subject: NEWS: NAFTA Accord a "Corporate Holiday Give-Away"
Followup-To: talk.environment
Date: 8 Jan 1993 00:55:44 GMT
Organization: The Naughty Peahen Party Line
NNTP-Posting-Host: remarque.berkeley.edu
Keywords: environment press

[Greenpeace Press Release from Greenbase -- Redistribute Freely]
 
          GREENPEACE LAMENTS CORPORATE HOLIDAY BONUS 
             AS PRESIDENT BUSH SIGNS NAFTA ACCORD 
 
WASHINGTON, December 16, 1992 (GP) -- Decrying President Bush's
signing of the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) as
a "Corporate Holiday Give-away," Greenpeace today demonstrated
outside the signing ceremony at the Organization of American
States (OAS).  NAFTA is expected to be signed today by the
heads of state of Mexico and Canada as well.
 
Before the signing ceremony, a Greenpeace banner reading,
"NAFTA: Bush's Going-Out-Of-Business Corporate Give-away" hung
outside the OAS building and corporate "shoppers" received their
final holiday gift from Mr. Bush -- an open check to the natural
resources of all of North America.
 
"NAFTA is a lump of coal in the stocking of the people of North
America," said Greenpeace's Cam Duncan.  "But it's the best
Holiday ever for greedy multi-nationals."
 
"This agreement will override strong environmental regulations
that are perceived as barriers to short-term corporate profits,"
Duncan said.  "This will mean more dumping in impoverished
communities, lower environmental and worker standards on all
three countries and fewer incentives for environmentally
sustainable development."  Greenpeace, along with dozens of
other labor, farm-worker, social justice and environmental
organizations, believe NAFTA, in its present form will spell
disaster for the people of all three countries.
 
Greenpeace's review of the agreement indicates that under NAFTA:
 
     * Industry will be encouraged to move unrestricted about
North America in search of the cheapest energy, natural
resources and labor.
 
     * Health, safety and environmental regulations at all
governmental levels will be jeopardized.
 
     * Oil and gas companies will receive billions in taxpayer
subsidies at the expense of energy efficiency programs and
renewable energy alternatives.
 
     * Family farmers will be jeopardized, and farm workers will
be put at higher risk of pesticide poisoning.
 
     * A secretive and undemocratic dispute resolution mechanism
would eliminate citizen oversight.
 
Greenpeace believes that developing environmentally-sound
trade rules are key to stopping global warming, promoting
renewable energy sources, halting the trade in hazardous wastes,
preserving marine ecosystems, and protecting forests.  "The
fight over NAFTA is really a fight over who will write the rules
of international trade -- the corporations on behalf of their
profits, or the people on behalf of the environment and the
needs of their community," said Duncan.
Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
From: Dale McMillen <dmcmillen@igc.apc.org>
Subject: INDIGENOUS ENVIRO PERSPECTIVE
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: ?
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 08:12:06 GMT

Pointer to alt.politics.greens, topic "INDIGENOUS ENVIRO PERSPECTIVE",
for a synopsis of:
 
             INDIGENOUS ENVIRONMENTAL PERSPECTIVES:
                    A North American Primer
 
    A Discussion and Series of Case Studies of North American
    Indigenous Environment Issues and a Framework for Discussion
    of Sustainable Development.  Prepared for the United Nations
    Conference on the Environment and Development, and Protecting
    Mother Earth Conference, 1992.  The report discusses the
    impact of uranium and coal mining on native lands and other
    environmental burdens shared by native peoples, along with
    suggestions for future sustainability.
 
    For a complete copy of the report or to subscribe to the
    biannually published magazine, "Indigenous Woman" contact:
 
             Indigenous Womens Network
             PO Box 174
             Lake Elmo, MN 55042
             (612)777-3629
 
     The Report costs $6.00 and the Magazine in $10.00 per year.
 
If you do not have access to alt.politics.greens and would like
a copy of the synopsis, please send an email request to
"dmcmillen@igc.apc.org" and I will email a copy.

Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
From: Hank Roth <odin@world.std.com>
Subject: Food Lion Eats Child Labor
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: ?
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 22:37:35 GMT

<< via P_news/p.news >>
{From PEOPLE'S WEEKLY WORLD, December 26, 1992}
>From the column: AT A GLANCE
 
FOOD LION EATS CHILD LABOR
 
Food Lion, Belgian-owned but headquartered in Salisbury, N.C., is 
the nation's fastest-growing food chain with nearly 1,000 stores 
and warehouses in 14 states. It has almost 50,000 full-and-part-
time employees, many of them teenagers.
 
The Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) has charged Food 
Lion with violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act on behalf of 
the 183 current employees, seeking $194 million in back wages.
 
The union is also expected to charge the company with 1,400 
violations of child labor law, 1,200 of which involve teenagers 
working around hazardous equipment such as meat slicers and 
package bailers.
 
Al Zack, speaking for the union said, "Unions lobbied for [child 
labor laws] and they will go into disrepair" if outfits like Food 
Lion flout them.
 
Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive