Genesee Valley Citizens for Peace
Founded 1972
PO Box 363 Geneseo NY 14454
<www.gvcp.org>
"Human Race Not Arms Race"
100% Membership Renewal for 2004!
April 11, 2004

Dear GVCP Member:
NEXT GVCP MEETING: SATURDAY, MAY 1st, 2:00 PM, 1880
ROUTE 64, IONIA.  
[Coming from the south‹take Rte. 20 and turn north on Rte. 64.  In about 5
miles you will see a sign saying "Ionia."  Continue past this sign for
another 0.7 miles.  There is a mailbox marked 1880.  The house is opposite
the mailbox.  Coming from the north‹take Rte. 64 south and cross into
Ontario County.  The house is 0.4 miles past the county line.  There is a
mailbox marked 1880.  The house is opposite the mailbox.  Telephone
585-624-3673.]

WEEKLY SATURDAY MORNING VIGILS FOR PEACE!  
10:30-11:30 AM in Honeoye, Richmond Memorial Park, Route 20A.  
(Not Honeoye Falls!)  [Judi Taylor 585-229-4963 <jsalsburg@monroecc.edu>]  CONGRATULATIONS TO HONEOYE CONCERNED
CITIZENS‹ONE YEAR AND STILL STANDING UP
FOR PEACE EVERY WEEK!

Help Free Lori Berenson!  Phone the White House every Wednesday
or Thursday.  
Call the White House Hotline: (202) 456-1111, press "1."  Lori has been in
Peruvian prisons for eight years.  Ask the operator if she/he knows about
Lori.  (Most of them do.)  If she/he doesn1t know who Lori is, say, "She1s a
US citizen who has been in jail in Peru for eight years."  Then ask the
operator to tell President Bush to use the authority of his office to free
Lori.

SAVE THE DATES: Sunday, April 25th, 2:00 PM
at the Methodist Church, Rte. 63 in Geneseo.  The
Geneseo Ecumenical Peace Coalition is sponsoring a talk by
Sebastian Kong and Awok Malith, two "Lost Boys of the Sudan."
Refreshments will be served and a free will offering will be collected.  
Call 585-243-5264 if there are any questions.
Saturday, May 1st, 1:00 PM.  Mayday!  Disarm!  May 1st, 2004,
No More Nuclear Excuses for War, New York City, specific location TBA.  
<www.1may04.org>

THIS MONTH1S LETTER: SUPPORT RATIFICATION OF THE
UN LAW OF THE SEA CONVENTION:
On February 25th, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the UN Law
of the Sea Convention by a unanimous vote of 15-0.  Since then, some in the
Senate are looking to block a vote on this treaty and thus prevent its
ratification.
The treaty, sometimes described as a "constitution for the oceans," provides
a comprehensive framework for peaceful oceanic relations.  The treaty enjoys
broad support from environmental groups, the shipping industry, the fishing
industry, and the U.S. Navy, as well as from organizations that support
international law and conflict prevention.  Those in the Senate that oppose
international agreements of any kind must not be allowed to stall this
treaty.

ACTION:  Write to your Senators.  [Washington DC 20510]  Ask them to urge
the Senate leadership to quickly bring the UN Convention on the Law of the
Sea to the floor of the Senate for a vote.  Ask him or her to speak out in
favor of the Law of the Sea Convention and to support it when it reaches the
floor.  Tell your Senators that this treaty will help strengthen
international law, protect the earth's natural resources, and prevent
violent conflict.  Send a copy of your letter to your local newspaper as a
Letter to the Editor.  [From Friends Committee on National Legislation.
<www.fcnl.org>]
Peace,
Arnie Matlin for GVCP