P.O. Box 363 Geneseo, NY 14454

Tel: 585-244-0465 or 585-346-2530 Fax: 585-243-4002

Web Site: <www.gvcp.org>

“HUMAN RACE NOT ARMS RACE”

July 4, 2002

NEXT GVCP MEETING: SUNDAY, JULY 28th, 2:00 PM, 5848 OLD ORCHARD POINT, LIVONIA. [Although the address is "Old Orchard Point," this home actually is on East Lake Road at the corner of the southern entrance of Old Orchard Point. The house is approximately 3 miles south of Route 20A and is on the lake (west) side of East Lake Road. Call 585-346-2530 for more directions.]

Saturday, July 27th, 12:00 Noon to 6:00 PM. Free Bumpersticker Action. Route 96 near Eastview Mall. Call 585-624-3673 to get exact location, to volunteer for a shift, or to check about weather if rain is threatening.

Wednesday, August 7th, 8:00 PM. Annual Hiroshima-Nagasaki Commemoration at Avon Traffic Circle. It’s now more important than ever to show our opposition to nuclear weapons. Please attend!

August 8th – 17th. Delegation to Nicaragua to Investigate Indigenous Rights Threatened by Land-Grabbers. Join Nicaragua Network, Quest for Peace, and IFCO/Pastors for Peace on this fact-finding delegation to Nicaragua. Cost: $660 which covers all meals, accommodation, domestic transportation in Nicaragua—including a flight and several boat trips—and the full program, but does not include international airfare. For more info, and an application, contact: IFCO/Pastors for Peace tel: 212-926-5757; fax: 212-926-5842; email: <p4p@igc.org>; web: <www.ifconews.org>.

THIS MONTH’S LETTER: Stop Funding for New Nuclear Weapons! Congress is about to take the first step down the dangerous road to the development and testing of new nuclear weapons—weapons that are intended for use against underground bunkers. The Senate Armed Services Committee cut $15.5 million out of the budget for this new nuclear weapon (called “The Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator”). However, pro-weapons senators are expected to offer amendments that would restore the full amount in the Bush budget for this new weapon. Problems with the “bunker buster” weapon include radioactive contamination, a likely renewal of nuclear weapon testing, and a breach of our treaty promise not to use any such weapons against non-nuclear powers. WRITE: to Senators Schumer and Clinton, urging them to vote against any amendment that would restore the funding cuts made by the Senate Armed Services Committee. Send copies to Senators Carl Levin (D-MI), Committee Chair, and John Warner (R-VA), Ranking Minority Member. [U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 20510] [From 20/20 Vision, 1828 Jefferson Pl., NW, Washington, DC 20036. <www.2020vision.org>.]

Renew your GVCP membership: $20.00/year. [We do not expect dues from sister groups, or from groups with which we exchange newsletters.]

Peace,