Genesee Valley Citizens for Peace
PO Box 363
Geneseo NY 14454
"Human Race Not Arms Race"
July 27, 2003 Dear GVCP Member:

NEXT GVCP ACTION: TUESDAY, AUGUST 5th, 8:00 PM. Annual Hiroshima-Nagasaki Commemoration at Avon Traffic Circle .   It1s now more important than ever to show our opposition to nuclear weapons.  (See below.)  Please attend!

NEXT GVCP MEETING : SATURDAY, SEPT 13th, 2:00 PM, 40 Oak Street, Geneseo.

WEEKLY SATURDAY MORNING VIGILS FOR PEACE!   10:30 AM -11:30 AM in Honeoye, Richmond Memorial Park, Route 20A.  [Not Honeoye Falls!]   [Sponsor: Concerned Citizens for Peace.  Judi Salsburg 585-229-4963 < jsalsburg@monroecc.edu >]
SAVE THE DATE: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25th International March on Washington DC.  Mass March on Washington to Say:  
o Bring the troops home now
o End the occupation of Iraq
o Money for jobs, education, and healthcare, not for war.
For more information call A.N.S.W.E.R. (Act Now to Stop War & End Racism) Coalition:
DC 202-544-3389; <www.InternationalANSWER.org> <info@internationalanswer.org>

THIS MONTH'S LETTER: CUT FUNDING FOR NEW NUCLEAR WEAPONS: The Senate is expected to vote on its version of the energy and water appropriations bill (S 1424) SOON.  This bill includes funding for the Department of Energy's (DOE) nuclear weapons programs.  The Administration is seeking $15 million to fund continued research on the "Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator," (nuclear "bunker buster"), and $6 million for research on other advanced nuclear weapons.
On Friday, July 18th, the House passed its version of the energy and water appropriations bill.  In a courageous move, the House cut much of the money requested ($10 million of the $15 million request) for a new "bunker buster" nuclear weapon and all of the $6 million allocated for Advanced Concepts for nuclear weapons.  This was a great victory for arms control.  However, for this victory to be solidified, the Senate must act with the same conscience.
ACTION: Please contact your senators.  Urge them to vote for amendments to block funding for new nuclear weapons when the energy and water appropriations bill reaches the Senate floor.  Starting another generation of new nuclear weapons will send the wrong signal to the rest of the world.  The U.S. can1t have it both ways‹we can1t decry nuclear proliferation in other countries and expand nuclear proliferation in the U.S.!  In the long run, development of these new nuclear weapons will undermine U.S. security and our hopes for world peace.   Write:   Hon. Hillary Clinton FAX 202-228-0282 and Hon. Charles Schumer FAX 585-263-3173 or letter to Senate Office Building, Washington DC 20510.  URGENT!  WRITE TODAY! Peace,
Arnie Matlin for GVCP