"HUMAN RACE NOT ARMS RACE"

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April 1^st – 5^th STAR WARS CONGRESSIONAL CALL-IN DAYS. Stop Space-Based Laser, No Nuclear Missile Defense, No Star Wars! This is the time that Congress makes decisions about how they will spend taxpayer dollars in the next fiscal year. Pressure Congress to end Star Wars and fund human needs, not space weapons. Congressional Switchboard: 202-224-3121. [From Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space <www.space4peace.org>]

April 19^th–22^nd MASSIVE MOBILIZATION IN WASHINGTON, DC. Stop Intervention in Colombia—Shut Down the SOA—Base US Foreign and Domestic Policy on Justice, Not Oppression. This major mobilization represents a huge joint effort involving SOA Watch, Colombia Coalition, and the National Youth and Student Peace Coalition. Call 585-414-4274 for local organizing information. [There are many groups with excellent web pages about this action. One of them is <www.a20stopthewar.org/>]

Tired of Paying for War? Change the Rules! More than half of your taxes are used for war-related purposes. The Peace Tax Fund would allow people morally opposed to war to stop paying for it. They could pay their full taxes into a fund that would be used for non-military purposes only. For more information: National Campaign for a Peace Tax Fund, 2121 Decatur Pl NW, Washington DC 20008. 202-483-3751. <www.peacetax.com> Local contact: 585-265-4313.

Fr. Carl Kabat is back in prison! Years ago GVCP chose Fr. Carl as our special Prisoner of Conscience. Fr. Carl’s original conviction was for the Silo Pruning Hooks direct disarmament action in 1984. He was released on probation, but what we consider good behavior—trespass at a Colorado nuclear missile silo in August, 2000—was considered a probation violation by the US government. Fr. Carl returned to prison 8/13/01, and will be released 8/14/02. WRITE letters of support to Fr. Carl Kabat, #03230-045, FCI Greenville, POB 5000, Greenville, IL 62246.