Genesee Valley Citizens for Peace

PO Box 363 Geneseo NY 14454 <www.gvcp.org/>

“Human Race Not Arms Race”

November 22, 2003

Dear GVCP Member:

NEXT GVCP ACTION: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6^TH, 1:30 – 2:30 PM ANNUAL “NO WAR TOYS” DEMONSTRATION, WAL-MART PLAZA, ROUTE 20A (LAKEVILLE RD) GENESEO. [Wal-Mart Plaza is about 4 miles west of 390 Exit 8.] Bring peace-friendly toys—teddy bears, trains, sleds, etc.—to show people that there are alternatives to war toys for the holidays. Santa will be there!

***DRESS WARMLY***GLOVES & HATS***DRESS WARMLY***

NEXT GVCP MEETING: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6^th, 2:30 PM (after the War Toys Demonstration), 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 DATES:

Friday, Dec 5^th (5:00 – 10:00 PM) & Saturday, Dec 6^th, (9:00 AM – 3:00 PM). Metro Justice’s Alternative Craft Fair. First Unitarian Church, 220 South Winton Rd., Rochester. Purchase Holiday Gifts & Support Social Justice.

Tuesday, December 9^th, Human Rights Day Vigil and Potluck. 5:00 PM Candlelight Vigil in front of Rochester City Hall, corner N. Fitzhugh & Church Sts. 5:45 PM, Potluck Dinner at the Downtown UPC, 121 N. Fitzhugh. 6:45 PM, Talk by Thomas Tobin, Deputy Editorial Page Editor, D&C; strong proponent of civil liberties.

THIS MONTH’S LETTER On November 30^th, 1995, Lori Berenson was arrested by the Peruvian secret police. She has been in jail in Peru for the past eight years!! Please WRITE to Secretary of State Colin Powell [US Department of State, 2201 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20520; Fax: 202-261-8577; < secretary@state.gov > ] Tell him it’s time Lori came home. He must demand that Peru release her.

MORE ABOUT IRAQ The US peace movement unanimously condemns President Bush’s invasion of Iraq. How we get out of this mess is not so easy to answer. Opinions range from “Bring the troops home now,” to “We must leave a stable and reconstructed Iraq behind when we go home.” Friends Committee on National Legislation leans towards the latter view. Whether you agree or not, it’s worth logging on to their website <http://www.fcnl.org/>. Follow the prompts to the statement “War in Iraq: Finding a Way Out of the Quagmire.” Once you’ve decided on your position, call Pres. Bush, 202-456-1111 and tell him what you think.

You need GVCP and GVCP needs you.

It’s time to renew your membership in GVCP. GVCP is a small—but vocal and active—regional peace group. We’ve been in existence since 1972, and current events prove that GVCP is needed now more than ever. Dues this year are $25.00 (more if possible, less if necessary). If your mailing label says 1/03, you paid your dues last year, and it’s time to pay again now. If your label says 1/02, you didn’t pay, but we’ve sent you the newsletter anyway. If there is no date or a * on your label, you’ve never paid dues; now is the time. We do not request or expect dues from other organizations with which we exchange newsletters, or from any of our overseas sister peace organizations. Student affiliates should fill out the form below, but need not pay dues. GVCP supports its work all year with membership dues. Please pay your share.

Mail checks to GVCP, PO Box 363, Geneseo, NY 14454

Peace,

Arnie Matlin for GVCP