GVCP has received $400.00 in contributions in memory of Randy Bailey. Donations are still welcome. Mail to GVCP with notation ìRandy Bailey fund.î
NEXT GVCP ACTIVITY: DISTRIBUTE PEACE BUMPER STICKERS. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21st, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, SOUTH ST. (ROUTE 20A) GENESEO, NR. GENESEO CENTRAL SCHOOL BUS GARAGE. Distributing bumper stickers is a positive and educational experience. There are a lot of peace supporters out there. This is a good way to meet them and have them meet us. GVCP member Hank Stone has just received another 20,000 (!) bumper stickers. That means there will be a great selectionóa bumper sticker for every peaceful purpose. We will be working in two-hour shifts. Please call Hank [716-624-3673] to arrange a time, and for information if the weather is doubtful. (This is not a activity that can be done during a downpour. If itís really raining, call Hank to ask about the rain date.)
-ANOTHER GVCP ACTIVITY: U.N. DAY 2000óINTERNATIONAL YEAR FOR THE CULTURE OF PEACE. SAT., OCT. 28th, 8:00 AM TO 11:00 AM. DUGAN CENTER OF ST. MARYíS CHURCH, 15 ST. MARYíS PLACE, ROCHESTER. [St. Maryís Place runs along the west side of Washington Square Park, between Court St. and Woodbury Blvd. There is free parking in front of St. Maryís Church and in the Blue Cross/Blue Shield garage.] Cosponsored by St. Maryís Church and the United Nations Association of Rochester. GVCP will have a table with brochures, bumperstickers, and petitions. Admission is free.
Schedule: 8:00-8:30 AM Registration (Coffee available)
8:30-9:30 AM Keynote Address: Bishop Thomas Gumbleton
9:30-11:00 AM Peace Fair with local organizations (incl. GVCP)
Bishop Thomas J. Gumbleton has been one of the greatest spiritual voices for peace in the U.S. in latter half of the 20th century. His career as an activist involves a variety of social issues: civil rights, war and peace, nuclear arms, rights of the oppressed, rights of poor people and of workers. He is the founding president of Pax Christi USA, and a member of the board of directors of Pax Christi Internationalis. Bishop Gumbleton is widely recognized as the primary author of The Challenge of Peace, the pastoral letter on war and peace presented in 1981 by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops. Donít miss this opportunity to hear Bishop Gumbleton in person.
NEXT GVCP MEETING: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28th, 11:00 AM (immediately following the UNAR event). Peter & Gail Mott will give us a short presentation about recent events in Mexico, especially in Chiapas. The Motts are very knowledgeable about this region. (Peter Mott and Bishop Gumbleton traveled together for a week in a delegation to Chiapas!) Our meeting will be at the Dugan Center, in the conference room closest to the kitchen.
THIS MONTHíS LETTERS: Sierra Leone needs U.N. help! Our friends in GVCPís Sierra Leone sister group have written to us asking for help in bringing peace to their troubled nation. GVCP member Amy Pitt has spoken to U.N. officials to ask for their opinion on the best way to assist Sierra Leone. Their take is that the U.N. should and could bring peace to Sierra Leone, but not without a commitment from the Security Council to put enough troops into the country to do the job properly. WRITE to Martin Andjaba, President, U.N. Security Council, Rm. C, 216A, Secretariat Bldg., United Nations, NY 10017. Tell Mr. Andjaba that the killing and mutilation in Sierra Leone must stop. Even though other trouble spots have the headlines right now, the U.N. must not forget about Sierra Leone!

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LORI BERENSON—IMPRISONED FOR 4 YEARS AND 11 MONTHS! HER NEW “TRIAL” HAS BEGUN. PRES. FUJIMORI NEEDS CLINTON’S SUPPORT. AT LEAST CLINTON MUST GET FUJIMORI TO RELEASE LORI BERENSON. CALL THE WHITE HOUSE [202-456-1111] AND DEMAND LORI’S IMMEDIATE RETURN TO THE U.S.