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Peace Continued from P .!>;»• 1 rounding community. Jones said Measure 15 called for the ■hut-down of the Tropin nuclear power plant, about 40 miles north of Portland, until a waste repository was established. Measure 16 would have made Oregon a nuclear-free zone, which would include conver ting all Oregon companies con tracted to produce essential parts of the nation's uu< lear weapons to other non-nuclear industries Unfortunately, Jones said, all three measures were defeated. However, they had alx>ut 40 percent support from Orego nians. which Jones considered a pretty good amount "1 would consider these three winners, because they helped to educate the public about the reality of the nuclear issues." he said. CALS. in cooperation with other peace-related groups, will come track with four initiatives on this year's ballot, he said. Other projects include organizing protests at the Han ford nuclear power plant in southern Washington, and at tempting to stop the Depart ment of K n e r g y fro m designating Hanford as the main depository for the nation's nuclear waste CALS helped It) get tt measure on last year's t itv ballot making Kugene a nuclear-free zone, which passed by hImiuI 5‘t per cent, Jones said "This is not just a symbolic gesture." hi* ad ded. This law would prevent all companies in the Kugene area from manufacturing parts for nui tear weapons. The law* would also create a hoard to research Eugene com panies to find existing contracts to manufacture these parts, and to keep these companies from receiving license renewals unless they convert to a non nuclear industry. However, instead of setting up a research Ixiard, Kugene of ficials created a task force to help "tie up" some of the loopholes that were left in the law. he said Unfortunately, the task force was "weighted” with those who are more geared toward helping the businesses than making Kugene a "real nuclear-free zone.” Jones said CALS is not alone in fighting for the minimally revised ver sion (MKV) of the Nuclear-Free Zone, which would prohibit businesses in Eugene from pro ducing parts for nuclear arms. Clergy and Ijiity Concerned (CAIX'J, another peace-activist group, has shown its concern. CALC is also very active in nuclear deterrence, according to staff member Marion Malcolm, but members st*e this problem as part of many pro blems in the United States CALC concentrates on several issues, including human rights, economical justice and racial justice. Although the group is con cerned about the threat of nuclear war. "people are dying right now, this minute." Malcolm said All of these problems are tied together, she saitl the government has one glofwl military and economic strategy that needs to be changed. She said the U S military policy exists to further its economic policy, which is not necessarily helpful to society. "Our government tries to keep as much of the world as possible under IJ.S. influence." she added. Ever since World War II. the U S has been threatening Third World countries — there is a strong dimension of racism in U S. foreign policy, she said CALC' organizes and sponsors monthly peace-related forums, helps with the area's school peace events, such as South Eugene High School’s I’eace Week, and distributes a month ly newsletter. CALC also has a volunteer group called the Letter l-obby Members write letters to legislators about bills that arise from peace-related issues. When they join, letter Lobby members receive a packet teaching them how to write let ters to newspaper editors, senators anti representatives CALC tries to educate the public as well as activating them in the peace movement. "The goal is to try anti change things." Malcolm said Another group that is trying to change things in the Eugene area is the Women's Action for Nuclear Disarmament (WAND). The group primarily is run by women, but invites men to join in mostly "supportive roles.” said board member Dennis Banner. WAND is a national organiza tion founded by Dr. Helen Caldicott. who believed women had a unique perspective to add to the issue of nuclear disarma ment. according to one of the founders of the local chapter, Janet Anderson. Caldicott believed women are less millitaristic and more life affirming because of the way women have been socialized in American culture, Anderson said One of WAND's main ac tivities is its "Women's Journey for Peace" scholarship, award ed to a woman who is then sent to the Soviet Union tor a two week tour. Banner said Each year's trip has a certain theme, he said two years ago. it was working women in the Soviet Union. WAN'D considered women who were "business and labor-oriented" for the scholarship, he said The purpose of this program is to establish a "people-to people diplomacy" rather than government to government, he added. WAND also sponsors several events for the community, such as Peaceknits. Peaceknits is designed to give women a chance to believe they are doing something for the cause, Ander son said. People volunteer to knit sweaters and other things, which are donated to WAND, [.ast Sunday at the Eugene Athletic Club, children model ed the knitted goods and WAND auctioned them off to raise money for the group. One event that all the area's peace activist groups attend is the annual Hiroshima-Nagasaki event from Aug. f> to 9 at Alton Baker Park. The event is design ed to commemorate the bomb ing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Banner said. Peace groups float candles in the Alton Baker pond, symbolizing the souls lost in these bombings, he said CSRL Continued from Page 1 has been done during the last three years ”1 think that people have l>een real pleased with what kasey (Brooks. ASUO presi dent) and 1 have been doing, and that has served to dispell a lot of what people were afraid of during the last election." Gaff ney said, adding that this will make another CSRL victory easier. As of yet. no formal plans have been made for the next election, but t.'SRl. will field candidates and fight to retain BULK & NUTRITION CENTER “IT WILL BE WORTH YOUR TIME TO STOP” | DIAMOND A CUT BEANS. SLICED BEANS W/K CORN OR CREAM CORN 3 $100 FOR I 16 OZ BUDGET GOURMET FROZEN DINNERS 10 OZ.— 10 VARIETIES SH29 r —s shop save COUPON BUMBLE BEE TUNA WATER OR OIL 17 COBURG ROAD HOURS 7 DAYS 7 A.M. TO 11 P.M. A WEEK AD EFFECTIVE 12-9 THRU 12-15-87 U.S.D.A FOOD STAMPS WELCOME student government power, ac cording to Gaffney. Brooks sees her administra tion's strong points in having brought organization to the system of ASUO programs. “We accomplished a lot of in house things that needed to be done and hadn't l>een done in a couple of years — program con tracts and program administra tion things," Brooks said “There were a lot of things that needed tightening up. so to speak." Certainly one of the fears Gaf fney hopes has been dispelled is the dogged accusation that CSKL is somehow aligned with political conservatism. This judgement of CSKL became ug ly after the last elections when an ASUO presidential can didate who lost in the primaries ran a personal advertisement in The Oregon Daily Emerald reading “Good luck KKK" above a caricature of brooks and Gaffney. The core membership of CSR1. is varied politically. Mu nion is one of the founders of the College Republicans of Oregon, while there are a few former members of SPA. in cluding Gaffney. But CSRL members claim their party has nothing to do with politics defined as liberal or conservative. "lacking the ability to to con demn us for the stands we were taking, instead we get this thing thrown at us 'well, you're just a bunch of conservatives'... we are not ultra-conservatives, there are very few things we've done that can be considered conservative." 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