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Peace group prepares for action By Betsy Clayton Emerald Associate Editor Rick Gold is ready to put his body on the line literally — to protest nuclear testing As the Kugene PeaceWorks coordinator with American Peace Test (APT). Gold and about 100 Oregonians will begin plans for annual spring ac tion at the Nevada Nuclear Weapons Testing Site with an Oregon group meeting Sunday. last year. Gold and thousands of others blockaded the road to the test site with their bod ies In addition, they carried signs, hosted speak ers and crossed the site's fence. "You tell people at home the complexity of issue and they just don't believe." Gold said. "But when you're out there with your body on the line it brings home to people that the end is near ” Sunday's public meeting will organize differ ent peace affinity groups from around the state to help identify goals for this year's action, sched uled for April 7 through 16. Newcomers will receive non-violence train ing. and all participants will plan a transporta tion caravan to Nevada The meeting runs from 10 a m. to 5:30 p in. at Harris Hall. 125 E. 8th Ave. "The question I get asked the most is. 'What can I do when I'm only one person?’ " Gold said. "People who really don't know what to do about nm lr.tr weapons tan meet with others anti not feel so powerless." Oregon houses approximately 20 APT affin ity groups — about 400 to MM) people List year more than 8.(KM) people from the nation and the world attended the Nevada action, which is dedi cated to ending nuclear testing as a first step to ward total nuclear disarmament Although peace demonstrations have ix curred at the Nevada Nuclear Weapons Testing Site for the past two decades. Gold said the size of the spring event has increased dramatically the last two years "We've gathered in affinity groups to discuss plans of action to make the event big enough to shake the nation." Gold said April U)8‘) will lie Gold's third peace demonstration at the Nevada site. Non-violence training is essential for individ uals at large peace events. Gold said, but it's not something they can learn in one day. "It involves the principles of AirI' like not encouraging drug use, being open and honest, not destroying properly and dealing in all situa tions with love even for those who might be at tacking you." Gold said In addition, non-violence training gives pen pie a feel for what situations could occur at Ne vada and it helps them prepare. "Sunday we'll discuss how people deal with issues of risking their bodies and the nuclear radiation poisoning risk." (.old said Volunteers needed for conference By Betsy Clayton Emerald Associate Editor Organizers of the fourth an nual International Nuclear Fret Zone Conference, to be held in Eugene Feb. H to 11. need vol unteers to interact with confer ence representatives. The conference will draw from six continents, creating a need for people able to speak Japanese. Italian, German, Dan ish. Finnish. Russian and French. However, organizers said knowledge of a foreign lan guage is not necessary for vol unteering. “We also need peo ple for registration, discussion facilitating, data entry and greeting people .it the airport, said conference coordinator Barbara Keller The International Nuclear Free Zone Conference is a meeting of elected officials from nuclear free zones and of concerned citizens and mem bers of peace organizations. Keller said she expects 300 to 500 people from up to 77 differ ent countries. Participants will exchange information about nuclear-re lated concerns Pnd will discuss the status for nuclear disarina ment. Keller said Total cost for the conference is $157,000. The Eugene City Council on Jan. 11 approved up to $5,000 toward translation costs from the city's Transient Room Tax Fund "The topic of the conference has been a (ontroversial one here." Keller said regarding Eugene's Nuclear Free Zone or dinance. "I’m glad the count il could overcome the topic and see this is an important event to Eugene " Four orientation sessions will lie held next week for ‘to min ules each Volunteers must lie able to attend one of them Ses sions will lie at the Koinonoia Center. 14 14 Kincaid SI . and will run as follows Jan 17. 7:30 p m . fan. 18, 5 pm, and |an 20. 5:30 and 7:30 p in For more information. call 083-1802 Looking for a place to live? 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Ann Zeman. who has a mas ter's degree in painting, will show charcoal drawings and a series of oil paintings Figurative works in clay by sculptors Anna Mueller and Anne Kom, both master's candidates in fine arts, also will be on display. According to Mueller, her sculptures "focus around ideas of fertility ami motherhood " Korn's work evolves from her response to organic forms and the human form in particular. "1 choose to work from the human figure as a beginning place and then I abstract the form slightly." Kom said. A facility of the School of Architecture and Allied Arts. Gallery 141 is open free to the public from 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m Monday through Friday except state and University holidays. For more information, call 686-3610. Car Care with a Conscience Audi BMW Porsche Volkswagen Alfa Romeo Mercedes Benz Aldonin German Car Specialists 687-0040 1975 W. 7th « Eugene 256 C 15th 542 7975 "UP FROM THE BASEMENT" SALE! 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