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.
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