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. a a = PORT U.H. VIGL , izuch ef our time is spent + corking eqainst those institutions and practices which de militarism, eenscripticn, derial of human rickts, goverment. berriers between ren, - weobesa -melerA off Renerhaw RUIO £ Paisber fatian fran egnnen esd so oyietl at tha tt, detall wee ge ee eh ee wo ‘at ae, Ok ee ed ~ RN ek et oe we tt et oe Ts bale tagd fat fet rm bined tek Kua Th eth ¥=<5-— oh ed sea veticns te cenenstrate what we are for. Tt vas a $6 hour cantimous vigil affirxin; concepts of Torid Corsinity and Universal Huran Rights. : THe Vigil was held in the Iseiah wall Park directly across the street from the U.N. avist building. During the weexend over 150 peonle of 211 ages participated. fig people festied over the weelend te identify witn tne suifering people in the world. Satercey afternoon there ves a public ritness and affirration of Freedc:. Betty Bo and Herace Chameney, cre members of the Phoenix voyage to Hairhong, spoke. Laver, participants msde their witness for world comunity by ovblicly stating their refus pay war taxes and refusal ta be conscripted. The vigil ended Sunday afternoon with dcor meeting at our vigil heedowarters. Perticirents heard Lecrence Scott, AQAG Rx Secretary, and Scott Kerrick, organizer of the San Francisco to “oscow Peace Valk, orm the need for world com unity. . puring ‘the 56 hoes we distributed about 7000 copies of the enclosed leaflet Wumen are For Everyone". We have had many requests for extra cojies so there has been an trinting. The leaflets are aveilatle fron the AQAG office at cost: 1 dollar for 5 ten percent discount for orders over 200, _ fu 7 Loe. AQAG STATO RMT ON CONSCRIPTION T. 4 Quaker Action Group is opposed to military conscription as a denial of man's inal right of freedom, violation of human brotherhood, and because it undergirds the whe tex of armed nationalism and war which threatens to destroy mankind. Ue urge resi to military conscription by non-cooseration with tne draft through non-violent mear svpport the conscription resistence activities of Dr. Benjamin Spock, Rev. Willian Coffin dre, Uichael Ferber, iiitehell Gocdaan and marcus Raskin 5 who have recently e he Dataesl Meand Toe . - OY ©eGere. ubana viry. E-closed is a statement which individuals are encouraged to sign as a public witnes their ron-cooperation 1 ‘ith the draft systen. ; While AQAG counsels non-cooperation with conscription we recognize that many sincer sn in total opposition to all ear are led by conscience to register as conscientic jecters ard accept alternative service. Those who can't Sign this staterent are ur write their oun letters of Support and mail them to the ACAG office. soot » - "A Quaker Action Group is in the process .of developing a long range program aimed at production. The sub-cormittee developing this project has settled on Dow Chemical ' focus: We are now involved in researching the Dov Chemical Company with the idea the reak links in their corporate structure and a consumer product which would be a fective boycott item. ‘“e also are probing napalm production: where it is made, how shippea, etc. If you have access to a college or a large city library and can devc fev hours to a specific research -assignrent, please urite to-Jerry Coffin, at the A = Stfice,_and_svtline_your-area -ef—-intenest-and/or—canpetonces— Even -tf-you—canmot ate __. “Psearch, please Send _ any _nevspaper_or marazine articies-dealing withnapeim-or-any ravion dealing with Do: to our office. The next newsletter will begin aseries on n auc our project against its prods ction and use. — . <.