[Organize] Aug 6 and 9 call Bechtel, Nukes and War

[Daniel Malec]

Hello All,

I appreciate all of the energy and great work in preparation for the August
6-9 actions.  Unfortunately I will not be able to be on the call either as I
will also be traveling, but I will catch up with David Meieran to get filled
in.  Hope it goes well.

Thanks,
Danny


-- 
Danny Malec
Coordinating Committee
Global Call Iraq
dm at globalcalliraq.org
(860) 591-4009



On 6/29/06 12:40 PM, "Jacqueline Cabasso" <wslf at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Dear all -- My apologies, but I won't be able to be on today's call.  The
> World Peace Forum in Vancouver wrapped up last night, and I'll be travelling.
> I'm pretty happy about the Forum in general.  5,000 people were registered,
> and nuclear abolition was a high priority.  Our Aug. 6 - 9 call seemed to
> resonate well with the generally growing desire to "connect the dots."  Hope
> today's call is productive.  I look forward to reading the notes. -- Jackie
> 
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Tara Dorabji <tara at trivalleycares.org>
>> Sent: Jun 28, 2006 11:53 AM
>> To: organize at august6.org, ANA <bananas at lists.drizzle.com>,
>> ufpj-disarm at yahoogroups.com
>> Subject: [Organize] Aug 6 and 9 call Bechtel, Nukes and War
>> 
>> Dear Friends,
>> Sorry for cross postings. Just a reminder that we have a conference call
>> for the Aug 6 and 9 working group on Thursday, June 29, 2:00pm Eastern,
>> 11:00 Pacific, various times in between. Notes from the last call are
>> pasted below.
>> Call in number: 218-936-1200
>> code: 0358620 #
>> Be Well,
>> Tara
>> 
>> Proposed Agenda
>> 
>> 1. Roll Call and Intros
>> 2. Brief site updates
>> 3. Update of Call to Action and outreach
>> 4. Website
>> 5. Media Plan
>> 6. National call in to Congress or demands to Bechtel?
>> 7. Next Call
>> 
>> Notes from June 19 call:
>> Next Call: Thursday, June 29, 2:00pm Eastern, 11:00 Pacific, various
>> times in between.
>> August 6-9 Conference call minutes
>> June 19, 2006
>> 
>> 1. Introductions and action updates
>> Ralph (OREPA), Tara (TVC), David (Bettis), Chelsea (NDE), Jackie (WSLF),
>> Leslie (UFPJ); Jennifer (RCW), Melissa (PSR, Maine); Scott (Nukewatch),
>> Shannon and Mira (NM); Joanne, (WRL); Kalea (CCNS), Mavis (PeaceFarm);
>> Judith (UFPJ); Maureen (campaign v. Halliburton); Carol (WILPF); Dave (NM)
>> 
>> Santa Fe: Annual Peace Day > made connection with Hiroshima on August 5
>> (US) time and expect to do that this year. (Can extend call to August
>> 5?). Working with Mayors for Peace?vigil in Santa Fe?gathering of mayors
>> who will train to location in NM to exorcise spirits of nuclear age; Pax
>> Christi, VFP and Dragonfly Sanctuary will hold rally on August 6 with
>> speakers (1:00-10:00)
>> 
>> Oak Ridge: August 5, march and rally; August 6, early gathering in
>> morning; August 9 ? Bechtel Action, peace lanterns in evening.
>> 
>> Livermore/SF: August 6 actions at Livermore; August 9 at Bechtel in SF
>> 
>> Las Vegas: film screening about 2 time hibakusha; ritual at Test Site.
>> Vigil at Bechtel Nevada HQ or new Test Site mgrs.
>> 
>> Pittsburgh: Sat teach-in; Sunday peace and justice festival, march,
>> shadow project, overnight vigil, CD on Monday; other events include book
>> signing
>> 
>> Maine: August 5, poems for peace (youth poems) to be published in
>> papers; paper cranes; Sunday 6th interfaith service in Portland, ME;
>> ghost procession with Buddhist chanting; World Cafe with issues re:
>> nukes; Wed 9th, doing ghosts and possible shadow project and speaker.
>> 
>> Carol: WILPF branches around country doing programs. Our job is to get
>> Bechtel info out.
>> 
>> Houston: Sunday community education event/forum: direct action/CD on Monday
>> 
>> Amarillo: banner at Pantex gate on Friday, Aug 4; concert in Amarillo on
>> 6th; speaker on 9th.
>> 
>> Boston: report from UFPJ Boston who have already decided to focus on
>> Bechtel.
>> 
>> 2. Call to Action
>> 
>> David did great job on draft, Jackie did some revisions (some may not
>> have gotten it). Jackie thinking we should highlight some of our main
>> points. Carol notes absence of Lawrence Livermore (want to be sure to
>> get all sites). David asks re: Bechtel and Livermore (Bechtel will bid
>> on contract and currently subcontracts).
>> Other comments
>> Leslie: Maybe shift organization, tighten it up. Make actual call short
>> and punchy and then background material follows.
>> Tara: would like indigenous people support in headline (Aug 9). Add
>> ?Support indigenous peoples? in heading.
>> Request for more positive (Peace rather than No War). Jackie notes
>> slogan No Nukes, No Wars has some history of trying to link anti-war and
>> anti-nuclear movements.
>> David: sovereignty issue ? catch phrase with good meter and intensity is
>> a challenge.
>> Leslie: not specific on ending war in Iraq ? would like to see specificity
>> Melissa: could use main slogan as unifying thread and then add our local
>> pieces (Seek peace, be part of the solution is our local one).
>> David: Seems like two issues?slogan and incorporating more specific
>> language of Iraq and nukes.
>> 
>> Process?
>> Use the list?circulate a final draft and give 24 hours? Jackie will be
>> guardian, needs feedback instantly, will redraft by Tuesday afternoon,
>> comments by end of Wednesday.
>> 
>> 
>> Relationship with UFPJ
>> Jackie talks about overlap of UFPJ disarmament/security working group
>> and the August 6-9 coalition and would like our coalition to send the
>> call up to UFPJ for its adoption.
>> Carol: I like it. Better recognition
>> Leslie: UFPJ has done calls before that lists active UFPJ groups and
>> notes that we are actively working with other groups. Don?t want other
>> groups lost in shuffle or otherwise unacknowledged for work?spell out
>> names of other groups.
>> Jackie: can we also have a sign-on on the web site.
>> David: other dimension is that call is projecting in more specific way
>> our efforts. Happy with this direction.
>> Melissa: in agreement.
>> 
>> 3. Website & Outreach
>> David has launched site. Ready to update if we approve slogan and call.
>> Do local groups want a subdomain to piece out local sections? Or blocks
>> on the start page? Calendar module, resources, other articles, etc is
>> something anyone can post to if we have log-in, etc. Proposal: #1 once
>> we have final slogan for call we project it on web site as Start page.
>> #2, use subdomains for local groups. #3 subcommittee or working group to
>> deal with site overall.
>> Direct links from Aug 6 to other sites putting on events possible.
>> Carol: list of all H-Day events? Someone kept last year (Be Safe?)
>> Tara: Last year it was Nuclear Age Peace Foundation and Abolition 2000.
>> Tara: Could each site prepare a brief event announcement for web site so
>> people can click to list.
>> David: people can post their own info direct to web site and maintain
>> their own information on the web site. Doesn?t preclude an announcement
>> which we will need for media, etc. My proposal is to give each site
>> access to its own site page. Fill out form and click submit.
>> Leslie: want to get Susan at UFPJ in the loop; I think if David and
>> Susan talk they can handle the details.
>> 
>> #2 In addition to local site pages, David can collect info and post it
>> to update their sections.
>> 
>> #3 Other people interested in overall site discussion can be included in
>> discussions with David. David will send announcement to list.
>> 
>> Outreach ? Marshall Islands ? WILPF is working on it and can bring it
>> in. Jackie: WAND chapter active in Atlanta, might be contact on Savannah
>> River. David: contact sites not represented and Bechtel office sites?can
>> we contact them re: actions (like Louisville KY and Richmond, VA).
>> Anyone interested in finding groups in those areas?
>> Leslie UFPJ can do some outreach.
>> Ralph: Good contacts in Louisville KY and with WAND Atlanta. Louisville
>> likely; Savannah River not so likely, given history, this year.
>> David will help identify targets from the Bechtel list.
>> 
>> 
>> 5. Research & materials ? Fact Sheet on Bechtel ? deferring
>> Frida is working on a fact sheet, should have draft this week. Will send
>> friendly reminder. David will see her later in the week.
>> 
>> 6. Media - deferring
>> 
>> 
>> 7. Next Call: Thursday, June 29, 2:00pm Eastern, 11:00 Pacific, various
>> times in between.
>> 
>> -- 
>> Tara Dorabji
>> Outreach Director
>> Tri-Valley CAREs
>> www.trivalleycares.org
>> tara at trivalleycares.org
>> ph: (925) 443-7148
>> fax: (925) 443-0177
>> 
>> Before the word, was the silence. In this silence existed neither thought nor
>> judgment. First came laughter,then the tears, and the sound was born. With
>> the sound, the world flooded with memories.
>> 
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