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News

Friday, 28 March, 2003:

Notes from Thursday, 27 March, 2003 STAP meeting:

Attendance at regular weekly meetings is dwindling. We talked about how to get people to come together.

One idea is to invite people to the Peace Feast, next Friday, April 4th, 6:30pm, @ the Lotus Cup / Center on Water Courtyard. Potluck dinner. Be sure to talk to all the "old" members who haven't been coming 'round. This will be very informal, and a fun and delicious way to re-connect with like-minded folks!

Martha Moore & Ann Bright spoke about civil disobedience:

School of the Americas, originally located in Panama. In 1983, had moved to Ft. Bening GA. US Army still teaches terrorism & torture tactics to Cent. Americans. Has had 60,000 students.

The base at the time was “open”; a huge group of protesters gathered in front of the base. 2500 of them walked onto the base, got arrested. Handcuffed, mugshots, fingerprints: took all day to process. Arrestees did get fed.

Base commander General Ernst told them, “If you come onto this base again, you will get 2 yrs in jail, plus thousands of dollars in fines.”

The good results: press & media attention. More people found out about it.

Particularly interesting: an 83-yr-old nun spent 2 years in jail.

We created an Action Committee to devise actions for our group to take. Members of the Action Committee are Delores Dees (chair), Kim Dees, Arthur Clarke, John Kelley (ex-officio), Ann Fitz, and J.B. Cudd. If you have any ideas for actions our group should take, talk to one of these people.

Upcoming Events (you can see a "live" version of this list on the STPeace Yahoo Group Calendar: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/STPeace/cal):

Saturday 29 March, 11am:
Cesar Chavez Unity Marcha
The Coastal Ben Cesar Chavez Committee invites you to its 4th Annual Cesar Chavez State Holiday Celebration. We will march down Agnes to 19th St. at St. Josephs Church for a blessing, then back to Agnes to the Garcia Art Center. Free BBQ, refreshments & entertainment.

Thursday, 3 April, 7:45pm:
Ralph Nader Lecture @ Tx A&M-Kingsville, no STAP meeting
Ralph Nader will be speaking at TAMU-K's Jones Auditorium. In deference to this important event, as well as the Peace Feast at the Lotus Cup, there will be no regular STAP meeting. Here are the details:
Students free
Gen Admission $10
Faculty/Staff $5
FMI:
http://www.tamuk.edu/news/2003/march/nader/
Julie Navejar, kajam03@tamuk.edu or 361-593-2590
tickets:
http://startickets.com
888-597-7827
361-593-3104

Friday, 4 April:
Peace Feast @ the Lotus Cup / Center on Water courtyard
In our ever-challenging effort to promote peace within a warring political environment, we occasionally need time to informally gather, socialize, network, and-- yes-- eat.
* get the word out, re-invite "old" members (is BIG on every page of website)
* Potluck dinner, so bring your favorite "peace food".
* Communion
* the safe environs of the Center on Water (Lotus Cup) courtyard.

Saturday, 3 May:
Showdown in Texas: American Friends Service Committee Rally
website: http://www.madeintexas.us/events/showdown/0001.html
email: pmallard@afsc.org
Mike Flores will check into chartering a bus; will look into getting T-shirts; make a sign-up table poster at Del Mar; John Kelley asked him to also get Amanda @ TAMUCC to do same.

We had many people volunteer to go out and speak to the community. Members of the STAP Speaker’s Bureau are John Kelley, Delores Dees, Kathryn Williams, Kirt Higdon, Judy Loverde, Ann Fitz, Arthur Clark, Mike Flores, D. C. Brown, Milena Worsham, Keith Rowley.

If you would like to volunteer to take our message to the community, let us know.

for older news, see our News Archive

Write your government officials!:

President George W. Bush
email: president@whitehouse.gov
White House Opinion Line:
(202) 456-1111
Washington Office:
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, US 20500
Phone: (202) 456-1414
Fax: (202) 456-2461

Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson
Washington Office:
284 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510-4304
Phone: (202) 224-2934
Fax: (202) 224-5220
Main District Office:
10440 N. Central Expressway, #1160
Dallas, TX 75231
Phone: (214) 361-3500
Fax: (214) 361-3502

Senator John Cornyn
Washington Office:
517 Hart Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Phone: (202) 224-2934
Fax: (202) 228-2856
Main District Office:
2323 Bryan St., Ste. 2150
Dallas, TX 75201
Phone: (214) 767-3000

U.S. Representative Solomon P. Ortiz
Washington Office:
2470 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515-4327
Phone: (202) 225-7742
Fax: (202) 226-1134
Main District Office:
3649 Leopard, #510
Corpus Christi, TX 78408
Phone: (361) 883-5868
Fax: (361) 884-9201

Governor Rick Perry
Citizen's Opinion Hotline: 1-800-252-9600
PO Box 12428
Austin, TX 78711-2428
Phone: (512) 463-2000
Fax: (512) 463-1849
Washington Office:
122 C St., NW, Ste. 200
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 638-3927
Fax: (202) 628-1943

State Senator Juan Hinojosa
PO Box 12068
Austin, TX 78711-2068
Phone: (512) 463-0120
Fax: (512) 463-0229
Main District Office:
612 Nolana Ste, 410B
McAllen, TX 78504
Phone: (956) 972-1841
Fax: (956) 686-8462

State Rep. Jaime Capelo
E1.424 Capitol Building
Austin, TX 78768-2910
Phone: (512) 463-0462
Fax: (512) 463-9545
Main District Office:
501 S. Tancahua
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Phone: (361) 882-2277
Fax: (361) 882-2881

City of Corpus Christi:

Mayor Neal, Loyd
email: dianag@ci.corpus-christi.tx.us
Phone: (361) 880-3100
Fax: (361) 880-3103

Kelly, Bill (District 1)
email: maryj@cctexas.com
Phone: (361) 289-1383
Fax: (361) 289-0712

Colmenero, Javier D. (District 2)
email: jcolmenr@davlin.net
Phone: (361) 880-3105
Fax: (361) 880-3113

Noyola, Jesse (District 3)
email: jnoyola@davlin.net
Phone: (361) 880-3105
Fax: (361) 880-3113

Scott, Mark (District 4)
email: mscott@sanjacintotitle.com
Phone: (361) 880-3105
Fax: (361) 880-3113

Kinnison, Rex (District 5)
email: rkcpatx@aol.com
Phone: (361) 880-3105
Office: (361) 884-6396
Fax: (361) 880-3113

Cooper, Melody (At Large)
email: joe@melodycooperlaw.com
(361) 887-8014 (wk)
(361) 850-7383 (hm)

Chesney, Brent (At Large)
email: bchesney@firstam.com
Phone: (361) 880-3105
Fax: (361) 880-3113

Garrett, Henry (At Large)
email: chiefhcg@aol.com
(361) 949-8406
cell: (361) 850-3113
fax: (361) 949-0162

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