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Nuclear-free zones urged

The Warsaw Treaty member states have appealed to Western
Bee pean nations, the U.S. and Canada to. support all steps

Ward establishing nuclear weapons-free zones in Europe, “as
att of joint efforts to remove the nuclear war danger.”

he Warsaw Treaty states argue that the establishment of such
Zones in Europe, completely free from nuclear arms, ‘depends
_ © political will, and the joint decisions of the states concerned.”
7 argue also that the establishment and effectiveness of such
a depends largely on the attitude of other states, especially
a al States’’. They note that the USSR strongly supports
| “tear weapons-free zones in Europe, is ready to give necessary

Slarantees to such zones.

Ak ag greeted efforts being made by northern European states
ilar ard such a goal and note the USSR’s readiness to sign bi-
if €ral or multilateral guarantees with such states. ‘‘Similar

pce on the part of the USA, Great Britain and France
os help increase the effectiveness of that zone,’ the message

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fa Warsaw Pact nations also welcome the multinational
ee DOW underway among Balkan states with a view to
al lishing a nuclear weapons-free zone in southern Europe.
Similarly, they support Sweden’s proposal for a nuclear
awe free corridor along the line dividing the Warsaw Treaty
NATO countries in Europe, and suggest the line be ex-
Panded.
ate Warsaw Treaty states’ message proceeds from *‘the need
abol; Europe of the nuclear threat and to achieve the complete
lton of nuclear weapons.”

ANC answers Botha’s lies

hag omtrary to what P.W. Botha has said, the ANC has not
: ged its strategy and has no such plans in any shape or form to
“ITY Out acts of terrorism,”’ said the African National Congress
a arp reaction to Botha’s support for Reagan’s raid on Libya
| “¢ his claim that ANC militants are trained in that country.
Bo, here are no ANC cadres trained in Libya to embark on this
i tang other campaign,’ the statement from the ANC leadership
the ued. ‘The reason Botha propagates these gross lies about
he ANC to try to undermine the influence and prestige that
| MOvement enjoys and to prepare for further acts of aggres-
°n against the independent states in our region.
a € wants to repeat in southern Africa the reprehensible acts of
eeession that Reagan recently carried out against Libya. The
Orists are the Botha regime,’’ the ANC concluded.

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Lighting up Nicaragua,
an action of solidarity

Nicaragua’s needs are many, as
are her friends.

Among the multitude of pro-
jects underway in that country,
despite the severe strain of
Reagan’s contra war and eco-
nomic blockade, is that of electri-
fication, especially in rural reg-
ions.

And, speaking with Roy Peltz,
an organizer for the Canada Elec-
tric Brigade for Nicaragua, a group
of volunteer workers with
branches in many cities, we see
how Canadians from all walks of
life and varied viewpoints are join-
ing together to help the cour-
ageous people of Nicaragua.

Next month, Peltz and eight
others will travel to Nicaragua
with the third group to go in the
past 10 months, to work, along
with Nicaraguans, on_ specific
projects in the electrification pro-
gram.

The first Canada Electric
Brigade, a pathfinder, saw 10 per-
sons spend a month in the
Jinotega mountains in August-
September, 1985, working at a
new hydro-electric project.

Then again in February-March,
1986, another CEB crew, named
after Dr. Norman Bethune whose
contribution to international
solidarity in Spain and China in
the 1930s is legendary, travelled
to the Sebaco valley where they
wired a cannery. As before, all
costs and materials were covered
by the brigade and, again, they
left their tools behind. Thousands
of feet of cable, cable connectors,
staples, ladders and 30 crates of
other material were sent ahead by
the Tools for Peace ship to the
port of Corinto to be used on their
project.

TRIBUNE PHOTO — MIKE PHILLIPS

Brigade project will be located.

Canada Electric Brigade
number three, this time named in
honor of Father Arsenault, a
Canadian priest murdered by con-
tras in Honduras in March, is leav-
ing Canada for one-month of
work in mid-May. The latest pro-
ject, part of a plan to eventually
electrify 37 towns, in Region #4,
will wire a hospital in the com-
munity of Grenada.

As with the other projects,
Peltz told the Tribune, the mate-
rial for the hospital project has
been sent ahead by ship. It was
purchased with donations from
many groups and individuals and
a tag bearing the donor's name
and a solidarity message from
Canada will be attached to all
materials.

While not everyone is able to
travel to Nicaragua as part of the
Canada Electric Brigade, every-
one can play a part. *“‘Nicaragua’s
needs are great,’ Peltz em-
phasized. *‘We must purchase all

Roy Peltz indicates on map of Nicaragua where the next Canada Electric

of the electrical materials in
Canada and, for this, must count
on the continued generosity of
Canadians to support this work.”

For future projects, CEB will
need volunteer electricians,
linesmen and teachers of electric
wiring. Anyone interested in par-
ticipating and/or helping in any
way should contact: Canadian
Electric Brigade for Nicaragua,
c/o Yvonne Bondarchuk, 4091
Sheppard Ave., East, Apt. 307,
Agincourt, Ontario MIS 3H2.
Telephone (416) 960-1465.

Peltz, who took part in the first
brigade and will leave again for
Nicaragua next month, singled
out the support given by the
United Electrical Workers union
which, at its recent 40th con-
vention, referred specifically to
the work done by CEB. “In
speaking to this point, a delegate
told the convention: ‘Reagan

sends his contras to Nicaragua, ~

we send the Canada Electric
Brigade’’’, he reported.

Federation of Russian Canadians

greets the employed and unemployed
workers of our province this May 1,
the international holiday of working people.
Our wishes are for full employment in our
Country — for peace throughout the world.

Association of United Ukrainian Canadians
805 East Pender Street, Vancouver, B.C.

greets the working people of this province.

For peace, prosperity and jobs
on this May Day, international
holiday of working people

throughout the world.

MAY DAY
GREETINGS

to all workers and fighters for peace

CANADIAN

- YUGOSLAV
~ COMMUNITY
ASSOCIATION

MAY DAY GREETINGS

on the occasion of the 50th anniversary
of the formation of the
International Brigades.
In memory of those
who fell in the first
anti-fascist war.
Spain 1936-1939

Veterans of the
Mackenzie-Papineau ~

Battalion.

PACIFIC TRIBUNE, APRIL 30, 1986 e 27