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cellation of cruise testing, the first time
that such a resolution has been put before
Canadian voters.

“yes” vote, End the Arms Race has organ-
ized a public meeting featuring Major-
General Leonard Johnson, the recently
Tetired commandant of the National
Defence college in Kingston, Ontario.
Johnson used the occasion of his retire-
ment from his military post to criticize
NATO’s policy of first-use of nuclear
Weapons and to question Canada’s
nuclear role in NATO. He also voiced his
Opposition to cruise testing in Canada. —

The meeting is set for Nov. 7, 8 p.m. in
the Robson Square media centre. Also on
the agenda are mayor Michael Harcourt
and EAR vice-president Carmela Alle-
vato. EAR president Frank Kennedy will
be chairman.

The tempo of action for disarmament
will be stpped up next month as various
groups including End the Arms Race,
Physicians for Social Responsbility and
the Vancouver Island Network for Dis-
armament have set November dates for

Much of the emphasis will be on the
Nov. 17 referendum in Vancouver on can-

In its campaign for an overwhelming

EAR has scheduled two days of leaflet-
ting on the referendum, the first which
took place Saturday and a second, set for
Nov. 10, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Volunteers are
asked to go to the EAR office at 1708 W.
16th Avenue.

On Remembrance Day, Nov. 11, the
Nanoose Bay submarine base will be the
site for a rally and peace walk organized
by the Vancouver Island Network for
Disarmament.

The walk begins at noon at Red Gap
Square (just off Northwest Bay Rd. which
runs from Island Highway) and marchers
will proceed along Powder Point Road to
the base, which is the site of the Canadian
Forces Maritime Experimental and Test
Range, one of the most technologically
advanced submarine weapons test ranges
in the world.

The featured speaker at the wind-up
rally will be Lt.-Col. W.W. Coward, a
30-year veteran of the Canadian Forces,
and the western chairman of Canadian
Veterans for Multilateral Nuclear Disar-
mament.

Four days later on Nov. 15, Physicians
for Social Responsibility will be sponsor-
ing a forum on “The media, cold war and

November month of peace action

the arms race”’ with journalist and broad-
caster Barrie Zwicker, an acknowledged
Canadian expert on the topic. The meeting

‘is at the Langara Campus of Vancouver
Community College, at 8 p.m. in the aud-
itorium.

Also at Langara on Nov. 16, at 8 p.m.
and again at Canadian Memorial Church,
16th and Burrard, on Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m.
will be U.S. author Dr. James Garrison,
speaking on U.S.-Soviet relations. Both
meetings are sponsored by a number of
disarmament groups and the UNA.

One of the major meetings of the month
is that scheduled for Helen Caldicott, the
president emeritus of the U.S. chapter of
Physicians for Social Responsibilty whose
1981 speech to U.S. university students
provided the framework for Terri Nash’s
Oscar-winning National Film Board doc-
umentary “If You Love This Planet.”

The meeting, organized by UBC Stu-
dents for Peace and Mutual Disarmament
and the student society, is set for Nov. 26
at 8 p.m. (because of a typographical error
this meeting was wrongly reported as Nov.
2 in an earlier issue) in the UBC War
Memorial gym. There is an admission fee
of $5.

Letters

Alice Robson, Vancouver, writes: The 40th
anniversary celebration of the twinning of
the cities Odessa and Vancouver, after sev-
€ral months of planning, culminated in a
Successful visit of 67 B.C. people to our
sister seaport city in the Ukraine.

After extending formal greetings at

dessa city hall, our itinerary included a
Close examination of the educational sys-
tem, from the pre-school level through to
the post-secondary institutions and peda-
80gical training centres. Particularly impres-
sive was the comprehensive education the
youngsters receive: the study of art, music,

ama and foreign languages is considered
“sential for the all-round development of
the individual.
One really appreciates the high priority
the Soviets place on education, particularly
'n light of the budget slashing we're expe-
nencing in our province. Instead of reduc-
ng funding, the Soviets have extended
¢ducation for an additional year.

Our Meetings with the peace committees
made everyone realize the extent to which
Citizens in the USSR are actively involved in
Peace Work. Although the committees are
iN basic accord with their government's dis-
armament policies, Soviet peace activists
Stress their independent role, financially and
erganizationally. Donations are received
‘om individuals and through trade unions

as

Canadian veterans place a wreath on war memorial in Odessa during visit to Van-

‘couver’s sister city.

and student bodies. Large peace demon-
strations although largely unreported in our
media, were constantly cited during our dis-
cussions.

Of particular interest was a report on the
enthusiastic response accorded to the
women of Greenham Common on their

Elite schools story challenged

John Church, Vancouver, writes: Lisa

itterman’s article, “New Private School

huns ‘Elite’ Label,” in the Oct. 16 Sun is
Mendacious, misleading and mischievous.

It is Mendacious because the article
see a former public school teacher to the
Sct that students in public schools are
on a engaged in “pulling knives,” “letting
stinkbombs” and uttering obscenities.
ae Practices are extremely rare, not
immer blace. But the article creates a false
tye Particularly among the major-

Who do not have school-age children.

an is misleading because of the headline
the first statement in the article about
Be ‘Atention of Collingwood School not to
foc t. However, it closes with a quote
™ David MacKenzie, the principal, that

shows Collingwoods’ true intent: “We only
take children with good ability and who
have good backgrounds — that is, back-
grounds where there haven’t been any prob-
lems.”

It is mischievious because it paints a pic-
ture of the ‘ideal’ student — “‘well-drilled in
politeness and obedience.” These are
important attributes, particularly among
prisoners and army privates. But in a
rapidly changing world, students who have
become inventive, innovative and inquiring
and who have learned how society is struc-
tured will, I believe, enjoy an important
advantage.

John Church, a retired teacher, is a Van-
couver school board candidate for the Com-
mittee of Progressive Electors.

recent visit to the USSR. Our people also
informed our hosts of the growing aware-
ness of the peace question in our country,
demonstrated during the recent federal elec-
tions by the distribution of questionnaires,
in which the candidates in several consti-
tuencies were asked their positions on many
disarmament issues, including cancelling
cruise missile testing.

It was generally agreed that work in the
peace movement must be intensified on a
day-to-day basis until some positive steps
are taken to eliminate the present world
tensions.

We were also told of recent changes in the
Soviet constitution which will benefit
workers in two areas. First, the work week
has been reduced from 44 hours to 41 hours.
Second, preganancy leave has been extended
from 3% months to 18 months, with full
benfits.

Allin all, our group learned a great deal
about the Soviet Union (of which the
Ukraine is only one of 14 republics) and
many will be eager to share their experiences
with groups of interested people with slide
showings through the Canada-USSR Asso-
ciation..

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