From kcarlyle at juno.com Sat Jul 13 13:19:47 2002 From: kcarlyle at juno.com (Kim Carlyle) Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2002 13:19:47 -0400 Subject: [saymaListserv] SAF last call Message-ID: <20020713.132013.-359695.3.kcarlyle@juno.com> Friends, Last chance for submissions to SAF--07/14. Theme: Government & Friends. Send to SAFeditor at sayma.org Thanks. S&KC ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. 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There is also a FAQ. http://www.mapscience.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bright_crow at mindspring.com Sat Jul 20 22:05:09 2002 From: bright_crow at mindspring.com (Michael Austin Shell) Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2002 22:05:09 -0400 Subject: [saymaListserv] Fwd: SOA 43 sentencing Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20020720220406.00a00de0@pop.mindspring.com> Dear Friends, Please read and share this information. Blessed Be, Michael. >From: "Mary Johnson" >Subject: SOA 43 sentencing >Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 12:11:51 -0400 > >Dear friends, > >The news is heavy in my heart, not unexpected, but difficult. Dad was given >the maximum sentence. Six months in federal prison and a $1000 fine. We >don't know the prison now, just that he'll receive notice to report sometime >within 3-7 weeks from now. I haven't really processed this yet but want to >get the news out immedately to all of you. Your support has meant so much. >We felt your support and prayers with us in that courtroom. Thank you, thank >you. Spread the word. > >Love to you all >Mary > >Here are 5 articles my friend Lee has sent: The first about the final >sentencing, the others relay the process. (order goes most recent to first) >The final is an op-ed from the Buffalo News. Check out the second article >that covers Major Joseph Blair (former SOA instructor)'s testimony on behalf >of the defense. WHAT WILL IT TAKE??? >============================================================================ >=== >1. > >July 12 -- SOA 43 Sentencing > >Sentencing for the SOA 43 took place on Friday. Seven received six >months probation. Fines ranged from none to $5000. Eight of the >defendants pled guilty to trespass on Monday. Ten pled not guilty while >stipulating to the facts presented by the prosecution. Judge G. Mallon >Faircloth found these ten guilty on Tuesday. Fourteen defendants were >tried on Tuesday and Wednesday ­ all found guilty with one exception. >Five defendants who represented themselves were tried Thursday. All of >the defendants (excepting the one acquitted) were sentenced yesterday >afternoon well into the night. > >Sentencing of the 37 SOA Watch Defendants (listed in order of state) >Fr. William O¹Donnell Berkeley, CA, 72, Sentenced to six months in >federal prison, $1000 fine > >Leone Reinbold Oakland, CA, Sentenced to six months probation, $500 fine > >Fr. Louis Vitale San Francisco, CA, Sentenced to three months in federal >prison > >Toni Flynn Valyermo, CA, 56, Sentenced to six months in federal prison >(in custody now) > >Jonna Cohen Denver, CO, 20, Sentenced to three months in federal prison, >$500 fine > >Michael Sobol Golden CO, 18, Sentenced to three months in federal >prison, $500 fine > >Kathy Shields Boylan Washington DC, 58, Sentenced to three months in >federal prison, $500 fine > >Richard Ring Atlanta, GA, 33, Sentenced to three months in federal >prison, $500 fine > >Mary Dean Chicago, IL, 37, Sentenced to six months in a federal prison, >$1000 fine > >Kathleen Desautels Chicago, IL, 64, Sentenced to six months in a federal >prison > >Brigid Conarchy Grayslake, IL, 23, Sentenced to six months probation, >$500 fine and barred from entering Muskogee County for twelve months > >Fr. Jerry Zawada Cedar Lake, IN, 65, Sentenced to six months in federal >prison (in custody now) > >Janice Sevre-Duszynska Nicholasville, KY, 52, Sentenced to three months >in federal prison, $500 fine > >Ralph Madsen Newtonville, MA, 68, Sentenced to six months probation, >Palmer Legare Springfield, MA, Sentenced to three months in federal >prison, $500 fine > >Rev. Charles Booker-Hirsch Ann Arbor, MI, 41, Sentenced to three months >in federal prison, $500 fine > >Maxwell Sadler Edwards Waterville, ME, Sentenced to six months in >federal prison, $2500 fine > >Summer Nelson Missoula, MT, 26, Sentenced to three months in federal >prison, $500 fine (in custody now) > >Tom Mahedy Wall, NJ, 39, Former Navy ROTC. Sentenced to three months in >federal prison > >Linda Holzbaur Ithaca, NY, 45, Sentenced to six months probation, $500 >fine Rae Kramer Syracuse, NY, 55, Sentenced to six months in a federal >prison, $5,000 fine > >Laura MacDonald Syracuse, NY, 23, Sentenced to three months in federal >prison, $500 fine (in custody now) > >Mike Pasquale Syracuse, NY, 33, Sentenced to six months in a federal >prison, $1000 fine > >Chani Geigle Salem, OR 19, Sentenced to six months in a federal prison, >$1000 fine > >Shannon McManimon Philadelphia, PA 26, Sentenced to six months >probation, $500 fine > >Rev. Erik Johnson Maryville, TN, 57, Sentenced to six months in federal >prison, $1000 fine > >Kenneth Crowley Houston, TX, 60, Sentenced to six months in federal >prison, $1000 fine > >Niklan Jones-Lezama Blacksburg, VA, 38, Sentenced to six months in >federal prison > >David O¹Neill Elkton, VA, Sentenced to six months probation, $500 fine > >Lee Sturgis Elkton, VA, Sentenced to six months probation, $500 fine > >Peter Gelderloos Harrisonburg, VA 19, Sentenced to six months in federal >prison (in custody now) > >Abi Miller Harrisonburg, VA, 23, Sentenced to three months in federal >prison, $500 fine > >Sue Daniels Pembroke, VA, 41, Sentenced to three months in federal >prison, $500 fine > >Nancy Gowen Richmond, VA, 68, Sentenced to three months in federal >prison, $500 fine > >Lisa Hughes W. Hartford, VT, 36, Acquitted > >John Heid Luck, WI, 47, Sentenced to six months in federal prison > >Kate Fontanazza Milwaukee, WI 53, Sentenced to six months in federal >prison, $1000 fine > > >*For more detalis on the trial check out the SOA Watch web page >(includes pictures!) at www.soaw.org or log onto the web page of the >Atlanta office of Independent Media at www.atlanta.indymedia.org >============================================================================ >=== >2. > >SOA Trial Report - 11 July, 2002 > >by Observer 7:43am Fri Jul 12 '02 > >Today was a day of creative defenses and much legal argumentation, >defending our First Amendment Rights > >Summer Nelson and Abi Miller (their cases joined), plead Not Guilty, >acting Pro Se (i.e. self-representation). > >Government witnesses were called, to testify to Ban and Bar letters, >details of the videotape of the Nov. 18, 2001 Action, and of posted >and bullhorn-announced warnings to Defendants on that date. > >The defendants’ defense was that they had been part of the legal >protest, but went inside solely to deliver an “Indictment” to the >commandant (or his representative) of the SOA, charging them with >specified crimes against humanity, and “to confront the fact that our >government is training torturers.” The videotape from Nov. 18 showed >officers waving the defendants towards the base, while warnings were >issued to protesters as they were forced to the ground and into a >waiting bus. The defendants’ closing argument centered around “our >constitutional right to petition our government to redress grievances.” >The judge rejected all arguments and found them Guilty, as charged. > >Peter Gelderloos, plead Not Guilty, acting Pro Se > >The same government witnesses were called, this time adding information >about various Fort Benning checkpoints and how people are vetted to >enter the base. The judge repeated his contention that “a breach of the >law is a breach of the peace.” Major Joe Blair (U.S. Army, retired) was >called to the stand by Peter. Major Blair had long been in charge of >instruction at the SOA, after also being a “Political/M ilitary >Officer” in Latin America and Viet Nam. Major Blair confirmed the SOAW >allegations that some of the routine courses taught at SOA included >interrogation and torture, and techniques of physical abuse, torture, >and infiltrating (labor) unions. Major Blair later became outspoken on >these issues when he became aware that this was a violation of the >Executive Order of U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who had prohibited the >use and teaching of these “Project-X” classified manuals that had been >used in VietNam and elsewhere. After a recent visit to SOA/WHISC, Major >Blair concluded “there are no substantive changes besides the name.” He >continued in saying “they teach the identical courses that I taught and >changed the course names, and use the same manuals.” They also continue >to teach courses on U.S. military strategy, tactics and use of >technology, although torture techniques are no longer taught. > >During his testimony, it was pointed out that Latin America only fights >wars internally, not to defend their country. They are taught these >techniques to use against their own civilian population. He agreed that >what is taught at SOA/WHISC directly results in violations of U.S. >treaty law, human rights law, human rights treaties, international >agreements on tariff and trade, and the North America Free Trade >Agreement. Major Blair closed by saying that the vast majority of the >officers who teach at the SOA/WHISC are Latin American, and that he >considers SOA/WHISC a quasi-Latin American military school, but he was >glad that they are starting to teach a new 8-hour Human Rights class. > >Peter then took the stand himself. He said that he legally protested >outside the gate, then entered to deliver an information document to the >SOA/WHISC commander, and insisted that we all have a clear First >Amendment right to lawful assembly and to petition for redress of >grievances. Peter raised many reasons for innocence and acquittal, based >on the Supremacy Clause, on International law, on the OAS Charter, on >the Equal Protection law, on First Amendment rights, and others. > >There were some tense moments as the prosecutor unsuccessfully struggled >to keep up with Peter’s creative defense and cool demeanor. An exciting >debate on Free Speech took center stage, with Peter’s assertion that >people are ultimately ruled by their own morality. He insisted that Free >Speech is the main foundation of our freedom, and especially objected to >men with guns (and power) using coercion to silence people, both in >Latin America and in this very courtroom. “It is important to listen,” >he stated to the judge and prosecutor, “especially when your basic >assumptions are being challenged.” Following up the prosecution’s former >statement “a protest by any other name…” comment, Peter closed with “The >First Amendment, by any other name, is valid.” He pointed out that Law >and Justice are not identical, and challenged Judge Faircloth to uphold >both of these ideals. > >Peter was found guilty as charged. > >Palmer Legare, acting Pro Se, plead Not Guilty. > >Palmer contended simply that his case, as well as the others, should be >acquitted because of international law. “I thank the prosecution for >selecting me as one of their [quota of ] 43,” he said, and then told a >touching story of personally learning the pain of oppression of >minorities, how this led him to a life of activism to help alleviate >suffering, and of his experiences in Guatemala. “I couldn’t understand >that when some one knew about this oppression going on, that they did >not do anything about it.” He said that it seems that “WHISC is needed >so that the U.S. can continue to make money overseas, and generally keep >the people of Latin and South America powerless,” for that purpose. > >Palmer challenged Judge Faircloth directly, explaining that he and >others were upset with the court’s behavior and treatment of the >defendants. He also showed compassion for the judge and his point of >view. To everyone’s surprise, Judge Faircloth wanted to know how >he was perceived and why people would be upset with him. Although in the >end the Judge concluded that they simply misunderstood each other, the >dialog was electric. Palmer concluded by asking the Judge to look him in >the eye when sentencing him, and to know that any sentence he passes >makes him complicit with the SOA atrocities, that he can slow down the >SOA Watch, but not stop it. > >Judge Faircloth stated “You mentioned that Martin Luther King and >Malcolm X did what they thought was right no matter the consequences. >You all talk about doing what you think is right. This is the first >mention of consequences. You all knew there would be consequences for >your actions. I admire you for acknowledging this and for saying it.” >The judge also said, “While I am not authorized to break the law, I can >bend procedure in court. I have bent it to the extent that I have >allowed you all to say whatever you have to say. I do not know another >judge who would have allowed this. [However,] I am bound by the law.” > >Judge Faircloth also said, “I am glad to hear that they are no longer >teaching torture at SOA. When I go out there, I want to take Major Blair >with me. I want to see what you see. I want you to point it out to me.” > >Palmer was then pronounced Guilty, as charged. > >John Heid, plead Not Guilty, acting alone, Pro Se > >As time was short, the Prosecution presented their case quickly. John >raised many questions during his cross exam of the government’s two >witnesses, such as how SOA students are screened, if at all. He asked >the Chief of Administration and Civil Law if he was aware that one SOA >instructor was a convicted war criminal from Chile, how such an >appointment could happen and questioned whether the SOA students + >instructors are immune from U.S. Federal law. > >John will present his defense case tomorrow. John’s case is the last of >the 37. > >So far, 35 guilty and one acquittal. Tomorrow afternoon (Friday), >sentences will be pronounced for the SOAW 37. >============================================================================ >=== >3. > > From the Columbus Ledger-Inquirer (Columbus Georgia): > >Posted on Fri, Jul. 12, 2002 > >Judge offers penalty options > >Protesters may spend six months in Fort Benning school or prison > >BY JIM HOUSTON, Staff Writer > >penalty options > >As seven SOA Watch protesters mulled the judge's offer of a six-month >stint at the very school they seek to close, another of the >demonstrators was sentenced Thursday to the maximum prison term for >trespass onto the Fort Benning Military Reservation. > >U.S. Magistrate G. Mallon Faircloth, who has convicted 35 protesters >during three days of trials and pleas in U.S. District Court in >Columbus, told the defendants and their supporters to leave the >courtroom early Thursday evening. With only attorneys, court personnel >and a reporter watching, he then issued the first sentence for a >protester convicted of crossing onto Fort Benning during the Nov. 18 >demonstration against the former School of the Americas and its >successor, the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation. > >Maxwell E. Sadler of Waterville, Maine, said nothing as he stood before >Faircloth. A first-time offender, he had pleaded guilty on Monday, with >attorney John Martin of Columbus explaining that Sadler had trespassed >after SOA Watch supporters assured him first-time crossers would not be >prosecuted. > >Before sentencing, Faircloth told Sadler he had ruled against the city's >attempt to stop the protesters from gathering at the gates of Fort >Benning, because they had a constitutional right to free speech >activities in that location, where they had gathered peaceably for 11 >consecutive years. > >But this year was very different, he said, because the terrorist acts of >Sept. 11 were still so recent many people felt it was not a good time to >hold the demonstration at the gates of the nation's infantry center. > >Despite Sadler's admission of guilt, the six-month jail sentence and >$2,000 fine Faircloth imposed was short of the maximum punishment by >only $3,000. He did agree to allow Sadler to voluntarily surrender to >the prison to which the U.S. Bureau of Prisons will assign him. > >A murmur ran through the defendants and their supporters as they >returned to the courtroom and learned of Sadler's sentence. > >Seven of the 35 who have been convicted are to decide before sentencing >at 1 p.m. today whether to accept Faircloth's offer of six months on >probation at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation. >Although 10 originally signed for consideration of such an alternative, >three withdrew their names. Those remaining are Nancy Gowen of >Richmond, Va.; Richard Ring of Atlanta; Janice Sevre-Duszynska of >Lexington, Ky.; Jonna Cohen and Michael Sobol of Denver; the Rev. Louis >Vitale of San Francisco; and the Rev. Charles Booker-Hirsch of Ann >Arbor, Mich. Faircloth warned that the alternative sentence would be no >picnic. Anyone who accepts would have travel restricted to Muscogee and >Chattahoochee counties, would have to attend all classes scheduled at >the institute during the six months and would risk being imprisoned for >six months for violation of probation, even if only one day remained on >the sentence, he said. > >But the judge refused to say whether the seven would be sentenced to >prison if they refused the offer of attending the institute. > >The suggestion of having a protester serve his sentence at the >institute, to later be able to tell all exactly what goes on at the Fort >Benning-based school for Latin American soldiers and officials, >originated with the Rev. William O'Donnell. The Berkeley, Calif., parish >priest's name is no longer on the list. > >Faircloth also said he will be taking a look at the institute, and he's >willing to take along former SOA instructor Joe Blair of Columbus, a >retired U.S. Army major who has been a vocal critic of the school and a >demonstrator against the institute's continued existence. > >"When I go, I want to take Maj. Blair with me, if he will go," the judge >told the crowded courtroom. > >"I will," Blair answered from his seat among the spectators. > >"Good. I want to see what he sees," Faircloth said. > >Blair testified Thursday during the trial of Peter A. Gelderloos of >Harrisonburg, Va., that torture was taught at the School of the Americas >when he was an instructor (1986-89), in direct violation of an executive >order issued by President Jimmy Carter. Instructors taught interrogation >techniques from an outlawed "Project X" manual and from the "Project >Phoenix" program used in South Vietnam, he said. > >"Capt. (Victor) Tice taught it was U.S. military policy that it would be >appropriate in a military setting to use physical abuse, false >imprisonment, infiltration of unions and infiltrations of organizations >in their country," Blair said. > >When he inspected the manuals, curricula and programs at the institute >in March -- after his year-old request for the opportunity was finally >approved -- he found those violations no longer occur, Blair said. > >"What I clearly saw is that the school no longer teaches torture," he >said. > >In addition, the week-long course on human rights now taught at the >school is "a vast improvement" over the four-hour human rights lesson >that was folded into an 11-month command course he taught, Blair said. > >"That's a major change," he told Faircloth. > >But many of the other courses have had no substantive changes, and the >fact remains that most Latin American nations who send their soldiers to >the institute use their military to control civilian populations -- not >for defense against external groups or threats, Blair said. > >Gelderloos was one of four defendants who demanded trials, represented >themselves and were convicted on Thursday. The others included Abigail >M. Miller, also of Harrisonburg, Summer Lisa Nelson of Missoula, Mont., >and Palmer D. Legare of Springfield, Mass. > >The trial of John E. Heid of Luck, Wis., also representing himself, will >resume when court reconvenes at noon today in the third-floor courtroom >of the federal building at 12th Street and Second >Avenue. > >============================================================================ >=== > >4. > >SOA Watch Press Release: > >Trial Begins for 37 Human Rights Activists for Civil Disobedience at >School of the Americas > >COLUMBUS, Ga., July 8 -- Thirty-seven human rights activists go to trial >in federal court today for civil disobedience at the School of the >Americas (renamed Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation) >in Columbus, Georgia. They were among 10,000 who gathered last November >to call for the closure of the notorious school. The defendants >peacefully crossed onto Ft. Benning, site of the school. They are >charged with trespass and face up to six months in federal prison and >$5,000 in fines. Trial before Judge G. Mallon Faircloth in Columbus is >expected to last through the week. > >Judge Faircloth is known for giving the maximum of six months to >opponents of the SOA/WHISC. Seventy-one people have served a total >of over 40 years in prison for engaging in nonviolent resistance in a >broad-based campaign to close the school. Last year 26 people were >prosecuted, including Dorothy Hennessey, an 88 year-old Franciscan nun >who was sentenced to six months in federal prison. > >"Those who speak out for justice are facing harsh prison sentences while >SOA-trained torturers and assassins are operating with impunity," said >SOA Watch founder Fr. Roy Bourgeois. > >The SOA/WHISC is a combat training school for Latin American soldiers. >Its graduates are consistently involved in human rights abuses and >atrocities, according to SOA Watch. In 1996 the Pentagon was forced to >release training manuals used at the school that advocated the use of >torture, extortion and execution. In December 2000 Congress authorized >the WHISC to replace the SOA. The renaming of the school was widely >viewed as an attempt to diffuse public criticism and to disassociate the >school from its reputation. SOA Watch maintains that the underlying >purpose of the school, to control the economic and political systems of >Latin America by aiding and influencing Latin American militaries, >remains the same. > >"The SOA is the terrorist training camp in our own backyard," said >Bourgeois. SOA Watch works to stand in solidarity with people of Latin >America, to change oppressive US foreign policy, and to close the >SOA/WHISC. > > >www.soaw.org > >============================================================================ >=== >5. > >U.S. Must Stop Funding School that Trains Terrorists > >Sunday, June 23rd 2002 -- The Buffalo News -- BY JOAN HEALY > > >Imagine if someone approached you asking for a contribution to fund the >training of terrorists. > >What would be your response? Outrage? Would you assume the person was >insane? Would you report him to the proper authorities to have this >action stopped at once? > >You know in your heart that terrorism is despicable. It is the >antithesis of everything that our country stands for. > >Furthermore, our government has said repeatedly that we, as a nation, >will not allow any person or nation to help in the spread of terrorism.. > >If those would be your responses, I hope, as you read this, you will >become outraged and call the proper authorities to have this action >stopped. Because right now, you are contributing to the training of >terrorists with your tax dollars. > >Are you shocked? You should be. Because it is often overlooked in the >media, most people have never heard this. It is not out in the open >because those in power know Americans would be infuriated to find their >tax dollars being used to help train terrorists who go on to commit >horrendous human-rights abuses. > >The school that receives this funding to train terrorists is not in Iraq >or Afghanistan or Libya, but in our own country at Fort Benning, Ga. I >am referring to the School of the Americas. > >And before anyone corrects me, yes, I know the name was changed. When >some members in Congress fought for an investigation of the school to >have the funding stopped because of the atrocities that were being >carried out by the graduates, members who supported the school did what >all devious people do, they changed the name. > >This name change was presumed to wipe out the memory of all past abuses. >It is now called the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security >Cooperation. But the name was the only thing that changed. In fact, a >school supporter, the late Sen. Paul Coverdell of Georgia, called the >name change "cosmetic," and assured everyone that the mission and >operation would continue. > >For those unfamiliar with this training operation, let me introduce you >to some of the people on the list of more than 60,000 graduates. For >starters there are some of the most notorious dictators Latin America >has been cursed with: Manuel Noriega and Omar Torrijos of Panama, >Leopoldo Galtieri and Roberto Viola of Argentina, Juan Velasco Alvarado >of Peru, Guillermo Rodriguez of Ecuador and Hugo Banzer Suarez of >Bolivia. > >In 1998, graduate Lima Estrada was found guilty of the murder of Bishop >Juan Geradi. In 2000, Guatemalan dictators Efrain Rios Montt and >Fernando Lucas Garcia were brought to court on charges of genocide. > >Colombia, our best customer, has had more than 10,000 troops trained >there. Have we, unknowingly, helped Colombia to earn the distinction of >having the worst human-rights record in all of Latin America? Hundreds >of thousands of deaths in Latin America are attributed to the graduates >of this school. > >If we allow this to continue, we cannot claim that we believe in human >rights for all people, or that we are fighting a war against terrorism. >No longer are we peacekeepers. Nor can we say that we live in a >civilized society, because if we support terror, we are not civilized. > >JOAN HEALY, a freelance writer, lives in East Aurora, NY. > >Copyright 2002 The Buffalo News > > >School of the Americas Watch: >PO Box 4566 >Washington DC 20017 >tel: 202-234-3440 >fax: 202-636-4505 >info at soaw.org >www.soaw.org > > > > > >Mary Johnson >Policy Analyst >American Friends Service Committee >Washington Office/Davis House >tel: (202) 483-3341 >mary.johnson at starpower.net From bright_crow at mindspring.com Mon Jul 22 22:16:16 2002 From: bright_crow at mindspring.com (Michael Austin Shell) Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2002 22:16:16 -0400 Subject: [saymaListserv] Liberia Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20020722221523.00a07240@pop.mindspring.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Representativ*e* Meeting acts in SAYMA's name between sessions. <|> Registration packets will be mailed soon to f/Friends recorded in the SAYMA office as -- -- clerks/contacts for their meetings or worship groups -- SAYMA representatives -- members of Yearly Meeting Planning Committee, and the SAYMA Ministry & Nurture Committee -- clerks of SAYMA committees -- SAYMA clerks and treasurer <|> Others wishing to attend may contact someone who receives a packet; several people can register on one form. ~~~~~~ end ^o^ ~~~~~~ postdate 073002 ~~~~~~ ___________________________________ IMP ^o^ ... "Information Made Present" is a bulletin service of the SAYMA office to provide practical details to our geographically-challenged Yearly Meeting via our free list-server: semi-official information, bulletins that you can print, post, announce, publish, or pass around. Please address questions, corrections and additions to AdminAsst at sayma.org, or 276-628-5852 (machine; in-person Tu/Th 5-7:30p). 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If you do not have a copy of the brochure/registration form you can download one from www.fgcquaker.org. Unfortunately, it is not possible to register on line, you must send in a hard copy. There are still spaces available as well as modest financial assistance in the form of work grants and some scholarship (please approach your MM/WG first). The closest airport is Central Wisconsin in Wausau, serviced by Northwest and other lines. If you choose to fly Northwest you may use the file number below, referencing FGC and receive the mentioned discount. "The file number is NYRNU. This number can be used to secure a 5-10% discount on any published fare to Wausau between September 15 and September 25, 2002." Shuttle service from the airport will be provided by FGC. Car pooling by Friends would be in keeping with our ecological concerns. Looking forward to seeing many of you there. Penelope Wright SAYMA representative to FGC Clerk of FGC's M&N Committee