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Etcetera Editor, AGENDA, 220 S. Main St., Ann Arbor, Ml 48104

AGENDA Bucket Drive a Success

Thanks to many AGENDA supporters, we had a successful bucket drive. In a combined one-day effort with the Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice, we took in over $400!

We would like to recognize the volunteers who helped with this actlvlty: Joe Howard, Eric Jackson, Richard Peary , Diane Descavish, Nan Stoll, Trevor Koop, Alethea Crippen, Earl Uomoto, Rose Moon, Jeff Alson, Stephanie Harrell, Ken Polsky, Molly Cavender, Natasha Raymond, Elise Bryant, Jeri Schneider, Bart Cassad, Michael Appel, Laurie Wechter, Bill Shea, Rachel Lanzerotti, and Ken Garber.

Finally, we'd like to show our appreciation to the businesses that allowed us to solicit near their premises: Borders Bookshop, Elmo's, Fourth Ave. People's Food Co-op, Wildflour Bakery, Crazy Wisdom, and Wooden Spoon Books. When you patronize these establishments be sure to say that you're glad they support AGENDA.

EMU's Lobbyist Also Touts NAFTA

A few years ago, students and professors at Eastern Michigan University unsuccessfully sought to cut ties to the university's Washington DC lobbying flrm, O'Connor & Hannan. It was protested that the firm represented the Salvadoran government and other human rights violators.

Times change. Now O'Connor & Hannan is lobbying for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The firm's George Mannina, a former aide to congressional Republicans, is one of at least 31 agents who have registered as lobbyists for the treaty.

The United Auto Workers opposes NAFTA because it stands to lose many of its members' jobs to factories in Mexico. (Mexican workers are paid about one-tenth the wages of U.S. workers). The UAW also represents EMU's clerical, technical and non-teaching professional workers. Regarding this activity by EMU's lobbying flrm, UAW spokesperson Jim McBride stated: "Given the dependence of state universities on the manufacturing tax base, this is awfully short-sighted representation."

NAFTA Will Hit Women Workers First

One of the anticipated results of NAFTA would be the loss of least 300,000 low-wage jobs from the U.S. to Mexico. First among these will be industries that typically employ women - food processing, textiles, electronics assembly, and light manufacturing. Women In Mexico already constitute 68% of the assembly line workers, earning less than $1 per hour and suffering diseases far above the normal rate. Canadian and U.S. women may be pressured into a competition of misery with their Mexican sisters to accept lower wages and fewer benefits.

- from The News NOW," June 1993.

Freedom of Info. Delayed - Again

Washtenaw County Circuit Court Judge Kurtis T. Wilder has once again delayed ruling on the Freedom of Information Act lawsuit brought by AGENDA associate editor Eric Jackson against the Eastern Michigan University Foundation. The lawsuit challenges EMU's move to shield the use of its endowment by transferring it to a "private" foundation set up by the university. Motions for summary disposition were argued last September, and Wilder had promised a ruling in October. Since that time several trial dates have been set and adjourned. Recently the Judge adjourned a June 25 trial indefinitely, but promised to rule on the motions on August 6 at 11 am.

Desmond Tutu to Speak in Detroit

Rev. Desmond Tutu, the Anglican Archbishop of Capetown and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, will give the annual Cranbrook Peace Foundation Peace Lecture. The talk begins at 7:30 pm on July 1  at Detroit's Masonic Temple Theater. Admlsslon Is $10 - tickets for the post-lecture reception are $25. Call (313) 545-1960 for more info.

Interfaith Schedules Bosnian Vigils

The Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice will be sponsoring prayer vigils for peace, Justice and reconciliation in Bosnia every Wednesday from June 30 through September 22. The gatherings will take place from 12:15 pm to 12:45 pm at the Federal Building, at Fifth Ave. & Liberty. Each week clergy or laity from a different denomination will lead a short interfaith liturgy. For more Information call 663-1870.

WCBN Throws Summer Bash

The WCBN FM radio annual summer bash will take place on Saturday, July 17. This celebration of 30 years on the air runs from noon until 6 pm at Ann Arbor's West Park. This free concert features Brothers From Another Planet, Night Flight, The Deadbeat Society and The Del-Kats. Contact WCBN at 747-4122 for further information.

Tenants Union Cooks Up Fundraiser

The Ann Arbor Tenants Union is creating a cookbook, which it will sell to raise funds. Tentatively entitled "Eating Well Despite Your Landlord's Efforts to Reduce You to Starvation," the book will include inexpensive recipes, tips on cutting food costs, information about tenants' rights and notes about the contributors. Groups and individuals are encouraged to contribute recipes or cost-cutting tips. Send contributions to the AATU at Room 4304, Michigan Union, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, or call 936-3076.

Soundings Lecture Series Begins

Soundings, a center for women, will host a series of talks and discussions on sexual harassment in July. On July 7, Julie Steiner, the former head of the U-M Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center, will give a talk defining sexual harassment. On July 17, lawyer Jean King will address the problem from a legal persepcüve. The series will conclude on July 21, when therapist Jane Hassinger outlines the psychological effects of sexual harassment. All of the sessions are from 7 to 9 pm at 1100 N. Main St. in Ann Arbor. For more information call 663-2507.

Thanks, Michigan Student Assembly!

Friends of AGENDA, the U-M student organization of AGENDA volunteers, would - like to thank MSA for a recent grant of $200. This grant will enable Friends of AGENDA to purchase 10 newspaper racks, to be placed in university buildings. Look around campus soon for our spiffy racks!

Centenarian Activist Passes Away

Dr. Paul Hubbell, a retired EMU history professor, Rhodes Scholar, World War I veteran and antiwar poet, died recently at the VA Hospital In Ann Arbor. He was 101 years old. Until sidelined by illness over the past few years, Dr. Hubbell was a fixture at Ypsilanti antiwar protests, where he often read hls poetry. His presence will be sorely missed.

The Sports Section

The AGENDA softball team stands in third place in the Ann Arbor Slow-Pitch Community Co-Rec league with a 4-2-1 record. Highlights of the season so far include trouncing Gelman Sciences (25-3) and the Ann Arbor News "Greenscreens" (17-9). The last two games of the season will be July 7 at 6:15 pm at Allmendinger School and July 14 at 6 pm at Veterans Park (Diamond #2). Come cheer us on!