BNCPJ Meeting Minutes 05/01/2005  ਀ഊ ਀䄀最攀渀搀愀㨀ꀀഊIntroductions  ਀刀攀瘀椀攀眀 愀渀搀 倀氀愀渀渀椀渀最 昀漀爀 唀瀀挀漀洀椀渀最 䔀瘀攀渀琀猀ꀀഊAnnouncements  ਀嘀椀挀✀猀 嘀椀搀攀漀 漀渀  㤀⼀㄀㄀ 伀洀椀猀猀椀漀渀猀 愀渀搀 䐀椀猀琀漀爀琀椀漀渀猀ꀀഊ ਀ഊ Introductions -- Ralph Dring, Janice Nehrt, Deb Kane, Carrol Cox, Vic Connors, Mary Zeller, David McHone Chase, Gary Gletty, Gregg Brown, Evelyn Bertsche, and Jan Cox in attendance.  ਀ഊ ਀刀攀洀愀爀欀猀 漀渀 匀甀猀琀愀椀渀愀戀椀氀椀琀礀 䘀愀椀爀 瀀爀攀猀攀渀挀攀㨀ꀀഊGregg reminded us that it was good to see a peace presence at the Fair and that opposition to the War in Iraq should be one of our chief focuses as no other group is taking that position.  ਀ഊ ਀唀瀀挀漀洀椀渀最 攀瘀攀渀琀猀 琀栀愀琀 䈀一䌀倀䨀 挀愀渀 瀀愀爀琀椀挀椀瀀愀琀攀 椀渀㨀ꀀഊRalph -- 60 year anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August. No New Nukes will help. Good book on topic "Barefoot Gen".  ਀ഊMary -- Holocaust Memorial events going on now.  ਀ഊGary -- Call for Justice 09/24 - 26 in Washington DC organized by uusc.org/stoptorture. Mary mentioned book by Tanner on Truth and Torture.  ਀ഊEvelyn -- Amnesty International events in November, sponsored by Mennonite Church Peace and Justice committee. Focus is the possibility of a Draft and other issues. Gerlof Homan is church contact at homan3@juno.com  ਀ഊCarrol talked about revitalizing letter writing committee and Tom Hayden's letter to Howard Dean.  ਀ഊJan mentioned moveon.org teams as a model for organizing BNCPJ teams/committee.  ਀ഊOrganizations to hook up with:  ਀䴀愀挀漀洀戀 倀攀愀挀攀 最爀漀甀瀀 ⠀䨀愀渀 栀愀猀 挀漀渀琀愀挀琀⤀ꀀഊKnoxville county peace group (David has contact)  ਀䌀栀愀洀瀀愀椀最渀 最爀漀甀瀀 䄀圀䄀刀䔀 ⠀渀攀攀搀 琀漀 搀攀瘀攀氀漀瀀 挀漀渀琀愀挀琀⤀ꀀഊ ਀嘀椀挀✀猀 瘀椀搀攀漀 眀愀猀 愀 䌀匀倀䄀一 瀀爀攀猀攀渀琀愀琀椀漀渀 漀渀 琀栀攀  㤀⼀㄀㄀ 䌀漀洀洀椀猀猀椀漀渀 爀攀瀀漀爀琀 戀礀 䐀愀瘀椀搀 刀愀礀 䜀爀椀昀昀椀渀Ⰰ 愀渀 攀洀攀爀椀琀甀猀 瀀爀漀昀攀猀猀漀爀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 䌀氀愀爀攀洀漀渀琀 匀挀栀漀漀氀 漀昀 吀栀攀漀氀漀最礀 眀栀漀 愀爀最甀攀猀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 攀瘀攀渀琀猀 漀昀  㤀⼀㄀㄀ 眀攀爀攀 攀渀最椀渀攀攀爀攀搀 愀渀搀 漀爀挀栀攀猀琀爀愀琀攀搀 戀礀 琀栀攀 䈀甀猀栀 䄀搀洀椀渀椀猀琀爀愀琀椀漀渀 愀渀搀 栀愀猀 眀爀椀琀琀攀渀 愀 戀漀漀欀 攀渀琀椀琀椀氀攀搀 ∀㤀⼀㄀㄀ 䌀漀洀洀椀猀猀椀漀渀 刀攀瀀漀爀琀㨀 伀洀椀猀猀椀漀渀猀 愀渀搀 䐀椀猀琀漀爀琀椀漀渀猀∀⸀ ⸀ 䰀椀瘀攀氀礀 愀渀搀 猀漀洀攀眀栀愀琀 愀挀爀椀洀漀渀椀漀甀猀 搀攀戀愀琀攀 昀漀氀氀漀眀攀搀⸊