Athletes for peace at antiwar fundraiser
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SOCIALIST ACTION MAY 1986 6 ominous. The impact of the San Francisco demonstration was therefore mitigated by the fact that it was a local response-as opposed to a national response-to Reagan's domestic and foreign policies.
Even in the San Francisco coalition, the pressure of the elections was felt.
One thing, however, is certain. Despite the differences in strategy among members and organizations of the peace, jobs and justice movement, the most compelling pressure for mass independent political action will come from the U.S. government, which in the period ahead will intensify its attacks on working people here and abroad.
The April 19 demonstration proved that mass antiwar sentiment can be mobilized. This is an example that should be followed by the movement nationally.
SAN FRANCISCO-On the eve of the April 19 march and rally for peace, jobs and justice in San Francisco, some 250 activists, leaders, and supporters of the antiwar and peace movements attended a fundraising dinner/reception cosponsored by the Mobilization for Peace, Jobs and Justice and Athletes United for Peace.
Some 25 top athletes, past and present, attended and expressed their commitment to the Mobilization's program. The event raised $5000.
Co-chaired by Jeff Mackler of the Mo -bilization and Guy Benjamin, former San Francisco 49er quarterback and executive director of Athletes United for Peace, the event also featured musician/social activist Holly Near, comedian Bob Sarlatte, and United Mine Workers of America President Richard Trumka.
This was the first time a number of top professional and amateur athletes publicly joined with the antiwar movement to express their commitment and concern.
Speaking at the event were Randy Cross, current All-Pro San Francisco 49er; R. C. Owens, former All-Pro 49er; Gene Upshaw, Oakland Raider veteran and currently executive director of the National Football League Players Association and a member of the AFL-CIO's Executive Council; Tom Waddell, founder of the Gay Games and decathalon competitor on the 1968 U.S. Olympic Team; Marilyn King, U.S. Olympic Team, pentathalon; and Ron Davis, former All-American track athlete and track coach for Nigeria, Tanzania, and Mozambique.
Stanford University's current quarterback, John Paye, and former St. Louis Cardinal David Meggyesy also attended. Meggyesy is the Western director of the NFL Players Association.
Jemma Turner, the U.S. representative of the National Union of Farmers and Ranchers of Nicaragua (UNAG), spoke and introduced Jay Feldman, executive director of Baseball for Peace. Feldman, a writer for "Sports Illustrated," recently organized a team of U.S. baseball players to compete in Nicaragua.
Sports attorney Leigh Steinberg spoke about the importance of athletes joining in the cause of the antiwar movement.
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[]6 months for $2.00 [] 12 months for $5.00 Contribution Charlene Tschirhart, past director of the San Francisco Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign and a Mobilization coordinator, conveyed the regrets of former U.S. Atomic Energy Commission chair Glenn T. Seaborg, who was unable to attend due to illness. Seaborg has joined with the freeze on many occasions to express his oppo -sition to nuclear testing and arms escalation.
Alfonso Ximenex, Nicaragua's leading expressionist painter, exhibited his works and participated in the program. A video by Howard Petrick entitled "This Is Not Grenada" featured a Sandinista worker's commitment to the achievements of the Nicaraguan Revolution.
This was the Mobilization's third fund -raising reception. As with the previous events, which featured actor Edward Asner and Naomi Tutu, daughter of Bishop Desmond Tutu, the Mobilization again demonstrated its capacity to reach ever wider audiences with its message. State Zip. Union/Organization
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