1992 Housmans Peace Diary and World Peace Directory This is the 39th edition of this publication, which is a non-profit service to the worldwide movements working for peace, social justice, and the preservation of our ecosystem. The Peace Diary, and in particular the World Peace Directory which it contains, is produced by movement activists for movement activists. Much of the work to produce the Diary and Directory is voluntary, and in these times of inflation and recession the finances of the Peace Diary continue to be precarious. So besides ordering a copy for your own use, please also consider making it available through your own networks - there are discounts for bulk orders. Or, if you would rather, you could distribute our order forms to your contacts for them to order directly from us - we can supply you with order forms on request. Orders can be sent in Autralian dollars: $12.95 plus $1.50 surface mail or $3.80 air mail. With your support we will be able to continue to produce the Peace Diary each year; please help us to help you. The 1992 PEACE DIARY has these regular features: * Pocket format, with a week to an opening, plus notable dates and anniversaries marked, and a quotation for each week. * Calendars, a Year Planner, and pages for notes and addresses. * Printed entirely on recycled paper. * Sewn, with full colour card cover, and attractively designed pages. * The only Directory of its kind available anywhere in the world, the 1992 WORLD PEACE DIRECTORY - this Directory, fully revised every year, lists around 2100 national and international peace, environment and human rights organisations in over 100 countries. "So well put together - indispensable", Petra Kelly, Germany. "A magnificent diary - (the Directory is) a masterpiece", Yasar Ozturk, Turkey. Published in August 1991. ISBN: 0 85283 224 9. ISSN: 0957-0136. Worldwide distribution by: Housmans, 5 Caledonian Road, London N1 9DX, England, tel. +44-71-837 4473. Prisoners For Peace December 1 has been declared Prisoners For Peace Day. The purpose of the action is to encourage people around the world to send cards of encouragement and support to people who have been jailed for resistance to military service and other nonviolent actions. The Prisoners for Peace Honor Roll 1991 was produced with help from War Resisters International affiliates, Amnesty International and Nuclear Resister. The NVT editors have a copy of the Honor Roll. Although Prisoners for Peace Day was December 1, cards can still be sent for Christmas, New Year's Day, etc. If you would like a copy of the roll, please send us a standard, self-addressed stamped envelope. Advice on Sending Cards * Write names and addresses clearly in capital letters on envelopes * Include your own name and address * Send your card in an envelope * If a card is returned, please don't send it to WRI, but to the relevant ambassador with a request that s/he forward it. If you want to help cover the costs of compiling and circulating the Honor Roll, send donations to: WRI, 55 Dawes St, London SE171EL, England. Bibliography Robert Burrowes has produced a bibliography called "Major Works on Nonviolence", consisting of about 200 books and papers. If you would like a copy, please send a standard. self-addressed, stamped envelope to the NVT editors. NVA Legal Handbook The Environmental Defenders Office has just released a new publication. Legal Organisation for Nonviolent Action is an essential resource for all those who are serious about nonviolent action (NVA). The handbook developed out of the experiences of those involved in legal organisation of the campaign to protect the South East Forests of New South Wales. It is designed to provide both a framework for organisations as well as give detailed information to individuals in order to make contact with the legal system an empowering rather than bewildering process. The book follows the course of interaction between NVA and the law. Areas covered include - * Planning for Nonviolent Action * Major Players in the Criminal Justice Game * Organisation before Arrest * Organisation after Arrest * Local Courts * Appeals The handbook has appendices which cover New South Wales and Commonwealth legislation relevant to NVA, standard forms for use by legal organisers and a guide to Local Court trials. The handbook costs $10.00 (postage paid) and is available by sending a cheque/money order to - Jackie Wurm, Environmental Defenders' Office, Suite 82, 280 Pitt Street, Sydney NSW 2000, tel (02) 261 3599, fax (02) 267 7548.