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Show held on Thursday at 8 p various locations which & ' obtained by calling"11 headquarter. A rally will be l Oct. 17 in the Union Ball, The time will be announced"0.' later date. Peace and Freedom party organized on basis of Vietnam war, injustices By Dave Partenheimer Staff Writer In response to the disastrous war in Vietnam and the injustices of our institutions, the Peace and Freedom party was organized to gain peace in Vietnam and freedom for U.S. minority groups. From the credo of the Utah Peace and Freedom party: "We hold that the institutions which govern the lives of people in the United States are largely responsible for the conditions in which we now find ourselves, that poverty, racism, imperialist wars and all forms of social injustice are symptomatic of a society that is not properly governed, or that is being governed in the interest of a few." As an alternative to the Democratic and Republican Parties, the Peace and Freedom party held its Founding Convention in California, May 16-18 and its National Convention August 17-18 at Ann Arbor Mich., where the party platform was drafted t o achieve the goals of peace and freedom. Works On Utah Problems The Utah Peace and Freedom party is autonomous and does not particularly share the views of the national Peace and Freedom Party. Its main goals deal with problems in Utah as well as Vietnam. The membership of the Utah Peace and Freedom party is mainly comprised of disillusioned Democrats, hopeful radicals, ; liberals and others concerned with peace and freedom. The membership is modest but growing. The Utah Peace and Freedom party works on Utah's problems. Peace and Freedom is helping to form a tenant union aiding the poor in obtaining housing at a reasonable rate as well as helping to establish good tenant and landlord agreements for both parties concerned. Currently, the tenant union is involved with moving renters to new locations. Tenant migration in Central City was brought on by poor tenant landlord relationships, rats and cockroaches and other slum conditions. The tenant union has not neglected this problem and is attempting to educate renters on how to store food and solve other household problems. It is the opinion of the Peace and Freedom Party that the Paris negotiations are only a smoke screen and deceptive device to the blunt fact that the war in Vietnam is going poorly and no constructive effort is being made to end it. A major objective of the Utah Peace and Freedom party is to "nominate and campaign for candidates for political office who will use their positions to advance the goals of the Utah Peace and Freedom party." Bruce Philips is running for the U.S. Senate, and Dennis Philips is the write-in candidate for second District, Utah State House of Representatives. Utah Neglects Strike The Delano grape strike supported publicly by Vice President Hubert Humphrey, Sen. Eugene McCarthy, D Minn., and the AFL CIO is almost entirely neglected in Utah. Checkers and baggers who belong to AFL CIO should not be bagging California table grapes, say Peace and Freedom candidates. The Utah Peace and Freedom party is working to organize a boycott by contacting chain stores and reminding the union of its national stand of the issue. The Utah Peace and Freedom party was also the main agent responsible for the changes made in the multi-purpose center in Central City. Peace and Freedom has formed a task force to study and research the Dugway Proving Grounds situation that resulted in the death of several hundred sheep from gas contamination. Problem Pursued The hushed up migratorj workers problem in Utah is beinL actively pursued by Peace and Freedom. Photographs of the wretched living condition were taken and a report was delivered to an open meeting last September. The results of this study will hopefully be released but information concerning this matter is very difficult to obtain as many farmers prohibit photography or study of the migratory workers. The Peace and Freedom party is open to all citizens. Its headquarters are located at 469, Junniper Court, (phone 359-8243). Weekly meetings are |
