September/October 1985 RAIN Page 35 PUBLICATION FROM: We Are Ordinary Women 'WeAre Ordinary Women: A Chronicle of the Puget Sound Women's Peace Camp, by participants of the Puget Sound Women's Peace Camp, 1985, 116 pp., $5.95 from; The Seal Press 312 South Washington Seattle, WA 98104 In 1981 a women's peace camp was established at Greenham Common Air Force Base in England to protest the deployment of U.S. Cruise missiles. Since that time many peace camps have been established around the world in related actions. The principle camps form a chain including the Seneca Falls army depdt, transshipment point for Cruise missiles; Cole Bay, Saskatchewan, where Cruise missiles are tested; and the Boeing plant at Puget Sound, where the missiles are built. Grace Paley has written eloquently about her experience at the Seneca Women's Encampment and, though not quite so eloquent, We Are Ordinary Women speaks equally clearly about daily life at the Puget Sound Women's Peace Camp. About half the book consists of photos and writings from the peace camp journal, a daily record open to all. These writings are spontaneous, short, exhuberant, and searching. The remainder is articles that were contributed after the close of the camp to clarify some issues that had not been dealt with in the camp journal, including some background information on Cruise missiles, feminism, nonviolence, civil disobedience, and dealing with local authority. Most importantly, this book offers many invaluable lessons. Any group planning a peace camp has an obligation to research and avoid the pitfalls of previous actions: books such as We Are Ordinary Women are an excellent way to do this. The camp was not without its problems, and contributors to the book pulled no punches. Criticism is plentiful and nothing is spared, but many praises are sung. One of the most interesting questions raised, one for which there is no pat answer, is how to build a sense of community among women. The Puget Sound Women's Peace Camp was dismantled in October 1984, but in the words of Naomi Littlebear Morena's song adopted by the brave women of the Greenham peace camp, you "can't kill the spirit." —Katherine Sadler Katherine Sadler is a former RAIN staffer and has been involved in various peace-related activities in the Portland area. ADVERTISING We offer a 30-page semiannual catalog of TRAVEL GUIDE BOOKS. The heart of the catalog is our selection from the ever-increasing number of independent, specialized guides to the world's destinations. Our descriptions and quotes of each book are often fairly long in order to clearly define the contents of each book and to properly convey the feeling of each one. Complementing the independent's section is a selection of many of the popular Travel Guide Series books. Finally we include a Business Travel section with many hard to find, yet excellent guides written specifically for business traveling in the US and worldwide. Please send $1 for the catalog to TRAVEL SOURCE, PO Box 142, Ukiah, CA 95482. Be Part of the Movement—EAST WIND, a ten-year-old community of 60 adults and seven children, is looking for people to join us in building a society based on equality and cooperation. For more information, write or call: East Wind Community, Box RN 95, Tecumseh, MO 65760; 417/679-4682. SINGLE PROFILE NEXUS creates a nationwide network of cultured singles. PO Box 19983, Orlando, FL 32814. Worthy Work INTERN AT RAIN: The intern training program at RAIN includes independent research of environmental and community development issues, participation in the development and publication of RAIN magazine, and other related educational and training experiences. Limited training grants are available to program participants. For an application, write to: Lance Scott, RAIN, 3116 North Williams, Portland, OR 97227. RAIN Advertising Policy RAIN accepts both classified and display advertising. Classified ads cost 300 per word. As a special service during these times of high unemployment, work-related ads (see "Worthy Work") are only 150 per word. Prepayment required. All ads are accepted at RAIN's discretion. The advertising of products and services in RAIN should not be considered an endorsement. RAIN is not responsible for product or service claims and representations. For information on display ads and a rate sheet, contact: RAIN Advertising Dept., 3116 North Williams, Portland, OR 97227; 503/249- 7218.
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