May 1982 RAIN Page 15 automobiles; examination of the dilemma of “how much time and energy to spend on beauty when millions are starving": The Other Side tackles these subjects and many others in a style which is always lively and an editorial context which is consistently reverent toward traditional Christian principles, but irreverent toward fixed assumptions about how those principles should be applied in modern American life. Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility 475 Riverside Drive, Room 566 New York, NY 10027 Since 1971, when the U.S. Episcopal Church filed a shareholder resolution protesting General Motors' operations in South Africa, Catholic and Protestant churches and church agencies have frequently used their leverage as investors to lobby for improved corporate responsibility . A number of them work through the Interfaith Center, which operates as a clearinghouse for information on corporate policies and facilitates an exchange of views on corporate involvement in such areas as agribusiness, nuclear energy, arms proliferation and Third World infant formula promotion. ICCR also provides a number of publications relating to issues of corporate accountability. Write them for a list. Brethren Volunteer Service 1451 Dundee Avenue Elgin, IL 60120 Lutheran Volunteer Corps 1226 Vermont Avenue N.W. Washington, DC 20005 Marionist Voluntary Service Communities Program 10932 St. Clair Avenue Cleveland, OH 44108 Mennonite Voluntary Service 722 Main Street Newton, KS 67114 As VISTA vanishes before the onslaught of Reaganism, these church-based programs will be increasingly important in meeting community needs. Each offers volunteers a small stipend in return for service in such areas as community organizing, social work, urban education, emergency care and housing rehabilitation. The Lutheran and Marionist volunteers live communally. The Brethren program offers opportunities in international as well as U.S. volunteer service. ACCESS- Jewish Activism cont. from page 13 LiTifft, bimonthly, $12.00/individual, $16.00/institutions from: Lilith Publications 250 West 57th St., Suite 1328B New York, NY 10019 A feminist Jewish journal, Lilith covers issues both inside and outside of the Jewish community which affect women: the difficulty in gaining ordination for women rabbis, abortion rights as a Jewish issue, Jewish women in prison, the recent U.N. Conference on Women, and dialogue between Jewish and Christian feminist theologians. Lilith is named for the legendary predecessor of Eve who insisted on equality with Adam! Jewish Currents, 8 issues/yr., $10.00/yr. from: Jewish Currents 22 East 17th St., Rm. 601 New York, NY 10003 ism's highs and lows. Fortunately, Jewish Currents is experiencing renewed vitality, despite current economic woes, broadening its audience to include younger members among the ranks of old Jewish lefties. A clearly thought out and articulated perspective on ethnic politics informs the magazine's coverage of issues, whether the topic be Argentinian and South American Fascism, a Jewish response to nuclear energy and weaponry, a memorial to the Warsaw Ghetto uprising (commemorating all people's resistance to oppression), or the treatment of Gays under the Nazi regime. There are two special, annual issues, one devoted to Black/ Jewish relations and the other to Women's issues. An invaluable resource to the Jewish community, Jewish Currents belongs next to Genesis 2 on your bookself. Genesis!, 8 issues/yr., $10 for individuals, $15 for institutions from: Genesis 2 233 Bay State Road Boston, MA 02215 and readership. With refreshing insight, the newspaper has brought a progressive, Jewish perspective to topics as varied as U.S. media racism against Arabs, the celebration of Ha- nukkah as a liberation struggle, internalized anti-semitism among Jews, and solar/nuclear energy otions. When I first came across Genesis 2 five years ago, its successful fusing of progressive politics and strong ethnic identification was a balm to my soul, and a source of inspiration in my work for social change. As the paper expands its focus beyond New England to a national audience, it's sure to be well received. Chutzpah P.O.Box 60142 Chicago, IL 60660 Formed in 1971, Chutzpah has been a leading force in the Jewish political revival. Describing itself as a Jewish-Socialist-Feminist organization. Chutzpah has co-sponsored educational events with various Jewish agencies and left-wing groups on topics such as Jewish women and the Human Life Amendment and Antisemitism. Chutzpah has been active in anti-Klan, anti-Nazi work in the Chicago area, helping to organize a coalition for a young Black Communist arrested in an anit-Nazi demonstration. Chicago also maintains an active Middle East group. While Chutzpah's magazine is now defunct, an anthology of the best of Chutzpah published in 1978 is still available. (Chutzpah, a Jewish Liberation Anthology, $5.95 from New Glide Publications, 330 Ellis St., Room 404, San Francisco, CA 941020.) Entering its 36th year of publication, Jewish Founded in 1979 as a college publication. Currents has tracked American Jewish actiy- Genesis 2 has grown streadily in reputation Cont. on next page
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