ARTISTS AGAINST NUCLEAR WAR. = Su Robert:tincle

On the 27th of February there was a symposium on the Arms
Race at U.B.C.. This event, organized by the students, was
extremely successful, drawing over 500 people, and spawning
many new initiatives.

One proposal that came forth was to form an artists group
to work for disarmament. Like any other professional group,
we, whether er like it or not, do play a role in society and can
have an influence on events. On the concrete level, we can design
buttons, T-shirts, banners, posters and so on, both purely
for their own sake, as self- expression, or for the benifit of
local peace groups. But of course we don't have to limit our
thinking to that. Video, sculpture, performance, conceptual art-
there are so many areas of creative activity that can have a
powerfull and positive effect.

Quite justifiably, artists have scruples about "using art to
Promote any cause at all. Propaganda is propaganda first and art
second and one may feel that one is compromising oneself and
ones art by making statements. However, the issue of nuclear war
is different from all the rest.

To stand up for life is a crea-
tive act, and actually very sat-
isfying. You can find a way to
do this in your own sphere with-
out having to compromise; all you
need is imagination.

There will be a meeting to dis-
cuss this idea of a peace group at
Emily Carr at noon on the 23rd of
March (Tues.), in Room 260. There
will be a film- "IF YOU LOVE THIS
PLANET'' by Helen Caldicott of the
Physicians for Social Responsibility,
a very honest and yet positive docu-
ment. Even if you have no interest in
the group, the film is well worth see~
ing. If you would like further info-
rmation, call Robert Linsley at

879-6440.

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