JANUARY
      25,
      2005
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      Great
      Small
      University
      -
      A
      Great
      Big
      Heart
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      UPEI
      Community
      Pitches
      in
      To
      Help
      Tsunami
      Relief
      Effort
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Julie
      Bull
     
     
      Reporter
     
    
   
   
    
     
      When
      horrific
      scenes
      where
     
     
      shown
      on
      our
      Televisions
      and
      cries
     
     
      for
      help
      were
      heard,
      the
      people
      at
     
     
      UPEI
      did
      not
      sit
      idly
      by.
      Nature
      has
     
     
      proven
      to
      be
      devastating
      for
      so
      many
     
     
      people
      around
      the
      world
      and
      the
     
     
      recent
      Tsunami
      has
      left
      so
      many
     
     
      people
      in
      silence
      and
      awe.
      The
     
     
      realization
      that
      life
      can
      be
      cut
      so
      short
     
     
      plays
      hard
      on
      so
      many
      of
      us.
      The
     
     
      thought
      that
      so
      many
      people
      lost
      their
     
     
      families
      and
      friends
      and
      so
      many
      are
     
     
      still
      left
      to
      wonder,
      make
      us
      feel
     
     
      helpless.
      We
      are
      half
      a
      world
      away,
     
     
      but
      the
      catastrophe
      that
      has
      occurred
     
     
      is
      close
      to
      our
      hearts.
     
    

    
     
      Kevin
      Lewis,
      Chief
     
     
      Development
      Officer
      in
      Advancement
     
     
      Services,
      was
      eager
      to
      share
      in
      the
     
     
      advancements
      that
      are
      being
      made
      at
     
     
      UPEL
      in
      relation
      to
      relief
      efforts
      for
     
     
      Tsunami
      Victims.
      Lewis
      informed
      us
     
     
      that
      to
      date
      there
      has
      been
      in
      excess
     
     
      of
      $14,
      000
      raised
      for
      medical
      relief.
     
     
      He
      was
      enthusiastic
      and
      energetic
      as
     
     
      he
      sincerely
      thanked
      those
      that
      have
     
     
      made
      contributions
      in
      this
      time
      of
     
     
      need.
     
    

    
     
      AThrough
      the
      family
      of
      UPEI
     
     
      Professor
      Wimal
      Rankaduwa
      in
     
     
      South
      Eastern
      Sri
      Lanka,
      and
      in
     
     
      cooperation
      with
      regional
      authorities
     
     
      there,
      we
      will
      transfer
      funds
      that
      can
     
     
      be
      used
      in
      the
      best
      way
      possible.
     
     
      Other
      gifts
      designated
      to
      Western
     
     
      Thailand
      (all
      gifts
      collected
      at
      AVC
     
     
      have
      been
      designated
      here)
      will
      be
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      directed
      through
      charitable
      agencies
      in
     
     
      the
      area
      of
      Koh
      Kho
      Khao.
      We
      are
     
     
      helping
      in
      this
      area
      as
      a
      way
      to
      say
     
     
      thank
      you
      to
      the
      local
      community
     
     
      people
      who
      were
      so
      kind
      to
      one
      of
     
     
      our
      vet
      students
      who
      was
      in
      that
      area
     
     
      when
      the
      tsunami
      struck@.
     
    

    
     
      Lewis
      whole-heartedly
     
     
      thanked
      all
      those
      that
      are
      making
      an
     
     
      impact
      of
      the
      relief
      effort.
      Without
      the
     
     
      support
      and
      kindness
      of
      so
      many
     
     
      people,
      we
      would
      not
      be
      able
      to
      help
     
     
      those
      who
      need
      it
      the
      most.
      AI
      want
     
     
      to
      acknowledge
      the
      UPEI
      Student
     
     
      Union
      for
      organizing
      their
      fundraisers,
     
     
      and
      the
      many
      people
      who
      volunteered
     
     
      at
      the
      donation
      tables
      in
      the
      W.A.
     
     
      Murphy
      Student
      Centre
      and
      the
     
     
      Atlantic
      Veterinary
      College
      Foyer.
      I
     
     
      don=t
      which
      to
      single
      out
      donors,
      but
     
     
      I
      would
      like
      to
      give
      special
     
     
      acknowledgment
      to
      Ray
      Murphy
      of
     
     
      Murphy=s
      Pharmacies
      for
      donating
      .
     
     
      the
      proceeds
      of
      his
      generous
      A20
     
     
      percent
      of
      sales@
      day
      to
      the
      UPEI
     
     
      Tsunami
      Relief
      Fund.@
     
    

    
     
      Progress
      of
      the
      Relief
      Efforts
     
     
      at
      UPEI
      will
      be
      made
      available
      on
      the
     
     
      website
      (www.upei.ca).
      Also,
      if
      you
     
     
      would
      like
      more
      information
      or
      would
     
     
      like
      to
      make
      a
      donation,
      please
     
     
      contact
      Kevin
      Lewis
      at
      894-2888
      or
     
     
      krlewis@upei.ca.
      Remember
      that
      no
     
     
      donation
      is
      too
      big
      or
      too
      small
      and
     
     
      that
      every
      cent
      will
      aid
      those
      that
      are
     
     
      left
      in
      dire
      straights.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      THE
      CADRE
      ©
      17
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Political
      Prisoner
      Awareness
      Group
      Visits
     
     
      UPEI
     
    
   
   
    
     
      MattCampbell
      -
     
     
      Reporter
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Tre
      Arrow
      Defense
     
     
      Committee
      headed
      by
      Benjamin
     
     
      Shannon
      and
      Mynah
      Meagher
      recently
     
     
      visited
      the
      UPEI
      campus
      for
      their
      first
     
     
      top
      on
      a
      tour
      raising
      awareness
      across
     
     
      the
      country
      in
      regards
      to
      an
     
     
      environmental
      activist
      jailed
      in
      Victoria,
     
     
      BC.
     
    

    
     
      Arrow,
      who
      has
      a
      case
      pending
     
     
      in
      the
      courts,
      is
     
     
      accused
      of
     
     
      detonating
      a
     
     
      number
      of
      logging
     
     
      trucks
      in
      Portland,
     
     
      Oregon.
      If
     
     
      convicted,
      Arrow
     
     
      could
      serve
      up
      to
     
     
      an
      eighty
      year
     
     
      sentence.
      The
     
     
      awareness
      group
      _
     
     
      claims
      Arrow
      is
      a
     
     
      political
      prisoner
     
     
      and
      has
      been
     
     
      targeted
      unfairly
      by
      the
      American
     
     
      government
      as
      a
      threat
      to
      society.
     
    

    
     
      The
      event
      drew
      in
      a
      total
      of
      thirty
     
     
      people
      including
      Charlottetown’s
      well
     
     
      known
      activists
      Blair
      Ross
      and
      Leo
     
     
      Broderick.
     
    

    
     
      Due
      to
      last
      minute
      reservations
     
     
      Ben
      Shannon
      was
      unable
      to
      make
      it
      to
     
     
      the
      presentation.
     
    

    
     
      Mynah
      spoke
      to
      the
      audience
     
     
      about
      her
      friendship
      with
      Arrow
      and
     
     
      the
      lifestyle
      that
      he
      chose.
     
    

    
     
      “I
      met
      Tre
      and
      lived
      with
      him
      in
     
     
      Halifax.
      He
      organized
      peaceful
     
     
      awareness
      and
      vocalized
      his
      ideals
     
     
      about
      the
      most
      gentle
      way
      to
      live
      on
     
     
      the
      earth.”
      -
     
    

    
     
      On
      June
      7"
      2002
      Tre
      scaled
      a
     
     
      building
      in
      where
      he
      remained
      for
      11
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      days
      protesting
      timber
      policies.
     
     
      Proceeding
      numerous
      protests
      Arrow
     
     
      was
      recruited
      as
      a
      green
      candidate
      and
     
     
      ran
      in
      the
      congressional
      election.
      Arrow
     
     
      tallied
      15
      000
      votes.
     
    

    
     
      Arrow’s
      supporters
      view
      his
     
     
      incarceration
      as
      a
      miscarriage
      of
      justice.
     
     
      And
      although
      there
      are
      many
      Arrow
     
    

    
     
      supporters,
      the
     
     
      !
      alleged
      Eco-
     
     
      |
      terrorist
      has
      gained
     
     
      |
      anequal
      amount
      of
     
     
      .
      opposition.
     
    

    
     
      Mynah
     
     
      spoke
      of
      how
      the
     
     
      media
      have
      coined
     
     
      the
      term
      Eco-
     
     
      Terrorist.
     
    

    
     
      Ron
      Arnold
     
     
      coined
      it.
      He
     
     
      contracts
      himself
     
     
      to
      PR
      groups
     
     
      who
      are
      hired
      by
      lobby
      conglamorates
     
     
      to
      spread
      media
      propeganda.
      Justice
     
     
      James
      Reddin
      himself
      declared
      that
      the
     
     
      controversial
      term
      ‘terrorist’
      was
      not
      to
     
     
      be
      used
      in
      regards
      to
      Mr.
      Arrow.”
     
    

    
     
      The
      group
      also
      claimed
      that
      the
     
     
      Portland
      tribune
      owned
      by
      the
      local
     
     
      logging
      company.
     
    

    
     
      Arrow
      was
      taken
      into
      custody
      in
     
     
      Canada
      after
      refusing
      to
      reveal
      his
     
     
      identity
      when
      he
      was
      allegedly
      caught
     
     
      for
      shoplifting
      a
      pair
      of
      bolt
      cutters
      from
     
     
      a
      Canadian
      Tire
      store.
     
    

    
     
      Now
      Arrow
      is
      asking
      for
      refugee
     
     
      status
      in
      Canada.
     
    

    
     
      Arrow’s
      extradition
      hearing
      is
      set
     
     
      for
      the
      17-19th
      of
      April
      2005.