[PEN-L:4254] member;mailing list

1995-02-22 Thread Bonni-Jane Van Blarcom
Please provide me with information about becomming a member and about being on the membership list. Regards, Bonni van Blarcom

[PEN-L:4253] Cecilia Rodriguez' hunger strike

1995-02-22 Thread D Shniad
Monday night I phoned my parents. They live in Santa Monica, California and are long time social activists. On the basis of information I have received via the Internet, I advised them that Cecilia Rodriguez, one of the leaders of the National Commission for Democracy in Mexico, was conducti

[PEN-L:4252] Re: "story"

1995-02-22 Thread Jim Devine
Kevin Quinn writes: '... Conceived as attempts at self-understanding, social-scientific "theory" *does* shape the "facts" it is about--withou creating them, though.' I agree totally (despite what one might think from an earlier reference in Kevin's missive). One's theory (or story) does affect th

[PEN-L:4251] The tremors continue

1995-02-22 Thread D Shniad
PESO CRISIS MAY FORCE ARGENTINA BACK TO IMF BUENOS AIRES -- Argentina may sign a new accord with the IMF to see it through financial difficulties provoked by the Mexican crisis, a Finance Ministry official admitted yesterday. Ricardo Gutierrez described negotiations as "very preliminary"

[PEN-L:4250] Re: "story"

1995-02-22 Thread kevin quinn
On the story stuff: at the risk of sounding like an idealist from hell--and respectfully, Jim--I think the great merit of the story formulation is in its suggesting a parallel between social "science" and the story we tell of our lives. This last is a funny thing: part creation, part discovery

[PEN-L:4249] Re: Mexico

1995-02-22 Thread David Ranney
Harry: I am active here in Chicago and would very much like to be on your list. Thanks for your work on this! Dave Ranney >OK folks. Those of you who are actively involved in solidarity work with >chiapas and the Zapatistas but who don't want to