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"Peace key to future

By CasNews Staff

Peace — both on a world- wide scale and within the splintered Doukhobor ranks — holds the key to the future. At least that was the feeling from Sunday night’s public forum on the future at the first-over International Doukhobor Intergroup Sym- posium.

‘John Semenoff, chairman of the Union of Spiritual Communities of Christ com- mittee of world disarma- ment, told the 450 people at the forum that the danger of war is increasing.

“They're making more arms every day,” he said, adding, “What we are doing is not enough.”

He said it is essential the population be mobilized .so that “every adult ‘and child” can make their commitment to peace.

“If we have to go to every home, that is what we are going to do.”

One speaker said the pri- mary purpose of the sympo- sium is to unite people in a stand against war “and for peace.” However, he criti- cized the western media and authorities for always blam-

ing the Soviet Union for its”

buildup of arms,

He said he wanted to com- mend the Soviet people for their efforts in peace. “Soviet people do not want war, but live for peace.” He added he sees a “complete desire and willingness” for peace on the part of the Soviet delegation to the symposium.

Moderator Koozma Tara- soff warned the audience against straying into the politics of the situation not- ing the forum was to look at the “wider issues of cultural preservation.” But one wom- an countered that the peace movement is “superficial” unless it heads into the poli-

_tical sphere. She said the current “cold

war environment” is affect- ing the health of children, She added that she has been laid off from jobs for no other reason: than her opinions.

Another speaker said the future of the Doukhobor movement — and ~ other movements — lies with young people, though he doesn't see enough young people taking part.

Panelist Charles Frantz, an anthropoligist '- from, . New York State University, said that some communities. hold onto their children to perpe- trate the community.

He pointed to the conser- vative Quakers and some Hutterites,but said the Mor. mons are the most notable group that carry out such: a practice. ~ He said the Mormons have a@ compulsory service | for their youth, who are sent out as missionaries.

Meanwhile, the question of returning to the communal

way of lifo received a sista

show of support from Douk- hobors presont. When Greg Cran ‘of the provincial At- torney General's Ministry asked how many would like to return to the

strife between different Doukhobor sects was also raised several times.

One -speaker said, “The question of terrorism ‘is one of paramount importance in

He

way of. life, he received a standing ovation.

Nadyia Tarasoff suggested the Doukhobors take part in the International Children's Village —'a relatively, new concept. She ‘said children from all over the world live together for a month during the summer,

* Tarasoff said the only way

. to ensure peace is to have

children live’ together’ for a month “and share cultures and share values.” 3 She said she would like to of Doukho-

sald among the Doukhobors there is an interpretation by radical gropus that since fire was used in the historical burning ‘of arms. in 1895, “therefore fire is holy. /“

He said the radical groups are burning valuable prop- erty and “causing a lot of dis-

‘uption in our Telatonehipe

here.”

However, a Sons of Free- dom Woman said, “The ques- tion of fire is very serious. It's meaning is very deep and

hing." She added, “'Per-

bor children visit other coun- tries and the Doukhobors host a camp here for children from 12 countries. "That’s my challenge,” she added.

The issue of terrorism and

sonally we do not like the fire, but it is inevitable.”

She said fire is not “op- pression,” but “salvation.” “The fire is given also to test our faith.” .

- Symposium an experience

By CasNews Staif

The results of a ques- tionnaire distributed to all delegates during the Inter- national Doukhobor Inter- group Symposium held this weekend will likely be com- piled as part of book being published this fall.

Symposium coordinator Koozma Tarasoff said in a interview following a press conference Monday that the results of the two-page eval- uation will give the planning committee some idea of how successful the conference was.

Tarasoff said during the press conference held at Sel- kirk College that the book,

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which will be made available to.the public, could be a pic- torial view of the symposium.

“The idea of the sympo- sium was to get people of the four traditional peace groups together to discuss issues of similar concern such as peace and the survival of tradition.

“My feeling is that I think we've accomplished many ofthe aims that we set out to

0."

Speaking to members of the press and symposium panelists, Tarasoff continued, “I think it’s been a learning experience. We've learned not just for ourselves but also sharing lessons that ‘the other gropus have had in their own experience.”

‘The'epress con ference

periences with the wider Canadian society.

He said that in his ex- perience studying various racial gropus in Africa south of the Sahara desert that “it seems that groups which withdraw and seek self-suf- ficiency and complete auto- nomy are the least likely to succeed; but if they do per- sist, it is likely to be as sub-

ordinates or clients to other -

groups and individuals who have higher status’ or power.”

Although he did not advo- cate assimilation, he said la- ter in an interview that the Doukhobors should “break out of their shell." And he

_ added that the symposium-

was not the first step because Doukhobors and the other three participating pacifist groups were already active in

scholars and Orthodox , Doukhobor, ie onnite, Molokan.and Quaker _religious sects exchanged ideas on the future.

On Sunday, about 500 people gathered in the ,con- ference hall to listen to topics ranging from personal ex- periences of love and religion

to of

world peace.

Panelist Brian Marshall, representative of the federal multiculturalism program, said the government was trying to cultivate “a sense of belonging” among Canadians.

Like Frantz, he said it was important f for groups such as D

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the to retain

to the Canadian cultural mo- saic.

Anthropologist Charles

their culture and traditions while at the same

-time looking “forward to new

“Brantz of New York State University said the Doukho- bors should share their ex-

with other Can- adians.” *

Continuing the topic of the Doukhobor relation to wider

society, Vancouver lawyer Peter Faminow asked mem- bers of the audience to con- sider becoming “a citizen of the world,”

But Faminow pointed out a few of the failings in the or- ganization of the symposium. He asked why there was only one female panelist, and few youths participating.

- A spokesmen for the res- idents in Krestova,, Nick Nevokshonoff, called upon the Doukhobor people to re-

life.

Speaking through a trans- lator; he said “The, times gave’ us many comfortable things which are not very good for. us.”

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CASTLEGAR NEWS, June 30, 1982

Common people the key

By CHERYL WISHLOW Staff Writer In the eyes of Ilya Tolstoy, great-grandson of Leo Tol- stoy, the most significant fact about the International Doukhobor Intergroup Sym-

¥ posium held this weekend in

Brilliant, was that “not pro- fessors alone took part, but

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vitally interested in peace,”

Tolstoy, speaking through an interpreter to over 400 guests at the closing banquet. Monday evening at the Bril- liant Cultural Centre noted the symposium was not a symposium of the selected people — of the elite.

“Our symposium in its it was a folk sym-

of the

ers," Tolstoy said. “I don't think we have to doubt that its very good.

“You can’t become iso- lated," he told them.

“You have managed to take all the best features and characters from . Canadian people and you go to other countries abroad and to the Soviet Union. All this brings us together — it gives birth to very kind feelings towards people of other. nationalities and enriches us.

“Of course I cannot but say a few words about the hos- pitality which we were af- forded here — about the at- mosphere of kindness, I would call it love which sur- rounds. us here.”

Tolstoy concluded in

i organi-

posiam people.” “With much interest," he said, “and most excitedly, we listened to the speeches of the common people — men and women, the Doukhobors, who spoke about high ideals

. of mankind, who are vitally

excited about the future of all the people on earth and who think that from this point of view, the symposium holds a are place amongst sim-

Arms burning observed

By CasNews Staff

Doukhobors and other par- ticipants of the International §

Doukhobor Intergroup Sym- posium gathered at the Doukhobor Historical Village Monday to commemorate the

87th anniversary of the first A

pacifist declaration of the Doukhobors: the burning of arms in Southern Russia, which took place June 28 and 29, 1895.

On Monday, Doukhobors gathered, to sing psalms of; praise. Greetings came. from" Uhion of Spiritual Commun- ities of Christ honorary chair- man John Verigin and rep- resentatives of the Quakers, Mennonites, Molokans, and honored guest Ilya Tolstoy, great-grandson of Leo Tol- stoy.

An outdoor picnic followed the ceremony.

Danielle Kazakoff, 95, of Kamsack who was in Castle- gar for the symposium, re- called participating in the burning of arms, in an inter- view with the Castlegar News.

“They got together in the evening and got their arms together,” Kazakoff said through an interpretor.

He said the participants brought coal oil and coal to start the fire.

The weapons included gov- ernment-issued guns, knives and swords, according to his- torical literature.

Kazakoff said about 7,000 Doukhobors participated in the burning of arms, which was done simultaneously in the three areas. Kazakoff witnessed the burning in the

DANIELLE KAZAKOFF ++. Witnessed burning

village of Arlovka. He said the pile of arms was about 12 feet long. .

“There was a small group left behind — the ones that didn’t burn (their arms},” he said.

Kazakoff said someone let the Czar of Russia know about the burning and 24 Cossacks came to his village.

“They (the cossacks) lost the trail so by the time they appeared, the fire arms were already destroyed,” he said. “When they arrived the peo- ple were all singing.”

“When the cossacks ar- rived, the commander of the Cossacks ordered the people to take their hats off. The people were standing with their hats on and they didn't take their hats off,” he said.

“When they (the people) didn’t take their hats off, he

122 laid off as Bethlehem closes

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Bethlehem, a _ wholly- owned subsidiary of Cominco Ltd., will reopen the mill in March, 1983, when a higher grade ore from the nearby

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About 122 of the mill's 300 workers will be laid off, while the others will be hired to strip and develop the Lake Zone ore -body. Those with- out work will be invited to accept available jobs once the mill reopens next spring.

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ordered the Cossacks to whip the people and they (the Cos- sacks) started to chase them to the village.”

Many of these Doukhobors were then scattered to Geo-

ilar or wi ings.

“We have come from the Soviet Union and feel we have met people that think the‘same way on vital issues on war and peace,” he said.

Tolstoy noted another pec- uliarity of the symposium — its international character.

“In my report (at the sym- posijm) I spoke about that the Doukhobors managed to preserve their original char- acter, their national charac- ter and the language of their

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and

zers for the fine organization of the conference, hosts Peter and Lucy Voykin, all whom he met and spoke with, and all those who took part in the symposium.

Tolstoy presented ‘the

Union of Spiritual Commun- ities of Christ with a collec- tion of volumes of Tolstoy for the communal library. * Tolstoy also received a gift —a selection of roses to mark his 58rd birthday, which he celebrated Tuesday.

The presentation was made by Laura Verigin, wife of USCC honorary chairman John Verigin. The roses were picked from Verigin’s tomb and the garden at the home

of the late Anna Markova.

that all panelists would re- ceive a record album of a sel- ection of Union of Spiritual Communities of Christ youth festivals,

Also at the banquet, Dan- ielle Kazakoff, 95, of Kam- sack, Sask. was recognized as being a participant in _the first of

sium of the people and that's important,” he noted,

Evening entertainment in- cluded a performance by members of the USCC union of youth council, singing an international number.

As well, Robert Minden, who has produced a series of on the Douk-

burning of fire arms in Russia in 1

Symposium coordinator Koozma Tarasoff also gave a summary’ of the symposium.,

The symposium has seen four levels at work, Tarasoff — a Doukhobor historical writer:— told the audience,

One level is the search within one’s own group, es- pecially looking at what the future holds. A second is trying to figure out what it feels like to step in the shoes of the other person. Another is the national level — de- picting how each can fit into the multi-cultural society.

The fourth level is the in- ternational level — how to bring about peace in the world, starting at a personal level.

UN APPEAL

One highlight of the sym- posium that Tarasoff noted was the appeal for disar- mament sent to the United Nations.

“Much learning has taken. place, although we may not know at this moment the real impact of what may occur in the future.

“We have learned that dis-

Tolstoy was also with a life membership to the Kootenay Doukhobor Histor- ical Village. Peter Elkington, teacher at Revelstoke Sec- ondary School also received a membership.

John Verigin announced

a are op ties for learning,” he said. “We have learned that the visions of our forefathers can be recreated with cooper- ative efforts,” he said. “Then we can make our visions come true.” “It’s a sympo-

hobors, entertained the audi- ence with the musical ren- dition of his saw.

As well, Minden performed a vocal number with Eli and Dorothy Popoff, Nick and Doris Ozerkoff, and Peter

and Helen Horkoff of Grand . Forks, whom he came to

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