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Fall 1987 - AVP NEWSLETTER / NY
pg. 1. Robert Martin Moves new York Yearly Meeting; Statewide Council Puts Robert Martin on Board
pg. 1. Comments by Inmates After Workshops
pg. 2. Why Are AVP Workshops Unique and Special
pg. 3. Adjective Names #2
pg. 3. More Comments by Inmates
pg. 3. 4th Annual AVP Reunion at Eastern
pg. 4. The AVP Banquet Rap (song)
pg. 5. Beaten Inmate Trainer Writes
pg. 5. Out-of-Area AVP Activity
pg. 5. Letter from Dee Hinton, NY Executive Department, Division of Parole to Steven L. Angell
pg. 6. New York State Forming Statewide Nonviolence Project, Jim Richards
pg. 6. Spanish Translation of the Basic Manual
pg. 7. Train AVP Far Away? (opportunity), Steve Angell
pg. 7. AVP Finalist for Second Roosevelt Award

Spring 1988 - AVP NEWSLETTER / NY
pg. 1. Eleanor Roosevelt Community Service Award Certificate of Merit, Steve Angell
pg. 1. Apsey Facilitates (plan)
pg. 2. Volunteerism Accepted!, Letter from Ramon J. Rodriguez, NY Executive Department, Division of Parole to Stephen L. Angell
pg. 2. AVP Grows in 1987
pg. 2. AVP in Print, Spark & Fellowship, Stephen Angell; and NY Times, Tars mcKelvey
pg. 4. Testimonials
pg. 5. King Commission (enclosure)
pg. 5. Why (poem), Kenneth Jones
pg. 5. Alaska Has AVP, Karen Cauble
pg. 6. Personals:
   Barbara Angell passed
   Marge Zybas fell
   Mary Gray Legg surgerey
   Cynthia MacBain honored as Outstanding Woman of the Decade by Connecticut United Nations Association
   Steiner-Owens engagement

pg. 6. Spanish Basic Manual, Beto Rodriguez & others
pg. 7. Featured: Metro Council
pg. 8. Video Project Progress
pg. 8. Statewide Meeting, Albany

Fall 1988 - AVP NEWSLETTER / NY
pg. 1. Letter from AVP Leadership Requesting Donations
pg. 2. Expansion, Goals 88-89, Aids Education on Visitor Busses, Inmate Decision Participation, Appointment (Angell)
pg. 3. Welcome Paddy Lane
pg. 3. AVP Helps Homeless
pg. 3. Australian Senator Discovers AVP
pg. 5. T4T in Poughkeepsie
pg. 5. Eastern Reunion
pg. 5. Betty & Rudy Cypser Publish Book
pg. 6. LEGAL ACTION!!! People of the State of Misery Wallkill vs. The Affectionate Four
pg. 7. Testimonials
pg. 7. REPRINTED! "Alternatives to Violence Program (non-violence training for prisoners), The Genesee Conciliator
pg. 7. AVPers Lead Retreat
pg. 8. Evaluate AVP?
pg. 8. AVP To, At and From World Meeting, Steve Angell, Sharon Phelps, Jill Nagrodsky, Debby Wood & Marge Zybas

Fall 1991 - AVP NEWSLETTER / NY
pg. 1. {Someone will not be murdered today} (poem); call for support by Jay Lieske; {I rejoice} by Searching Sergio
pg. 2. AVP Values Statement
pg. 3. CDC inmates learn another way, Volunteer project: CDC program teaches people in trouble how to cope with anger constructively, Bill Sieriches, The Times - Shreveport, Bossier City, Ark-La-Tex (Glen Gow) - (Note: This article is from 1992, and it is unclear how it appears in a 1991 newsletter...Doug Couch)
pg. 4. Taking Nonviolence into Prisons, Stephen Angell
pg. 5. Prison program targets violence, Inmates report drastic changes in their attitudes, Cathy Cochran, The Denver Post
pg. 6. Reconciliation v. Confrontation: The Alternatives to Violence Project, Caroline Lane (AVP), The Defender Nov/Dec 1984
pg. 8. Finding Humanity in the Belly of the Beast, Catherine Shapcott, a Toronto freelance writer (publication not given, possibly Toronto Sun)

Winter 1994 - AVP NEWSLETTER / NY
pg. 1. The Good News: Workshops Conducted in New York State; The Gulp News: Income to AVP New York
pg. 2. Solidarity with the Maori People (including English/Maori song), Gary Riley
pg. 3. An Approach to the Problems of Crime and Violence, Steve Angell
pg. 4. Memorable Quotes from Inmates
pg. 6. To Us (poem), Will Williams

Spring 1995 - AVP NEWSLETTER / NY
pg. 1. Voices of NYC In YouthLab, Nina Klippel & Paddy Lane
pg. 2. What's So Wonderful About Youth Work?
pg. 2. What's Going On, Florence McNeil & Kate Ryan
pg. 3. Prisoners and Their Children, Bob Seigetsu Avstreih
pg. 3. Patterns of Behavior, Newton Garver
pg. 4. Mixing It All UP, Rita, Walton Central High
pg. 4. The Oakwood School Workshops, Steve Angell, Florence McNeil & Robert Martin
pg. 5. Tell Me What AVP Is Like, Bonna LeRoy, from the Walton Central AVP Community Newsletter
pg. 5. A Note From Libery, Denise Patti
pg. 6. Teachers' Views on AVP
pg. 6. High School Students Speak
pg. 7. Educating for Behavior Change, Stephen L. Angell
pg. 8. Accent on Youth, Robert Martin, CSW

Summer 1995 - AVP NEWSLETTER / NY
pg. 1. AVP in Drug Rehab, excerpts from "City Limits" by Alexia Lewnes
pg. 2. Our Collective Responsibility, Betty Cypser
pg. 2. A Word From Inside, Gary R. Emry, Groveland Correctional, Men in Otisville Correctional, Women in Taconic Correctional
pg. 3. Why Do We? (go into prison), (Ned Rollo)