Jan./Feb. 1984 RAIN Page 33 New Tool Library To assist residents in southeast Portland with gardening and home repairs, a low-cost tool lending library will begin operation this winter. The project will make available $5,000 worth of tools, from hammers and saws to hoes and garden supplies. Joining Multnomah Community Action Agency in the effort are Southeast Uplift (a neighborhood center) and several neighborhood associations. Jim Lehman, coordinator, plans workshops on tool and home repair. MCCAA, 4420 SE 64th Avenue, Portland, OR 97206; 503/777-4761. NW Publications In Context: A Quarterly ofHumane Sustainable Culture, $14.00/yr. from: Context Foundation P.O. Box 30782 Seattle, WA 98103 This periodical, just a year old, stresses that it is not merely a publication, but also a process, a project— one that explores "what a human sustainable culture is." Each issue grapples with a theme, a facet interplaying with the vision of a sustainable culture: community and the planetary village economics in an intelligent universe; rediscovering the North American vision; and peace. The articles, essays, graphic art, and poetry are pieces of critical thinking, striking the conceptual core rather than conveying nitty- gritty how-to information. In Context can be a tool for transporting individuals to their "next step" and can inspire organizations to adopt new strategies. In Context is a worthy project that deserves our attention, contemplation, and support. —Mimi Maduro The Smallholder, $8.00/6 issues, quarterly, from: The Smallholder Publishing Collective Argenta, B.C. VOGIBO Canada Our northern neighbors, many holed-up snug around toasty stoves now, must be in the habit of jotting down how-tos and shareable news. The Smallholder is largely composed of letters and submissions from its readers (RAIN readers take note). Personable access—home-grown A.T. and reviews—for the homesteader. —KN The Portland Metro Media Guide, 1983,12 pp., $3.95 ppd. from: The Center for Urban Education 0245 S.W. Bancroft Portland, OR 97201 As an update to the 1982 Oregon Media Guide (both books are available for a total of $7.50 ppd.), this annotated directory is a must for any Portland group or individual involved with getting the word out. All new listings for cable TV stations, plus radio, commercial TV, and newspapers. —KN Northern Oregon Cascades Topographic Atlas, by Madelynne Diness, 1983,106 pp., $12.95 from: Flying Pencil Publications P.O. Box 19062 Portland, OR 97219 Nowhere else will the Northwest backpacker, climber, cross-country skier, fishing enthusiast, or explorer find a more detailed, fully indexed compilation of topographic maps— 94 in all. Covering Broken Top in the Three Sisters Wilderness to the Columbia Gorge (Washington side included), and the western foothills of the Cascades to the Deschutes River, it sites 245 trails, 987 streams, 339 lakes, 189 springs, and 44 waterfalls. A watershed of information for discovering home. —KN Siskiyou Country, $8.00/yr., bimonthly, from: 10394 Takilma Road Cave Junction, OR 97523 Though bioregional thinking and models still seem to be crawling around on all fours, and sometimes it appears that its advocates are very shy and scattered, this heartwarming magazine feels like a neighbor just around the watershed. Not yet a year old, it's concerned with the integrity of the landscape, the largely rural communities, and the cultural growth of the people of southwestern Oregon. Issue six (August 1983) featured articles on what it means to live in the Siskiyou Mountains watershed. —KN A Quiet Place, $5.00/yr., quarterly, from: Box 12173, Broadway Station Seattle, WA 98102 A nice, thoughtful little newsletter covering cooperative and community-enhancing efforts around the Puget Sound. With the fourth issue, due out this winter, the second "Community Resource Directory" (see "Community Net Working" elsewhere in this section) will accompany short articles, poetry, and tidbits on land trusts, communications, local economics, and related topics. Subscribers are also entitled to 20 lines in the Directory. Each listing is stored for one year in a computer database and can be accessed in print or selectively searched by keyword or category. —KN
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