Page 38 RAIN March/April 1984 RUSH Visions and Soundscape: Turtle Island, in preparation for the North American Biore- gional Congress, is calling for "photographic slide images of your place and the songs of the people who share the voice of the land." Slides will be woven together to represent the uniqueness, beauty, and strength of our bioregions throughout Turtle Island (poet Gary Snyder's name for the continent we live on). The songs should speak of your land, water, and lifeways; poetry, natural earth music (howls, hoots, winds), or prose reflecting essentials of your bioregion is also welcome. Contact Turtle Island, 4200 Rock Quarry Road, Columbia, MO 65201. AFSCME on Cancer: The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) has challenged the American Cancer Society (ACS) in a letter stating, "Until the ACS takes the necessary steps to become a strong advocate of national policies that reduce or eliminate human exposure to carcinogens, AFSCME cannot in good conscience continue to support ACS." Citing the "ACS's past history of inaction in the public policy arena ... on carcinogens other than tobacco," AFSCME requests the ACS to expand funding for preventive programs and lobby for adequate budgets for such regulatory agencies as EPA and OSHA, among other measures. For more information or a text of the letter, contact the Center for Science in the Public Interest, 1755 S Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009; 202/332-9110. 100 Years: Ralph Borsodi, who started the School for Living, was born in 1883. The School is celebrating 1983-84 as the School of Living Anniversary Year. For more information, contact Mildred J. Loomis, School of Living, RD 7, York, PA 17402. Nuts and Fruits: Northwoods Nursery produces an interesting catalog, "Trees for food, wildlife, woodlots, and beauty." The catalog lists unusual and hard-to-find varieties of fruits and nuts, including seven varieties of the apple pear, Northwoods Nursery, 286% South Cramer Road, Molalla, OR 97038. Chinese Artisans: If you live on the West Coast, don't miss the exhibit at the Pacific Science Center in Seattle. "China: 7000 Years of Discovery" will feature 18 Chinese artisans demonstrating such skills as papermaking, bronze casting, and silk broadloom weaving. The Chinese invented the world's first movable type, seismograph, navigational compass, and paper. The exhibit also includes artifacts from China. Initiated in 1980 by the Chinese Association of Science and Technology and the Ontario Science Centre in Ontario, the original purpose of the exhibit was to illustrate to North Americans the Chinese contribution to science and to teach the Chinese how to develop a "hands-on" science museum. The exhibition will be in Seattle March 1 to August 31. Pacific Science Center, 200 Second Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109; 206/625-9333. E<(t Your Landscape: The Farallones Institute is offering an apprenticeship in Biointensive Agriculture/Edible Landscapes. For more information, write to Apprenticeship Program, Farallones Institute, 15290 Coleman Valley Road, Occidental, CA 95465. Appropriate Books: The new 32-page catalog of Books by Post is available free from the Intermediate Technology Development Group. Write to IT Publications, The Old Brewery, Tisbury, Wilts, SP3 6NH, UK; some of the publications may also be available from ITDG/NA, Publications Office, PO Box 337, Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520. Solar Phone: The U.S. Department of Energy , still maintains a toll-free phone number for inquiries about renewable energy—despite the current administration's plans to let it die quietly by not giving it an advertising or promotion budget. The information is free, and service is relatively prompt. Renewable Energy, Box 8900, Silver Spring, MD 20907; 800/523-2929 (U.S., including Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico); 800/462-4983 (Pennsylvania); 800/233-3071 (Alaska and Hawaii). Neighborhood of the Year: A contest sponsored by Neighborhoods U.S.A. Some of the criteria for judging will be "the extent of neighborhood involvement, significance of accomplishments, amount of self-help, and effectiveness of partnership building." The deadline is March 1. For more information, write to Don Hines, City of Tacoma Community Development Corporation, 740 St. Helens Avenue, Suite 1036, Tacoma, WA 98402; 206/ 591-5223. International Program: At Warren Wilson College, "everyone works and has a global view," according to Chris Ahrens, International Program advisor. The one-year curriculum consists of language study, global issues, cultural orientation, and appropriate technologies on campus, followed by eight weeks of working with people in a developing country. This year, students will work in Mexico, Sri Lanka, and the Dominican Republic. Warren Wilson College, International Development Program, Swannanoa, NC 28778. Poems by Trudell: John Trudell, the American Indian Movement leader (see interview in RAIN V1I:3), has written a book of poetry entitled Living in Reality: Songs Called Poems. The book is available for $6.50 ppd. from the North American Water Office, 1519-A East Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55404. Cooperative Games: Global Learning Software is produced by Global Learning, a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering global perspectives. The games are designed to develop problem-solving skills and help people learn to work together. Globe Learning, 40 South Fullerton Avenue, Montclair, NJ 07042. Community Investing: According to a recent issue of the Council on Economic Priorities Newsletter, your personal banking habits can make a difference. Your investments at a minority- or women-owned bank will increase its profits and its assets. Most accounts are insured federally up to $100,000, so there is no risk involved. Bank rates vary, but are generally competitive. In return for a stamped, self- addressed envelope, CEP will send you a list of community-oriented credit unions in your region. CEP, 84 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011. Consumers' Week: Ronald Reagan has designated April 23-29,1984, as National Consumers Week 1984. For more information, contact Lynn Pisano, U.S. Office of Consumer Affairs, 1009 Premier Building, Washington, DC 20201; 202/634-7754. Ladakh Project: Helena Norberg-Hodge, a linguist who visited Ladakh, India, eight years ago to make a documentary film about Ladakh, fell in love with the country and has been trying to maintain what she calls "one of the last traditional cultures still essentially intact" by bringing appropriate technologies to Ladakh. She believes that what she sees in Ladakh mirrors almost precisely what Margaret Mead saw in Samoa. Helena will be in the Northwest to give slide shows on the Ladakhi culture from about April 30 to May 6, if she can find enough interested groups. Contact the American Friends of the Ladakh Institute, do Max Berking, Drake-Smith Lane, Rye, NY 10580; 914/967-3199. Rainbow Sign: Hundreds of Jewish communities and congregations have joined to "make the Rainbow Sign" by doing at least one act a month toward preventing a nuclear holocaust. The organization is committed to exploring a Jewish approach to nonviolent civil disobedience. Rainbow Sign, Menorah/Public Resource Center, 7041 McCallum Street, Philadelphia, PA 19119.
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