September/October 1985 RAIN Page 37 PERIODICAL WATCH RAIN receives about 400 magazines, and we're always discovering new ones to pique our interests. This section is to let you know when we've discovered a new magazine ofparticular interest, and to alert you to particularly noteworthy articles and special issues in the magazines we scan each month. Woman ofPower—Subtitled "A Magazine of Feminism, Spirituality, and Politics," this ambitious new feminist magazine is truly impressive. The second issue (Summer 1985), on the theme "EnVisioning a Feminist World," contains 16 articles, including pieces by Charlene Spretnak, Laura Nyro, and Sonia Johnson, and numerous poems, fiction, and artwork. F5eces draw from many different cultural traditions, including Native American, Black, and European. The content is thoughtful, visionary, and provocative. The quality of the artwork, photography, and overall graphic design is superb. Woman ofPower is currently coming out twice a year. A quarterly schedule is planned by 1987. Future themes include "Woman as Warrior," "Women of Color," and "Healing." Ninety-six quality pages make this magazine worth its $7 cover price. Subscriptions are $12/year from: Woman of Power, PO Box 827, Cambridge, MA 02238. Changing Men: Issues in Gender, Sex, and Politics—Formerly M, Gentle Men for Gender Justice, this is a leading magazine of the men's movement. What? You didn't know there was such a thing as a men's movement? Read Changing Men to discover the concerns of men who are trying to establish a new role in the world. Partly a response to issues raised by feminism, partly an attempt to define men's own issues, the content includes articles, fiction, poetry, and book reviews. Each issue covers a different theme. Subscriptions are $12/year (four issues) from: Changing Men, 306 North Brooks, Madison, WI53715. Creation—Creation magazine should not be confused with the kind of people who want to stop the teaching of evolution in our schools. The purpose of this new magazine is to be midwife to the birthing of a new/old view of Christianity that emphasizes not sin and redemption, but the celebration of all creation. Drawing on the tradtions of St. Francis, Meister Eckhart, and others, as well as the earth-centered tradtions of the native peoples of America, Africa, and elsewhere. Creation offers a truly ecumenical perspective on the sacredness of all life. Magazine content is lively and provocative, and centers on a different theme with each bimonthly issue. Subscriptions are $17/year from: Friends of Creation Spirituality, PO Box 19216, Oakland, CA 94619. Natural Agriculture Revisited—The August 1985 issue of East West journal contains three good articles on ecological agriculture: a visit on the farm with Masanobu Fukuoka (author of The One Straw Revolution), an interview with Wes Jackson and Wendell Berry on new standards for the American farm, and a report on the efforts of a Californian rice farmer to apply Fukuoka's methods to his 900-acre farm. Back issues of East West Journal are available for $2 and subscriptions are $18/year from PO Box 6769, Syracuse, NY 13217. Your Money or Your Ethics—If you are interested in socially responsible investing but did not want to "invest" in Amy Domini and Peter Kinder's book Ethical Investing (see RAIN XI:3, page 11), check out their article in the July/August 1985 issues of Environmental Action. The article is an excellent summary of the basics of ethical investing. Included is a side box on "How to get started," and a resource list of organizations, publications and brief descriptions of investment funds. To order this issue, send $2.50 to Environmental Action, 1525 New Hampshire Avenue, NW, Washington DC, 20036. CALENDAR On October 15-20 New Directions for a New Decade, a significant event in the development of solar energy technologies in the U.S., will take place in Raleigh, North Carolina. Presented by the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) and hosted by the North Carolina Solar Energy Association, the event is actually four separate national conferences and a major trade exhibition coordinated over a one-week period. For more information, contact: The American Solar Energy Society, Inc., 2030 17th Street, Boulder, CO 80302; 303/443-3130. Also in the world of solar. The Solar Energy Association of Oregon presents Solar '85: A Conference on Energy Changes to be held at Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood, Saturday, September 21. This wilt be a day of intensive, fast-paced updates on renewable energy and conservation topics. For more information, contact: SEA of O., 2637 SW Water Avenue, Portland, OR 97201; conference hotline—503/ 224-7867. The Spirit and Culture Program at Chinook Learning Center is designed for people who want to participate creatively in the revisioning and reshaping of the world. It is a unique opportunity to live and study with others who share a commitment to finding real and lasting solutions for our troubled planet. The Living Earth is a program offered from September 30- December 13. This program will work in depth with nature and spirituality. The curriculum is structured to help participants gain a deepened regard for the earth as a living, interrelated system. For more information, contact: Chinook Learning Center, Box 57, Clinton, WA 98236; 206/321-1884. The Agroecology Program through the University of California, Santa Cruz offers a six-month Apprenticeship in Ecological Horticulture April 1-September 30,1986 at the Farm and Garden in Santa Cruz. Emphasis is on hands-on learning with instruction in horticultural methods, cultivar requirements, and pest and disease identification and control. Application deadline is December 5, 1985. For futher information, contact: Apprenticeship, Box A, Agroecology Program, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064; 408/429-4140. The Campbell Farm in Wapato, Washington, is offering an Agricultural Ethics Conference entitled Will There be Food For Tomorrow? to be held November 7-9. Pastors, lay leaders, farmers, social workers, and educators are encouraged to attend. The keynote speaker will be Dr. C. Dean Frendenberger, Professor of International Development Studies at Claremont. For more information, contact: the Campbell Farm, Route 3, Box 3106, Wapato, WA 98951. BioCycle Magazine is sponsoring a workshop called New Options for Recycling Solid Waste to be held September 25-27 in Philadelphia. Some of the subjects to be covered include garbage burning incinerators, solid waste composting, financing and legal issues, and collection of recyclables. For more information, contact: BioCycle, Box 351, Emmaus, PA 18049; 215/967-4135. The Chinook Learning Community on Whid- bey Island is hosting a conference on green politics on November 15-17. For registration, write to Chinook at Box 57, Clinton, WA 98236.
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