30 36 40 44 48 From the Wall to the Neighborhood Berlin’s new parks, festivals, children's farms, bicycle paths, a bicycle repair workshop, cafes, art exhibits and communities of squatters are bringing this city together in the very space where it was once divided. The Feast of Change This unique festival, despite the crowds, the traffic, and the struggle to maintain focus among counterculturalists, is so successful that it has moved beyond it’s entertainment function to become a major source of funding for community action. Rube Our illustrator, Oregon cartoonist Paul Ollswang, wonders about the habits of small-town creatures of the night, through his miniature alter-ego, the militant puppy Rube Bupkes. We’ll be seeing Rube’s adventures, as he leaves h Doofer, in upcoming issues. Ecotopia, Bulgaria Working to change the world, hundreds of young European activists come to a makeshift campus in a dark comer of Europe to test their vision of the future. They cooperate, argue, get things done, help nearby communities, and push the limits of both personal freedom and community responsibility. The Bike Column Bicycling cities, elevated purple bike paths, advocacy victories, conferences, and reviews of a video and the current literature. 53 Workbike Workbook #1 The Wheelchair Trike Eirst in a series of short, semi-technical papers on human-powered vehicles that do needed work. If this interests you, check out the compressed-air dental drill on page 18. 54 The Center For Appropriate Transport (The CAT) This Center is dedicated to creating space for alternatives to automobiles. Housed within its walls are the bicycle advocacy group Auto-relief, Oregon Cycling newspaper, an innovative workbike builder's workshop, a bicycle repair collective, and unusual bikes available to rent or buy. 58 Greens Detroit Summer A young participant in the first workcamp sponsored by the US Greens describes the trials of relief efforts in Detroit, Michigan. Local elections Both official Green and green-leaning candidates do well in local elections this year. Northwest news The state of Green electoral and other organizing in the US pacific northwest. More left/green/anarchist publications Some spontaneous reviews of some favorite ’zines. 60 Resources This issue’s grab-bag: alternative business, appropriate technology, bioregionalism, cultural survival, environmental action, feminism, intentional communities, international grassroots work, permaculture, politics, recycling, mral affairs, social justice, social ecology, sustainable agriculture and urban renewal. 64 List of available Back issues of Rain. 65 Credits, thanks, writer’s guidelines and raindrops: some news from the Rain-makers. Back Cover: At Santa Cmz’s Homeless Garden Project, shareholders in the community come to collect their share of the harvest twice a week. These are the vegetables, organically grown and ready for the members to pick up. See the story on page 2, and resources on page 8. RAIN Spring 1993 Volume XIV, Number 3 Page 1
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