Plan, which includes information about the community's progress, homebuilding, livelihood opportunities, membership information, and a visitor’s guide. The cost is $5. Call or write for more details. International Grassroots Work African Centre for Technology Stndies (ACTS) P.O. Box 45917 Nairobi, Kenya Tel. 254 (2) 741651/744047 Fax. 743995 ACTS will hold a four-day International Conference on the Convention on Biological Diversity: National Interests and Global Imperatives on Jannary 26- 29, 1993 in Nairobi, Kenya. Topics addressed will be national sovereignty, new developments in international law, ex situ and in situ conservation, incentives for conservation, access to biological diversity...the list goes on. For more information, contact: Dr. Calestous Juma, Conference Secretary, ACTS, Nairobi, or John Mugabe, ACTS, Biopolicy Institute, Maastricht, The Netherlands. EarthAction 26 Boulevard Louis Schmidt 1040 Brussels, Belgium (32-2) 736-8052 Fax: (32-2) 733-9767 Email: gn:earthaction Inspired by the ’92 Earth Summit in Rio De Janeiro, EarthAction is an international partnership of citizen groups designed to mobilize global public pressure for a more ecologically sound world. So far, over 60 citizen groups from 30 countries are a part of this matrix. If you feel that the negotiations in the GATT, or the decision-making of the World Bank, ITT, and Nestle disregard your thoughts on social and environmental justice, than this networking body may be the one to hook up with. Similar to Amnesty International, the group sends out monthly EarthAction Alerts, free of charge, but requests $l-i- each, as a donation. Permaculture The Permaculture Activist Route 1, Box 38 Primm Springs, TN 38476 This eclectic, brass-tacks quarterly is most useful to those actively working to establish permaculture systems, but is also accessible to those just getting turned on to this practical approach to sustainable development. Subscriptions run $ 16/year, $20 year overseas. Permaculture News The Lees Stables Coldstream, Berwickshire TD 12 4NN, Scotland This Scotland-based publication comes from the people who bring you New Cyclist and NeatWorks. This handy mag is filled with clear articles on permie-related topics, such as appropriate technology and community-supported agriculture, as well as providing practical info in their “Notes from the Mill” section. Great graphics, too! Individual copies run £2.00. Permaculture Drylands Journal P.O. Box 27371 Tucson, Arizona 85726-7371 (602) 824-3465 Yet another dignified, fine-tuned permie- publication! This one’s put out by the Permaculture Drylands Institute, and comes equipped with pages of diagram- filled “how-to” info. Also worthy of mention is its comprehensive calendar of permaculture events. Urban Permaculture Design Course 213 E. 24th Street Houston, Texas 77008 (713)869-7393 Anne K. Devlin-Firth and Nancee Rush, both permaculture-activists for the past 12 years, will put on what promises to be an awesome Urban Permaculture Design Course. This six-weekend long course begins February 28-March 1, 1993, and continues April 11-13, May 15-17, June 26-28, July 31-August 2, and concludes September 11-13. Since permaculture work tends to happen in rural and suburban environments, this focus on the urban habitat is much needed! The tuition runs $350, providing you with a full suite of resources and a full supply of munchables throughout the course. Politics Campaign for Peace and Democracy P.O. Box 1640, Cathedral Station New York, New York 10025 (212) 666-5924 The Campaign for Peace and Democracy promotes a progressive, non-militaristic U.S. foreign policy in its impressively packed journal. Peace and Democracy News. They also organize conferences, public forums, seminars, demonstrations, delegations, and other actions. Sample, $7. Recycling Resource Recycling North America’s Recycling Journal P.O. Box 10540 Portland, Oregon 97210 (503) 227-6135 Resource Recycling was started by a Portland recycler, Jerry Powell, over ten years ago. As recycling industries have grown, so has this monthly magazine, now averaging 100-120 pages per issue. Professional recyclers and strong recycling advocates will find the feature articles, as well as the more timely, shorter news briefs particularly valuable; worth about $42/year. REDUCE — RE-USE — RECYCLE Rurai Affairs Rural Southern Voice For Peace (RSVP) 1898 Hannah Branch Road Burnsville, NC 28714 Katuah Province (704) 675-5933 RSVP provides organizing assistance, networking, and training in rural communities and small cities. Peace, justice, and ecology, are their flags for grassroots community-level social change work. They publish a journal which offers articles, activist’s profiles, book reviews, a regional calendar of events, and an annotated list of other national organizations doing related work. Small Towns Institute (STI) P.O. Box 517 Ellensburg, Washington 98926 (509) 925-1830 The STI collects and disseminates information concerning issues and problems facing small towns and non- urban areas. Members receive bimonthly issues of Small Town, which contain writing from individual citizens, planners, governmental officials, business groups. Page 62 RAIN Spring 1993 Volume XIV, Number 3
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