such as using horses. Headwaters' goal is to raise awareness of forest damage as logging continues. To become a member and receive their update,·send $20, or if on a limited budget, $10. Oregon Natural Resources Council 522 SW 5th Ave., Suite 1050 Portland, OR 97204 The ONRC is another Oregon-based group that focuses much of their energy on forest issues. Wild Oregon, their quarterly journal, contains articles about the Oregon duries, alternative natural resources for Oregon and a look at the politics surrounding timber industry resources. To become a member of ONRC, send $25 for a single membership or $29 for a family membership. Western Ancient Forest Campaign 1400 16th Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 Western Ancient Forest Campaign is a lobbying effort to prevent clearcuts of old growth stands. This group . started a massive letter-writing campaign to counter the timber industry's lobbying efforts. If you want to get involved in forest politics, . this group is definitely direct action. WAFC was founded on May 29, 1993 when participants of the Forest Reform Network created a strategic plan outlining what their demands were. One of the elements in the plan was to encourage other organizations to participate in letter writing campaigns to Clinton antl his advisors. WAFC needs support withtlieir endeavor. Communities Communities Magazine Route 1, Box 155-M Rutledge, MO 63563 (816) 883-5543 Come together with Communities Magazine. This quarterly journal is a complete networking magazine for intentional communities qf all sorts. There are articles about current, past and planned communities, as well as ·community management, communication and networking. A recent publication, #81/82, discussed the ending of ' one intentional community through two former members' perspectives. Also, Communities Magazine has articles about various plans for keeping balanced leadership, and the evolution of new communities. This thorough guide ~so provides listings of workshops, a directory of communities worldwide and a classified section. For a subscription to Communities · Magazine, individuals send $18 for Page 56 RAIN Summer 1994 Volume XIV, Number 4 four issues, $33 for eight issues. Communities send $22 for.four issues, $40 for eight. Northwest Sustainable Communities Association 22020 East Lost Lake Road Snohomish, WA 98290 Are you looking for guidance in your community? NW Sustainable Communities Association meets monthly and sponsors a number of workshops concerning cohousing projects, cooperatives and intentional communities. ·Its goal is to create a network of support for continued successful cor~nmnal living. Members receive a quarterly newsletter with upcoming events and brief introductions into community probl~ms and solutions. To become a member, send $5 for annual membership fees. To find out about the monthly meetings, contact Fred Lanphaer at (206) 486-2035. International Grassroots International Institute of Rural Reconstruction 475 Riverside Drive, Room 1270 New York, NY 10115 IIRR is a training center in the Philippines that focuses on rural reconstruction in underdeveloped countries. Their quarterly newsletter, the IIRR Report, sh~ws positive examples of people who after being trained at the IIRR have used their skills to help build communities. The IIRR is a good resource for people interested in learning about aiding rural areas in Third World countries. Rainforest Action Network 450Sansome, Suite 700 San Francisco, CA 94111 The rainforests are crucial to the environment because they are the. richest and most diverse living systems on our planet. They need to be protected .as big businesses rapidly devour them for commercial purposes. Rainforest Action Network is a nonprofit organization that is linked internationally to other similar
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