Page 6 RAIN July 1976 IN TOUCH continued from page 5 mental, and provides training and fun for people ofall ages, col.ors, shapes and sexes. National Federation of Community Broadcasters (NFCB) 1716 21st St., N.W. Washington, DC 20009 202/23'2-0404 Tom Thomas, Terry Clifford Incorporated last summer, NFCB maintains a Washington office for liaison work between community groups and the alphabet soup of government agencies dealing with radio; publishes a biweekly newsletter ($10/yr.); runs The Possible Tape Exchange, 705 N. Lincoln, Urbana, IL, 217/367-7261, Bill Thomas; arrd sponsors the Nat;_ional Alternative Radio Conference. SASE for a sample copy of the newsletter. NFCB can put you in ·touch with already existing groups and.stations and help you start one yourself. RAIN attended the 2nd annual Conference in June and can provide details. Three of the federation's members have applications before the FCC for similarly operated television stations. SEX and Broadcasting: A Handbook on Starting a Radio Station for the Community, by Lorenzo Milam, 3rd revised edition, 1975, 352 pages, $5 from: Dildo Press 2516 Maple Dallas, TX 75201 DIRECTORIES See also Cable, Film & Video, Northwest Regional Commun'ications, Women Aspen Handbook on tpe Media, 197576 Edition: Reseqrcb, Publications, Organizations, Foundation Support,. Government Review, International Communication Agencies, William Rivers and William Slater, eds, $3.95 from: Aspen Institute Program on Commu- . nications and Sockty 360 Bryant St. Palo Alto, CA 94301 415/327-2270 A key resource; part of a major publications schedule-send for a catalog. HOSPITALITY , Jack Eyerly, 1990 Mill St. Terr. Portland, OR 97201 503/223-7898 A key node on the 'northern California to Canada bridge of media, communications and the performing arts; puts people in touch with people, and access to space, equipment, skills and information; works with a wide variety of traditional and community cultural groups; interested in locating "hospitality" spots that allow for the exchange of ideas and inventions. Jack Eyerly can help you figure out where you want to go and how to get there. INTERMEDIATE COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY Information Center on Instructional Technology Academy for Educational Development, Inc. 1414 22nd Street, N.W. Washington, DC 2003 7 202/293-5964 Karen Frank "This organization is concerned with the use of media for education and development, primarily in Third World countries. We have become interested in the general intermediate technology movement for its ·value in the developing world. It is definitely a different situation there than in this country; for many of the rural regions of the world intermediate technology is the only way development can come, not an alternative way. • "I have been working with Schumacher's people and with Volunteers in Technical Assistance in Washington to determine the state of the art of "intermediate communications technology," and, while finding that it is an idea whose time has come, very little actual work has been done. Communications is to rrie the very cornerstone of a society and the tool through which any other development goals can reach their audience. I am anxious to refine and publicize the idea of forms of communication that can be managed and operated by local populations. "The technologies we are considering are pnnt media, graphics, games, photography, audio production,,film strip, film, TV. Our inquiries are along several lines: hardware, software and projects. That is, what hardware technologies have been .developed that can b'e produced with local, inexpensive materials and are easy to operate, such as sunlight projectors or simple printing presses; what software and methods have been developed in which a development idea is spread through a decentralized, participatory manner, such as community consciousness through audio cassette dialogues; what actual projects exist in which "modest media" have played a major, role?" (Karen S. Frank1 ICIT) MULTI-MEDIA 'Double Helix Corp. 390A N. Euclid St Louis, MO 63108 314/361-711'1 John Mondello Double Helix is a community media/ communications center. It currently has applications pending before the FCC for community-owned and -operated radio a1,1d television stations; sponsors confere11ces on public access to media; maintains an audio production studio (AudioPool) and video edi!ing facility; and works with school and community groups on audio and video projects. • Also designs and paints wall murals in public places. Urban Planning Aid (UPA) 639 Massachusetts Ave. · ~ambridge, MA 02139 617/661-9220 Bob Matorin Aids low-income community groups by providing research, resource material and technical assistance. Staff members' work in the areas of occupational health •and safety1 housing, media and research, . including extensive prison research. UPA has published 25 books and pamphlets, all of excellent quality, hundreds of fact sheets on specific issues, and 28 video tapes made in cooperation with local community groups. Publishes The Cable Book: Community Television for Massachusetts, $3. While geared towards a specific locale, this is-
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