a valuable introductory resource in cable and public access. Also puts out Community Press Features, an excellent monthly packet of camera-ready articles and graphics for community newspapers and organizations. It's fi;ee to community papers, $10/yr to individuals and to org'anizations that can afford it, and $30 to libraries and profit-making institutions. Positive·Media in America 139 Wadsworth Ave. Ocean Park, CA 90405 213/392-8756 Paul Holman Performing artists + media artists + new communications technologies (i.e. h,olography) = a consortium of over 250 people in the Los Angeles area working together, producing television programing, planning to build an environmental media theater and to publish a magazine; on the road to being a group of na-: tionaJ import. NORTHWEST REGIONAL COMMUNICATIONS Cascadian Regional Library (CAREL) Box 1255 • Eugene, OR 97401 Brian Livingston Over 100 people and groups got together . over Memorial Day Weekend in Bellingham, Washington, and Vancouver, B.C., 1 for COM/PLEX, the Fourth Regional Communications Conference. Through practical workshops, discussions, but mostly random meetings, people·reaffirmed friendships, made new contacts and began to exchange information based on trust. The most significant outcome was an agreement to produce a monthly newsletter, Your Last Issue. People will only -receive the newsletter if they contribute information and news; if they don't, it will be their last issue. A trial period of 2 months was set for the COM/PLEX participants to e·ngage in this exchange; each will receive 5 copies of the newsletter, for distribution to other groups and individuals so that the exchange grows indigenously. Two publications are available as a result of the Conference: Regional Communications: Volume I contains minutes of all conference workshops, a listing of all conference participants, and an access guide to ~ommunications tools available in the N.W. This is an "Instant Book," which was written, typed and printed during a 24-hour period at the conference and represents a model of "quick" communications. 40 pages, $2.95 postpaid. Regional Communications: Volume II is a directory of more than 600 names, addresses and phone numbers of NW groups facilitating and interested in media access. They're in zip code order. $2 postpaid. 1 • RECORDING COMPANIES Far be,hirid other community-directed media are recording companies, with but a handful around the country. Interestingly, these new record companies tend to _be collectively owned and operated, rather than private corporations. Olivia Records Box 70237 Los Angeles, CA 90070 213/389-4243 Ginny, Jennifer, Judy, Meg, Kate A feminist collective, producing women's music on their own label and distributing other.women musicians who have pro- •produced records on their own labels. These include Meg Christian, Cris Williamson and Kay Gardner. .Olivia also provides training for women in all aspects of the recording industry. SASE for more information, and tell your local radio stations about them too. July 1976 RAIN Page 7 SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS Public Interest Satellite Association (PISA) 55 W. 44th St. New York, NY 10036 212/661-2540 Andy Horowitz The only citizen group concerned with access to satellite communications; helping groups develop experimental projects on NASA satellites. SASE for article on PISA and state of the art of satellite communications. FILM.& VIDEO Jump-Cut Box 865 Berkeley, CA 94701 and 3138 W. Schubert Chicago, IL 60647. Bi-monthly periodical with film news and information, $3/yr. The Dec. '75 issue•had a comprehensive guide to' 16mm film distributors. International Video Exchange Directory, 1976, from: Video Inn 261 Powell St. Vancou~er, BC Canada 604/688-43 36 Ross Gerleman A people-to-people index and tape exchange, available on an exchange basis only; SASE for information on how to participate and other Video Inn services. WOMEN Media Report to. Women: what women are doing and thinking about the communications media; Index/Directory 3306 Ross Pl. N.W. Washington, DC 20008 202/363-0812 Donna Allen . Non-partisan news and information monthly magazine, $15/yr, $10 for in- ,dividual women. Also publishes an .• .Index/Directory of volumes 1-3 of the magazine, with a directory to individual women and groups, $6. Both are excellent resources. MRTW has inspired a new group, Media Women in Action, c/o Pat Ridley, 2722 Connecticut Ave., N. W., Washington, DC 20008.
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