Page 24 RAIN April 1979 RUSH The Farallones Rural Center is offering a complete packet of information on everything going on at the center, their programs, the community, etc. To receive thc packet, send a SASE wjth 531;' postage to the Rural Center, 15290 Colcman Valley Rd., Occidental, CA 95465. On /\pril 8-11 tbe1'e will be a conferella ill tbl' ill'disl)1l Cadillac Note! in De/roil, A11, el1titled City Care Conferellce. Tl.>i.1 cOlljtil'ellee, beillK sponsored by tbe National Urbilll League and the ,','ie-rra Club, will bav(! worksbops ernpl.>asi-;.iJlg actio'll on a l1eif{hborhood and commllllity level. COlltact: Vivien Li, City Care Curljerel1Ce, SOO L 62nd St., New Yurk, NY 10021.2121644-6539. A Northwest Regional Anti-Nuke Confcrence sponsored by Seattle Crabshell will be held on Saturday, April 28, at the University of Washington, Seattle. People from across the region arc being urged to attend-donations wiJI be used to cover costs. For further information contact: Greg Preston, 325 Harvard E., No. 100, Seattle, WA 98102, or phone 206/325-5287 . Utility Action Center 310 S.W. 4th, Room 900 Portland, OR 97204 503/222-9311 "Utillt)' Hate Relief: OptiollS for i.ow Incom C' People" a l'onfcrenu:, is being scheduled and organi/.ed for April 21 in Portland by Oregon I.egal Services and !\1ultnnmah County Legal Aid. Con tan Heverly Srei n with suggestions or ('oI1lrihutiOl:S of time, money, or for more inforll1ation 1\ good place for local coalilioni '1g un this crucial issue l The 4th annual Hands On Alternative Energy Conference of Heathcote Center and the School of Living will take place from April 27 to May 5 at Heathcote Center in Freeland, MD. This event willi focus on passive solar design, theory and application, wood energy and conservation. Contact: Heathcote Center, 21300 Heathcote Rd., Freeland, MD 21053. 301/329-6041. 011 April 28, the Northerrt Virginia Community Collef{e, Annal1dale Campus, will be sponsuring a Future Fair whose theme is "Future Options: Exploring Ways of Creating Your Future." The fair will take place from 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. and will fea ture exhibits on tbe future of Virginia, an electric car race, and mawy otbers. Contact: Dean A. Haldjian, Northern Virginia Community College, Annada/e Campus, 8333 Little River Tumpike, A rmandale, VA 22003. 7031323-3239. On April 6-8, women from around the country will be coming together to discuss the condition of rural life today and its impact on women's lives. The conference is being held at Chatfield College, St. Martin, OH (50 miles east of Cincinnati). Registration is $20 and all additional $30 is required for mcals and lodging. Contact: "Women and the Land" Rural Resources, RRl, Box 11, Loveland, OH 45140.513/683-9483. There will be a series of two-day workshops on the design, sizing, calculation, construction and marketing of passive soJar buildings. Thesc conferences ",ill bf held in Chicago, lL, April 23-24, Philadelphia, PA, April 26-27, Atlanta, UJ\, May 24-25, and Kansas City, MO, Oct. 23-24. Contact: Passive Solar Associates, P.O. Hux 6023, Santa Fe, NM 87501. 505/983-1506. WIN Magazine is looking for two experienced people committed to social change to do bookkeeping, prumotion, writing, etc. Luw pay, long hours, and a chance to work with a collective. Interested? Send a letter (ASAP) abou t yourself to WIN Staff Search, 503 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11217. Oregon Fair Sharc, a direct action, mass based organization helping people to gain control of their own lives, is looking for people interested in working full time as organizer interns. Training provided. Starting salary: $SOO/munth plus benefits. Contact: Lupe Guajardo, Oregon Fair Share, 519 S.W. 3rd, Suite 409, Portland, OR 97204,503 /223 2981. The Center for Rural Affairs, a private non-profit research group which supports progressive change in the Midwest, is looking for a person to become managing editor of its investigative journal, the New Land Review. Responsibilities include copy editing, promotion, writing and general management of the publication. Send resume to Center for Rural Affairs, Box 40S, Walthill , NE 68067, 402/8465428. The Mon tana Land Reliance, a land conservation organizatiun working with farmers and ranchers in Montana to keep agricultural lands in upen space and productiun, is looking for a field coordinator to organize its projects. An agricultural background and experience in land ncgotiations is desired. Contact: Christine Torgrimsun, Montana Land Reliance, P.O. Box 355, Helena, MT 59601, 406/443-7027. The Environmental Action Foundation, a non-profit environmental organization, is looking fur two people- one to be a wri tcr/edi tor on solid waste issues and the uther to fill its director's position. Salary is $12,OOOlyr. plus benefits. Send resume and writing samples to Environmental Action Foundation, 724 Dupont Circle Bldg., Washington, DC 20036. RAIN 2270 N.W. Irving Portland, OR 9721u ~ on_PrOfit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 1890 Portland, OR ForwardillK and Return Postage Guaranteed I
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