Page 34 RAIN April/May 1983 al offices in 35 countries, mostly in the Third World. They facilitate self-development programs that "move individuals, communities, and organizations toward self- sufficiency and self-confidence.” The ICA operates self-help programs in over 1,000 villages with 10,000 volunteers and 30,000 colleagues planet-wide. The Institute organized a regionwide conference on human development in the 1980’s called "Passages: Northwest”. Their planning was truly participatory. From December 1980 to April 1981, ICA staff conversed with community leaders in 144 towns in the three Northwest States (Oregon, Washington, Idaho). A two-day regional symposium in Pendleton, Oregon, outlined local approaches to issues facing the Northwest’s future. Following local practicum events in seven geographic divisions, a two-day Directions Assembly in Vancouver, Washington, proposed ways to implement new projects throughout the region. A major project in the ICA’s shift from coordination among neighborhoods and communities to workplace communities was a Puget Sound area conference: "Society and Engineers, Building the Future Together.” Held March 25-26 in Seattle, participants took steps to "organize a group for deciding how engineers can work toward an appropriate future.” Another such effort is developing in the form of an Entrepreneurial Guild in Seattle. Meetings have included a report on marketing and discussions about Marilyn Ferguson’s The Aquarian Conspiracy and Peter Drucker’s The New Economics. A Futures Symposium to explore opportunities in the entrepreneurial revolution is being planned. The Institute offers participatory management seminars, a speaker’s bureau, and intensive workshops from "(letting Things Done: A Course in Productive Leadership” to "Cultural Revolution: Understanding Paradigm Shifts.” The full-time staff live cooperatively in family units, together forming an intentional community. 'They also operate an intern program. For more information write or call ’The Seattle House, 1025 First Ave., W., Seattle, WA 98119, 206/282-3166. Oregon Legislative Research The Legislative Research Office of the Oregon Legislative Assembly has announced current research projects which include gathering information about Ireland’s Cottage Industry Laws; determination of whether a portion of a county has ever seceded and formed a new county; gathering information on the number of cable television companies in Oregon, how many are not regulated by local jurisdictions, and other states’ laws regarding such unregulated cable television companies; and determining the effects of legislation concerning employees’ right to know of the dangers of toxic substances in workplaces. For information write to Legislative Research, S-420 State Capitol, Salem, OR 97310. REGISTRY OF NEW PERIODICALS CLINTON S’TREET QUARTERLY, 2522 S.E. Clinton, Portland, OR 97202. Quarterly, $5/year. The Clinton Street Quarterly continues to offer a voice for artists and a place for news not covered by traditional newspapers. With intentions of expanding their coverage beyond Portland, they recently opened a Seattle office. COMMUNITY OPTIONS, 3138 Over- hulse Rd., NW, #96, Olympia, WA 98502. A new contributor-written monthly that spans most aspects of community life in Olympia, including health, education, environment and agriculture. HOBO NEWS, Burnside Community Council, Inc., 313 East Burnside, Portland, OR 97214. A newsletter devoted to news in Portland’s oldtown/skid road area. A voice for the hobos! MULTNOMAH MONTHLY, 3036 SE 33rd, Portland, OR 97202. Monthly, $10/year delivered. The Monthly has been around for a couple of years. It is, like the Clinton Street Quarterly, an alternative voice for the Portland area, with news, fiction, reviews, regular columns, calendar of events. NEW COMMUNITY NEWS, P.O. Box 3083, Wenatchee, WA 98801. A journal with news and information about community, art, natural resources, and personal growth. THE NEWSLETTER WITHOUT A NAME—YET, Portland Cable Access, Inc., 5345 SE Foster Rd., Portland, OR 97206. A new newsletter that reports on Cable- TV activities in Portland. The Portland Cable Access, Inc. is the organization that oversees instrumentation of public access to the cable system. THE NETWORK NEWS, A Food Network Publication, PO Box 12391, Salem, OR 97309 (current subscription rates under review). A jam-packed newsletter of the Food Network in Salem, OR, that reports on news in the food cooperative and natural foods business, and agricultural policy issues. OKANOGAN NATURAL NEWS, P.O. Box 139, Tonasket, WA 98855. In its second year, a monthly tabloid with news from the Okanogan area of Washington. Interesting supplement is the Okanogan Sundial Almanac. OREGON COAST MONTHLY, P.O. Box 18000, Florence, OR 97439. A slick new effort (several others have failed in recent years) to bring the Oregon Coast up a peg or two (class!). Fullcolor photo spreads. Includes Oregon Coastal Zone Management newsletter. PACIFIC BUSINESS, 10350 S.W. Fifth Street, Beaverton, OR 97005. A new glossy 62-page bi-monthly covering news and developments in Pacific Rim trading, with articles such as "Pacific Northwest Winter Recreation: Cold, Hard Cash." SOUTHEAST UPUFT NEIGHBOR- HOOD PROGRAM NEWSLETTER, 3534 S.E. Main, Portland, OR 97214. If you want to know about current and upcoming community-based activities in Portland, the simple (8V2 x 14 typed and fast-printed) and jam-packed newsletter from this southeast Portland neighborhood office is an excellent source. 1110 newsletter shows how useful a simple neighborhood newsletter can be. TRANSFORMA'nON TIMES, P.O. Box 12290, Portland, OR 97212. $9/)t. Portland’s contribution to the growing network of transformation/ spiritual evolution periodicals aroimd the country. WHOLE UFE TIMES NORTHWEST, P.O. Box 20728, Seattle, WA 98102. A wide ranging transformational tabloid. The September 1982 issue had a guide to intentional community life in the Northwest. ($8/9 issues)
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