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Becoming the Media Strategist: Jen Angel Gets Activists Noticed
Scott Ballum | August 4, 2010
I was late to the game of discovering the work of activist, writer, educator, and publisher Jen Angel. I first saw her speak in 2008 at Bluestocking Bookstore in New York City's Lower East Side, touting her then-newly released booklet Becoming the Media: A Critical History Of Clamor Magazine. The paperback memoir reads as a how-to and why-to for aspiring independent publishers, based on Jen's experiences founding, editing, and managing the now out-of-print Clamour Magazine.
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American Independent Business Alliance
| June 16, 2010
The American Independent Business Alliance is a national 501c3 non-profit organization helping communities launch and successfully operate an Independent Business Alliance® (IBA), "buy independent, buy local" campaigns, and other efforts to support community enterprise.
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Guest Editorial: Groundswell Gains Through Independence--and Collaboration
James David Morgan | April 11, 2010
What is it that Groundswell does?  We're so happy to say that we don't yet know.
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Transmodern: Radical Culture and Accessible Art Through Interaction
Eric Bos | April 9, 2010
For the past 6 years, the Transmodern Festival has been the premier gathering of interactive and avant-garde art and performance.  The event serves to both highlight women and GLBT artists, and bring modern art—what is in many cases thought of as haughty, cerebral, and un-relatable—to the feet of everyday people and artists alike.  The thing that sets Transmodern apart from other art events is interactivity, the back and forth between artists and observers.  “If you go to a show and watch a band it’s a one way street, even if you go to a gallery and see a show its still a one
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Take My TV - Please! Resources on E-Recycling
Maggie Feuchter | December 16, 2009
A sorely needed upgrade has come into my life, or more specifically my living room: an early Christmas present in the form of a brand spanking new TV. It's not so much a "need," I suppose, but it definitely is a welcome change to the now green and purple fringed tube I purchased in 2003.
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Who Are We Working For? The Future of Design at ADC's Designism 4
Patrick Lupinski | November 24, 2009
We are experiencing an unfamiliar design landscape that is drastically different from anything that we may have become accustomed to in recent decades. Fortunately, the current post-capitalism arena that we have entered challenges the irresponsible way of communicating through design.
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On The Commons
| November 17, 2009
On the Commons (formerly Tomales Bay Institute) is a network of citizens and organizations exploring new ways to achieve social justice, environmental harmony and democratic participation at all levels of society.
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Forum Organizing Project
| November 17, 2009
The Forum Organizing Project is creating a national Community Forum network that seeks to revive community entertainment, education and connection. They organize resources, offer technical support, build partnerships with speakers and film distributors, and connect Forums with each other.
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The Accidental Entrepreneur, Saving San Diego One Roof at a Time
Scott Ballum | November 13, 2009
Brook Sarson claims to not be a business person. Nor a plumber, or a landscape architect, for that matter. She's just someone who cares deeply about the lack of smart water resources in San Diego county and wants to spread the word to home-owners and city officials alike. It turns out the best way to do that, however, is by founding and operating the only rainwater catchment and greywater recycling company in Southern California. It's not a role she thought she'd find herself in, but the one she's undertaken since January 2009.
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Meet the Farmer! Bring your bikes!
Scott Ballum | November 11, 2009
This past Saturday night, I was lucky enough to be a part of an amazing community event in the South Park neighborhood of San Diego. Though their businesses approach social and environmental issues in very different ways, five unique endeavors came together for one really fun night, each contributing in their own ways and engaging with their community.