From the monthly archives:

November 2006

Poetry at Artist’s Union Gallery in Ventura

by Robert Peake November 21, 2006

Poetry Matters! Roe Estep plays host to an intimate, friendly, low-pressure open mic every Tuesday night in the Artist’s Union Gallery, where C-street meets the ocean in Ventura. The evenings start at 7:30 PM. On alternate weeks, they also feature a poet or two to read at length. On January 16th, for…

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Black Gold movie follow up & Fairtrade news

by Raymond Powers November 21, 2006

I received this email from TransFair about the success of their national Fairtrade Month in October 2006.
Fair Trade Month 2006 was a smashing success, thanks to the invaluable contributions of TransFair USA’s many business partners, stakeholders, supporters, producers, and staff members. After successful Fair Trade Month programs in 2004 and…

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A Saturday along “my” trail

by Jason Womack November 21, 2006


One beautiful fall Saturday in November, I woke up with the dawn and prepared for a morning outside. My wife still asleep, and my dog seemingly confused (“Why are you up and not feeding me?”), I geared up for a ride to the ocean.
I packed a banana, a couple of…

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Buy Nothing Day

by Kenley Neufeld November 21, 2006

I recently shared an email with my staff about how I would be honoring them and the holiday season by giving to one of my favorite charities. I shared that as we enter the holiday season, some of us will take the opportunity to reflect and be thankful for the…

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The Week in Sustainable Mobility (11/19/06)

by Raymond Powers November 19, 2006

This comes from the World Changing website archives. There was a previous thread about alternative energy cars and this illuminates some up-to-date actions taking place.
The Week in Sustainable Mobility (11/19/06)
Mike Millikin
November 19, 2006 5:08 AM
Data presented in the peer-reviewed new State of the Arctic analysis released by the National Oceanic…

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Bart’s Books & Childhood Memories

by Lisa Snider November 19, 2006


Monica Bartindale, daughter of the original owners of Bart’s Books, remembers her childhood amongst the stacks in a recent blog entry:
My parents had provided me with the most wonderful playground. My playground had books and comic books of every imaginable kind, there were jewels that sparkled, gleamed and teased this…

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Thomas Pynchon, illustrated; ‘Gravity’s Rainbow’ in images

by Howard Smith November 18, 2006

LA TIMES BOOK REVIEW by Emily Barton
Gravity’s Rainbow Illustrated: One Picture for Every Page
Zak Smith
Tin House: 784 pp., $39.99

Thomas Pynchon’s 1973 novel, “Gravity’s Rainbow,” is still so frenetic, paranoid, preternaturally sharp, abrupt in its changes of subject and tone and relentless in its probing of the sinister connections among sex,…

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What about the Visitor’s Bureau?

by Tyler Suchman November 18, 2006

In Friday’s edition of the OVN, in an article entitled “Ojai revenues still climbing,” it was stated that for the fiscal year, the City of Ojai will have a surplus of $675,000 on $7.5 million in revenue. So while the city manager made it a priority to build up city…

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Join us for a Cuppa Joe at 3pm

by Tyler Suchman November 18, 2006

Hey all – come on down to Stir Crazy on Saturday from 3pm til about 4:15 for Cuppa Joe, a casual community get together.
We were mentioned in the VC Reporter this week, but let me add that Cuppa Joe was first proposed by Todd Miller and championed by evan austin…

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Compassionate holidays

by Heather MacGumerait November 17, 2006

As you prepare for the winter holidays, I encourage you to consider spreading the love, warmth and compassion of the season to all living beings. Consider that the turkey dinner you are planning for Thanksgiving causes a life of misery and terror. Consider that the turkeys suffer, the people who…

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