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evan austin is a 30-something Californian who lives in Ojai with his wife, three children, one dog, three cats, and a Roomba.  Professionally, evan likes to call himself a graphic designer and social media helper, having graduated from Santa Barbara City College in 2007 with an Associate's Degree in Graphic Design and launched his own company, graphics (and more!) by evan austin, in 2010.  evan also works as a multimedia technology instructor at Valley Oak Charter School. evan is also a social/political activist, and founded the Ojai Peace Coalition in 2005 to build a community and coordinate efforts in the service of creating and furthering a Culture of Peace. The most visible expressions of this effort have been the Coalition's participation in Ojai's annual Independence Day parade, and the annual awarding of the locally-created Noble Peace Prize. evan considers himself to be a citizen of the world, and has found a spiritual home in Unitarian Universalism. His strongest guiding principle comes from the wisdom of Gandhi: "We must become the change we seek in the world."

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