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Recent Publication from Gaby and King: After participating unsuccessfully (see below) and watching the continuing decline of the Mendocino Environmental Center (MEC), Gaby and I wrote a Proposal to the MEC and the Cloud Forest Institute (150K PDF file), asking to convene a "Mediation Workshop on Democracy and Community Organization." For background on the MEC situation, see Media Forum, No. 5. See also "More about Medial Politics" below.

Family News: "Bay Area Team defeats Japan to win the women's division of the World Ultimate Frisbee Championship

That's my step-daughter, Jenny Hanscom (of the Hanscom-Kelly-Collins-Crane Clan) pictured below. She's about to make the winning huck (long throw) that established Team USA as the women's world champions in Ultimate Frisbee. Behind her. a Japanese player attempts to disrupt the throw. Jenny's back is to the goal, and she is about to turn and throw toward the goal. Wow! The determination on her face as she looks as far to the rear as she can. The frisbee. was caught by I don't know who for the final winning goal. The score was USA 14, Japan 10.

Jenny's face as she is about to throwhrows

Jenny Hans com a moment before throwing the goal that won the women's division championship for the USA at the World Ultimate Frisbee. Championship, August 9, 2008. Japan took second place. See the whole photo.

Son Chet and I flew up to see the World Ultimate Frisbee. championship tournament in Vancouver, B.C. We had to catch our return flight so we missed the women's championship game which pitted the USA against Japan. But my son Robin stayed for the game and took the picture. Fury represented the USA because Fury had beaten all the other women's frisbee. teams in the country. See an earlier picture of Jenny on the cover of Ultimate.

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Paula Gunn Allen , a very dear friend of Gabrielle's, died on May 29, 2008. She was brilliant. She was brave. She was iconoclastic, And she was mentor and a major source for "Too Many Deaths" Gabrielle's dissertation. Before her trailer burned down in 2006, King helped Paula digitize some of her photographs and, later, after the trailer was gone, the beginnings of her memoirs, The Perils of Being Paula.

Paula (memorial site)

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There are two of us involved in this web site. Well, since Gaby's often been busy with her own stuff, this is mostly my doing. It's a kind of meandering story of whatever is going on in my life. Parts of it are more disciplined, like the Media Forum, which tells the story of my work with KZYX and KMEC, two local radio stations. (Skip the next couple of paragraphs if you want to get to more personal and family stuff.)

More about local media politics:

Last summer (2007) my work at the Mendocino Environmental Center and it's radio station, KMEC, 105.1 FM (Ukiah, CA) was a debacle, or resulted in a debacle. Gaby and I worked together on that with Dennis O'Brien, the President of the MEC (Mendocino Environmental Center, Ukiah). We envisioned a radically improved publication, much more than the usual newsletter, a really timely and interesting magazine, one that would inspire the members and increase their number. In October (2007) after four months of work, we produced the final draft of a 32-page magazine. We were all proud of it, but as we circulated drafts of the editorial, Dennis and the board freaked out saying that what Gaby and I wrote was too critical of the MEC and other local organizations. We were summarily "removed" from the project. Gaby and I felt the board had invalidated the whole endeavor, and withdrew our support and the articles and photos we had contributed.

As part of the break with the MEC, I promised to publish the material we intended to publish through the MEC, including interviews with Dan Hamburg and Alicia Littletree. Hopefully that will come out soon. Meanwhile, under the banner of SmartMouth Publications, we have released an "Open Letter To The Supes Regarding Medical Marijuana" including an interview with Milan Hopkins M.D. who prescribes medical marijuana.

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The Kelley/Collins family has a new member: Zoey Collins
DeJong, just born to Katie Collins and Mike DeJong on August 29, 2007!

Are you interested in participant democracy? Do you see a need for substantial improvement in the quality of daily life?

Mendocino County politics: Consider this web site a place where you can engage us or any other participant in discussions going on within and about significant local organizations. (The easiest way to get ahold of us is by email.) Already in place is extensive coverage of the movement for member control of local community radio stations, KZYX and KMEC. That's the Mendocino County Media Forum and perhaps there will be more about the movement toward "economic localization" and "smart growth" in Mendocino County, as time and interest allow.

Green Mac is providing a space for archives of the Mendocino College Eagle (the college newspaper that isn't) and for the beleaguered pro-democracy movement among the part-time faculty. (See the archives Mendocino College Part-time Faculty forum and archive at MPFA forum

Oh, you may be interested in the mostly outdated but still useful, Mendocino County Media Directory, which we no longer research but do occasionally update (by direct request).

Travels. I had a great time at my 50th High School Reunion in Westerville Ohio. Gabrielle and I recently visited Susan Crane (mother of Chet and Robin Collins) at Jonah House, the faith-based resistance community in Baltimore, Maryland. (See "Three Days At Jonah House" photos.)

Gabrielle has traveled about much more than King, who is by comparison a real stick in the mud. More about Gaby's travels and writings.

And other stuff. Like many of you, we were profoundly affected by the events of 9/All. See the handful of short articles written by some people we greatly respect: "Writings of interest to those who love this world." These responses, so contrary to the mass hysteria of the time, are just as brilliant now as they were then, only more so.

And of course there are more personal things like family pictures, and stories. It's loosely organized, so carry on at your own risk.

I hope you like it. If you have the time, drop a line.

Warmest regards to you and yours,