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I'm very excited to see both of ya & all our other visitors!!! Offense, See ya @ 1am Saturday! Chris, have ya figured out who will be picking ya up at PDX, etc?

Really? Lots of movies were shot in Oregon! Off the top of my head: Foxfire, Goonies, The Postman, Stand By Me, Kindergarten Cop, My Own Private Idaho, Drugstore Cowboy, Free Willy 1 & 2. Here's a link to 3 pages of movies shot in Oregon: http://www.mopan.org/mpf/mpfmovielist1.shtml

Good to see ya back Moxie! Yo G-man, Let's get our kids together for a vegan play-date sometime!Our young one's are 9, 6 & 4 - sadly we dont know many vegan kids...

This is probably worth checking out: Lincoln City Farmers' Market Sundays, 9:00 - 2:00 - June - September 540 NE Hwy 101, De Lake School This one looks great too: http://www.newportfarmersmarket.org/

Lotus & I have started collecting things to bring. We'll have stuff for our salsa, 2 or 3 watermelons plus a variety of odds & ends including falafel, cous cous, noodles, teas & more. What are other folks planning on bringing? We should be able to get basic stuff in Lincoln City but the prices & selection of vegan options, organics, etc is probably pretty limited. Then again, Newport is a neat town half an hour south and it has a natural foods coop & a Fred Meyers which is a large chain store w/ decent natural foods section.

The West Coast Convergence for Climate Action Wednesday, August 8th - Tuesday, August 14th, 2007 6 days of low-impact living and high-impact action near the mouth of the Columbia River in Skamokawa, Washington. With extreme weather, massive species extinctions, and melting ice caps becoming a more dire reality each day, it is high time for us to come together to take firm actions against the root causes of climate change. Today, with large fossil fuel development projects planned at the mouth of the Columbia River, this iconic waterway is ground zero in the global struggle against the violence of the energy industry and for a livable climate future. The West Coast Convergence for Climate Action will be situated near a community that is fighting a proposed Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal on the Columbia River. Currently, LNG development is being met with local, community-based resistance due to the immense safety risks, environmental destruction, local economic impact, and social injustice related to this foreign fossil fuel. We are working with and supporting many of the local residents in their campaign against LNG, as well as with activists resisting dams, highway expansions, nuclear and other forms of dirty and unjust energy. The convergence will be a space for celebration, for kids and families, a place to socialize with friends old and new. We intend to show that less energy intensive, less "stuff-centered" living is not just more environmentally friendly, but that less can be so much more FUN!

Howdy folks, I'm curious how folks have been spreading the word on this years gathering? Right now, I know that info has been posted on the NW-Veg & Happy Cow ( http://www.vegetarianchatboard.com ) forums but where else. Personally, I've mostly just mentioned VV'07 to a few folks that I know but now that the Vegan Vacation website: http://www.veganvacations.net has been updated for this years event, I really want to start getting the word out more widely.

http://www.pdxzines.com PZS Hours: Tabling Sat. Aug. 11: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sun. Aug 12: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Workshops Sat. Aug. 11: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sun. Aug 12: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. IPRC Zine Camp Reading Thurs. Aug. 9 at Reading Frenzy, 921 SW Oak St. Zinester Social and Open Mic Reading Fri. Aug 10 at the IPRC, 917 SW Oak St. #218 Potluck 7 p.m. Open Mic 8 p.m.

http://www.babefestpdx.com B.A.B.E. Fest: HomeMetal, hardcore, grind, punk, noisy artsy metal? Do we like it? Yes. Do girls like it? Yes. Do girls feel like they get equal representation in the scene? Well, not so much. B.A.B.E fest (Breaking Assumptions and Barriers for Equality) is a fest that speaks in the name of gender equality in the punk and metal scenes. The fest is intended to foster a broader dialogue about diversity, gender identity and sexual identity in the scene while showcasing artists that make us critically think about feminist and gender related issues. Started by a bunch of girls in the metal/crust/ punk/grind/power violence/whatever is sometimes aggressive yet weird No Po/Northeast Portland scene, B.A.B.E. fest promises to be your best bet for a hot and sultry August weekend of critical feminist and queer/transgender radical thinking, anti – oppression and anti – hierarchy workshops, lunch made by dudes, radical feminist film night and of course, the metal/grind/ punk played by a mix of women and men who represent what gender equality in the scene really looks like and really should look like. Two nights of music include Buried Blood, Tandemnation (ex – The Haggard), Sleepwalkers R.I.P., Landlord (Flagstaff, AZ), Dispossessed (ex – Harum Scarum, Remains of the Day) , The Vonneguts, Scary Bear (Seattle), Massive Meat Split, Order of the Gash, and Anon Ramora. B.A.B.E fest will take place August 24th, 25th and 26th at variety of locations. Check the schedule below. August 24 House Show (location T.B.D.) with: Buried Blood Tandemnation Sleepwalkers R.I.P. Landlord (Flagstaff, AZ) August 25 Workshops – Liberty Hall 12 – 1 p.m. Dudes Making Lunch 1:15 – 2:15 Consent Workshop 2:30-3:30 Gender Caucus 3:45 – 5:00 Making Punk Communities Safe from Violence and Aggression Show at Satyricon with: The Vonneguts Order of the Gash Anon Ramora Massive Meat Split Scary Bear Dipossessed August 26 Full afternoon of workshops at In other Words, Jerk Store, Pink House. Workshops include Consensus Building/Facilitation, Riot Grrl and Beyond, Women and Sizism, Women of Color in the Punk Scene, DIY Women’s Health, Women and Alcoholism in the Scene, and Male Privilege. Sprockettes performance and feminist bike – in film night at the Pink House. Films will be by indie film makers that focus on gender equality issues, radical politics, and punk communities.

Lotus, myself & our kids would love to join ya'll but wont be able to.

Thanks for sharing yr photos - looks fun! Is yr family vegan?

Hope ya feel better soon Liz. Please keep us posted.

Thanks for sharing the link! I'll be sure to take a peek now and then.

Hello & Welcome Nicole! What part/s of the world do ya call home?

Francesco, No I have not visited Italy yet. If I had to pick only one portion of your country to visit though it would be the north.

Thanks for starting a blog & sharing yr thoughts! Choosing to be Vegan is a wonderful choice.

Hello Mr. Happy! Good to see ya posting your insights here.

Hello & Welcome Erik!

Hello & Welcome Francesco! Where in Italy do you live? Italia is high on my list of places that I'd like to visit.

Have fun & share photo's with us please!

As best as i know, the plan is to divide the visitors from far-away up to be housed by locals such as Robert, Darth Lotus & I + anyone else who wants to volunteer. Besides that, it's up to you who ya want to stay with & what part of town ya want to stay in, etc. If the hosts get to pick, you & Flanders are my top choices. Ya can probably even couch-surf around to a different place each night if ya want!

Thanks again to everyone who has donated so far! Donations are still very much needed & always appreciated.

Yo Offense, where ya planning on staying while yr in Portland? You are of course welcome to stay with me & my family. No obligation to do so of course but I wanted to make sure that I offered.

We have a Champion Juicer that we'll bring. Someone please remind me so that I dont forget it in the rush to the beach!

So do ya look like Pam Anderson now?