Planet Drum Staff

Planet Drum staff contribute a wide variety of reports and writeups to the organizational website.

Raise the Stakes #6: HARVESTING THE TRASH

By Planet Drum Staff | January 1, 1983

Harvesting the Trash Circles of Correspondence (Regional Reports) Articles PoetryThe Unbroken Chain, Reider Ekner LetterLetter From Sweden, Gary Snyder TributeMichael Myers (1948-1982), Holbrook (Teter)This issue is a tribute to Michael Myers and his graphics, which he generously provided to Planet Drum over the years. ReviewsGood Cooks know where They Live, Reviewed by Robert C. Watts Excerpts from Tukak’ Teatret: Theater From Inside the Human Species […]

Raise the Stakes #5: NATURAL PROVISION

By Planet Drum Staff | March 21, 1982

Natural Provision Circles of Correspondence (Regional Reports) Articles PoetryOld Woman Nature, Gary Snyder Letters AnnouncementAnti-Nuke Poems Wanted, Abalone Alliance ReviewsReviewed by Peter Berg Reviewed by Robert C. Watts Reviewed by Michael Helm Reviewed by Sheila Purcell Planet Drum Update GraphicsRobert Watts, Skylark & Dusty Atkins, Dan Budnick, Linda Dietrich, No Place to Go, Nancy Von Stoutenburg, Mattole Watershed Salmon Support Group, Paul Brigman, Michelle Vignes, […]

Raise the Stakes #4: THE NEWS DOESN’T COME FROM ONE PLACE

By Planet Drum Staff | January 1, 1982

The News Doesn’t Come From One Place: Circles of Correspondence (Regional Reports): Articles PoetryThe Place I Live In, Sandra Dasmann LetterMatthew J. Miles ReviewsReviewed by Jerry Martien Reviewed by Anon Planet Drum UpdateRecent activities, how to get involved, items for sale, masthead GraphicsArthur Okamura, Robert Watts, Judy Goldhaft, Skylark, Peter Danaher, Coni Tarquini, Aaron Rosenberg, Michael Myers, Van der Ryn, Calthorpe & Partners, Kinney, phlance. […]

Raise the Stakes #3: CITIES: SALVAGING THE PARTS

By Planet Drum Staff | June 21, 1981

Cities: Salvaging the Parts Circles of Correspondence (Regional Reports) Articles Poetry AnnouncementThird World Ranch ReviewsReviewed by Robert C. Watts Reviewed by Michael Helm Planet Drum UpdateActivities, how to get involved, items for sale, masthead Editorial GraphicsMichael Davidson, Hexacanthion Astercanthion, Nancy Eckel, Michael Myers, Nancy Von Stoutenberg Note: The PDF below is searchable if downloaded. Download.

Raise the Stakes! #2: ECO-DEVELOPMENT: Decolonizing Ourselves

By Planet Drum Staff | January 1, 1981

Eco-Development: Decolonizing Ourselves Circles of Correspondence (Regional Reports) Articles PoetryDeerlodge, Roger Dunsmore AnnouncementFourth World Assembly Conference Reviews Reviewed by Peter Berg EditorialThe Next Step, Peter Berg and Michael Helm GraphicsSam Silver, Leonard Rifas, Sylvester Wesaw, Samiid Aednan, Daniel House, Jack Forbes, Gebe from Le Sauvage, Vito, Michael Myers, Charlie Hochberg, Christopher Swan, Thomas Morris Note: The PDF below is searchable if downloaded. Download

Raise the Stakes! #1: Soft Borders

By Planet Drum Staff | September 21, 1979

Soft Borders: An introduction to Raise the Stakes! Articles PoetryRaise the Stakes!, Peter Berg LetterGary Snyder Reviews Reviewed by Linn House Reviewed by Peter Berg EditorialHumankind Peter Berg(?) (and Linn House?)Report to the Membership GraphicsDaniel O. Stolpe, Shafi Hakim, Peter Hall, Sandy Simonson Note: The PDF below is searchable if downloaded. Download

Bio-Regional Community Congress (Round Valley, Covelo)

By Planet Drum Staff | August 3, 1979

The Hearthshire School ranch, Mendocino County, Shasta Bioregion A small gathering of bioregionalists and indigenous locals was organized by Glenwood Bear in 1979 in Covelo, California at what had been The Hearthshire School Ranch. It was held in the summer and spectacular dry lightning illuminated the event. Planet Drum has no texts from the gathering, only the photos below.

Listening to the Earth

By Planet Drum Staff | April 7, 1979

___________________ More about the symposium: ___________________ The Bioregional Basis of Community Consciousness A Public Symposium April 7-10, 1979 San Francisco Are we /\out of place in Northern California? Our Society is Heading in Two Conflicting Directions. One of these is the attempt to preserve regional culture, community identity, natural resources and political autonomy. The second retains the impetus of the Industrial Revolution and involves an […]