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Shasta Bioregional Gathering I (Napa Valley)

By Planet Drum Staff | September 15, 1991

“Northern California Big Time”* September 12-15, 1991 (Thursday thru Sunday ) *The First Bioregional Gathering respectfully borrowed the term ‘Big Time’ in honor of Californian’s First Peoples. The term ‘Big Time’ was and is used by California Native-Americans for large gatherings that evoke the past and explore the present and future.  This is accomplished by talking, listening, learning, demonstrating, telling stories, entertaining, and by celebrating […]

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 […]