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We need a movement to convince the bigmoney types to get on this bandwagon of future opportunity.

Here is my message to all Democratic leaders: Put your pet projects on the back burner and become relevant. It is not too late to change the conversation. You can start by backing Obama’s jobs bill. Take the courage to express ideas about future jobs, while simultaneously recognizing the needs of our transitional economy. Have a field day with the Republican job-creation claims — there are so many holes in their polarized arguments. Take on the Republicans’ populist spins on the importance of small businesses and the role of government.

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aking coughs have left me staring at C-Span on cable TV. For a political junkie like me, C-Span is a wonderland of ideological incantations. You witness why it is so important to stay on message. The Democrats, with their vastly varied pet projects, are a lot more entertaining than their Republican cohorts, but they are losing the more important message and setting themselves up to lose a big future battle. Today we live in a time with lots of easily available Internet contradiction and four-second sound bites. Our unity-deprived nation suffers from an infection by multifaceted media that transmit extreme and opposing viewpoints, twisted into sound bites and rife with multiple conspiracies. The result is a largely confused and disbelieving population of voters. This confusion, a result of today’s mediaconsuming climate, is exactly why it is important to stay on message. After watching C-Span for a while, I sent a brief e-mail: “Dear Representative Nancy Pelosi. Please get your minions in line behind Obama’s jobs program.” On a recent morning, during the House of Representatives opening speeches, every Republican shot down Obama’s jobs bill. In contrast, Democrats’ subjects ranged from mad computerized flying robots to rape in the ranks and the poverty level. Republicans hammered, and the Democrats meandered. All of the Democrats’ important projects could be lost if they don’t get their act together. Rep. Pelosi needs to make Democratic representatives speak about how important it is to build a progressive approach to jobs creation. They can attack every claim the conservatives are making, including the Republican efforts to demonize Solyndra, the solar company recently gone bankrupt because of Chinese competition. The Republicans are making their case, and they’re winning. The Democrats need to reposition themselves to lead the process by outlining future jobs — all the way to the November 2012 elections. Now is the perfect time to change the conversation by keeping it focused on future jobs. Our leaders’ jobs are to pave the way to the future. What better time than now to define new and better jobs? Our country and state need open-minded, expansionist visions — not continuous regression.

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According to Republicans, government doesn’t create jobs. However, government demand does drive the bottom lines of companies such as Boeing and Blackwater. And how about all those spin-off economies? And government spending associated with research? The Republican claim is that government should only create a climate in which good businesses can grow. Most aware voters would agree with this. However, today’s Republican vernacular is filled with proposals for fewer regu-

lations and taxes. These proposals make sense, but they often inspire races to the bottom, and they raise questions about what we’re willing to sacrifice: Employee safety? The environment? Should we trade job security for formaldehyde, a known carcinogen used in plywood construction? Plywood is a main product of Georgia Pacific, the company owned by the Koch brothers, funders of the Tea Party. Is there a brighter future? One with healthier products? Let me remind readers of the hypocrisy right here in New Mexico. There is a movement against our previous Gov. Richardson’s efforts to incentivize the film industry, a provider of clean future jobs. His financial incentives were reduced in the last legislature by our present, Texasfunded Republican governor. A positive future job climate was partially kicked into the back seat to satisfy her desire for a more “balanced” approach – one that keeps her base, and her funding machine, happy. It’s good future jobs, stupid! Leave behind the bad jobs, such as those manufacturing poorly insulated aluminum windows. Let’s create the right environment and incentivize better jobs – ones that are focused on our future. We need to build an independent energy economy that understands the reality of the transition from coal, oil, and gas to effective photovoltaic and wind power. How much more support does our oil industry need? Where is the real future growth going to take place? Potential future jobs far exceed what the oil industry alone can provide. How about expanding health-care jobs? How can tax policy focus our economic direction? We need a movement to convince the bigmoney types to get on this bandwagon of future opportunity. We must clearly define the past walls of confrontation, and discover ways to mutually build beyond those obstructions. The future I see shares a united sensibility. It will assert itself as new jobs become clearly defined and stated. There are jobs for every future. It is our challenge to see the future we want, to maintain what is necessary during the transition, and to leave behind the past. The battle is now aligning itself, and it is based on what we value as important. What better discussion than one that defines good future jobs? Voter-educated clarity matters, and it will affect future decisions. Will we allow more formaldehyde? Or will we construct better building materials? It’s time to stop being obsessed with viewing the world through the rearview mirror. Changes are needed. Embrace the future. There’s your argument, Democrats. Now get to it!

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with Facebook? When someone mentions “tweeting,” do you think the person has a speech impediment and is offering to pay for lunch? Do you fear the Good Ship Social Media is leaving you stranded ashore? Well, fear not, my floundering fellow digital immigrants, as there’s hope for those harboring such e-sick notions. First of all, this boat’s not going anywhere — it’s well-tied and anchored to the loading docks deep within Port Commerce. And secondly, media maven Lynn Cline knows the ropes and is more than happy to steward you aboard this awesome vessel of social connectivity, marketing, and information. For over two decades, Lynn has amassed a profound knowledge of the Santa Fe cultural scene while covering it as an editor, feature writer, and column writer for local, regional, and national print publications. She also happens to be the author of Romantic Days and Nights in Santa Fe, a travel guide published in two editions by Globe Pequot Press, and Literary Pilgrims: The Santa Fe and Taos Writers’ Colonies, 1917-1950, published by the University of New Mexico Press. About three years ago, Lynn, who is married to Kyle Langan, who happens to be one of the owners of web-design company Studio X, leveraged her knowledge of Santa Fe and statewide environs into a fast-paced, online career. Covering much of the

same territory she once did within the confines of print, she now reaches a worldwide audience with an impressive array of online venues. One of those venues is the recently revamped and revitalized SantaFe.com. Lynn is employed by Hutton Broadcasting, the site’s new owner, to author her own weekly blog, “Gourmet Girl,” covering “all things food related.” In addition to the blog, she writes frequent features covering everything from Santa Fe’s latest seasonal events to the Lannan Foundation’s offerings of readings and conversations. Oh, and she also does the copy editing for the 80 or so other bloggers writing there with her. Fortunately for Lynn, that amounts to only about five or six new blogs a day, allowing her ample time to work with other clients, helping to promote their businesses online. Such is Lynn’s reputation as a Santa Fe authority that when the city’s convention and visitor bureau needed their website updated they turned to Lynn to write the content for SantaFe.org. This comprehensive site reaches out across the globe to both past and potential City Different visitors. Anyone browsing the site, even a native of Santa Fe, will be impressed with the riches of events, restaurants, art galleries, accommodations, and things to do and see. However, in spite of the demands from SantaFe.com, Lynn also manages her own site, LynnCline.com, and business, called “Writer’s Ink.” This is where she advertises her marketing-consultation practice for businesses. Naturally, a significant part of her service involves establishing and expanding a social-media presence for her clients. For a variety of reasons, social media has become the most powerful advertising tool of all time. Every business from multinational corporations down to the newest donut shop on the

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Think social media is a fad? Check out some statistics: • Over 50% of the world’s population is under 30, and of those, 96% have joined a social network. • Social media has overtaken pornography as the number-one activity on the Web. • One out of eight couples married in the U.S. met via social media. • It took 38 years for radio to reach 50 million users. Television took 13 years. Facebook had 200 million users in less than a year. • If Facebook were a country, it would be the world’s third largest, just after China and India. • 80% of companies now use social media for recruitment.

corner is rushing to promote itself using social media. Facebook, Twitter, and now Google+ (that slowly awakening giant preparing to lick the smirk off Facebook) can all be updated constantly. An added bonus is that a business can track and get accurate numbers on message responses. The fact that this tool is free has also afforded individual writers, performers, artists, practitioners, and not a small number of revolutionaries an unprecedented platform on which to promote their performances, works, modalities, or occupations of Wall Street. Rather than running a $500-aweek ad in the local daily that may or may not reach an intended audience, businesses are more and more willing to pay people such as Lynn a reasonable weekly fee to maintain a dynamic Facebook page or to tweet out for them their latest announcement or offering. My introduction to Facebook happened some years ago when my son invited me to join. Thinking it was a good way to stay in touch with him, I signed up. For some families this works pretty well, but this is not proving to be the case with us. My 15-year-old has his friends with whom he stays connected and is pretty embarrassed to have his old man’s comments appear on his page. That leaves me with my own circle, but as of yet I’m doing little to reach out to it. You could say that when it comes to the Good Ship Facebook, I am a man overboard. Until a couple of months ago, using e-mail felt like cuttingedge technology. Still, I’m not yet willing to drown in the digital sea and figured I’d coax Lynn to peek at my neglected Facebook page and offer some instructive criticism. I first explained to Lynn that my AOL connection gave me an “error” message every time I clicked

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Facebook’s e-mailed link that notified me of the latest “like,” “wall posting,” or “friend request.” Lynn hadn’t heard of this problem before but did offer that it might be prudent to lose AOL. She showed me where to insert a new, more Facebookfriendly e-mail address. The fact that I’m still using AOL, with all its various limitations, stalls and crashes, shows just how hard it is for me to break old habits. However, I have, in fact, been thinking to jump off the creaky-leaky AOL barge ever since I realized that everyone still on it, like myself, had been born in the first half of the previous century. Yes, it’s true, my generation missed out on being digital natives. Still, that doesn’t mean we can’t book a decent cabin on the Good Ship Social Media — not when there are media mavens like Lynn Cline around, ready to steward us fore and aft. Between Lynn’s morning jog and her rushing into town for a business meeting, we managed to squeeze in a conversation at her home just south of Santa Fe. Gershon Siegel: What is social media? Lynn Cline: Social media is a relatively new, free Internet tool that allows users to interact with friends, family, clients, and the online world at large. Through Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and other tools, you can keep in close touch via posts about your business, your life, your opinions, and so on, and also use photographs, video, article links, and other resources. Gershon: Why is social media important? Lynn: Social media is important if you’re a small business wanting to attract customers; a parent wanting to keep in touch with your far-flung kids; a person with a public persona, such as a politician, wanting to keep your constituents informed; a celebrity keeping in touch with your fan base; or a performer or author keeping your audience up to date about new events, book-signings, performances, and so on. There are many other people who use social media to promote themselves and their causes. Gershon: What is a blog, and why are they important? Lynn: A blog is almost like a personal journal or diary that is online and accessible to anyone. People use blogs to write about everything from their own business and 8

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products to their political opinions; movie, book, and music reviews; recipes and favorite dishes; gardening tips; and more. A blog can really be anything you want it to be, and it can be augmented with photos, videos, links, and other online resources. A blog is a great way to draw attention to who you are and what you do. By posting regular updates, preferably with photos and a comment box so it’s interactive for your users, you can alert customers about your business, new products, events, and your opinions. Blogs can increase your online presence, and they are easily added to your website through WordPress and other tools. Many people have made their reputations via their blogs. For example, a book lover may become a noted book reviewer, and their blog become so well read that they can make money by selling ads on their site. Gershon: How can you use the Internet to promote your business or yourself? Lynn: The Internet has become many things, including a free marketing tool. Through Facebook, Twitter, review sites, Google+, blogs, websites, and more, people can not only advertise their business but they can build an online presence, interacting with users who post comments on their social-media sites. It’s easy to garner friends and followers on social media, and the more you post, the more friends and followers you will gain. The Internet has revolutionized advertising because it’s free. Most of the world’s major corporations now have Facebook pages and Twitter accounts with which they can reach a huge audience at no cost

At least one out of every 13 people on the planet is using Facebook.

— a substantially more attractive option than spending thousands of dollars on television and print advertising. Gershon: I’ve been hearing a lot about “key words.” What are they, and why are they important? Lynn: One of the ways that you get noticed on the Internet is through a high search-engine ranking. This means that if you have a business that sells green chile, for example, anyone typing “Santa Fe green chile” into Google’s search engine would find your name at or near the top of the first page of the search results. This top ranking can be achieved in several ways, including adding key search words to your website’s home page. These are the specific words and terms that people type in to Google when they are searching, and the more of them that you have on your home page, the higher your ranking. Another way to increase your ranking is via link building, a system in which other websites include links to your site, in exchange for you linking to their sites. Because Google uses a secretly guarded algorithm to determine its rankings, nobody really knows how it works. But it is now a given that using key words and link building contributes to the higher rankings. Helping people to insert keywords into their website is one thing I am good at, and it helps my clients get more online exposure. Gershon: Is e-mail still an effective way to reach others? Lynn: E-mail is still a good way to connect with others and promote yourself and/or your business. But studies have shown that social media is overtaking e-mail marketing as more and more companies turn to Facebook and Twitter. At least one out of every 13 people on the planet is using Facebook, which currently has more than 650 million active users. And it’s been estimated that between 75 and 160 million tweets are posted daily on Twitter. Gershon: I’m now hearing about Google+ (GooglePlus). What’s that? Lynn: Google has recently launched the social media tool known as Google+. While still in the development stage, Google+ is very similar to Facebook. You find others using Google+, and you add them to your circles as they add you to their circles. Posts are viewed in much the same way as Facebook’s posts are

viewed, and you can also add photos, videos, article links, and music. Google+ is also free, and anybody can join, though itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still in a development stage. It currently has more than 10 million users. Gershon: Are there any dangers to using social media? Lynn: There are, especially if you value your privacy. Facebook has said that it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t share any of your personal information, but many users believe this is not true. Also, Facebook accounts can be hacked, and the hackers can post ads on your account so that they look like real posts that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve put up for your friends to see. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in the job market, prospective employers now routinely search Facebook for any info about you. They could find embarrassing photos, posts, and other items that could lose you a job offer. There have also been many cases of people unhappy in their jobs who post about it on Facebook and Twitter and then subsequently lose their jobs. Of course, the other danger is that social media can suck you in. Before you know

it, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve spent hours on Facebook and Twitter catching up on the news, seeing what friends are doing, and posting and responding to comments and tweets. Gershon: How does one get started using social media? Lynn: Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easy to set up an account on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and other social-media sites. Once you go to their websites, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be shown how to set up an account and will find helpful info on how to use each tool. Start by searching the sites for friends, acquaintances, family members, clients, and other people you know. You can invite them to â&#x20AC;&#x153;friendâ&#x20AC;? you, follow them on Twitter (most people will follow you back, which is how you build up your Twitter audience), and join your Google+ circles. Some of my clients are just too busy running a successful business to spend time doing social-media marketing. I am happy to create accounts for them on Facebook and Twitter and to post regularly about their products, specials, discounts, and more.

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Time Banking: A Vision for a New World Economy By Juliana Kjos Coles Photos by John Cole

The was founded almost two years ago as part of a global movement to create an economy that serves people. This movement represents a powerful counterpoint to the tradition of people serving the economy. Since the concept was conceived in 1980 by Edgar Cahn, a lawyer and anti-poverty activist, as an answer to the critically diminished budgets of social programs during the Reagan era, over 300 time banks have been created in 23 countries. To join this movement, communities establish an electronic banking system, using existing software, which tracks the hours contributed by its members in service to the well-being of one another and their community. Members offer and request services using time as a basis for their transactions. An Internal Revenue Service ruling has declared these transactions to be non-taxable because the time-oriented basis of exchange is distinguished from barter arrangements, in which a product or service of a given monetary value is traded for another of similar value. One of the time-bank movementâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s core tenets is that equal value is given to the time contributed by each member, regardless of the nature of the service

being offered. An hour spent caring for children, weeding a garden, or running an errand is given the same value as a one-hour visit to a medical doctor, lawyer, or web designer. Another common agreement among time-bank members is that everyone has something of value to offer. I relish telling the story of a disabled young adult I’ll call Peter, who was unable to live independently or hold a regular job. When it came to the attention of a local timebank member that Peter spent the better part of each day listening intently to news sources and reporting on a wide variety of subjects, the member introduced him to the owner of their town’s small daily newspaper. Through a time-bank arrangement, the young man has become an indispensible part of the newspaper’s reporting staff and has blossomed into a local celebrity. He can usually be found sitting in his favorite booth at a local diner, where citizens seek him out hoping that their news will make headlines. The Santa Fe Time Bank currently has 309 members, consisting of individual residents as well as local businesses and organizations. Members post their service offerings to the community website, SantaFeTimeBank.org, where requests for services are also posted. By browsing the website, members are able to connect with one another to make arrangements to give and receive services. Once an interaction has taken place, one of the parties involved logs the time that was spent, and that amount of time is deducted from the account of the person receiving the service. The same amount of time is credited to the account of the member performing the service. This new economic system calls upon people to offer their time and talents, and it enables them to receive the time and talents offered by others. Through participating in it, members are, often unwittingly, enfolded in a community of people in which the joy that comes from con-

necting with one another on a meaningful level can surpass the satisfaction derived from the service being rendered. Being a professional is not a requirement for posting an offering. Thus an opportu-

through the time-bank movement. While the current economy makes it difficult for many people to donate cash as a way to acknowledge and support the work of vital community organizations, the time bank allows people to donate timedollars to support these organizations. This has an effect that I refer to as double-dipping because a timedollar is first earned by a member who is contributing a service that answers a need in the community. Then that same time-dollar is donated to an organization, such as the Carbon Economy Series, which uses it to further its work on behalf of the environment. Since I joined the Santa Fe Time Bank last December, I have become a part of its Kitchen Cabinet, a group of members who meet to oversee the smooth operation of the organization and guide its expansion. As the organization has grown, it has become increasingly necessary to hold a larger vision of where we’re going and what impact the time-bank movement can have on transforming our world. I asked my friend, Fred Goldberg, whose work over several decades has been focused on the philosophy of economics, to sit down with me to discuss the global significance of time banking.

Equal value is given to the time contributed by each member, regardless of the nature of the service.

nity is presented for people to break free from patterns of doing what they have been trained or certified to do in the mainstream economy, if that is not what brings them passion and fulfillment. Homegrown New Mexico, a new Santa Fe-based non-profit organization that produces events to educate and promote the awareness of nutritious homegrown food, became a time-bank member. It used its time-dollars to pay members to staff various sites on a popular community garden tour that they hosted last July. A business member, Body of Santa Fe, has earned time-dollars by offering meeting rooms to member organizations. Lorin Parrish, Body’s owner, plans to use the time-dollars that Body is accruing as gifts to her employees. They will be able to redeem them for services such as feng shui consultations, personal coaching, handyman assistance, horseback riding, art classes, and so on. Charity takes on a new dimension

Juliana Coles: Fred, in our many conversations, you have said that time-bank systems — or, as you prefer to call them, contributory economies — can be expanded in ways that will some day displace, and ultimately replace, our present moneybased economy. Before we discuss how this can be done, why is it desirable that our current economic system be replaced? Fred Goldberg: First, let’s remember what an economy is. It is a system for the production and distribution of the goods and services required to satisfy the material needs of a people at a certain historically >>

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attained level of existence. The prevailing economic system in the world today is one based on profit. That is to say, decisions as to what is produced, how much is produced, the manner in which it is produced, and where it is produced are determined by the amount of profit that can be generated for those who own the resources and machinery of production. This means that such decisions are not based on fulfilling people’s needs. From this it follows that, as long as the actual goal of production is profit, production will remain at a level that meets effective demand, which is very different from human need. Effective demand can be defined as need plus the money to pay for the product or service required to satisfy that need. Juliana: Now you’ve hit upon a critical understanding. Can you explain the difference between human need and effective demand? Fred: It might surprise you to learn that the market for effective demand consists of around one billion people. Now, when you consider that the world population today is some six and a half billion people, it turns out that global production services roughly 15 percent of the world’s population. Or, if we look at it from the other side, 85 percent of the people on the planet remain outside the global economy. And of that 85 percent, more than half live on two dollars a day or less. This means that roughly half the world’s population lives in abject poverty, with insufficient food, scant access to clean water and waste facilities, and without adequate shelter or basic medical care. Juliana: Those statistics are staggering. Is this the fault of the system, or is it that we need to extend the system to those areas of the world that are not yet developed? And isn’t this what such agencies as the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) were set up to do? Fred: There is a lot of misunderstanding surrounding such binary concepts as “developed nations” and “underdeveloped nations,” and “industrialized economies” and “emerging economies.” One thing I’ve learned from my studies is that poverty is not a natural phenomenon; poverty is something that is created. Let me repeat that: Poverty is something that is created. 12

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And let’s not confuse subsistence living with poverty. People living on the land, growing vegetables and tending chickens and goats for personal consumption, are living lives of self-sustaining subsistence. They might lack the luxuries of what we call modern life, but they’re able to reproduce their lives generation after generation. But the billions of people who crowd the slums and favelas of the world’s mega cities, some working for a few dollars a day sewing garments for Ralph Lauren or making tennis shoes for Nike, are living lives of unbearable poverty. When we consider that just a few generations ago their parents and grandparents were living sustainable, subsistence lives, the question of how this transformation came about needs to be raised. Political economists such as Walden Bello and Andre Gunder Frank have labeled this phenomenon the “development of underdevelopment.” Juliana: The development of underdevelopment . . . there’s a politically loaded expression. You seem to be saying that there are deliberate policies put in place with the role of transforming subsistence societies into permanently impoverished economies. Who is doing this? And why? Fred: The answer to your second question is easy: profit, and lots of it. As to the ‘who’ and the ‘how,’ the story needs a slightly longer telling. Beginning in the mid-1970s, huge loans

As long as the actual goal of production is profit, production will remain at a level that meets effective demand, which is very different from human need.

from the World Bank were forced on what we call third-world countries, invariably with the collusion of corrupt local leaders whose pockets were lined by the imperial powers orchestrating these loans, most notably the United States. The money was used to build dams, power plants, and airports that served the wealthiest one percent of these countries. Read John Perkins’ Confessions of an Economic Hit Man to see how this was carried out. When these loans were unable to be repaid — and in truth they were never intended to be repaid — the IMF stepped in and offered to extend new loans to service the old loans. But certain “conditionalities” were attached to these new loans. Among these “conditionalities” were stipulations that these countries privatize their economies, which meant, among other things, that they eliminate agricultural subsidies to local farmers, curtail tariffs and quotas on imports, open their natural resources to purchase by transnational corporations, and devalue their currencies. Imports of cheap (and highly subsidized) agricultural products from industrialized first-world nations then flooded local markets, undercutting local produce by up to 40 percent and driving local farmers into bankruptcy and eventually off the land. The land vacated by these bankrupt farmers was then bought up by transnational agricultural interests at prices made dirt cheap by the devaluation of the local

currency. As for the farmers who were forced off the land, they had no choice but to migrate to the slums of the mega cities where, having been removed from the means of their livelihood and with nothing to sell but their labor power, they formed a new proletariat working for a few dollars a day in the sweatshops. In this way entire populations of rural dwellers, who for generations had led quiet lives of subsistence agriculture, were hurled into conditions of abject poverty — all for the sake of profits for a few powerful transnational corporations. This brutal process was referred to by the benign name “structural adjustment.” Thus the development of underdevelopment was carried out. Juliana: That’s enough to make one sick. But how is that relevant to time banks? Fred: Time-bank systems, or contributory economies, as I like to call them, are based on production and service for need, not for profit. At the present time they are quite marginal and consist of providing services such as house-sitting or dental work or sailing lessons.

local community or for the global economy. Therefore, in principle, no one need be left out of the global system of production and exchange. For example, a rural dweller in Indonesia, who works 40 hours a week growing vegetables, even if for local consumption within his community, “banks” those 40 hours in the global time bank. He can then exchange some of those banked hours to acquire a computer made in Taiwan. The man-hours necessary to produce that computer will be debited from his time-bank account and credited to the collective time bank of the Taiwanese workers who produced the computer. Those banked hours will then be equally distributed among the workers in the computer factory and banked in their separate time-bank accounts for the future exchange of any good or service produced or provided by anyone anywhere. But let’s envision a day when all goods are produced, and all services are provided, within a global contributory economy. Everyone on Earth has something they can contribute, whether it’s for their

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exchanges, whether on a local or global level. I’m referring to data linkage technology, which is the technology that underlies social networks such as Facebook and MySpace. Using this technology, local time-bank exchanges can be linked with others to form regional networks of exchange, and these regional exchanges can be linked with yet wider networks to form national exchanges, and these with still wider networks to form a truly global

In a contributory economy, a person’s social standing is a function of his reputation.

They reveal themselves as intent upon being who they are despite social tensions and oppositions. Money cannot buy their inherent worth, love may betray them. Their fortitude and strife enable them to beat the overwhelming odds to grow defeated and then disappear in dismal despair. They are encouraged by Nature to repair and once again renew their sacred vows to the Cosmos, to the Canvas which bellows to their sensational natures. Three strong, abundant women questioned their place and time, broke out from the pack to discover their full capabilities in the midst of daunting emotional and physical pain as they met themselves spiritually, connecting to their passionate, archetypal pasts. — Michael Barnett © 2011

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network of production and exchange. In this way the price mechanism for the allocation of resources can be displaced, and ultimately replaced, by a mechanism that registers real need anywhere on Earth and links it with existing resources in real time. The mathematics for such a network of networks is already being developed, at least in its broad strokes. Juliana: The technological possibilities that you describe are exciting. But what’s to prevent someone from using the system to acquire more than he actually needs or can possibly use? In other words, can’t someone use the system to get rich at the expense of others who are honest about their work and their needs? Fred: Of course these are details that need to be worked out, but the solutions are really not difficult. In the case of

someone wanting to accumulate possessions above and beyond what he needs, if a person wants to exchange his hours for 20 pairs of shoes, or 100, what’s the problem? It’s probably silly for someone to do that, but if that’s what makes him happy, so be it. In a system based on profit such as we now have, a person’s social standing is a function of how much money he makes. In a contributory economy, a person’s social standing is a function of his reputation, and that in turn is determined by his honesty and the quality of his work. People who are uncovered as cheaters or who do not put out quality work will be avoided by other members of the exchange. It then behooves a person to try to acquire not wealth or possessions, but rather the esteem of his global neighbors. Regardless of talent or native ability, a per-

son’s standing in the global community will be a function of the energy he contributes to the well-being of all. And what this amounts to is a change in consciousness.

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Juliana: I like the sound of that, Fred. Being recognized and appreciated for the gift that we are to the world is what we each need to blossom. And the gratitude that comes from receiving a heartfelt offering is an elixir like no other. Through my involvement with time banking, I have been experiencing this and witnessing the shift in consciousness to which you refer, right here in our community. Thank you for the gift of your insights, Fred. I hope that you will join the Santa Fe Time Bank so that I can credit your account for the time you have taken to share these thoughts.

t the end of his summer session in Russia at the Bolshoi Ballet, 19-year-old Velarde native Ruben Rascon received a rare invitation from the staff of that venerable company to study for a year at the Bolshoi Academy in Moscow. On September 25, Rascon and many other students danced in a fundraising performance at the James A. Little Theater. Prior to the performance, the event screened two television interviews with this modest, quietly confident, joyful, and handsome young man. Then the main performance began with three pueblo students from Moving Arts Espanola (MAE), two of whom gave a blessing in Tewa and English. A third student performed an accomplished Hoop Dance to the sound of his sister’s drum. The dynamic performance inaugurated the Look to the Horizon Scholarship Fund, which offers an annual award to support one young, emerging dancer from New Mexico. The show included accomplished students from many participating dance schools: MAE, Institute for Spanish Arts, New Mexico School for the Arts/Santa Fe All Stars (NMSA), Aspen/Santa Fe Ballet School, 3HC Holy Faith BBoys, ARCOS/MPD, Dance Theatre Southwest, Dancing Earth, and Oxygen Contemporary Dance. The powerful, brief solos and ensembles displayed the many dance disciplines taught at these schools: classical ballet, flamenco, break dance, and modern-contemporary. These displays were interspersed with performances by Ruben Rascon, who flew like a bird on a zephyr through his leaps and pirouettes in classical solo excerpts. He added his “Look, Ma, no hands” back flips along with a passel of Holy Spirit B-Boys. Rascon’s heroic parents raised a talented family of 11 adopted children in modest circumstances, many of whom attended the show or performed in it. During the show, Rascon credited his parents as well as some of his first mentors — Roger Montoya, Ronn

Juliana Kjos Coles writes from a cultural perspective on the topics of social, economic, and ecological justice, progressive education, and spirituality. She earned a B.A. in political science at UCLA and is currently a master’s degree candidate in social and cultural anthropology at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco. Originally from coastal California, Juliana has lived in Santa Fe for six years with her husband, Danny, a pediatrician practicing at the Santa Fe Indian Hospital, and their two boys, Sean and Finn, along with 11 beloved four-footed family members. Juliana is active in her community as a member of the Santa Fe Time Bank’s Kitchen Cabinet and We Are People Here’s coordinating committee and Heart and Soul group. She enjoys music, riding horses, surfing, and skiing and is a student of astrology and Human Design.

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Stewart, and Layla Amis — with helping him believe that he had inherent talent as a dancer. Rascon has trained with MPD in Santa Fe, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, Philadelphia’s Rock School for Dance Education, New York’s School of American Ballet, and the American Ballet Theater in Texas, along with a Bolshoi-trained Russian teacher in Boston. The September 25 fundraiser was put together in two weeks by the following producers: former David Parsons Company dancer Roger Montoya, who is founder and director of Moving Arts Espanola; and Adam McKinney, former Ailey, Bejart, and LINES dancer, and chair of the dance department at the NMSA a n d D N AW O R K S . T h e m e n found support from every level of the Northern New Mexico community, making the exuberant afternoon happen. The heartfelt, sold-out performance helped raise $17,000 of the funds that ballet-whiz Rascon needs to pay travel expenses and tuition. Other fundraisers are being held at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque, and in Boston. R u l a n Ta n g e n , D a n c i n g Earth’s artistic director, choreographer, and dancer, said that Rascon, whom she had also mentored, would likely be the only Bolshoi dancer who could also hang with break dancers. At the performance’s conclusion, a Russian American student with Dance Theatre Southwest in Albuquerque gave Rascon a loving, bilingual send-off in fluent Russian. Photo by Paolo T.

In this time of ever-expanding awareness, we are being called upon to re-imagine our world, not repair a system that has run its course toward impending disaster. This is not a time to despair but rather a time to lay a new foundation. I suggest that we decide collectively to step outside the oppressive status quo for a clearer view of what is possible. Time banking asks us to call upon our innermost resources, to cultivate and offer the gifts that we’ve each been given, and to trust that others will do the same. We can ask ourselves, “How can I contribute? How can I best weave my thread into the web of my community?” Taking up this practice of inquiry and seeing its expression unfold is a gift that will revitalize and connect us. We have what we need to not just survive but to thrive . . . together.

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he music of British-born jazz pianist George Shearing will be honored in a concert by the Bert Dalton Quintet. Local pianist Dalton has assembled the New Mexico quintet to recreate Shearing’s iconic sound. The quintet consists of Michael Anthony on guitar, Dave Brady on vibes, Michael Glynn on upright bass, Cal Haines on drums, and the everimpressive Dalton on piano. Dalton, whose own sound is also distinct, arrived many years back from Chicago and is known locally as the musical director at the National Dance Institute of New Mexico. He is loved by audiences as a dynamic, engaging performer. What is the George Shearing sound? Specifically, Shearing had the vibraphone double what his right hand played (the melody) and the guitar double what his left hand played (the harmony), producing the “Shearing sound.” Shearing made numerous recordings of standards, jazz compositions, and Latin music utilizing this immediately recognizable sound. In later years he recorded Grammy-winning albums with Mel Torme and Brian Torff. However, he is best remembered for his unique quintet sound. Leonard Feather, the jazz critic, suggested that Shearing add guitar and vibes to his trio to create his jazz quintet, a combination that catapulted him to stardom. “The jazz community was saddened with George Shearing’s passing at age 91 earlier this year, and it seemed a good time to explore and honor the beautiful sound he invented,” said Bert Dalton. “We will be performing a variety of his music. Of course there will be the favorites he composed, such as ‘Lullaby of Birdland,’ and standards such as ‘East of the Sun,’ and ‘I Remember You’, but we are also performing original compositions and arrangements from our group utilizing the quintet sound.” Guitarist Michael Anthony spent fifteen years in Los Angeles studios and actually recorded with George Shearing during that time. Dave Brady is a fine vibraphone player. Glynn and Haines, who perform together frequently, deepen the rhythm section. In addition to his musical talents, Shearing was also widely known for his dry British humor. Dalton says, “We’ll be sharing a few famous quotes and anecdotes during the concert, because his wit was such an important part of who he was.” Shearing once introduced “Lullaby of Birdland” by saying, “I have been credited with writing 300 songs. Two hundred and ninety-nine enjoyed a bumpy ride from relative obscurity to total oblivion. Here is the other one.” The Shearing concert is co-presented by Victoria Rogers and Cal Haines as part of the Jazz at the Center Series, which began in July and continues through spring 2012.

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azz from the Silver Screen can be aptly described by the title to the jazz standard: “Just Friends.” Friends and musical associates for nearly 50 years, Dave Anderson and Arlen Asher bring out flutes, clarinets, and saxophones to present some highlights of memorable songs from the early years of movies. For several decades, composers were sought to provide both background and thematic music for the movie industry. George Gershwin, Johnny Mandel, Henry Mancini, and a host of other greats gave us many memorable hits such as “I Got Rhythm,” “Moon River,” “As Time Goes By,” and “The Shadow of Your Smile.” Both Anderson and Asher have extensive backgrounds in musical education, recording, and performance and have worked with such notables as Ella Fitzgerald and Mel Torme. Anderson drew a huge appreciative audience last year playing tenor saxophone for his tribute to Stan Getz. Asher, who received the Santa Fe Mayor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts in 2008, was a big attraction in 2011 for his performances of “Masters of Jazz Clarinet,” a tribute to Benny Goodman, Woody Herman, and Artie Shaw. He is also well-known as a radio host for KSFR. Both Anderson and Asher succeed in charming audiences with their musicianship as well as interesting anecdotes. Also on the concert is Anderson’s longtime friend, bassist Richard Snider. The two were part of the Johnny Gilbert Ensemble that graced many Santa Fe venues from the early 1970s into the 1990s. Snider, a well-known music educator, conductor, arranger, and performer, joins the Silver Screen concert as a contributor of arrangements as well as his talents on bass. Pianist Robert Fox, who is rarely heard away from La Casa Sena setting, brings his arranging talents and contributes a creative and sparkling approach to his performance. Said Anderson, “We are really so lucky to have Bob join the group, and look forward to this time when others from the community may experience this fine musician.” Finally, we have the beautiful musicianship of drummer Cal Haines. Cal is a versatile, tasteful player whose work enhances that of his fellow musicians and provides a stimulating backdrop of rhythm and texture. Cal and co-presenter Victoria Rogers share in the production and promotion end of the performance. They have given the city a wide variety of jazz concerts featuring local and imported artists. The Albuquerque performing cast differs slightly, substituting recent New York City transplant Jim Ahrend on electric keyboard and adding a selection of tunes delivered by actress/songstress Judy Christopher.

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he distant honks and overhead V-formations of geese during their annual migration are sure signs that fall is here. So, too, are the cooling temperatures and gradual diminishing of fresh returns from the garden.

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Assuming you’ve got various herbs growing in your outside garden or on your windowsill, how do you choose the best — and tastiest — way to preserve them? Choose from the options below.

Dry (But Not Boring) To preserve their herbs, the pioneers had no alternative to drying them. The pioneer method of gathering bundles of long-stemmed herbs, tying them into bouquets with ribbon or twine, and hanging them upside down retains its charm today. It works, and it is physically attractive. For many people, this method is more about decor than about preserving something that will actually be used in cooking. Kind of like chile ristras. First, cut entire stems of some long-stemmed herbs. Good choices are chamomile, summer savory, rosemary, dill, marjoram, and mint. Then remove any dead or diseased leaves. If the leaves are unusually dirty or dusty (or, yuck, you sprayed them with pesticides during the season), rinse them carefully. Then pat them dry and leave them standing up — like bouquets — in empty, dry glasses

overnight, so that the leaves and stems don’t retain any moisture from the rinsing process. Next, remove any leaves toward the end of the stems. Bundle them — again, like bouquets — using small rubber bands (kids’ orthodontic bands are great for this) or ribbon or twine. If you are interested in looks, hang the bundles upside down in a dry, clean space that will allow air circulation on all sides. The dryness of the room is important; the goal is for the stems and leaves to dry uniformly and quickly to prevent mildew or mold. Within two to three weeks, most herbs will be dry. They can be kept in their

bouquets, or you can transfer them to dry, clean bottles or tins. The leaves may be kept whole or crushed. If you are interested in preserving color, scent, and flavor while also preventing the herb bundles from getting dusty or becoming lovely homes for spider families, there is a practical and helpful addition to this old drying method. Place the “heads” of the herb bouquets into brown paper bags (not plastic bags!), and secure the bags to the stems with rubber bands. To prevent moisture build-up while the herbs are drying, cut a slit or two in the paper bags. Herbs can be dried in the sun, too, but complete drying takes an average of two weeks of direct sunlight and dry air. The herbs should be brought in every night to insure that they don’t get damp from frost or unexpected rain or moisture. A faster route is to put them in a single layer on a cookie sheet and place them in an oven set at a low 180 to 200 degrees. With this method, most herbs will dry in approximately two and a half to three hours.

Flavor, Frozen in Time The loose leaves of many herbs can be successfully frozen. The leaves can also be minced or chopped, then immersed in broth, juice, or water, and frozen into cubes. The full leaves can be used to make cubes if they fit into the compartments of an ice-cube tray. Making frozen cubes is a fast and easy way of preserving the flavor, color, and scent of many herbs. The one exception to this rule is basil, whose leaves blacken when frozen. It is better to make basil into pesto and then freeze it. Almost all other herbs take well to being frozen in broth, juice, or water. Simply fill ice-cube compartments 3/4 full with the chopped herbs and then — very slowly — add water; chicken, beef, or vegetable stock; tomato juice; or fruit juice. Freeze until solid, then pop out the cubes and put them into marked freezer bags. A cube or two of chopped oregano frozen in tomato juice or stock is the perfect addition to a simmering pot of spaghetti sauce. Chopped garlic or chives frozen in almost any liquid can be added to soups, stews, chili, or rice dishes. Chopped or whole mint, lemon verbena, stevia, or lemon balm leaves can be frozen in water or fruit juice — orange and apple juice are great choices. These cubes can be added to iced teas, Sangrias, hot cider, or lemonade for a fun and unexpected twist to

ordinary drinks served hot or cold. Rosemary, tarragon, marjoram, parsley, cilantro, and other “savory” choices frozen in stock, tomato juice, or water can be added to casseroles, gravies, soups, or braised dishes calling for fresh or dried herbs.

The deeper, more pronounced colors and scents of homepreserved herbs are key indications of their high medicinal and nutritional value. Oils, Butters, Vinegar, and Pesto Adding chopped, fresh herbs to either vinegar or cooking oil is another way of keeping the scents and flavors of your summertime harvest alive throughout the winter months. To make flavored vinegars, use glass bottles with cork stoppers; vinegar and metal don’t cohabitate well — the vinegar eventually corrodes and eats through metal lids. The choice of red or white vinegar depends on the herbs being considered. As a general rule, white vinegar has a lighter flavor and is a better partner for “soft” herbs like tarragon or citrus-flavored herbs like lemon verbena, lemon balm, or pineapple sage. A deep red vinegar is a better choice for rosemary or a mix of herbs that includes thyme. The infusion of the herbs into the vinegar strengthens with time. A fully complex vinegar — appropriate for using in marinades, salad dressings, or other savory recipes — is ready in about five weeks. Flavored — or infused — cooking oils are another great option for keeping your herbs handy. However, this method is tricky. You only want to add herbs that are fully dried, using any of the above methods, to oils that you are going to store. At issue is the moisture still present in fresh herbs like chives, rosemary, and oregano. The moisture causes the herbs to go bad or become moldy if they are added to oil. Thoroughly drying herbs prevents this from happening. Then, when they are stored in a dark cupboard or in the refrig-

erator, they will keep throughout the winter. Making herbed butter is incredibly simple. While it is not as soup or stew friendly as frozen herb cubes, herb butter is brilliant when added to casseroles, melted over hot popcorn, slathered on bread, or topped over grilled vegetables or meat. Simply mash one part dried or fresh herbs with two parts butter — salted or unsalted — and form into logs or small block shapes. Freeze the butter and wrap tightly in plastic wrap, foil, or freezer paper. Label with contents. During the winter, pull out a small block of chive-and-garlic butter and melt it over pasta or slather it on bread. It will remind you of both summer and your favorite Italian trattoria. A patty of butter infused with mint is a great choice for lamb. Butter flavored with sage, savory, or marjoram can bring summer home to almost all vegetable, meat, and potato dishes. Blessed with an overabundance of basil right now? Basil is tricky because once it is dried, it loses its color, its aroma, and most of its taste. Freeze it — or get it really cold — and it turns black. The answer? Puree it with a little olive oil. Or make large batches of pesto by pureeing it with olive oil, pine nuts, and a hard Italian cheese such as Parmesan. This preserves the vivid color, aroma, and frisky taste of fresh basil for the cooler winter months. Once you’ve got your pesto or basil-in-oil, you can bottle it or, once again, turn it into frozen herb cubes. Pour the prepared pesto or puree into an ice cube tray, freeze it, and then pop the cubes out and repackage them in freezer bags. Come winter, remove one or two cubes and melt over pasta or bruschetta, stir into mashed potatoes or rice dishes, or add to a soup recipe. One important tip: Once you begin freezing basil puree or pesto into cubes, chances are you will become hooked for life. You will want to continue the process any time you get access to fresh basil. So keep one or two icecube trays reserved for just this purpose, because getting the scent and taste of basil out of the trays, even with careful washing, is difficult. While it is a great flavor, it is probably not one you want to impart on traditional ice cubes — especially floating in a Scotch on the rocks!

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Betsy Model is an award-winning writer whose work has appeared in more than 30 domestic and international media outlets, including Forbes, BBC, Dow Jones MarketWatch, Wine Spectator, and many others.

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Alan Hutner’s Out-of-the-Box Conversations

Alan Hutner interviews Matthew Fox Part 1 of 2 The Pope’s War

atthew Fox is the author of 29 books encompassing subjects of spirituality, religion, and culture, many of which have been the topic of conversation on Transitions Radio Magazine over the years. Matthew’s most recent book, The Pope’s War: Why Ratzinger’s Secret Crusade Has Imperiled the Church, and How It Can Be Saved, is the topic of the following conversation.

Alan Hutner: Matthew, I would like to quote some biographical information from The Pope’s War that I think is important background for our conversation: “Matthew Fox is a spiritual theologian and an activist. He was a member of the Dominican order for 34 years and holds a doctorate, summa cum laude, in the history and theology of spiritualities from the Institute Catholique de Paris. Seeking to establish a pedagogy that was friendly to teaching spirituality, he established the Institute in Culture and Creation Spirituality, which operated for seven years at Mundelein College in Chicago and 12 years at Holy Names College in Oak20

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land, California. For 10 of those years at Holy Names College, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI, as the Catholic Church’s chief inquisitor and head of the Congregation of Doctrine and Faith, tried to shut the program down. Ratzinger silenced Fox for one year in 1988 and forced him to step down as director. Three years later he expelled Fox from the order and aborted the program. Rather than disband his amazing ecumenical faculty that included artists, scientists, activists, and teachers from many world spiritual traditions, Fox started the University of Creation Spirituality in Oakland and a unique doctor of ministry program, which drew workers of all professions who are committed to deepening their relationship between their work and spirituality. “Matthew’s books have received many, many different awards. He is also a visiting scholar with the Academy for the Love of Learning in Santa Fe, and is working with inner-city youth in a program called ‘YellAwe’ to reinvent education from the inner-city out, a program based on his book The AWE Project: Reinventing Education, Reinventing The Human. When Cardinal Ratzinger was made pope, Matthew went to Wittenburg and pounded 95 theses at the door in protest and called for a New Reformation.” Let me begin by asking you: What were these 95 theses? Matthew Fox: That was what Luther did in the 16th century. He pounded 95 theses at the door of Wittenburg. I was going

to Germany around Pentecost time that year, and I felt that I ought to do something in protest. They seemed like logical things since Ratzinger was the first German pope in many, many centuries. I have to say, in all humility, that my theses are much more interesting than Luther’s. Luther’s were all about indulgences. Mine include things like: God is both mother and father. I take up all kinds of issues about homophobia, and the issue of the punitive father that plays so big in fundamentalist circles. Alan: You are often referred to as a theologian. Theology, at least according to the dictionary definition, is the study of God and religion. How do you now define God, given all that has transpired for you, particularly since you were expelled from the Dominican Order in 1988 after 34 years and after reaching the status of

cardinal? Has God changed? Matthew: I do think that divinity evolves, absolutely, and our understanding of divinity evolves. Otherwise we’re not alive. Meister Eckhart, one of my favorite 14thcentury theologians and mystics, said, “I pray to God to rid me of God.” I think that’s a very radical and healthy prayer. It means, of course, that we’re always letting go of certain images of divinity. I think we have to think about Gods’ liberation as well as our own. We have a tendency to project onto divinity, yet it’s good to resist that. For example, the whole issue of bringing the divine feminine into God talk is a big shake-up. Of course it rattles the cages of the Vatican and the Taliban and Pat Robertson; all of them are frightened by the divine feminine. So there must be some real need for it. Alan: I might suggest that if ultimately God’s spirituality, religion, and science have common ground as part of The All or One, then the differences that are perceived must be in the eye of the beholder. It’s all the same somewhere, no?

When Cardinal Ratzinger was made pope, Matthew went to Wittenburg and pounded 95 theses at the door in protest. Matthew: Well, that’s right, and no name does it justice. The Vedas from the Hindu tradition say that God has a million names. And Thomas Aquinas from the Western tradition says that “Every creature is a name for God.” So that would mean divinity in the West has trillions of names for God. We can really get locked down into just a few that, as you say, are projections. The mystical or unknowable side of divinity says that no name is a name for God — that God is an ultimate mystery without a name.

I think that a healthy spiritual time occurs when we’re more aware of the unnamed ability of divinity. We should not be projecting our names onto our coins and dollar bills and MX missiles and everything else. Let’s give a little respect. Alan: Yes. On a more personal note, in Bruce Chilton’s foreword to The Pope’s War, he speaks of your being expelled from the Dominican order this way: “Rejection of that kind brings loneliness, compounded when friendships dissolve in the fear that showing concern for a silenced colleague might bring repercussions.” Speak about your feelings at that time and how new visions were received. Also about your need to write books along the way, including this one, which brings you full circle from 1988, in that you get to say something about Joseph Ratzinger today. Matthew: I was touched by that section by Bruce Chilton, first of all because I >>

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have tremendous respect for him. I think his book on Rabbi Jesus is the best book ever done on Jesus, from the perspective both of scholarship and of being readable. I was touched because what he said is kind of true. I’ve been a radioactive figure since Ratzinger expelled me. For example, just a year or two ago I was lecturing in Kansas City and a woman came up to me and said she was enrolled in the master’s program in religious studies at the Jesuit University in that city. She said that she wrote a paper and footnoted something by me. When she got the paper back, there was a big red “X” over the entire page, saying “We don’t cite this theologian at this university.” She quit the program the next day. What kind of academic freedom is that? There’s been a lot of that. So what Bruce is saying is accurate. There’s a lot of fear in the Catholic Church today — I mean, a lot of fear. People are scared to be associated with those who have been pointed at as specifically out of line. In the book, I have an appendix that lists 92 theologians and activists who’ve been silenced, expelled, excommunicated, or something else by this pope — both before he was pope and while he was pope. So there’s a whole list of us. It’s a growing number. In fact, it’s gone up to over 100 since I handed in the manuscript five months ago. The list keeps growing. We have to be aware that this is going on in our time, especially in the Catholic Church. It’s so scary, because the Vatican Council promised that this wouldn’t happen again — that there would be freedom of conscience, and that theologians would be able to debate openly — blah, blah, blah. All of that has been emasculated by the past pope and the present pope. So a lot of Catholics are grieving, and many, especially the younger members, are voting with their feet — just walking away. Alan: Bruce Chilton, in his wonderful foreword, refers to the Vatican’s suppression of “liberation theology.” Could you explain what that is, and why it is being suppressed? Matthew: Yes. That’s a very big part of my book, because I celebrate some wonderful heroes such as Bishop Casaldaliga in South America, in the Amazon, who stood up against the military dictatorship of 22

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Brazil. His fellow priests and co-workers were tortured, some of them to death. He stood up for the rain forest and for the rain forest’s indigenous people, and he was himself silenced by Ratzinger. It is very rare for the Vatican to silence a bishop, although they’re doing it more these days. I have a section on Leonardo Boff, a Franciscan Brazilian theologian who was the most read liberation theologian. He was silenced by Ratzinger. He even studied with Ratzinger in Germany to get his

It’s being financed by some very strong right-wing groups . . . that want to see liberation theology, and its message to care for the poor, wiped off the books and forgotten. doctorate years ago. Of course there is also Oscar Romero: We’ve all heard of his martyrdom. Also many others. Thousands of people died for the price of values in South America because liberation theology was a movement on behalf of the poor. Its basic motto was a preferential option for the poor. They were reinventing the form of the church — defining it less as a parish and more as a base community. Individual workers would pronounce what the gospel values meant to them, or what Jesus meant to them. They are not alone in this regard. The most Christ-like movements in the last 500 years, along with Martin Luther King’s movement for civil rights, come out of the Christian gospel. Mahatma Gandhi also got his teachings on nonviolence from Jesus, at least that’s what he told us. So the fact that the Vatican made war on liberation theology absolutely decimated the movement as we’ve known it. In contrast to these heroic bishops, and even some cardinals, are the Opus Dei car-

dinals and bishops who are very much in favor of the rich and the land owners. They are very fascist in their ideology, like supporters of Pinochet and other dictators in South America. This is a real scandal. You see, some people think that the big scandal in the Catholic Church today is the pedophile crisis and its cover up. That is one of the scandals. But there are other scandals as well: the silencing of theologians and thinkers, and the spreading of fear, and of course the silencing and killing of liberation theology in basic communities. But what’s happening in South America is interesting, in that people are no longer struggling to make the church work. They’ve given up on the Opus Dei church. They say, “Today we’re serving humanity, not the church,” because the church has abandoned them — truly abandoned them. Alan: This is a very important discussion, because these people are speaking on behalf of the poor — and now the middle class, which in this country is disappearing. This issue has finally come to the public eye. Perhaps the church and state are immersed in the same agenda: supporting the wealthy, and the selfish accumulation of resources and money to the extent that these activities are now hurting a large portion of the population. What do you say to that? Matthew: Absolutely. You’re trying to fit this to North America, and you’re right. The greed and power of Wall Street seem to get the attention. Where is Main Street? Main Street has dried up in terms of capital, support, loans, and so forth. Interestingly enough, Ratzinger has been appointing more and more Opus Dei bishops, cardinals, and potential cardinals in the United States and Canada. That is his goal, and it’s being financed by some very strong right-wing groups, including groups in our government, that want to see liberation theology, and its message to care for the poor, wiped off the books and forgotten. Alan: Could you explain the Opus Dei bishop cartel, the sub-organization of the Vatican? What is it? Matthew: I have a section in the book on the allies and enemies of Cardinal Ratzinger. Among his enemies are liber-

ation theology and, of course, the Creation Spirituality movement that I and others have been a big part of. Opus Dei is among his allies. Opus Dei is a Spanish movement that was begun by Father Escriva, a Spanish priest who was a card-carrying fascist — no question about it. He and his members were a secret lay organization. It is key that the organization is secret. It is very under the radar. You don’t know everyone who’s in it except for the clergy. They are all in the closet, if you will. Opus Dei is very involved in European finances. In the United States, its members are very involved in the media. They have also been very involved with the CIA and FBI. In fact, the biggest traitor in American history was a member of Opus Dei. He was a man who gave away more secrets and got more of our spies murdered and assassinated than anyone else. He is now in prison. Hollywood did a movie about him. He went to mass every morning, was very pious, and had a big Catholic family. Meanwhile, he was giving away America’s secrets. He went unnoticed by the FBI for 20 years. And it turned out that much of the leadership was Opus Dei. There are also questions about the Supreme Court. We’re not clear how many members are Opus Dei at this time, but a number of them are. Again, it’s secret. It’s hard to find out about these things. But Opus Dei stands for, well, fascism. And what is fascism? Mussolini, who should know because he was a fascist, said that fascism is a marriage of government and corporation. Look at the recent opinions of the Supreme Court, especially Citizens United, which is trying to tell us that a corporation is a human person and has all the rights of human persons. I can’t imagine anything more absurd than that. That horrible decision was made by the Supreme Court just a couple of years ago. So there’s a lot going on. We have to get over our naivety. Religion is not just about a pious Sunday-morning experience. There are powers involved, especially with the Vatican, at this time in history. These powers are very serious and very dark, and I’m trying to blow the whistle on them. Matthew Fox’s website is MatthewFox.org.

Part 2 will be published next month. The complete audio interview is now available at: TransitionsMedia.com/interview-gems/matthew-foxon-the-popes-wars. Alan Hutner is the founder of Transitions Radio Magazine (TRM), and co-hosts and coproduces the show along with Elizabeth Rose and Kathy Walsh. TRM airs at 98.1 FM, Radio Free Santa Fe (KBAC FM), 8 to 11 am Sunday mornings, and streams live on the web, with all programs archived by hour at TransRadio.com.

onCreativity Lester, Mary, and Jack

By Robert Genn

Robert Genn is a prolific artist and writer. For years, Karen has been receiving his writings via e-mail. This letter caught our eye, so I contacted Robert and asked if I could share it with our readers. He happily consented. – John Cole

Dear Karen,

hree others hang out with me when I’m painting in our garden. Lester and Mary were around here last year. This year they’ve brought along an oversized teenaged lay-about with an annoying voice. Jack is often on his own, but Lester and Mary, who may be married, spend a lot of time strutting about, discussing, among other things, Jack. The parents are a bit co-dependent, but they like each other and seem smugly contented with their day-to-day routine. Lester, Mary, and Jack are crows. Their imminent arrival is often preceded by a loud smack on our patio. Lester and Mary will be dropping beach clams onto our hard tiles and breaking them nicely open, often near to Jack, who has been standing around, grumbling. This act of creSilver on Jack, as he takes forever to walk over and check out his takeativity Horace seems wasted out. No matter what the folks do for Jack, he’s a complainer.

Folks get creatively engaged when they have a sense of playful progress. Several years ago, Teresa Amabile, researcher and professor at the Harvard Business School, completed a study which led to “The Six Myths of Creativity.” In it, she tore apart six popular ideas: “Creativity only comes from creative types.” “Money is the main creative motivator.” “Time pressure fuels creativity.” “Fear forces breakthroughs.” “Competition beats collaboration.” “A streamlined organization is a creative organization.” Amabile opts for more immediate and joyful creative motivators. In the business of money, for example, she found that reward didn’t count as much as most people think. It seems folks get creatively engaged when they have a sense of playful progress. “People are most creative when they care about their work and they’re stretching their skills,” she says. And it happens over a period of time — one day to the next in a cooperative environment can produce more creativity than the hot expectation of a bonus. I’ve come to the conclusion that Lester and Mary do the clam-drop just because they know how. Maybe they were similarly lethargic when their folks were giving clam-drop demos. But somehow they figured it out, and they got to like doing it. I wonder if it warms their hearts to be among the more advanced, tool-using animals? I wonder, considering Jack’s indifference, if the production of dinner comes as a byproduct of fun? Best regards, Robert PS: “One day’s happiness often predicts the next day’s creativity.” — Teresa Amabile Esoterica: Those of us who think we create best when under pressure or when meeting deadlines should think again. Amabile found that “time pressure stifles creativity because people can’t deeply engage with the problem. Creativity requires an incubation period. People need time to soak in a problem and let the ideas bubble up.”

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By Susie Arnett, Idea Coach

In Love with Your Idea

ave an idea? Not sure what to do next? I’m sure it has happened to you. You’re in the shower, and all of a sudden you’re struck by a lightning bolt that is an amazing idea. You’re sure it’s the best idea you’ve ever had. You love it. You may even covet it, like a jealous lover. You’re afraid to share it with others, in case they might steal it. But now what? Far too often, this is where things come to a grinding stop. The idea becomes an infatuation, as if you’re staring at it across the room but never get to touch it, taste it, or feel it.

But what if this time things are different, and you really do want to create something? What do you do? As an idea coach, I assist people in developing their ideas. What I’ve learned is that you and your idea are in a relationship. Evolving this relationship requires connecting at the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual levels. Let’s begin with the physical aspect, since so many relationships start there. You love your idea, right? You’re passionate about it. First base with an idea is to write it down. Some people never take this step, because they are too afraid of making a mistake and doing it wrong. Performance anxiety crops up. But, like a first kiss, there is no right or wrong. You just have to take the plunge. I prefer that a person use a pencil and big paper instead of typing, because computers tend to make things too mental. This is a time to feel into your idea. Use your senses. Feel the pencil scratching across the paper. Get colored markers and draw a picture of your idea, even if it’s 24

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a book. Create an image of this thought that has taken hold in your mind. What would your idea smell like? What is its texture? Add this to your image.

Taking something from an electrical impulse in your brain to a product on a shelf requires action, clear thinking, courage, and connection. The emotional aspect is really the engine of the creative process. It is love and passion that get you through the weeks when the publisher or venture capitalist turns you down. Take time to remember how you felt when you first had your idea. Close your eyes and fill your body with that feeling for a minimum of five minutes. Then there’s the mental aspect. This is the stage of due diligence in which you do your market research and analyze the competition to confirm that your idea is really worth your 100-percent commitment. Answer basic questions such as: How is your idea unique? Who is your customer? The spiritual aspect is my favorite. Think about it as tantric idea development: You connect, commune, and become one with your idea. Really listen to your idea instead of spending the evening blathering on about your childhood. Depending on your taste, there are many ways to do this. My goal is always to access

the “field” of an idea to see how it can inform me of what it wants and needs in order to move forward. Since we are simply the vehicles that our ideas use to come into being, we need to listen to them. Write your idea on a piece of paper and sit on it. Then wait patiently for its voice to speak to you. This method may sound odd, but I have been amazed at the insights that come through. Taking something from an electrical impulse in your brain to a product on a shelf requires action, clear thinking, courage, and connection. With this awareness, you will be able to move forward, one sense at a time, one level at a time, until you and your idea move in together, sign a legal contract, and begin spawning sequels, product extensions, and ancillary merchandising.

The emotional aspect is really the engine of the creative process.

Susie Arnett loves ideas and the process of making them real. As a producer and programming executive for companies like MTV, Lifetime, Warner Brothers, and Studios USA, she spent almost 15 years developing and bringing to air documentary and non-fiction programming. Now she works with individuals and businesses, coaching them through the process of bringing their unique ideas to market. She is passionate about bringing good ideas to the masses, and about helping the masses bring their good ideas to the world. For m ore inform ation, contact her directly at e2mama@mac.com.

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Hersch Wilson’s Tall Tails

I Was Never Lost “

irst — for the record — I wasn’t lost,” Seamus, the miniature collie sniffed. “I knew exactly where I was. My people are laggards! Okay, I did get a little distracted by an arroyo rabbit. But lost? Never! Did Lassie ever get lost? Of course not!”

wheel, saying something about how much trouble he would be in if he brought a lost dog home. “But it was getting dark. He started the car, and we began to drive away. I howled a couple more times, just in case my people could hear, so they would know what

Seamus sat on the brick floor, looking at me with disdain. “So, I went up to the road, looked around, and no one was there. I was investigating this lovely piece of dead squirrel when a car stopped. A young girl got out. I could see concern on her face, so I went over to see if I could cheer her up.” Seamus stopped for a second and gave Mowgli, our normal alpha dog, a look that said, “Hey, this is my show now. Back off!” Mowgli slunk to his bed under the piano. “Anyway, next thing you know, I was sitting on her lap in the back of the car. Her dad didn’t seem quite as happy to see me. He got out of the car and began trudging down the arroyo. I barked a couple of times to let him know that the dead squirrel was on the road. I’m sure he was looking for the squirrel. And I would have gone halfsies. “So I was sitting on the young girl’s lap, and she was petting me and calling me ‘Seamus.’ That’s not my name. So I howled. But she was determined to call me that. Oh well, I thought, I’ve been called worse.” Seamus looked up, as if to say, “Do you have anything to drink here?” We got him a bowl of water and he drank. Then he continued. “The dad came back, sat in the car, and mumbled something about lost dogs with no tags. Normally, people are excited to see me and play with me. But he seemed to be banging his head on the steering 26

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I prayed to the God of Dogs: “Please, someone call!”

was happening. Then I thought, C’est la vie. That’s French. My people were going to Europe, and they were listening to French tapes. I picked up a smattering.” “A smattering?” I thought. Seamus stretched out on the floor. “ I’m soooo tired. Could you please move that big dog out of here so I can nap?”

kkl Full disclosure, I was the dad banging his head on the steering wheel. Why? Typical busy day now interrupted. First, I had

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speakOut — Opinions from Here to Out There The following comment is in response to “Opinionator: The Occupy Wall Street Quiz,” by Peter Catapano, in The New York Times, October 8, 2011. “Don’t blame Wall Street, don’t blame the big banks. If you don’t have a job and you’re not rich, blame yourself!” — Herman Cain, Republican presidential candidate. “This is like the Tea Party — only it’s real. By the time this is over, it will make the Tea Party look like . . . a tea party.” — Russ Feingold, former Democratic senator. Marie Burns, Fort Myers, Florida. The Constant Weader at RealityChex.com Seems pretty easy to me. Ninety-nine percent of Americans should join or support the protesters. While many of the people who show up at the Occupy events are young, idealistic, well-educated, and jobless, as the movement has grown, so has its diversity. Right-wing politicians and corporate interests quickly co-opted the Tea Party for their own special-interest ends (a takeover which some Tea Party members are still fighting). But it will be hard for the establishment to pat these well-educated protesters on the head, give them “Vote Democratic” signs, and get them to march in lockstep. Unlike the Tea Party, the Occupy protesters don’t want to abolish the government and return to the good ol’ days when rich white men ruled. The protesters want the government to DO something. Republicans got confused Tea Partiers to oppose healthcare reform; the Occupy protesters want the government to guarantee health care for all. Republicans got Tea Partiers to oppose the regulation of Wall Street “freedoms”; the Occupy protesters want the government to come down hard on Wall Street, with both prosecutions and regulations. Republicans got Tea Partiers to oppose all taxation; the Occupy protesters want the federal government to return to the progressive tax structure of the fifties and sixties. The Tea Partiers were pawns of secretly-financed ad campaigns; the Occupy protesters want drastic campaign finance reform. They want the government to answer to them, not to fat cats who finance their campaigns. In short, Republicans got Tea Partiers to work against their own best interests; the Occupy protesters are way too smart for that. Both groups have real grievances, and generally speaking those grievances are the same — ordinary Americans have become serfs of the one percent. The Tea Partiers are still working toward exacerbating the problems. Occupy Wall Street is working toward fixing them. The following comments are in response to “Missing the Populist Moment,” an article by Ross in The New York Times, October 2, 2011. From Palin to Perry, the G.O.P.’s outsider candidates keep disappointing. Clyde Wynant, Pittsburgh, PA Much of what is wrong with politics does indeed get back to its media-centric connection: consultants research and tell candidates to “say this,” networks like Fox make a point of picking (and promoting) winners and losers, and radio talk show shouters say whatever they think will improve their ratings. The ongoing GOP Presidential Audition has a lot more in common with “American Idol” than it does the America we all grew up with. Josh Hill, New London, CT I think the problem is that “conservative populist” is a contradiction in terms. You can’t favor tax breaks for the rich, reductions in Social Security and Medicare, and fiscal austerity in the midst of a recession without hurting all but the wealthiest voters. So the folks who try are — sorry to be blunt — generally pretty stupid, and end up tripping all over themselves, like Bachmann, Palin, and Perry. Sadly, our more intelligent conservatives are either rejected outright by the Tea Party types, or are forced to compromise themselves so badly with no tax pledges and other forms of idiocy that they will find it difficult to govern. Paula C., Montana The GOP is reaping what it sowed when it got in bed with Fox, Limbaugh, et al. They wanted crazy, angry people who couldn’t think straight. That’s what they have their

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hands now. It’s what they deserve for debasing governing by making it a blood sport for entertainment purposes. The sooner the country is rid of them the better. We need governing, not ratings. The following comment is in response to “The Euro Zone Death Trap,” an article by Dr. Paul Krugman in The New York Times, September 26, 2011. There is a frightening gap between what the euro needs to survive and what the policy elites are willing to do. Paul Cannon, Bangkok, Thailand Whilst economically Europe may appear similar to the Europe of the decade that lead to World War II, politically it more resembles the decade leading up to World War I. European nations are stuck with treaty obligations to other European nations that may have previously made sense, but no longer do so. The empire that is now trying to save itself is that of the new European Experiment, the sponsors of which are still hoping that they can leverage the current crisis into a full fiscal union. That this is delusional thinking ought to be obvious. One of the hallmarks of the empire has been its inability to take the necessary decisions due to the reluctance of nation states to surrender sufficient sovereignty to fully empower its central institutions. We now face a situation where neither the central institutions nor the individual nation states are empowered to make unilateral decisions. Everything of substance has to be signed off by all the individual member states. It is hard to imagine a political infrastructure that is less fit for purpose. (Strangely it is one that many Republicans are seeking to emulate in the U.S. under the banner of ‘states rights’.) On the principle that ‘crisis causes change’, Europe is due for some major changes. Unfortunately its political infrastructure deficiencies almost guarantee that these changes will be ill-managed at best and more likely un-managed in response to market forces and a total loss of popular confidence in national governments ability to safeguard the interests of their citizens. Greece is the obvious trigger point, and the flare could be a very 1930s one. A run on the banks. Facing default and ensuing devaluation what could possibly motivate a Greek citizen to keep their savings in a bank where they overnight they could be devalued into the new Greek currency. Far better to keep them as euro notes and convert them after devaluation has taken place. Greek bank deposits are already falling. Could this be the beginning of the end? The following comment is in response to “Setting Their Hair on Fire,” an article by Dr. Paul Krugman in The New York Times, September 9, 2011. President Obama, with a significantly bolder and better plan than expected, tries to get action on unemployment. Walter Rhett, Charleston, SC Republicans have made standard textbook solutions to unemployment sound like political heresy. They have stood economic policy on its head. By continuing to pretend the national economy operates in the same way as the family checkbook, they have created a false choice. That’s why the best line of the president’s speech was not in his proposals, but in his calling out the GOP deconstruction of the country for “spending cuts and tax cuts.” Joseph Stiglitz called in a Washington Post op-ed for spending to stimulate demand. Contradiction expansion, austerity prosperity, the ridiculous idea that more is less, that government borrowing is crowding out business capital when five-year Treasury rates are under one percent, are evidence of the real Ponzi scheme: the GOP goal of emptying the public coffers through private transfers while pretending that we are broke. For the jobless, the enemies are domestic. This is not an honest difference of ideas. This is a struggle for power. Its evidence is that the oath against tax raises doesn’t apply to the middle class. Only the rich have the right to more wealth; only the GOP has decided to replace the public good with a slick denial of its grab for power. They pretend that tax loopholes and holidays are a reasonable plan to stimulate demand. They ignore that workers create wealth.

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Official Release and Gala Event for Malice in Wonderland: The Dolls Movie A visual fantasy, rich in special effects, handdrawn backgrounds, costumes, and musical score. The humor of The Dolls is the heart and soul of this movie. The Dolls have been bringing laughter to this city for over 12 years. Tickets: $7. Red-carpet screening followed by a gala celebration party. Location: Guild Cinema, 3405 Central, NE Date/Times: November 12. 7 pm and 8 pm. MaliceMovie.com

Leech Lake Reservation. Ms. Harper is a founder of the Niigaane Ojibwemowin Immersion School, which is located in north-central Minnesota. She presents an overview of the language revitalization activities and ways in which the communities of the Leech Lake area are recovering Ojibwean ideals of good living. Registration starts 7:30 am. Location: Hyatt Regency Hotel Dates/Times: October 24 to 25. 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. ILINative.org/ILISS

Theater Vanities This biting comedy highlights the transformative friendships of three young women. Set in a small Texas town, this coming-of-age story reveals the joy and pain of adolescent bonds that are put through the rigors of time as the characters grow and change throughout the tumultuous sixties and seventies. Price: $14, seniors/students $12. Information: (505) 898-2222. Location: Adobe Theatre, 9813 Fourth St., NW Dates/Times: October 21 to November 13. Fri. & Sat. 8 pm. Sun. 2 pm. AdobeTheater.org

Workshops Indigenous Language Institute (ILI) / Native Languages Everywhere, Every Day, for Everyone Immersion: a day in the life at Niigaane. Leslie Harper, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, was born and raised in the Cass Lake community of the

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Eldorado/285 Announcement Beyond Borders Books and Music is Moving Beyond Borders Books and Music is moving into the historic depot in Lamy, located just six miles south of Eldorado in the Galisteo Basin along the tracks in the historic district. Donations accepted in Lamy. Information: (505) 990-4293. Location: Beyond Borders Books and Music, historic railroad depot in Lamy LearningMind.org

Art Silent Japanese Vampire Movie World Premiere Japanese percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani and acclaimed saxophonist Edward Wilkerson, Jr., accompany experimental filmmaking. A young woman suffering from mysterious physical ailments is horrified to discover that she’s descended from generations of vampires. Tickets: $12 general, $10 students/seniors, available online. Information: (505) 768-3522. Location: Kimo Theater, 423 Central Ave., NW Date/Time: November 12. 8 to 10 pm. KimoTickets.com

Halloween Costume Parade Contest. Prizes, treats, and music. Age groups: Infant to 3, 4 to 6, 7 to 12, 12 plus. Pets too! Great local family fun! Location: Agora Shopping Center Date/Time: October 28. 3:30 to 5 pm.

Eldorado Arts and Crafts Fall Show Eldorado artists are coming to downtown Santa Fe. The annual fall show will be held at St. John's United Methodist Church. 60 artists will show work in acrylics, oil, encaustics, mixed media, handcrafted jewelry, furniture, ceramics, kiln-formed and stained glass, photography, and textiles. Location: St. John’s United Methodist Church, 1200 Old Pecos Trail Dates/Times: Friday, October 28, 5 to 8 pm. Saturday, October 29, 10 am to 5 pm. EldoArt.org Atmospheric3 Art Opening Atmospheric3 displays the distinctive moods and talents of three Eldorado artists: Anna Keller, Jane Otten, and Charlotte Scot. Anna Keller incorporates her visual world with her inner life stories. Jane Otten’s abstracts lure viewers in with their earthy tones and mysterious shapes. Charlotte Scot’s work focuses on selected moments of time depicted by landscapes, faces, places, abstracts, and items of interest. Location: La Tienda Center, 7 Caliente Rd. Date/Time: Opening November 5, 5 to 7 pm. Show runs to December 3.

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Santa Fe Art Institute / Monika Bravo and Greg Sholette Exhibition Filmmaker, photographer, and installation artist Monika Bravo was born in Bogota, Colombia, and has been living and working in Brooklyn, NY, since 1994. She utilizes imagery, sound, industrial materials, and technology to create illusions of recognizable landscapes and environments that examine the notion of space/time as a measure of reality. Recent solo shows have included venues such as Ciocca Arte Contemporanea in Milan; SITE Santa Fe in New Mexico; Muller Dechiara, Berlin; and Dechiara Gallery, NY. Showing with Greg Sholette. Location: Santa Fe Art Institute, Tipton Hall, 1600 St. Michael’s Dr. Dates/Times: October 15 to 30. 9 am to 5 pm. SFAI.org NM History Museum / Illuminating the Word: The Saint John’s Bible Thirteen years of painstaking work by some of the finest calligraphers, artists, and theologians in the world come to a close this year with the completion of The Saint John’s Bible, a contemporary handwritten and illuminated Bible created by a team of artists and calligraphers at a scriptorium in Wales. Opening reception in the museum’s second-floor Gathering Space. Join photographer Tony O’Brien and writer Christopher Merrill for a lecture and book signing in the auditorium. Location: New Mexico History Museum, 113 Lincoln Ave. Date/Time October 23. 2 to 4 pm. NMHistoryMuseum.org O’Keeffe Museum / Art and Leadership for Adults: Creating Symbolic Portraits Portraits by American modernists, including Marsden Hartley, Charles Demuth, and Francis Picabia, were created from symbols that represented the person being depicted rather than from actual facial features. Join the education staff as they lead you through this fun activity and creative experience. Price: free. Reservations: (505) 946-1039. Location: Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, Education Annex, 123 Grant Ave Date/Time October 25. 6 to 8 pm. OKMuseum.org

Santa Fe Community Gallery Calls for Visual Artists to Collaborate with Local Poets Seeking artists to participate in the upcoming “Odes and Offerings” exhibit. All selected artists will be partnered with a local poet and given two works from that person’s poetry collection. Artists will then be asked to choose a line, phrase, stanza, or the entire poem to incorporate into their final piece. Portfolios should be addressed to Community Gallery, P.O. Box 909, Santa Fe, NM 87504. Please specify that you would like to be considered for the “Odes and Offerings” exhibit. Portfolios must be received by October 28. Deadline Date: October 28 SantaFeArtsCommission.org New Mexico Museum of Art / James Drake: Salon of a Thousand Souls One-person exhibition. Throughout his career, James Drake has examined the theme of humanity in all of its triumphs, failures, and follies — including war, love and desire, greed, gluttony, vanity, and the realities of life along the U.S./Mexico border. The contrasts of baroque embellishment and hard-edge geometry characterize Drake’s work in the exhibition, whose title suggests a meeting place where ideas and images are gathered for discussion. Location: New Mexico Museum of Art, 107 West Palace Ave. Date/Time: Opening October 28, 5 to 7 pm. Exhibit until April 22, 2012. NMArtMuseum.org 13th Annual Recycle Santa Fe Art Festival The best spot to buy green holiday gifts. Enjoy the gallery-style juried art exhibit, and don’t miss Santa Fe youth’s creations at the juried student art exhibit. The weekend kicks off with the famous “Trash Fashion and Costume Contest” at 7 pm on Friday. Prices: $5 entrance fee on Friday night plus $5 for a seat at the trash fashion show; the event is free on Saturday and Sunday; kids under 12 are free. Location: El Museo Cultural, 555 Camino de la Familia Dates/Times: November 11 to 13. Fri. 5 to 9pm. Sat. 9 am to 5 pm. Sun. 10 am to 5 pm. RecycleSantaFe.org

Benefit Performance Santa Fe Girls’ School Benefit / Dance and Sing to Raise Funds “While it’s true that adolescence can be the beginning of confusing messages about body, the confusion can last our whole lives if we do not actively honor our shape, skin, and bones. Through movement and sound, Kelle and Elizabeth will introduce and deepen the concept of seeing the body as a temple to be nurtured, adored, and celebrated.” — Cullen Curtiss. SFGS is pleased to work with the creators of Nia Circle. Price: $25 donation. Pay or contact Cullen Curtiss, (510) 847-0570, cullencurtiss@msn.com. Location: Body of Santa Fe, 333 Cordova Rd. Date/Time: October 22. 6 to 8 pm. SantaFeGirlsSchool.org Santa Fe continued on page 30

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Business WESST / Make Plans Based on Current Retail Trends Explore current trends, research, and marketing strategies — shared by retailers large and small — to create consumer interest, drive business, and increase sales potential. Make informed decisions based on insights from industry-specific brands. Free. RSVP: rperea@wesst.org. Location: WESST, Santa Fe Business Incubator, 3900 Paseo del Sol Date/Time: October 27. 5:30 to 8 pm. WESST.org

Children Dia de los Cuentos (Day of Stories) This event celebrates life, stories, memories, and ancestors. Storytelling, story recording, a community altar, and special art activities including mini-sugar-skull decorating and memory box making. Free with museum admission. Location: SF Children’s Museum, 1050 Old Pecos Trail Date/Time: October 30. 1 to 4 pm. SantaFeChildrensMuseum.org

Santa Fe Waldorf School 7th - 12th Grade Open House Give your student a gift: a love of life-long learning. Preview the middle and high school curriculum. Find out firsthand why Waldorf education is the fastest-growing international educational movement. Speak with teachers one on one and stroll around our expansive 13-acre campus. Location: 26 Puesta del Sol Date/Time: November 4. 2:30 to 4:30 pm. SantaFeWaldorf.org

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Santa Fe Time Bank / New Member Orientation Come to this very important gathering to discuss the nuts and bolts of time-bank trading. Members discuss some scenarios, go through the software, and explain what it means to be a time-bank member. We are (re)building community. Information: info@santafetimebank.org. Location: Temple Beth Shalom, 205 East Barcelona Date/Time: October 27. 5:30 to 7 pm. SantaFeTimeBank.org

Santa Fe Alliance / Last Green Drinks for the Year! Quivira Coalition Courtney White talks about the focus of the Quivira Coalition’s upcoming annual conference, “New Agrarians: How the Next Generation of Leaders are Tackling the Challenges of the 21st Century” and how new agrarianism is an emerging conservation paradigm that combines the ecological, the economic, and the social. The mission of The Quivira Coalition is “to build resilience by fostering ecological, economic and social health on western landscapes through education, innovation, collaboration, and progressive public and private land stewardship.” Location: Luminaria Restaurant, The Inn and Spa at Loretto Date/Time October 28. 6:30 to 8:30 pm. SantaFeAlliance.com

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Carnicom Institute Environmental and Health Conference The Carnicom Institute hosts a vital conference on health and environmental issues. This conference confronts the deliberate alteration of our planet, covering geo-engineering, bioengineering, and the Morgellons connection. A ground-breaking film documentary will be premiered. The Saturday evening workshop engages the audience in a hands-on learning experience. Donation. Visit the website for more information and registration: info@carnicominstitute.org. The institute is a 501(3)(c) non-profit organization. Location: La Tienda, Eldorado Dates: October 22 to 23 CarniComInstitute.org

Finding Blessings and Beauty A support group for healing wounds and finding blessings, love, and beauty in the world to warm and heal our hearts. Robert Francis Johnson, M.S., 30 years experience as a humanistic counselor/coach, leads the group. A weekly event each Tuesday. Suggested donation: $15 to $25. Information: (505) 4748555 or earthprayers@hotmail.com. Location: Santa Fe Soul, 2905 Rodeo Rd. Dates/Times: Tuesdays, 1 to 2:30 pm. EarthPrayers.byregion.net

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Education Family Science Night at Salazar Elementary Peter Lipscomb, director for the Night Sky Program of the New Mexico Heritage Preservation Alliance, and several other Capitol City Astronomers set up their telescopes on the soc-

cer field to show families the night sky. Star clusters, the Andromeda Galaxy, the Ring Nebula, and Jupiter are featured. Several activities take place in the library, including an orientation to the cosmos, storytellers, and a star chart to make and take home. Information: science literacy coach Mollie Toll, (505) 670-8658. Location: Salazar Elementary School, 1231 Apache Avenue Date/Time: October 26. 6 to 7:30 pm.

Free Clinic / Medical Intuitive Arts: A Holistic Healing Center A holistic intuitive approach to wellness. Healing modalities offered are: medical intuitive counseling, nutritional counseling, homeopathic counseling, psychological counseling, spiritual counseling, vibrational healing, and spiritual healing. Each modality is designed to address a different level of the individual to bring equilibrium. Michelle Cohen holds degrees in holistic health and transpersonal psychology and is the founder. Free clinic every Thursday. Information: (505) 501-0501.

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Location: 1 Casa del Oro Court, Eldorado Dates/Times: Thursdays, 1 to 6 pm. MedicalIntuitiveArts.com Breast Wishes Fund / 2nd Annual Free Integrative Medicine Educational Forum Highlighting lesser-known, inexpensive, information about breast cancer and wellness. Includes a “Cancer-Free Cooking Class” with a free lunch, free individual consultations and treatments. Albuquerque’s Breast Cancer Resource Center will be present. The center helps low-income women. Breast Wishes Fund’s goal is to improve access to integrative breast-cancer education and wellness for women of all ages. Location: Center for Progress and Justice, 1420 Cerrillos Road Date/Time: October 22. 10 am to 6 pm. BreastWishesFund.org

Lectures An Evening of Conversation with Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now! Co-Host What does “balance” mean in the American media? Are the cultural and ethnic perspectives of citizens diluted in what we read, hear, and watch? What does it mean to hear another side? Join KSFR for an evening of insight and conversation with George-Peck-award-winning journalist Juan Gonzalez, co-host of Democracy Now! Juan will dissect media inequities from the days of the first colonial newspaper to the age of the Internet. Tickets: $15.00. Reservations and information: (505) 428-1527. Location: Armory for the Arts, 1050 Old Pecos Trail Date/Time: October 25. 7:30 to 9:30 pm.

Movies Warehouse 21 / The Santa Fe Third Annual Independent Film Festival The SFIFF promotes artistic excellence in filmmaking — locally, nationally, and internationally. The goal is to develop film as a meaningful experience and media literacy for the understanding of contemporary society. Oct. 19, 6 to 9 pm. Oct. 20, 11 am to 9 pm. Oct. 21, 10 am to 9 pm. Oct. 22, 10 am to 6 pm. Oct 23, 10 am to 9 pm. Location: Warehouse 21, 1614 Paseo de Peralta Dates: October 19 to 23 WareHouse21.org

Music GIG / Gohar Vardanyan Armenian guitarist Gohar Vardanyan has performed throughout the United States for numerous guitar societies, universities, and arts organizations, including the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, and the Grand Canyon, Sierra Nevada, and New England Guitar Societies. She has appeared on National Public Radio on the program From the Top. Price: $15.

Location: GIG Performance Space, 1808 Second St., Suite H Date/Time: October 22. 8 to 10 pm. GIGSantaFe.com The Santa Fe Symphony / Bach on the Brain Many scholars have long appreciated the power of music in creating beautiful tapestries within the mind. In the third Voyages of Discovery collaboration between the Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra and the Santa Fe Institute, the relationship between music and the brain is explored through Bach’s own masterful compositions, selected transcriptions, contemporary works inspired by Bach, and visual demonstrations of the brain’s response to music. woven throughout the performance. Tickets: $20 to $70. Information: (505) 983-1414. Location: Lensic Performing Arts Center Date/Time: October 30. 4 to 6 pm. SantaFeSymphony.org Santa Fe Pro Musica Presents Beethoven Thomas O’Connor conducts the Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra and guest pianist Per Tengstrand in the following all-Beethoven program: Coriolan Overture, Op. 62; Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93; Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15. Tickets: (505) 988-4640. Location: Lensic Performing Arts Center Dates/Times: November 12 to 13. Sat. 6 pm. Sun. 3 pm. SantaFeProMusica.com

Poetry Readings SFCC / Reading and Discussion with Poet and Author Jimmy Santiago Baca S a n t a Fe n a t i v e Jimmy Santiago Baca reads from his works. Follow-up discussion. Baca is a poet and writer whose works resonate with anyone who has struggled with self-definition. His memoir, A Place to Stand, won the prestigious International Award. His book tells of his life in prison, where he discovered the power of language. His work has received numerous awards, including the Pushcart Prize, the American Book Award, and the National Poetry Award. Free. Location: SFCC, 6401 Richards Avenue, West Wing, Room 216 Date/Time: October 25. 1 to 3 pm. SFCC.edu/GROW_Foundation

Spirituality Make Room for a Miracle Ester Nicholson, Agape spiritual practitioner, motivational speaker, and inspirational recording artist, facilitates this dynamic workshop, where you will learn the difference between anger and resentment; how to get in touch with and heal core wounds; how to break the cycle of recreating the same experiences through forgiveness; and how to connect with your inner child in a way that’s loving, compassionate, and effective. Fee: $35.

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An Evening with The Tibetan A timely monthly message from Master Djwhal Khul. Experience the power of receiving spiritual guidance and teachings from an Ascended Master. Master DK’s teachings through Kathlyn Kingdon have been called “powerful, inspirational, informative, and profound” by his many students. Suggested donation: $15. Location: 17 Bisbee Court #B Date/Time: November 16. 7 to 8:30 pm. VajraFlame.org

Theater Teatro Paraguas / Look Away Mary Todd Lincoln’s last night in the insane asylum. A play by Jerome Kilty, starring Alaina Warren Zachary and Danielle Louise Reddick, directed by Suzanne Lederer. Tickets and information: (518) 588-3580. Location: Teatro Paraguas Studio, 3221 Richards Lane Suite B Dates/Times: October 20 to 30. Thurs. to Sat. 7:30 pm. Sun. 4 pm. TeatroParaguas.org

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