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Rachel Foxman Laura “Piece” Kelley began competing for the Seattle Poetry Slam Team in 2000, earned her way to the Nationals two years in a row and helped bring her team to 3rd place. A poet, vocalist, and activist, Kelly performs weekly with the Seattle-based ensemble, Jumbalaya and is the featured host and lead vocalist in their Experience Music Project. Merran Smith , Director of the BC Coastal Program, ForestEthics was involved in the historic Phase 1 decision to start what could be the largest conservation agreement in North America, protecting the largest area of intact rainforest on British Columbia’s coast. She has also produced award-winning documentary videos on environmental, social justice and human rights issues in Central America and was instrumental in starting the GAIA Project, a partnership between the Salvadoran Centre for Appropriate Technology and the Sierra Club, as well as Project Accompaniment, a human rights observer project with the returning Guatemalan refugees. Rachel Foxman began telling sto- ries professionally in 1979 and joined the OCF in 1983, where she was a storyteller on the Vaudeville stage for 17 years. This year she performs “In Your Dreams,” a collection of world folktales. Ronnie Gilbert was a member of the 1950s “Weavers,” a group that sold mil- lions of records until it was cut short by the infamous blacklisting within the entertain- ment industry during the McCarthy Era. She has worked on and off Broadway and is a musical playwright, teacher, activist, and author. For 13 years, Gilbert has participated in the international Women In Black organi- Stephen Gaskin zation in challenging destructive US foreign policy. Sarah Ruth van Gelder is co-founder of the Positives Futures Network and Executive Editor of YES! Magazine. Serigo Lub is the designer of Friendly Favors network, an online exchange directory active in 38 countries. Skye Rios ,12, and Maya Rios ,15, are members of Corazon a Corazon, a group of 20 young violinists who raised $20,000 for a Bolivian orphanage while traveling the U.S. and Bolivia playing classical and Latin music. Stephen Gaskin is the founder of The Farm, one of the largest counterculture communities in the world, and Plenty International, which has helped to rebuild 1,200 homes and 27 kilometers of water pipe in Guatemala, clinics in Lesotho and south- ern Mexico and other projects across four continents. Venerable Geshe Kalsang Damdul escaped from Tibet and contin- Joules Graves Jim Page SPOKEN WORD SCHEDULE Spirit Tower Front Porch Friday Friday Noon 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 Noon 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 Stephen Gaskin Kipchoge Spencer Chris Chandler and Anne Feeney Ina May Gaskin Laura"Piece" Kelley Hilary Goldberg Eugene Slam Team Joules Graves Laura"Piece" Kelley Dan Merkle Sarah Ruth van Gelder Karen Mahon and Merran Smith Kevin Danaher Rachel Foxman Saturday Saturday Noon 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 Noon 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 Holly Near Joules Graves Kevin Danaher Hilary Goldberg Eugene Slam Team Laura"Piece" Kelley Hilary Goldberg Karen Mahon and Merran Smith Ronnie Gilbert Ina May Gaskin Holly Near Chris Chandler and Anne Feeney Stephen Gaskin Sarah Ruth van Gelder Sunday Sunday Noon 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 Noon 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 Chris Chandler and Anne Feeney Jim Page Kevin Danaher Joules Graves Hilary Goldberg Alan Siporin Eugene Slam Team Hilary Goldberg Karen Mahon and Merran Smith Rachel Foxman ued his formal studies in India. He has received the highest degree in Gelukpa tradi- tion and many other empowerments includ- ing his Bhikhkhu ordination from His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Geshe la has been the Spiritual Advisor to the Northwest Tibetan Cultural Association. The Loophole Ray’s Speak Kesey Friday Friday Noon 2:00 4:00 5:30 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 The Eugene Slam Team , Saturday Saturday Noon Tom Noddy The Bubble Guy 2:00 Skye and Maya Rios / Kipchoge Spencer 3:00 Steve Barsotti 4:00 Tom Noddy The Bubble Guy 5:30 Gina Sala 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 headed to Chicago in August to compete in the National Poetry Slam, consists of four Eugene poets: Treysi, Jahan Khalighi, Martha Grover and Nathan Langston. These guys are hot! Tom Noddy The Bubble Guy Alan Siporin Tom Noddy The Bubble Guy Venerable Geshe Kalsang Damdul Sunday Noon Tom Noddy The Bubble Guy 2:00 Tom Noddy The Bubble Guy 4:30 Dr. Joel and Michelle Levey Sarah Ruth van Gelder Eugene Slam Team Dr. Joel and Michelle Levey Sky Rios Chris Chandler and Anne Feeney Faith Petric Stephen Gaskin Alan Siporin Sunday 1:00 Ina May Gaskin 2:00 Rachel Foxman 3:00 Sky Rios For full entertainment schedule, see www.oregoncountryfair.org Waste Free Hilary Goldberg The OCF has always been ecologically centered, and this year is no exception. It was recently awarded first place in recycling by the Association of Oregon Recyclers and this year’s theme is “Waste Free by 2003!” Last year, the fair reduced the amount of waste brought to the landfill by 6.7 tons. This year, that trend continues. Food vendors have been encouraged to provide compostable plates and utensils, in addition to using recyclable materials. Also, in collaboration with Eugene BioSource, the OCF has arranged to power all of its diesel equipment with 100 percent Biodiesel, a renewable fuel derived from vegetable oil that burns cleaner than petroleum diesel. In addition, the fair urges all participants to hop on the bus out to Veneta. The bus is free; your OCF ticket is your pass. —AS JULY 10, 2003 13
