VSC: Visit to a New Planet

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How can you help VSC? There are many ways. First, do your own thing right where you are. Second, publicize it in the VSC newsletter. Third, publicize VSC and share the newsletter with others. Fourth, arrange speaking tours for VSC in your area. Even if you are only in the thinking and planing stage, VSC wants to know about you, and feels others want to know, too. Lastly, you can attempt to compile a directory of local talent and circulate it in your area, and give a copy to VSC.

VSC could not operate without people. And the people at VSC are a great, wonderful, trying, taxing, strange accumulation of brain power and love from all over the country. I spent a few days with them in Canyon the first of this year—the eleven regulars who make up the staff include, Genie, tony, Cisco, Bob, Nancy, Lang the Inkle-weaver, Ellen, Cathy, Kevin, Suzie Sunsweet and George, one of the original ideamen of VSC, as well as a host of people who visit for a few days, weeks, even months, and help out. They have a great deal of love and respect for each other. Living that close does that sort of thing. But they pull no punches and make no nonsense. Besides the busy work of keeping VSC going, the cooking and the cleaning, they are experienced loom weavers, clothes-makers, candle-makers, health food farmers, etc. Evenings are spent discussing every thing under the sun, playing reeds, woodwinds, strings and percusion, doing Ginsberg's "ohm" thing, reading—living and loving. More recently, VSC'ers have been on a tour of the U.S. They would like to visit your area. Send them a card and help arrange for this by getting them sponsored, and getting them crashpads. They are truly fine people trying to do exactly what they are talking about. They deserve your support.

How can VSC operate if it doesn't charge for listing or newsletters. Not living in a vaccum, VSC needs bread, too. They request donations. They rely heavily on your good will and good sense. To get your free copy of the newsletter to have a listing printed, or for further information, write to Vocations for Social Change, Canyon, California 94516. Send them some bread for the hell of it. And tell them Ray sent you.

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