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Due to a growing amount of spam on this site, I've changed the configuration so that you have to log in before you can post a comment on a story.

If you need any help creating or accessing a user account, let me know. You can still submit stories, links, etc. anonymously since those haven't been problem areas (so far!). And if you still want to be anonymous in your comments, you can create a user account that doesn't contain any of your personal information.

On Wednesday, Oct 19, Judy Shepherd -- mother of Matthew Sheperd and speaker on issues of diversity -- was scheduled to speak at SIUC here in Carbondale. Due to illness, the event was cancelled. Even so, a dozen members of Fred Phelps' Westboro Baptist Church came to town to spread their message of hate. In response, over three hundred SIUC students and Southern Illinois community members turned out to share a message of love and acceptance that outshined all efforts at spewing hatred.

The Saluki Cycles program made it onto the front page of the Carbondale Times this week and has been recognized in other media outlets since its launch. This program allows SIUC students to go to the Rec Center and borrow a bike for a day for free. For more information, contact the Student Environmental Center at 618-351-6308 or the Base Camp of the Rec Center at 618-453-1287.

Photo by Jesse Riechman from the Carbondale Times. As you can see in the photo, one of the bikes is named Starhawk after the renowned author, activist, and spiritual teacher who has been a major inspiration in my life.

The Southern Illinois Center for a Sustainable Future, along with many other campus & community partners, is proud to host the second Heartland Bioneers Conference, October 14-16th. Among the local presenters at this conference will be yours truly!

I've made many changes tonight, including more content imported from the old site and some newsfeeds on the General News page.

In a world filled with the living dead, is there any hope for new life?

Gaia’s Orphans is a work of post-apocalyptic fiction set in the Chicago area. The book is due to be released in Fall of 2005.

This hefty addendum to Revolution of One, due to be released in Fall 2006, brings together numerous detailed descriptions of the practices, organizations, and projects described in the original text.

[image1_left]Earth Conscious Revolution, due to be released in Fall of 2006, is the second book in my Revolution of One series. It can be read either as a sequel to Revolution of One or as an independent text on revolutionary empowerment.