Sojourn's 1999 Business & Service Directory is here -- in print and on our Internet site (full listings only). Use it, and tell others you did. 
     With the approach of the year 2000 (& Y2K computer problems), we look deeper into ourselves and to our communities for meaning and nourishment. Ironically, the computer itself can bring about community, as we see in Annie Raitt's story, "Spiritual Community on the Internet." This issue examines local currencies, including SEED and Ukiah Hours, and how they work toward the goal of creating sustainable, positive local interactions. (Use the form in the Directory to sign up.) We also feature an informative piece by Carol Brouillet with an overview on supplemental currencies, and don't miss her hilarious book 
     In the first of a series honoring volunteerism, you will read about Point Arena women who put together a library, a theater and a gallery, Fort Bragg and Mendocino ladies who created a health clinic and a legal information center, Mendocino Neighborhood Women and others. Jane Camp tells of creating a country space for gatherings in Willits, and our cover artist, Gloria Simmonds, traces her shamanic transformations in the tapestries of her life. 
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