Dear NvT,
Hi.  I went to the April nonviolence gathering at Commonground Co-op in
Victoria, where it was decided to begin collecting a 'bioregional key
(nonviolence) contact list' for Australia.  'Bioregional' being in lieu of
'state', in an effort to work towards a more appropriate and forward-looking
way of organizing and communicating nationally, compare to our present
neo-colonial ways.  It was envisaged that bioregional key contact persons
would act as regional nodes and as custodians of a more detailed list for
their respective regions.  A list not only of interested activists, but also
of these people's various skills and resources which were available to the
national network, including potential 'billets' for activist exchanges.

I was delegated to find a bioregional map of Australia which I was to send to
NvT, asking you to to publish it in NvT, and calling for people interested in
becoming contacts for their bioregions and compiling the detailed skills and
resources list, to come forward.

Alas, I've not been able to find a bioregional map of Australia suitable for
the purpose.  I'm told that no such map exists!  So, I'm asking NvT now to
publish this, and calling for people with either 'bioregional knowledge' of
their area, and/or people willing to act as key contacts for their area to
contact Commonground Co-op on (057) 93 8257.

Commonground is being approached formally by the network, with a view to its
becoming a nonviolence resouce centre, whose role would include acting as a
central contact and conduit for information complied by bioregional key
contacts.

The April nonviolence gathering also discussed means of resourcing a resident
contact worker at Commonground for some hours a week.
Rowan White