I regret becoming aware of Williams late in life and still only in a partial fashion. I know his daughter Cathy Williams who lives near Seal Rock on the coast.
Alan, you are quite consistent in your positions. Health care is one of those items I did not include on my list, but I also said the list is not exhaustive. I think this is best handled at a state level, and am going to look into moves by states, notably California, to implement single payer on a state basis. Should localities fund reproductive care? I am not opposed, but again I see that best handled on a larger basis. In regards to food, note I specified food security networks/regenerative agriculture. I did not say this has to happen in the city itself, and more envision this as networks within regions, particularly areas close to cities. That said, a lot of land that is in yards could be converted to food production. Who knows? Even rooftops. I do think we need to have greenspace in cities, and in fact as they become more dense we need green places. This is a matter of physical and psychological health. In regard to clustering, this "Big Sort" is happening already. I tend to believe, as a bioregionalist, we must either go back to where we are native or become native to the place. I am for digging in and building community, with a commitment to place, whether chosen or native. I think we need to be present as many places as we can. p.s. Williams was a native of Iowa, but taught at University of Oregon in Eugene in the early 1950s before he went on to Wisconsin. Ultimately he lived in the coastal community of Waldport, Oregon, because he wanted to live in a community of ordinary people, rather than academics.
I regret becoming aware of Williams late in life and still only in a partial fashion. I know his daughter Cathy Williams who lives near Seal Rock on the coast.
Let her know her dad has been one of my great inspirations. Interviewed him at OSU in 1982.
Alan, you are quite consistent in your positions. Health care is one of those items I did not include on my list, but I also said the list is not exhaustive. I think this is best handled at a state level, and am going to look into moves by states, notably California, to implement single payer on a state basis. Should localities fund reproductive care? I am not opposed, but again I see that best handled on a larger basis. In regards to food, note I specified food security networks/regenerative agriculture. I did not say this has to happen in the city itself, and more envision this as networks within regions, particularly areas close to cities. That said, a lot of land that is in yards could be converted to food production. Who knows? Even rooftops. I do think we need to have greenspace in cities, and in fact as they become more dense we need green places. This is a matter of physical and psychological health. In regard to clustering, this "Big Sort" is happening already. I tend to believe, as a bioregionalist, we must either go back to where we are native or become native to the place. I am for digging in and building community, with a commitment to place, whether chosen or native. I think we need to be present as many places as we can. p.s. Williams was a native of Iowa, but taught at University of Oregon in Eugene in the early 1950s before he went on to Wisconsin. Ultimately he lived in the coastal community of Waldport, Oregon, because he wanted to live in a community of ordinary people, rather than academics.