Tag: Eureka

  • Leaving Town – Eureka, CA

    After spending the winter serving tea every Tuesday on the Arcata Plaza we had made many new tea sipping friends, and plenty of the old ones were still kicking around as well. We set up at Arts Alive with the MARZ project at the smaller plaza in downtown Eureka. They set up interactive music, art,…

  • Miracle at Wabash and Union – Eureka, CA

    One year ago I was on the Free section of Craig’s List when I noticed a discussion starting about an evident prankster. Someone had posted an ad stating that there was free food and clothes for needy people and families at Wabash and Union on Christmas. Several people had gone to that intersection only to…

  • Anarchist Book Fair – Manila, CA

      This was the beginning of a 16 hour, 3 event tea serving day. Whew, exhausting… I was actually surprised at how few people at this fair came to drank tea. I thought that of all people, it would be anarchists that understood best what I am doing – bottom up, grassroots, no permission from…

  • Contention and Compassion at Arts Alive! – Eureka, CA

    I had just told someone that I have never been asked to leave anywhere for serving tea in the 3 and a half years that I have been serving tea (okay, just once by the police on Hollywood Blvd.). I guess I didn’t knock on wood, and I got the police called on me. I…

  • Rideshare – Santa Rosa, CA to Friday Harbor, WA

    Oh boy, what a journey. Working hard on the bus and and a desire to connect with island roots brought my friend Ali (above center right) and I to the conclusion that we should head north for the Islands’ Village Faire on San Juan Island. We swiftly convinced her dear friend Mandana (above center left)…

  • Food Not Bombs – Eureka, CA

    Food not Bombs is a world-wide group dedicated to providing free vegetarian food for anyone who is in need or want, while promoting the idea of peace. Each chapter is autonomous, as it is a non-hierarchical dis-organization. Usually, they serve food that would otherwise have gone to waste. With such an obvious similarity to the…

  • Arts Alive! – Eureka, CA

    Arts Alive is a once-a-month art walk in downtown Eureka, CA. They shut off a couple streets for pedestrian use only by setting up road blocks. Edna and I were fortunate to show up just prior to the street closing, so we got a parking spot right amidst the heart of the event. It was…