About
Reality Sandwich is a web magazine for this time of intense transformation. Our subjects run the gamut from sustainability to shamanism, alternate realities to alternative energy, remixing media to re-imagining community, holistic healing techniques to the promise and perils of new technologies. We hope to spark debate and engagement by offering a forum for voices ranging from the ecologically pragmatic to the wildly visionary (which, to our delight, sometimes turn out to be the one and the same). Counteracting the doom-and-gloom of the daily news, Reality Sandwich is a platform for voices conveying a different vision of the transformations we face. Our goal is to inspire psychic evolution and a kind of earth alchemy.
For the launch of the site, we've assembled dozens of regular contributors who will post a variety of content, including thought pieces and essays, short news stories, video clips, and audio podcasts.
As Reality Sandwich develops, we will become much more than a traditional online magazine. Reality Sandwich will merge media with a social network that facilitates connections between the members of our international community. As our features present visionary ideas and new tools for sustainable living, the social network will support our members in using these new concepts and techniques in their own lives, as well as facilitating discussions about their own journeys of discovery.
We hope you will register to become a member of Reality Sandwich. As a member, you can write comments about blog posts, take part in the online forum, and receive Reality Sandwich email announcements and updates. You also get a public profile page on the site, so you can say who you are and what interests you. The "contact" feature on your profile page allows other members to send you messages – without revealing your email address to them. (To use this feature, you have to click the "personal contact form" box toward the bottom of the Account Settings page in your profile.) Soon we will introduce the full social networking component.
Also check out our special announcements and newsletter for information about Reality Sandwich events around the country. Our goal is to have the Reality Sandwich community extend organically, from virtual contacts to real-world interactions. We realize, and appreciate, that the real processes of evolution and self-development takes place far away from computer screens and jingling cell phones, and we intend to bridge the gap between the digital and physical realm. Our hope is that Reality Sandwich will enrich the lives of its users in directly tangible and meaningful ways.
The name "Reality Sandwich" is borrowed from a work by the Beat poet Allen Ginsberg – it is a prime example of his use of startling verbal juxtapositions to suggest new ideas and connections. We're grateful to the Allen Ginsberg Trust for their blessing and encouragement, and suggest you check out what they're up to.
The web development was accomplished by the virtuosos of CivicActions, a firm of free and open source software consultants. They've built the site using the popular open source publishing system Drupal. We understand that open source software, and a sharing attitude toward intellectual property in general, is crucial for revitalizing the commons and inspiring new forms of social initiatives.
For the next couple of months we will be in a "beta" phase. We'll test things out, see what works, add new features, and reinvent as we go. This is a bootstrap operation which we intend to build into a viable, sustainable company that pays its heavy lifters. During the process, we look forward to hearing your feedback on all aspects of the site.
Some Native American prophesies talk about this era as the time of "dreaming the world awake." So let's wake up together, and dream.
April 28, 2007
Mailing Address
Reality Sandwich
151 1st Avenue, Apt # 136
New York, NY 10003
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Editors:
Daniel Pinchbeck, Editorial Director
Ken Jordan, Publisher
Jonathan Phillips, Community Director and News Editor
Steven Taylor, Senior Editor
Contributing Editors:
ST Frequency, Lisa Webster, Adam Elenbaas, Tristan Gulliford, Jennifer Palmer, Kris Jones, Jon Leon Torn
News Writers:
Morgan Maher, Melinda Wenner, Kal Cobalt, Bill Machon, Jennifer Flynn, Erin Shaw, William McGillis, sati, Bridget Algier
Art Department:
Michael Robinson, Creative Director
Travis Kyle, Animator
Advertising:
David Latimer
Technology:
Dan Robinson, Technical Director
Alex Scott, Senior Engineer
Evolver Regional Coordinators:
Australia
Evolver Sydney: Tim Mansfield, Luke Fullager
Canada
Evolver Ottawa: Jamie Oastler
Evolver Vancouver: Sobey Wing, Jordan Tal
Europe
Evolver Stockholm: Henric Hemmerlind
Evolver The Netherlands: Klaas Pieter van der Tempel, Steven Kruyswiik, Jan van der Tempel, Bas Verweij
South Africa
Evolver Cape Town: Gizelle Rush, Liezil
USA
Evolver Asheville: Kyle Timber Rose
Evolver Athens: Torey Freeman
Evolver Atlanta: ST Frequency, Maya Lemberg, Rafael
Evolver Austin: Greg Schwartz, Charles Ben Webb
Evolver Baltimore: Robin Gunkel, Alice Anonymous, Dan Pugatsky
Evolver Bancroft: Lee Maidlow
Evolver Boise: Marisa Smith
Evolver Boston: Joe Moore, Kasey Robinson, AJ Farley
Evolver Boulder: Stephani Salazar, Michael Garfield
Evolver Chicago: Timothy McCarthy, Carolyn O'Neil
Evolver Chico, CA: Karin Lacy
Evolver Detroit: Alan Scheurman, Ryan Hertz
Evolver Inland Empire: Walter Llexim, Daren Gardner
Evolver Long Beach: Tony Damico, Angie Leek
Evolver Los Angeles: Jill Ettinger, Erin Shaw, Baza Novic
Evolver Naples: Alan Lowenschuss
Evolver Nashville: Danielle Davidson
Evolver New Orleans: Benjamin Kapel
Evolver NYC: Salma Shamy, Corinne Tinacci, Lee McEwen, Henrietta Clark
Evolver Orange County: Isabella Stoloff
Evolver Philadelphia: Robert Snyder
Evolver Phoenix: Larry Lowe
Evolver Portland: Jen Gouvea, Justin Levy
Evolver Princeton: Madeline Hesse
Evolver Richmond: Rob Murphy
Evolver Sacramento: Chris Hopkins, David Walsh, Heather
Evolver Salt Lake City: Floyd Wilkes, Terra, Joseph Wangemann
Evolver San Francisco: Regina Gelfo, Carmen Mauk, Laura Clein, Keli McAuthor
Evolver San Luis Obispo: Bob Banner, Michael Graef
Evolver Seattle: Lance Young, Amanda Moreno, Joel David Palmer, Paul Dupuy
Evolver Toronto: Kalvin Goyer
Evolver Vienna: Matthias Peter Schweger
