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Articles and Reports

April 2007

Arts and Culture

Almeida Theatre

$528,042 awarded since 1994

Royal Opera House

$300,000 awarded since 2002, including $150,000 in 2002 for Thomas Adès’ The Tempest

The Times (London), March 14, 2007

The Tempest, Covent Garden

Thomas Adès (whose early composition Powder her Face was commissioned by Almeida Opera) wrote The Tempest, an opera based on Shakespeare’s play that opened at the Royal Opera House in the U.K. in 2002 and at the Santa Fe Opera in the United States in August 2006; The Tempest is back by popular demand from March 12-26 at the Royal Opera House; Four-star review

The Independent (London), March 14, 2007

The Tempest, Royal Opera House, London

Four-star review of The Tempest

American Conservatory Theatre

$50,000 awarded in 2006 for the world premiere production of Bay Area playwright Philip Kan Gotanda’s After the War

Theatre Bay Area magazine, March 2007

Philip Kan Gotanda’s After the War

Cover interview with the author of After the War, Philip Kan Gotanda

San Francisco magazine, March 2007

The Eye: History on the Brain

Philip Kan Gotanda interview

San Francisco Chronicle, March 18, 2007

A Postwar Battle at Home

Preview of After the War

San Francisco Chronicle, March 24, 2007

Playwright’s house is drama in itself

Gotanda’s new play and new house are studies in relationships

San Francisco Chronicle, March 30, 2007

Finely acted ‘War’ is compelling on many fronts but loses its way

Review of After the War

Border Crossings

$50,000 awarded in 2005 for Dis-Orientations

The Times (London), September 27, 2006

A vivid spectacle but a second-rate drama

Review of Dis-Orientations

BRAVA! For Women in the Arts

$359,750 since 1991, including $25,000 for a 2005 production of Guantanamo: Honor Bound to Defend Freedom

The New York Times, January 8, 2007

Tony Blair to be Held to Account Onstage

BRAVA! produced the West Coast premiere of Guantanamo: Honor to Defend Freedom. Written by journalists Victoria Britain and Gillian Slovo, Guantanamo is based on verbatim testimonies of Guantanamo detainees, lawyers, politicians and detainees’ family members. The play was commissioned by the Tricycle Theatre in London. Both the play and Tricycle are featured.

Courtauld Institute of Art

$50,000 awarded in 2006 for the Special Exhibition Program

International Herald Tribune, January 5, 2007

The gripping revelations of a cataloguing footnote

Review of “David Teniers and the Theatre of Painting,” part of Courtauld’s exhibition program

The Spectator (London), March 3, 2007

The squinter triumphs

Review of Courtauld’s Guercino exhibit

The Telegraph (London), March 6, 2007

Angels and nymphs caught in stop motion

Review of Courtauld’s Guercino exhibit

The Independent (London), March 6, 2007

A squint eye for delightful detail

Review of Courtauld’s Guercino exhibit

Intersection for the Arts

$72,250 awarded since 1979, including $50,000 in 2006 for The Hamlet Project: Blood in the Brain

San Francisco Chronicle, October 26, 2006

Tragic Tale retold

California Shakespeare Theater, playwright Naomi Iizuka, Intersection and its resident theater company Campo Santo led by Sean San Jose, as well as emerging young writers/performers and community residents of Oakland have collaborated to produce a “Hamlet” set in Oakland in the 1980s in the midst of the crack epidemic.

ODC Theater

$75,000 since 1979 including, $50,000 in 2006 for Dance in the Community: New Works Initiative

San Francisco Chronicle, February 25, 2007

The ‘Sensible’ Way

Profiles Brenda Way, her work with ODC over many years, and her impact in the San Francisco dance community

Opera Circus

$50,000 in 2006 to commission an opera in English and Bosnian by composer Nigel Osborne and Bosnian poet/librettist Goran Simic, inspired by traditional Sevdah music from Bosnia.

Scotland on Sunday, April 16, 2006

Review: Sound of the shoreline is carried on the air and on the ear

The first showing of a scene from Nigel Osbourne’s opera written for the Opera Circus plays in Edinburgh

Royal Court Theatre

$100,000 awarded since 2005, including $50,000 in 2006 for the Young Writers Festival

The Guardian (London), February 9, 2007

Gone Too Far! 3 stars Royal Court, London

The Young Writers Festival represents an opportunity for young writers (age 26 or under) to submit scripts to the Royal Court Theatre for critique, development, and production on the Royal Court stage. Two scripts were selected from a pool of 400 to create two full productions: Gone too Far by Bola Agbaje and The Eleventh Capital by Alexandra Wood. This is a review of Bola Agbaje’s piece.

The Guardian (London), February 28, 2007

The Eleventh Capital, 3 stars Royal Court, London

Review of Alexandra Wood’s play

The Telegraph (London), February 28, 2007

Dark debut of a bright talent

Review of Alexandra Wood’s play and her talent

TimeOut London, March 5, 2007

The Eleventh Capital

4-star review

San Francisco Camerawork

$60,000 awarded in 2006 for the International Artists Initiative

San Francisco Examiner, March 13, 2007

Photos challenge images of Arab women

Review of an exhibition of photos of women in various Arab countries

Human Rights

Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association (ALBA)

$100,000 awarded since 2005

Monterey County Weekly, December 28, 2006

Organic Evolution – Many Salinas Valley residents don’t have access to the organic crops they pick

Article highlighting the success of ALBA over the past year and email from Brett Melone, executive director of ALBA, crediting support from Columbia Foundation

Agrarian Advocate, Winter 2007

The Next Step for Buy Fresh, Buy Local: Compre Fresco de Nuestra Región

ALBA and CAFF’s Buy Fresh, Buy Local campaign is featured in CAFF’s quarterly newsletter; the organizations are working to provide Spanish-language translations for a wide and diverse Spanish-speaking audience; Columbia Foundation is credited for support of their work

ALBA news release, April 4, 2007

Salinas and Pájaro Valleys Initiative Selected for Major Funding from National Rural Funders Collaborative

ALBA, El Pájaro Community Development Corporation (CDC), and Salinas United Business Association (SUBA) will receive $150,000 per year for two years to increase ownership and wealth creation opportunities among area farm workers and other low-income residents through small business development and education, increased farm and home ownership opportunities, and better access to capital.

California Clean Money Campaign

$50,000 awarded in 2005

California Chronicle, March 24, 2007

Elected Officials and Community leaders Attend Second Clean Money – Clean Cities Conference

San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed, Santa Cruz Treasurer Fred Keeley, and other elected officials joined over 100 city officials, community leaders, and activists from Northern California for a one-day conference on clean money and publicly financed elections; quotes Susan Lerner, executive director of California Clean Money Campaign

Civil Marriage Collaborative

$500,000 awarded since 2004

Hartford Courant, March 18, 2007

Traditional Marriage isn’t as Straightforward as all that

Love Makes a Family, a Civil Marriage Collaborative grantee successfully secured pro-marriage op-ed in the Hartford, Connecticut newspaper

The Day, March 19, 2007

Separate But Equal – Connecticut should finish the work it started and authorize gay marriage

Love Makes a Family also got a positive op-ed in New London, Connecticut’s newspaper

Hartford Courant, April 1, 2007

Same Sex, Different Rules – Why Gay Marriage? All We Want is Equal Treatment

Additional op-ed in the Hartford newspaper in favor of same-sex marriage

Hartford Courant, April 1, 2007

What's Best for the Kids

Opposing op-ed against same-sex marriage in the Courant

The New York Times, April 1, 2007

No Separate but Equal in Marriage

Editorial supporting same-sex marriage featuring recent happenings in Connecticut

Equality California

$100,000 in 2006 for the California Equality Project

San Francisco Chronicle, March 8, 2007

California: Age seen as key to same-sex marriage shift

Opposition to same-sex marriage has decreased amongst Californians as younger generations are more supportive; quotes Geoffrey Kors, executive director of Equality California

Piper Fund

The Seattle Times, December 19, 2007

Gregoire wants public financing of judicial campaigns

Piper Fund support for clean elections in Washington state has garnered the support of Governor Chris Gregoire

The Albuquerque Journal, December 21, 2006

Ethics Reforms Unveiled

Piper Fund support for clean elections in New Mexico has netted gubernatorial support

The Charleston Gazette, January 10, 2007

A true 'freedom bill': Public financing act will ensure voters are heard

Op-ed in support of public financing by Rev. Dennis Sparks, a leader from the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition supported by Piper Fund

Public Campaign

$200,000 awarded since 2002, including a three-year grant of $150,000 in 2005 for the California Expansion Project

USA Today, February 8, 2007

Our view on campaign financing: Presidential candidates flee public fund, seek big bucks

Editorial in support of public financing

USA Today, February 8, 2007

Opposing View: Stop arm-twisting ‘support’

Opposing op-ed by Senator Mitch McConnell from Kentucky

Sustainable Communities and Economies

AnewAmerica Community Corporation

$50,000 awarded in 2004 for the Green Banana Project: Creating Sustainable Economies in New American Communities

ABC7 News, February 19, 2007

Helping to Build a New America

AnewAmerica was featured on ABC7 News at 6:00 pm with Jessica Aguirre on February 20

Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE)

$50,000 awarded in 2006

San Francisco Bay Guardian, January 3, 2007

Localize it – Local action: a new initiative aims to deglobalize the Bay Area's economy

BALLE works to invigorate local economies so that areas are not reliant on global markets

San Francisco Bay Guardian, January 3, 2007

Toward a Sustainable San Francisco

Editorial in support of BALLE’s work in the Bay Area

Californians for GE-Free Agriculture

$175,000 awarded since 2003

Sacramento Bee, February 20, 2007

Valley Rice Farmers Take a Hard Line – Group wants a ban on all bioengineered plantings

This article summarizes the results of a market survey commissioned by Rice Producers of California and the devastating economic impact GE rice introduction would have on the rice industry. The story supports a long-held Cal GE-Free position – that GE rice is bad for farmers as well as consumers and the environment.

Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture Weekly E-letter, March 3, 2007

This week’s feature: News about our food’s genes

Feature in CUESA’s weekly e-newsletter championing the success of anti-GMO organizations; mentions the work of Greg Massa as well as the litigation of the Center for Food Safety

Sacramento Bee, March 15, 2007

Rice board spurns biotech – State commission worries test plants would cut sales overseas

The California Rice Commission has shifted their long-held pro-biotech position to support for a moratorium in the wake of rice contaminations in the South.

Center for Food Safety

$190,000 since 2003, including $50,000 in 2006 for the California Food and Agriculture Initiative

Los Angeles Times, December 23, 2006

Meat and milk from cloning are safe, 2 FDA scientists say

The FDA may endorse the use of cloning technology for cattle, goats, and pigs after a study by two FDA scientists is published; it has elicited a sharp response from the Center for Food Safety

The Washington Post, December 29, 2006

FDA Says Clones Are Safe To Eat – Voluntary Ban on Food Sale Still in Effect

The FDA’s report stops short of approving the sale of food from clones and leaves in place a government request to keep clones off the market; the Center for Food Safety doubts the safety of cloned products; quotes Joseph Mendelson, legal director of the Center

The New York Times, December 29, 2006

F.D.A. Says Food from Cloned Animals Is Safe

Mendelson asserts that the FDA is really only looking out for a few cloning companies and not for consumers or the dairy industry

San Francisco Chronicle, January 19, 2007

Debate rages over genetically modified crops – Reports from key groups have much different conclusions

An industry-backed group claims that biotech boosts crop yields and benefits the environment; the Center for Food Safety debunks the myth

The Statesmen Journal (Salem, Ore.), February 6, 2007

Judge orders deeper scrutiny of biotech plant applications

The Center for Food Safety secures victory; a federal court in Washington, D.C. orders the USDA to conduct more detailed reviews of applications for the planting of GE crops; the judge ruled the USDA did not properly scrutinize the planting of biotech grass in Oregon

The New York Times, February 14, 2007

U.S. Agency Violated Law in Seed Case, Judge Rules

Judge Charles Breyer of the Federal District Court in San Francisco rules that the USDA did not adequately consider the transfer of GE pollen to organic or conventional alfalfa; Mendelson says the decision could set a precedent that would require the USDA to do full impact statements for other biotech crops; The Center for Food Safety is victorious in court

Reuters, February 15, 2007

USDA Criticized by 2nd Judge over Genetic Crops

The USDA acted improperly in advancing GE alfalfa

USA Today, February 15, 2007

Effects of genetically engineered alfalfa cultivate a debate

Dakota Counsel newsletter, February 2007

Alfalfa Justice

, March 6, 2007

Produce puzzle: Locally-grown or organic?

This article (and the 10-minute segment broadcast on the Today Show that it refers to) is testimony to how well the sustainable food and farming movement is beginning to be integrated into mainstream culture. Joseph Mendelson of the Center for Food Safety is interviewed on the Today Show segment. The Today Show’s nutritionist mentions the “dirty dozen” in the report, which pertains to the dozen fruits and vegetables that generally possess the most pesticide residue, and suggests that consumers should opt for organic when purchasing these fruits and vegetables.  “Dirty dozen” was originally coined by the Pesticide Action Network concerning the twelve most toxic pesticides that had been banned in the U.S., but still sold for use in other countries. Columbia Foundation was a seed donor to the “dirty dozen” campaign in the 1980’s and early 1990’s.

Chez Panisse Foundation

$85,000 awarded since 2002, including $50,000 in 2006 for the School Lunch Initiative and $35,000 in 2002 for the Edible Schoolyard

Grist magazine, January 18, 2007

Meet the Lunch Lady – Maverick chef Ann Cooper aims to spark a nationwide school lunch revolution

Ann Cooper, hired by the Chez Panisse Foundation to transform school lunch in Berkeley schools [with support from Columbia Foundation], and her vision for healthy school lunch in America

Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF)

$265,000 awarded since 1992, including $110,000 in 2006 for Buy Fresh, Buy Local

San Francisco Chronicle, February 21, 2007

New Worry for Farmers

Small farmers are worried about new regulations aimed to stop E. coli outbreaks as they were enacted with Big Ag in mind; the approach is not targeted enough; CAFF is featured including its president Judith Redmond

Community Food Security Coalition

$150,000 awarded since 2003 for the California Food and Justice Coalition

Grist magazine, January 3, 2007

Poor Taste – Why The Economist’s recent assault on “ethical food” missed the mark

Reasoned response in favor of fresh, local, organic food to an Economist editorial; features the Community Food Security Coalition

The Economist, December 7, 2006

Ethical food – Good Food?

The original article from The Economist trashing local, organic, and fair trade food

Marin Organic

$145,000 awarded since 2003

San Francisco Chronicle, January 28, 2007

AGRIBUSINESS: Organic Erosion – Will the term organic still mean anything when it’s adopted whole hog by behemoths such as Wal-Mart?

The meaning of organic is being adopted by industry giants; those farmers truly committed to sustainable, organic farming worry that the label will not carry the same meaning if so; features Marin Organic and Helge Hellberg, its executive director; quotes Ronnie Cummins, executive director of Organic Consumers Association

San Francisco Chronicle, February 7, 2007

In flowers, too, green is the new red – For Valentine’s Day, choose flowers raised organically and sustainably – or nearly so

Organic flowers are starting to be grown and sold in the Bay Area; quotes Helge Hellberg

Roots of Change Fund (ROC Fund)

A three-year grant of $600,000 awarded in 2002

San Francisco Chronicle, January 24, 2007

California’s stake in farm bill debate

Op-ed by Rich Rominger, a ROC Council member regarding the importance of the upcoming farm bill

Jim Cochran, February 20, 2007

Carbon on Credit – Global Warming and the Derivatives Markets

Authored by ROC Council member Jim Cochran of Swanton Berry Farm for publication by WorldWatch Institute regarding the relationship between the “accelerating consumption of carbon resources and the velocity of the credit markets”

Stocks, Futures and Options Magazine, February 2007

Newman’s Own Organic Growth Feature Interview with Nell Newman

Cover interview with Nell Newman, a ROC Council member about sustainable agriculture and profitability

Fresno Bee, March 1, 2007

Group spreads message about ag – Nonprofit visits Fresno on a mission to make California ag sustainable

The ROC Fund and its mission to make California agriculture sustainable by 2030 is featured; quotes Henry Holmes, who is now acting as a consultant to Roots of Change

Capital Press, March 5, 2007

Time is ripe to support sustainable food system

Michael Dimock, executive director of the ROC Fund is the keynote speaker at the California Farm Conference

The Salinas Californian, March 6, 2007

Sustainable ag noble goal for growers – Speaker says it's possible with commitment

Keynote speaker of the 20th Annual California Farm Conference, Michael Dimock says that California’s food system can be sustainable by 2030 with commitment

Capital Press, March 9, 2007

Small farmers come together to find inspiration and provide it for others – Conference offers resources for the majority of state farmers who cultivate small acreages

A review of the farm conference; quotes Michael Dimock

Time magazine, March 12, 2007

Eating better than organic

Cover story focusing on the importance of eating local food primarily and then organic; features former ROC Council member Joan Gussow

Kellogg Foundation Food and Society Update, March 2007

Roots of Change Fund: Ambitious vision

Newsletter profiling the ROC Fund and its vision for the future

Program Advisors

Claire Cummings

Monterey Herald, January 26, 2007

ORGANIC RUSH – Asilomar site of ecological farm meeting

Sustainable agriculture is the way forward; quotes Claire Cummings and CAFF’s Judith Redmond

Ignacio Chapela

Berkeley Daily Planet, March 13, 2007

Reich Warns of UC-BP Deal’s – Consequences

Oil giant BP is offering half-a-billion dollars to locate its research and development at the University; Ignacio Chapela is a vocal critic of the agreement that would undermine science, the faculty, and students

, March 15, 2007

Confronting BP – Biofuels and the Green Resistance

Further coverage of Ignacio Chapela and his challenge to the BP-Berkeley agreement

Paul Hawken

Taste of Marin conference, September 17, 2006

Taste

Keynote speech by Paul Hawken at the annual Taste of Marin event in September

Other

National AIDS Memorial Grove

$292,000 awarded since 1992

The Sonoma Index-Tribune, February 9, 2007

Keeping a daughter’s memory alive

Henry and Ellen Shepherd celebrate the life of their daughter Kathi and memorialize her at the National Grove in San Francisco

Unitarian Universalist Service Committee

$30,000 awarded in 1984 to support the costs of sending a bipartisan delegation of California leaders from the private sector, media, and government to Mexico and Central America to meet with leaders from all sides of the conflict and to experience first-hand the problems and possibilities for a peaceful settlement of the region.

The Commonwealth, January 2007

Dedicated Woman

This article appeared in the Commonwealth Club’s magazine. Columbia Foundation sponsored a human rights delegation to Central America to undertake a fact-finding mission to ascertain whether they should uphold the Boland amendment or allow aid to flow to the Contras in Nicaragua. Led by Nancy Pelosi, the delegation included California congressmen Vic Fazio and Bill Lowery; Gloria Duffy, Executive Director of the Commonwealth Club; pollster Merv Field; and Jim McClatchy of McClatchy Newspapers

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