Karma Patrol

WEF 2005 Chalking design/flyer.

Previously called Chaos Control, the Karma Patrol is the name for all of the volunteers that make the Whole Earth Festival possible. This is the old name of the volunteers going back to the 70's and Whole Earth Festival has decided to change it back for many reasons (likely because they didn't want to be confused with those who fight the Campus Crusade for Chaos and Confusion).

Dates of Chaos Control, rather than Karma Patrol: was the name changed for six years or so? — Nancy Wallin changed the name to Chaos Control in 1998 or 1999 and it was changed back by Ben Pearl and Travis Prichard in 2005. — Michael Simintus

The Whole Earth Festival is always looking for volunteers for all sorts of positions!

This year's (2009) KP directors are Autumn Hughes and Skyler Blakeslee

• Compost and Recycling
  

• Whole Earth REusables Cooperative - THE dish program
  

• All of out stages (Quad, Walker, DJ, and Dance)
  

• All of our spaces (2 Speaker spaces, experiential space, kids space, hands on crafts, art space, drum circle)
  

• Parades!!!
  

• Roaming and Roving (checking to make sure the vibe is flowing properly)
  

• Questions and Answers folks
  

• Folks to watch spaces while Staff take breaks\
  

• Moving hundreds of Bike pods, hay bales, and set up from 8pm wed until noon on Friday
  

• Tear down and clean up from 6pm Sunday night - 8am Monday morning
  

• Many Many Many more spaces, jobs, and helping niches

• FREE Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner at KP foods in the MU. Cooked by the Coho, totally made as much from our garden as possible, mostly organic (almost 100%), vegan and vegetarian, and soooo tasty...
  

• A free T-shirt that is hand printed on hemp!
  

• Some love, hugs, support, and education along the way
  

• PLEASE NOTE, you must work at least a good amount of time during the festival to get fed and clothed...
  

• The chance to 'Let it all hang out' during some of our celebratory celebrations!

These are the remaining 2009 meeting dates:

* 4/29 Wednesday at the Mee Room on the second floor of the MU

• 5/10 Last KP meeting - on the quad infront of the Karma Dome - Bike Pods and more! Work on the Festival begins!
  

Please bring shoes and gloves to this meeting.

All meetings are held at 7pm.

More information... please check WEF web or Whole Earth Festival for more info and contacts...

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Is it possible for high school students to participate in karma patrol? - JulienBiewerElstob

• High school students have generaly been allowed in the past. Go to a meeting to join, or call the Experimental College to find out more. - ColinWalsh
  

2007-07-09 22:17:28   I wish to register a complaint against the name "Chaos Control." It implies that chaos is somehow bad, and is likely to offend chaoists, chaosophers, Discordians, and like ilk. —BarnabasTruman

2007-07-09 22:38:23   The complaint is dully noted; Since the name "Chaos Control" is not in use, this seems like a quibble with no particular relevance. —DougWalter

2007-07-10 09:46:36   I know people now don't have to worry about it, but what about the oppressed chaos-friendly of the '70s, '80s, and '90s? For their sakes, could we retroactively change the name? —BarnabasTruman

2007-07-11 09:12:17   I understand that you're makikng a joke. The name was Karma Patrol until at least 1993. Now you get to make a stupid comment about how oppressive the six years were prospectively for the "chaos-friendly" in previous decades. —DougWalter

2007-11-12 20:00:28   Have you any idea how arrogant using the name "Karma Patrol" makes you sound? I guess you don't or you wouldn't have used it. I'll let you guys into a little secret - among the vendor community you guys are the laughing stock. Want to know why you always sell out of booth spaces and people put up with your silly/arrogant rules - money - we earn a lot of it at your show - no other reason. With out that, we'd all tell you where to put your self-righteous rules. but while we are make good sales, we are going to keep smiling at you sweetly (and giving you the finger behind your back) See you in May. —CcitizenSmith

• Hahaha, this cracks me up. I always figured there were vendors who felt this way.
  

• Hey, feel like using your real name to back up your words? Or are you just going to insult others while hiding behind the internet? —BrentLaabs
  

• What - so you can throw me out of your show? I don't think so. Are you going to censure my comments again? - that's not very American of you - I'm not insulting you, I'm telling you what the vendors really think about you - sorry if it hurts - try going to another show and asking what the vendors think about your show - make sure not to tell them how you are and I think you'll find out that i'm speaking the truth - sorry if it hurts. —CcitizenSmith
  

• It's somewhat ironic that at the perhaps more conservative Picnic Day everything is free and at hippie The Earth Festival the place is packed with vendors trying to make money. I avoid the Earth Festival because of that and the crowds. —JimEvans
  

2007-11-12 20:57:48   Nice message Brent ("Fuck you. I never deleted your comments. In fact, I even restored your comment once. So shut the fuck up. —BrentLaabs) - Karma's a bitch aye - nice shirt though. —CcitizenSmith