http://pub12.ezboard.com/fpoliticalpalacefrm17.showMessage?topicID=367.topicMICHAEL FRANTI, SPEARHEAD & GUERRILLA MANAGEMENT PRESENTS: 5th Annual 911 POWER TO THE PEACEFUL FESTIVAL
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SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 6th, 2003
SPEEDWAY MEADOW
GOLDEN GATE PARK
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
ALL AGES / FREE EVENT
Event Times: 11:00AM-5:00PM
Presented by: Michael Franti, Spearhead & Guerrilla Management
Publicity: Candida Martinez
Event Info: www.spearheadvibrations.com
Featuring Performances with:
.::MICHAEL FRANTI AND SPEARHEAD, SAUL WILLIAMS, KELLER WILLIAMS (acoustic), LYRICS BORN, ZION I, PAM AFRICA, RAM DAS, MARIO AFRICA, JULIA BUTTERFLY, ELLEN FERRATO & MORE::.
.::EVENT INFO::.
On September 6, the visionary musician and social activist Michael Franti and his group Spearhead with Guerrilla Management bring you the 5th Annual 911 Power to the Peaceful Festival. This festival combines music, art and activism to uplift spirits and spread awareness.
We are proud that the event is in its 5th year with this year’s mission in unifying, strengthening and preserving the peace and justice movement. Michael Franti states, "The 911 Festival began in 1999 as an international day of art and culture in support of political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal. The name 911 was chosen to call attention to the emergency status of Mumia’s impending execution and 9/11 was the date of the first event. We expanded the event in 2000 to show support for all prisoners on death row, and to speak out against the exponential growth of the prison industrial complex. In 2001 the day of September 11th took on a wider significance as a result of the tragic loss of life by the attacks of the day. The 4th event in 2002 created a space for healing and compassion for ALL the people killed or displaced by terrorism and the war on terrorism."
In addition to the main stage, the festival features an open-air art gallery showcasing political visual artists, a healing arts tent offering massage and yoga, guerrilla theater, a DJ tent and green commercial vendors and food booths. More than 100 social and political organizations will table at the event offering a wide variety of pertinent information.
911 Power to the Peaceful will be promoted as a Western Regional Mobilization and Concert. Our past events have drawn audiences upwards of 20,000 from around the world. We also will be featuring commercial vendors and food booths and more than 100 social and political organizations. It is a FREE event in a beautiful location in Golden Gate Park. Bring your faith in the power of peace and justice and join us at the 5th Annual 911 Power to the Peaceful Festival, promising to be an enlightening, enraging and inspiring event!
.::OFFICIAL AFTER PARTY::.
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 6th, 2003
STUDIO Z
314th Street @ Folsom
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
21 & Over Only
$10 Door
Event Times: 9:00PM-4:00AM
Presented by: Michael Franti, Spearhead & Guerrilla Management
.::MICHAEL FRANTI, JAH YZER, CHRIS DADZITIS, SAKE ONE, TOPH ONE, & MORE TBA::.