So its really coming down to it! Theres gonna be Sing-Alongs! Theres gonna be Kites! theres gonna be the biggest HUMAN PEACE SYMBOL this side if the Mississippi! heres the details:
On Thursday, September 4th from 1 - 8pm at Harriet Island , the UnConvention's culminating event, the PEACE ISLAND PICNIC, will be held. It is entirely free--free food, free music, family-friendly and FUN.
This is a non-partisan family-oriented event capping four days of marches, parades, art and dramatic presentations and other "UnConventional" expressions throughout the Twin Cities when national attention is on the Republican National Convention.
Tao Rodriquez-Seeger folksinger and grandson of American Folk icon Pete Seeger
Palbasha Siddique this Minneapolis high school senior is the haunting voice of the youtube video sensation "Dancing" by Matt Harding (www.wherethehellisMatt.com)
David Rovics singer-songwriter. "The musical version of Democracy Now!" -- Amy Goodman
Tuesdays Robot Minneapolis alt-folk band with a social conscience "local favorites, whose acoustic folk is sincere, melodic and socially aware" --The Pulse
Sara Thomsen "[this Duluth artist's] soulful voice, poetic lyrics and unforgettable melodies cut through to the heart and the soul of human experience." --MN Women's Press
Larry Long nationally known Minnesota troubadour, Smithsonian Folkways recording artist and composer for the play WELLSTONE!
Peace kite flying, Iraq War Memorial Quilt, Minnesota TrueBlue Jumbotron programming and more to come!
HUMAN PEACE SIGN: Let's beat the Guinness record (5814) set in Ithaca , NY this summer. JOIN US!
SUNSET PEACE DRUM JAM with Batucada do Norte Brazilian drum band
YOU CAN HELP!
COME TO THE FUNDRAISER: A showing of "War Made Easy" on Saturday, August 9th and 10:30am at the Riverview Theater, 3800 42nd Ave S , Minneapolis . This stunning documentary looks at 50 years of government spin and media collusion leading us into war after war. Tax-deductible donations of $10 or more are requested, but no one turned away.
CONTRIBUTE: Contributions are tax-deductible. Make checks payable to "Intermedia Arts" and mail to Peace Island Picnic, 193 Beaumont Ct , Apple Valley , MN 55124
JOIN US to show the nation the peace movement is thriving!
Contact: Tom Dickinson, tgd108@usiwireless.com, rossrowley@hotmail.com
Website: www.theUnConvention.com/projects/Peace-Island-Picnic
Also we got a Rift review:
http://www.riftmagazine.com/riftblog/?p=189