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San Francisco | Arts + ActionPower to the Peaceful Festival
Fifty thousand people jammed speedway meadow in San Francisco's Golden Gate Parkon Saturday, September 6, for a day of music, art and politics. Kev Choice and Silk-ee opened in the morning on the green stage to a small, but enthusiastic audience. Ms Holohan is the Program Director of A.C.E. Arts & Creative Expression based in Oakland. The gaols of this organization are to create work for artists, raise social awareness and foster community.
An art project sponsered by A.C.E. and created by people in Oakland to remember the the 92 murdered residents of the community this year.
Overt political campaigning wasn't allowed, due to Power to the Peaceful's non-profit status, but, individuals still expressed themselves politicaly.
Back stage Mr. Franti reflected on ten successful years of Power to the Peaceful. He announced plans for a Power to the Peaceful event in Tanzania next March. Mr. Franti is the "Founder, Creative Director and Producer of the event."
Dr. Schneider is a climatologist at Stanford, he expressed great concerns for the state of world peace posed by climate change.
rev. Rinpoche expressed the necessity of "getting along with those close to use."
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