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2002 ROLLING PEACE PARTY TAKES OVER SOMARTS GALLERY
The weekend events honor the movement for peace and global harmony, and showcase the important, and critical role that alternative media is playing in these troubled times. It is the organizers hopes to provide a forum for concerned citizens to get involved with organizations working for social change and global peace, or in other words, "if we don't act now, we deserve what we get."
FOR PROGRESSIVE FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND
San Francisco - LaborFest 2002 and Media Alliance present three days of peace, arts, activism and music July 4, 5 & 6 at SomArts Cultural Center, 934 Brannan Street, in San Francisco. "Flashpoints," KPFA's nationally syndicated investigative news magazine, with host Dennis Bernstein, will broadcast live on Thursday and Friday at five pm. The events are produced with sponsorship and support from Global Exchange, the Rolling Thunder Down Home Democracy Tour, KPFA Radio and the Sign and Display Union-Local 510.
The weekend events honor the movement for peace and global harmony, and showcase the important, and critical role that alternative media is playing in these troubled times. It is the organizers hopes to provide a forum for concerned citizens to get involved with organizations working for social change and global peace, or in other words, "if we don't act now, we deserve what we get."
July 4 - the 2002 Rolling Peace Party begins with a celebration of the San Francisco Mime Troupe's 41st season of Free Shows in the Parks. Immediately following the World Premiere performance of the Troupe's new show, "Mr. Smith Goes to Obscuristan" in Dolores Park, SomArts Gallery will open its doors for a gala cast party, featuring a Mime Troupe Band alumni reunion jam session coordinated by Randy Craig, welcoming remarks from Global Exchange founder Medea Benjamin and author Rebecca Solnit, music by the SF Rockin' Solidarity Labor Chorus, the Babar Jug Band, and Our Band. Guillermo Gomez-Pena's Re-Group Performance Workshop will give voice to a new language in defense of imagination. The Main Hall will host an exhibition and benefit sale of handwoven Navajo/Dineh rugs by Weaving For Freedom/Women in Resistance from Big Mountain, Arizona accompanied by "25 Years of Resistance Photography," by acclaimed photographer Lisa Law.
July 5 - The evening begins at 5 pm with an opening reception for LaborFest 2002, featuring paintings by Mike Connor and photographs by Joe Blum; and an anti war art show with work from Jos Sances, Barbara Lubin, Doug Minkler, John Gruntfest and Jack Freeman. At 6 pm LaborFest will screen STRANGE FRUIT by Joel Katz and PIQUETEROS, an American premiere about the labor movement in Argentina. At 8 pm, get ready for a special live four hour broadcast of KPFA's hot variety show "La Onda Bajita" with hosts El Gavilan and Jime Malo, La Brava, interviews (invited guests include Jello Biafra, Nancy Charaga, and Marie Acosta) and live performances. The evening concludes with an outdoor sound and projection environment created by Roots & Branches, with special appearances by Fat Chance Belly Dance, the All Nations Drummers and Singers, and more surprise guests.
July 6 - The Saturday accent is on organizing, with a liberal dose of fun. Doors open early for children's activities, workshops and a wide variety of music and entertainment. San Francisco District Attorney Terence Hallinan heads up a roster of speakers dedicated to positive social change. Attendees can learn more about the Rolling Thunder Down Home Democracy Tour from national coordinator Mike Dolan, and can sign on for future Media Alliance and Global Exchange events. Other invited speakers include Supervisors Tom Ammiano, Sophie Maxwell and Chris Daly, as well as community leader Enola D. Maxwell, and author Michael Parenti. The film and video program curated by Kevin Epps, director of STRAIGHT OUTTA HUNTERS POINT, features THE PIES THE LIMIT, Youth in Action's HUNTERS POINT ON FIRE, selections by Girls 2000 and Whispered Media, and the upcoming Hip Hop Film Fest, with additional offerings from LaborFest 2002. Music will be provided by the Babar Jug Band, the BushLaden Band, The InsideUp Band, Red Dust, the Wildcat Canyon Band, the Dick Deluxe Review and many more.
Doors open at SomArts Cultural Center at 4 pm on Thursday and Friday, July 4 & 5 and at noon on Saturday, July 6. Admission is on a "pay what you can" basis, and proceeds benefit the sponsoring organizations. SomArts Cultural Center is located at 934 Brannan Street (between 8th and 9th Streets) in San Francisco. More information can be found on the SomArts website: http://www.somarts.org or by calling 552-2131 ext. 401.
San Francisco - LaborFest 2002 and Media Alliance present three days of peace, arts, activism and music July 4, 5 & 6 at SomArts Cultural Center, 934 Brannan Street, in San Francisco. "Flashpoints," KPFA's nationally syndicated investigative news magazine, with host Dennis Bernstein, will broadcast live on Thursday and Friday at five pm. The events are produced with sponsorship and support from Global Exchange, the Rolling Thunder Down Home Democracy Tour, KPFA Radio and the Sign and Display Union-Local 510.
The weekend events honor the movement for peace and global harmony, and showcase the important, and critical role that alternative media is playing in these troubled times. It is the organizers hopes to provide a forum for concerned citizens to get involved with organizations working for social change and global peace, or in other words, "if we don't act now, we deserve what we get."
July 4 - the 2002 Rolling Peace Party begins with a celebration of the San Francisco Mime Troupe's 41st season of Free Shows in the Parks. Immediately following the World Premiere performance of the Troupe's new show, "Mr. Smith Goes to Obscuristan" in Dolores Park, SomArts Gallery will open its doors for a gala cast party, featuring a Mime Troupe Band alumni reunion jam session coordinated by Randy Craig, welcoming remarks from Global Exchange founder Medea Benjamin and author Rebecca Solnit, music by the SF Rockin' Solidarity Labor Chorus, the Babar Jug Band, and Our Band. Guillermo Gomez-Pena's Re-Group Performance Workshop will give voice to a new language in defense of imagination. The Main Hall will host an exhibition and benefit sale of handwoven Navajo/Dineh rugs by Weaving For Freedom/Women in Resistance from Big Mountain, Arizona accompanied by "25 Years of Resistance Photography," by acclaimed photographer Lisa Law.
July 5 - The evening begins at 5 pm with an opening reception for LaborFest 2002, featuring paintings by Mike Connor and photographs by Joe Blum; and an anti war art show with work from Jos Sances, Barbara Lubin, Doug Minkler, John Gruntfest and Jack Freeman. At 6 pm LaborFest will screen STRANGE FRUIT by Joel Katz and PIQUETEROS, an American premiere about the labor movement in Argentina. At 8 pm, get ready for a special live four hour broadcast of KPFA's hot variety show "La Onda Bajita" with hosts El Gavilan and Jime Malo, La Brava, interviews (invited guests include Jello Biafra, Nancy Charaga, and Marie Acosta) and live performances. The evening concludes with an outdoor sound and projection environment created by Roots & Branches, with special appearances by Fat Chance Belly Dance, the All Nations Drummers and Singers, and more surprise guests.
July 6 - The Saturday accent is on organizing, with a liberal dose of fun. Doors open early for children's activities, workshops and a wide variety of music and entertainment. San Francisco District Attorney Terence Hallinan heads up a roster of speakers dedicated to positive social change. Attendees can learn more about the Rolling Thunder Down Home Democracy Tour from national coordinator Mike Dolan, and can sign on for future Media Alliance and Global Exchange events. Other invited speakers include Supervisors Tom Ammiano, Sophie Maxwell and Chris Daly, as well as community leader Enola D. Maxwell, and author Michael Parenti. The film and video program curated by Kevin Epps, director of STRAIGHT OUTTA HUNTERS POINT, features THE PIES THE LIMIT, Youth in Action's HUNTERS POINT ON FIRE, selections by Girls 2000 and Whispered Media, and the upcoming Hip Hop Film Fest, with additional offerings from LaborFest 2002. Music will be provided by the Babar Jug Band, the BushLaden Band, The InsideUp Band, Red Dust, the Wildcat Canyon Band, the Dick Deluxe Review and many more.
Doors open at SomArts Cultural Center at 4 pm on Thursday and Friday, July 4 & 5 and at noon on Saturday, July 6. Admission is on a "pay what you can" basis, and proceeds benefit the sponsoring organizations. SomArts Cultural Center is located at 934 Brannan Street (between 8th and 9th Streets) in San Francisco. More information can be found on the SomArts website: http://www.somarts.org or by calling 552-2131 ext. 401.
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