RESISTING IS RISING BENEFIT CONCERT!

Resistance is Rising!
Tuesday June 24th. at the Colonial Theatre 3522 Stockton in Sacramento
doors open at 8pm
A fundraiser for the Sacramento Mobilization for Food Soverignity, Democracy and Justice! Including art, music, puppetry, poetry, politics and dance!
Featuring....
- "Oiligarchy" Theatre performance by the Liberty Cabbage Revival, (see below for more info)
Hip hop including Ra K'Dee, Heart Life and Soul, and more, plus local and visiting Spoken Word artists, and booty Shakin' and groovin.....

Be Entertained and Inspired and help raise the money that makes this mobilization possible!

more info on "Oiligarchy"...
Oiligarchy: A Comic Tragedy about Love, Loss and Addiction

The Liberty Cabbage Theatre Revival, a collectively-run political performance troupe based in Western Massachusetts, will be heading west this summer to tour CA and OR in a biodiesel-powered-vehicle with their newest show Oiligarchy.

"Oiligarchy is a tragic comedy about love, loss and addiction", joked Charlotte Capogna, a member of the troupe, "Our show includes puppetry, poetry and music about petroleum- petroleum history, its alternatives, and its ties to war".

Some highlights from the show include: an interpretive dance about the geological formation of petroleum; a puppet show about the history of petroleum use from waterproofing Noah’s ark to today’s automobile use; and a satirical skit about the way people relate to each other while driving.

Poetry and slides are woven into the performance, highlighting the relationship between U.S. oil consumption, patriarchy, and war. The show concludes with alternatives to the current social and political crisis, including biodiesel, hydrogen power, bicycle lanes, improved public transportation, direct democracy and global resistance movements.

The show was written this winter by five women from the Liberty Cabbage Theatre Revival, three of whom will perform in the CA/OR tour. "We began by asking ourselves some questions," explains Elisabeth Weaver. "Why is petroleum our most common source of energy? How and when were successful modes of public transit such as street cars replaced by automobiles and highways? Are there viable alternatives? When did the United States begin fighting resource wars?"

The troupe’s extensive research included reading Shell Corporation literature from the 1940’s, petroleum industry guides and geology textbooks; studying 19th century European puppetry techniques; and befriending a local biodiesel producer. Stories and slides were collected from local Western Massachusetts activists who have recently traveled to Nigeria, Colombia, Ecuador, Southern Mexico and Iraq.