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San Francisco Environment & Forest Defense

Greenaction's 8th Annual Celebration of Struggles and Victories for Environmental Justice

by Jessica Guadalupe Tovar (jessica [at] greenaction.org)

Tue, Jun 7, 2005 8:16PM

Greenaction's 8th Annual Celebration of Struggles and Victories for Environmental Justice was held at St. Bonafice Church in San Francisco.

This event featured cultural and artistic talent from the same communities fighting for environmental justice; Malcolm X Polynesian Dancers (Bayview Hunters Point), Danza Azteca from Xitlalli (Mission District), Huntersview Childrens Choir from Bayview Hunters Point, Mohave Bird Singers from Colorado River Indian Tribes, Evon Peter and Sarah James from the Gwich'in Nation from Alaska and surprise guest The Climate Justice Corps 2005 featuring Anthony Dorsey from Atlanta Georgia (12 youth of color working across the nation along with part the Environmental Justice Climate Change Initiative).

Others in attendance, members of: Indigenous Environmental Network (based in Bemidji MN), the Dolores Huerta Foundation (Bakersfield), Grayson Neighborhood Council (Westside of Stanislaus County), El Pueblo Para el Aire y Agua Limpio (Kettlemen City), Ongo Gaudadeh Devia (Skull Valley Goshutes, Utah) and many other Environmental Justice Activists!

For more information: http://www.greenaction.org

§Male Polynesian Dancers

by Jessica Guadalupe Tovar (jessica [at] greenaction.org)

Tue, Jun 7, 2005 8:16PM

Malcolm X Polynesian Dancers from Bayview Hunters Point

http://www.greenaction.org

§Huntersview Children's Choir

by Jessica Guadalupe Tovar (jessica [at] greenaction.org)

Tue, Jun 7, 2005 8:16PM

Children from the Huntersview Childrens Choir performed songs and chants, "we wanna be asthma free shut down pg&e!"

http://www.greenaction.org

§Huntersview Childrens Choir

by Jessica Guadalupe Tovar (jessica [at] greenaction.org)

Tue, Jun 7, 2005 8:16PM

Songs and Dance from children who live in Huntersview Housing projects adjacent to the PG&E Hunters Point Power Plant

http://www.greenaction.org

§Evon Peter and Sarah James from Gwich\'in Nation Alaska ANWR

by Jessica Guadalupe Tovar (jessica [at] greenaction.org)

Tue, Jun 7, 2005 8:16PM

Evon Peter and Sarah James performed ceremonial songs and spoke about the struggle to keep two present bills from passing congress that would open up ANWR to drilling.

http://www.greenaction.org

§Mammie Harper from Colorado River Indian Tribes

by Jessica Guadalupe Tovar (jessica [at] greenaction.org)

Tue, Jun 7, 2005 8:16PM

Speaking about the struggle at Ward Valley to keep it from being the site of Nuclear Waste Dump and also about cultural preservation for youth.

http://www.greenaction.org

§Mohave Bird Singers

by Jessica Guadalupe Tovar (jessica [at] greenaction.org)

Tue, Jun 7, 2005 8:16PM

Performed Ceremonial Songs and Dance that were also used during the 113 day occupation of Ward Valley.

http://www.greenaction.org

§Everyone was invited to the ceremonial dance of the Bird Singers

by Jessica Guadalupe Tovar (jessica [at] greenaction.org)

Tue, Jun 7, 2005 8:16PM

Bayview youth, Indigenous elders and Activists danced to the Mohave Bird Singers.

http://www.greenaction.org

§more dancing

by Jessica Guadalupe Tovar (jessica [at] greenaction.org)

Tue, Jun 7, 2005 8:16PM

http://www.greenaction.org

§more dancing

by Jessica Guadalupe Tovar (jessica [at] greenaction.org)

Tue, Jun 7, 2005 8:16PM

http://www.greenaction.org

§explaination of Mohave Bird Songs

by Jessica Guadalupe Tovar (jessica [at] greenaction.org)

Tue, Jun 7, 2005 8:16PM

Tim explains how Mohave Bird Singers preserve their cultural through song and dance. This is the same song & dance that his elders used when the police and military took arms on thier reservation in an attempt to build a nuclear waste dumpl

http://www.greenaction.org

§Youth from Climate Justice Corp 2005

by Jessica Guadalupe Tovar (jessica [at] greenaction.org)

Tue, Jun 7, 2005 8:16PM

Youth sang "lean on me" for everyone at the benefit!

http://www.greenaction.org

§Climate Justice Corps 2005 Impromtu Choir

by Jessica Guadalupe Tovar (jessica [at] greenaction.org)

Tue, Jun 7, 2005 8:16PM

Youth working for climate justice from across the United States sang to everyone and thanked everyone for thier inspiration.

http://www.greenaction.org

§Anthony Dorsey Atlanta Georgia Kids Against Pollution

by Jessica Guadalupe Tovar (jessica [at] greenaction.org)

Tue, Jun 7, 2005 8:16PM

Anthony made one last collection of money while he sang, he then blessed Marie Harrison and the money as he donated it to the children in Bayview Hunters Point who suffer from Asthma at the hands of PG&E, Gavin Newsom and the rest of the city of San Francisco.

http://www.greenaction.org

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