Power to the Peaceful Festival Fills Golden Gate Park

Golden Gate Park was packed with attendees of the 911 Power to the Peaceful festival on Saturday, September 8. The festival featured yoga sessions, information tables from various peace organizations, food and vendor booths, and free music all day from two different stages.

Started in 1998, the festival's orginial aim was to draw attention to the case of political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal. After September 11, 2001, the festival was re-named Power to the Peaceful and has taken a different tone, calling for an end to all bombings across the globe.

Michael Franti and Spearhead headlined the show. They were preceeded by the Indigo Girls, Hot Buttered Rum, Bassnectar and DJ Spooky. Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! spoke about the importance of independent media especially now as more and more media falls into the control of a few large corporations. She highlighted past news events that have happened on or around September 11 of vatious years which often stay out of the mainstream media landscape.

Find out more about Power to the Peaceful at http://www.powertothepeaceful.org.