Saturday, September 7th, 4-9:30, at the Main Pavillion, The COMMONS, Ithaca, New York. Organized by The Tompkins County Green Party
Over 75 of the region's activist organizations working on behalf of social, economic, and environmental justice will gather to present information to each other and the public. Five bands will perform: One- Heart Community Drum, Hubcap, Tamara J. Brown, Sim Redmond and Nate Richardson (Acoustic), and Oculus.
This event is free. Participation in this event does not constitute an endorsement of the Green Party or any candidate. Contact Dave Galezo, dgalezo@yahoo.com for more information.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE: (Tabling continues throughout event)
3:00 Green Party sets out tables in front of main pavillion. Sound by Chip Christophari (christophari@baka.com).
3:00 till 6:00: MASSAGEFEST, free massage by Ithaca Health Fund MASSAGE "ARMY". First come first serve in front of Autumn Leaves Used Books (also on Commons)
3:30-4:00 One-Heart Community Drum (Hubcap sets up)
4:00-5:00 Hubcap (sound check and performance)
5:00-5:45 Speeches
Luminary News 5 min. Kenny Ritter
Strengthening Haudenesonne-American Relations and
Education (Clan Mother might speak) 5 min.
Rob Young on Organic Farming 5 min.
Stephen Greenfield for U.S. Congress 22nd Dist. 5 min.
Open Mic time for public and any other group, 2
minutes each, total 25 minutes.
5:45-6:00 Performance Art by See Spot Artists
6:00-6:20 Tamara J. Brown
6:20-6:45 Speeches:
Mark Dunau: for U.S. Congress 24th District 5 min.
The Green Party: Victoria Jordan; 5 Minutes
Racism in Tompkins County: Gino Bush; 5 Minutes
Alternatives to Incarceration: Katie Williams 5 min
.
Debbie Minnick, Ithaca Paraprofessional 5 Minutes
(Sim and Nate set up behind speaker)
6:45-7:00 Sharks: Street Theater
7:00-8:00 Sim Redmond and Nate Richardson (Acoustic) Sound Check and Performance
8:00-8:30 Speeches
Carl Feuer: Tompkins County Living Wage Coalition
Barbara Lifton (for State Assembly)
Pete Meyers (for Sheriff)
Stanley Aronowitz (for Governor of New York)
(Oculus sets up behind speakers)
8:30-9:30 Oculus (sound check and performance)
9:30-10:00 Clean up
RAIN PLANS: extended forcast says zero chance.....but if it still rains all day: cancel event (check email) (MassageFest part goes on rain or shine, since it will then be upstairs at Autumn Leaves) However, we've also reserved all the pavillions so that's an option if it rains after we set up. It's fairly dry under the trees in front of the bandstand, so a light occassional drizzle shouldn't be a problem.
CHAIRS: We've rented 20 chairs, another 20 or so are there permanently, but anyone who would like should bring their own.
TABLES: We rented 40 eight foot tables. Each organization takes 4 feet. First come first serve.
Most of the Organizations Expected:
Tompkins County Living Wage Coalition, Ithaca Hours, Central N.Y. Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO, Concerned Family and Friends of Mumia Abu Jamal, Finger Lakes Forest Watch Congress, Ithaca Safe Food/ Organic Consumers Assoc., ETM Solarworks, League of Indigenous Sovereign Nations, Ithaca Catholic Worker, Ithaca Coalition for Global Justice, Committee on U.S. / Latin American Relations, Cornell Organization for Labor Action, Food Not Bombs, Young Democratic Socialists, S.H.A.R.E., Ithaca Health Fund, Mid State Central Labor Council, Cornell Greens, National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee, Ten Thousand Villages, Interfaith Campaign to Reform the Rockefeller Drug Laws See Spot, School of Americas Watch, U.A.W. Local 2300, Democratic Socialists of America, Working Families Party, Positive News, Tompkins County Green Party, Books Through Bars, Lookdown Fish Art Collective, Keep Space For Peace, Ithaca Community Radio, Cornell Grad Students Union/ United Auto Workers, Alternatives Library, Sierra Club, Performance Systems Development, Center For Environmental Sustainability, "Organic Farming"; Rob Young, Multicultural Resource Center, Racism in Tompkins County; Gino Bush, Ecovillage, Greenstar Education Committee, United Pagan Ministries, Ithaca Uproar, Ithaca Community News, Ithaca Indy Media, Ithaca Massage Army, Alternatives to Incarceration: Katie Williams, Student Reuse Project, Bookpress, Educate the Children, Luminary News, I-Town Records, Doula Coop, One-Heart Community Drum, AIDS Work, Wednesday Night Committee to Stop Jail Expansion, Amnesty International, Ithaca Breast Cancer Alliance, Engineers Without Frontiers, Solar Equations: Suzanne McMannis, Recycling and Elements of Design, Farm Sanctuary, Ithaca Paraprofessional Association, Catholic Charities, Stone Soup, Global Village or Global Pillage: Nicole Armster, The Campaign To Free All Political Prisoners in Burma, Coalition For Homelessness, Liberacion: Guatemala, Center for Religion, Ethics, and Social Policy, National Organization For Women.
