
On Saturday September 8th, renowned and outspoken musician and filmmaker
Michael Franti and his group Spearhead – along with Guerrilla Management –
present the 9th Annual "911 Power to the Peaceful Festival" at Speedway
Meadow in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. The free music and arts festival
is dedicated to social justice, non violence, coexistence and environmental
sustainability and aimed to educate, enrage, enlighten and inspire. It drew
over 60,000 attendees in 2006.
Artists confirmed to appear alongside Anti- recording artists and headliners
Michael Franti and Spearhead at the event include Indigo Girls, K’NAAN, and
Hot Buttered Rum, Bassnectar and DJ Spooky. Special guests and speakers will
count journalist, author and Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman and more to
come!
In addition to the mains stage of International Musical Artists and
award-winning speakers, the PTTP Festival will also feature morning yoga, an
open-air art gallery, a healing arts tent, vendors and food booths, eco
village, bicycle coalition and social, environmental & political
organizations tabling and forums. This years DJ Tent will be headlined by DJ
Spooky that Subliminal Kid and Bassnectar. Complete information can be found
at www.powertothepeaceful.org.
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