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The Sixteenth Annual Progressive Festival Co-hosted by The Petaluma Progressives and Occupy Petaluma. Sunday, September 15, 2013 12:30pm to 5:00pm Walnut Park downtown Petaluma, CA

Date of the Event:

Sunday, September 15, 2013 - 12:30pm - 5:00pm

The Sixteenth Annual Progressive Festival

Co-hosted by The Petaluma Progressives and Occupy Petaluma

Sunday, September 15, 2013

12:30pm to 5:00pm

Walnut Park
downtown Petaluma, CA

Speakers:

Daniel Ellsberg - Pentagon Papers whistleblower, supporter of Bradley Manning and Edward Snowden

Jill Stein - 2012 Green Party Presidential candidate

Norman Solomon - author, activist, community organizer

Therese Mughannam-Walrath - Palestinian peace activist

Michael Nagler - Director, Metta Center for Nonviolence

Marc Armstrong - Director, Public Banking Institute

Kamal Prasad - food issues activist

Also speakers on:

Immigration issues
Stopping mass incarceration
Fukushima nuclear plant
Unite Here labor campaign
Labeling GMOs

Entertainment:

The Pounce & Denounce PlayHouse - Occupy Petaluma's own theater troupe

De Colores with special guest, Francisco Herrera (Música de las Americas)

Spoken Word & Drums by Masaba (the Last Poets), &
Michael Rothenburg (100K Poets for Change)

Many Social Justice, Environmental, Labor, and Community Organizations will have Informational booths/tables.

The event is produced by the Petaluma Progressives and is cosponsored by KPFA 94.1 FM (kpfa.org), the Peace & Justice Center of Sonoma County, The Bohemian (bohemian.com) and the Committee for Immigrant Rights (immigrantrightssonoma.org), Sonoma County (peaceandjusticesonomaco.org). It takes place at Walnut Park, Petaluma Blvd South and D Street, downtown Petaluma. It is free to the public.

Tamales, Rice, Beans, Other Goodies & Drinks Available.

To reserve space, please send your check to:

The Petaluma Progressives
P.O. Box 445
Petaluma, CA
94953

For more info, call 707.763.8134

Or by email: info@progressivefestival.org

KPFA Cosponsored Event

Next Meeting of the KPFA Community Advisory Board: Sunday, September 15, 3:00 - 5:00. at KPFA, 1929 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Berkeley.

Date of the Event:

Sunday, September 15, 2013 - 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Next Meeting of the KPFA Community Advisory Board:
Sunday, September 15, 3:00 – 5:00. at KPFA, 1929 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Berkeley.

BUSINESS SOLUTION TO POVERTY

Date of the Event:

Sunday, September 15, 2013 - 4:30pm

On Sunday, September 15 at 4:30pm, Berkeley Arts and Letters is holding a book talk on a "Business Solution to Poverty" using zero based design. You can explore this innovative approach with designers Paul Polak and Mal Warwick. The discussion will be held at the Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar Street in Berkeley.

For details, contact (510) 898-8929.

50 YEARS LATER BENEFIT - BOMBING OF THE BIRMINGHAM CHURCH

Date of the Event:

Sunday, September 15, 2013 - 5:00pm - 7:00pm

On Sunday, September 15th, from 5pm-7pm, the First Congregational Church of Oakland hosts a benefit to commemorate the 1963 bombing of the Birmingham Church. Participants include Angela Davis, and Margaret Burnham, founder of the ‘Civil Rights & Restorative Justice Project’ of Northeastern University School of Law.

The event takes place at 2501 Harrison Street, Oakland.

For details, call 617-373-3819 or email m.maquis@neu.edu

BENEFIT FOR HAITI'S UNIVERSITY OF ARISTIDE FOUNDATION

Date of the Event:

Sunday, September 15, 2013 - 6:00pm - 9:00pm

On Sunday, September 15, from 6pm-9pm, a fundraiser for Haiti's University of Aristide Foundation (UNIFA) will be held at La Pena Cultural Center, with the goal of enabling low income individuals to become doctors & nurses. Participants include Walter Turner, Pierre LaBossiere and Vukani Mawethu. The event takes place at 3105 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley.

For details call, 510.848.5230.

White Like Me: A Film about Race, Racism and White Privilege

Date of the Event:

Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 3:00pm

West Valley College invites you to a screening of White Like Me: A Film about Race, Racism and White Privilege followed by a conversation and book signing by anti-racist educator and essayist Tim Wise. The hour-long film takes place on September 17th at 3:00pm at West Valley College Theater, 14000 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga. This event is free and open to the public.Parking is free in Lot 7 only. It is sponsored by the West Valley Global Citizenship Committee, the Office of Student Activities and the Library.

BAY AREA HEART & STROKE WALK

Date of the Event:

Thursday, September 19, 2013 - 11:45am - 1:00pm

On Thursday, September 19, from 11:45am to 1:00pm, you are invited the Bay Area Heart & Stroke Walk, taking place at Snow Park, 19th Street and Harrison, Oakland, The Heart Walk is a nationwide campaign to get Americans walking to reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke and to inspire Americans to take charge of their health. For details, call (510) 903-4019

AMJAD ALI KHAN

Date of the Event:

Thursday, September 19, 2013 - 7:30pm

On Thursday, September 19 7:30pm, the SFJAZZ CENTER at 201 Franklin Street, San Francisco, presents Amjad Ali Khan, one of India’s greatest musicians and the unrivaled master of the 19-string fretless North Indian lute called the sarod. For details, call (866) 920-5299.

CONTAGIOUS OPTIMISM

Date of the Event:

Friday, September 20, 2013 - 12:00pm

On Thursday, September 19^th, author David Mezzapelle holds a book signing to help you find the silver lining to every cloud with “Contagious Optimism”, a compendium of encouragement of how to overcome personal hardships and lead a life full of hope. His book signing takes place at Books Inc, 1344 Park Street, Alameda. For details, call (510) 522-2226

AUTHORS FOR LITERACY

Date of the Event:

Saturday, September 21, 2013 - 10:00am - 4:00pm

On Saturday, September 21, from 10am to 4pm, outstanding authors from the Bay Area and beyond will read from their works and talk about themselves at the Authors for Literacy event being held at the Martin Luther King Recreation Center, 725 Mt. Diablo Avenue, San Mateo.

Authors scheduled include:Dr. Joy De Gruy, State Senator Jerry Hill, Agatha Hoff, Mark Little, Belva Davis, Jessie Jones, Rev. Larry Ellis, Lian Gow and Joanneh Nagler.

Proceeds from this Authors for Literacy event will benefit the MLK Essay and Poetry Contest.

For more information, call 650-357-2448.

The Sixteenth Annual Progressive Festival Co-hosted by The Petaluma Progressives and Occupy Petaluma. Sunday, September 15, 2013 12:30pm to 5:00pm Walnut Park downtown Petaluma, CA

The Sixteenth Annual Progressive Festival

12:30pm to 5:00pm

Speakers:

Entertainment:

Next Meeting of the KPFA Community Advisory Board: Sunday, September 15, 3:00 - 5:00. at KPFA, 1929 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Berkeley.

BUSINESS SOLUTION TO POVERTY

50 YEARS LATER BENEFIT - BOMBING OF THE BIRMINGHAM CHURCH

BENEFIT FOR HAITI'S UNIVERSITY OF ARISTIDE FOUNDATION

White Like Me: A Film about Race, Racism and White Privilege

BAY AREA HEART & STROKE WALK

AMJAD ALI KHAN

CONTAGIOUS OPTIMISM

AUTHORS FOR LITERACY

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