Calling all Peaceful

Filmmaker and conscious musician, Michael Franti, will be holding a free concert in Golden Gate Park on September 9th called the Power to the Peaceful. This event will feature several conscious artists, including Franti and Spearhead. In addition to the main stage of live music, PTTP also features morning yoga, an open-air art gallery, a healing arts tent, a DJ tent, vendors and food booths, eco village, kid’s zone, bicycle coalition, and social, environmental & political organizations tabling & forums.

The festival began in 1999, however when the attacks of September 11th, 2001 occurred, the festival took on a new significance, serving both as a day of remembrance for the lives lost in the tragedy as well as a day in which Northern Californians called for and end to all bombing around the globe. “Be Peace Now” is this year’s theme reminding us that the path to a less violent world starts from within. Or as Michael Franti sees it, “We can’t change the world over night, but we can be a drop in the river that moves a mountain”.

Hope to see you there.