Tuesday, March 27, 2007
PEACE FLAG PROJECT
This note came today from People Productions. It's purely a symbolic thing, but maybe that's what SoHum needs right now, something to symbolize an end to the discord. How can it hurt? The photo is something I shot in Venice Italy summer before last. The "Pace" flags are everywhere in Italy and are available at all sorts of stores and from street vendors. - Bob
At a recent meeting of the Reggae coordinators, People Productions, and Tom Dimmick, many heartfelt emotions were expressed concerning the discord running through our community concerning the annual Reggae on the River festival. The overwhelming consensus was the need for a peaceful solution within our community to bring about healing. Through this need we decided to create a "Peace Flag Project" in Southern Humboldt.
The “Peace Flag Project” seeks to bring our whole community together through a shared purpose; a peaceful solution to the unresolved issues between People Productions, Tom Dimmick, and the Mateel Community Center.
Throughout history peace flags have been displayed in many cultures around the world as a sign of diversity and inclusiveness, of hope and of yearning. The entire community is invited and encouraged to contribute to this Peace Flag Project by sharing in words, or in pictures, your prayers and positive affirmations. These prayers will then be sewn into various displays that will be hung throughout Garberville and Redway.
To participate please bring by your prayers, pictures, and positive affirmations in the format of an 81/2' x 11' size of paper to The People Production office located at 176 Rusk Lane in Redway or email them too people@peopleproductions.net.
Now is the time to unite as one, to let your prayers and hopes be heard for a peaceful solution.
For more information please call People Productions at 707-923-4599 or visit our website at www.peopleproductions.net.
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Obviously this wouldn't work this summer b/c there's only 1 permit, but wouldn't a possible solution be for them to actually have 2 festivals? They'd have to be at different times but a mid-July fest wouldn't be a bad idea. Reggae fans could do Sierra Nevada in June, one of the fests up here in July, and then the other at the beginning of Aug. The mid-July one wouldn't conflict with Sunsplash either so they'd have somewhat easier access to bands (if they scheduled it to also avoid conflict with Sumfest). Also, the river is better in mid-July so it's a decent time for a fest. Same festival location...Dimmick would have to agree to let Mateel/2B1 use his land for RotR in exchange for them letting him do his RR event. They could even cross-promote the events. Of course, each would probably be a smaller fest than now, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. It seems to me that this is a way that everybody wins. Mateel gets to do RotR with Boots; People/Dimmick get to have their RR fest; each festival is smaller so the Piercy community is happier; and the community gets the benefit of the money coming in from 2 festivals rather than one.
Obviously this wouldn't work this summer b/c there's only 1 permit, but wouldn't a possible solution be for them to actually have 2 festivals? They'd have to be at different times but a mid-July fest wouldn't be a bad idea. Reggae fans could do Sierra Nevada in June, one of the fests up here in July, and then the other at the beginning of Aug. The mid-July one wouldn't conflict with Sunsplash either so they'd have somewhat easier access to bands (if they scheduled it to also avoid conflict with Sumfest). Also, the river is better in mid-July so it's a decent time for a fest. Same festival location...Dimmick would have to agree to let Mateel/2B1 use his land for RotR in exchange for them letting him do his RR event. They could even cross-promote the events. Of course, each would probably be a smaller fest than now, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. It seems to me that this is a way that everybody wins. Mateel gets to do RotR with Boots; People/Dimmick get to have their RR fest; each festival is smaller so the Piercy community is happier; and the community gets the benefit of the money coming in from 2 festivals rather than one.
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: 9:23 PM
: 9:23 PM
... Reggae coordinators, People Productions, and Tom Dimmick, many heartfelt emotions were expressed concerning the discord running through our community concerning the annual Reggae on the River festival....
Exactly WHY at a REGGAE RISING meeting is there concern about the annual Reggae on the River festival?????
I am sick to death of these blatent typos.
Can you all please search your heart and THINK! What is the right thing to do? Claiming you are Reggae on the River, I have a feeling, is NOT the right thing. I sense that the only discord here is that created by the mean spirited energy from the No Confidence/Reggae Rising ruckus.
Now you want to make peace flags?? How about you just try to do the right thing?
Exactly WHY at a REGGAE RISING meeting is there concern about the annual Reggae on the River festival?????
I am sick to death of these blatent typos.
Can you all please search your heart and THINK! What is the right thing to do? Claiming you are Reggae on the River, I have a feeling, is NOT the right thing. I sense that the only discord here is that created by the mean spirited energy from the No Confidence/Reggae Rising ruckus.
Now you want to make peace flags?? How about you just try to do the right thing?
# posted by : 9:52 PM
: 9:52 PM
Exactly WHY at a REGGAE RISING meeting is there concern about the annual Reggae on the River festival?????
maybe they want to try to heal the community spirit. good lord are you so spiritually jaded that your only thought are of conspiracy and ill will?
Now you want to make peace flags?? How about you just try to do the right thing?
Peace flags sounds like a start, I didn't hear any positive constructive ideas from you.
mean spirited energy from the No Confidence/Reggae Rising ruckus.
sounds like your channeling your mean energy.
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maybe they want to try to heal the community spirit. good lord are you so spiritually jaded that your only thought are of conspiracy and ill will?
Now you want to make peace flags?? How about you just try to do the right thing?
Peace flags sounds like a start, I didn't hear any positive constructive ideas from you.
mean spirited energy from the No Confidence/Reggae Rising ruckus.
sounds like your channeling your mean energy.
# posted by : 8:14 AM
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