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HISTORY:
The Chicago Peace Festival is one of the longest running completely free / non-profit community festivals in Chicago and has been ongoing for more than 15 years. FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE WINDY CITY PEACE & HEMP FEST that started on Cricket Hill way back in the day. This year the fest evolved into the Peace and Freedom Festival as a way to be more inclusive of a larger audience and also to showcase a holistic vision of social change.
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ACTIVITIES:
The festival is known for it’s live sounds and massive drum circles. Come out for a day of free music in the park and dance yourself silly into the night. Bring your hand drums if you got ’em. Also, there are more than enough people ready at any given second to throw around a Frisbee which we will be giving out 200 for free this year! Of course there are going to be people wanting to bust a hack so bring your footbags. And you know the festival is just a quick walk away from the beach so you’re going to want to bring your swimsuit and towel so that you can go take a dip in the lake to cool off. Many people like to bring a chair or even a small tent and grill to really settle into the camp for the full festival experience.
WE SUPPORT HOLISTIC SOCIAL REFORMS!
An end to all wars forever!
Stop the genocide
Protection of human rights
Preservation of freedom
Enhancement of civil liberties
Leading a global peace movement
Sustaining the environment
Eliminating sources of pollution
Stabilizing climate change
Conservation of resources
Protection of endangered species
Aquisition of fresh water
Organic permaculture
Aiding impoverished people
Economic balance
Social Security
Living wages
Universal healthcare
Universal education
Free and independent media
Direct participatory democratic government
Election Integrity
Nationalized banking
Clean renewable energy
LOCATION:
This years festival is being held at LINCOLN PARK just south of the zoo. The approximate address is: 1700 N Stockton Dr., Chicago Il, 60614
The festival grounds are just a quick stroll away from North Avenue Beach by talking the walking bridge over Lake Shore Drive. So make sure to bring your swim suit and towel!
The exact spot of the stage will be located just a tad bit northeast of the corner where Stockton meets LaSalle Dr. This is also right off the North Ave. exit on Lake Shore Drive.

TRANSPORTATION:
DO NOT DRIVE TO THE FEST! Really there is pretty much nowhere to park so save yourself a lot of trouble and PLEASE...TAKE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION or else have someone drop you off. There is a pay parking lot directly across the street from the festival on Stockton Drive but it will cost you 25$ a day.
PUBLIC TRANSIT:
Check out the CTA homepage for more information on Chicago’s public transit system.
TRAINS:
CTA Train Map
To get there by train you can take the CTA Brown or Purple Lines and get off at Sedgwick, or the CTA Red Line and get off at the North / Clybourn exit, or the CTA Blue Line and get off at Damen. The Brown and Purple lines are the closest. The Blue Line is the farthest and will be about a 3 mile walk. You can transfer to any CTA train in the loop. What ever train you take, just start heading east towards the lakefront and find Lincoln Park.
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HERE IS A CLICKABLE LINK STACK SORTED BY GENRE. GO AHEAD AND LISTEN TO OUR ACTS.
ROCK
..Genral Patton and His Privates ,
..Ferdinand Fox ,
PUNK / HARDCORE
..Round Eye ,
INDIE
Brian Imig and Friends ,
EXPERIMENTAL
The Richard Cranium Sideshow ,
PSCHEDLIC ROCK
Electric Medicine ,
The Infusions ,
JAM BANDS
Environmental Encroachment ,
FUNK
Black Rose and the Disciples of Funk ,
HIP HOP
The Individuals ,
SKA
Casual Friday ,
ACOUSTIC SOLO ACTS
JAIK WILLIS ,
RICHARD CRANIUM ,
JIMMY VALENTINE ,
VALERI VOSHELL ,
SUMMER OF LOVE ,
GROOVY SPARROW ,
RENALDO MIGALDI ,
AMI SARAIYA ,
JOLIET DAVE RODRIGUEZ ,
PETE BERWICK ,
ABBI RAJASEKHAR ,

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THE HOURS OF THE FEST ARE...NOON TO 9 DAILY!!! FRIDAY NOON - 9 PM - SATURDAY NOON-9 PM - SUNDAY NOON TO 9 PM.. We will have over 30 LIVE MUSICAL ACTS of amazing bands and acoustic performers!..

ALL BAND SUBMISSIONS HAVE BEEN MADE, SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED. THANKS TO ALL THE BANDS THAT HAVE SUBMITTED. WE ARE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE YOU AMONGST US.

It is our mission to feature a variety of local artists encompassing all musical genres: rock, reggae, hip hop, folk, bluegrass, soul, funk, blues, fusion, pschedelic, jam, metal, classical, rap, jazz...

Bands were selected upon the following qualifications:
1. Promotes a message of peace and unity..
2. Distinguished on the local scene..
3. Excellence within the given genre

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE AS OF MAY 10TH 2008

ACOUSTIC ACTS ON THE 40'S THROUGHOUT THE FEST

EACH BAND GETS 40 MINUTES, START ON THE HOUR AND TO END AT :40

STRICTLY ENFORCED. 10 TO SET UP 10 TO TEAR DOWN, ACOUSTIC ACTS PLAY WHILE BANDS SET UP/TEAR DOWN.

WILD CARD TBA BAND SLOTS ARE TIMES THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN NEGOTIATIONS. CHECK BACK FOR BIG NAMES IN THESE SLOTS

FRIDAY

NOON PUNK PICNIC
3:00 ROUNDEYE
4:00 WILD CARD TBA
4:40 HAG RYTHM WITCH & THE DRUM CIRCLE ALL STARS
5:00 TBA
5:40 STEPHANIE VOGT
6:00 BRIAN IMIG & FRIENDS
6:40 RENALDO MIGALDI
7:00 BLACK ROSE & THE DISCIPLES OF FUNK
7:40 SUMMER OF LOVE
8:00 GYPSI FARI

SATURDAY

11:40 HUNTRESS DIANA & THE DRUM CIRCLE ALL STARS
NOON RICHARD CRANIUM
12:40 TIMBRE (ACOUSTIC HARP & VOCALS)
1:00 ELECTRIC MEDICINE
1:40 VALERI VOSHELL
2:00 BELMONDOS
2:40 ABBI RAJASEKHAR
3:00 BALLISTIC EDNA
3:40 GROOVY SPARROW
4:00 GEN'RAL PATTON & HIS PRIVATES
4:40 MAKAYA MCCRAVEN
5:00 THE INDIVIDUALS
5:40 PRESIDENT B*MB
6:00 WILD CARD TBA
6:40 ON WE
7:00 WILD CARD TBA GOOD NEWS COMING SOON
7:40 AMI SARAIYA
8:00 FERDINAND FOX

SUNDAY

11:40 HUNTRESS DIANA & THE DRUM CIRCLE ALL STARS
NOON CASUAL FRIDAY
1:00 HERBERT WISER BAND
2:00 RAVENHOUSE
2:40 JOLIET DAVE RODRIGUEZ
3:00 INNERVISIONISTS
3:40 TBA
4:00 THE INFUSIONS
4:40 JIMMY VALENTINE
5:00 POVERTY TAX
5:40 ANITA GUITARIST of 1/2 MAD POET
6:00 ENVIRONMENTAL ENCROACHMENT
6:40 PETE BERWICK
7:00 JOBU
7:40 JAIK WILLIS
8:00 AVANT GARDE JAZZ SHOWCASE

Music:


"You can not separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom
Malcolm X (1925-1965)
"There was never a good war or a bad peace."
>Ben Franklin (1706-1790)
"I was once asked why I don't participate in anti-war demonstrations. I said that I will never do that, but as soon as you have a pro-peace rally, I'll be there."
>Mother Theresa (1910-1997)
"A day will soon arrive where all knowledge will pour out from within us. All questions will be answered and all beings will understand peace."
"I'm talking to people not even born yet...words are forever
Singing through Electronic ears...our destiny.
The Presidents and Kings of all Earths countries...Humanity.
Have waited for their messenger for years...Infusions.
I'm talking of things that I can't mention...the real truth.
Everyone it seems has got their fears...losing your beliefs.
I leave it in the past with good intention...remember.
Because someday those bad thoughts will disappear...redemption.
The Zero and the One are now so Equal...one thing.
The Infinite is not a thing to fear...eternity.
The primal cause was always our invention...our image.
The answers are the only things unclear...the question."
>One Among us (1961-0=1)
"The first peace, which is the most important, is that which comes within the souls of people when they realize their relationship, their oneness with the universe and all its powers, and when they realize that at the center of the universe dwells the Great Spirit, and that this center is really everywhere, it is within each of us."
>Black Elk (1863-1950)
"One day we must come to see that peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but that it is a means by which we arrive at that goal. We must pursue peaceful ends through peaceful means."
>Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968)
"But peace does not rest in the charters and covenants alone. It lies in the hearts and minds of all people. So let us not rest all our hopes on parchment and on paper, let us strive to build peace, a desire for peace, a willingness to work for peace in the hearts and minds of all of our people. I believe that we can. I believe the problems of human destiny are not beyond the reach of human beings."
>John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)
"Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the children of God."
>Matthew, V:9
"The structure of world peace cannot be the work of one man or one party or one nation. It must be a peace which rests on the cooperative effort of the whole world."
>Franklin Delanor Roosevelt (1882-1945)
"We will not build a peaceful world by following a negative path. It is not enough to say we must not wage war. It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it. We must concentrate not merely on the negative expulsion of war but on the positive affirmation of peace. We must see that peace represents a sweeter music, a cosmic melody, that is far superior to the discords of war. Somehow, we must transform the dynamics of the world power struggle from the negative nuclear arms race, which no one can win, to a positive contest to harness humanity's creative genius for the purpose of making peace and prosperity a reality for all the nations of the world. In short, we must shift the arms race into a peace race. If we have a will - and determination - to mount such a peace offensive, we will unlock hitherto tightly sealed doors of hope and transform our imminent cosmic elegy into a psalm of creative fulfillment."
>Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968)
"Peace is the one condition of survival in this nuclear age."
>Adlai Stevenson (1900-1965)
"In the hearts of people today there is a deep longing for peace. When the true spirit of peace is thoroughly dominant, it becomes an inner experience with unlimited possibilities. Only when this really happens - when the spirit of peace awakens and takes possession of men's hearts, can humanity be saved from perishing."
>Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965)
If there is to be peace in the world,
There must be peace in the nations.
If there is to be peace in the nations,
There must be peace in the cities.

If there is to be peace in the cities,
There must be peace between neighbors.
If there is to be peace between neighbors,
There must be peace in the home.
If there is to be peace in the home,
There must be peace in the heart.
>Lao Tzu (570-490 B.C.)
"There is no way to peace; peace is the way."
>A.J. Muste (1885-1967)

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