13th Annual WorldFest (May 18, 2014)

Xochitl, Ashley Wells, CC Liu, Wisdom Quarterly; WorldFestEvents.com UPDATED

WorldFest: LA's biggest Green, Compassionate-Living, Music Festival

(WFLA) Come spend the day with fellow lovers of Earth. Get inspired while having fun! Woodley Park is next to the Metro line, with easy freeway access, in the San Fernando Valley.
 

Ascetic Siddhartha and Mara's daughters under the Bodhi tree (jeffpartridge.tumblr.com)

 
The festivals of ancient India -- like the massive Rajgir Fest the Buddha's chief disciples attended before setting out to become spiritual seekers wandering in search of truth -- could hardly rival what we have today. And all of Mara's daughters pale in comparison to the cornucopia of Lululemon yoga pants and sheer hippie wear -- none of which distracts from our quest for enlightenment. Our illumination is guaranteed so long as we persevere. Carry on, our wayward sons and daughters. For if "Not everyone who wanders is lost," we grow as we keep touring!

• Worldfest 2014, Woodley Park, Sunday, Lake Balboa
• World Fest Los Angeles 2014 (Facebook)

Gay Pride Festival 2014 (longbeachpride.com), Sunday, May 18th

When in Long Beach, as numerous Cambodian temples celebrate Vesak today, also see the Kwan Yin/Virgin Mary in a shell (seen here at left) Sagely Buddhist monastery, across from the Queen Mary and Spruce Goose, PCH, Long Beach (longbeachmonastery.org)

The United We Stand Festival (concert)

Pat Macpherson, CC Liu, Wisdom Quarterly; UnitedWeStandFest.com; UCLA (tickets)

Awake the Nation! Free & Equal sets out to unite us as We the People, May 10 (UWSF)

Coming to a University Near You!
The United We Stand Festival will kick off at UCLA on May 10th for a University Bus Tour across America, combining music and education to awaken the nation!
 
Inspiring young and old alike to help elect principled leaders who are not swayed by special interests, we can restore a world of peace, liberty, harmony, justice, ecology, prosperity, and happiness for all.

Musical headliners at UCLA include Public Enemy, members of Wu-Tang Clan, Immortal Technique, The Siren, Cynic, Tatiana Moroz, Rooftop Revolutionaries, A-Alikes, Luminaries, Jon Goodhue, Sounds of Solidarity, and more.

Speakers include media legend Larry King, Ben & Jerry, Marianne Williamson (NY Times bestselling author and independent congressional candidate for CA-33), David Bronner (CEO of Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps), and Sean Stone (son of Hollywood bigwig Oliver Stone, who created) host of Buzzsaw.


Other notable figures include Dr. Jill Stein (our 2012 Green choice for president), Gov. Gary Johnson, Amber Lyon (Emmy-winning journalist/whistleblower), Ben Swann (Emmy-winning journalist), Diane Goldstein (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition), Mnar Muhawesh (Mint Press News), and many more.

TICKETS are on sale now at the revolutionary price of $17.76 (but use promo code WETHEPEOPLE for a 50% discount at checkout!) at UCLA's Central Ticket Office and online through TicketMaster.

Free & Equal Elections Foundation is an election reform organization dedicated to the idea that all enjoy an equal share of the rights and responsibilities of our nation's governance. We strive to create a system in which all citizens are equal in ability to participate.



Immortal Technique appears on Abby Martin’s "Breaking the Set" on RT discussing the United We Stand Fest
LOS ANGELES, California - Immortal Technique, the legendary independent hip-hop artist, appeared on "Breaking the Set" with Abby Martin on RT America on May 1st to discuss Free & Equal’s United We Stand...

MoreBus tour kicks off at UCLA to strengthen America’s commitment to free and equal elections
BUS TOUR KICKS OFF AT UCLA TO STRENGTHEN AMERICA’S COMMITMENT TO FREE AND EQUAL ELECTIONS with a music rally at the UCLA campus in Westwood, Los Angeles, California to empower voters and inspire youth featuring Public Enemy, Immortal Technique...

Ben & Jerry’s sponsor United We Stand Festival

Hippie dairy product full of deadly sugar and good intentions? Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream is now a proud sponsor of the Free & Equal Elections Foundation's United We Stand Festival at UCLA on May 10th. Ben & Jerry’s is proud to stand...

Dennis Kucinich will speak at United We Stand Fest UCLA
Former U.S. Representative Dennis Kucinich -- one of the precious few honest politicians gerrymandered out of office and reduced to working for Fox News -- is a confirmed speaker at Free and Equal’s United We Stand Festival at UCLA on May 10th. During his 16 years in Congress, Kucinich...
 

The Moon over the University of Los Angeles's Westwood campus (ucla.edu)

Happy Earth Day (video)

Ashley Wells, Seth Auberon, CC Liu, Wisdom Quarterly; Amy Goodman, John Gonzalez

In an EARTH DAY special, Democracy Now! looks at the history of the global environmental movement.

The story is told in the sweeping new documentary called "A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle for a Living Planet" (airing tonight on PBS).

Extended highlights from the film show New York housewives who take on a major chemical corporation that polluted their community of Love Canal, Greenpeace’s campaigns to save whales, to the struggle by Chico Mendes and Brazilian rubber tappers to save the Amazon rainforest.

The film’s Oscar-nominated director Mark Kitchell explains, "We were really looking to tell stories of the movement. We thought it would be a more engaging and impassioned approach to what are very difficult subjects. Usually environmental films, no matter how good they are, are an eco-bummer....These people succeeded against enormous odds. And that should give us some kind of hope..." More

Sea Shepherd Conservation Society

Irish Fest, Los Angeles (March 7-9)

Seven, Pat Macpherson, Amber Larson, Wisdom Quarterly; IrishFestAtFairplex.com

At the Fairplex in Pomona, northeastern Los Angeles County off the 10 Freeway

 

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at Irish Fest

Escape the hustle and bustle of the week with a refreshing dive into the land of the Irish.

Visit our Irish Village and Pubs for an authentic Ireland fair experience.

Bring the kids; it's a family affair!

Stop for a spell at the Dublin and Killarney stages, and listen to the sounds of Irish rock bands, traditional Celtic music, and classic rock ’n roll. Grab a glass and a plateful of traditional Irish fare, and relax at one of our pub stations. Test the luck of the Irish at one of our contests with prizes galore.

 

Take the little ones into the Medieval Kids Castle, and watch them become knights. Make Irish crafts like Blarney Stones, Celtic knot bookmarks, and pots of gold. Learn to dance the Irish Stew, and speak a few Gaelic phrases. There is something fun for everyone, whether young or old or somewhere in between. Sláinte!

• FAIRPLEX: 1101 W. McKinley Ave.
• Pomona, L.A., California 91768
• $5 admission, $10 parking
• Friday, 6:00 pm - midnight
• Saturday, noon - midnight
• Sunday, noon - 6:00 pm
• Big Irish Fair and Music Fest: June 14-15
• How to see the Wee People or Fae

New NSA revelations (video)

Wisdom Quarterly

Glenn Greenwald and Jeremy Scahill are working on new NSA revelations

Working on new revelations (news.yahoo)

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Two American journalists known for their investigations of the United States' government said they have teamed up to report on the National Security Agency's role in what one called a "U.S. assassination program."

(WQ) The N.S.A. has a history of secret war activity, propaganda (psyops), and unconstitutional spying on American citizens and others around the world -- as journalists Glenn Greenwald and Jeremy Scahill continue to reveal. Most N.S.A. spying has been done by the use of cell (mobile) phones, Internet activity, electronic databanks, and cameras owned by private firms who share information with the clandestine American spying agency (for profit and influence) linked with the CIA, NSC, FBI, and Pentagon. Together, they form the core of the US military-industrial complex.