NEIL YOUNG TO BE JOINED BY “VILLAGE OF ACTION” ON UPCOMING “REBEL CONTENT TOUR” IN SUPPORT OF NEW ALBUM
THE MONSANTO YEARS, OUT NOW ON REPRISE RECORDS
THE VILLAGE GATHERS LEADING ORGANIZATIONS TACKLING A WIDE RANGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES
TOUR KICKS OFF THIS SUNDAY, JULY 5TH AT MILWAUKEE’S SUMMER FEST
THE MONSANTO YEAR FILM PREMIERES EXCLUSIVELY ON
YAHOO MUSIC STARTING JULY 6TH
July 2, 2015 - (Burbank, CA.) - To support Neil Young’s new album The Monsanto Years (out now on Reprise Records), a number of respected local, national & global activist groups will join the Rebel Content Tour that kicks off on July 5th.
Each organization will host a booth on the concourse at each venue to
provide information for concertgoers, forming what is being named “The Village of Action.”
The Monsanto Years
album has the reoccurring theme of sustainable farming, however it also
addresses a wide range of environmental and human rights issues like
climate change, corporate accountability, social justice, renewable
energy, ocean conservation, endangered species and more. Attending fans
will have the opportunity to engage with The Village members to
share valuable information about the most pressing ecological and social
issues today. Please find the information and links to each
organization participating in the The Village on the Rebel Content Tour below.
Young has announced that he will kick off the shows with a solo acoustic set then be joined by Promise of the Real for a full electric show. Both sets will feature new songs and old favorites. Promise of the Real is
an LA-based rock band fronted by Lukas Nelson (vocals/guitar), along
with Micah Nelson (guitar, vocals), Anthony Logerfo (drums), Corey
McCormick (bass) and Tato Melgar (percussion). They have performed with
their father, Willie Nelson and Young on previous occasions. Please see
below for all upcoming dates.
The Monsanto Years record and film are available at retailers (as a special CD + DVD package and vinyl) and digitally on the Official Neil Young Store and on Neil Young’s high-resolution music service, PONO and via iTunes. Click here to order through PONOMUSIC.COM.In addition to THE MONSANTO YEARS album and upcoming Rebel Content Tour, THE MONSANTO YEARS FILM,ofYoung + Promise of the Real, documenting the recording of the nine tracks on The Monsanto Years album. THE MONSANTO YEARS FILM will premiere exclusively on Yahoo! Music beginning on Monday, July 6th, at 10:30am PST.
Rebel Content Tour dates:
Sun July 5 Milwaukee Summer Fest Milwaukee, WI
Wed July 8 Red Rocks Denver, CO
Thurs July 9 Red Rocks Denver, CO
Sat July 11 Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
Mon July 13 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati, OH
Tues July 14 DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI
Thurs July16 Susquehanna Bank Center Camden, NJ
Fri July 17 Bethel Woods Center for the Arts Bethel, NY
Sun July 19 Champlain Valley Expo Essex Junction, VT
Tues July 21 Jones Beach Wantagh, NY
Wed July 22 Xfinity Center Great Woods, MA
Fri July 24 Wayhome Festival Oro-Medonte, ON
THE VILLAGE PARTICIPANTS
FUTURE OF FARMING TENT
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) is
an alliance of grassroots organizations that advocates for federal
policy reform to advance the sustainability of agriculture, food
systems, natural resources, and rural communities. NSAC’s vision of
agriculture is one where a safe, nutritious, ample, and affordable food
supply is produced by a legion of family farmers who make a decent
living pursuing their trade, while protecting the environment and
contributing to the strength and stability of their communities. By
bringing grassroots perspectives to the table normally dominated by big
business, NSAC levels the playing field and gives voice to sustainable
and organic farmers. www.sustainableagriculture.net
Greenhorns
Greenhorns is a
grassroots organization that works to promote, recruit, and support the
incoming generation of sustainable farmers in America. Their work
focuses on event organizing, in person-networking, mixers, celebrations
and workshops as well as the production of traditional and new media:
radio, documentary film, blog, a book of essays, guidebooks, and
web-based tools. Their mission is to build a more regional, more diverse
and more resilient culture and farm economy. www.thegreenhorns.net
The California Grange
Since 1870, the Grange
has shaped the rural landscape of California. For more than 140 years,
they have preserved their founding principles of unity, liberty, and
charity. Grange halls are often the center of their community,
advocating for healthy family farms, local economies, cultural
diversity, public schools and education, the arts, and a variety of
charitable causes. Today, 10,000 members proudly serve 185 communities
across the state. Today, 10,000 members proudly serve 185 communities
across the state. Grange halls are often the center of their community,
advocating for healthy communities, family farms, local economies,
cultural diversity, public schools and education, the arts, and a
variety of charitable causes. Young farmers are rediscovering the Grange
as a grassroots organization that supports their good work and
advocates for sustainable agriculture and food sovereignty. www.californiagrange.org
EARTH ECOLOGY TENT
Center for Biological Diversity
The Center for
Biological Diversity (CBD) believes that the welfare of human beings is
deeply linked to nature and the diversity of wild plants and animals.
The CBD works to secure a future for all species, great and small,
hovering on the brink of extinction. They do so through science, law,
and creative media, with a focus on protecting the lands, waters, and
climate that species need to survive. http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/
Sea Shepherd
Established in 1977,
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) is an international non-profit,
marine wildlife conservation organization. Their mission is to end the
destruction of habitat and slaughter of wildlife in the world’s oceans
in order to conserve and protect ecosystems and species. Sea Shepherd
uses innovative direct-action tactics to investigate, document, and take
action when necessary to expose and confront illegal activities on the
high seas. By safeguarding the biodiversity of our delicately balanced
ocean ecosystems, Sea Shepherd works to ensure their survival for future
generations. www.seashepherd.org
BAN GMO TENT
Institute for Responsible Technology (IRT)
The Institute for
Responsible Technology is a world leader in educating policy makers and
the public about genetically modified (GM) foods and crops. Founded in
2003 by international bestselling author and GMO expert Jeffrey Smith,
IRT has worked in nearly 40 countries on six continents, and is
credited with improving government policies and influencing
consumer-buying habits. IRT’s Campaign for Healthier Eating in America mobilizes
citizens, organizations, businesses, healthcare professionals, and the
media, to achieve the tipping point of consumer rejection of GM foods. www.responsibletechnology.org
GMO Free USA
GMO Free USA advocates
for sustainable food and ecological systems, educates consumers about
the potential hazards of genetically engineered organisms and supports
all people to have access to clean food, regardless of income level.
Since the inception of their Boycott Kellogg’s GMOs campaign in the fall
of 2012, Kellogg’s has seen six consecutive quarters of declining
internal net sales across all business segments. GMO Free USA has been
actively involved in supporting anti-GMO victories in California,
Hawaii, and Oregon.www.gmofreeusa.org
FREEDOM & JUSTICE TENT
Idle No More
Idle No More is a grassroots movement originating among the Aboriginal peoples in Canada that has spread around the world. Inspired in part by the hunger strike of Attawapiskat, Chief Theresa Spence,and a reaction to legislative abuses of Indigenous treaty rights,
Idle No More calls on all people to join in a peaceful revolution to
honor Indigenous sovereignty and to protect the land and water. www.idlenomore.ca
Move to Amend
Formed in September
2009, Move to Amend is a coalition of organizations and individuals
committed to working together to end corporate personhood and demand
real democracy. Move to Amend is calling for an amendment to the US
Constitution to unequivocally state that inalienable rights belong to
human beings only, and that money is not a form of protected free speech
under the First Amendment and can be regulated in political campaigns. www.movetoamend.org
The Beehive Design Collective
The Beehive Design
Collective is a wildly motivated, all-volunteer, activist arts
collective dedicated to “cross-pollinating the grassroots” by creating
collaborative art for use as educational tools for taking action. The
‘Bees’ create incredible works of Earth inspired art that eloquently
tackles connections between globalization, ecosystem destruction &
the plight of underrepresented communities around the world. http://beehivecollective.org/
ENERGY & CLIMATE TENT
350.org
350.org
is a global climate movement in over 188 countries, using people power
to dismantle the influence and infrastructure of the fossil fuel
industry, and to develop people-centric solutions to the climate crisis.
The number 350 means climate safety: to preserve a livable planet,
scientists tell us we must reduce the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere
from its current level of 400 parts per million to below 350 ppm. 350.org
is working on campaigns like fighting coal power plants in India,
stopping the Keystone XL pipeline in the U.S, and divesting public
institutions everywhere from fossil fuels.www.350.org
Rising Tide
Rising Tide was formed
in the Netherlands in 2000 by environmental and social justice
activists attending the UN climate talks. Rising Tide now spans four
continents and is an all-volunteer climate justice network dedicated to
confronting the root causes of climate change, standing with frontline
communities, and challenging the worst of the worst fossil fuel
companies. They challenge corporate-friendly “solutions” to climate
change; and organize with a horizontal, anti-oppressive framework that
promotes social justice as inextricably linked to biocentrism and
environmentalism. www.risingtidenorthamerica.org
NEWS YOU CAN TRUST TENT
The Village will also have the ultimate newsstand to peruse. The “News You Can Trust”
tent will showcase some of the best independent media left standing.
Concertgoers can check out creative yet hard-hitting journalism, focused
on issues like energy, farming, climate change, wildlife, and the
defense of the global environment. The Nation, Mother Jones, Yes!, Earth Island Journal, Permaculture Magazine, and The Center For Food Safety will all be there turning people on to news they really can trust.Hosted
by Earth Island Institute & The Center For Food Safety, News You
Can Trust will feature several progressive magazines including The Nation, Mother Jones, Yes!, Earth Island Journal & Permaculture Magazine will all be there turning people on to news they actually can trust.