Vengeancia According to the folks at the Free and Equal Elections Foundation, “Southern California’s #1 medical marijuana lifestyle magazine, Culture Magazine, wrote a bunch of articles about the United We Stand Festival in their May issue!” Read more. The event features Public Enemy, Immortal Technique, Larry King & more! Where? The Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles. When? May 10, 2014.
Since the group’s beginnings in New York in 1986, Public Enemy has proven themselves to be one of the hip-hop genre’s most powerful forces of nature and tireless innovators.
“Free and Equal is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating voters on all political matters, and thereby helping to empower the individual and create a stronger local and national community. This grassroots organization has been reaching out to the public since 1982, by American activist Christina Tobin, and still strives to help create a system in which all citizens are equal in their ability to participate in politics.
“Free and Equal has paid particular attention to drug policy and the cannabis legalization movement, using their annual United We Stand Fest to not only educate, but also engage the public through musical activism, popular celebrity appearances and outreach, as well as popular business owners’ speaking engagements.” Read more.
“Christina Tobin loves to fight the good fight… for US voters. She’s making a career of helping honest, earnest candidates to run for political office.
Free and Equal’s Christina Tobin
“In the course of her work, she decided to mainstream her efforts. In order to shift power back to individual voter, Tobin founded The Free & Equal Elections Foundation, a non-partisan, 501(c)3 non-profit organization, dedicated to creating open and transparent elections in 2008. Free and Equal is the platform that’s helping thousands of citizens work together, who want to clean up politics for once and for all. A bit of background about Tobin.
“In the 2004 presidential election, Tobin defended 29,000 signatures in Illinois for Ralph Nader when he ran as an independent, while still in college. Through this, she’d had a strong taste of politics. She wondered if there wasn’t a better way.” Read more.
“Larry King began as a local Florida journalist and radio interviewer in the 1950s and 1960s and became prominent as an all-night national radio broadcaster starting in 1978. From 1985 to 2010, he hosted the nightly interview television program Larry King Live on CNN. He currently hosts Larry King Now on Hulu and RT America Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday evenings. He also hosts “Politicking with Larry King,” a weekly political talk show Thursday evenings on RT America.” Read more.
“As mainstream airwaves are dominated by a brand of rap music that celebrates ignorance and indulgence, one might be surprised to learn that once upon a time, back before the 2000s, these same airwaves were filled with hip-hop which inspired awareness, education and bettering oneself, even in the face of social and political opposition.
“Of the groups that existed in this period during the mid-to-late‘80s and early ’90s, perhaps none were as radical, had the mainstream success or are still revered to the extent of Public Enemy.
Larry King appearing at United We Stand in La May 10, 2014
“Since the group’s beginnings in New York in 1986, Public Enemy has proven themselves to be one of the of the hip-hop genre’s most powerful forces of nature and tireless innovators. The band released a string of seminal, platinum-selling albums through the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, including their debut, Yo! Bum Rush The Show, and subsequent follow-ups, It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back, Fear Of A Black Planet, and Apocalypse ’91… The Enemy Strikes Back. During this time Public Enemy would cross musical and cultural barriers, enjoying an unprecedented amount of crossover success with rock audiences, and spreading its progressive political messages which championed minorities, the working class and social and political reform, far and wide.” Read more.
Lots of great activists and musicians appearing May 10, 2014 at United We Stand in LA
“Some of the musical activists set to speak or perform at the upcoming annual event include Public Enemy, members of Wu-Tang Clan, Immortal Technique, Luminaries, The Siren and many more.
“These musicians have paved the way for political activism through music, and inspire many generations to take a stand in what they believe in. Other speakers include the famed Larry King (Key Note Speaker for the festival), former U.S. Representative Dennis Kucinich, best-selling author and Congressional Candidate 2014 (Independent, CA-33) Marianne Williamson and the Emmy Award-Winning journalist and whistleblower Amber Lyon.
Immortal Technique
Many of these professionals use products, media, journalism and social engagement to catch the eye of the public and inspire social and political consciousness. David Bronner, the creator of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps will be speaking out in support for political activism, as will Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield from Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream.
“Events like this are vitally important to educating the youth cultures of America, connecting with them on multiple levels to inspire participation and further self-education. Journalist Amber Lyon has spent her career traveling the world and truly values the importance of participation and activism. “My travels have taught me that we are not divided by borders, race, religion—as those in power want us to believe. We are truly all one. We all have the same basic needs, human rights and desires, and we must unite to help one another and to catapult this incredible revolution of human consciousness,” Lyon explains.
“David Bronner of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps also feels compelled to support political activism and social consciousness.” Read more.
“We have an amazing inheritance which we honor by being activists on behalf of causes we care about, such as organic and fair trade agriculture, re-commercializing industrial hemp, labeling GMOs and integrating cannabis and psychedelic medicine responsibly into American and global culture.” David Bronner
“Bronner has been fighting for cannabis legalization through his own products and his company’s own activism for over 10 years. He coordinated a multi-year litigation against the DEA 10 years ago that kept hemp seed imports flowing into the U.S. market. He’s pleased to see the huge progress of actually being able to grow and cultivate hemp on U.S. soil.
David Bronner, founder of Dr. Bronner’s soaps, supports United We Stand
“GMO labeling is a big issue that Dr. Bronner always wants to stress. “On the GMO tip, people need to wake up to the fact that just six chemical companies (Monsanto, Dow, Dupont, Syngenta, BASF and Bayer) control the seed industry in this country, and are engineering crops to resist huge doses of their pesticides. The negative impact on our health and environment, and we have to fight them to enact mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods so people can know what they’re buying and opt out of this huge experiment on the American people.”
“Lyon has also been active in the cannabis legalization battle for some time, and hopes that this United We Stand Festival by Free and Equal will aid their fight.
“Cannabis is Mother Nature’s gift to man.” Amber Lyon
“The plant shows miraculous effects in treating PTSD, glaucoma and even cancer. It’s a human rights tragedy that medical marijuana is not readily available to all those in need worldwide.”
“Her stance on medical cannabis shouldn’t surprise you since she has created www.reset.me to investigate extreme therapies and alternative medicines to cure anything from depression to cancer. She has researched many alternative and natural medicines throughout her travels, everything from a psychoactive brew to medicinal mushrooms.
“Other passionate advocates speaking at the fest include Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP)’s Executive Board Member Diane Goldstein, as well as 2012 Green Party presidential nominee and physician Jill Stein. Hundreds of passionate social and political advocates will be participating in this and many more festivals like this in the near future, and hope inspire new generations of voters to not just vote, but to help educate and engage others.” Read more.
Since 2005, Luminaries has established itself as a powerful group working hard to inspire higher consciousness and social change with its music.
According to Free and Equal, musical headliners at UCLA include Public Enemy (Chuck D, Professor Griff, Jahi, and DJ Lord), founding members of Wu-Tang Clan, Immortal Technique, Brother Ali, The Siren, Paul Masvidal of Cynic, Tatiana Moroz, Rooftop Revolutionaries, A-Alikes, Luminaries, Kellee Maize, Jon Goodhue, Sounds of Solidarity, and more.
Speakers include Larry King (media legend), Ben Cohen & Jerry Greenfield (Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream; via video), Dennis Kucinich (former Ohio Representative), Marianne Williamson (New York Times bestselling author & independent congressional candidate, CA-33), David Bronner (CEO of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps), and Sean Stone (son of Oliver Stone, host of Buzzsaw).
Other notable figures include Dr. Jill Stein, 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), Abby Martin (Breaking the Set on RT), Pamela Donnelly (Amazon bestselling education author), comedian Lee Camp, Rosa Clemente (2008 Green Party vice presidential candidate), Josh Tolley (syndicated talk show host), Brad Friedman (KPFK 90.7FM Los Angeles), and many more.
For a full list of performers and speakers, click here. Tickets are on sale now at UCLA Central Ticket Office and Ticketmaster.com; click here.
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