Events and Happenings – Page 33

MADE IN AMERICA FESTIVAL

Posted on July 22, 2014 by admin

The City of Philadelphia announced plans to welcome back for a third year the “Budweiser Made in America” Festival, an exciting, two-day music festival during Labor Day weekend. The event will be locally produced by Live Nation on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway and will benefit local United Way organizations.

Shawn “Jay Z” Carter, Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, Budweiser and United Way announced that the City of Los Angeles will also host a “Budweiser Made in America” Festival during the 2014 Labor Day weekend. Live Nation will produce both the Philadelphia and Los Angeles music festivals, delivering must-see performances on both coasts. Details and lineups for both festival locations will be announced at a later date.

“For the third year in a row, Labor Day weekend in the City of Philadelphia will offer a unique combination of entertainment, culture and community, with the iconic Benjamin Franklin Parkway as the backdrop for the ‘East Coast’ Budweiser Made in America Festival,” said Mayor Michael A. Nutter. “There is something for everyone: Festival ticket-holders, cultural institution visitors and those with business on the Parkway are all welcome to take part in a relaxing weekend of holiday fun. With the success of the last two years in Philadelphia, the Budweiser Made in America Festival is expanding into a bi-coastal event which will bring the spirit of ‘Made in America’ to even more music fans across the country.”

“Budweiser Made In America” will be the first American festival to run simultaneously on both coasts. Performances from both “Budweiser Made In America” sites will be available for fans to view with live-streaming.

The Budweiser Made in America Festival in Philadelphia will benefit United Way organizations in Greater Philadelphia, Southern New Jersey and Lancaster County, PA. The Festival’s primary goal is to have a positive impact on the communities involved. Money invested into these communities will positively impact the education, income and health of the most vulnerable and needy citizens in these regions. As a result of last year’s Festival, United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey is investing more than $300,000 into education and workforce development initiatives. The L.A. Festival will benefit the United Way of Greater Los Angeles.

Access to the venue is limited to Festival ticket-holders only. Festival goers are urged to purchase tickets in advance throughTicketmaster.com and Livenation.com. Attendees are encouraged to visit www.MadeInAmericaFest.com for information on items that are (and are NOT) permitted in the venue, as well as information on concessions, accommodations, and directions.

WHEN:

Labor Day Weekend 2014: August 30 – 31

WHERE:

The Philadelphia “Budweiser Made In America” Festival will remain on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Center City Philadelphia.

The Los Angeles “Budweiser Made In America” Festival will take place on Grand Park in downtown Los Angeles.

TICKET PURCHASE:

2 Day Early Bird presale tickets are available now at www.livenation.com.

2 Day Early Bird tickets for Philadelphia are $99.50 and Los Angeles are $125.

Demonstration to Stop the Drone War Command Center

Posted on July 22, 2014 by admin

Sat., July 26, 12:00pm, Demonstration to Stop the Drone War Command Center at the Horsham Air Guard Station. Route 611/Easton Road and County Line Road, in Horsham, PA.

Continues the last Saturday of the Month, Noon – 2p.m., after more than a year. Join the campaign! Bring umbrella in the event of rain, sunblock, and water bottle. Features large banners and signs, bell-tolling, music, reading names of drone strike victims. ‘DIE-IN’ symbolic witness demonstrating the consequence drone strikes. Large drone replica display

Marijuana Decriminalized In Philadelphia

Posted on June 19, 2014 by admin

PHILADELPHIA — Activist N. A. Poe scored a victory for common sense in the City Of Brotherly Love. Poe has been pressing for reasonable drug laws for years. While protesting at the Independence Mall Federal Park in the Old City section of Philadelphia, he was wrongfully arrested during a peaceful demonstration. Then, this Spring while still on probation, Poe ran for City Council. Although there was no victory, he did garner 5% of the vote.

Today, Poe’s legislation passed.

Moral of the story: if you can’t beat ’em… try to join ’em… if that fails… beat ’em.

Philly NORML reports: “‘Breaking 6/19/2014: Today the full Philadelphia City Council approved a bill to reduce marijuana penalties and stop custodial arrests.

“This is nothing short of a historic day for civil rights in Philadelphia,” said PhillyNORML Co-Chair Chris Goldstein, “We can now stop the practice of having the harshest penalties in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for having a small amount of marijuana.”

Sponsored by Councilman James Kenney the measure downgrades cannabis possession of 30 grams or less to a civil offense, making the fine $25.

Philadelphia currently arrests more than 4,000 people each year for small amounts of marijuana. City policy required every offender to be put into handcuffs and a holding cell; a practice that is not replicated anywhere else in Pennsylvania. The new policy should save the city more than $4 million dollars each year in the Public Safety Budget.'”