RuckusRoots
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Written by Christine Spehar
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Monday, 05 May 2008 |
What can I say?
Everything that comes to mind is too hyperbolic. Think of all the emotions
you’ve ever had and imagine experiencing them all within the short
time span of 3 little days. Coachella was exhausting and invigorating,
tedious challenges morphed seamlessly into breathtaking exuberance and
back again—and I’m sure most volunteers felt the same way. We were
hot, we were cold, hungry then full, tired then hyper, annoyed then
supremely overjoyed. The only quality that remained with me throughout
the entire festival was being sweaty and dirty. But even that felt good
at times, and disgusting at others. To sum up, I felt at once overwhelmed
and like a sponge at the bottom of the ocean, completely saturated but
still wanting to take in more. It was sublime, people, so excuse my
poetic indulgence, just for a moment.
Besides the music and working
with Global Inheritance , which were both amazing; the people I met are
who really made Coachella the experience it was. Coachella is one of
the biggest annual events for Global Inheritance—what we put on there
was much more of a production that what we did at the Ultra Festival
in Miami. There was the giant biodiesel-run clock tower in the center
of our set up, and on each of its four sides were different sustainably-themed
programs: solar powered bags and I-pod chargers, pedal-a-watt bike stations
where festival goers could charge their cell phones, an info booth and
seminars on making biodiesel out of vegetable oil and custom silk screening
on organic cotton t-shirts.
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Written by Christine Spehar
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Friday, 25 April 2008 |
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Well folks, the long anticipated (by
me, anyway) RuckusRoots premier event has come and gone. Aside from
the biodegradable ticker tape parade thrown in my honor and President
Bush arriving in Boulder, reading my flyers and dropping to his knees
to beg our forgiveness as a nation, nothing really major happened.
Let me just say, in all seriousness,
this has been a whirlwind experience, and it is far from over. It is
my hope, actually, that it is never over and that I can live in this
whirlwind forever, as long as there are issues I believe the youth should
become aware of, and hopefully, outraged by. I guess I should invest
in a substantial windbreaker. I hear Patagonia makes one out of recycled
materials.
A whirlwind, indeed.
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Written by Nirvan Khokhani
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Friday, 18 April 2008 |
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Sunday April 20th EarthDay Show at the Fox theater with GSP and Pretty
Lights! Other DJs and MCs from across the country will make appearances
as well, including Lynx, SoulEye, Savoy and more! (See poster)
All Ages
Doors: 8pm
Show: 8:30pm
Cost: $15
10% of ticket sales ($1.50 from each ticket) goes to RuckusRoots.
RuckusRoots
is part of the "art as resistance" movement – a grassroots effort to
engage young people in democracy and the environment. We will provide a
nexus for young people to connect, learn, act and, hopefully, draw new
inspiration from the experience.
The goal of RuckusRoots is twofold: To
inspire young people to get involved in the American political system
by providing a place for them to learn about issues and register to
vote, and… To encourage them to vote in environmentally friendly ways
once they're registered.
Learn more at www.ruckusroots.org and www.myspace.com/ruckusroots
Fox website show info
Christine Spehar also wrote a piece that showcased Green Spirit Productions earlier in the year.
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Written by Christine Spehar
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Wednesday, 16 April 2008 |
RuckusRoots is
part of the “art as resistance” movement – a grassroots effort
to engage young people in democracy and the environment. We will provide
a nexus for young people to connect, learn, act and, hopefully, draw
new inspiration from the experience.
The goal of RuckusRoots
is twofold:
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To inspire young
people to get involved in the American political system by providing a place for them to learn about issues and register
to vote, and…
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To encourage them
to vote in environmentally friendly ways once they're registered.
We believe these two issues—protecting
our personal liberties, which are being dismantled, and protecting the
health of the environment, which is dangerously close to disintegrating
beyond repair—are the most pressing concerns of our generation. As
humans, we’re nothing without our planet. And as Americans, we can
DO nothing to protect our planet without engaging in a healthy democratic
system. The two issues go hand in hand and we intend to CAUSE A RUCKUS
until America’s youth understands the urgency of the situation, stands
up and demands to be heard. With the November 2008 elections looming,
NOW is the time to spread the word.
RuckusRoots will be touring
the US this summer and fall prior to the 2008 elections with the help
of partners like Global Inheritance, the Energy Action Coalition and
Green Spirit Productions. We’ll be spreading the word, rockin’ the
vote and saving the planet one campus, concert and festival freak at
a time.
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