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Music for Change – Tom Neilson Benefit Concert

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Music for Change – Tom Neilson Benefit Concert

Sunday, October 9, 2016

5:30 pm optional, reserved dinner (208-263-0846), 7:30 pm concert

Di Luna’s Café, 207 Cedar Street, Sandpoint, Idaho

$10+ suggested admission donation

Two north Idaho groups are co-hosting a special benefit concert, offered by singer-songwriter and long-time activist Tom Neilson, in Sandpoint on Sunday, October 9 [1-2]. Dubbed the Jon Stewart of folk music, Tom offers inspiration through his music to effect change [3].  He has performed his award-winning songs of humor and compassion in 21 countries on five continents.  His songs about historical and current events reflect his travels, intertwined with his farm roots and his fervent commitment to social justice.  Audiences celebrate Tom’s lyrics for their political astuteness, sophistication, and wit.

Event co-sponsors 350Sandpoint and Wild Idaho Rising Tide gratefully welcome everyone to participate in this community event providing a gathering place for people involved in solving the climate crisis and overcoming the regional impacts of global pollution.

350Sandpoint is a chapter of 350.org, a global, grassroots, climate movement founded by Bill McKibben. Jean Gerth, who co-founded the local group with Jim Akers, Nancy Gerth, and Gary Payton, states, “We want to see the people of Bonner County come together to address climate change and to support each other in a sometimes overwhelming process.”

As part of an international, volunteer network of activists, Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT) confronts the root causes of climate change by coordinating direct actions and promoting locally organized solutions. WIRT activist Helen Yost says, “The frontline resistance of indigenous and allied communities peacefully challenging coal, oil, tar sands, and natural gas extraction and transportation projects continues to inspire Idahoans to work together across the region to halt new fossil fuel infrastructure that would pollute the environment and climate.”

For this Sunday, October 9 benefit event, the doors open at 5:30 pm for optional dinner by reservation at Di Luna’s Café, 207 Cedar Street in Sandpoint, Idaho. Please call Di Luna’s at 208-263-0846 for your reservation.  Activist musician Tom Neilson begins his performance there at 7:30 pm, for $10 suggested donations supporting 350Sandpoint and WIRT.

For further information, see the enclosed description of Tom Neilson’s background, peruse the websites and facebook pages of Tom, 350Sandpoint, and WIRT, and/or contact info@sandpoint350.org and wild.idaho.rising.tide@gmail.com [1-3].

Please print and post the linked, color, letter-sized, PDF version of the Tom Neilson Sandpoint Concert Flyer (tom-neilson-sandpoint-concert-flyer), invite your friends and family through the email messages and website and facebook links about this event, participate in this Music for Change Benefit Concert, and enjoy the rousing music of Tom Neilson! Continue reading →

Standing Rock Solidarity Benefit Concert with Tom Neilson

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Standing Rock Solidarity Benefit Concert with Tom Neilson

7 pm, Friday, October 7

Linen Building, 1402 West Grove Street, Boise, Idaho

$10 suggested admission donation

Several Idaho groups are co-hosting the Standing Rock Solidarity Benefit Concert offered by singer-songwriter and long-time activist Tom Neilson in Boise, October 7 [1-3]. Dubbed the Jon Stewart of folk music, Tom offers inspiration through his music to effect change [4].  He has performed his award-winning songs of humor and compassion in 21 countries on five continents.  His songs about historical and current events reflect his travels, intertwined with his farm roots and fervent commitment to social justice.  Audiences celebrate Tom’s lyrics for their political astuteness, sophistication, and wit.

The Idaho Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence, Shoshone Paiute tribal members of Duck Valley, and Wild Idaho Rising Tide gratefully welcome everyone to participate in this community event providing a gathering place for people supporting the indigenous and allied Sacred Stone, Red Warrior, and Oceti Sakowin camps actively protecting waters and lands from the threats of Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) construction and operation near the confluence of the Cannonball and Missouri rivers in North Dakota and throughout its route to Illinois.

The frontline resistance of these and other grassroots communities peacefully confronting coal, oil, tar sands, and natural gas extraction and transportation projects continues to inspire Idahoans to work together across the region to defend human rights and tribal sovereignty, to seek racial and gender justice, and to halt new fossil fuel infrastructure that would pollute both the environment and the climate.

For this Friday, October 7 benefit event, the doors open at 6:30 pm at the Linen Building, 1402 West Grove Street in Boise, Idaho. Activist musician Tom Neilson begins his performance at 7 pm, for $10 suggested donations.  For further information, see the enclosed descriptions of Tom Neilson’s background and Dakota Access Pipeline concerns, and peruse the websites and facebook pages of Tom and the NoDAPL resistance camps [5-8].

Please print and post the linked, color, letter-sized, PDF version of the Tom Neilson Boise Concert Flyer (tom-neilson-boise-concert-flyer), invite your friends and family through the email messages and website and facebook links about this event, participate in this Standing Rock Solidarity Benefit Concert, and enjoy the rousing music of Tom Neilson! Continue reading →

Climate Justice Forum: Lewiston Protest & Hearings on Highway 12 Megaload Rules, Recent & Upcoming WIRT Events, Expanding Dakota Access Pipeline Resistance, & 2013 Nez Perce Megaload Blockade 9-28-16

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The Wednesday, September 28, 2016 Climate Justice Forum radio program hosted by Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT) shares updates on a September 28 Lewiston protest and statewide hearings on proposed Idaho Transportation Department rules for Highway 12 megaloads, descriptions of recent and upcoming films, rallies, and concerts supporting climate activism across the state, news of Dakota Access pipeline resistance and support in North Dakota and north Idaho, and a WIRT activist recording of the early August 2013 Nimiipuu (Nez Perce) blockade of a tar sands megaload on Highway 12.  Broadcast on progressive, volunteer, community station KRFP Radio Free Moscow every Wednesday between 1:30 and 3 pm PDT, live at 90.3 FM and online, the show covers continent-wide climate activism and community opposition to extreme energy projects, thanks to the generous, anonymous listener who adopted program host Helen Yost as her KRFP DJ.

Monday & Tuesday: Josh Fox Climate Film Explores Community Values

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How to Let Go of the World and Love All the Things Climate Can’t Change

#ClimateRevolution Film Explores Community Values

On September 26 and 27, three regional, climate change-concerned groups are hosting public screenings and discussions of How to Let Go of the World and Love All the Things Climate Can’t Change.  In his deeply personal style, the Oscar-nominated director of Gasland, Josh Fox, continues to investigate climate change – one of the greatest threats our planet has experienced.  Humanity is facing a difficult period of change; this film explores the values needed to wisely navigate this transition.

Traveling to twelve countries on six continents to witness communities on the frontlines of climate change and to glean insights from dozens of climate heroes featured in this movie, the filmmakers acknowledge that it may be too late to stop some of the worst climate consequences.  Throughout its two hours, the documentary that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2016 asks, “What is it that climate change can’t destroy?  What is so deep within us that no calamity can take it away?”

Co-hosts 350Sandpoint, Palouse Environmental Sustainability Coalition (PESC), and Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT) welcome everyone at these events offering free admission and accepting donations at the door and at group information tables in the lobby.  Screenings start at 7 pm on Monday, September 26, at the Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre, 508 South Main Street in Moscow, and at 7 pm on Tuesday, September 27, at the Little Panida Theater, 300 North First Avenue in Sandpoint.  Conversation after the film will explore audience member reactions, renewable energy transition and climate change challenges in Idaho communities, and local and Northwest participatory movements seeking climate justice and solutions.

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Climate Justice Forum: North Idaho NoDAPL Support & Solidarity Rally Speeches, Dakota Access Pipeline Resistance, Boise Hearing & Protests of Highway 12 Megaload Rules, & Upcoming WIRT Events across Idaho 9-21-16

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The Wednesday, September 21, 2016 Climate Justice Forum radio program hosted by Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT) features recordings and reports of the Moscow and Sandpoint NoDAPL Solidarity Rallies on September 16 and 17, updates on Dakota Access pipeline resistance and support in North Dakota and north Idaho, a Boise hearing and protests of proposed Idaho Transportation Department rules for Highway 12 megaloads, investor lawsuits against the primary oil and gas developer in southwest Idaho, and eight upcoming events across Idaho addressing climate change and activism during the next two weeks.  Broadcast on progressive, volunteer, community station KRFP Radio Free Moscow every Wednesday between 1:30 and 3 pm PDT, live at 90.3 FM and online, the show covers continent-wide climate activism and community opposition to extreme energy projects, thanks to the generous, anonymous listener who adopted program host Helen Yost as her KRFP DJ.

Climate Justice Forum: Dakota Access Pipeline Resistance, Solidarity Actions, & Ziggy Siegfried on NoDAPL Camps 9-14-16

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The Wednesday, September 14, 2016 Climate Justice Forum radio program hosted by Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT) features updates on resistance to the Dakota Access fracked Bakken oil pipeline by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and indigenous and non-Native allies, news about solidarity actions across the inland Northwest, and a recorded interview with Spokane climate and social justice activist Ziggy Siegfried discussing his experiences at the Standing Rock Sioux pipeline resistance camps.  Broadcast on progressive, volunteer, community station KRFP Radio Free Moscow every Wednesday between 1:30 and 3 pm PDT, live at 90.3 FM and online, the show covers continent-wide climate activism and community opposition to extreme energy projects, thanks to the generous, anonymous listener who adopted program host Helen Yost as her KRFP DJ.

Climate Justice Forum: Spokane Coal & Oil Train Blockade, Dakota Access Bakken Oil Pipeline Resistance, Max Wilbert Interview about Bellingham Coal Train Blockade 9-7-16

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The Wednesday, September 7, 2016 Climate Justice Forum radio program hosted by Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT) features news about the August 31 Spokane coal and oil train blockade staged by the Raging Grannies and Direct Action Spokane, updates on resistance to the Dakota Access Bakken oil pipeline by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, indigenous allies, Bold Iowa, and local landowners, and a recorded interview with Max Wilbert of Deep Green Resistance about the August 27 coal train blockade near Bellingham.  Broadcast on progressive, volunteer, community station KRFP Radio Free Moscow every Wednesday between 1:30 and 3 pm PDT, live at 90.3 FM and online, the show covers continent-wide climate activism and community opposition to extreme energy projects, thanks to the generous, anonymous listener who adopted program host Helen Yost as her KRFP DJ.

Climate Justice Forum: Lummi Totem Pole Journey, Second Panhandle Paddle, Bellingham Coal Train Bridge Blockade, Standing Rock Sioux Pipeline Resistance, Fracking Wilks Brothers Idaho Land 8-31-16

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The Wednesday, August 31, 2016 Climate Justice Forum radio program hosted by Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT) features descriptions and recordings of the Lummi Totem Pole Journey blessing ceremonies and second Panhandle Paddle kayativist flotilla in Sandpoint on August 28 and updates on a coal train bridge blockade near Bellingham, the Standing Rock Sioux lawsuit and multi-nation indigenous encampment against the Dakota Access oil pipeline, and huge Idaho land acquisitions by the fracking Wilks brothers.  Broadcast on progressive, volunteer, community station KRFP Radio Free Moscow every Wednesday between 1:30 and 3 pm PDT, live at 90.3 FM and online, the show covers continent-wide climate activism and community opposition to extreme energy projects, thanks to the generous, anonymous listener who adopted program host Helen Yost as her KRFP DJ.

Climate Justice Forum: Totem Poles & Kayaks Against Fossil Fuels, Paradise Ridge Highway 95 Lawsuit, Indigenous Blockade of Dakota Access Pipeline, Rescinded Spokane Fossil Fuel Train Ballot Initiative 8-24-16

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The Wednesday, August 24, 2016 Climate Justice Forum radio program hosted by Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT) features news about the August 28 Totem Poles and Kayaks against Fossil Fuels event at City Beach Park in Sandpoint, the Paradise Ridge Defense Coalition legal complaint filed against the Idaho Transportation Department on behalf of native Palouse Prairie, an allied indigenous blockade of the Dakota Access oil pipeline on the Missouri River in North Dakota, and a second recording of the August 15 Spokane City Council public discussion about a rescinded November 2016 ballot measure on coal and oil train car fines.  Broadcast on progressive, volunteer, community station KRFP Radio Free Moscow every Wednesday between 1:30 and 3 pm PDT, live at 90.3 FM and online, the show covers continent-wide climate activism and community opposition to extreme energy projects, thanks to the generous, anonymous listener who adopted program host Helen Yost as her KRFP DJ.

Climate Justice Forum: Dakota Access Pipeline Indigenous Blockade, Sandpoint Totem Pole & Kayak Event, Rescinded Spokane Train Fine Ballot Measure 8-17-16

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The Wednesday, August 17, 2016 Climate Justice Forum radio program hosted by Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT) features news about the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and allied indigenous blockade of the Dakota Access oil pipeline at the Sacred Stone Camp in Cannonball, North Dakota, the August 28 Totem Poles and Kayaks against Fossil Fuels event at City Beach Park in Sandpoint, and a recording of public and council member discussion at the August 15 Spokane City Council meeting that rescinded a November 2016 ballot measure to fine each coal and oil train car traversing the city.  Broadcast on progressive, volunteer, community station KRFP Radio Free Moscow every Wednesday between 1:30 and 3 pm PDT, live at 90.3 FM and online, the show covers continent-wide climate activism and community opposition to extreme energy projects, thanks to the generous, anonymous listener who adopted program host Helen Yost as her KRFP DJ.