COMMUNITREE FESTIVAL

COMMUNITREE FESTIVAL PUTS THE CULTURE BACK IN AGRICULTURE:
On behalf of the CommuniTree Movement(www.communitreemovement.org), we would like to thank the artists, activist,

farmers, and visionaries, that came together for a groundbreaking festival.  We are exicted to support the vision of
Art in Action (www.artinactionworld.org) creating a Green Media Center in Oakland for the Turf Unity Project.
Over five-hundred people participated, we raised over a thousand dollars, conducted over ten service projects in over
three days, and we have created awareness about solutions to some of the key issues of our times.
Together we planted a seed of hope for Art in Action and the community at large. The impact of this manifestation is

now rippling out to a diverse network of individuals and organizations spearheading the fertile convergence of
arts, ecology, and healing. From service events with youth and elders working the land, to powerful panel dialogues
and performances, we have all been a witness to a movement that honors the Earth and its people.

Here is an article on the CommuniTree Festival that was writen by Eric Arnold in the SF Weekly!!!


Special thanks goes out to all the panelist, organizations, and artists that donated space, food, music, time, and energy to

make this first CommuniTree Festival so successful:
Cyphertown

Christopher Shein of Permaculture Institute of the East Bay (PIE)
Luisa Teish- Eco-Nest Artvisor
Jocelyn Proctor-Common Vision

Laura Allen- GreyWater Alliance
Ruby- Urban Homesteading Institute

Ashkenaz Community Center
Alli Starr- Green For All
Galen Peterson- Art in Action/ Turf Unity
Zakiya Harris- Grind 4 The Green
Queen Deelah- Silence the Violence
Abel Henry- Quanuum Soul
Anita Miralle-Healthy Hoodz
Cleome
SpiritWalker
Knowa Knowone
Lucky Otis
FiyaWata & Band o’ Mystics
Seneca- Giving Tree
Ourkusaki
Andreas One
Mama Wisdom
Philip Feel Eye
Leif
Aaron Ableman
Covenant Youth Shelter
Indigital
Seed of Life
People’s Grocery
Daniel- Spiral Gardens
Davey D- KPFA’s Hard Knock Radio
Brahm Ahmadi-People’s Grocery
Kemba Shakur- Oakland Releaf
Beth Waitkus- Insight Prison Project
Drew Dellinger-Planetize the Movement
Javier Reyes- Colorded Ink
LoCura
Octavio De La Paz
Eustimone- AirBrush/Muralist
Azeem
Sake One
Aima & J-Boogie
Goddess Alchemy Project
Solliloquist of Sound
Turf Unity/ Cov Records
Ann Halprin
and heres a few of our many volunteers!!!…
Jenny McFarlan
Lana(Cook for La Pena)
Claudia Cuentas
Whole Foods–donated large amount of flowers
Orion Trist
Mariola (La Pena House Manager)
Sarah (La Pena House Manager)
Eve Libetone

Keep you ears to the ground for the next Communitree Movement Festival in May 2009!

To learn more, or to be added

to the email list contact Aaron Ableman at ablemantra@gmail.com

If you want more information about Cyphertown, (hip-hop and activism-party with a purpose) check: http://www.myspace.com/cyphertown, and http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cyphertown/6847812959
Here is an article on the CommuniTree Festival that was writen by Eric Arnold in the SF Weekly!!!

Note:The wrong link is listed in the article for Art in Action. The correct one is: www.artinactionworld.org
If you want to subscribe or donate to Art in Action (www.artinactionworld.org)
please email support@artiactionworld.org.