Summer Vacation Guide
National
Organization for Women National Conference
DATE: July 16-18
PLACE: Las Vegas, NV
CONTACT: NOW Conference, 733 Fifteenth Street NW, 2nd Floor, Washington, D.C.
20005; www.now.org
COMMENT: join NOW members across the country for three days of fun and friends,
fast-paced workshops, great speakers and entertainers, skill-building sessions,
special interest caucuses, and, of course, sharing stories about the March
Boston Social
Forum
DATE: July 23-25
PLACE: UMass, Boston, MA
CONTACT: BSF office 617- 338-9966; www.bostonsocialforum.org
COMMENT: we invite all progressive activists, interested community members,
and delegates to the Democratic National Convention, to come and become part
of the global process to build a better, more human-centered society. SPC will
coordinate transportation to this event; please check with us!
Mass Protest
at the Democratic National Convention
DATE: July 26-29
PLACE: Boston, MA
CONTACT: www.blackteasociety.org
COMMENT: SPC is hoping to participate in this event and coordinate transportation;
please check with us!
Democracy Uprising:
March from the DNC to the RNC
DATE: July 26-August 29
PLACE: Boston, MA to New York, NY
CONTACT: www.dnc2rnc.org
COMMENT: 276-mile march from the Democratic to Republican National Conventions
Pax Christi USA
National Assembly
DATE: July 30-August 1
PLACE: Miami, FL
CONTACT: Pax Christi, 532 West 8th St, Erie, PA 16502; 814-453-4955; www.paxchristiusa.org
COMMENT: theme is Politics and Prophecy: Challenging the Idolatry of Empire
Organizing
the Real Superpower: FOR National Conference
DATE: August 5-9
PLACE: Los Angeles, CA
CONTACT: Fellowship of Reconciliation, Box 271, Nyack, NY 10960; 845-358-4601;
www.forusa.org
COMMENT: 60 workshops, plenary sessions, nonviolence training, mediation and
reconciliation training, youth programs, Muslim-Jewish peace walk, and more
Annual Hiroshima
Day Procession
DATE: August 6
PLACE: Syracuse, NY
CONTACT: Syracuse Peace Council, 315-472-5478, www.peacecouncil.net
COMMENT: Gather at 11:30 am at Plymouth Church, 232 E. Onondaga St., downtown
Syracuse. A dramatic procession through downtown Syracuse to remember the horror
of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and call for an end to the development and
use of nuclear weapons
6th Annual Southern
Girls Convention
DATE: August 12-14
PLACE: Memphis, TN
CONTACT: SGC, P.O. Box 980511, Ypsilanti, MI 48198; www.southerngirlsconvention.org
COMMENT: annual grassroots meeting of pro-woman activists devoted to networking,
organizing, educating, agitating, to empower women and girls in the South. We
discuss Southern culture, the radical history of organizing in the South, views
and stereotypes of the South, and the struggle for social justice.
Northeast Organic
Farming Association Summer Conference
DATE: August 12-15
PLACE: Hampshire College, Amherst, MA
CONTACT: NOFA, c/o Bill Duesing, Box 135, Stevenson, CT 06491; www.nofa.org
COMMENT: theme “Breaking Ground for the Future With the Wisdom of the Past.”
Presenters include Eliot Coleman, Vandana Shiva, and Ralph Nader.
United Poultry
Concerns Annual Forum
DATE: August 21-22
PLACE: Norfolk, VA
CONTACT: UPC, PO Box 150, Machipongo, VA 23405; www.upc-online.org
COMMENT: topic is “Mad Cows to Mad Chickens: What Insiders Can Tell You
About Agribusiness, Animal Liberation, and Your Diet”
Mass Protest at
the Republican National Convention
DATE: August 29
PLACE: New York City, NY
CONTACT: United for Peace & Justice, PO Box 607, Times Square Station, NY,
NY 10108; www.unitedforpeace.org
COMMENT: theme is The World Says No to the Bush Agenda. SPC is hoping to participate
in this event and coordinate transportation; please check with us!
Counter Convention
to Republican National Convention
DATE: August 30-September 2
PLACE: New York City, NY
CONTACT: www.counterconvention.org
COMMENT: because of the huge diversity of populations targeted by the Bush administration’s
regressive agenda, the protests are likely to be the largest in history. SPC
will coordinate transportation to this event; please check with us!
27th Annual Bluegrass
Festival
DATE: June 3-6
PLACE: Strawberry Park, Norwich, CT
CONTACT: 42 Pierce Road, Preston, CT 06365; 860-886-1944; www.strawberrypark.net/bluegrass.html
COMMENT: camping, instrumental and vocal workshops, children’s activities
16th Annual
New York LGBT Film Festival
DATE: June 3-13
PLACE: New York, NY
CONTACT: The New Festival, 47 Great Jones St, 6th Fl, New York, NY 10010; 212-254-7228;
www.newfestival.org
COMMENT: over 100 films hosted in several venues
25th Annual
Otsiningo Pow Wow
DATE: June 5-6
PLACE: Otsiningo Park, near Broome Community College, Binghamton, NY
CONTACT: Otsiningo American Indian Program, 28 Zevan Rd, Johnson City, NY 13790;
607-729-0016; www.tier.net/isa
COMMENT: features Niagara River Dancers, Nukarilk throat singers; Indian Craft
Fair, lectures, exhibitions, food, campfire storytelling, art
28th San Francisco
International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
DATE: June 17-27
PLACE: San Francisco, CA
CONTACT: 415-703-8650; www.frameline.org/festival
COMMENT: join over 80,000 attendees, 80 features and 150 shorts
Clearwater’s
38th Annual Great Hudson River Revival
DATE: June 19-20
PLACE: Croton Point Park, Croton-on Hudson, NY
CONTACT: Clearwater Revival, 112 Little Market St, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601; 800-67SLOOP;
www.clearwaterfestival.org
COMMENT: seven music stages of folk, blues, gospel, Irish, Cajun, World, Swing;
Children’s theater, crafts, storytelling, ethnic foods; Ani DiFranco, Toshi
Reagon and others
30th Annual National
Women’s Music Festival
DATE: June 22-25
PLACE: Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
CONTACT: NWMF, PO Box 1427, Indianapolis, IN 46206; 317-713-1144; www.wiaonline.org/nwmf
COMMENT: oldest women’s festival in the U.S.; ten concerts, guest speakers,
comedy concert, theater presentation, 150 workshops
24th Annual Old
Songs Festival
DATE: June 25-27
PLACE: Altamont Fairgrounds, Altamont, NY
CONTACT: Old Songs, Inc., PO Box 399, Guilderland, NY 12084; 518-765-2815; www.oldsongs.org/festival
COMMENT: traditional music & dance, children’s activities, crafts;
feature Cajun, banjo, fiddling, Contra dances, Celtic, French Canadian and more
Solarfest
DATE: July 10
PLACE: Green Mountain College, Putney, VT
CONTACT: 802-287-9135; www.solarfest.com
COMMENT: the New England Renewable Energy Festival; workshops on sustainable
energy basics; advanced renewable energy, system design and installation; green
buildings and sustainable communities.
Grey Fox Bluegrass
Festival
DATE: July 15-18
PLACE: Rothvoss Farm, Ancramdale, NY
CONTACT: Grey Fox Office, PO Box 535, Utica, NY 13503; 888-946-8495; www.greyfoxbluegrass.com
COMMENT: five stages including main, workshop, grass roots, dance and children’s
Vegetarian Summerfest
2004
DATE: July 21-25
PLACE: Johnstown, PA
CONTACT: NAVS, Box 72, Dolgeville, NY 13329; 518-568-7970; vegetariansummerfest.org
COMMENT: 30th annual conference of the North American Vegetarian Society
Finger Lakes GrassRoots
Festival of Music and Dance
DATE: July 22-25
PLACE: Trumansburg, NY
CONTACT: Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival, PO Box 941, Trumansburg, NY 14886;
607-387-5098; www.grassrootsfest.org
COMMENT: over 60 bands including Cajun, Zydeco, stringband, African, world beat,
roots rock and alternative; food and crafts areas, art exhibits, children’s
area with performances and activities for younger folks; event supports arts,
education and the fight against AIDS
9th Annual Solar
Living Festival
DATE: August 21-22
PLACE: Hopland, CA
CONTACT: Solar Living Institute, PO Box 836, 13771 S. Highway 101, Hopland,
CA 95449; 707-744-2017; www.solarliving.org
COMMENT: workshops, tours, music, speakers including Vanadana Shiva, Amy Goodman,
Bruce Cockburn
Falcon Ridge Folk
Festival
DATE: July 22-25
PLACE: Long Hill Farm, Hillsdale, NY
CONTACT: FRFF, 74 Modley Rd, Sharon, CT 06069; 866-325-2744; www.falconridgefolk.com
COMMENT: many stages, dancing, camping, crafts, workshops, song swaps, comedy,
family, spoken word
29th Michigan
Womyn’s Music Festival
DATE: August 10-15
PLACE: Walhalla, MI
CONTACT: WWTMC, PO Box 22, Walhalla, MI 49458; 231-757-4766; www.michfest.com
COMMENT: 40 performances, hundreds of workshops, film festival, crafts fair;
an experiment in alternative community where we all contribute to a collectively
run village
Eastern Forest
Action Camp
DATE: June 13-21
PLACE: western VA
CONTACT: EFJL, PO Box 571 Athens, OH 45701; www.easternforestdefense.org
COMMENT: workshops on tree-sits/tree climbing, basic and advanced blockades
(including tripods/bipods), field kitchens, field survival, radio communications,
banner making, campaign strategy, forest monitoring, media messaging, police
negotiations, security culture, woodland movement
Minority Activist
Apprenticeship Program
DATE: June 15-August 8
PLACE: work across the nation in local campaigns
CONTACT: Center for Third World Organizing, 1218 E 21st St, Oakland, CA 94606;
510-533-7583; www.ctwo.org
COMMENT: develop skills in labor and community organizing; stipend and housing
provided
Open Hand Theater’s
Circus Camp
DATE: July
PLACE: Lafayette and Syracuse, NY
CONTACT: Open Hand Theater, 518 Prospect Ave, Syracuse, NY 13208; 315-476-0466;
www.openhandtheater.org
COMMENT: classes include comedy and mime, movement and dance, magic and juggling,
mask making and art; ages 8 and up
Peace Action Freeman
Fellowship
DATE: starts in July
PLACE: Silver Spring, MD
CONTACT: Peace Action Education Fund
Attn: Freeman Fellowship Search,
1100 Wayne Ave., Suite 1020, Silver Spring, MD 20910; www.studentpeaceaction.org/fellowship.html
COMMENT: enables a young activist to develop the hands-on organizing skills,
experience in creating resources and campaigns, decision-making ability, and
contacts useful to pursing a career in the peace and social change movement
Spanish For Activists
Camp
DATE: July 3-5
PLACE: Truxton, NY
CONTACT: NY CISPES, 130 W. 29th Street 9th floor, New York, NY 10001; 212-760-0333;
www.rso.cornell.edu/cuslar/SpanishCamp.htm
COMMENT: for the last two years, solidarity activists and friends gathered from
across NY State on a beautiful cooperative land trust outside Ithaca NY to learn
more about cultural solidarity, nueva canción, radical Latin American
poetry, Spanish language, tango and salsa and also to discuss state-wide coalitions
to ward off upcoming free trade agreements and support those who struggle against
neo-liberal US intervention throughout the Americas
Peacemaker Training
Institute
DATE: July 3-10
PLACE: San Marcos, TX
CONTACT: Fellowship of Reconciliation, Box 271, Nyack, NY 10960; 914-358-4601;
www.forusa.org/programs/pti
COMMENT: for ages 17-25; focus on multiculturalism, racial and social justice,
and strategies for creating positive social change
NYC Summer
DATE: July 15-August 19
PLACE: New York City, NY
CONTACT: New School, 65 West 11th Street
New York, NY 10011; www.nycsummer.org
COMMENT: six weeks of liberation schools for youth activists from NYC and around
the country affiliated with community organizations working for social and economic
justice
Class Matters
DATE: August 27-28
PLACE: San Francisco, CA
CONTACT: Training for Change, George Lakey, 4719 Springfield Ave, Philadelphia,
PA 19143; 215-729-7458; www.trainingforchange.org
COMMENT: see the hidden dynamics of class. Class is everywhere. It influences
how we feel about ourselves and how we treat each other. It influences who we
make friends with, who we partner with and who we do our activism with. That's
why we've created a workshop to give activists a hand with the mystery of class
dynamics. The goal is stronger activism for deeper social change.
Whites Confronting
Racism
DATE: September 10-11
PLACE: Philadelphia, PA
CONTACT: Training For Change, George Lakey, 4719 Springfield Ave, Philadelphia,
PA 19143; 215-729-7458; www.trainingforchange.org
COMMENT: workshop for white people who are upset by the racism around them -
and in their own heads and hearts - and who are searching for a way to begin
their work for racial justice. It's for people who already do anti-racism work
but want to enhance their skills and deepen their approach. And it's for anybody
who wants a better understanding of how racism operates in society and in us.
Omega Institute
Workshops
DATE: all summer
PLACE: Rhinebeck, NY; Austin, TX
CONTACT: Omega Institute, 260 Lake Dr, Rhinebeck, NY 12572; 800-944-1001; www.eomega.org
COMMENT: over 250 workshops, trainings, retreats in personal health and development,
gender, relationships and family, the arts, nature and society, spiritualism
Institute for
Solar Living Workshops
DATE: all summer
PLACE: Hopland and Ukiah, CA
CONTACT: Institute for Solar Living c/o Real Goods, 555 Leslie St, Ukiah, CA
95482; 800-762-7325; www.solarliving.com
COMMENT: workshops on renewable energy, alternative construction techniques
and sustainable living practices
Herbal Medicine
and Wise Woman Workshops
DATE: all summer
PLACE: Woodstock, NY
CONTACT: Susun Weed, POB 64, Woodstock, NY 12498; 914-246-8081; www.susunweed.com
COMMENT: for women and men; write for listing; examples: Hands-on Herbal Medicine,
Menopausal Years: The Wise Woman Way, Green Witch Intensive
Global Exchange
Reality Tours
DATE: June-August
PLACE: Cuba, Afghanistan, Argentina, Ecuador, Mexico, Ireland, South African,
Israel/Palestine, Venezuela
CONTACT: Global Exchange Reality Tours, 2017 Mission Street, #303, San Francisco,
CA 94110; 800-497-1994; www.globalexchange.org/tours
COMMENT: Reality Tours give travelers hands-on opportunities to explore the
crucial issues facing the world and examine how the US's economic and foreign
policies impact other countries. These educational delegations offer participants
the chance to meet people from all walks of life, gain an understanding of those
people's hopes and fears, and discover opportunities for international cooperation.
Delegation participants meet with community leaders, visit environmentally sustainable
agriculture projects, and learn about the international stories that never make
it into the headlines.
International
Workcamps
DATE: all summer
PLACE: Latin America, Asia, Africa, Russia, Europe
CONTACT: International Workcamps, 43 Tiffany Rd, Belmont, VT 05730; 802-259-2759;
www.vfp.org
COMMENT: promote international goodwill through short-term community service
projects; over 2000 programs in 90 countries!
