FRIENDS OF the CLEARWATER

Honoring Pete Seegers Vision
Sunday August 27th 2017
FRIENDS OF CLEARWATER
NINTH ANNUAL FESTIVAL
(see link)
 
East River Park

Sculptures

at the water Park

in front of the Ecology Center

"The Ecology Center works toward a more sustainable New York City by providing community-based recycling and composting programs, developing local stewardship of green space, increasing community awareness, and sponsoring Youth development through environmental education programs. Founded in 1987, one of the first organizations to offer community-based recycling and composting programs in NYC by providing innovative recycling drop-off centers. Today the Ecology Center offers services and education for a range of environmental subjects with resources and solutions for addressing the issues."
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PARTICIPANTS
Susana Bastarrica of Vigil for Peace & Ecology, Alice Slater of World Beyond War, Code-Pink, Wendy Scher of Trade Justice, Global Justice for Animals, Pete Dolack and Ken Gale-host/producers of Eco-Logic WBAI-FM.


 PERFORMERS
Joel Landy the Musical Director, Judy Gorman, Peter Pasco, Dave Doll, NY Metro Raging Grannies, John MacLeod and the Jenny Hurwitz Experience with Talbot Topkatz & SamiRose Katz.

Filmmaker

Pete Seeger and David Amram with Chief Oren Lyons

"Global Climate Wake Up Call"

"Dethrone King Cong"
Hydro-fracturing and the dangers of the Indian Point nuclear facility

"Clearwater"
t-shirt sales fund the ongoing work
(see link)

Judy Gorman
Singer-Songwriter
(see link) 

Three Flags flying in the sweet breeze of a lovely end of Summer day

"If the earth were only a few feet in diameter"

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The Jenny Hurwitz Experience with Talbot Top-Katz and Sami-Rose Katz

Sweet Sami-Rose Katz

Farewell dear friends of Peace

~*~

 My neighbor, Ron Sherbet

views the Williamsburg Bridge from one side...

and the other, as we wend our way toward home

passing flowering young trees

and native grasses along the way

providing landscape interest.
They make a joyful noise when the wind blows.

LINKS

CLEARWATER
https://www.nycfriendsofclearwater.org/
JUDY GORMAN
https://www.reverbnation.com/judygorman
 ECOLOGY CENTER
https://www.lesecologycenter.org/about/
 WILLIAMSBURG BRIDGE
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/infrastructure/williamsburg-bridge.shtml

 

BEING WITH FOLKS

Saturday night, to honor Pete Seeger, I walked up to The Community Church, joining with the whole New York Chapter of friends associated with The Peoples Cafe, and of course the friends of 'Clearwater'--the boat that cleaned the Hudson--the boat and the mission--and those good ol' real folks.  It was a full house and a rousing sing along.

 From "This Land Is Your Land"

 through "We Shall Overcome"

 to Irene Goodnight.

 My friends and neighbors, little Sami-Rose and 'Mommy' Jenny

on their way to the grand finale line up.

 'Daddy' Talbot filmed it all.

Aren't they a lovely family.

 The wonderful girl who ran the sound board was ecstatically singing.  She caught me grabbing the shot and burst into delicious laughter.  How I wish I'd asked her name.

 What a swell night it was--

a great big spirit boost.

 Afterward, I waded through the drinking revelers spilling out of the many bars that dot the blocks from 35th Street to bar-less East 21st Street where quiet miraculously prevailed.

The moon shone down on all alike