The Power to the Peaceful Global Action Forum & Celebration

On Friday, September 10, join the humanitarian organization CARE and Michael Franti to kick off this year's Power to the Peaceful Festival weekend with the second annual Global Action Forum and Celebration at the legendary Fillmore Theatre in San Francisco. The next day, more than 50,000 people will gather in Golden Gate Park's Speedway Meadow for a day of yoga, music art and more.

Power to the Peaceful was founded by singer, activist and CARE Ambassador Michael Franti, and is dedicated to the promotion of cultural coexistence, non-violence and environmental sustainability through the arts and music.

The Global Action Forum & Celebration will feature the screening of two short films, one about Michael Franti's recent trip to visit CARE programs in East Timor, and the second an excerpt from the documentary "A Powerful Noise," depicting a girls' education crusader from Mali who beat seemingly insurmountable odds to stand up for the rights of powerless girls in her community. The films will be followed by a discussion with Lauren Hendricks, executive director of CARE's Access Africa initiative and Sarah Bouchie, director of CARE's basic & girls' education unit. The discussion will be moderated by Cheryl Jennings, co-anchor of the ABC 7 News in San Francisco.

The Forum will close with a reception and celebration featuring an acoustic concert by Michael Franti as he performs from his new album "The Sound of Sunshine."

Friday, September 10, 2010
8:00 p.m.
The Fillmore
1805 Geary Boulevard
San Francisco, CA 94115

Take Action Now!

CARE provides those interested in becoming involved in the fight against global poverty with several opportunities to take action and raise their voices in solidarity with the poor around the world.

• Urge your legislators to support the International Violence Against Women Act
  
• Urge your legislators to support the Global Resources and Opportunities for Women to Thrive (GROWTH) Act
  
• Take part in CARE's National Day of Action on October 17, 2010
  
• Celebrate International Women's Day March 8-10, 2010
  

Thanks to our partners:

AAUW California, Americans for Informed Democracy, International Museum of Women, InVenture Fund, San Francisco Oxfam Action Corps, The 2048 Project, Women's Funding Network, Women Impacting Public Policy, YouthNoise