2011 will always be known as the year of the Arab Spring, when common citizens lost their fear, stood up to their corrupt governments and took them down. 2012 will become known as the year that all of new England joined Vermont to effectively and finally say no and good riddance to the Vermont Yankee nuclear reactor. Citizens United will take on a whole new meaning when we have triumphed.
And the Positively Charged Music Festival is this year's kick off for the fun to begin. In a minor miracle in the style of "if you build it they will come", the festival is taking shape with an amazing array of volunteer labor from folks spanning the entire region. Seven great bands: The Pulse Prophets from Burlington, The Eames Brothers Band from Montpelier, Simba, Mo Ambesa, and Clayton Sabine from Windham county, Shokazoba from Northampton MA and High Fidelity with King I hailing from New Hampshire and beyond are all making the trek to Amazing Planet Farm in Newfane Vermont to perform absolutely for free. The sound system will be provided for free. Also free: the web hosting service, the graphic design work and all the other publicity work, even the building of the stage, complete with donations of much of the materials needed.
Admission ranges from free to what your wallet can afford, with no one turned away. All the proceeds (after we pay for the things which won't come for free) will go to the organizations that are organizing direct action this fall and next spring to ensure that Vermont Yankee closes as scheduled next March.
More importantly, most attendees will be joining our citizen network, pledging to help out in with the cause, either as direct action participants or supporters in one way or another.
For more information on the festival, or to volunteer to help out, please visit ReplaceVY.org. Nothing feels better than taking control of your own destiny. Please join us.
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