The 2010 Fresh Fest solar-powered eco-music festival makes its East Bay debut in Oakland’s Mosswood Park on Saturday, August 14th from 12pm-6pm. This event is somewhat of a Green Festival for urban residents, and is expected to draw more than 500 participants of all ages.
The event will celebrate the newly launched social media platform Get Fresh, a collaboration between Grind for the Green, Conscious Youth Media Crew, Youth Movement Records, Livity Outernational Clothing, Global Exchange, Community Rejuvenation Project, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, Oakland Green Youth Media Arts Center and others...let's go!!!
For event details and more information, see website linked above, or contact Zakiya Harris (zakiya9@gmail.com) or Joy Thompson (joyg4g@gmail.com) at 510-759-5326.
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Get Fresh and MyGetFresh.com Bring Freshness Back to the Hip-Hop Generation...
Get Fresh is a joint collaboration between two non-profit organizations, Grind For the Green (G4G) — the largest youth-led “green” social marketing and events production organization in the nation — and Conscious Youth Media Crew (CYMC) — a San Francisco-based youth-driven, digital media production studio which provides technology and training for inner city youth to create quality media that represents their experiences, stimulates meaningful dialogue, and promotes social change — together with a coalition of national partners.
The campaign’s innovative, visionary approach employs cutting-edge, next-level, solution-oriented strategies targeting social media platforms, as well as utilizing an interactive multimedia website, educational resources, service programs — and an eco-powered hip hop festival.
How we are trying to make this event "green":
The FreshFest integrates eco-awareness and eco-education with entertainment, making learning about green practices, programs, and careers fun, while promoting sustainability through recycled materials, biodegradable foodware, and organic food. The event will feature a farmers market with locally-grown organic produce, hands-on demonstrations, a Hip-Hop Competition, a Hip-Hop Concert, and the Youth Champion Awards, honoring three outstanding young people — one from each city in the Toxic Triangle — who are taking action to address environmental issues in their communities. |
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