Cornell Organization for Labor Action (COLA) and the Social Justice Committee of Ithaca Monthly Meeting (Quakers) are the proud sponsors of the Ithaca appearance of Reverend Billy's and the Church of Stop Shopping choir.
The dynamic and inspiring performance troupe is bringing their message of "radical localism" to Ithaca THIS weekend. Their opposition to clothes and doodads made in sweat-shops and unsafe factories were featured in Morgan Spurlock's film, "What Would Jesus Buy?" Check out <revbilly.com> for some of the flavor of the film and the troupe's work. [from Margaret: I saw the film, and Billy and the troupe really get the importance of local economies and the wastefulness of mall-based culture] Saturday: the Reverend Billy will save us from our consumerist demons! 7 pm Anabel Taylor Chapel Anabel Taylor Hall, Cornell University ATH is at the corner of Campus Road and College Ave (the section formerly known as East Avenue) Sunday: celebrate radical localism with the Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping Choir! 12:30 Ithaca Commons Aurora St Pavilion from COLA: Let's get together and figure out what needs to be done to save our communities and our souls! Amen! They are exuberant activists engaged in radical performance actions and campaigns to reclaim community through beating back the urge to consume those sweatshop products and through fighting the corporate takeover of our space and minds. Exorcising the demons from Starbucks cash registers!! Amidst the bra and panty racks in Victoria's Secret, shouting out the truth about the clear-cutting of Canadian Boreal forests for the company's million catalogs a day!! Pushing the limits of activism, and doing it with song, dance and pizzazz. Let's learn to put the fun back into activism! _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
