Peacefest 2007 English Press Release

The leafy mountainside of Kunlun Herb Garden in Longtan will ring with beats and songs again this year, June 1^st to 3^rd, as peace-lovers from all over the island gather again to join hands for an end to war. Now in its fourth year, the Peacefest has grown to be one of the best-known music and art festivals of the year on Taiwan, drawing a veritable 'who's who' of the Taiwan independent music scene, as well as artists, speakers, fire-dancers, representatives of NGOs, and several hundred partygoers to the firefly-lit mountains for the weekend.

This year's musical offerings include Afro-Caribbean drum and dance troupe Pan Africana, Taiwanese fuzz rockers 88 Guava seeds and Rabbit is Rich, oldtime jug band music from David Chen & the Muddy Basin Ramblers, roots and reggae from festival veterans The Anglers, The Admissionaries and Uli and the Brood, blues by Boogie Chillin' and BoPoMoFo, punk from Divebomb and Heavy Smoker, Rockabilly from Tainan's Full House, groovy folk by Faye & the Slacks, live electronica by Viba, Macedonian and world fusion music by Paparazzi and the Macedonian Music Band, mountain songs by Sophie and Cemelesai, who are members of popular aboriginal group Totem, big-band funk and soul from Taichung super-group The Money Shot Horns, a trilingual punk rock musical puppet show by Ren Jian Bao Theatre Company, all stripes of rock and roll by Changhua's the idiots, Hualien's Mister Green and Highway 9, Taichung’s .22, Chiayi’s Ad Hoc, Tainan’s Charlie Swiggs Band, and Taipei’s Public Radio, Rocket Grrrl, and to a god unknown, plus DJs Marcus Aurelius, Dragon, and Soundmindset for the wee hours.

Music runs from 9pm on Friday until 4:30pm Sunday. As usual there will be workshops, games, and activities running throughout the days, and there will be booths set up with information about various charitable groups and peace-work worldwide. There will be a wide selection of affordable food and drink from all over the world, and there is ample space for free camping, either right onsite or a bit further away for those who need more peace & quiet. There are also rooms (with spa access) which may be rented for the weekend through the festival website.

This year the festival has been timed to coincide with the full moon (which falls on Friday), and Friday night has been stacked with talent, including Faye & the Slacks, the Anglers (playing their last show for the foreseeable future), Public Radio, .22, and DJs Marcus Aurelius & Dragon. Sunset Saturday features the peace circle, followed shortly thereafter by a fire show. Admission is free on Sunday, and kids' activities run all day.

From its humble beginnings in 2003, back when the war in Iraq was just a really bad idea rather than the very real quagmire it has become, Hoping for Hoping has always tried to not only protest against the war, but also to offer a positive alternative to a way of life based on violence and coercion. The organizational model is based on the values of consensus, co-operation, and transparency. The Peace Festival sets itself apart in that it is completely non-profit and totally run by volunteers. The organizers are very excited to see the festival gathering momentum year by year, and growing into something that can sustain itself through the usual comings-and-goings that characterize expat life here.

This year the number of charity recipients has been reduced, so that a bigger impact can be made for each one. The Taiwan Association for Human Rights (TAHR) and Taiwan International Workers' Association (TIWA) are back again this year, along with newcomer Basic Human Needs, which runs a free school and clinic for street kids in Varanasi, India. This year, some money will also be set aside to ensure the continuance of the festival, rather than it being completely bankrolled by individual organizers, as it has been so far.

The volunteers behind Hoping for Hoping invite everyone to come and join them to party for a good cause. “It’s a meeting of minds,” says co-organizer Scott Cook, “people who sincerely want to change themselves, this island, and the world, even just a little bit, for the better.” Got something more important to do with your weekend?

2007年 龍潭和平音樂祭-搖滾唱和平-公益募愛心

國際希望和平組織 新聞稿

主題：2007年龍潭和平音樂祭-搖滾唱和平-公益募愛心

日期：20006/01（五）、02（六）、03（日）

又到了初夏春葉盛綠、鳥語花開的時期，本月6月01（五）、02（六）、03（日）一連三天和平音樂祭再一次邀請熱愛和平的朋友們與我們在桃園縣的崑崙藥用植物園，沐浴在山林、音樂、藝術、與螢火蟲飛舞在大自然間的文化饗宴中與我們一起搖滾唱和平、公益募愛心。

和平音樂祭是一場年度的音樂盛事，由志願服務的樂手、藝術家以及最重要的義工團隊所組成。我們的任務是減少世界的戰爭，並藉由此活動，透過藝術與音樂的傳達和平的訊息，我們每年所贊助的慈善機構有人權、教育、環保與醫療救援等台灣或國際非營利組織。

和平已邁向第五個年頭了，從以往的默默耕耘持續至今和平音樂祭也獲得來自各地的支持與響應，今年和平很榮幸的由龍潭鄉公所擔任本活動之指導單位、今年活動內容不但有超過30個以上的樂團表演者、來自各地與台灣小富盛名的TranceDJ -Dragon的混音接力打碟、創意影像VJ Show、創意十足的原住民藝術家、充滿異國風味的世界美食、長洪武術功夫Kids、彩繪和平面具、身體彩繪、瘋狂潑塗鴉、魔幻玩火人、專為兒童準備的英文遊戲、以及壓軸的牽手和平圈，還沒來過和平的朋友們，今年您一定不能錯過。

活動預售票500元玩三天，當天票口600元，想撿便宜的朋友們快來預購可洽購票聯絡人詳細資訊可至官網查詢，活動始於06/01（五）晚上9點音樂熱情搖滾開場一直到06/03（日）下午4：30分和平圓滿結束，今年06/03（日）為和平家庭日，只要您是全家皆同一律免門票入場，同時星期日也是和平回收日舉凡是二手玩具、遊樂器材、衣服及書籍皆可收集。

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預購票聯絡人：Monica 0939-264258

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