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The Petaluma Progressives are a local, grassroots, political education and action group. In addition to hosting The Progressive Festival each year, we have held public protests and vigils, lobbied elected officials, done work in our local schools, endorsed and worked on progressive candidates' campaigns, hosted one night a month at the Friday Night Film series at the Foundry Wharf, etc. etc. Our monthly meetings are held the first Tuesday of each month, at 7 pm, downstairs in:  Copperfields Books, 140 Kentucky Street, Petaluma. All are welcome.
 
The Petaluma Progressives, P.O. Box 37, Petaluma, CA 94953 Tel. 707.763.8134

The Petaluma Progressives Present:

Coming this July 22nd
the Fifteenth Annual Progressive Festival

Co-hosted by The Petaluma Progressives and Occupy Petaluma

Sunday, July 22, 2012
1:00pm to 5:51pm

Walnut Park
downtown Petaluma, CA

Featuring the San Francisco
Mime Troupe in their new performance "The Last Election"

The event is produced by the Petaluma Progressives and is cosponsored by KPFA 94.1 FM (kpfa.org), the Peace & Justice Center of Sonoma County, The Bohemian (bohemian.com) and the Committee for Immigrant Rights (immigrantrightssonoma.org), Sonoma County (peaceandjusticesonomaco.org). It takes place at Walnut Park, Petaluma Blvd South and D Street, downtown Petaluma. It is free to the public.

Confirmed Speakers:

JIM HIGHTOWER - author, activist, political satirist
MEDEA BENJAMIN - co-founder of Code Pink and Global Exchange
CON. LYNN WOOLSEY - retiring co-chair of the Progressive Caucus in Congress.
DAVID COBB - spokesperson for the Move To Amend campaign
C.J. HOLMES - spokesperson for the movement to stop home foreclosures
Also speakers on immigrant rights, the Occupy movement, and more.
 

Many Social Justice, Environmental, Labor, and Community Organizations will have Informational booths/tables. Your group's fee helps defray costs of the festival (we have no outside funding).  Only $25-$50, sliding scale, $75 for commercial booths.

To reserve space, please send your check to:

The Petaluma Progressives
P.O. Box 445
Petaluma, CA
94953

For more info, call 707.763.8134

Or by email:

Directions

From San Francisco and points south - Take 101 North, get off at the Petaluma Blvd. South exit, and go straight for about two miles. Walnut Park will be on your left, at the corner of D Street and Petaluma Blvd., right in downtown Petaluma.

From Santa Rosa and points north - Take 101 South, get off at the Petaluma Blvd. North exit. Turn right at the light and go about two miles, through downtown Petaluma to D Street. Walnut Park is at the corner of Petaluma Blvd and D St., on your right.

Parking - There is parking on the streets surrounding the park, or at the public parking facility on C Street, between 1st and 2nd St.

Festival Views

Alice Walker at the 2010 Progressive Festival

Racial Justice Allies speaks to the crowd