Earthdance
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Earthdance is the world's largest synchronized music and dance festival for peace. Taking place annually in over 300 locations and 60 countries, Earthdance joins participants worldwide in a synchronized Prayer for Peace. Every year, musicians, DJs, artists, and speakers convene at local Earthdance events to share inspiration and ideas to "build a world culture of peace."
Expanding beyond the Global Festival for Peace through its Earthdance Global LLC and Earthdance International 501c3, Earthdance is building its international community through social networking, collaboration, media programs and commerce, and connecting the community with resources and solutions toward a socially just and environmentally sustainable culture of peace.
The organization is further developing its mission by building an online community, producing media programs, supporting research on the phenomenon of synchronized meditation practice involving thousands of participants, and establishing new forms of philanthropic support for peace, sustainability and social justice through entertainment and media partnerships.
, Ozomatli
, Michael Franti
& Spearhead, Blackalicious
, Steve Kimock
, Particle
, Zap Mama
, Sound Tribe Sector Nine, Digable Planets
, Anthony B
, Bassnectar
, and Ani DiFranco
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Earthdance events have featured many notable speakers including: Rick Doblin
, Wavy Gravy
, Oren Lyons
, Daniel Solnit, John Perry Barlow, and Sean Siple.
social network consisting of people, groups and events working for peace and sustainable culture through music, dance, art, subtle activism and social action.
Earthdance events have supported hundreds of charitable organizations including:Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, Sierra Club
, Salvation Army
, Orphanage in Kijaszkowo, Natural Resources Defense Council
, Amnesty International
, Aboriginal Health Center, Aqua for All, Circle of Life, Citizens for Peace, Friends of the Mississippi River, Jerusalem Peace Makers, and the Oshkosh Rhythm Institute.
Expanding beyond the Global Festival for Peace through its Earthdance Global LLC and Earthdance International 501c3, Earthdance is building its international community through social networking, collaboration, media programs and commerce, and connecting the community with resources and solutions toward a socially just and environmentally sustainable culture of peace.
History
Earthdance was conceived in 1996 by event producer/musician Chris Deckker, with a vision to unite the whole world in peace through the universal platform of dance and music. Earthdance is now the largest global synchronized music and peace event in the world. Since the first multi-location event in 1997 with 22 cities in 18 countries, Earthdance has been held in over 500 locations in 80 countries. Originally inspired by the global electronic music scene, the events now encompass a diverse cross-section of musical genres including both international styles and artists, and locally grown talent.Mission
Earthdance International promotes global peace, sustainability and social justice through an international online community and network of event producers participating in an annual multi-location music and peace festival. Attendees at all events take part in a synchronized Prayer for Peace, and join in a common celebration of community, collaboration and evolution toward a Culture of Peace through the universal languages of music, art and dance.The organization is further developing its mission by building an online community, producing media programs, supporting research on the phenomenon of synchronized meditation practice involving thousands of participants, and establishing new forms of philanthropic support for peace, sustainability and social justice through entertainment and media partnerships.
Global Festival for Peace
The first global Earthdance event took place in 1997 in 22 locations in 18 countries. Since its inception, Earthdance has been held at over 500 locations across the world. Earthdance events have featured performances by Mickey HartMickey Hart
Mickey Hart is an American percussionist and musicologist. He is best known as one of the two drummers of the rock band the Grateful Dead. He was a member of the Grateful Dead from September 1967 to February 1971, and from October 1974 to August 1995...
, Ozomatli
Ozomatli
Ozomatli is a seven to ten piece band playing primarily Latin, hip hop, and rock music, formed in 1995 in Los Angeles. They are known both for their vocal activist viewpoints and their wide array of musical styles - including salsa, jazz, funk, reggae, rap, and others.In a 2007 NPR interview, band...
, Michael Franti
Michael Franti
Michael Franti is an American poet, musician, and composer. He is the creator and lead vocalist of Michael Franti & Spearhead, a band that blends hip hop with a variety of other styles including funk, reggae, jazz, folk, and rock...
& Spearhead, Blackalicious
Blackalicious
Blackalicious is an American hip hop duo from Sacramento, California made up of rapper Gift of Gab and DJ/producer Chief Xcel . They are noted for Gift of Gab's often "tongue-twisting", multisyllabic, complex rhymes and Chief Xcel's "classic" beats...
, Steve Kimock
Steve Kimock
-External links:** at the Internet Archive's live music archive* at the Internet Archive's live music archive* at Internet Archive's live music archive*, San Francisco, April 3, 1999*, Unofficial Fan Forum...
, Particle
Particle (band)
Particle is an American jam band formed in Los Angeles in 2000. The original members were Dave Simmons , Steve Molitz , Eric Gould , and Darren Pujalet . Simmons died shortly after the formation of the band due to a sudden illness. Guitarist Charlie Hitchcock joined shortly thereafter...
, Zap Mama
Zap Mama
Zap Mama is a Belgian musical group founded and led by Marie Daulne. Daulne says her mission is to be a bridge between the European and the African and bring the two cultures together with her music...
, Sound Tribe Sector Nine, Digable Planets
Digable Planets
Digable Planets is an American alternative hip hop trio based in New York City, composed of Ishmael "Butterfly" Butler , Mary Ann "Ladybug Mecca" Vieira and Craig "Doodlebug" Irving . They released their debut album Reachin' in 1993, and their follow-up album Blowout Comb in 1994...
, Anthony B
Anthony B
Anthony B is the stage name of Keith Blair , a Jamaican musician and member of the Rastafari movement....
, Bassnectar
Bassnectar
Bassnectar is a freeform electronic music and dubstep artist, DJ, and producer based in Santa Cruz, California. He is known for his live performances and light shows, and actively supports the non-profit group Conscious Alliance....
, and Ani DiFranco
Ani DiFranco
Ani DiFranco is an American Grammy Award-winning singer, guitarist, poet, and songwriter. She has released more than 20 albums, and is widely considered a feminist icon.-Biography:...
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Earthdance events have featured many notable speakers including: Rick Doblin
Rick Doblin
Rick Doblin is the president and founder of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies .He co-founded Earth Metabolic Design Laboratories in 1984 to support psychedelic research and Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies in 1986 with the goal of making MDMA an...
, Wavy Gravy
Wavy Gravy
Wavy Gravy is an American entertainer and activist for peace, best known for his hippie appearance, personality and beliefs. His moniker...
, Oren Lyons
Oren Lyons
Oren R. Lyons, Jr. is a Native American Faithkeeper of the turtle clan of the Onondaga and Seneca Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy. Once a college lacrosse player, Lyons is now a recognized advocate of indigenous rights....
, Daniel Solnit, John Perry Barlow, and Sean Siple.
Earthdance Network
Earthdance Community Network is a NingNing
Ning is an online platform for people and organizations to create custom social networks, launched in October 2005. Ning offers customers the ability to create a community website with a customized appearance and feel, feature sets such as photos, videos, forums and blogs, and the service layers in...
social network consisting of people, groups and events working for peace and sustainable culture through music, dance, art, subtle activism and social action.
Social and Environmental Impact
Every public Earthdance event donates at least 50% of its profit to an organization doing work at least one of the following areas: The Welfare of Children and Urban Youth, Indigenous Peoples and Cultures, International Relief and Development, Environmental, Sustainability and Protection, and Organizations that Promote Peace.Earthdance events have supported hundreds of charitable organizations including:Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, Sierra Club
Sierra Club
The Sierra Club is the oldest, largest, and most influential grassroots environmental organization in the United States. It was founded on May 28, 1892, in San Francisco, California, by the conservationist and preservationist John Muir, who became its first president...
, Salvation Army
Salvation Army
The Salvation Army is a Protestant Christian church known for its thrift stores and charity work. It is an international movement that currently works in over a hundred countries....
, Orphanage in Kijaszkowo, Natural Resources Defense Council
Natural Resources Defense Council
The Natural Resources Defense Council is a New York City-based, non-profit, non-partisan international environmental advocacy group, with offices in Washington DC, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Beijing...
, Amnesty International
Amnesty International
Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organisation whose stated mission is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated."Following a publication of Peter Benenson's...
, Aboriginal Health Center, Aqua for All, Circle of Life, Citizens for Peace, Friends of the Mississippi River, Jerusalem Peace Makers, and the Oshkosh Rhythm Institute.