artists
against
the
war
&
coalition
to
stop
the
war
presents
ONE
BIG
NO
peace
festival
SATURDAY,
APRIL
12
1PM
TILL
11PM
NATHAN
PHILLIPS
SQ.
As
part
of
an
international
day
of
action
against
the
war
on
Iraq,
artists
from
every
discipline
in
Toronto
are
joining
with
the
anti-war
movement
to
say
"ONE
BIG
NO"
to
war
in
Iraq.
The
event,
organized
by
Artists
Against
War,
and
co-sponsored
by
the
Coalition
to
Stop
the
War,
will
include
all-day
events
-
with
spoken
word,
art
installations,
kids
pavillions,
info
tables,
theatre,
dj's,
music,
theatre,
clowns,
stilt-walkers,
jugglers,
puppets
and
more.
In
the
evening
there
will
be
a
concert
with
big
name
Canadian
acts
including:
Lillian
Allen
Jian
Ghomeshi
King
Cobb
Steelie
Nine
Mile
Rheostatics
Sarah
Slean
DJ
Zahra |
DJ
Denise
Benson
Sarah
Harmer
Lowest
of
the
Low
Evalyn
Parry
George
Sawa
Andy
Stochansky |
Cowboy
Junkies
Jacksoul
Danny
Michel
Robert
Priest
Lorraine
Segato
Women
Ah
Run
Tings |
FRIDAY,
APRIL
11
Pre-show
The
festival
on
April
12th
will
follow
two
shows
happening
simultaneously
on
Friday
April
11th
on
the
Danforth
-
The
Black
Swan
(located
at
154
Danforth
Ave.,
just
east
of
Broadview)
and
Mackie's
Taigh
Osda
(located
at
2112
Danforth
Ave,
east
of
Woodbine.)
Tickets
for
the
shows
will
be
available
at
the
door
of
each
venue
for
$7.
A
variety
of
live
music
will
be
presented
at
both
clubs;
the
response
from
the
musical
community
was
so
large,
the
only
way
we
could
manage
to
fit
everyone
in
was
to
put
on
three
shows!
Performers
and
set
times
for
the
club
shows
are
to
be
announced.
Anti-war
CD
release
In
conjunction
with
the
show
on
April
12th,
AAW
is
releasing
a
compilation
CD
called
One
Big
No
with
songs
by
Andy
Stochansky,
the
Barenaked
Ladies,
Moxy
Fruvous,
Ron
Hawkins
and
the
Rusty
Nails,
Emm
Gryner,
Kevin
Hearn
and
the
Thin
Buckle
Band,
Jian
Ghomeshi,
the
Creaking
Tree
String
Quartet,
the
eines,
Nine
Mile,
Su
Alexanian,
Sara
Marlowe,
Chris
Brown
and
Kate
Fenner,
Rob
Szabo
(Plasticine),
spoken
word
artists
Evalyn
Perry
and
Brad
Marshall,
By
Divine
Right,
Stevie
Wonder
Bread
(featuring
Jacksoul's
Haydain
Neale),
and
Veal.
The
limited
edition
CD
-
only
1000
are
being
manufactured
-
will
be
for
sale
for
$15
at
the
event
with
all
proceeds
going
to
charity.
For
more
info
or
to
help
(we
need
volunteers,
organizers,
fundraisers,
etc):
artists_against_war@yahoo.ca
or
416-209-1346.