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SalmonAid 2009 Festival Saturday and Sunday
Salmon Crisis Unites Fishermen, Tribal Leaders, Environmental Groups
Festival to feature music, food, cultural demonstrations and education on wild Pacific salmon
June 16, 2009 -- Sustainable seafood requires a renewable source of fish, yet for the second year in a row you wont find local wild salmon on restaurant menus or in the supermarket. SalmonAid 2009 is a festival of food, music, and culture in which people from throughout the West Coast will gather to celebrate the iconic wild Pacific salmon and raise awareness and energy for solutions to this unprecedented salmon crisis.
The two-day event features an impressive line-up of musicians, delicious sustainable seafood, demonstrations from First Nation tribes, childrens activities, films, speakers, and more. Musical acts include Albino!, Zydeco Flames, and Mitch Woods and Big Easy Boogie among many others. Fine sustainable seafood will be prepared by an array of the West Coasts best chefs.
What: SalmonAid 2009
When: Saturday and Sunday, June 20-21, Noon 7pm (both days)
Where: Jack London Square, Oakland, CA
Admittance: Free!
Interview Opportunities: Commercial and recreational fishermen, tribal leaders, conservation advocates, biologists, and chefs from the slow food movement will be on hand for interviews to talk about the recent crash of wild Pacific salmon, and how it impacts the economy, ecosystem, and culture of California and the entire Pacific Northwest. Contact Jessie Raeder at 323-823-5377 to set up interviews with experts and the people most directly affected by the salmon crisis.
Photo Opportunities:
Commercial salmon fishing boats and a 90ft Coast Guard Cutter
Demonstrations and displays of salmon culture from native tribes including a Yurok ceremonial brush dance, a traditional fishing canoe, tribal dress and salmon regalia, and a demonstration of the making of tribal fishing nets
Tribal blessing ceremony, giant inflated salmon, 10 musical acts, kids activitiesFor more information, go to: http://www.salmonaid.org/
Contact:
Jessie Raeder, SalmonAid Press Liaison: 323-823-5377
Captain Mike Hudson, Executive Director, SalmonAid Foundation / President, Small Boat Commercial Salmon Fishermens Association: 510-407-2000