General

Homeless Support Festa: The 4th Nagai Park Dairin Festival

Sunday, 14 October 2007
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

On May 5th, we were forecully evicted from Nagai Park and our important tent village was destroyed . But we continue to believe in our power to weave connections and to create our own tent village again. We will light again the fires of the Dairin. Join us on Oct 12-14 in Osaka's Nagai Park. Entry free.
Program includes:

Oct 12

Preparation Day
- from about noon-
planning, setup (including foodstands, fleemarket tables,..) painting banners, and a SOFTBALL meet ~ ( contact organizers for details)

Oct 13 (Sat)

Live on Stage:
12.00 noon - 18.00 live music: rock, folk, blues, rap and songwriters, etc.

Evening: First Public Screening of documentary on Nagai Park (shot by a cameraman living in Nagai Park, shot before during and after the eviction.

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Oct 14 (Sun)

10.00- 16.00
Live on Stage:
theatre, performance, live music (from acoustic to death metal), political talk

Plus: anyone can join! prizes
# 'our own damn fashion show'
# aluminum can crashing contest
# karaoke time (no prizes. no excuses.)

Garbage reduction plan: bring your own plate and chopsticks.
Please buy the booklet on Nagai Park with voices of the evicted.

Report from 2004 Dairin Matsuri :
japan.indymedia.org/newswire/display/1608/index.php

Location:
http://japan.indymedia.org/newswire/display/3911/
http://binbomayday.hp.infoseek.co.jp/dairin07.html