2nd  Annual

 

 

NYC Friends of Clearwater, the local chapter of Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc. has organized this event to celebrate all things water.

 

The 2nd Annual Water Festival is proud to honor

Soanya Ahmad who holds the records for longest non stop sea voyage for a woman at 306 days and also the longest non-stop man-woman sea voyage with her companion Reid Stowe who just returned to land on June 17th, 2010. 

 

Noon to 6pm

Pier 66 Maritime/ "Frying Pan"

on the Hudson River at W 26th St

 

Environmental Speakers, Folk Music

Discussions, Displays on Water Issues All Day

 

Advocacy, Education, Celebration, Community!

 

This festival celebrates the essential nature of water to life and

the natural environment, which must be vigilantly guarded

and re-invigorated against eroding of water conditions

throughout the world.

www.nycfriendsofclearwater.org /waterfestival.htm

 

 

  

 Water Festival Organizing Committee:

 

Producer - Donna Stein

Asst. Producers – Phil Sauers and Steven Gradman

Host – Paul Sladkus – Good News Broadcast

Music Coordinator – Joel Landy

Speaker Moderator –  Captain John Doswell

Volunteer Coordinator – Jeanne Stork

Talbot Katz, Jonathan Rubin, Michael Lengyel, Ken Katz

 

Todd Colburn - live sound & recording producer

 

Logo and program design Mercy Van Vlack with Ken Gale

mercy@comicbookradioshow.com

 

Hugg-A-Planets donated by www.PeaceToys.com

 

Printing generously donated by

Nadanu.com, “Taking Giving Everywhere”,

fundraising software for non-profit organizations  and

Watermatic, bottleless water purification for home and office. www.DrinkWatermatic.com 

Contact & mention keyword “Clearwater

 

NYC Friends of Clearwater thanks

John & Angela Krevey / Pier 66 Maritime for their support!

 

 

 

NYC Friends of Clearwater

2nd Annual Water Festival Program  

June 27, 2010

Program Times are approximate

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12:00 pm.                                                                      Opening remarks

Paul Sladkus - Host – GoodNewsBroadcast.com – introduces

days events

 

Steven Gradman – President of NYC Friends of Clearwater

 

Captain John Doswell – Speakers Moderator

 

Joel Landy –Music Coordinator introduces

Clearwater Friends & Performers

 

Native American Opening Ceremony

Victorio Roland Mousaa

 

Spook Handy

 

Featured Speaker: Soanya Ahmad holds the records for longest non stop sea voyage for a woman at 306 days and also the longest non-stop man-woman sea voyage with her companion Reid Stowe who just returned to land on June 17th, 2010. 

 

 Reid has voyaged longer than any man in history with 1,152 days non-stop at sea with no re-supply.

You will hear about their voyage of spiritual growth, self reliance and self resilience while living on sprouted seed salads, solar energy, fish they caught and catching rain water in the 1200 gallon water tanks.

_____________________________________________________________1pm                                                                                                    2pm

Kristin Hoffman “Song for the Ocean”

NY Metro Raging Grannies

Caitlin O’Heaney

 

Panel 1:  Keeping NYC Water Safe - CWCWC

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2pm                                                                                                        3pm

James Cannings

Jacob Bernz   David Bernz

 

Panel 2:  Gas Drilling & HydroFracking - endangering NYers drinking water   

                            

Ray Korona

Chris Lang/Gina Tlamsa

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3pm                                                                                                     4pm

Panel 3: Responsibility to our Waterways - Nancy Brous,

River Ecology - Robert Huszar, Aaron Petersohn

 

Bob Horan

Tribute to Woody and Pete with Peter Pasco

Steve Suffet

C. Eule Dance

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4pm                                                                                                          5pm

Panel 4: Reduction of Carbon Emissions – the Mayor’s Initiative -Plastic Water Bottles vs Purification – Kelli K Barnett

 

Gloria Waslyn and her “Parrots for Peace”

Hugg-A-Planet Raffle Ticket Drawing

Water Not Weapons - Announcement by Phil Sauers

 

Joel Landy

Jenny Hurwitz and Talbot Katz

Panel 5:  CSO's, Sewage Overflow allowed into our NYC waters!  - Captain John Doswell

Green Roofs & Storm Water Runoff - David Seiter

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5pm                                                                                                   6pm

Jay Byrd

Harvey Newman / Ron Dressler

 

Panel 6:  The Earth Society Celebrates 1000Days and the NYCFriends of Clearwater

 

Finale:  "Sailing Up" and "Down By the Riverside"

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Exhibitor Tables

Croton Watershed Clean Water Coalition

NYH20

Working Harbor Committee

Watermatic –Water Purification Systems

Earth Justice

Future Green Studios

Earth Society

CommunityEnergyInc.com

Humanist Society of Metropolitan New York - Half Moon Foundation

Multi-Pure     

NYC Friends of Clearwater

 

 

 

 

Biographies

 

Captain John Doswell -Executive Director of the Working Harbor

Committee, serves on the board of waterfront organizations: Save Our Ships New York, the North River Historic Ship Society and the Friends of Hudson River Park (founding Chair), and on the board of Clearwater for 6 years. He is part owner of the historic fireboat John J. Harvey. Capt Doswell is a waterfront consultant and produces the annual Great North River Tugboat Race & Competition. www.WorkingHarbor.Org

 

Joel Landy – Music Cordinator - Singer/songwriter and activist is the host of Songs of Freedom, an award winning television program celebrating the dignity of human struggle. www.singfreedom.org for tv and internet viewing times, episode information, performance updates, music and videos.

 

Victorio Roland Mousaa - Native American from New Mexico,

working with Clearwater Organization and AIM since 1969.

rolandechobirds.com

 

CWCWC NewYorkWater.org  Goals include protecting our water supply and forests in our own back yard as the wetlands are now.

Marian Rose – Physicist. Marian has been President of CWCWC over many years…now is a board member. She is known as the heart and soul of the organization

 

David Ferguson Long-time political and social activist, particularly on tenant and water issues. Currently VP on the Board of Croton Watershed Clean Water Coalition, protecting New York City’s drinking water.

David seeks for people to “become an environmental activist!  It is a meaningful accomplishment!”

 

Joe Levine -Co-founder of Damascus Citizens for Sustainability and NYH2O http://nyh2o.org/ The mission of both non –profit organizations is to educate the public about the threats that gas drilling and specifically hydraulic fracturing pose to the water supply system and public health in NYC, NY State and Nationally. jlevine@bonelevine.net

 

Deborah Goldberg –NE regional Managing Attorney of EarthJustice,com legal advocacy and litigation related to global warming and environmental health.  Working to prevent gas development in the Marcellus Shale from contaminating our water, air, and land, and involved in litigation in PA to prevent the discharge of untreated gas wastes into the drinking water supply in the Pittsburgh area. 

 

David Seiter is the owner of Future Green Studios and passionate about controlling stormwater-runoff with green roof systems.  http://www.futuregreenstudio.com/

 

Nancy Brous – VP & Metro Regional Director, Hudson River Watertrail Association; Steering Committee, NYC Water Trail Association nycwatertrail.org; paddler, kayak polo player, costume designer www.nancybrous.com

 

Robert Huszar – Founder, Hudson River Watertrail Association www.hrwa.org; paddler, cyclist, nurse.

 

Aaron Petersohn - Habitat Restoration Projects Director for Friends of Brook Park  www.friendsofbrookpark.org

 

The Earth Society Foundation was established by John McConnell and Margaret Mead to foster worldwide participation in the peaceful care of Earth. Mary Carlin, John Drysdale www.earthsocietyfoundation.org/

 

Reid Stowe & Soanya Ahmad – bios above. www.1000Days.net

Support Staff – Joe Barello, Donna Stein, Rand Weeks, Fred Sullivan,

Todd Colburn, Paul Sladkus, Dr. Carter Emmart, Libby Edwards,

Jim Benedict, Sterling Barrett, John Doswell  and many others. 

 

C. Eule Dance is a New York City-based modern dance company under the direction of Caron Eule. www.ceuledance.org

Kristin Hoffmann - Singer Songwriter www.songfortheocean.com  www.kristinhoffmann.com  

 

David Katzmire -  Kala-Rhythms - Division of www.TheWebElves.com

 

Beth Corliss-Lamont - Half Moon Foundation -Humanist Society of Metropolitan New York   http://www.ngos.net/humanism/broch.html

 

 

 

 

NYC Friends of Clearwater

 

Have Fun Helping the Environment

Education is Our Primary Focus

 

Membership Benefits:

The satisfaction of supporting local environmental education in protecting our waterways and drinking water.

 

Receive NYCFC’s newsletter, Enviroblurb

 

Annual NYCFC members’ sail on the sloop “Clearwater 

Next sail coming soon! July 18, 2010

 

Priority at NYCFC organized events

 

NYCFC Annual Dues

$20 Individual

$30 family

$10 Limited Income

$25 Sea Horse

$50 Star Fish

$50 Organization

 

Join the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.

Our parent organization, to receive The Navigator and

to further assist in environmental education:

$40 Individual

$55 Family

$20 Limited Income

 

Become a member at the Clearwater table

at this festival !

 

 

www.nycfriendsofclearwater.org

 

Program (PDF)