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Legendary rock and roll super group Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young’s North American “Freedom Of Speech ’06 Tour” launched on July 6, and along with delivering great music at major shows running through mid-September, the tour provides a vital forum to educate concert attendees about critical social, political and environmental issues. Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) is proud to be among the groups participating in the Free Speech Zone table area that will be prominently featured at every CSNY tour date.
PDA is a large collective of committed grassroots activists from across the country who support other progressive grassroots activists locally. PDA’s mission is to carry the progressive agenda from the American grassroots to Congress to help guide the development of progressive legislation, fight for its passage into law and support the realization of progressive policies at the state and local levels. Local PDA activists will table at the Freedom of Speech ’06 concerts to register voters, inform concert attendees about PDA-endorsed candidates in the area and sign up volunteers to take part in working groups related to progressive causes.
PDA Executive Director Tim Carpenter commented, “We’re very happy to go on the road and advocate on behalf of progressive ideas, policies and candidates throughout the CSNY tour. It’s great when artists are out there using their influence to speak to the most pressing issues of our time. The message of their music is inspiring to us in our work.”
In the band’s initial press release officially announcing the tour, it was stated that, “All four members of CSNY, who have a long history of politically charged music including the Kent State-themed anthem ‘Ohio,’ believe that in light of the current environment, it’s time for them to be out on the road fighting for America, and for peoples’ rights to stand and be counted.” Billed as “An Evening With Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young,” Freedom Of Speech ‘06 will spotlight CSNY’s classic work together, as well as favorites from their celebrated individual careers (including the concert debut of material from Young’s politically charged new album Living With War). With these four iconic singer-songwriters’ reputations for outspoken dialogue, social activism, lyrical expression, musical virtuosity and artistic integrity, Freedom Of Speech ‘06 is certain to ring loud and clear and passionately.
For more information on CSNY’s “Freedom Of Speech Tour” and a complete listing of tour dates, log on to http://csny.com/tourdates.
If you will be going to one of the shows please wear your PDA shirt and visit the PDA table.
For more information on getting involved in this tour and tabling, please email sherry@pdamerica.org
