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Human Rights Festival Schedule


Saturday, May 5

9:45 a.m.  Palms of Fire

10:15 a.m.  Montessori Singers

10:45 a.m.  Warren McPherson, director of Athens Montessori School

11:00 a.m.  Girls with Guitars – Vanda Guthrie

11:50 a.m.  Rites of Passage

12:10 a.m.  Lutheran Services of Georgia, Tim Johnson, director of Whatever It Takes

12:20 p.m.  Bob Hay Band

12:45 p.m.  Ambitious for Equal Rights and Georgia Undocumented Youth Alliance, Teen Matters

1:00 p.m.  Festival Welcome, J.D. Smith and Peace of Mind, Adam Poulin and Adam Payne

1:45 p.m.  CISV Atlanta Junior Branch, Aubrey Taylor – “Intactivistâ€

2:15 p.m.  Mother the Car

2:45 p.m.  Mandy Seigler, director of the Athens-Clarke Literacy Council, Phil-Co

3:15 p.m.  Mr. Jordan and Mr. Tonks

3:45 p.m.  Tyrone Brooks, GA House of Representatives, Edward O. DuBose, president of NAACP of Georgia

4:15 p.m.  Suex Effect

4:45 p.m.  Warren McPherson, Occupy Athens

5:15 p.m.  Showtime featuring Elite tha Showstoppa

5:45 p.m.  Russell Edwards, People for a Better Athens

6:15 p.m.  JazzChronic

6:45 p.m.  Freedom University of Georgia, Millard Farmer

7:00 p.m.  Kite to the Moon

7:50 p.m.  Jon Rich, Jewish Voice for Peace

8:00 p.m.  Rollin’ Home

9:00 p.m.  Sasha of Diva Experience

9:10 p.m.  Diva Experience

10:00 p.m.  UGA LGBT Resource Center

10:10 p.m.  Dank Sinatra

Sunday, May 6

2:00 p.m.  Festival Welcome, Art Rosenbaum

2:30 p.m.  Todd Lister GA Peace and Justice Coalition

2:50 p.m.  Scott Baxendale

3:20 p.m.  Gwen O’Looney, director of the Georgia Conflict Center, Spencer Frye, director of the Athens Area Habitat for Humanity

3:40 p.m.  Garnet River Gals

4:10 p.m.  Women in Black, Project Safe, Neal Priest M.D., St. Mary’s Hospital and True South Radio

4:30 p.m.  Lowdive

5:20 p.m.  Odd Trio

6:20 p.m.  Betsy Franck and the Bareknuckle Band

7:10 p.m.  Alex Borges, director of Casa De Amistad, UGA Law Professor Eugene Wilkes

7:20 p.m.  Big C and the Velvet Delta

8:15 p.m.  Ed Tant

8:30 p.m.  Deja Vu

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