Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine

Featuring Bill McKibben, 350.org, Keynote Speaker, at noon,
Timbered Lake
 
 
Timbered Lake, (music for Mother Earth) performing at 2 PM
 
Innana, Sisters in Rhythm
 
 

Innana, Sisters in Rhythm, performing at 3 PM
 
 
 

 
plus Children’s activities, local food, 70 Social Change Groups, and more!
Saturday, April 21st, 11 AM – 4 PM
Student Recreation & Fitness Center, University of Maine, Orono
Directions Here
Full Schedule Here    [...]

Saturday April 21st, 2012 from 11 am to 4 pm
at the Student Recreation & Fitness Center,
University of Maine, Orono
featuring:
Bill McKibben, Keynote Speaker
Innana, Sisters in Rhythm, drumming & vocals
Timbered Lake, Music for Mother Earth
Zachary Field, Amazing Juggler
HOPE Festival Singers
as well as Children’s Activities, Local Food, & 70 Social Change Groups
2012 HOPE Org Table Application
2012 HOPE Food [...]

11 AM to 4 PM
(click the image on the right to download the Program Book)
on the University of Maine Orono Campus
at the Student Recreation & Fitness Center
HOPE Festival Schedule:
Opening Ceremony – Welcome to the 17th Annual HOPE (Help Organize Peace Earthwide) Festival to celebrate Earth Day and our connections to each other.
11:00 Native American blessing [...]

Every Tuesday thru April 19, from 12 noon to 1:30 PM
Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine, 96 Harlow Street, Suite 100, Bangor
The catalysts for the discussion group are essays from the book “The Impossible Will Take a Little While: A Citizen’s Guide to Hope in a Time of Fear” edited by [...]

The 2011 HOPE Festival will be Saturday, April 30, from 11 AM to 4 PM at the UMaine Student Recreation & Fitness Center in Orono Maine.
2011 HOPE ad form.pdf
2011 HOPE Org Fair Table Application.pdf
2011 HOPE Food Vendor Application.pdf
2011 HOPE Festival Flyer lite

HOPE 2010 exhibitors map

Saturday, April 24th •  11 A.M.–4 P.M.
Student Recreation & Fitness Center, University of Maine, Orono
HOPE stands for
Help Organize Peace Earthwide
2010 HOPE Schedule Flyer
Performers:

11:00 Opening honoring Penobscot Elder Arnold Neptune with Timbered Lake
11:30 Hope Festival Singers
12:00 Zachary Field’s Amazing Juggling
1:00 Emma’s Revolution – Award-winning songwriters & folksingers
3:30 Community Dance of HOPE

Talks

2:00 Keynote: Betty [...]

Here are links to download applications for the 2010 HOPE Festival, which will take place on Saturday, April 24th, 2010 from 11-4.
2010 HOPE Org Table Application
2010 HOPE Food Vendor Application
2010 HOPE ad info & form
2010 HOPE Festival Flyer

The Peace & Justice Center celebrates the sixteenth annual HOPE Festival this year on April 24, 2010, at the University of Maine. We are forming a community based group of singers to perform as part of the Opening Ceremonies in celebration of hope and peace in our world. We invite you, your family and your [...]

Organizations, vendors and volunteers are invited to participate in the l6th annual HOPE (Help Organize Peace Earthwide) Festival on Saturday, April 24th from 11 AM to 4 PM at the U Maine Student Recreation & Fitness Center in Orono.
The free festival celebrates Earth Day and our connections to each other. Participants can browse among information [...]

Video clip from the HOPE Festival, click below to play

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Excellent local media

Video from pre-festival presser on Ch. 7 (Friday 4/24) and day-of-festival coverage on Ch. 5 (Saturday 4/25)
The HOPE Festival is over for 2009 and it was a great success. The archive for HOPE Festival postings is HERE. You can let us know if you enjoyed this year’s event by posting a comment below [...]

Click below for exciting information about the upcoming HOPE Festival in poster form, including download links for the flyer and poster in pdf format! This will open in a new window:

Saturday, April 25th • 11 A.M.-4 P.M.Student Recreation and Fitness Center, University of Maine, Orono

Here are some more specific driving directions for the HOPE Festival on Saturday:
CLICK HERE FOR UNIVERSITY MAP ZOOMED IN TO REC & FITNESS CENTER
Directions to the University of Maine Student Recreation and Fitness Center:

From I-95, take Kelley Road Exit #191 in Orono.
* If coming from the South, turn right at the end of the exit [...]

HOPE Festival  April 25th, 2009
University of Maine Recreation and Fitness Center
for a schedule of  performances and activities, click here.

HOPE Festival  April 25th, 2009
University of Maine Recreation and Fitness Center
Schedule of  Performances and Activities
5 K fun run 10:00 (registration 9:30 – 9:45) Children’s 1 mile Fun Run  10:45
Downstairs Stage
11:00 Opening Ceremony with  Native American Drumming and blessing with Arnold Neptune, Penobscot Elder
11:30 HOPE Festival Singers
12:00 Zachary Field’s Amazing Juggling
12:45 Improvisational Theater Performance from workshop [...]

HOPE Festival 5k Fun Run/Walk
and
Kids 1 Mile Fun Run
Celebrating Earth Day!
Saturday, April 25, 2009
At the
University of Maine Student Recreation & Fitness Center,
an award winning Green Building
5K – 10:00 A.M.,
Kids One Mile 10:45 A.M.
This Fun Run is part of the 15th Annual HOPE Festival to be held Saturday, April 25th from 11-4 at the [...]

Save the Date!
On April 25th from 11 AM to 4 PM, we will host the 15th Annual HOPE Festival (Help Organize Peace Earthwide) at the Student Recreation & Fitness Center, University of Maine in Orono.
download a flyer with more information here.
Download a full sized 11″ x 17″ poster here.
Let us know if you would like [...]

You are invited to participate in the HOPE Festival that will be held on Saturday, April 25th from 11 AM to 4 PM at the University of Maine in Orono.
The festival is free because many volunteers, including the performers, donate their time, energy and talent to make this special day possible. Volunteers are needed, especially [...]

You are invited to participate in the 15th Annual HOPE Festival to be held Saturday, April 25th from 11-4 at the Orono Campus of the University of Maine.
We are excited to be in a New Venue this year. The light and airy University of Maine Student Recreation and Fitness Center is an award winning Green [...]