Occupy Activists Join Social Justice Organizations To Protest At Bohemian Grove

Occupy groups from , Santa Rosa, Sebastopol, Petaluma and beyond are joining some twenty other social justice activist organizations to protest at the Bohemian Grove in Monte Rio on July 14-29.

The Bohemiam Club is a private male-only organization that gathers yearly at the Bohemian Grove in Monte Rio. It includes some of the wealthiest men in the United States.

Members and their guests hold a 'cremation of care' ceremony on July 14. Members symbolically burn the cares of the world in this annual ritual.

This year’s protest is called “Occupy Bohemian Grove, Expose the 1%." Occupy groups are working to expose the small percentage who, they assert,  control global resources.

The Fukushima Mothers and Cindy Sheehan are joining twenty-four co-sponsors for a 'Creation of Care' ceremony.

In addition, on Saturday, July 14, there will be speakers and music at the Monte Rio Amphitheater, just outside the gates of the Bohemian Grove.

Kris Welsh will MC the day, and Dennis Bernstein, host of Flashpoints on KPFA/Pacifica radio will broadcast live from the event. Russia Today-TV with Abby Martin will film and John Rees with No-Lies Radio will video-cast the day on the Internet.

The protest will feature Occupy groups as well as other organizations including Code Pink, , ANSWER Coalition, , Bohemian Grove Action Network, Veterans for Peace, National Lawyers Guild, Round Valley Indians for Justice, and various others groups focused on key issues, such as climate change, human rights, Palestine, Cuban Five, and a living wage.

In addition to the speakers, the program at the amphitheater will include musical performances by Dave Lippman, Teresa Tudury, Jim Ocean, Scott Gerber, Attila Nagy, Keith Blackstone and t.

Admission to the Creation of Care is free. It will run from noon to 4 p.m. at the Monte Rio amphitheater, which is located at 9925 Main Street in downtown Monte Rio.