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Utah State News

Vol. 1, No. 1--August 27, 2004

The Utah Democratic Progressive Caucus with support from the Catalyst Magazine and Equality Utah is sponsoring the Freedom Fair on September 11. The event will be held at the Gallivan Center in downtown Salt Lake City and its theme is "Fear Ends and Hope Begins."

The program will start at 4:00 PM with a memorial to the fallen on 9-11-2001 with the Salt Lake City Fire Honor Guard and a eulogy from AJ Barto, firefighter and HAZMAT specialist, and comments from Mayor Rocky Anderson. Actress, author and activist, Mimi Kennedy will be among the featured guests along with Tom English, the next Mark Russell. The program will move on to local speakers, officials and candidates who will discuss labor issues, human and civil rights, peace, and environmental issues. Music and entertainment will be interspersed throughout the event.

Participants include the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, ACLU, People for Peace and Justice, Utahans for a Just Peace in the Holy Land, Hispanic Caucus, Stonewall Caucus, Young Democrats of Utah, Save Our Canyons, Utah Health Alliance, and a number of Union representatives. Candidates endorsed by the UDPC speaking on issues of importance in their districts include Peter Corroon, Paul VanDam, Jackie Biskupski, and others.

A supervised children's corner with art and games is provided. Food, beverages, and Uinta brews will be available for purchase. This promises to be an informative event and we expect to turn out aprox. 1,000 people. Our hope is to remember the calamitous events on 9-11-2001- to pay respect to those who fell, while shining a ray of hope on our future as we turn our backs on fear, and embrace the possibilities.

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