Rock the Earth, Bob Weir, Michael Franti
and Others Activate Bonnaroo Crowds

(DENVER) Rock the Earth, a national public interest environmental organization, will activate the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival crowds through a series of discussions and performance entitled "Social Change Through Music." The sessions will be held in Planet Roo, the village within Centeroo dedicated to preserving the environment as well as promoting sustainable and healthy living.

Rock the Earth and its musical partners view Bonnaroo not only as a celebration of music and expression, but as an opportunity to take some of the most important messages in the music and move toward positive social action. Appropriately, the renewable energy-powered Solar Stage will be the site for these discussions, demonstrations, and music. Join Rock the Earth Executive Director Marc Ross as he interacts throughout the weekend with a variety of artists, including Bob Weir, Michael Franti, Warren Haynes, Michael Kang and Michael Travis among others.

A complete list of "Social Change Through Music" sessions is available below. For more information about Rock the Earth's Bonnaroo activities and the ongoing work of the organization, visit www.RockTheEarth.org or contact Rock the Earth Executive Director Marc Ross at 412-953-6280. Marc will be available for interviews throughout the Bonnaroo weekend by contacting the number above.

Rock the Earth Panel Discussions: Social Change Through Music:
Friday 1pm		Interview with Michael Franti
Friday 3pm	David Murphy and Hunter Brown (STS9), Trevor Garrod (Tea Leaf Green), Lindsay Guetschow (Stop Global Warming), Justin Baker (Conscious Alliance) and Rock the Earth Executive Director Marc Ross.
Saturday 1pm	Michael Kang and Michael Travis (String Cheese Incident), Peter Shapiro (Green Apple Music Festival), Andy Bernstein (Headcount), Naomi White (Susan G. Komen for the Cure) and Rock the Earth Executive Director Marc Ross.
Saturday 3pm		Interview with Warren Haynes
Saturday 4pm	The band Haale and Rock the Earth Executive Director Marc Ross will engage in a discussion on Social Change through Music and the band will perform songs related to the theme.
Sunday 1pm	Interview with Bob Weir During his forty-plus year career, Bob Weir has been as known for his social activism as he is for his music, from the Grateful Dead’s formation of the Rex Foundation to his current role as a member of the Board of Directors of Headcount. Weir sits down for a one-on-one interview with Rock the Earth Executive Director Marc Ross to talk about his environmental, political and social justice work.
Sunday 3pm	John Butler, Alex Zelski (Dubconscious), Anna Borofsky (Clean Vibes), Brendon Smyth (Grist), Chris Baumgartner (Music Matters), Carrie Lewis (Human Society), and Rock the Earth Executive Director Marc Ross.
Sunday 4pm	The band Dubconscious and Rock the Earth Executive Director Marc Ross will engage in a discussion on Social Change through Music and the band will perform songs related to the theme.

Full Bonnaroo Schedule Available Here.

Rock the Earth, is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit, national public interest environmental advocacy organization, committed to protecting and defending America's natural resources through partnerships with the music industry and the world-wide environmental community. Rock the Earth represents those individuals and communities whose environment or natural surroundings are directly and adversely affected by the actions of others.

For more information about Rock the Earth, please visit www.RockTheEarth.org.