Please donate food and/or funds to: http://www.licares.org This concert was set up as a benefit for Long Island Cares/Harry Chapin Food Bank. The songs belong to Harry Chapin, and are used here in the spirit of sharing and promoting the cause. This is a fan video. Not all the bands from the event appear (I am only one person! Only a handheld camera, plus, I had to dance some of the time!) The bands in the video are: "Cat's in the Cradle" performed by Gathering Time; "I Wonder What Would Happen" by Judith Zw

Woody Guthrie's song "This Land Is Your Land". Performed at the Great South Bay Forum, held at the Massapequa-Bar Harbor Library in Long Island, NY. A great sing-a-long with Father Bill Brisotti on banjo, Andy Greenhouse on guitar, and Richard Barnhart on harmonica. (The forum included a presentation of scenes from the film "Pete Seeger, The Power Of Song", which shows the history of Pete Seeger, and folk music in the peace, labor, and civil rights movements. Great movie! Go see it!)

Sunday, August 16, 2009. Elwoodstock 10 in Long Island, New York. For more music like this, go to: http://jazzfusion.tv For other Long Island music and activism go to: http://onthewilderside.com Directed by Kimberly Wilder. Oops! Ian Wilder was the key grip, technical assistant, and moral support. How could I have ever forgotten to put his name in purple letters on the screen?

Kimberly Wilder comments on the Patti Smith and her band concert in at the whbpac in Westhampton Beach, Long Island on August 15, 2009. It has comments on Patti Smith's appreciation for youtube and what she watches. VIDEO recommended by Patti Smith is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fat1UM...
For more music, activism and stuff like this, go to http://onthewilderside.com

Yardstock 2009. Host Jim Frazzitta. More stuff like this at: http://www.onthewilderside.com. Video director: Kimberly Wilder. Our very own, Long Island Woodstock. (And, don't forget Elwoodstock on Sunday, August 16th.)

Alan Short performs maritime songs acappella and without a net. This is a performance of a Ranzo song. Reuben Ranzo is a famous character from sea chanties. Yardstock 2009 in Northport, Long Island, New York. Audience member and Video Director: Kimberly Wilder.

On Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 7pm, the Babylon Green Party Gathering featured Nonviolent Communication (NVC) practitioners Sue Tibke and Greg Wills speaking about Understanding Empathy as a Tool for Peace. BabylonGreens.org The event was held at Pisces Café, 14A Railroad Avenue, Babylon, NY (631-321-1231) piscescafe.net map) Come hungry! For directions to the Babylon Green Gathering, call 631-422-4702 or email ian.wilder@yahoo.com Children are welcome. All gatherings are free of charge, and open to the pub

On Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 7pm, the Babylon Green Party Gathering featured Nonviolent Communication (NVC) practitioners Sue Tibke and Greg Wills speaking about Understanding Empathy as a Tool for Peace. http://www.BabylonGreens.org The event was held at Pisces Café, 14A Railroad Avenue, Babylon, NY (631-321-1231) http://www.piscescafe.net map) Come hungry! For directions to the Babylon Green Gathering, call 631-422-4702 or email ian.wilder@yahoo.com Children are welcome. All gatherings are free of charg

Excerpts of this Kimberly Wilder poem were read by Ian Wilder as the conclusion to his talk on "A Green Party View of Obama's First 100 Days" given at the May 2009 Babylon Green Party gathering. A 30 minute version of the talk can be found at http://wilderside.wordpress.com/2009/... The Babylon Green Party gathers the first Wednesday of every month at 7pm at Pisces Cafe, Babylon. More information can be found at http://www.babylongreens.org

This poem was read as the introduction to a talk on "A Green Party View of Obama's First 100 Days" given at the May 2009 Babylon Green Party gathering. A 30 minute version of the talk can be found at http://wilderside.wordpress.com/2009/... The Babylon Green Party gathers the first Wednesday of every month at 7pm at Pisces Cafe, Babylon. More information can be found at http://www.babylongreens.org

Star Wars poems with music. This set based on: The Darth Maul stamp; The Obi-Wan/Anikan Skywalker stamp; and the Darth Vader stamp. From a performance May 7, 2009 at the Geraldine Page Salon. Poems from the book, "The July Project 2007" by David Kirschenbaum, published by Open 24 Hours (John Coletti and Greg Fuchs).

Poetry with music: Princess Leia Organa and R2-D2 Stamp, by David Kirschenbaum. To the Tune of "He's a Rebel". Music by Jesse Schoen on guitar http://www.myspace.com/jesseschoen and Preston Spurlock http://www.myspace.com/prestonspurlock on keyboard. From the book, "The July Project 2007" published by Open 24 Hours--John Coletti and Greg Fuchs. This performance taped on May 7, 2009 at the Geraldine Page Salon, with host Lee Ann Brown. Video Director: Kimberly Wilder. http://www.onthewilderside.com. More vid

Students from North Babylon High School and West Islip High School help raise money and awareness about ALS/Lou Gehrig's disease. For more information on how to support Ride for Life and help find a cure for Lou Gehrig's disease, go to: http://www.rideforlife.com/ - More local news, politics, music, and more at: http://www.onthewilderside.com

Music (c) Gary Ivan and posted with permission. "Somewhere, Someone" performed by Gary Ivan at PeaceSmiths Coffehouse on Friday, May 1st, 2009. PeaceSmiths holds a monthly coffeehouse (complete with activist networking and literature table) from October to June every first Friday of the month in Long Island. More info at: http://www.peacesmiths.org. Gary Ivan is a musician and visual artist from Huntington, Long Island.

The Feminist Initiative A film and panel event at the Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington, New York, USA. Speaker: Lina Olsson of Feminist Initiative. Moderator: Charlotte Koons of the NYCLU. Panelists: Hedda Marcus, Professor of English, Womens Studies and Multidisciplinary Studies at Nassau Community College ; Kimberly Wilder of http://www.georgianacircle.wordpress.com ; Andrea Callan, Executive Director of the NYCLU Suffolk Chapter. Thanks to Charlotte Sky for organizing the event. The movie is The Feminist

David Rovics web-sites is at: http://www.davidrovics.com/ David Rovics headlined the Veterans for Peace Long Island fundraiser on 4/19/09 at the Cinema Arts Center. There was also poetry from Thomas Brinson and Lori Perdue. The opening musical acts were Shawnee Kilgore and Left on Red.

PeaceSmiths, Inc. held a community forum on April 16, 2009: How-To Save The Earth in Two Minutes. This is one section of the presentations. Audience member (and PeaceSmiths volunteer) Mark Walshin speaks about the LNG project proposed in Long Island, and the upcoming public hearing. A panel of artists responds with a skit they created on-the-spot. Artist panel: Kelly Powell, Steven Schmidt, Kimberly Wilder. Videographer: Ian Wilder. More information at: http://www.peacesmiths.org

It's the first day of Spring, March 20, 2009. Here in Long Island, New York, we had some snow. It was pretty ironic, and very beautiful, so I took some video. How many times can you see new plant shoots in the snow?

www.vanwolfgang.com This is an artist discussion with Wolfgang Vann, a New York painter. In the setting of his studio, Wolfgang discusses art, the artistic process, and several of his paintings. For more information goes to his new web-site: http://www.vanwolfgang.com Video by http://www.onthewilderside.com Directors: Kimberly Wilder and Ian Wilder

Don't miss the skit, "An Evening At Home With The Madoffs." This video is a section from the PeaceSmiths event: "How-To End the Wars and Create a Non-violent Society." An audience member made a presentation, and a panel of artists responded. Audience member (and singer/songwriter and activist) Brian O'Haire presented the thought that economic justice is part of peace, and performed a song. The artist panel responded with a skit about Bernie Madoff and his wife at home. The cast: Charlotte Koons as Mrs. Mado