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4 King Street
Worcester, MA 01610
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King St Block Party 2008!!!

Saturday, August 23rd
Rain Date: August 24th
4-8pm in front of Stone Soup, 4 King Street, Worcester, MA
SCHEDULE NOW AVAILABLE

Not just a block party...
A festival of cultures,
of social change,
of environmental justice!
A MARCH to Put the UNITY back in commUNITY,
ending the WAR on WOR-town,
silence the violence, INCREASE THE PEACE
starts 3PM

MISSED IT LAST YEAR? Check out the video:


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This year will be even better!
Musical acts include: Plenero de Waka (Puerto Rican group featured last year)
Toxic Soil Busters
Lucelia de Jesus
Featured R&B and Reggaeton Artists from the whole region including...
  • Miguel Perez (R&B)
  • Miguel y Angel (reggeaton)
  • Lexcano (merengue, reggeton)
  • Mercurio y Joeliel (reggeaton)
  • Mathew Sanchez (salsa)
  • Sombra y Lokario (reggeaton)
  • Gerardo Pichardo (Variety performer- merengue, bachata, salsa, reggeaton)
Above performers are brought to you by Iceman Productions:


...and we may be graced with the special appearance of a Uruguayan dance/drum MURGA group from Leominster/Fitchburg (what's murga? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0qK_fYgV0k)
Many more local artists

Free Food, DJ, Talent show, music, games, cultural booths
Raffle with i-Pod and Free Skydiving!!!

*Party Itinerary*
12:00-3:00 p.m. - Basketball tournament at Castle Court at the corner of Davis and Queen St.
3:00-4:00 p.m. – March to Put the “Unity” back in “Community” starting from the basketball tournament at Castle Park (Davis and Queen St.) and ending at King St.
4:00-8:00 p.m. – King St. Block Party

Free and open to the public

Organized by:
Worcester Roots Project/Toxic Soil Busters http://WorcesterRoots.org
Stone Soup: http://stonesoupworcester.org
Worcester Lead Action Collaborative: http://recworcester.org/wlac
EPOCA - Exprisoners and Prisoners Organizing for Community Advancement

For more information contact Sam from Toxic Soil Busters: (508) 736-5822.

Flyers (print one out, help us get the word out!):
Color english: http://worcesterroots.org/docs/kingstblockparty08.pdf
Good for b/w photocopying: http://worcesterroots.org/docs/blockparty5graysm.pdf
Spanish Color: http://worcesterroots.org/docs/blockparty5espsm.pdf
Portuguese Gray: http://worcesterroots.org/docs/blockparty5grayPORT.pdf
Flyer for the MARCH: http://worcesterroots.org/docs/marchflyer.pdf


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