Seattle Hempfest in Trouble
Thursday, August 3rd, 2006NORML are asking for people to make donations to help the Seattle Hempfest cover some of its costs due to insurance and government pressure.
A ‘perfect storm’ of sorts has conspired this year against the otherwise staunchly independent and self-sufficient core group of Hempfest’s organizers that require them to seek NORML’s and your financial help.
The city of Seattle and insurance companies have markedly increased the costs of producing this world class, all-volunteer event. And, last year’s carryover debt could possibly interfere with this year’s Hempfest’s productions and public services.
Lastly, this past Monday, to add injury to insult, Hempfest was forced to file a lawsuit against the City of Seattle and the Seattle Museum of Art, who failed to issue the promised permit for the event and have not fulfilled a promise to work with and around this annual event. file a lawsuit against the City of Seattle and the Seattle Museum of Art, who failed to issue the promised permit for the event and have not fulfilled a promise to work with and around this annual event.
The organizers of our country’s greatest ongoing ‘protestival’ and NORML ask you to join the organization in making a timely donation in support of the 2006 Seattle Hempfest.
Your tax-deductible donation to the NORML Foundation will be donated directly to the Seattle Hempfest.
NORML’s founder and Legal Counsel Keith Stroup and I (along with numerous NORML chapter leaders and board members) will be representing NORML this year at Hempfest and we all invite you to join us in experiencing an amazing and liberating two days in Seattle.
Again, this is THE pro-marijuana music, arts/crafts and free speech event in our country - and, in fact, the world. The entire event is free for the public and hundreds of volunteers donate thousands of hours to make this incredible event happen. Hempfest depend on donations from the general public to cover the $180,000 annual budget to produce the two-day event.
I hope some people with more money than me are able to help out.
