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solar-powered music
festival
JULY 6-7, 2019
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Welcome!
WEAYAYA
is Sioux for "setting sun" that
symbolizes the end
of one era, and the dawn
of a new age.
The Weayaya Solar Powered Music
Festival was inaugurated in
2013 to
demonstrate the role of solar energy in fueling
a new
reality, to promote Alberta talent,
and to prove that solar
technology is a
viable alternative to petroleum, coal, and
nuclear energy. "...we should spend every spare
dollar on
developing ourselves as a new
energy province, so that when
the time
comes...we can be ready."
- Corb Lund (Alberta Views, October 2011) *.
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That was almost a decade
ago! The key is, indeed,
for Alberta to be a
NEW-energy province. For
the past seventy-plus
years, Alberta has been
hailed as a major energy
producer. Our potential
does not end with oil,
gas and coal - we need
to change the source of
our electrons. We need
to change NOW: the
continued decline in the
oil and gas sector of
our economy makes it
necessary to change the
focus of energy
production.
Music is an integral
part of the concept of
Weayaya: it possesses
the ability to draw
souls together: it
inspires, uplifts,
rejuvenates, and gives
us the courage to move
forward. We hope to
harness the power of
music with the power of
the sun to unite
pioneering spirit with
native stewardship to
provide the impetus for
change. As Pete Seeger
said, "There is a lot of
good music in this world
and if used right, it
may help to save the
planet."
* "The Long View" by
Shannon Phillips |
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©2015 Weayaya.
All rights reserved.
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