Protecting Joshua Tree National Park From a Century of Trash
Rockin' For Joshua Tree
A ROCK N' ROLL BENEFIT CONCERT IN SUPPORT OF EFFORTS TO STOP THE EAGLE MOUNTAIN DUMP
EARTH DAY WEEKEND
FRIDAY April 18 & SATURDAY APRIL 19, 2008
4:00 – 10:00 PM
PAPPY & HARRIET'S
PIONEERTOWN, CA
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“Raw Trash Cannonball” | 30 second audio clip produced by New Moon Records |
We hope you can join us for a weekend of music, art, raffles, and dancing under a nearly full moon at Pappy & Harriet’s for the benefit to protect Joshua Tree National Park and Desert Communities from a Century of Los Angeles’ garbage. Rockin’ for Joshua Tree is a fund raising campaign of artists & activists merging to stop the proposed Eagle Mountain dump. Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Eric Burdon successfully launched the campaign with an Earth Day benefit concert in Palm Springs in 2000 to support the decades long battle to Stop the Eagle Mountain Dump.
Support the Folks Supporting us,check out their websites, and listen to the music
The MC’s
- Returning as Rockin' For Joshua Tree, Host EMCEE, Gary Daignault sponsored by Z107.7, along with MC's . . .
- Julia Boyd
- Barbara Buckland
- Judy Wishart
- Ted Quinn
The Performers
- Sin City All Stars & Special Guests: http://www.myspace.com/thesincityallstars
- Tim Easton: www.myspace.com/timeaston
- The Hickmen: http://www.thehickmen.com
- Chris Laterzo and Buffalo Robe: www.chrislaterzo.com
- ReallyShooo Zydeco: www.myspace.com/reallyshooomusic
- Shawn Mafia: www.shawnmafia.com
- The Sibleys: www.myspace.com/thesibleys
- UNHERD: www.myspace.com/unherdonline
- Bobby Garcia:
- Rabbits With Bad Habits:
Acoustic Acts
- Barbara Buckland: www.barbarabuckland.com
- Vickie Hill: www.myspace.com/vickihillcountry
- Lance Palmer: www.myspace.com/thedeadrebels
- Ted Quinn: www.myspace.com/tedquinn
- Pat Goreman:
- JB
We will be raffling off a stay at the Joshua Tree Rock House and the 29 Palms Inn along with beautiful artwork donated by the talented local artists of the Morongo Basin. RICK HIESTAND will set up his telescope for folks to look into the galaxy.
Tickets will be sold at the door. Tickets for the event (both days) are $35.00, and for either Friday or Saturday $25 a ticket. We are providing a discount for the under 21 concert goers on Friday for $10.00, with I.D.
The Eagle Mountain Dump threatens Joshua Tree National Park, the already threatened desert tortoise, among other native desert plants & animals. Designated wilderness areas will be littered with Southern California's garbage, scarce water resources of the Chuckwalla Valley & Joshua Tree National Park will be depleted, air quality will be degraded with 5,000 plus tons of air pollution annually, and the last remaining designated Class I airshed in the continental United States will be ruined. All for garbage.
BACKGROUND: The proposed dump at Eagle Mountain would parade trash trains and trash trucks carrying 40 million pounds of garbage daily, rumbling from Los Angeles through the Coachella Valley for the next 117 years, to be deposited at the doorstep of Joshua Tree National Park.
Riverside County first approved the dump in 1992. Environmentalists challenged the approvals successfully in California Superior Court, and in 1994 the project lost all approvals, and was back to step one. In 1997, Kaiser Ventures and Mine Reclamation Corporation (MRC) produced a new environmental report (EIR) and again was successfully challenged in Superior Court. This time, Riverside County Board of Supervisors and Kaiser/MRC appealed the decision, and on May 7, 1999, the Appeals Court overturned the Lower Court's ruling. Opponents filed a Petition For Review in the California Supreme Court. We were joined in that effort through "Friends of the Court" letters from then California Attorney General Bill Lockyer, Joshua Tree National Park Former Park Superintendent Ernest Quintana, the Sierra Club, California Advocates for Wildlife (CLAW), Mountain Lion Foundation, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Planning and Conservation League, Southwest Center for Biodiversity, Earthlaw, and others. In July 1999, the California Supreme Court denied our request for a hearing. A Federal lawsuit was filed by the Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice (CCAEJ) the Desert Protection Society and, Larry & Donna Charpied in 1999, challenging the land exchange granted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), among other issues of law. NPCA filed a companion suit in 2000. On September 21, 2005, Federal Court Judge Robert Timlin ruled in environmentalists’ favor and reversed the exchange of land between the BLM and the Polluters, and ruled on National Environmental Quality Act violations. The Government and the Polluters appealed Judge Timlin’s awesome decision to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. The case was heard on December 6, 2006, and we await the Appeals Court decision.
This legal action became more critical with the efforts by the Los Angeles Sanitation District in negotiating with Kaiser/MRC to purchase the Eagle Mountain dump for its own use. Riverside County and Joshua Tree National Park will become the dumping ground for LA's waste, with Riverside County and National Park Service having little if any control over the dump once LA owns it. LA Sanitation Districts purchased the dump for $41 million dollars, being held in escrow pending the resolution of the lawsuits. For more information see www.ccaej.org and click the Desert Communities Protection Campaign.
If you like good ole rock n' roll or are concerned about our desert environment, join us for a fun weekend and support a good cause in Rockin' For Joshua Tree. For more information call Donna Charpied (760) 574-1887 or email donna.c@ccaej.org. Donations to support the legal battle can also be made. Checks should be made payable to CCAEJ, earmarked for Stop The Eagle Mountain Dump, mailed to Donna Charpied/CCAEJ PO Box 397, Desert Center, Ca. 92239. CCAEJ is a non-profit organization under IRS Section 501(c)(3). All donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.
Protecting Joshua Tree National Park From a Century of Trash
Now is your chance to win a 2 night stay
at the 29 Palms Inn!
Tickets cost $50.00 and we have limited the sales to 200 to increase your chances of winning.
A two day two night stay for two includes a complementary dinner for two, tour of the Oasis and music. The 29 Palms Inn was recently rated top 10 Inns by Sunset Magazine.
A Romantic getaway in the California Mojave Desert. Natural oasis at Joshua Tree National Park. Friendly collection of adobe bungalows and historic wood frame cabins. Fine restaurant with fresh-picked vegetables from our Garden. Picturesque setting with fan palms, palo verde, mesquite, and an oasis lagoon.
Not your usual hotel or motel accommodations ~ The 29 Palms Inn is located on the only privately owned natural Oasis in the High Desert - The Oasis of Mara - which it shares with the Joshua Tree National Park Headquarters off Hwy 62. The Inn is situated on 30 acres of natural preserve.
Only 200 tickets will be sold to increase your chances of winning! The winner will be announed during the Rockin' For Joshua Tree Benefit Concert at Pappy & Harriet's on April 18th & 19th. CCAEJ is a 501(c)(3) not for profit Organization. All proceeds go to the Eagle Mountain Dump lawsuit.
Disclaimer: You must book your stay by December 31, 2008
The Dark and Bottle Rooms are a recent acquisition and are part of the original structure of Irene's Historic Adobe. At one time The Bottle Room was Irene's Studio and is decorated in a bottle motif with bottles built into the walls. They have been beautifully restored with art from many local artists giving them loads of hand crafted charm. The spacious bathrooms have huge claw foot tubs to soak in after a day of touring the murals of Twentynine Palms. They both have deliciously comfy queen beds for relaxing after your hot bath. Pets are allowed in these rooms.
Apache Plume is one of the original Adobe Bungalows. Built in 1934 by the Stubbs brothers, the thick adobe walls provide insulation during the warm desert days and cold nights to keep it comfy at all times. There is also a fireplace for those cold winter nights when you want a romantic evening by a blazing fire. The room has a queen-sized bed, a private sun patio, a bathroom with a shower, and a marvelous view of the desert to the north and the mountains of the Joshua Tree National Park to the west. Decorated with creations by local artists, Apache Plume is one of our most popular rooms. Pets are allowed in this room.
To see more beautiful photos and read about this wondrous establishment please visit their website: www.29palmsinn.com.
We send a very special thank you to Jane & Paul Smith & Heidi Grunt for donating a stay at their prized establishment to help us STOP THE EAGLE MOUNTAIN DUMP !
To purchase your ticket send a $50.00 check or money order made payable to CCAEJ, and send it to:
Donna Charpied, CCAEJ
PO Box 397
Desert Center CA 92239
Now is your chance to win a 3 night stay
at the Joshua Tree Rock House!
Tickets cost $50.00 and we have limited the sales to 200 to increase your chances of winning.
A 3 night stay for up to four people at the famous Joshua Tree Rock House.The ultimate Joshua Tree hideaway. This unique piece of history has been home to artists, musicians and climbers for decades. Cozy and romantic for couples.
Only 200 tickets will be sold to increase your chances of winning! The winner will be announed during the Rockin' For Joshua Tree Benefit Concert at Pappy & Harriet's on April 18th & 19th. CCAEJ is a 501(c)(3) not for profit Organization. All proceeds go to the Eagle Mountain Dump lawsuit.
Disclaimer: A security deposit will be required upon booking and returned after your stay.
Living Room - Sunny with great views, bay window and a huge built-in fireplace. The corner units on the left can be used as a full and a twin bed.
The kitchen is fully equipped and the dining table seats 8 comfortably. The kitchen door leads to a huge private brick patio with a fire pit. The cozy cook stove is fully functional.
The bathroom is amazing. Made of brick and stone with pine cabinets, it has a huge wood stove that turns it into a sauna. The sunken tub has a built-in shower and plenty of hot water.
Sunrise at the Rock House.
Twin Bed in Stone Room.
The Master Bedroom fireplace is visible in the background.
A full bed is also tucked into the green alcove on the left.
To see more beautiful photos and read about the unique Joshua Tree Rock House, please visit their website: www.jtrockhouse.com
We send a very special thank you to Mr. Bill Gallen for donating his prized establishment to help us STOP THE EAGLE MOUNTAIN DUMP !
To purchase your ticket send a $50.00 check or money order made payable to CCAEJ, and send it to:
Donna Charpied, CCAEJ
PO Box 397
Desert Center CA 92239
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Rockin' for Joshua Tree a Complete Success!! For immediate release: April 30, 2008 Contact: People traveled far and wide to Pappy & Harriet's in Pioneertown on Earth Day weekend April 18 & 19th to support Rockin' For Joshua Tree, a campaign to protect Joshua Tree National Park and Desert Communities from a century of Los Angeles’ trash. The legendary rock star, Eric Burdon kicked off the campaign in 2000 to raise money and expand support for the battle against the dump and raise awareness to that fact that the dump, if built, would bring 40 million pounds of garbage daily for the next 100 years and deposit it on the doorstep of Joshua Tree National Park. The entertainment was non-stop, professionally emceed by desert radio's Gary Daignault along with Julia Boyd. The music was everything from folk to rock & roll to zydego music starring THE SIN CITY ALL STARS, TIM EASTON, BOBBY GARCIA, CHRIS LATERZO & BUFFALO ROBE, THE HICKMEN, RABBITS WITH BAD HABITS, REALLYSHOOO ZYDECO, SHAWN MAFIA, THE SIBLEYS, UNHERD, and A great line up of acoustic acts included TED QUINN, CHRIS LATERZO, BARBARA BUCKLAND, VICKIE HILL, AND PAT GORMAN. Rick Heistand and friends set up 6 telescopes with virtual reality technology and people “viewed the moon like I never have before”a thrilled high school student exclaimed. Saturday night, emcee Gary Daignault drew the winning raffle tickets for a stay at the Joshua Tree Rock House and the 29 Palms Inn. The winners are local activist Chase Morning and San Bernardino activist Susanna Negrete. What makes this benefit concert even more special is that everybody, to borrow the line from a song, “played real good and for free”. The concert raised over $20,000.00 in ticket, Inn raffles, posters, tee shirts, art auction, donations from individuals, and in-kind donations. Our work has just begun, “we not only raised a tidy sum of money to go towards the successful Federal lawsuit that was appealed by the Government and the Polluters, we also made good contacts for the next ROCKIN' FOR JOSHUA TREE benefit event”, says Donna Charpied, one of the event's organizers. For more info on the dump see www.ccaej.org and for more info on Rockin’ For Joshua Tree see www.rockinforjoshuatree.org hosted by CCAEJ. Donations are needed, appreciated and tax deductible. The Law Office of Stephan Volker has done a yoeman's job of keeping LA's trash from Joshua Tree National Park and Desert Communities. Although Mr. Volker provides his services at a discounted rate due to the public interest nature of the case, the invoices do add up. Make checks payable to: CCAEJ, earmark for Eagle Mountain dump and send to: | |||||
