The Movement that Stopped a Highway

As you are here today, we invite you to help us build a wall of HOPE. To think about what this festival is founded on. We started this festival in a celebration of success, when a group of local activists, over many years WON and stopped a 6 lane highway extension from coming right through this very park you are standing in. 

That’s right my friends, The Stop the Highway Movement WON. This may be one of the most profound local activism success stories you will hear about. One that won in the 11th hour, after years of organizing, protesting, lobbying and working to stop a highway that would have impacted our community in a very major way. The project had already begun to impact our community through demolition, easements and eminent domain.