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In the Summer of Love in 1967, about 100,000 young people converged on Haight-Ashbury (San Francisco) creating a phenomenon of cultural and political rebellion. This is when the Flower children (hippies) first came into public awareness. They brought new ideas, ideals, behaviors, and styles of fashion to the world.

The flower children were long-haired, radical-looking young people who wanted a society based on freedom, love, peace, equality, beauty, and simplicity. They sought spontaneity, direct personal relations expressing love, and expanded consciousness.

Looking back on those times, I'm sure you will agree that our world can benefit now by following those same values.

The Mystic Academy Love Festival will be a celebration of those values. We want to bring back the genuine feeling of love and community that the flower children experienced -- to serve one another as a human family and to raise the consciousness of those we touch.

Help us to create a program for the Festival that will allow people to reach out and help one another. It is my vision that we use this Festival to raise consciousness, and party while we are doing it.

Please talk to others. Find a way that you, yourself, can contribute your time and energy. And, share your ideas with the committee -- StarRose Merlin, Jophiella Willis, Lailu Loon, and myself, Denon Kanto.

Let's affect our world!