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somerset / corporations / news report Wednesday July 01, 2009 07:41 by skeptic   text 5 comments (last - wednesday july 22, 2009 02:20)   image 1 image
You may have been given the impression that the Big Green Gathering was revivived by benefit gigs at Trinity, but it seems that according to the article below in Corporate Watch it now is indirectly funded by Right -Wing Billionaire Phillip Anschutz.

The full story of how a management buy out by the existing board is quite shocking, and means the big green gathering is now on an ethical par with money grabbing festivals like "Bloodstock".

I guess the worst thing about this is that it has been kept a secret - many of those working in the campaigns field will be angry that they are now helping promote , whether all those crystal healers and purveyors of the lifestyle bullshit which is unfortunatley part of the big green will remain to be seen. read full story / add a comment
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