Talk:OM Festival

message: There is no discussion of why Om was discontinued, it should be mentioned (and I'm curious). 24.84.201.120 04:34, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:Om community.png

message: I think it's high time we clean up this page. Some valid concerns raised regarding content, which I hope to address, either myself or by soliciting participation from the community.
IMHO, it's important to draw a distinction between the OM Festival and the OM reunion project, as well as between SumKidz and Suma. While there are a few core organizers who continued to provide support (mentoring, guidance and direct involvement), both the events and group are distinct.  This is alluded to, but the use of photos from 2007 muddy the waters.  I will have to dig into the vault to find some images and have them posted under creative commons.
While I agree the language of the post is somewhat biased in favour of the festival, please help me point out the weasel words so I can find a better, more genuine and fact-based approach.
Finding references to cite from 1998 - 2004 will be challenging, but I guess will help shape the content.
here are some:
http://home.comcast.net/~star6n789/orbold.html - press release regarding Andy Hughes (of the Orb) being confirmed for OM 2000's prime time (which I enjoyed thoroughly)
(searching through the NOW archive - will look through other publications later)
https://nowtoronto.com/lifestyle/fashion/my-style-2001-08-30/ - fashion, marketplace
https://nowtoronto.com/music/clubs/my-week-in-the-clubs-2001-12-20/ - IV lounge regular hangouts frequented by OM folks
https://nowtoronto.com/music/peace-planner/ - spoken word, relationship with M-Do, Toronto Tabla Ensenble and Ritesh Das
https://nowtoronto.com/music/concert-critics-picks/ - mention by Matt Galloway in 2003. Maybe he would be a good person to get some ideas for content from
https://nowtoronto.com/news/features/madame-butterfly/ - piece about Julia "Butterfly" Hill
https://nowtoronto.com/news/letters-to-the-editor/letters-to-the-editor-2003-06-19/ - response by Heidi Eisenhauer, former SumKidz member, co-founder of the Kind Kitchen community kitchen that served the festival and continues on to serve the Om Reunion Project under the leadership of Silas
https://nowtoronto.com/news/features/splendour-in-the-grass/ - poetic recollection of OM 2003
https://nowtoronto.com/news/letters-to-the-editor/letters-to-the-editor-2003-07-10/ - opinion about integrity
https://nowtoronto.com/news/letters-to-the-editor/letters-to-the-editor-2003-07-17/ - opinion about inclusivity
(exclaim)
http://exclaim.ca/Music/article/om_festival-killaloe_on_-_june_20_to_22
http://exclaim.ca/Music/article/om_festival-paisley_on_-_june_18_to_21
http://exclaim.ca/Music/article/sleeper_of_year-2001_year_in_review
(laser FX site)
http://www.laser-fx.com/ShowReports/OM2000/OM2000ArtPix.html
http://www.laser-fx.com/ShowReports/OM2000/OM2000PtyPix.html
(posts that show the DJ lineups, etc)
http://www.homeofpoi.com/us/community/ubbthreads.php/topics/135482/Re_OM_Summer_Solstice_Festival.html - mostly by Bethany Hope Wilson
I'll come back and distill these into the article as references to support the history, ideology, intention, criticism, etc. For my disclosure, please see my user page.Blairsuther7and (talk) 07:07, 18 March 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cleanup & alignment with Wiki standards