Politics & Government

Bernie Sanders Rally in Prospect Park Will Double as Free Grizzly Bear Concert

The music is scheduled to start 3 p.m. Sunday near the Boathouse.

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Pictured: The Bernie Sanders rally Greenpoint last week.

PROSPECT PARK, BROOKLYN — Fresh off his rallies in Flatbush and Greenpoint last week, Sen. Bernie Sanders is headed to Prospect Park for a third Brooklyn rally on Saturday.

The rally will also feature appearances by Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard and actors Danny DeVito and Justin Long.

Perhaps his most impressive guests of the afternoon, though, will be the boys of rock band Grizzly Bear, who've made it no secret they're Team Bernie.

The Grizzly Bear concert is scheduled to last a full hour — from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. — before Sanders and other speakers take the stage.

Guests can enter the rally near the near the Boathouse on the park's east side.

The event is free, but the Sanders campaign is encouraging attendees to RSVP here.

I'm so optimistic and hopeful New York can change the tides. I've been following politics since I could vote at age 18...I first voted in '98 for Clinton because I grew up in a liberal family (and I'm so grateful I did) , I canvassed for Kerry and Obama, and I've phone banked for Bernie, but never before have I felt so inspired by a candidate' purity and integrity. So to me, I used to vote with my own interests at heart. This election had forced me to LEARN and EDUCATE myself in a way like no other has. Does my vote help or hurt civilians abroad? Does my vote contribute to the decimation of income inequality? Does my vote sit well within my global moral compass? Only one candidate will fight for what we need. @berniesanders ! I am a lucky privileged soul. I am the definition of privilege. I HATE that money defines policy and political sway. It decides what you see. It decides what you eat. It decides how we die. Money is not meant to be in politics. The fact that anyone , let alone a democrat can take money from privatized prisons is INSANE TO ME. You realize that means, prisons, make $$$ for locking people up. I hate to shit talk the other dem candidate Bc it doesn't ever help the argument. I just want you all to realize that by choosing Hillary we are accepting the corruption we've been desensitized to. We are allowing pointless wars. We are perpetuating a system that systematically makes it THAT much harder to get ahead as a woman or minority in politics. We are justifying a "game"...this is our country and our lives and it's not a game. Corporate greed will continue to destroy our water, our infrastructure , our middle class....our WORLD! We are not alone here. Please research the damage HRC has done to Libya and Honduras....think of those thousands of souls suffering and dying because of our solipsism and greed. We need reform. When you eat lunch tomorrow, you may not know it, but consider this...thanks to lobbyists we aren't entitled to know what GMO ingredients are in your food ...we are contributing to the decline of our health , our nation and the world. #berniesanders

A photo posted by Ed Droste (@edroste) on Apr 12, 2016 at 11:02pm PDT


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