Phil Lesh to play benefit for RAN April 30, 2013!

It’s sure to be a spectacular evening in the ‘Grate’ Room at Terrapin Crossroads, Phil Lesh’s new venue on the canals of San Rafael. We’ll kick off with critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Harper Simon, followed by the legendary Phil Lesh himself jamming with the Terrapin Family Band. Join us for a VIP reception at 6:30 with [...]

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REVEL 2011 Rocked!

For Californians who care about the environment, the rager of the year is most certainly Rainforest Action Network’s annual benefit REVEL. Naomi Klein and The Yes Men were honored with World Rainforest Awards as the California Academy of Sciences glittered with stingray pools, stiltwalkers, and California’s most cutting-edge minds getting in some serious bonding time. It [...]

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Amazon Victory Party & Fundraiser at Lake Chalet on May 25th, 2011

What a party we created to celebrate a most-significant milestone in our efforts to hold oil-giant Chevron accountable! Thank you for celebrating with us, our Ecuadorian allies and our terrific hosts Lara and Gar Trupelli and their Lake Chalet staff!

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Giving To RAN: Lara And Gar Truppelli

Lara and Gar Truppelli are longtime Rainforest Action Network enthusiasts and supporters. We had an incredible time with them last March when they threw an epic 25th anniversary party for RAN at The Lake Chalet in Oakland, California. Lara and Gar hosted us with such grace: the food was fabulous, the vibe was unbeatable, and the [...]

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Did you REVEL for RAN’s birthday?

REVEL, RAN’s 25th birthday party was a smashing success on Thursday night, as almost 500 people came together to celebrate a quarter century of activism and victories challenging the power of corporations over our democracy and our environment. California jam band the Mother Hips got people on the floor dancing and Grateful Dead alum and [...]

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BP still finds time to party

Here’s an update from our friends at Platform in London, England. Platform is shining a spotlight on BP’s corporate sponsorship of the Arts. For the past 20 years, Tate Britain – arguably Britain’s leading art gallery – has been taking money from BP, in exchange for promoting the BP brand at the Tate gallery’s cultural [...]

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RAN loves New York. New York loves RAN.

At Chris Noth’s wood paneled Plumm Club in New York this Saturday, the crowd ran thick with RAN friends, old and new. This was the second (now annual!) benefit hosted by the actor of Sex in the City and Law and Order fame, who spoke passionately about his personal commitment to taking real action that [...]

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