“So, we’re looking into attending PAPA Festival,” said our friend Anna a couple months back. She wasn’t really able to explain what the festival was, but by the end of the conversation we were intrigued enough to look into it. After checking out the website we still weren’t sure what to expect at the People Against Poverty and Apathy Festival, but we decided to join Anna and Bob and their three kids for the long weekend two hours south of Chicago. Here’s the description from the website,
The People Against Poverty and Apathy Festival is a convergence of communities and movements coming together to share, dream, and create. We will be camping out in a farmer’s field in IL, a few hours outside of Chicago. This little village of subversive friendships is where we spend some time conspiring in learning workshops, making music and worshipping God, telling stories over campfires, and hiking through the woods.
Maggie thinks it’s going to be a Christian hippie festival. She might be right. Regardless, I’m interested to experience it.
I’ve got a couple of posts lined up for while were gone and next week I’ll let you know how things went at PAPA Fest. I’m assuming we’ll have some stories to tell.
David W. Swanson 
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