1st Annual International Hip Hop Activism Conference

1st Annual International Hip Hop Activism Conference Augsburg College February 20 to 21, 2015 __ Feb 20 7pm to 10pm - March and Hip Hop Show - Mayday Books to Common Table, Minneapolis, MN, USA https://www.facebook.com/events/722627531186126/?ref=br_tf Feb 21 8:30am to 6:30pm - 2nd Floor, Christensen Center Building, 2211 Riverside Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, USA Conference webpage: http://savethekidsgroup.org/?p=5616 #HipHopActivismConference _________________________ This event is FREE to all and open to the public like all Hip Hop should be. _________________________ In reaction to systemic U.S. police brutality toward People of Color, the global mass demonstrations for Mike Brown and Eric Garner, and the many unknown victims of police brutality, this conference wants to mobilize and organize those involved in Hip Hop to work to end these acts and systems of violence, torture, and oppression. Taking place on February 21 to observe the horrific assassination of Malcolm X in 1965, this conference is dedicated to the history, research, practice, and theory of Hip Hop activism. The conference will host workshops, roundtables, teach-ins, panels, and lectures. We plan for this conference to be a mixture of political analysis and practical street-line skill building. Hip Hop activism uses the four elements of Hip Hop for justice and peace and is most often concerned with defending youth, self-expression, and claiming space. The topics that Hip Hop activism most often covers include, but is not limited to, police brutality, the war on drugs, mass incarceration, racism, poverty, education, and the criminalization of Hip Hop culture. All are invited to attend and present, and we hope to make this a yearly event held at different locations across the globe. 8:00pm - Twin Cities Dilla Day https://www.facebook.com/events/795552197172346/ _____________________________________ Presentation Questions: Dr. Anthony J. Nocella II - 315-657-2911, nocellat@yahoo.com Space, Direction, and Campus Logistics: Reies Romero 651-270-7592, romeror@augsburg.edu Media: Dr. Kim Socha - 651-272-8982, kimberlyannsocha@gmail.com _____________________________________ Host: Augsburg College Save the Kids Sponsors: Twin Cities Save the Kids University of Minnesota Save the Kids Progress Foundation Prosaic Minds Movement Academy for Peace Education Institute for Critical Animal Studies, North America The Minnesota Hip Hop Coalition Institute for Hip Hop Activism Journal of Hip Hop Studies Arissa Media Group _____________________________________