Archive for January, 2008

Hip Hop & Politics–Now That’s Real Power!

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

1st Hip Hop & The Art of Political Activism Seminar

Saturday January 26th, 200811-5 pm at UAA Student Union

Knowledge is Power! Hip Hop & The Art of Political Activism Seminar Poster

Free. Free Food.

Ages 16-35

The Hip Hop Association Returns to Anchorage for this Blowout Event!

Featuring the 1st Hip Hop Artist Elected to Political Office & US Cultural Ambassador, George Martinez.

Spoken Word Poet & Entrepreneur Rolando Brown.

Live HIP HOP Theater with Hueman Prophets featuring DJ RBI

Check Them out: www.huemanprophets.com or on their Myspace

Why? Because Knowledge is Power!

Learn how to use hip hop to create political and social change

Get a real world education on how the political system works

Join Alaska Youth in a World Wide Movement of Youth Using Hip Hop To Change Their Communities

Workshops Offered-Click Here:

Be Heard.

OurTime 2008.

OurTime. Your Choice.

Make Your MARK.

To Register Click Here

Join us on: www.myspace.com/ourtime2008

Brought to you by:

Anchorage Urban League Young Professionals www.nul-anchorage.org

In Partnership with the Hip Hop Associationwww.hiphopassociation.org

Sponsored in Part by:

Alaska Humanities Forum and the National Endowment for the Humanities

Check out the Front Page Anchorage Daily News Article on the Anchorage Urban League Young Professionals

http://www.adn.com/newcity/story/262444.html

OurTime 2008-Make Your MARK!

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

OurTime 2008-Make Your MARK!

OurTime. Your Choice. Make Your MARK!

Join Alaska Youth in a World Wide Movement of Youth Using Hip-Hop for Social and Political Change.

What is OurTime 2008? It’s a youth based (ages 18-35) voter registration drive and political education program (16-35) using hip-hop to teach political process and how to use it to change your community.

Join the OurTime 2008 Street Team and become a part of 100 youth trained as voter registrars (fancy word that means you are empowered to register your friends and people in your community to vote). To join contact shayla@ourtime2008.com

OurTime. Your Choice.

Make Your MARK.