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PSU Sponsors Local Hip-Hop Activism Conference on Dec 2
What:
“Moving to the Beat” (M2B), a documentary film on hip-hop activism, will be the centerpiece of a multimedia conference at Portland State University. The goal of the conference is to build local support and dialogue about the documentary, which seeks to bridge Africa and America through hip-hop music. Events include “Hip-Hop Lyrics 101” taught by local hip-hop group Rebel Soulz and Abdul Fofanah, African Refugee Youth coordinator; a hip-hop performance by Rebel Soulz; and a rough-cut screening of “Moving to the Beat” followed by a keynote speaker, professor Georgia M. Roberts, a hip-hop scholar from the University of Washington. The producer of the film, Jan Haaken, PSU professor of Psychology and producer of M2B, will moderate the evening. Haaken and participants in the documentary are available for comment prior to the event.
When:
Saturday, December 2, 2006
2 – 4 p.m. – “Hip Hop Lyrics 101” in the Multicultural Center, room 228
4:30 – 6:30 p.m. – Dinner break with a hip-hop performance by Rebel Soulz, first floor
7 p.m. – Screening of “Moving to the Beat” and keynote address, room 228
Where:
Smith Memorial Student Union (1825 SW Broadway), various locations
Cost:
Free and open to the public.
Contact:
For details, contact Jan Haaken, 503-725-3967 or email haakenj@pdx.edu.
Background:
“Moving to the Beat” focuses on young hip-hop artists living in Portland, Ore. and Freetown, Sierra Leone. Through this democratic musical form, young people are able to speak out against social injustice, to share information on important issues such as HIV/AIDS, and to recover a sense of creativity, solidarity, and hope for the future. As a result, a growing number of youth are rejecting guns in favor of lyrical “ammunition.” The event is sponsored by the Associate Students of PSU Speakers Board and the departments of Black Studies, Psychology, Sociology and Women’s Studies.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (#06-134)
“Moving to the Beat” (M2B), a documentary film on hip-hop activism, will be the centerpiece of a multimedia conference at Portland State University. The goal of the conference is to build local support and dialogue about the documentary, which seeks to bridge Africa and America through hip-hop music. Events include “Hip-Hop Lyrics 101” taught by local hip-hop group Rebel Soulz and Abdul Fofanah, African Refugee Youth coordinator; a hip-hop performance by Rebel Soulz; and a rough-cut screening of “Moving to the Beat” followed by a keynote speaker, professor Georgia M. Roberts, a hip-hop scholar from the University of Washington. The producer of the film, Jan Haaken, PSU professor of Psychology and producer of M2B, will moderate the evening. Haaken and participants in the documentary are available for comment prior to the event.
When:
Saturday, December 2, 2006
2 – 4 p.m. – “Hip Hop Lyrics 101” in the Multicultural Center, room 228
4:30 – 6:30 p.m. – Dinner break with a hip-hop performance by Rebel Soulz, first floor
7 p.m. – Screening of “Moving to the Beat” and keynote address, room 228
Where:
Smith Memorial Student Union (1825 SW Broadway), various locations
Cost:
Free and open to the public.
Contact:
For details, contact Jan Haaken, 503-725-3967 or email haakenj@pdx.edu.
Background:
“Moving to the Beat” focuses on young hip-hop artists living in Portland, Ore. and Freetown, Sierra Leone. Through this democratic musical form, young people are able to speak out against social injustice, to share information on important issues such as HIV/AIDS, and to recover a sense of creativity, solidarity, and hope for the future. As a result, a growing number of youth are rejecting guns in favor of lyrical “ammunition.” The event is sponsored by the Associate Students of PSU Speakers Board and the departments of Black Studies, Psychology, Sociology and Women’s Studies.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (#06-134)
