Hip Hop Congress

Weekly Update o4.27.o5

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN CHICAGO!!!!:
The Fourth Annual International Hip Hop Congress Conference will be in Chicago this year from June 23rd to the 26th. We are really excited to see everyone there this year as we continue to build as an organization. The conference is a great time to get new ideas, contribute to incredible cultural events, as well as chart the future for the Hip Hop Congress.

This year is extremely important as we will be revisiting our Mission Statement.

Book your flights soon. I booked mine for the wrong weekend so make sure you get there on Thursday June 23rd and leave on Sunday June 26th or later.

Point of Interest: We will be creating a mission statement and having our national meeting on Friday so if you are a chapter board member or connected to a chapter and want to be involved in this exciting/integral process, please make sure to be in by Thursday evening.

Questions? Hit Jordan (jordan@hiphopcongress.com) or Ron: (ron@hiphopcongress.com).

Here is the itinerary:
Thursday, June 22
Evening Kick-off. Networking and Building Session. Opening comments. Awards.

Friday, June 24th
Day:
HHC Mission and National Meetings. Workshops and Panels
Evening: Social Event/Party

Saturday, June 25th
10AM – Sunset: Huge Festival with performances, element areas, outdoor workshops.
Evening: Social Event/Party

Sunday, June 26th
Park Jam w. HHC members and Coalition Members

TEXAS STATE NAMED CAMPUS ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR!
Hey what’s up this past weekend the Hip Hop Congress received four awards for our activities at Texas State. One of the four was Over All Org of the Year! Big up to the Congress for that. Our Prez also got an award for Man of the Year. Big ups to Ernst Bernard chapter head. We just had our last meeting and elected new officers for next year. We’re already getting ready for next year’s events.

USC:
What up from Hip Hop Congress! What’s the deal everybody?! Can you believe it? The semester is nearly over people. The final days are upon us. Unfortunately, this will be the last email of the semester for ‘SC. And, on top of that, there will be no meeting this week for HHC. But don’t worry, there are a grip of shows coming up in the next two weeks for anyone happening to be in the LA area, of which HHC here at ‘SC will be repping. And we’ve also hit up our members with an article we thought they may enjoy, entitled “Somethings to Ponder: When is Old School Too Old to Play” an article by DaveyD.

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Weekly Update o4.15.o5

4th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL HIP HOP CONGRESS CONFERENCE:
Wow, we gotta come up with a more succinct name.

The Conference this year will be our best one yet. So much fun in fact that we had to add an extra day! What would you expect from the Hip Hop Congress?

With a focus on the cultural aspects of Hip Hop, the conference will be held in Chicago, IL this year and promises a lot of fun.

Here is a very general, tentative itinerary. But get your plane tickets or bus tickets or hitchhiking thumbs ready because this will be a weekend that your kids will be asking about.

Thursday
6-9: Something with deep dish pizza and beer.
10-2: Some sort of after party.

Friday
12-6: Performances, tours of Chicago, games of UNO
7-9: Dinner somewhere.
10-2: Night Performances

Saturday
12-2 Workshop round 1
2-4 Workshops round 2
4-9 Dinner and Chapter Meeting
10–2: Night Event 3

Sunday
Bboy Battle

You deserve nice things. So book your flights now. Southwest has cheap ones.

INDIANA:
We got a nice week here at IU during the Little 500. HHC sponsored events include The Roots, Def Poetry Showcase, and Snacky Chan. Other groups on campus are bringin in Young Buck, Coolie, and Naughty By Nature. The bars are bringing in Rahzel, ?uestlove to DJ, as well as Living Legends and J-Live to perform. The next 5 days are gonna be one fantastic voyage on OPP!!!

Also let me introduce you all to next year’s chapterhead, Alex P.. He is a lil shorter buts sounds a lot like Alex F. But we love him just the same!! He will be taking over the duties of writing updates and answer questions like “Where is Indiana”, “What should I wear in Indiana”, and “Is there really Hip Hop in Indiana” (all from Christina). He’s a great dood and shoot him a welcoming email at djxander4life@yahoo.com. I am sure he will include a better intro of himself next week.

Peace
Aaron

TEXAS STATE:
Hey what’s up this pass Friday a group of the Hip Hop Congress members participated in a panel discussion at the Texas Association of Black Personnel in Higher Education state conference. We talked about the effects of Hip Hop on our college careers. We took questions and we also had members recite spoken word, free style, break dance, etc. It was definitely a bonding experience for all members who participated.

This Sat. Hip Hop Congress will also be participating in Bobcat Day. Bobcat Day is an event that allows future students come and take tours of the campus and brows different organizations.

Hip Hop Congress was nominated for a couple of awards for an activities organization on campus and the community. One is for the Organization of the Year. Big ups for the Congress on that! The awards show will be April 23rd.

The Congress is doing big things.

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Weekly Update o4.o6.o5

GRINNELL:
Whas up Congress?! We just got back from break but we have a load of events coming up. This Friday we have Chicago BeatBox coming in to do a performance. It should be off da hook. Next weekend is Chicago Poet Kevin Koval who will be doing a variety of workshops/discussions and a performance. Loras should hit us up if they want to come down for any of these events. Elena-communities chair

STRETCHIN IT:
hip-hop / theater / music / poetry / dance / community / cross-generational / artistry / heart & soul

Dear Naked Souls Family,
This collaboration has been long in the works, and we are very blessed to finally bring it to you. Naked Souls Artists Alliance and La Peña Cultural Center are teaming up for a night of live hip-hop, spoken word/poetry, soulful sounds, b-boys & b-girls, live painting, cross-generational community and DJ’s that are sure to get you movin

Peace, Love & Respect,
The NSAA Crew

04.08.2005 @ La Peña, 3105 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA
$10 general admission, $5 under 18
doors open 9pm, show begins @ 10pm
For more information email info@nakedsouls.com

Universoul and Soul Searchers Entertainment / Bay Area Urban Dance Crew
Audio Pharmacy (Kaotic Souls) / Mamaz / Abbye Atkinson
Live Painting by Naked Souls Visual Artists
DJ Noshun / DJ Offerings

The purpose of the NSAA is to build an alliance of conscious local Bay Area artists who think with their souls and act with their hearts. We are here to promote the careers of emerging visual, literary and performance artists by providing them with the space to express themselves and present their work to the community through a wide range of events such as Art Galleries, Open Mic’s, Special Feature Presentations and much more. We are open to various expressions of art that are oriented around diversity and community issues. Our goal is to become the ultimate connection between local upcoming artists and those who are in search of them.

To join our growing community of artists or to contact us for more information email info@nakedsouls.com.

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