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Dear Good People of the Community,
One Family Inc. presents:
We Got Your Back: a Benefit to Fight for Rajnii Eddins
Fri. June 1st
7-11pm
Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center
104 17th Ave. S
Seattle , Wa 98144
(206) 684-4757
All Ages
$10 or $5 w/ Student ID
Hosts – Matt Gano & Kyle Ricci
Open Mic
Performances by -
GodSpeed
Alpha P
Sista Hailstorm
Kelly Montague
B.Y.C.
D.J. P & D.J. Miguel Rockwell (Clockwork)
Live Music by the One Family Inc. house band: Big World Breaks
Featuring –
Owuor Arunga & Jason Chambliss – trumpet
Jabrille Williams – guitar
Amos Miller – keys
Camilo Estrada – bass
Ivan Galvez – percussion
Aaron Walker-Loud – drums / director
+ more…
www.myspace.com/onefamilyinc
www.myspace.com/bigworldbreaks
It’s been reported in Real Change, The Seattle Weekly, The PI, as well as King 5.
On April 5th Rajnii Eddins, a local teaching artist and youth mentor was unjustly arrested for asking questions on behalf of a Rainier Beach student. As a result he now faces the false charge of obstruction of a public official!
On April 10th the community came in full-force as more than 75 people gathered at the King County courthouse in support against the questionable arrest and charge of Mr. Eddins. Now he needs your assistance…in order to stand up to this injustice we must have consistent community support.
JOIN US! Tuesday May 29th, @ 9am in courtroom 1102 at the King County Courthouse (5th and James – Downtown Seattle)
We need your support! Let’s pack the house! Only unified community response will make the difference – let’s keep the pressure on! For more info go to myspace.com/rajniicares.
Thank you for your support
– please spread the word to everyone!
Sincerely,
Aaron Walker-Loud
Zach Self
One Family Inc.
THE WORLD IS YOURS!
LESS THAN A WEEK LEFT FOR THE LARGEST HIP-HOP FILM FESTIVAL!
SPONSORED BY JORDAN BRAND, XXL MAGAZINE, AFRICAN ANCESTRY, AND THE IMAGINASIAN THEATRE
Celebrating five years of Hip-Hop Cinema, Education, Art and Culture, the H2O [Hip-Hop Odyssey] International Film Festival (H2OIFF) will showcase the best of Hip-Hop Cinema and the Industry.
The festival jumps off with the a special screening and after-party for the feature documentary, Rock The Bells hosted by Bobbito Garcia at APT on Memorial Day, May 28.
The festival will officially take place from May 31, 2007 – June 17, 2007 at the ImaginAsian Theatre and other venues throughout New York City. This year’s festival movie line-up will include the premieres of Wu: The Story of the Wu-Tang, I Love Hip-Hop in Morocco, Waters Rising, Mr. Devious (South Africa), Guilty Or Innocent of Using the N Word (USA/UK), Holy Hip-Hop, Hiphopistan (Turkey), Unsigned, Ghostride The Whip: The Hyphy Movement, Frekuensia Colombiana, Living The Hiplife (USA/Ghana), Remixed In Japan, Skip Hop (Australia), South Coast (UK), and wtf: an okaymentary.
Hip-Hop enthusiasts will get an opportunity to engage in stimulating, thought-provoking panel discussions with over 50 avant-garde filmmakers, industry experts, community leaders, & historians. There will be full days devoted to the youth, women, social justice, Hip-Hop history, & the craft of filmmaking and self-distribution. Dozens of companies and organizations will participate, including Chuck D Mobile, Third World Newsreel, SOHH/FreshFlixx, The Ave Magazine, Listen Up!, Chica Luna, NY Women In Film & Television, African American Women in Cinema, SoonR, Breakthrough.TV, MXGM, Latin Nation, UrbanWord NYC, Video Music Box, Zulu Nation, & the Universal Federation for the Preservation of Hip-Hop.
Continue reading ‘The 5th Annual H2O [Hip-Hop Odyssey] International Film Festival’
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Vote Trax!
HHC ARTISTS TRAXAMILLION AND THE JACKA ON MTVU
Please help support Hip Hop Congress artists by voting for the video below on MTVU.
http://siccness.net/media/video/traxamillion_from_the_hood.mov
Voting instructions below!!!
How to Vote?
Votes for fans favorite video can be made online via our website http://www.mtvu.com/music/freshmen/
Fans can also vote via Mobile by TEXTING the word FRESHMEN to 22422 on their mobile phones
*Standard messaging rates apply
Every week a winner will be announced, and that winner will get a prime spot showcasing it’s victory on the website, along with a direct add into video rotation with specialized graphics the following week.
When to Vote?
Voting begins at 11am on Monday 5/14 and ends at 11:59am on Friday 5/18
Winners will be announced both online at mtvu.com and on-air beginning Monday 5/21 and will be added into mtvU’s video rotation immediately. As stated above, special tags and messaging will be attached to the winning video as well!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 14, 2007
CONTACT:
Raj Jayadev (408) 757-5875
San Jose Police Brutality and Racial Profiling of Filipino Family Condemned
Community Demands the District Attorney’s Office to Drop Charges
Against Family Members and Prosecute the Offending Officers
Immediately
WHAT: Press Conference — “Campaign Against Police Brutality and
Support Filipino Family” with speakers from the Asian Law Alliance,
Coalition for Justice and Accountability, and several local community
organizations
WHEN: TUESDAY, May 15, 2007, 12 noon
WHERE: Public assembly area outside of the Superior Court, 190 West
Hedding St, San Jose, CA, 95110
San Jose, CA– San Jose police officers used unnecessary excessive
force and racially profiled Marlo (18), Romel (25), and Marilou
Custodio(50), three unarmed Filipino residents of Evergreen Valley.
The beatings occurred in the Evergreen Valley lake area on February 5,
2007 around 7pm.
One officer slammed Marilou’s head against a police car three times.
Marilou is the single mother of Marlo and Romel and is employed in a
professional occupation. After experiencing the police beating, she is
suffering from post-traumatic anxiety.
Several officers physically brutalized Romel, age 25. Already
pacified, officers still used tasers on him. After the incident, Romel
sought medical treatment for the physical injury and excessive taser
burns. Also, an officer choked Marlo, age 18 and another kneed him in
the face.
“I’m appalled with police conduct against the Custodio family and
urge the District Attorney’s Office to drop charges against the family
members right away,” said Dr. Peter Chua, sociology professor at San
Jose State University. “This is a clear case of police misconduct and
hypocrisy. The police charged them with resisting arrest. The
offending officers should be facing criminal charges.”
“The San Jose Police Department has been under scrutiny recently for
its routine and systematic practice of racial profiling against the
Blacks and Latinos in the city and for use of excessive force against
poor, racial, and immigrant communities,” said Rowena Tomanang, member
of the Justice for Custodio Family Campaign and of MALAYA, a San Jose
Filipina women organization.
The Justice for Custodio Family Campaign supports the family members
who experienced police brutality and their struggle for genuine
justice and provides community education on racial profiling, know
your rights, and social justice. At present, participating local
organizations in the campaign include Filipino Youth Coalition (FYC),
MALAYA, Filipino Community Support (FOCUS), Silicon Valley De-Bug, and
the Coalition for Justice and Accountability as well many concerned
individuals.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE…
Intelligent Muzik is thrilled to announce a brand new partnership with independent sensation Shaman Work Recordings. They often say that when great minds get together even greater things are sure to follow, and this new and exciting partnership between Intelligent Muzik and Shaman Work will be no exception!
The first project that will be release from this union will be Wise Intelligent’s highly anticipated independent solo release “Wise Intelligent iz…The Talented Timothy Taylor†The album will be in stores on July 17th 2007…
The next single to be released from The Talented Timothy Taylor is the spectacular “I’m Him”. “I’m Him†is an undeniable testament that powerful music and intelligent rhymes are still the backbone and life blood of Hiphop culture. The Wisdom, Strength, and Beauty of this track hits you like a shotgun blast to your chest as soon as you hear the words … “Introducing the one and only…” The Talented Timothy Taylor has lyrically and sonically taken us deep into future by remaining true to the core principles upon which Hiphop culture was founded….
The track was produced by Masada and Wise Intelligent of HavKnotz Productions.
“I’m Him” smacks you right in the face and wakes you up to the reality that the rumors of Hiphop’s untimely demise have been greatly exaggerated…
Intelligent Muzik was founded in the spring of 2000 by Eugene “Gino†Stevens and Wise Intelligent of the Legendary Poor Righteous Teachers. Intelligent Muzik’s mission is to inject a pure and uncut dose of Intelligence, Talent, Unity, and Activism back into the bloodstream of Hiphop Culture and Rap Music. Intelligent Muzik will also maintain an ongoing campaign that employs cutting edge Hiphop music and culture to magnetize the youth toward positive attitudes and intelligent lifestyles. Wise Intelligent has declared that in 2007 and beyond that “It’s No Longer Smart to be DUMB!†The days of rhyming just for the sake of riddling are over, and since the people are crying out for music with some real power and substance Wise Intelligent is here to deliver. Wise’s message is very simple and straight to the point the God feels that the world would be a much better and safer place if the people would just listen to more INTELLIGENT MUZIK!
Shaman Work Recordings Shaman Work Recordings started as the brainchild of Divine Mind’s Chris “Rictor” Craft in the fall of 1999 while working towards a general science degree at Morehouse College in Atlanta. Shaman Work is one of several companies under the Crafted, LLC. umbrella, the direct result of a determined and restless entrepreneur attempting to make his mark in the music industry. The company began as one of several record labels under the Divine Mind network, a group that Craft founded with like-minded people he met during his studies at Morehouse College, including Lamar Gilliam who would later become co-owner of Shaman Work and Crafted, LLC. Shaman Work was officially launched in Summer of 2003 after gaining world wide distribution. Soon after John Robinson was named President of Shaman Work Recordings, Robinson aka Lil Sci is most known for his lead role in the world renowned underground Hip Hop crew Scienz of Life. Craft, Gilliam and Robinson also known as the “Triad” are definitely quickly becoming a force to keep an eye on within the independent music world. Shaman Work Recordings Ideas Manifested check us out online @ www.shamanwork.com
Intelligent Muzik is currently promoting: “Blessed be the Poor?†The UnMixtape
Shaman Work is currently promoting: CL Smooth ‘American Me’, John Robinson’s ‘The Leak Edition Vol. 2’, Wale Oyejide’s “Africahot!†& Scienz of Life’s “The Blaxploitation Sessionsâ€
For more information on Wise Intellignet/Intelligent Muzik and Shaman Work please visit: www.myspace.com/wiseintelligent / www.intelligentmuzik.com www.myspace.com/shamanwork
For all booking, press copies, interviews, and features for Wise Intelligent please contact Born Free at bornfree9@hotmail.com (please include mailing and email address plus direct contact names)
