Hip Hop Congress

Rockford Community

Hip Hop Congress of Rockford

Established 2008
Officers
Co-President: Vic (Midwest monsters)
contact:815-713-9838

Co-President: Brian (Bizeone)
contact:815-986-8153

Co-President: Berto (dotcom)
contact: 815-601-6979

Vice President: Joseph (Forest City Lumberjacks)
contact: JosephGoraz@gmail.com

Treasurer: TBA
Contact: email needs to be created

Secretary/Historian: DJ (www.foolblue.com)
contact: ice911@gmail.com

Media/Graphics 1: Ryan (Ryebread) (Forest City Lumberjacks)
contact: I4got190@yahoo.com

Media/Graphics 2: Mario (Midwest Monsters)
Contact: email needs to be created

Event Coordinator 1: Joseph (Forest City Lumberjacks)
contact: JosephGoraz@gmail.com

Event Coordinator 2: DJ (www.foolblue.com)
contact: ice911@gmail.com

Head Public Relations Officer/Recruitment Chair: Judah
Contact: email needs to be created

Public Relations Officer 1: Anthony Colletti (Fresco)
contact: dripnotic@gmail.com

Public Relations Officer 2: Strezz (Midwest Monsters)
Contact: email needs to be created

Public Relations Officer 3: Gary Hill (www.beetcafe.com)
contact: gary@beetcafe.com

Meetings
Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month
Location: Ncenter, 220 S. Madison, Rockford, il (Downtown)
Time: 7:30pm – 8:30pm
Age: All Ages
2nd Wednesday of the month: Organization Business Meeting
4th Wednesday of the month: Invitational Meeting (Movies, Forums, Open Mics, Poetry/Spoken Word, Classes, Special Guest, etc.)

Flyers

Flyers needed for every meeting (if not every meeting, at least the 4th Wednesday meetings). Each flyer needs a different design from the previous flyers. Flyers are handled by Media/Graphics

Events

Any event hosted under the hip hop congress of Rockford will be coordinated by the event coordinator(s). The event coordinator’s job is to help bring event options to the congress to be voted on and discussed. Event Coordinator will also coordinate 4th Wednesday meetings. Events will be recorded by the secretary for historical purposes.

T-shirts

Special Hip Hop Congress T-shirts by The Covert Empire (The Covert Empire may keep the profits)

Meeting Minutes

Minutes of the 2nd Wednesday Meetings will be recorded by the secretary.

Website

The National Hip Hop Congress needs The Hip Hop Congress of Rockford to pass on the national messages to our community. Since www.foolblue.com already displays the congress’ nation message, it will continue to do so. Soon, www.rockfordhhc.com will also point to www.foolblue.com. www.rockfordhhc.com will link to every hip hop site and MySpace site in the Rockford area.

Proposed Events

1.) Feb 2009 – BSA of Rock Valley College and Hip Hop Congress of Rockford – “What is wrong with hip hop in Rockford?” Forum (local and regional panelists)

2.) Rock/Hip hop show – Rockford,il – Nov. 15 2008

3.) Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18, 2009 – Spring Artscene 2009

4.) Spring 2009 – Beat battle/Producer Battle and Emcee Battle

5.) Summer 2009 – Waterfront

6.) Summer 2009 – Hip Hop Awareness Week (poetry/spoken word, art shows, forums, Grillz and Skillz, Bar-B-Q, etc.)

High School Hip Hop Congress (future)

The purpose of the High School Hip Hop Congress is to build hip hop awareness amongst the high school community by providing them a way to positively interact with hip hop. The High School HHC should consist of students at a high school grade level in the Rockford area. The High School HHC should run under the HHC of Rockford, and should ask us for any resources or material needed. We will be the mediator between the National HHC and the High School HHC, which the National HHC can provide us with more resources and materials. The High School HHC should be allowed to run itself completely, which means holding elections, setting meetings, planning events, and etc. Disputes between the Rockford HHC and High School HHC should be discussed, and further action should be taken based on the discussions.

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