art of love and struggle: hip hop is our life hip hop is resistance

Submitted by spiritchild on Fri, 03/27/2009 - 4:27pm
Short Description: 

What is the role of the arts in today's struggle for peace and justice? How can we channel our artistic expressions into effective mobilizing strategies and raise awareness in New York City communities? In this interactive workshop, we will discuss how to create artwork that re-frames issues of institutionalized racism and poverty from a new perspective. Participants will share their personal creations and explore how music and media can best be used as tools for achieving social change.

Presenters
Presenter One Name: 
spiritchild
Presenter One Info: 

Spiritchild Rhythmic Poet of Mental Notes.
Lead of The Hip Hop Fusion Band Mental Notes (Xspiritmental Hip Hop Fusion Band).
Founder & Chair of Movement In Motion Artist & Activist Collective.
Creative Consultant for Eyes Infinite Films (www.eyesinfinite.com)

Presenter Two Name: 
Jessica Habie
Presenter Two Info: 

Jessica is the founder of EyesInfinite Films and President of the EyesInfinite Foundation.

She graduated from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts Film Program where she completed her short film “Act Accordingly” in 2003.

Since then she has traveled to the World Social Forum in Mumbai India (2004) to produce her first documentary feature “Another World is Happening” which documents the artistic involvement at the Third Social Forum and worked with several underground New York City Artists on Electronic Press Kits, Music Videos and other short video works.

Her first feature film, “The Art of Love and Struggle” was released in March 2006.

Jessica is currently working on Post Production for the Art and Apathy Documentary Project, which should be released in March 2007.

Presenter Three Name: 
shamia cruz
Presenter Three Info: 

Begining in middle school, Mia Cruz began organizing with a walk out
against shock and awe. Since then she has organized countless marches,
rallies, teachins and other forms of protests around the US concerning
multiple human rights issues. She has organized with dozens of
organizations from the International Action Center to the New Black
Panther Party. Recently, she has been organizing through music. Her
open mics and showcases have been filled with conscious youth
expressing their views through hip hop.

Presenting organization: 
movement in motion