HHEAL Fest in New York | April 18 - 20

HHEAL Fest in New York
April 18 - 20, 2008

The Hip-Hop Association, in conjunction with the Social Services of Hip-Hop, We Got Issues!, and the Afro-Latin@ Project, present the HHEAL Fest.

HHEAL Fest is a 3-day festival that will focus on connecting social justice movements to Hip-Hop culture, explore the role of women, immigrants and youth, and teach how everyone can be an agent for change.

Freshest Youth Program | April 18, 1-5 PM: Students from NYC Public Schools will participate in a day of FREE activities that include media literacy workshop, film screenings, and Hip-Hop aesthetic workshops (mcing, djing, break-dancing, graffiti, and beat-boxing). The Hip-Hop Association, in collaboration with its community partners, offers youth a fresh perspective on learning, the arts, and social justice.

H2Ed Summit | April 19, 9:30 AM-5 PM: The H2Ed Summit brings together noted Hip-Hop educators, historians, and community organizations to facilitate professional development workshops. The H2Ed Summit serves as a space for exchange of educational models, practices, theories, and multimedia training in order to build inter-generational relationships and future education leaders. On this day Hip-Hop Theater Festival brings Brian Satz who will give a workshop on Song Writing and Story Telling in a Community Context.

Town Hall | April 20, 3-5 PM: The Hip-Hop Association (H2A), the Afro-Latin@ Project, and The New York State Youth Leadership Council invite you to: The Truth About Immigrants Through the Voices of HIP-HOP, an evening of poetry, songs, music, games, and conversation about the real story of our immigrant communities. Hosted by La Bruja and Renoly Santiago. A special tribute by the first and only African-American, International Chess Grandmaster, Maurice Ashley, dedicated to the Founder of Hip-Hop - Kool Herc and the First Lady of Hip-Hop - Cindy Campbell in homage of their Jamaican roots.

This forum will explore issues on heritage, race relations, and immigrant contributions. It will include a screening of Citizens of Nowhere by Betty Bastidas and Joel Mejia. The film gives a voice to the thousands of undocumented immigrant youth living in the US, with the constant fear of being deported while serving as resource for advocates of immigrant youth, the education sector and non-profit organizations serving immigrant communities. DJ Laylo (Dominican Republic), Eli Efi (Brazil), Jackie Rob, Slangston Hughes, Chosan (Sierra Leone), El Ballet Folklórico Nuevo Amanecer (Mexico) and the Mahina Movement (African-American/Irish) will be performing during the Town Hall Meeting.

For more information visit www.hiphopassociation.org/hheal08