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Something Like a Phenomenon: RIZE + Can Hip-Hop Be an Agent for Positive Change?
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Time: February 9, 2012 from 2pm to 5pm
Location: Koret Auditorium - SF Main Library, San Francisco, CA
Street: 100 Larkin Street
City/State: San Francisco
Info/Tickets/Map: http://g.co/maps/rmg4m
Event Type: san, francisco, ca
Organized By: ibwff01
Latest Activity: Feb 7, 2012
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Movie: Rize – See how youth transform their existence through artistic expression and movement. Running Time 86 mins. dir. David LaChappelle
Panel Discussion: “Can Hip-Hop Be an Agent for Change?”
Does the allure of financial reward undermine hip-hop’s potential to be an agent for change? Panelists discuss how and if hip-hop can become an agent for change to combat sexism, racism, homophobia and as an arbiter for positive change.
PANELISTS ARE:
Zakiya Harris, Grind for the Green
Jason "Trackademicks" Valerio, The Honor Roll Crew
Sonia McDaniel, Black College Expo
Naru Kwina, Hip Learning
Tossie Long, Rara Tou Limen
This is the first in a three-part film screening that highlights Black expression through film art. Curator/ Moderator: Adrienne Anderson, International Black Women's Film Festival
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