2017 3rd Annual International Hip Hop Activism Conference

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SCHEDULE
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9:30am – Welcoming

• Torie Weiston-Serdan Founder and Executive Director, Youth Mentoring Action Network and Anthony J. Nocella II, National Co-Coordinator, Save the Kids and Assistant Professor, Fort Lewis College

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10am – Session One

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• Blue vs. Black Lives, Time to Kill that Noise: Critical Race Theory, Hip Hop and Public Sphere
  Carlos A. Yanes, University of La Verne and Issac M. Carter, University of La Verne

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11:00am – Session Two

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• This Generation. Next generation. Organized as one
  Cade Maldonado Pitzer College and Youth Mentoring Action Network and Jesus Sanchez Gente Organizada

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12:00pm – Lunch

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1:00pm – Session Three

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1. The Resurrection of the Black Student Athlete Activist: Capturing Lived Experiences
   Gyasmine George-Williams, University of La Verne
2. Jazz to Hip Hop: A Musical Intergenerational Dialogue
   Torie Weiston-Serdan, Youth Mentoring Action Network and Gayle Weiston-Serdan, Youth Mentoring Action Network
3. Hip Hop Activism in the Streets
   Anthony J. Nocella II, Fort Lewis College and Save the Kids
4. Education, Hip-Hop, and Resistance: Empowering our communities by embracing our culture
   Oscar Gutierrez, University of California, Los Angeles
   

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2:30pm – Session Four

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• Self-Care and Student Activism: Strategies for Success
  Gyasmine George-Williams, University of La Verne

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3:30pm – Session Five

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• Organizing for Black Students and Hip Hop Event on College Campuses from a Social Justice Feminist Lens

1. Why Organize for Black Students and Hip Hop
   Kaidee Akullo, Fort Lewis College Black Student Union and Save the Kids
2. The Politics and Repression of Organizing for Black Students and Hip Hop
   Kalissa Stamp, Fort Lewis College Black Student Union and Save the Kids
3. How to Organize for Black Students and Hip Hop
   Mari Anderson, Fort Lewis College Black Student Union and Save the Kids
4. How Not to Organize for Black Students and Hip Hop
   Tatyona Truijlo, Fort Lewis College Black Student Union and Save the Kids

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5:00pm to 6:00pm – Session Six

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• Poetry Behind the Walls, Security Culture, and Prisoner Letter Writing
  Anthony J. Nocella II Marissa Anderson, Tatyona Truijlo, Kalissa Stamp, Kaidee Akullo, Durango Prisoner Letter Writing

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7:00pm – Hip Hop Cypher

Benson Auditorium, Pitzer College

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