FRIDAY, April 9, 2010
10:00 – 10:50 am – In Class Lecture: French and French African Hip Hop (Eyewitness & Marie-Agnes Beau)
12:00 – 12:50 pm – In Class Lecture: Chinese Hip Hop: Past, Present & Future (Andreas Hwang, Jamel Mims & Angela Steele)
1:15 – 2:30 pm – In Class Lecture: Youth Culture in the Muslim World (The Reminders & DAM)
3:00 – 5:00 pm Youth Programming in Hartford public high schools
- Freestyling workshop with Flex Mathews
- Beatboxing workshop with Jaro Cossiga
2:00 – 5:30 pm – Registration @ Gallows Hill (w/ Urban Art Exhibition)
9:00 pm – 2:00 am – Concert @ Vernon Social Center
{Hosts: Flex Mathews and Toni Blackman; Performances by: DAM (Palestine); The Reminders (Congo/Belgium/Colorado); Wageble (Senegal); Shokanti (Cape Verde); Toni Blackman; Self Suffice (Hartford); DJ Nio (Italy) featuring MC Polo (Italy) and Dumi Right (Zimbabwe); Open mic freestyle session following hosted by Flex Mathews}
SATURDAY, April 10, 2010
10:00 am – 6:00 pm – Registration @ Gallows Hill
10:00 am – all day – Urban Art and Photo Exhibition @ Gallows Hill
10:00 am – 4:00 pm – “Block Party” style programming @ The Cave Patio
- Graffiti Mural Painting and Graff body painting – local crews such as Hi Crew, C4, etc.
- Product and food vendors
- Live DJs
10:00 am – 12:00 pm Film Screening: Slingshot Hip Hop followed by Q&A with director Jackie Reem Salloum and Palestinian hip hop group DAM @ McCook Auditorium
12:00 – 1:30 pm – Artist Showcase @ The Cave Patio
Guest emcees from all over the world will throw down 5-minute jams. Hosted by Self Suffice
11:30 am – 1:30 pm Food available @ Mather for those with badges
1:30 – 2:30 pm – Panel Discussion: “Global Moves: Social Change Through Hip Hop”
Moderator: Prof. Vijay Prashad (Trinity College); with Gaston “Cenzi” Gabarro (Chilean producer/activist); Marie-Agnes Beau (Afrolution/French Music Bureau); Toni Blackman (American Cultural Specialist), Waterflow (Senegalese hip hop artist) @ Gallows Hill
3:00 – 4:00 pm – Film Screening: Turn It Loose @ Washington Room
4:00 – 7:00 pm International Bboy/Bgirl Battle @ Washington Room
8:00 pm International Bboy/Bgirl Battle Final Round @ Vernon Social Center
9:00 pm – 2:00 am Concert @ Vernon Social Center
{Hosts: Flex Mathews and Toni Blackman; KRS-One (Temple of Hip Hop); Nomadic Massive (Montreal); Anita Tijoux (Chile); ReadNex Poetry Squad (Haiti/Colombia/PR/NJ); Flex Mathews; Zee Santiago; SieteNueve (Puerto Rico); Open mic freestyle session following hosted by Flex Mathews}
3rd Annual Youth 4 Change Conference
SATURDAY, April 10, 2010
10:00-10:30 am Continental Breakfast Location: Washington Rm.
10:30 am Welcoming Remarks: Location: Washington Rm.
Jasmin Agosto, Temple of Hip Hop @ Trinity College
Mayor Eddie Perez, Mayor, City of Hartford
Enid Rey, Director, City of Harford Office for Youth Services
Guest Keynote TBA
11:00-11:50 am Morning Workshops A through F
12:00-12:50 pm Lunch Location: Washington Rm.
1:00-1:50 pm Afternoon Workshops G through L
2:00 pm Performance Location: Washington Rm.
Closing Remarks: Jasmin Agosto
Evaluations
3:00 pm Buses Leave Location: Mather Hall
