Register Now for NYC’s Hip-Hop Education Festival, M.E.E.
Jan 5, 2007 6:25 PM
The Hip-Hop Association and Urban Word NYC come together to form the “It’s All About M.E.E [Media, Expression & Education] Festival.” The festival is an effort to bring broader understanding of the power of hip-hop to educate and empower the community.
The new festival promises to bring the T.O.P.S.Y. (teachers, organizers, parents, social workers and youth) community an impressively talented group of scholars, historians, pioneers, educators, fresh students, filmmakers and artists. “Our partnership with Urban Word NYC will offer additional opportunities in programming and resources for the community. This type of collaboration is what we need in order to make a significant impact on our youth,” says Martha Diaz, President of the Hip-Hop Association.
The "It’s All About M.E.E. (Media, Expression, and Education) Festival" is a 3-day multi-media celebration taking place from February 23–25, 2007 in New York City. It’s All About M.E.E combines the Hip-Hop Association’s Freshest Youth Program, the Urban Word NYC Poetry Slam Final and the Hip-Hop Education Summit.
Media & Activities | February 23, 2007: Setting off the festival, the Freshest Youth Program will be filled with engaging edutainment activities for youth that include break-dancing (b-boying), graffiti art, DJing, MCing, as well as compelling performances by youth in Hip-Hop theatre and film screenings.
Expression | February 24, 2007: In the Urban Word NYC Annual Teen Poetry Slam Final, hundreds of teens representing every borough and most ethnicities come together in celebration of youth spoken word, to determine which five teens will form that year’s NYC Teen Poetry Slam Team and compete at Brave New Voices, the National Teen Poetry Slam.
Education | February 25, 2007: Closing up the festival on February 25, 2007, the H2Ed Summit will give opportunities for educators, social workers and parents to learn and participate in workshops that will teach how to use Hip-Hop as an educational tool across a multi-disciplinary curricula. There will be a panel discussion, film screening and keynote speeches.
“It’s extremely valuable when two high profile organizations in the community come together to embark upon an event of this magnitude. This festival will be a real time look at what is relevant to the needs of our youth,” says Michael Cirelli, Executive Director of Urban Word NYC.
To register for the festival or for more information visit www.h2ed.net/itsallaboutmee.
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