Community Forum
Teen Action Fair
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Discovery Center 440 5th Ave N, Seattle, WA, United StatesJoin hundreds of Seattle area youth for the 2020 Teen Action Fair! This year’s theme is “In Community We Flourish”. Enjoy performances, art activities and connect with youth and organizations working to make a difference in their local and global communities through volunteering, art, social justice campaigns, and more. Featuring special guest Leah the Activist, […]
Next Level Live! – Virtual
Join Next Level Director Junious Brickhouse and Next Level Founding Director & Professor of Music at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Mark Katz, for a discussion with Next Level alumni, dancer Ryan “Future” Webb and DJ Skeme Richards. This moderated discussion and performance will highlight the goals of the program and underscore hip hop’s ability to grow a global community. Ryan […]
Northwest Folklife Festival 2020: Home to Home – Virtual
Seattle Center 305 Harrison St, Seattle, WA, United StatesSave the date! Northwest Folklife and Seattle Center are excited to present, From Home to Home: Northwest Folklife Festival, a digital festival taking place online at nwfolklifestreaming.org on Memorial Day Weekend (May 23-25, 2020)! Presented by Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Home to Home: Northwest Folklife Festival, brings the celebration of our folklife to you digitally. […]
Sessions – Virtual
The Residency Presents: SESSIONS - Intro to recording and mixing PART 2 with Elan Wright! Come learn these important skills for any up and coming producer who wants to have the ability to record artists and mix their own music. Topics -Pitch Correction -Distortion/Saturation -Microphones -Recording levels -Some basic processing in any DAW -A Basic Vocal Chain -A […]
Hip Hop Activism – Virtual
HIP HOP ACTIVISM A Discussion Solution - Minded Strategies Co-Hosted by: Stacy Epps & Kalinji Changa Featuring Kalonji Changa (Author, Filmmaker, Community Organizer) Toni Blackman (Creator, Innovator, US Hip Hop Ambassador) Minister Server (Hip Hop Cultural Strategist) Maya Mzuri Pameli (Committee Leader, AAPRP) Stacy Epps (Artis, Attorney, Activist) Mawuli Mel Davis (Civil Rights Attorney) Leila […]
Equity Now! Rally & Teach In
Calling out to hip-hop artists, poets, singers, promoters, influencers, street reps, etc. to be the voice of the movement. We’re moving with the energy young leaders, the wisdom of elders and the spirit of our fearless ancestors for an agenda for real change. No lives lost in vain, we gotta channel the pain for taken […]
Next Level Live! – Virtual
Join Next Level Director Junious Brickhouse and Next Level Founding Director & Professor of Music at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, for a discussion with Next Level alumni, dancer Melanie Aguirre and beatboxer Baba Israel. This moderated discussion and performance will highlight the goals of the program and underscore hip hop’s ability to grow a global community. Melanie Aguirre is a native New […]
From Artistry to Activism: Amplifying Black and Asian Voices of Resistance – Virtual
During times of struggle, art can be a powerful conduit for visualizing and voicing resistance. In this livestreaming webinar presented in partnership with Hip Hop for Change, street artist Jas Charanjiva, multimedia musician and media artist Choi Sai Ho, and Khafre Jay, Stephanie Liem, and Marlon Richardson from Hip Hop for Change talk about how […]
Pongo Poetry Project’s 25th Anniversary – Virtual
The Pongo Poetry Project was founded on the idea that creative expression provides a vessel for healing from the most devastating of traumas. This summer will mark our 25th anniversary of using the power of poetry to offer therapeutic relief to individuals in crisis. On September 24th, help us commemorate this momentous occasion by attending […]
A History of Hip Hop in Seattle: Daudi Abe Virtual Book Launch
Presented in partnership with University of Washington Press Friday, November 6, 2020 7:00 PM 9:00 PM The virtual event will include a conversation with Daudi Abe, Fever One, Julie-C, King Khazm, and Nasty-Nes. Signed books will be mailed shortly after the event. From the first rap battles in Seattle’s Central District to the Grammy stage, […]