Educational Hip Hop Summit in Atlanta
Peace
The International Council for Peace, Justice, and Empowerment partnered with Sisters in StruggleK, African Liberation Party, and Kulcha House will hold a summit in Atlanta to address the epidemic of youth violence. For over 15 years, the Council has worked all over the U.S. to affect change in the lives of youth afflicted by poverty, and street warfare. Their first summit was held in Kansas city in 1993, at the peak of gang season, and with the collaboration of the council, indigenous leadership, city officials, and even then organizer Barack Obama—the rates of violence in the affected cities decreased dramatically. Since the first Summit the International Council has brought their unorthodox methods of conflict resolution around the world, orchestrating gang truces and implementing preventative social programming.
On February 26th and 27th at Morris Brown University we will convene to address the institutional and capital viciousness that has left our youth and our communities in such desperate disarray. Looking away from the current trend of institutionalizing and criminalizing our youth of color, we will look to use more preventative methods. After all, gang violence can never be stopped without eliminating the need for those protective fraternities. This will only happen by eradicating the impoverished communities and offering peace, reconciliation, and opportunity in exchange for the street life.
This is why we are calling on hip-hop artists who truly exemplify the true spirit of hip-hop to step up and make their contribution to ending the institutional cycle of youth violence, to building an infrastructure that protects against these social tremors.
We are calling all those who are truly committed to this generation to step down for their silos—doctors, public officials, activists, organizers, professors, teachers, families, students, and youth—to put together a framework for action in the Southern region. Hip hop artists are an essential part of this equation.
Help us polish the prophetic core of hip-hop which was is truth telling, establishing a unique identity, and having fun. Your presence or performance could attract thousands of youth and plant the seed of consciousness in their mind. Or your facilitation of a workshop surrounding hip-hop as a tool could truly change the trajectory of a generation.
We are calling all those who truly believe in the elemental power of hip-hop to do your part in eliminating these social tremors and tragedies!
For more information, contact Majestic at (412) 371-3689 x 25 or at majestic1824@gmail.com
