Friday, April 27, 2012

For Immediate Release: "Rise & Decolonize 2, Tuesday May 1st"

 “Rise & Decolonize 2: May Day General Strike” at Westlake Park
Organizers create family-friendly, arts & culturally rooted space for May 1st 

In solidarity with International Worker’s Day and the Global General Strike, Hip Hop Occupies to Decolonize presents Rise & Decolonize 2, showcase and rally at Westlake Park. On Tuesday, May 1st from 9am to 4pm, artists, youth, families, and the broader Seattle community will take a day off and come out for music, live art, dance, cypher sessions, and more in the spirit of resistance & Hip Hop. “Rise & Decolonize 2” will feature a diverse, multi-generational showcase with over forty performers and speakers ages four and up, including special guest, internationally renowned poet and historian Walidah. A full list of performers and detailed schedule is available on the Hip Hop Occupies website.   

Maria Guillen, organizer with Hip Hop Occupies says, “In times of decolonization, hip hop manifests as a collective voice and the spirit of self-determination. Just like Hip Hop and art transcends borders as a result of young people reclaiming streets and spaces, we celebrate building community outside oppressive systems. No longer will our creativity be crushed out of us. We are what we’ve been waiting for. May Day 2012... expect us.”

As Seattle gathers in creative resistance, we will remember the 1886 Haymarket Massacre in Chicago and acknowledge the legacies of the tens of thousands of people across the country who carried a three day general strike in support of the 8 hour work day on May 1, 1886. We will remember the Great American Boycott of 2006 where millions of im/migrant workers and economic refugees took to the streets to stand up against H.R. 4437, racist attacks against Im/migrants and all victims of economic violence across the globe. We will also remember and honor Trayvon Marvin, Rekia Boyd, Shaima Alawai, John T. Williams, and all those whose lives were lost to systemic and internalized white supremacy. Join us in remembrance of the past and creation of the future.  Another world is possible.

Event Date:         Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

Event Location:   Westlake Park, 4th & Pine in Downtown Seattle


Event Schedule:

9:00am - 10:45am: Breakfast, Meet & Greet, Set-up

10:45am - 11:00am: Opening Remarks

11:00am-12:00: Performance Block - Primary DJ: Sean Malik

11:00 - 11:05: Speakers - Maru Villalpando (2.5m) & Aaron Dixon (2.5m)

11:05 - 11:25: Black Magic Noize (20m)

11:25 - 11:30: Prince Capone (5m)

11:30 - 11:35: Jamil Suleman (5m)

11:35 - 11:45: Ms. Kash (10m)

11:45 - 12:00: DJ Sean Malik Spins/ B-Boys

12:00pm-12:55pm Performance Block – Primary DJ: Cues

12:00 - 12:05: Speakers –Occupy Chaplains (2.5m) & Duff B/Red Spark (2.5m)

12:05 - 12:10: Zulu Kids (5m)

12:10 - 12:15:  Beloved (5m)

12:15 - 12:20: Tre’Shawn (5m)

12:20 - 12:30: Youth Speaking Truth (10m)

12:30 - 12:40: Kama of Kalamashaka (10m)

12:40 - 12:55: DJ Cues Spins/B-Boys

12:55-2:05pm Performance Block – Primary DJ: Seabefore

12:55 - 1:00: Speakers – Jace Ecaj (2.5m) & Gregory Lewis (2.5m)

1:00 - 1:30: Wapifasa Block w/ Notorious Potential, Too Chill, Massiah & Mic Flont (30m)

1:30 - 1:50: Maria Guillen, Stephany Koch Hazelrigg & Members of Sea Fandango Community (20m)

1:50 - 2:05: DJs Seabefore Spins/B-Boys

2:05-2:55pm Performance Block – Primary DJ: Too Quick

2:05 - 2:10: Jadis Sue Floe (5m)

2:10 - 2:15: Dan Manno (5m)

2:15 - 2:25: Dee.Ale (10min)

2:25 - 2:35:  Spyc-E (10m)

2:35 - 2:40: Speakers – Black Orchid Collective (2.5m) & Didi (2.5m)

2:40 - 2:55: DJ Too Quick Spins/B-Boys

2:55pm-4:00pm- Performance Block – Primary DJ: Seabefore

2:55 - 3:00: J.Infinite (5m)

3:00 - 3:05: Ethos (5m)

3:10 - 3:25: Sista Hailstorm (15m)

3:25 - 3:30: Speakers - Chris Rodriguez (2.5m) & Tabitha Milan (2.5m)

3:30 - 3:45: Suntonio Bandanaz (15m)

3:45 - 4:00: Walidah (15m)

4:00 - 4:15: Closing Remarks/ Opening Up Cypher Spaces (DJs Breakdown now, band sets up)

4:15pm - 6:00pm: Baron DeKalb holds down Cypher Space, hosted by J Revels

6:00pm - 7:00pm: Break Down & Clean Up 

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