“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:
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)
&
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
