Detroit will be a hotbed of technology, culture, music, art, and social justice as three pioneering gatherings: Allied Media Conference, US Social Forum and Hip Hop Congress take place over the next few weeks.
I’ve been a regular participant/volunteer of the Allied Media Conference since 2004, back when it was held annually at Bowling Green State University where I spent half of my undergrad.
Each year, the AMC brings together over 1,000 artists, media-makers, technologists, and activists from across the U.S. and beyond to explore how media and communications can be used for positive community transformation. Conference participants spend 3 days in hands-on workshops, film screenings, panel discussions and strategy sessions.
This year AMC is taking place June 17-20th at Wayne State University’s McGregor Memorial Conference Center, and tracks will include: Indigenous Media and Technology, Creating Safe Communities, Do-It-Yourself Technology, Eco-Justice Media Making for Sustainable Communities, and there’s plenty more where that came from.
Detroit music artists Invincible and Monica Blaire will host a session on “Creating a Music-based Economy for Detroit’s Future.” There will also be a series of live music events at night that will submerge visitors into the native cultural scene of downtown Detroit, providing an opportunity to experience some of the city’s rising talent.
Check out this clip from last year’s after party event:
[youtube]tD5nIjp3bJM[/youtube]For more info visit www.alliedmediaconference.org
I Am Young Detroit is an official media sponsor for The US Social Forum, which takes place June 22-26th at the Cobo Conference Center.
The US Social Forum (USSF) is a movement building process. It is not a conference but it is a space to come up with the peoples’ solutions to the economic and ecological crisis.
2007′s gathering in Atlanta had over 12,000 people come together in the belief that “Another World Was Possible!” Movement forces from all over the country took advantage of the opportunity to celebrate, organize, teach, debate and otherwise contribute to a growing sense that “Another U.S. Is Necessary!” The USSF made clear our need for greater convergence among progressives and the left in this country and to begin to articular our vision for “Another World.”
The Midwest site of the USSF marks a fierce resistance movement for social, racial, gender, and? economic justice. Detroit has the highest unemployment of any major city in the ?country—23.2% (March 2009)—with nearly one in four Detroiters unable to find? work. Michigan has had the highest number of unemployed people in all 50 states? for nearly four years. Thousands of living wage jobs have been permanently lost? in the automotive industry and related sectors. Some think that it will take at ?least until 2025 for Michigan to recover from the economic collapse and social? dislocation.
“What is happening in Detroit and in Michigan is happening all? across the United States. Detroit is a harbinger for what we must do in our communities!” their website proclaims.
Find our more at the USSF Official Site.
The Hip Hop Congress will host its 9th Annual National Conference sponsored by University of Michigan Detroit Center’s Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs this year immediately following the Allied Media Conference and U.S. Social Forum in a partnership to encourage attendance.
Hip Hop Congress (HHC) is an organization run by active young people who understand the societal pressures of today’s youth. The HHC uses Hip Hop to inspire social and civic action and stimulate individual creativity. Hip Hop Congress advocates a vision of Hip Hop culture broader than the stereotypes often seen on popular TV and Radio. Hip Hop Congress (HHC) provides the Hip Hop Generation and the Post Hip Hop Generation with the tools, resources and opportunities to make social, economic and political change on a local, regional, national and international level.
The official conference concert will be headlined by rising Hip Hop superstar Jay Electronica (New Orleans) and Detroit’s own Slum Village who will perform at the legendary Detroit Hip Hop spot, St. Andrews Hall on the evening of Saturday, June 26. Other artists performing include Guilty Simpson, OneBeLo, 5ELA, DJ House Shoes and more. Closing night on Sunday, June 27 will feature a Detroit-style MC battle at another historical Hip Hop venue, Alvin’s.
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