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ABOUT THE HIP-HOP ASSOCIATION {LINK WITHOUT TITLE} Founded in March 2002, the Hip-Hop Association (H2A) was formed to facilitate, foster, and preserve Hip-Hop culture. Its mission is to utilize the Hip-Hop culture as a tool to encourage critical thinking, social change and unity, while empowering communities through media, education, preservation, and leadership initiatives. The Hip-Hop Association was formed to offer a full representation of Hip-Hop culture, with a particular focus on those that have been successful in creating positive ways to utilize it’s power. OVERVIEW
INITIATIVES Media – H2O Odyssey H2O Odyssey is the media initiative of the Hip-Hop Association. With programming like the H2O Odyssey International Film Festival, the Freshest Youth Program, the Odyssey Awards, the Director’s Cut, and the Defuse Media Lab, its mission is to create cultural sustainability & industry longevity by supporting the use of Hip-Hop culture as a tool for social awareness & youth empowerment. The initiative also includes the acquisition of media properties that the H2O directors, staff, and advisory board believe will support the H2O mission. Defuse News is such a media property. H2O Website 1. H2O Odyssey International Film Festival Through our annual H2O Odyssey International Film Festival we increase awareness of the filmmakers and understanding of the Hip-Hop community with audiences. Promoting social awareness and youth empowerment through media, H2O IFF works with aspiring and experienced filmmakers, encouraging them to develop and create new work that showcases positive images of Hip-Hop culture. H2O IFF offers training, networking opportunities, educational resources, panel discussions and an exhibition platform for video and filmmakers to showcase and define the variety of images and stories that depict Hip-Hop culture and its communities. With an audience of over 5,000 in 2005, the festival has grown into a world-class event, uniting filmmakers whose mission is to uplift, improve and redefine the Hip-Hop community through positive images and storylines. 2. Freshest Youth Program The Freshest Youth Program showcases a series of youth-made, judged and curated film shorts with an array of social issues, images and voices from around the world. Along with its partners Listen Up!, MNN Youth Channel and the Bronx Museum of the Arts, the Freshest Youth Program is committed to empowering youth by providing media literacy training, basic filmmaking workshops and supportive resources to cultivate a new generation of Hip-Hop media-makers. 3. Odyssey Awards The Odyssey Awards ceremony recognizes today’s hottest Hip-Hop filmmakers, industry professionals and pioneers. This signature event always features appearances and performances by Hip-Hop heavyweights. Awards are presented in over 9 categories, including: Documentary Shorts; Best Documentary Feature; Freestyle Award; Freshest Youth Award; Under the Influence Award; Best Narrative Feature; Living Legend Award; Memorial Award; and the Trailblazer Award. 4. Defuse Media Lab The Defuse Media Lab is a three-day intensive media literacy initiative for students in college and universities. Students are trained and selected to participate in the jury committee of the H2O Odyssey International Film Festival. Students are required to screen and select the top films that will be honored during the 2005 Odyssey Awards. 5. Defuse News Defuse News is the official news service of the Hip-Hop Association. The mission of Defuse News is to connect the global Hip-Hop community through reliable news and information from a Hip-Hop perspective. Published monthly, Defuse News includes commentary from members of the Hip-Hop community, as well as information about global issues and developments, community announcements, and resources like grants, fellowships, and job opportunities. 6. Director’s Cut In February 2006, the Hip-Hop Association will officially launch a new program within the media initiative to meet the demands of our largest constituents, filmmakers. The Director’s Cut will support ten filmmakers for 11 months to provide additional marketing, travel stipends, and distribution support. Education- H2Ed Education H2Ed Education is the education initiative of the Hip-Hop Association. With programming like the H2Ed Education Summit, the national Education Committee, and developing projects like the Pre-Regent Exam and H2Ed Guidebook, we promote community and self empowerment through education. Formed in 2003 to serve educators and those committed to reaching youth through Hip-Hop culture, H2Ed was founded under the premise that Hip-Hop, the most influential cultural force today, has the power to educate, inform and empower today’s youth. By using a creative mix of standard educational formats and the popularity of Hip-Hop, H2Ed is committed to organizing the community we call T.O.P.S.Y. Partnership (Teachers, Organizations, Parents, Social Workers and Youth) to create a centralized repository for educational data, communication, and reform initiatives. H2Ed Website 1. H2Ed Education Summit Our annual H2Ed Summit is a forum, which offers the exchange of educational curriculum and theories, to create community building, inter-generational relationships, and future leaders. With the discovery of how Hip-Hop culture works as an educational tool, the Summit includes multimedia panels, workshops, youth performances, and a town hall meeting. H2Ed is the first ever New York City based organization to formally bring together more than 1,000 national and local educators, scholars, and organizations for a conference dedicated to connecting Hip-Hop culture and educational curriculum’s. Educators currently using Hip-Hop in their educational practices facilitate workshops, while Hip-Hop historians and field experts discuss the history of Hip-Hop and its impact. Interest in this type of program spans the globe as a new breed of educators become involved in the educational system. 2.Summer Teacher Institute The Summer Teacher Institute brings K-12 teachers together with arts education specialists, activists, historians, curriculum designers, and performers to learn how to utilize Hip-Hop as a tool to educate, inform and empower today’s youth. 3.Education Committee H2Ed has formed an Education Committee made up of educators to brainstorm, research, compile data for the H2Ed projects. 4.Pre-Regent Exam An online Hip-Hop Test as a Pre-Regent Exam that will be created from the information collected by the Education Committee. Educators will be able to have an account that will track scores, strengths, and weaknesses from students using the program. Coming in 2006! 5.H2Ed Guidebook The Hip-Hop Association will publish a reference guidebook that will provide samples on how to use Hip-Hop culture as an educational tool, and where to find additional supportive resources. The research materials used for the book have been gathered by the H2Ed Education Committee. The book will be available in 2006! Preservation – H2P Preserves From the beginning of the Hip-Hop Association, we’ve worked to gather, archive, and share knowledge about the history, power, and growth of Hip-Hop culture. The Hip-Hop Preservation initiative uses this information to assist and support individuals, other grassroots organizations and institutions that share the same goal. Through this, the Hip-Hop Association is able to facilitate access to resources to empower the community and invest in those who exemplify the Hip-Hop Spirit. Preservation Website 1. Hip-Hop Preservation Project The Hip-Hop Association in collaboration with the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture will archive 100 of the Best Hip-Hop Films from 1975-2005 for purpose of research and education. Our collection of films will be valuable material for students, educators, and scholars who want to study the history of Hip-Hop cinema and culture. Our collection will be included in the Hip-Hop Preservation project that was started at the Schomburg in 2004. In addition, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture has asked us to collect the best lesson plans and curricula using Hip-Hop to also include in the project. The Preservation Project is tentatively scheduled to launch on November 1, 2006. 2. Community Partners The Hip-Hop Association partners with a variety of cultural, media, educational and social institutions from around the world. We have become model leaders in the field and serve as mentors for individuals and organizations that want to launch their own Hip-Hop projects and/or want to enhance their programs. Since 2002, the H2A has partnered up with community-building organizations. National Partners |
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