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21184, PRESS RELEASE FOR SATURDAY RALLY
Posted by Dove, Thu Sep-28-00 09:11 AM
From Karim w/ Darkside Productions - please try to attend!
This movement is being called Hip Hop for Peace
Key word: Peace


Big up to all the people that attended the meeting which took place today regarding the rally. I was disappointed that many of you that said you would be there, weren't. Anyway, here's what we've come up with for Saturday:

First of all, to have an all out protest/march/rally with this little notice (2 days) could mean all out chaos. Bad and rushed preparation would've meant things wouldn't go as smoothly as we would've hoped.
We need to show the powers that be that we (hip-hop) are an organized force to be reckoned with, and that we have all our shit together. All it would take is one incident, even if it took place down the street for them to blame it on hip-hop and our unruly gathering.

Therefore, we will not have any performances...yet. What we WILL do is have an open forum within ourselves and media discussing what occured, and what it means in the long run. We will write an open letter to the mayor from Seattle's hip-hop heads demanding an official retraction/press conference where we can be present to ask questions and have an open forum. The mayor, at first blamed all this violence on hip-hop. Venue owners of the neighboring clubs, and even the Bohemian's owner blamed all this violence on hip-hop.
On Saturday, we all need to be on our best behavior. Please NO
DRINKING OR WEED SMOKING!! This is already their perception of us, and even though we love to partake in these actions we have to show them that we are civilized and orderly. There will be security on hand so please don't act a fool, or you will be asked to leave.

I know we are all angry over this, but this, once again, is a great time for the community to come together, meet each other, and communicate. We can use our individual powers for our power as a whole.

We are also planning a huge show, in several weeks, with as many
groups as we can fit on one bill that are down for the cause. It is there where we will really show to the media and the city that we can have positive, peaceful events.

Hip-hop is how many of us keep food on our plates. Hip-hop bought the Triple 5 Soul pants, the Air Presto's, and Mecca hat I have on right now. We will let no one take that away from us. They want to take it from us, but we need to show them they don't have that physical and subliminal power over us. This is the real meaning of this rally this Saturday at 2pm at the Westlake Center, not self-promotion, or your web-site, or how your company is taking over the Northwest...Fuck that. Hopefully we can convene and all be peaceful and on our best behavior. We have a lot of shit to work out amongst ourselves this Saturday, please, everyone try to be there.

----Karim

Dove
~Sheepish Lordess of Chaos~


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