Feminism and Hip Hop Conference

Peep the 3 day Feminism and Hip Hop Conference that's going down in Chicago on the April 7th weekend.

Is it wrong for me to say that events like these are great places to meet women? Females at these things don't hesitate giving out their math to the "obviously progressive" guys in attendence. I have a story to tell that confirms this, but this blog aint the place for it.

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[Jay]

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[Tego]

Yey! Organic Lesbians unite to fight Nelly. It's what dreams are made of.

[Miz MJ]

Peace. Just came back from Chicago. I have so many comments. But to speak directly to this, I had an interesting conversation with a key male media personality during the break between panels on Saturday. We discussed how enterprising men-on-the-make could probably score some last-night-in-Chi hookup by, as he so aptly described, "putting on a pink shirt" or by proclaiming themselves pro-feminist, pro-womanist, or simply a male feminist.

But the role-playing and gaming aside, the event was a veritable garden of dichotomies and disconnects, disagreements and dualities. Male vs. Female, Black vs. White, Hip Hop vs. The Ivory Tower, Feminist Scholars vs. Young Black Panthers, etc., etc., etc. But if I learned NOTHING ELSE this weekend in Chicago it's that we have to celebrate our differences, then set them aside in order to effect change.

The next couple of weeks will tell the tale. We talked ALOT. There was maaaaaaad discourse. Now it's about praxis, and how all of this theory will be put into action. I'm confident after meeting sisters like Moya from Spelman, Dawn-Elissa from Stanford, and so many others of their ilk that B-Girls and Feminist Academics CAN link toward growth and development which can ultimately benefit both communities of women; as well as men and the Hip Hop community at large.

Much more later on http://pyramids2projects.blogspot.com

And of course, the progress will continue at the B-Girl Be Summit June 2 - 5 in Minneapolis, MN. http://www.intermediaarts.org/bgirlbe.html

Balance,
MJ

[Good For A Girl]

Greetings. This blog/listserv has been created to continue the ongoing discussions raised in NYC at the Essence "Take Back the Music Panel" as well as the Feminism In Hip Hop Conference in Chicago. Please visit Good For a Girl at www.goodforagirl.org for more information, and please add on.

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