Hip Hop, The Spoken Word, and Youth: Public Event

Join us in an evening of hip hop. Engaging in a conversation of the importance of Hip Hop as a culture and as a curriculum in formal and informal education, we bring together a unique blend of talent and voices. We are also launching SLAM MTL, engaging Slam Poetry with the youth of Montreal in hopes of competing in Youth Speaks. NO BAD SOUND will open the presentation, and a panel discussion on hip hop and youth will be presented by:

--Priya Parmar, Author of "Knowledge Reigns Supreme: The
Critical Pedagogy of Hip Hop Artist KRS-One

--Reenah Golden, Artist and Teacher, Founder of Slam High

--Christopher Emdin, Author of "Urban Science Education for the
Hip Hop Generation"

--The Narcicyst, Artist, Political Activist, Journalist

--YOUTH SPEAKS, Inc., The Organizers of BRAVE NEW VOICES