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By: Richmond Greens » Rosa Clemente Rocks Brooklyn

Richmond Greens » Rosa Clemente Rocks Brooklyn — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 12:44:51 +0000

[...] Green Party Watch blog entry: When Cynthia McKinney first announced that Rosa Clemente was going to be her running mate, many greens (myself included) zipped over to The Google to find out just who the heck this woman was. What exactly is a hip hop activist? Upon reading about all of her obvious connections in the hip hop world, I began to envision the possibilities of her ‘crew’ reaching into neighborhoods and communities that Greens have often thought were a natural fit for the party’s message, but somehow have not been able to make the connection. I’m the first to admit it – I’m about as white as they come. Sure, my musical tastes run to a pretty wide variety, and I’ve been told that I have pretty good rhythm for a white boy, but when it comes to hip hop artists, I’m pretty clueless, and was definitely not a big fan….until tonight.In an event that was literally thrown together in less than a week, Rosa managed to assemble some of the biggest names on the NYC hip hop activist scene at Public Assembly (on the former site of Williamsburg hipster joint Gallapagos), and what an evening of cultural crossover there was. [...]

By: GreenGenes

GreenGenes — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 14:33:37 +0000

Khalil Almustafa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQaQHit2Piw

La Bruja
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFBRvZYe_W4
I’ll have to UL the “Pussy” song separately. I was afraid the internet censors might block some people’s access.

More Music to come

By: breaks5

breaks5 — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:58:14 +0000

It was alot of fun, though I’m wondering where the Greens were (out petitioning?). There were some hardcore partisans from Brooklyn and some of the state leadership, but bulk of the turnout was from the hip hop political community in NY (hopefully soon joining/growing the party?). This was my first hip hop concert, and the vibe was quite energetic, inspiring and political (as it should be). Rosa seems to be a better speaker off the cuff, so to speak, than giving a prepared speech (at least at the moment) and what she said last nite was moving, from the heart and focused. And yes the music was off the hook. Gotta love La Bruja’s “Pussy” song. Mmhhmm. :P

By: Nexus

Nexus — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:03:16 +0000

Nearly half the voting age population doesn’t vote. If McKinney is going to have any chance, those are the people she needs to reach.

By: Green in Brooklyn

Green in Brooklyn — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:14:55 +0000

We actually did get a few people registered last night, but many of these folks have been politically active to some extent.

Credit where it’s due – the Obama folks have been doing a pretty good voter registration outreach in NY and elsewhere, but there is still more to be done, and this represents and opportunity for Greens in urban areas.

By: Nexus

Nexus — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:52:58 +0000

“I began to envision the possibilities of her ‘crew’ reaching into neighborhoods and communities that Greens have often thought were a natural fit for the party’s message, but somehow have not been able to make the connection.”

Are the people in these communities already registered voters? If not, has there been any increase in voter registration?

By: Rosa Clemente Rocks Brooklyn «

Rosa Clemente Rocks Brooklyn « — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:28:45 +0000

[...] Rosa Clemente Rocks Brooklyn Rosa Clemente and a gathering of poets and Hip Hop activists appeared at “Public Assembly” in Brooklyn last night. There is a report and photos over at Green Party Watch here. [...]

By: tim

tim — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:28:39 +0000

Looks fun. Go Rosa and Cynthia!