HHC-ALL OHIO MTG MINUTES

11.15.08

Cincinnati HHC
-History & Justice presentation > going into area schools and community teaching about Hip Hop culture and how the organizing works. Going from head to arms to legs to feet.

-Cincy connect to Hip Hop Political convention
-Civic engagement council
-Tiffany (Hakiym) Grant writing
-How to get money
-center for progressive leadership
-Having Cincinnati chap come down here
Creating a yearly budget
-creating itemized list of expenditures
-Reiterate its a non-profit
-Having money which is openly delegated
-Having programs hosted by a department but sponsored by us (HHC) or vise versa
-Who do we know in other Cities?
-going to people who are interested in joining HHC;
-Having one larger event Statewide to advertise as a whole
-How do you keep people interested?
-resume builder, paying them? Giving gratitude to the members
-By celebrating members: Thanking them for coming; Watching a movie;
educating on how to become socially and politically active. Making a list of free events OU does and sharing it with other chapters, making it cool and something that the members want to be at. Make people work for you. Places to collab with. Churches.
-Bringing people in from outside your chapter to show the rest of the campus and members that it is more than just them. Showing they are not the only representation of what Hip Hop Congress is 'Derrick”. Telling & Showing the members its more than just them. Sponsoring & Having money to cover our own cost such as gas
-Having more individual artist come connect by having less known artist
and one larger named individual.
-Hip Hop Congress getting on campus at University of Cincinnati
-Getting involved with community organizations
-Developing connections in Columbus – Roots High Power (CO-brings in different reggae artist.)
Make a list of events we know will work: contact J.Rawls helping to develop the university and things surrounding them. Finding individuals in OSU's government. Next, control the money.
Hip Hop Conference(local. Regional. in April lectures exhibitions to get more of the students engaged. In the works. Derrick organizing for UC. Possible connection to get the Cincinnati Chamber of commerce> to have involvement and make the city look good by bringing in people from out of town>Makes university look good b/c they are getting involved and having their name in the community.
-Having Kellye designing Cinciinati's website
-Fliers akr: adigitalkulture.com
150 scans & after that 5cents
wants to split cost
bboy: Feb.20-21,2008>contact UC breakers discodef, black arts collaborative, cypher> workshop goofball, funkmansterfable of rocksteady lecture & perform.
conf: having speakers educators; from fri – su morn;topic -all Ohio possible region tour;
getting a grant
Concert during OU Hip Hop Awareness week
Spring Concert on UC's campus> all ohio sources: Toledo, Akron, Cincinnati, Athens, Columbus, etc. Akron(advertising guys interested in doing something too).
> Having an hhc ohio mc battle to sponsor the winner on the all ohio tour.
> Immortal technique; talib Kweli; mos def; Hi-teck;
> April National poetry month; ends in cincinnati to kick off conference


Keywords:
benefit
non-profit
building funds



Attending:
Lamonte Young (Blade Triple)
Star Watson
Gabiel Forte
Hakiym Sha'ir (University of Cincinnati)
Anita R. Tobin (Ohio University)
Derrick Jenkins (University of Cincinnati)

HHC All Ohio Meeting Date

Greetings All,
How does November 15, 2008 sound for everyone? In Cincy. Hit me back let me know what you think.

Peace.
Anita T.
artobin84@yahoo.com

Hip Hop Congress Meeting 9.23.2008

Greetings All!
Welcome to the Hip Hop Congress - Ohio blog!

On August 23, 2008 the Ohio University and beginning Columbus Chapters met in Columbus, Ohio for the first statewide meeting. Unfortunately Cincinnati could not attend due to personal circumstance. Since the Cincinnati chapter could not attend OU and Columbus held the meeting with one another.
The following is what we discussed in the meeting.

Grants and Sponsorships
-How do we get them?
-Who can write them? Possible grant writer position.
-Who do we apply for grants and sponsorships through? (Redbull, Scion, other sources?)

Community Chapters
-How do we get the community chapter started?
-Types of opening events that would bring in the public for exposure of HHC-Columbus (i.e. concert with local artist, art gallery, writers blocks, etc.)
-How do we raise funds?
-How do we get contacts? (make a list of people we know at the surrounding campuses (UC & OSU>Hale Multicultural Center)
-Places to have events: CO-Bernie's, Old Fields, Skully's, Hi-5
-List of those within our respective chapters who would be willing to perform in CO, Cincy, and/or Athens. (for little to no cost)
-Other organizations within our respective communities we can collaborate with resulting in larger turnout, greater exposure, and support.
-Resources: Fliers - find a way to print fliers for free either through a job one may hold snaging office supplies or find the cheapest place to print around your city and copy them that way.

Listing of example events that have had success: (may be repeated this year)
Athens, OH
Malcolm X Day
BBoy tournament
All Forums and Discussions
One Be Lo


Shamako Noble contacted me during the meeting to let me know about this organization we as Hip Hop Congress-OHio should try and link up with to get a possible grant. Its called GENERATION VOTE -www.genvote.org

Thats about all for now.

Peace.
Nita T.
artobin84@yahoo.com

Hip Hop Congress Ohio Statewide meeting

Hip Hop Congress Ohio Statewide Meeting
Saturday, April, 23, 2008