Vancouver to Cuba - Hip Hop Exchange this Summer - Info Here
The 19th Pastors for Peace Caravan and the Hiphop Exchange to Cuba — June/July 2008
Last summer, the first Hiphop Without Borders exchange traveled with the Pastors for Peace caravan to Cuba. It sent eight b-boys, hiphop heads and artists to participate in an international Hiphop festival. It also brought turntables, keyboards and records to support Cuban Hiphop. This summer, Pastors for Peace caravan will include its second Hiphop Without Borders exchange to Cuba.
While in Cuba for 8 days, we’ll collaborate with Cuban Hiphop and other performing artists in performances and community workshops. We’ll also tour Cuban schools, hospitals, cities and countryside, learning about Cuban culture and society.
The Hiphop exchange is part of the 19th Pastors for Peace U.S./Cuba Friendshipment caravan. Every summer, the caravan challenges the U.S. blockade of Cuba by bringing solidarity, friendship and numerous tons of humanitarian aid to the Cuban people – all without a license from the U.S. government. On its voyage towards Cuba, the 2008 caravan will travel on 15 different routes through more than 125 different cities in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
Help build a new foreign policy towards Cuba by joining the Hiphop Without Borders exchange and the 19th Pastors for Peace caravan to Cuba this summer! Help bring Cuban Hiphoppers the gear they can’t get because of the blockade – donate turntables, vinyl, musical instruments, computers or audio equipment!
Caravan Schedule from Vancouver:
A 2008 caravan bus will leave Vancouver on Sunday June 15th for a journey of about 5 weeks. In total, the trip includes:
· Caravan routes with educational presentations, Hiphop performances and aid collections throughout the U.S. and Canada
· Participant orientation in Texas, border crossing into Mexico, travel to Tampico and loading of material aid onto cargo ship
· Eight days in Cuba for the educational program and the Hiphop exchange
· Fly back to Tampico, travel to border, and return to Texas
The participant fee for all this is $1600
From Texas on July 14th Vancouverites can either fly back home at own expense or hitch a ride on a returning bus that will drive to Olympia, Washington in about 6 days
Want to find out more?
1) Come to a slide and video show about the caravan and hiphop exchange at 7pm on Thursday 27th March. Contact cucaravan@igc.org for details of location
2) Email cucaravan@igc.org for an application form or to get more information
3) Contact Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba cubacommunities@yahoo.ca 778-882-5223 for information about local activities linked to the caravan
Last summer, the first Hiphop Without Borders exchange traveled with the Pastors for Peace caravan to Cuba. It sent eight b-boys, hiphop heads and artists to participate in an international Hiphop festival. It also brought turntables, keyboards and records to support Cuban Hiphop. This summer, Pastors for Peace caravan will include its second Hiphop Without Borders exchange to Cuba.
While in Cuba for 8 days, we’ll collaborate with Cuban Hiphop and other performing artists in performances and community workshops. We’ll also tour Cuban schools, hospitals, cities and countryside, learning about Cuban culture and society.
The Hiphop exchange is part of the 19th Pastors for Peace U.S./Cuba Friendshipment caravan. Every summer, the caravan challenges the U.S. blockade of Cuba by bringing solidarity, friendship and numerous tons of humanitarian aid to the Cuban people – all without a license from the U.S. government. On its voyage towards Cuba, the 2008 caravan will travel on 15 different routes through more than 125 different cities in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
Help build a new foreign policy towards Cuba by joining the Hiphop Without Borders exchange and the 19th Pastors for Peace caravan to Cuba this summer! Help bring Cuban Hiphoppers the gear they can’t get because of the blockade – donate turntables, vinyl, musical instruments, computers or audio equipment!
Caravan Schedule from Vancouver:
A 2008 caravan bus will leave Vancouver on Sunday June 15th for a journey of about 5 weeks. In total, the trip includes:
· Caravan routes with educational presentations, Hiphop performances and aid collections throughout the U.S. and Canada
· Participant orientation in Texas, border crossing into Mexico, travel to Tampico and loading of material aid onto cargo ship
· Eight days in Cuba for the educational program and the Hiphop exchange
· Fly back to Tampico, travel to border, and return to Texas
The participant fee for all this is $1600
From Texas on July 14th Vancouverites can either fly back home at own expense or hitch a ride on a returning bus that will drive to Olympia, Washington in about 6 days
Want to find out more?
1) Come to a slide and video show about the caravan and hiphop exchange at 7pm on Thursday 27th March. Contact cucaravan@igc.org for details of location
2) Email cucaravan@igc.org for an application form or to get more information
3) Contact Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba cubacommunities@yahoo.ca 778-882-5223 for information about local activities linked to the caravan
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Permalink Reply by Syd Woodward on -
Wow this sounds amazing. Any way we can show the videp about the caravan and hiphop exchange on the site? I would love to promote this.
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Permalink Reply by Thomas on -
Hey, thanks for the interest. What I've got now is a draft version on dvd. The "final" version is in the mail sometime this week. How do you need the receive the file?
There is also a c.d. compilation by a group called, "Beats Without Borders" from the US, with US and Cuban hip-hop artists on it. We're designing the artwork here in Vancouver, and I'll send a copy of that along when its done.
Talk to you soon.
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Permalink Reply by Syd Woodward on
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Cool. The only thing is i will be in Africa in a week, and wont be back for 5 months. I will try my best to update the website as much as i can.
Email me anything you got to groundedmedia@hotmail.com
If you can upload the video to http://vimeo.com I can embed it up on the site.
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