Mobilization Against War and Occupation presents....

From the streets of New York City 1979 to the Gaza Strip 2005, Hip-hop has grown to become a colossal phenomenon impacting popular music all over the world -- across borders, cultures, and languages.
Hip-hop is the voice of youth, peopleof colour, and oppressed people internationally as anoutlet of expression, creativity, and resistance.

The Hip Hop Festival Against War and Occupation is being organized by Mobilization Against War and Occupation (MAWO), a grassroots anti-war / anti- occupation coalition. MAWO is part of the growing international movement against the war and occupation of Iraq. Beginning with the Iraqi resistance and stretching all around the world, this movement has taken on all forms and means of struggle as part of the overall fight for self-determination against war and occupation. Since forming in October 2003, MAWO has organized nearly constant events and activities against the war and occupation. This work has included demonstrations, public forums and conferences and also, increasingly, cultural work through organizing monthly music events and an incredibly successful annual anti-war film festival. Because of the tremendous success of thiscultural- resistance building work, MAWO is nowexpanding our merging of cultural events and theanti-war / anti-occupation movement with a Hip HopFestival Against War and Occupation June 8th to 12th. SCHEDULE of EVENTS ALL FREE EVENTS! WEDNESDAY, June 8th VOICES of the WORLD AGAINST WAR & OCCUPATION! OPENING NIGHT! @ SONAR (66 Water St. - Vancouver) FREE! Doors open at 8pm, Show begins at 9pm SIGNIA - Internationally renowned Punjabi-influenced hip-hop crew NDIDI CASCADE - Local independent hip-hop sensation SUNDAY SCHOOL DROPOUTZ - Manik, Os12, and Sichuan SYCK SENSE - includes DJ Doolz, MC Practical, and CAP C OSO and PABLUCCI - Local Latin Hip Hop MCs!! GEMINEYE - Local independent conscious hip hop + PLUS ...DJ's Ted D and Dani B! THURSDAY, June 9th STOP THE WAR ABROAD and AT HOME! Intimate Nite @ EL COCAL (1037 Commercial Dr. - East Van) Doors open at 7pm, Show begins at 8pm (ALL AGES!) ILLA BROWN - Local MC / hip hop host, the backbone of Vancity SUNDAY SCHOOL DROPOUTZ - Manik, Os12, and Sichuan GHOS FIENZ - Van City party hip hop at its best OKALANI - Indigenous hip-hop and soul singer, performing solo INFLUENTS - Local anti-imperialist MC CHADIO with AZREAL - Union sponsored unreal hip hop crew DJ EXCEDE - Local DJ sensation FRIDAY, June 10th WE’RE YOUTH! WE’RE STUDENTS! -- WE’RE ANTI-WAR!! All Ages show @ Edmonds Community Center (7282 Kingsway st. - Burnaby) Doors open at 6pm, Show begins at 7pm (ALL AGES!) LADY SINCERE - Indigenous hip-hop artist and traditional singer PLATINO LATIN PRODUCTIONS (PLP) - Local Latino hip-hop crew! SUNDAY SCHOOL DROPOUTZ - Manik, Os12, and Sichuan BURNABY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL BREAKDANCE CREW - High school break dance crew how can you go wrong? MAIN OFFENDERS - Notorious East Van Hip Hop! GEMINEYE - Local indie conscious hip-hop DJ DOOLZ - To make you move and groove, part of Syck Sense + PLUS ... - Breakdancing, spoken word, and door prizes! SATURDAY, June 11th ALL PEOPLES - ALL DAY - for the SELF-DETERMINATION of ALL OPPRESSED NATIONS! OUTDOOR SHOW @ Grandview Park(Commercial Dr - East Vancouver) FREE - OUTDOOR SHOW - 12pm-6pm! THREAT FROM OUTER SPACE - Vancouver's independent hip-hop at its best PLATINO LATIN PRODUCTIONS (PLP) - Local Latin hip-hop crew! BRITANNIA HIGH SCHOOL BREAK DANCE CREWS - High school break dance heroes on their own turf SPOKES - Reverse Priorities member on the back of his new solo album, ‘Driven’ SKETCHBROS - the most urgent voices in BC Hip Hop - Georgia Strait EMOTIONZ - Van City hip hop heavy staple MC GENETICS - Hip Hop young women trio MILKY WAY TRAVELERS - Live, chill, hip hop and soul TAPWATER - Runnin with Redcat records, local hip hop crew SUNDAY SCHOOL DROPOUTZ - Manik, Os12, and Sichuan AZREAL/ASPIRE - Union sponsored Hip Hop heads DJs - DJ Rhek One, Helpcomputer, DJ Kid knowledge & Hayze, DJ Dani B, DJ Doolz + PLUS ... - Check out the display for anti-war GRAFFITI! SUNDAY, June 12th "HIP-HOP as a WEAPON AGAINST WAR & OCCUPATION" Free Public Forum @ The Britannia Community Center 3:30pm - 6pm, 1661 Napier St - East Vancouver MANKIK 1DERFUL - Local Indigneous MC and member of ‘Sunday School Dropoutz’ and the Haida Council on the rise of Hip Hop as a means of resistance on Indigneous reservations across Canada AARON MERCREDI - Redwire Native Youth Media and Youth Third World Alliance on the emergence of Hip Hop as resistance in Palestine and throughout the third world. NICOLE BURTON - Mobilization Against War and Occupation (MAWO), on the reasons for this festival and the important of the merging of the anti-war movement and hip hop + PLUS ... - Hip Hop music videos from around the world For more information about the HIP-HOP Festival Against War and Occupation, Call: (778) 889-4761 or e-mail: info@mawovancouver.org

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