Viva La Hip Hop

Youth Speaks inc. and the Geneva Car Barn and Firehouse presents:
Life is Living.org Campaign Kickoff

Saturday July 16th 12 – 4pm | Crocker Amazon Park | San Francisco, CA
Celebrating Life through urban performance, intergenerational health, and environmental action.
With Performances by Flipsyde & DJ Q-bert

Youth Speaks Stage

• U14 Open Mic (Hosted by SPOKES)
• Bay Area BNV Slam Team
• The Turf Feinz Hyphy Dance Crew
• FREE visual art + musical performances + family fun

Special Events:

• Life is Living Graffiti Exhibition
• Keba Konte, Drew Vai
• Salsa Dance Class

Youth Speaks Stage
Life is Living.org Campaign Kickoff
July 16th, 12 – 4pm
Crocker Amazon Park, San Francisco

The Bay Area MC Olympic Finals – 1pm
As a culmination of two weeks of competition featuring the best 13 – 19 year old MC’s in the Bay Area, this final will be hosted by Do Dat of the Attik, and judged by illustrious Bay Area MC’s including 2011 Freshmen 10 MC Rafael Casal, Kiwi, Denizen Kane, Dom Jones, and others.  The Champion will earn the opportunity to compete in the Brave New Voices MC Olympics, on Teambackpack.com, and bragging rights to represent Youth Speaks and The Bay Area as the 2011 Olympic Champion.

Special Event @ Yerba Buena Gardens 6/28 12 Noon – Life Is Living Showcase:: Celebrating Life & Living Through Poetry, Visual Art And Dance Ft. Los Rakas And Marc Bamuthi Joseph

Community Partners:
Youth Speaks, Geneva Car Barn & Powerhouse, Green For All, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, Bay Localize, Afro Urbanites, Richmond Spokes, Bitter Melon Collective,YouthSpeaks, Grind for the Green, San Francisco Recreation & Parks, Excelsior Boys & Girls Club, Inc., Filipino Community Center ,Chinese Progressive Coalition, Lick Wilmerding High School, Youth Radio ,Save McClaren Park, Scholar Match, Friends & Advocates of Crocker-Amazon & The Excelsior, Top Ten Social, City of San Francisco, SF Urban Riders, Keba Konte, and the Office of Supervisor John Avalos.

http://youthspeaks.org

http://www.lifeisliving.org/