August 16, 2008 @ 10:19 am
H2A, Loj & The U.N. say “Think & Use Your Brain Tissues”
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June 18, 2008 @ 3:33 pm
COPS BEAT REBEL DIAZ RODSTARZ & G1
bring drums, noise makers, banners, and people power!
*please forward - forgive repostsACTION ALERT!
COPS BEAT REBEL DIAZ RODSTARZ & G1
ALL OUT TO PROTEST THE 41ST PRECINCT!!!!bring drums, noise makers, banners, and people power!
1035 Longwood Avenue (@Southern Blvd.) 6PM TODAY June 18, 2008
take the 6 train to Longwood
Please call the 41st precinct 718-542-4771 and the arresting Officer MacHugo 718-542-8745 to demand:
1. Drop All Charges
2. Release Rebel Diaz!Background:
Bronx Hip Hop Heros Rodstarz & G1 were walking down the street and observed a street vendor being assaulted and arrested by police officers. They pulled out a cell phone to document the situation, and were attacked by the officers in question.Rodstarz and G1 have a widespread reputation as artists and activists for social justice, often speaking out against the rampant state violence in the South Bronx, Chicago (where they grew up) and Chile, their original country, where their parents were forced to flee as political exiles.
-Rosa Clemente
NYC Police Beat Up Rap Group Members Rebel DiazBy Davey D
Looks like the NYPD are living up to their reputation of being bonafide ‘dipshits’. We are just getting word that NYC Police located in what was once known as Fort Apache-the 41st Precint in the Bronx, have shown that police terrorism is alive and well.
The word is in a unprovoked attack they badly assaulted two members of the Rap group Rebel Diaz.The story we are hearing is that group Rodstarz and G1 were up in Bronx on Southern Blvd in Hunts Point, when they noticed the police were harassing a street vendor who was selling fruit. The two went over to witness the cops in action and when they saw the police being abusive they pulled out a cell phone to video tape the incident and asked for the officers badge numbers. keep in mind that part of the Bronx has a large immigrant community and it is also being gentrified. The police from the 41st Precint have made it a point to commit acts of terror including the shooting and killing of an unarmed iGarifunan mmigrant man last year. http://ankhkara.blogspot.com/2007_05_27_archive.html
The case brought up images of Amadou Diallo another immigrant was gunned down by out of control Bronx cops in the neighboring precint.According to witnesses, when Rodstarz and G1 asked for badge numbers the police became agitated and turned around and started beating them with bully clubs and kicking them in full view of other vendors and people on the crowded street. The two were dragged off bloody, put into a police car and charged with resisting arrest and assault.
The backdrop to this story is that Rebel Diaz are not your ordinary rappers. They are well known activist who not only speak out against police terrorism, but have been key in helping out folks within this immigrant community. Hence it would not be usual for group members to bear witness and to speak out against the injustices. Rebel Diaz has committed themselves to given voice to the voiceless in that Bronx neighborhood.
Many feel that the assault by these cowardly Bronx police officers in plain view of everyone was a way to send a strong message to folks in the community that the police run things and they best stay in line. By beating the Rebel Diaz members in front of everyone was a way to spark fear and remind people that no one is safe from the police. They wanna let folks know that they can brazenly beat up popular rappers in front everyone even with cell phone cameras rolling and do so with impunity. The whole ordeal is akin to the slave masters from way back sparking fear in the hearts of other slaves by beating the strongest among them in front of everyone for all to see.
Over the past year NY Police have been man handling, arresting and terrorizing politicized Hip Hop artists, activists and news reporters.
For example, last year in Brooklyn well known attorney Michael Tarif Warren who routinely represents people in police abuse cases was badly beaten along with his wife when they stopped to watch and bear witness to NY cops terrorizing a unarmed tennage boy at a gas station.During the protests immediately following the acquittal of the officers on trial for the Sean Bell shooting, journalists who had been speaking out against the police were harassed and roughed up.
Hopefully folks will read this and understand that what the police are doing will not work.. A police state will not take place on our collective watch..
Tonight there will be a rally infront of the 41st Precint Police station
bring drums, noise makers, banners, and people power!
***please forward widely***
ACTION ALERT!
COPS BEAT REBEL DIAZ RODSTARZ & G1
ALL OUT TO PROTEST THE 41ST PRECINCT!!!!
bring drums, noise makers, banners, and people power!
1035 Longwood Avenue (@Southern Blvd.
) 6PM TODAY June 18, 2008take the 6 train to Longwood
Please call the 41st precinct 718-542-4771 and the arresting Officer MacHugo 718-542-8745 to demand:
1.
Drop All Charges2.
Release Rebel Diaz!
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April 23, 2008 @ 11:55 am
Kalalu
Join us and please spread the word!
KALALU
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
7:30 PM. $5
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
7:30 PM. $5
Camaradas el barrio
2241 1st Avenue/at E.115th Street
El Barrio, NY 10029
Featuring: Atiyya, Sugar Johnson, Ray & Mic (welfare Poets), & Eli Efi
Soundscape by Laylo
Hosted by Delaceiba & Zol Phoenix
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April 21, 2008 @ 6:51 pm
Food For The Spirit
Peace and much love! The divinity in me salutes the divinity in you!
The spiritual gift for the month of APRIL is WISDOM
Your spiritual gift of WISDOM is vital to your growth and spiritual development because it gives you the ability to make the best decisions for your highest good. WISDOM has several aspects to it, discernment, evaluation and choices.
Spiritual development comes through the choices you make in your life and you do not grow until you begin to properly use your spiritual gift of WISDOM. Most of the time when making decisions, you rely on your mind or your five senses when dealing with outer conditions. When you follow your inner voice and allow spirit to guide you in any situation that’s using WISDOM.
With the abundance of information and technology available to you, sometimes making the right decision can seem complex or even overwhelming to you. Using WISDOM will give you the ability to discern facts from emotions so you can calmly evaluate the information given to you and decide what will be the best choice.
When you are faced with many choices and you’re not really sure of what to choose, you should stop right where you are, remain calm, get still and allow your spiritual gift of WISDOM to guide you. As soon as you do this, things will become clearer, which will allow you to know what choice to make. It’s important to remember that WISDOM will not give you concrete answers. Although using WISDOM is a thinking process, your answers will come to you as a “yes” feeling or a “no” feeling. That’s your intuition, which will never lead you in the wrong direction.
Think about how many times when you were in a situation when “something” just “felt” right and even though it seem illogical, you courageously followed that “feeling” and something good happened for you. Or when “something” just didn’t “feel” right and again, you listened to that “feeling” and kept yourself out of a negative situation. During those times you were using your spiritual gift of WISDOM.
Also, remember that you may make a few “mistakes” along the way as you learn to master WISDOM it’s natural, don’t beat yourself up, feel sorry for yourself or have any regrets. Regret makes you fearful and cripples your ability to grow in your consciousness. Every so-called “mistake” you have made or will make is another opportunity for you to grow in your spiritual development, just learn from them, keep it moving as you allow WISDOM to guide you to your highest good and greatest joy!
It is True, let It Be and there It is, Word!
Forever HIPHOP,
Minister Server – The HipHop Life Coach
Temple of Hiphop,
HIPHOP Ministries, Inc.
404-425-9629 Ofc.
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March 6, 2008 @ 5:09 pm
Liberation Lounge
Saturday March 8th
SPECIAL CELEBRATION IN HONOR OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
with live music by Special Guests
YAYA an all women group playing Bomba Boricua and Salve Dominicano musica pa’ lo pie.
For those not fluent in Caribbean Spanish that means music to make your feet and booty happy:)
Plus DJ Laylo & Eli Efi spinning
all that classic music you always get at Liberation.
Mojito’s
227 E. 116th Street
bet 2nd & 3rd Avenues
Take 6 Train to E.116th
COVER: $5
www.myspace.com/liberationloung
International Women’s Day is marked on March 8th every year. It is a major day of global celebration for the economic, political and social achievements of women.
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March 6, 2008 @ 5:08 pm
The REEL X Project
The Reel X Project
invites you to the premiere of
“Silent Truth” and “A House is not a Home”
two youth-produced short documentaries
Friday, March 7 6pm-7pm
The Bronx Museum, North Bldg. 2nd Floor
The Reel X Project presents two short documentaries produced by young women from
the Bronx. “Silent Truth” tackles the issue of sexual abuse and harrassment while “A House is not a Home” explores the expereiences of young women in the foster care system.
Screenings will be followed by a Q & A with the filmmakers.
The Bronx Museum of the Arts
1040 Grand Concourse @165th
Take 4 or D Train to 167th
For more info: djlaylo@gmail.com
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March 6, 2008 @ 5:07 pm
10th Annual Latino Unity Conference @ NYU
10th Annual Latino Unity Conference @ NYU
Hosted By
Latino Unidos Con Honor Y Amistad (L.U.C.H.A.)
Date
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Time
10:00 am ET - 5:00 pm ET
Location
New York University
60 Washington Park South
Manhattan , NY 10003
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