Eco-Music Fest July 18 UPDATE– JUST ADDED: KEYNOTE SPEAKER M1 OF DEAD PREZ!!!

The Eco-lution will not be televised. It’ll be live, and direct on Saturday, July 18 when the mighty and dedicated soldier M-1 of the monolithic dead prez graces us with this wisdom on the struggle. Most recently Ambessa and Zakiya had the opportunity to sit on a food justice panel with Sticman on Chicago and now we get to be the other ventricle of the powerful All Heart hip-hop crew that can arguably go down in history as one of the realest we had. Check out this promo video of his here: http://www.rapbasement.com/videos/57311/M1-of-Dead-Prez-Talks-New-Album-Working-With-Green-Lantern.html

Come out for this big Grind for the Green event!

And notice that the deadline for submitting music to the competition has been moved to July 18th, so you still have time!

Back to the Grind Again!!!

Submit your eco-conscious songs or banging beats by July 3, 2009 for a chance at $1000, free studio time and a chance 2 perform at the only solar powered show in SF. Celebrity judges include: Talib Kweli and Bryant Terry.

Official Kickoff event for The Youth Empowerment Fund Advisory Board’s Youth Fest event which will feature the 2009 Youth Warrior Awards!!!

Come Get Green Gamed Up

After August, the Bay Area will not be the same again. Hip-Hop will not be the same again. The green movement will not be the same again. Why, well they will all come together into one beautiful Green Youth Media Center. As Grind for the Green such an edifice is the perfect metaphor for the work we seek to duplicate throughout the planet. We are really honored to be part of this development with beautiful sister organizations Art in Action and Weapon, Urban Peace Movement and Weapons of Mass Expression amongst others. Through a wonderful grant from the Peapod Foundation, which is The Black Eye Peas’ non profit, we are now able to forge ahead an concretize a much needed intention on 28th and Telegraph. This all sustainable center will house programs designed to empower youth by giving them the tools needed to make their musical dreams a reality. Also it will immerse them in a space that will inspire them to live their lives in a more ecologically sound manner. This new development is extremely exciting for us because the dawn of a new regenerative and fruitful era is upon us. An era that will make it easy … to be green.
Ambessa

GrindForTheGreen.com is currently growing. We should be all ripe by Monday June 22, but in the meantime please forgive the clutter. If you’re looking for more information about us, check out our Myspace Page.