Civic Camp
sponsored by the Office of Student Activities, NYU Center for Multicultural Education and Programs and the NYU Wagner School of Public Service undergraduate program (featuring our very own POP FA, John Gershman)
Friday, December 5, 2008
Kimmel Center for University Life
60 Washington Square South
Check-in begins at 9:30am on the 7th Floor
This event is FREE and open to NYU and non-NYU community members.
Breakfast and Lunch will be provided.
Developed in collaboration with the Wagner, Civic Camp is a daylong training to introduce participants to various social issues and provide tools on how to pursue different change models through government and community involvement. Civic Camp will feature workshops on peacebuilding and peacekeeping, international policy development, global citizenship, local grassroots organizing, and arts activism. We will also host a screening of Bling! A Planet Rock, followed by a talkback with the film's producer following the film. Please join us!
sign-up today: http://www.osa.nyu.edu/civiccamp08
about the film: Bling: A Planet Rock
BLING is an 87-minute documentary that takes a hard-hitting look at how the flashy world of commercial hip-hop played a significant role in the 10-year civil war in Sierra Leone, West Africa. The term "bling" refers to the shine emanating from polished diamonds that represent the status symbol for hip-hop luminaries and fans alike. BLING follows three hip-hop celebrities: Raekwon (Wu Tang Klan), Paul Wall and Reggaeton king, Tego Calderon. They visit the capital of Freetown where they survey the devastated country, meet the hip-hop community, as well as encounter refugees and former child soldiers first hand. The stars are visibly affected by the accounts of the atrocities suffered at the hands of the rebels that included rape, torture and amputation. The film effectively captures the hip-hop community's reaction to the human rights violations and the complexities that still exist, while presenting a much needed global perspective for our youth through the dominant voice of hip-hop. A shorter broadcast-version edited for content and time-of "Bling" aired on VH1 in February 2007 under the title "Bling'd: Blood, Diamonds and Hip-Hop".
featured sessions include:
morning
- Arts and Activism
afternoon
- Peacekeeping Efforts and Humanitarian Intervention
- Supporting Civic Participation and Citizen Advocacy Abroad
- Global Citizenship: When Women Build Societies
the day's itinerary:
9:00am - Registration/Breakfast : 7th Floor
9:30am - 10:00am - Welcome : Room 802
10:15am - 11:15pm - Workshop Session I : 8th Floor
11:20pm - 12:20pm - Workshop Session II : 8th Floor
12:25pm - 2:25pm - Film Screening/Talk Back & Lunch : Room 802
2:30pm - 3:30pm - Workshop Session III : 8th Floor
3:35pm - 4:35pm - Closing Plenary : Room 802
4:30pm - 5:00pm - Networking : 7th Floor
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