crosspost from my main blog http://www.modernmusings.com
Keep your Change, I want evolution of thought, baby.
There are so many true progressive movements out there that aren't strangled by party affiliations.
These are the compatriots on the ground, in the community and in the faces of our public servants sacrificing for the benefit of us all, which means they aren't covered by the mainstream media.
One such progressive movement is the Hip Hop Caucus, born on September 11th, 2004 at Howard University, now led by the Reverend Lennox Yearwood. I can appreciate that there is a close connection of transforming our society as well as our government. That's what I call Evolution.
The Platform of the Hip Hop Caucus
1. We want freedom and the social, political and economic development and empowerment of our families and communities.
2. We want equal justice for all without discrimination based on race, color, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, age, creed or class.
3. We want a clean environment and an end to placement of environmental hazards such as waste dumps and toxic facilities in or near our communities.
4. We want the total elimination of poverty.
5. We want universal access and delivery of the highest quality health care for all.
6. We want public policies that are in the interests of poor people to have priority before Congress,
state legislatures, municipal governments, the media and the entertainment industry.7. We want the resources to link the struggles and poor and indigenous people around the world.
8. We want the highest quality public education for all.
9. We want the total elimination of racism and racial profiling, violence, hatred and bigotry.
10. We want the total elimination of police brutality and unjust incarceration.
11. We want the end and repeal of all repressive legislations, laws, regulations and ordinances such as “three strikes” laws; federal and state mandatory minimum sentencing; trying and sentencing juveniles as adults; sentencing disparities between crack and powdered cocaine use; capital punishment; and Hip Hop censorship fines by the FCC.
12. We want the recertification and restoration of voting rights for the 10 million persons who have lost their right to vote as a result of a felony conviction. Although these persons have served time in prison, their voting rights have not been restored in 40 states in the U.S.
13. We want a progressive movement led by the energy and activism of the Hip Hop Generation at the grassroots level throughout the United States and the World.
14. We want greater unity, mutual dialogue, program development and a prioritizing of national issues for collective action within the Hip Hop community through summits, conferences, workshops, issue task forces and joint projects.
15. We want to tremendously increase public awareness and education on the pandemic of HIV/AIDS.
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The Hip Hop Caucus has led conferences, protests, and congressional discourse skillfully organized to achieve "some" coverage. A protest or action that is not carefully planned and executed will not produce results, and they know it.
Read more here.
I highly encourage your involvement in the Hip Hop Caucus.
