The Rubber Rose of San Diego brings you:
May 2nd, 3rd and 4th, 2008
Free and open to the public.
Making history in San Diego, for one weekend, the Rubber Rose will host a three day event celebrating the ways women have contributed to and continue to transform the landscape of hip hop culture seeks to create a space where artists, spoken word poets, musicians, activists, and anyone into the flow of music can come together on the streets on San Diego.
The goal of this conference is to explore the ways hip-hop, as a music category and as an identity/culture, inform women and how women can and do inform the politics of Hip-Hop.
By simply existing as females in a space where culture is being formed the participants will transform their ideas, stereotypes, and actions within their own culture. Thereby increasing the engagement and support of women in music and performing arts. Over the next few years
these conferences will increase the number of women participating in the the arts on a conscious level in San Diego. Additionally, it will inspire discussions surrounding gender, race, and class across all lines.
The weekend of women in hip hop kicks off Friday May 2nd at The Kadan featuring all local females Emcees and DJ's.
Saturday May 3rd will feature a day of workshops and performances centered around exploring and coming into the spirit of dance and spoken word in hip hop. Workshops will be held at the Rubber Rose and will feature performance showcasing the events of the day. Workshops are free and open to women in San Diego interested in exploring the art of dance and spoken word.
Sunday May 4th the weekend comes to an end with a blowout day featuring a panel discussion and live music on the streets of San Diego. Right at home on Ray Street, the panel discussion will feature Ursula Rucker, Mystic, Sister Haero, DJ Kuttin Kandi, and facilitator Kim Price, PhD of the Department of Women's Studies at SDSU and will address the roles of women within our cultures, within the music industry, and within our own family circles.
The Weekend will end in force as the panelists take the stage for a free concert in the street Sunday evening. Join us as San Diego makes history, seeking to empower women in our community and to empower women in hip hop.
To answer any further questions on the weekend please contact Leah Caughlin at (619) 296-7673, visit www.sdwomeninhiphop.com, www.myspace.com/sdwomeninhiphop or shoot us an e-mail at sd.womeninhiphop@yahoo.com.
The Rubber Rose
3712 Ray Street, San Diego, Ca. 92104
Phone: 619-294-7673
The Kadan
4696 30th Street, San Diego, Ca. 92116
Phone: 619-640-2500