Purpose of the Convention
The bi-annual National Hip Hop Political Convention (NHHPC) is the largest meeting where activists, organizers, artists, writers, journalists, scholars, and students from throughout the Hip Hop communittee and from across the country gather to develop and evolve the National Hip Hip Political Agenda, receive and participate in trainings, discusions, workshops, get inspired and build infrastructure for the Hip Hop political movement. The (NHHPC) attracts thousands of people who are discouraged and motivated, apathetic and active, young and old, using hip hop culture as a common and familiar medium.
The National Hip Hop Politcal Convention is a hybrid between the Democratic National Convention and the National Black Political Convention models. The National Hip Hop Political Agenda is a document that states the political demands and work areas for the entire political hip hop community. The NHHPC is multi-generation and multi-ethnic gathering. It is a working gathering where attendees will caucus, propose direction, and debate implimentation of a National Political Agenda.
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Be sure to join the Hip Hop Political Agenda online network where you can participate in national dialogue around the development of the Agenda and the national actions associated with it. It's free and easy.