Your Name and Title: Fabian "Farbeon" Saucedo, Founding Director
School or Organization Name: Hip Hop Re:Education Project, Inc.
Co-Presenter Name(s): n/a
Area of the World from Which You Will Present: New York, NY
Language in Which You Will Present: English
Target Audience(s): Teachers, Community Organizers, Youth Development Agencies, Arts-Educators, Music-Educators, Teaching-Artists, Funders, Curriculum Developers
Short Session Description (one line): This presentation will explore the Hip Hop Re:Education Project's "Travel Agency of Change," which since 2009 has helped facilitate 10 international youth Hip Hop Exchange trips and numerous virtual Cyber Cyphers, connecting under-serviced youth in NYC with their peers world-wide.
Full Session Description (as long as you would like): The Hip Hop Re:Education Project (HHREP) is dedicated to building national and international partnerships committed to the development of peace, knowledge and mutual understanding. Through our Travel Agency of Change we have given our most dedicated youth access to both virtual and re-world exchange opportunities—all in an effort to develop global citizens. Currently our two main Travel of Agency Change programs include the Cyber Cypher and the BronxBerlinConnection. The Cyber Cypher is partnership with CultureHub, a digital media studio that specializes in long-distance collaborative learning and art project development. This partnership has facilitated virtual meet-ups between youth NYC and youth in Manchester, U.K., New Orleans, Los Angeles and Berlin, DE. The BronxBerlinConnection is a partnership with Gangway, e.V., Berlin's largest street-work organization. The BronxBerlinConnection has developed 3 full-length records, facilitated 10 international cultural exchange trips (including a three-way city exchange with youth from Barcelona) and filmed and released dozens of music videos and mini-documentaries. This presentation will explore the key pedagogical components of the HHREP's approach to global education. It will review some of the major lessons learned over the past 5 years of undertaking such work. Finally, it will present a general framework for other organization interested in starting their own youth exchange projects.
Websites / URLs Associated with Your Session:
www.reeducate.org
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XN5YsEHKK0g - A Ted Talk about the BronxBerlinConnection
http://youtu.be/EAouJuN8v58 - A documentary about our youth exchange trip to Barcelona, Spain.
http://youtu.be/mKyEztL-H7Y - A video clip of creative writing Cyber Cypher between youth in NYC and Berlin.
http://www.ny1.com/content/pages/157795/nyer-of-the-week--hip-hop-educator-allows-young-new-yorkers-to-express-themselves - NY1 New Yorker of the Week feature on HHREP Founding Director Fabian"Farbeon" Saucedo
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