I love the Hip Hop Caucus. It talks about all those things you wish a political party in the U.S. would bring up, and by political party, I mean the Democrats. It does so in an engaging, creative, attractive and empowering way (As opposed to cliché, stale, outdated, finger-wagging and ultimately off-putting) that you’d like to think wouldn’t be lost on the PR types of some forward thinking political party, and now by “political party” I mean the Green Party. Lastly, they include religious types without being moralizing, end-timey fundamentalist dickwads, and by dickwads I of course mean most Republicans. Not all of Republicans, of course, just the radicalized ones. There is room in our world moderates. I just haven’t found a moderate Republican. I’m really just looking for one who’s a realistic negotiating partner. Honest.
From: info@hiphopcaucus.org
Subject: Hip Hop Politics - Our Time is Now
Date: 21 January 2008 18:32:22 GMT
Greetings from the Hip Hop Caucus,
We believe that we can create the same scope of change today that the civil rights movement generated forty years ago. It all starts with organizing, which is why we created the Hip Hop Caucus. The Hip Hop Caucus is a space for our generation to come together as people of all races and creeds to discuss, debate, and most importantly act on a new vision of a society and a government that works for everyone
“We are simply seeking to bring into full realization the American dream – a dream yet unfulfilled. A dream of equality of opportunity, of privilege and property widely distributed…” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
We make up a list of 1 million (and growing!) people who want to see a better future for the world. Together we are a critical mass with a voice loud enough to affect change in our neighborhoods and all the way to the Halls of Congress. (Check our website www.hiphopcaucus.org to see what’s going on and how to get involved.)
This weekend, while we remember the life of Dr. King, the Hip Hop Caucus is at work, putting issues of poverty, inequality and opportunity at the center of our national debate.
To shed light on the hypocrisy of our unfair tax laws, we partnered with our friends at Brave New Films to release the second video in a five part series called the “War on Greed.”
The tax system in the U.S. is broken. Loopholes in our laws allow billionaires to use our tax dollars to get richer and make the poor, poorer. They buyout companies with borrowed, interest-free money, and by exploiting workers they turn profits of colossal proportions.
Watch this film “War on Greed: Fight for the Dream” and sign the petition asking the presidential candidates to pledge to close the tax loopholes for corporations that buyout companies and exploit the workers.
Pictured: Henry Kravis, CEO of KKR, and a buyout billionaire who profits on the backs of workers.
Then visit our website www.hiphopcaucus.org to get involved, because together we can and we will change the world!
For Future Generations,
The Hip Hop Caucus
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