The It’s All About M.E.E. (Media, Expression, and Education) Festival is a 3-day multi-media celebration taking place from February 23–25, 2007 in New York City. It’s All About M.E.E combines the Hip-Hop Association’s Freshest Youth Program, the Urban Word NYC Poetry Slam Final, and the Hip-Hop Education Summit.

Media & Activities | February 23, 2007: Setting off the festival, the Freshest Youth Program will be filled with engaging edutainment activities for youth that include break-dancing (b-boying), graffiti art, DJing, MCing, as well as compelling performances by youth in Hip-Hop theatre and film screenings.

Expression | February 24, 2007: In the Urban Word NYC Annual Teen Poetry Slam Final, hundreds of teens representing every borough and most ethnicities come together in celebration of youth spoken word, to determine which five teens will form that year’s NYC Teen Poetry Slam Team and compete at Brave New Voices, the National Teen Poetry Slam.

Education | February 25, 2007: Closing up the festival on February 25, 2007, the H2Ed Summit will give opportunities for educators, social workers and parents to learn and participate in workshops that will teach how to use Hip-Hop as an educational tool across a multi-disciplinary curricula. There will be a panel discussion, film screening, and keynote speeches.

For a full schedule visit: http://h2ed.net/itsallaboutmee/wp/schedule/

Many thanks to our wonderful sponsors: Soonr - It's Off The Hook!