A description of your site http://www.ellabakercenter.org/ Your copyright information Bay Area hip hop station 106 KMEL interviews Silence the Violence's Nicole Lee, local rap artist Trinidad, and Grind and Glory produce Keith Morikawa on the morning of the world premiere of Grind and Glory. The film follows five young rappers as they follow the elusive dream of becoming a hip hop star. Deeply inspiring, the film explores the lives of these young hip hop hopefuls as they work to change their circumstances and bring change to their communities. Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST As part of the 2007 Silence the Violence Day commemorations, 106 KMEL, the Bay Area's premier hiphop station, aired a special Silence the Violence Day morning show. At 9:00am they silenced the music and KMEL's morning DJ Chuy Gomez spoke with Nicole Lee of the Ella Baker Center and Rudy Corpus of United Playaz. They spoke out about the root causes of violence in our communities and called on everyone to do their part to silence the violence.A special thanks to 106 KMEL for their support. Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT Britt Bravo interviews Van Jones for the Big Vision Podcast (www.bigvisionpodcast.libsyn.com). Tue, 24 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT Executive Director Van Jones speaks at Greenfest 2006. Wed, 08 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST In his milestone "Hope at the Crossroads" speech at the 2003 Bioneers Conference, Ella Baker Center Executive Director Van Jones lays out a new vision for a new, solution-driven, urban politics of hope. Fri, 03 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST Speaking at the Social Change Institute, Van Jones describes the "great convergence on the political left," a new trend towards coalition-building that is uniting racial justice and social justice movements with environmentalists and progressive business -- all in an effort to improve our communities. (May 2006) Thu, 02 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST In his closing speech at the National Conference on Media Reform, Van Jones talks about the inspiring accomplishments of the anti-authoritarian, pro-democracy media reform movement — and the possibilities he sees for the movement this year and in the future. Mon, 16 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST