SOCIAL JUSTICE EVENTS
FREE ALL-AGE EVENTS
Whoever controls the narratives available to our community controls the efficacy of our people. We throw events rooted in social justice to educate people about issues affecting historically oppressed communities. We tap large NGO's to provide capital in order to build equitable platforms that are free, all-ages, and accessible to all who want to attend. In this way, we are turning event production on its head to put the focus on the community instead of profits.
SUPPORTING LOCAL ARTISTS
Our events elevate voices into the spotlight that don't fit into the stereotypical image of Hip Hop being pushed by corporate media. We provide paying gigs that give positive and political artists the respect they deserve, allowing them to hone their craft and work with internationally recognized artists. These events also serve to connect communities that may rarely come together under a single cause: community empowerment.
NEED HELP WITH YOUR EVENT?
We also help organizations and institutions in curating their own events. Are you looking for positive rappers at your next festival? Are you looking for breakdancers or live graffiti artists to perform at your next conference? Do you want to bring a Hip Hop DJ to your office party and you have no idea how to start? Let us know and we'll curate all or part of your next event. We have so many talented artists who would love to perform for fair compensation.
To get help with throwing your event or to sponsor one of ours, please email us at eric@hiphopforchange.org
PAST EVENTS
05/23/2013 ElRioSF W/Richie Cunning
07/20/2013 Dolores Park Outreach Party
08/10/2013 ElRioSF W/Pep Love
10/11/2013 Hotel Utah: Poets & Empowerment
11/29/2013 Brand Nubian: Giving Thanks @Elbo Room
12/28/2013 Hip Hop Holiday Party @Elbo Room
04/04/2014 1st Annual Anniversary Party @Elbo Room
05/30/2014 Movement Building Party @Elbo Room
08/23/2014 Independent Hip Hop Festival @Oakland Terminal
09/12/2014 Fire From The Underground @Elbo Room
01/09/2015 2015 to Infinity @Elbo Room
02/28/2015 Liberation Space: A Benefit Concert for El Qilombo
03/20/2015 We Are The Future event @ The Humanist Hall
04/04/2015 2 nd Anniversary Party @ Berkeley Underground
04/17/2015 3rd on third Earth Day Celebration with Bayview Opera House
04/23/2015 Peralta Sustainability Fest @ Laney College
05/16/2015 Cypher High Cross Cultures (Burton High School) @Galeria De La Raza
05/16/2015 BRKN, B-boy/B-girl national competition series @MVMNT Studios
05/31/2015 1st Annual Oakland Book Festival at City Hall
06/06/2015 Bay Area Book Festival in Downtown Berkeley, youth performances
06/19/2015 3rd on Third Juneteenth Celebration with Bayview Opera House
07/04/2015 2nd Annual Independent HipHop Festival: Women's Empowerment Day
09/18-20/15 Meeting Of Styles: 3-day graffiti art festival in the Mission District
10/29/2015 Hip Hop Halloween: Costume Party!! @The Legionnaire Saloon
01/16/2016 2016 Hip Hop Kick-Off @ Starline Social Club
03/05/2016 2nd Annual Women's Empowerment Show @Starline Social Club
03/26/2016 Power to the People @ 19Broadway, Fairfax
04/02/2016 3rd Year Anniversary @ The Uptown, Oakland
04/22/2016 Beat Battle @ MCCLA, SF
05/21/2016 Environmental Equity Summit w/ Dead Prez @ The New Parish Oakland
05/28/2016 Eastlake Music Festival @ Lake Merritt, Oakland
06/04/2016 Love Our Neighborhood Day @ Namaste Pizza, Oakland
06/26/2016 SF PRIDE Mainstage
08/06/2016 Marin City IMAN Summit
08/13/2016 Laurel Street Fair
08/27/2016 BAMF Fundraiser Party
09/10/2016 Black-Eyed Pea Festival
10/01/2016 Oaktoberfest
10/08/2016 Arc Youth Fest
11/02/2016 Dia De Los Muertos ft Los Rakas, Bayonics, Chuy Gomez, Dj Leydis
02/10/2017 Release Omar Shakir Rally
03/16/2017 First Concrete Roots Show!
04/20/2017 4/20 Celebration ft. Equipto
05/03/2017 Peace, Love, Unity, and Having Fun Fundraiser @ Alan Blueford Center for Justice
05/18/2017 Concrete Roots North/South ft. Pure Powers
05/27/2017 Unify: 2nd Annual Environmental Equity Summit
06/15/2017 Concrete Roots Indiglo ft. Shy'an G
07/20/2017 Concrete Roots ft. Second Floor Samurai
08/07/2017 The State of Hip Hop: Panel Discussion @Omni Commons
09/13/2017 Turn up For Tots @Federation Brewery
09/14/2017 Concrete Roots ft. Denero
09/20/2017 Turn up For Tots @Federation Brewery
09/27/2017 Turn up For Tots @Federation Brewery
12/14/2017 Concrete Roots ft. Tee Lewis
01/11/2018 Concrete Roots DJ Appreciation Night ft. Dj Mike
02/08/2018 Concrete Roots ft. Visualeyez
04/21/2018 Hip Hop For Change at Laurel Markets
04/28/2018 Hip Hop For Change at the Bay Area Book Festival
05/04/2018 Hip Hop For Change 5-Year Anniversary
05/05/2018 Hip Hop in the Park @ People's Park in Berkeley
05/06/2018 5th Annual Reclaiming Cinco De Mayo
05/18/2018 Cannabis Equity Summit ft. Pharcyde
12/09/2018 3rd Annual Environmental Equity Summit ft. Talib Kweli
03/09/2019 3rd Annual Women's Empowerment Show ft. Sa Roc
10/18/2019 4th Annual Environmental Equity Summit
5/18/2020 All Of Us Or None: Quest for Democracy
6/12/2020 Covid Testing Events for UCSF/UMOJA Health
9/10/2020 From Artistry to Activism: Panel Discussion with Asian Art Museum
10/25/2020 Temescal Picnic
11/2/2020 Amplified Voices Songwriting Contest
1/21/2021 From Woke To WAP: Women's Empowerment Wokeshop Pt. 1
2/15/2021 Welcoming A New Era of Afro-Asian Solidarity Panel Discussion P. 1
2/20/2021 Black Solidarity Market
3/4/2021 Welcoming A New Era of Afro-Asian Solidarity Panel Discussion P. 2
3/11/2021 From Woke To WAP: Women's Empowerment Wokeshop Pt. 2
...and many more to come!
