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  Last day of Brave New Voices 2009, International Youth Poetry Slam Fesival. Everyone is packing up to head home.

  After my interview with Hannah Adams, I noticed a couple slam teams began performing.

 Pt.4 of a Massive International Cipher after Brave New Voices 09' Grand Slam Finals. _rec by CED7a

 Security Threatened us to leave from in front of the theatre.

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       [ My thought was,

"come on! Where are you during Real crimes?".

  I had my ID ran in the same location a couple years back for Skatin'&Filmin'. ...I can speculate why.

 I wanted to ask the officer if he'd feel better if I was selling drugs? 

_No harm ever done but they're quick with threats of taking our boards..<my camcorder...<me and my crew in.

   Disgusted when I state in defense that I'm a respectful, tax paying citizen. ...No time for trouble...< I teach children....

Petty battles provoked from high horses of authority.

    Where ever are you freedom when my security's being robbed?  

Disdain climbed his cold face and eyes.

  Proclaiming "my uncle's a cop" wasn't wise.

I closed my mouth.

I guess he's doing his job.  ]

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[Shout-out to Everyone in the Cipher, Rocko, King Keith (on the djembe),  George (with You Media, Documentary Team)

 ,  -also to Tyler & Quest(Admyre Skateboards)]

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     We kept the cipher moving. Hundreds of people walking down State St., downtown Chicago. United, chanting, "BNV, AIN'T NOTHING TO FUCK WITH!".

  A sure sign of the threat of resistance to anyone thinking to "FUCK WITH" BNV.

The power is the people.

                                                             PEACE-CED7a_OnTheAVE

Pt.1  of a Massive International Cipher after Brave New Voices 09' Grand Slam Finals_rec by CED7a

Shout-out to Uzer bangin'  OnThe Djembe!

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Lethal Poetry Presents "A Night of Sight & Sound" - a multidisciplinary art exhibition and concert designed to support local art community and raise funds for local non-profits. ONE CRAZY MULTI-SENSORY EXPERIENCE: BANDS, HIP HOP, GRAFFITI ART, LIVE PAINTING, SPOKEN WORD, B-BOY BATTLE... Partial proceeds will go to Rock For Kids.

SPECIAL PERFORMANCE by SAUL WILLIAMS

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Main Event $20 online http://bit.ly/nosassaul | 6:00pm

After Party & CD/BOOK signing $7 @ door | 12:00am

PERFORMANCES / SHOWINGS INCLUDE:

Saul Williams, Precise (Hip Hop, MC), Aja Monet (Poetry), D-Nick, The Microphone Misfit (Hip Hop, MC), Max Abstrax (DJ), Artbeat Live (Live Painting), Laura Pawson (Paining, Collage, Multimedia), N'Visible Man (DJ), John Paul Davis (Poetry) AND MORE ARTISTS TBA !!! Evening hosted by Luis Tubens

Our Media Sponsors: Chicago Public Radio, Vocalo.org

Renowned slam poet, activist and educator Tristan Silverman performs at last year's Winter Block Party for the Hip-Hop Arts. Tristan's poetry addresses the humanness of flaw, the fluidity of identity, and the reality of coming of age queer and American.

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