FIRST ANNUAL CENTRAL NEW YORK LOCKS CONFERENCE Saturday, October 21, 2006 Tompkins County Public Library 101 East Green Street Ithaca, New York 11 AM - 4 PM FREE The First Annual Central New York Locks Conference will embrace the beauty of natural hair throughout the African diaspora, while also focusing on the history and contemporary impact of "dreadlocks" or locked hair. The theme of the this year's conference is the effect of mass incarceration on communities given that certain appearances within communities of color are often negatively stereotyped and criminalized. The First Annual Central New York Locks Conference will feature... Mumia Abu-Jamal special welcome address Harold Wilson 122nd innocent person released from death row Pam & Ramona Africa MOVE Organization/Int'l Concerned Family & Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal New York Campaign for Telephone Justice Coalition working across NYS to STOP THE CONTRACT between DOCS and Verizon/MCI Ewuare Osayande People Organized Working to Eradicate Racism (POWER) Vanessa Johnson presenting HAIR TALES... films, exhibits, vendors, and much more.... (vendor inquiries welcome) plus.... THE AFTER PARTY.... evening EDU-TAINMENT featuring roots | culture | spoken word | rebel music Saturday, October 21, 2006 Lost Dog Lounge 106-112 South Cayuga Street Ithaca, New York 8 PM $5 featuring... Taina Asili Vanessa Johnson Ewuare Osayande cypher:dissdent BROADCAST LIVE for more info... 607-277-2121 or info@stamp-cny.org
