Global Block Foundation
The Global Block harnesses the spirit of innovation, creativity and activism at the core of the Hip-Hop movement to empower youth and transform communities across the globe. (GBF Mission)
Featured Initiatives 2010
PUSHH (Peace, Unity and Social Empowerment through Hip-Hop) TOUR Looks to Add Tour Dates in France, Nepal, Ivory Coast, and other Locations Throughout the World.
Official Launch of GB Gear, Publishing and other Social Entrepreneurial Tools.
EGOS After School Program @ Brighter Choice Community School in Brooklyn Set to Begin in February.
Development of a Health and Wellness Initiative in Partnership with the LSU Ag Center and the NGO FUNADEH (Honduras) @ The GB Sylvia Center in Masca, Honduras.
The Global Block Endowment Campaign
January 2010: The Global Block Foundation will launch a 80/20 Matching Funds Capital Contribution Campaign aimed at soliciting individual funds from the general public, private foundation donations, and federal grants that will comprise an initial equity fund target goal of two million dollars ($2,000,000US). This preliminary escrow tranche will secure a total project endowment of ten millions dollars ($10,000,000US) from matching donors.
Top GB Photos of 2009
International Hip-Hop Festival Celebrates 200 years of Independence of La Paz, Bolivia! Viva La Rapvolution!
The Global Block Collective, along with Dos Hermanos from Spain, participated in the week long Hip-Hop celebration which was sponsored by the US and Spanish embassies as well as the City of La Paz, OKRU, and other local organizations. With daily media coverage and well attended public events, the Global Block easily reached over 60,000 people with the PUSHH message: Paz, Unidad, Desarollo Social, con Hip-Hop! Thank You Bolivia and the rest of the 2009 PUSHH TOUR partners.Waliki Suma!
PUSHH TOUR Sponsorship to Globalblock@gmail.com
PUSHH TOUR Sponsorship to Globalblock@gmail.com
Chairman Martinez Featured in Dialogo of the Americas Magazine
Pictures in the Spotlight -
EGOS Masca Receives the BCCS Gift Exchange
READ THE ARTICLE IN THE NEWSLETTER FOR THE BUREAU FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ABOUT GEORGE AND JELANI IN NICA
New Music from Bajamar, Honduras!
Risitos - Injusticias
Available now! -
The First Garifuna Language Album on Global Block Music. (BUY Now on ITUNES)
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Echos Global Block's Holistic Approach for the Development of the Sustainable Americas - A Hemispheric Approach
In 2007, while on his first Cultural Envoy Mission in Bolivia , Chairman Martinez began a campaign that promoted the idea that there is such a thing as the American Dream and that all Americans should have a right to it on their own soil in their own way. He said that, "no American, whether from the north, central or south, wants to leave their homes to walk to another country illegally risking their lives, liberty, and families in search of the possibility of more opportunities. But they will and do. We can turn that spirit and drive into the engine that sustainably grows the Americas and allows every American to grow their future where they live by providing cutting edge tools, innovative approaches, accountability and strong funding. I believe we must invest in our neighbors like never before and because the populations of most Central, Caribbean and South American countries have young populations, Hip-Hop Culture is the driving force behind the next waves of positive social, cultural, and spiritual change throughout our Hemisphere."
May 13, 2009 Washington, DC., Secretary Clinton (excerpt)
...This gathering builds on the discussions that President Obama, and I, and other Administration officials have been having with our counterparts throughout the Americas for the past four months. We are very grateful for these opportunities.
And you’ve heard earlier from my colleagues about the importance that we place on the Western Hemisphere. We believe that we are all of the Americas, and as such, we are linked by history, geography, economics, culture, family roots, family ties, and a common future.
Today, our view is that our hemisphere is and can be the dynamic center of growth and opportunity for all of the people who live within it, and that together we can see a new future for our hemisphere that will give us the chance to improve the quality of life, raise the standard of living, deal with our ongoing security and law enforcement problems, while tackling together problems like energy, climate change, and so much else...
...We need to provide people with the tools they need to fulfill their own God-given potential and empower citizens of every background to help build and participate in more equitable and just societies.....click for complete article including a video recording of the speech.
May 13, 2009 Washington, DC., Secretary Clinton (excerpt)
...This gathering builds on the discussions that President Obama, and I, and other Administration officials have been having with our counterparts throughout the Americas for the past four months. We are very grateful for these opportunities.
And you’ve heard earlier from my colleagues about the importance that we place on the Western Hemisphere. We believe that we are all of the Americas, and as such, we are linked by history, geography, economics, culture, family roots, family ties, and a common future.
Today, our view is that our hemisphere is and can be the dynamic center of growth and opportunity for all of the people who live within it, and that together we can see a new future for our hemisphere that will give us the chance to improve the quality of life, raise the standard of living, deal with our ongoing security and law enforcement problems, while tackling together problems like energy, climate change, and so much else...
...We need to provide people with the tools they need to fulfill their own God-given potential and empower citizens of every background to help build and participate in more equitable and just societies.....click for complete article including a video recording of the speech.
The Global Block Foundation is a legally registered Non Profit Corporation in the United States of America.
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