Hip Hop Youth Green Dinners
Pursuit of a Green Planet is more than just a film project. It is poised to become the boldest voice of the growing health consciousness movement in Hip Hop. Even during the early phases of our project we are tapping into the grassroots movements currently taking root around the country by hosting ‘Green Dinners’ in locations around the country. Our ‘Green Dinners’ are a key to the success of our film project. The dinners are set in urban communities and designed to introduce new people, especially youth, to delicious, healthy vegetarian food while promoting our film project. All attendees will be able to interact with Health educators, Hip Hop artists, members of our film team and the health professionals that will help Keith get his body back in shape.
The Green Dinners are central to our long-term grassroots marketing and fundraising strategy. We have already begun to build a national network of supporters for our project. There are organizations and influential individuals in cities across the nation ready to partner with us to host dinners, help raise funds, provide production support while we film, and promote the project once it is completed.
“As we continue to develop and promote our film project we felt one of the most important things we could do was make our concept as real as possible to our supporters”, said Keith Tucker, co-producer and visionary behind the project. “If we can introduce people to and get them eating the food, it will be a major step in the right direction. We believe the Green Dinners can help change people’s lives even before the film hits the big screen.”
What Happens at a Hip Hop Green Dinner
The Hip Hop Green Dinners are a community based vegetarian dining experience geared towards urban youth and young people who identify with Hip Hop culture. The dinners are designed to be a perfect combination of information and entertainment. By breaking bread and sharing information in a relaxed and entertaining environment, the Hip Hop Green Dinners help youth make the connection between their diet, lifestyle and their health.
Attendees of a Green Dinner can expect:
•A beautiful dining presentation
•To taste some of the best vegetarian food available in their area
•To witness some groundbreaking Hip Hop performances and meet the artists involved
•To meet and learn about healthy eating and living from leading health professionals
•To network with agencies, organizations, businesses and individuals in their area who can help them transition to a healthier lifestyle.
•To learn about the Pursuit of a Green Planet film project and how they can support the production effort.
How Green Dinners Connect to the POAGP Film Project
The Hip Hop Green Dinners are:
•A new an innovative way to raise production funds for the film. With the Hip Hop Green Dinners funders will recognize the viability of our project based on the impact it is already having in the community.
•A tool for building a national community-based network of partners and supporters for the film project while we are in production once we go into distribution.
•A way to evaluate the marketability of the film
•A promotion vehicle designed to build an audience base for the film.
•A research tool to help us connect with the most innovative and forward thinking ideas and project emerging in communities across the nation
Hosting a Green Dinner in Your Community
The Hip Hop Green Dinners are local support community based events that are free to the attending youth and organizations. In order to host a Hip Hop Green Dinner in your community we will partner with you to develop a local network of funders, supporters and event partners. The Pursuit of a Green Planet production team will work with you to coordinate the talent and food program and develop a market plan to promote the event to the community and the media.
We will co-host the event with our primary partner(s) in each community to make sure the event is a success.
To learn more about how you can bring a Hip Hop Green Dinner to your community contact:
Keith Tucker – Co-Producer
Pursuit of a Green Planet Film Project
206-234-9565
Inye Wokoma – Co-Producer
Pursuit of a Green Planet Film Project
206-325-1159
