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The Philadelphia Hip Hop Political Organizing Committee (PHHPOC) is the local chapter of the National Hip Hop Political Convention (NHHPC).The PHHPOC is currently organizing itself to provide community social and political education and facilitate political engagement.Purpose The purpose of the Convention is to give voice, expand democracy, educate and mobilize an underrepresented community to build progressive social change using the influence of Hip Hop.The NHHPC seeks to ensure a community free of misogyny, violence disease/infections, and seeks to increase its influences the values, life practices and creative expression of young people, artists and entertainers. The NHHPC works to build unity amongst the grassroots and electoral organizing arena. Mission Statement Challenged by the silent majority of nonvoters and the influences of Hip Hop, the NHHPC is a non-profit 501c3 organization dedicated to the political, educational, and organizational empowerment of all (disenfranchised) individuals, groups and local communities throughout the nation. The NHHPC collaborates with national and international partners to increase grassroots activism and civic participation.