Hip-Hop
artists will stress the importance of
voting to more than 5,000 New Jersey high
school and college students and students
in classrooms statewide via live web streaming
at the “BE
POWERFUL, BE HEARD – VOTE NEW JERSEY”
HIP-HOP Summit II in preparation for
the state’s gubernatorial election
on November 8. More than 2,000 high school
and college students and others attended
last year’s Summit, co-hosted by
the Office of the Attorney General and
Division of Elections and Russell Simmons
Hip-Hop Summit Action Network.
"BE
POWERFUL, BE HEARD" is the public
outreach component and slogan of New Jersey’s
voter education initiative and includes
Public Service Announcements, college
bus tours, and other voter registration
and get out the vote efforts. The "BE
POWERFUL, BE HEARD" initiative is
a comprehensive approach to voter education
and voting that contributed to a record
number of registered voters - more than
460,000 in the 2004 presidential election,
bringing New Jersey’s number of
voters to more than five million for the
first time in state history.
WHAT:
“BE POWERFUL, BE HEARD” HIP-HOP
SUMMIT II
WHEN:
Friday, September 30, 2005
10 a.m. – doors open
11 a.m. – program begins
2 p.m. - press conference -East Club-Suite
Level
WHERE:
Sovereign Bank Arena
81 Hamilton Avenue at Rt.129
Trenton, NJ 08611
Press: Park in lot 2 and enter in Door
A
Note:
Press Must Register In Advance (RSVP by
September 27, 2005)
Directions
to Sovereign Bank Arena:
FROM
NORTH JERSEY:
Via
NJ Turnpike:
Take the New Jersey Turnpike South to
exit 7A. Follow signs for 195 west. Take
195 west to Rte. 129 North Trenton. Take
Rte. 129 North to Hamilton Avenue. Make
left on to Hamilton Avenue. The Sovereign
Bank Arena will be on the left.
1. Via Route 1:
Take Route 1 South to Trenton. Follow
signs for Rte. 129. Take Rte. 129 to Hamilton
Avenue. Make a right onto Hamilton Avenue.
The Sovereign Bank Arena will be on the
left.
FROM
SOUTH JERSEY:
Via
295:
Take 295 North and merge onto NJ 29 North/
NJ 129 North via Exit 60 toward Trenton.
Take the RT 129 North exit towards Trenton.
Continue straight on RT 129. Make a left
onto Hamilton Avenue, the arena will be
on your left.
Via New Jersey Turnpike:
Take the New Jersey Turnpike North to
exit 7A. Follow signs for 195 west. Take
195 West to Rte. 129 North. Follow Rte.
129 North to Hamilton Avenue. Make a left
onto Hamilton Avenue. The Sovereign Bank
Arena will be on the left.
FROM
PENNSYLVANIA:
Via
I-95:
Take I-95 North to exit 1 (Rte. 29 South/Trenton).
Take Rte. 29 South to Trenton. Make a
left onto Cass Street (Thunder Road).
Follow Cass Street for three traffic lights.
Make a left onto Rte. 129 at third light.
Take Rte. 129 to Hamilton Ave. Make a
left onto Hamilton Avenue, and the Sovereign
Bank Arena will be on the left.
Via Route 1:
Take first exit after crossing the bridge
into New Jersey. Take Rte. 29 South to
Cass Street (Thunder Road). Make a left
onto Cass Street. Follow for three lights.
At third light make a left onto Rte. 129.
Take Rte. 129 to Hamilton Ave. Make a
left onto Hamilton Avenue, and the Sovereign
Bank Arena will be on the left.