6.30pm
Derrick Ashong shot to fame with his eloquent expression of his thoughts on Barrack Obama - seen in one of the most downloaded videos of 2008 on YouTube.
As a musician dedicated to tackling conflict in society, Ashong will speak about building bridges between the fields of business, media, technology, youth culture, pop culture and politics. Ashong is the founder of Take Back the Mic, a youth-centered cultural movement that empowers young people by using niche and viral marketing to bring music and other media to a global market.
During his brief visit to the UK, the 33-year old Ghanaian/American Harvard educated talent will talk to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Conflict Issues about the myriad ways he has used to inspire, engage and activate young people with positive messages for social change.
"At a time when politics and popular culture are still in an awkward mating ritual, Mr Ashong inadvertently tapped into the youth quake that is shaking up the campaign."
- New York Times
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