THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED MAKE THIS A HUGE SUCCESS!!
TRUE SKOOL'S 5th ANNUAL BLOCK PARTY: The Cyphers
featuring the MOTION DISORDERZ CREW BBOY BATTLE ANNIVERSARY!
FOR MORE INFO VISIT THE 2010 BLOCK PARTY PAGE
In response to the press conference held Monday July 19th, 2010 regarding our temporary mural created at the block party Saturday July 17th as part of a temporary live art demonstration, please read the following.
THANK YOU TO ALL THE HUNDREDS OF EMAILS, FACEBOOK MSGS, FINANCIAL DONATIONS AND CONTACT TO THE CITY AND ALDERMAN ON OUR BEHALF. WE BELIEVE IN OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, THEY CAN BE PART OF THE SOLUTION AND SHOULD NEVER BE "HUNG FROM THE LIGHT POLES" AS ALDERMAN DONOVAN SUGGESTS.
The REAL Truth about TRUE Skool, Inc.-Press Release
Statement by TRUE Skool, Inc. to address erroneous claims by Alderman Bob Donovan.
Tuesday July 27th, 2010
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TRUE SKOOL FACT SHEET
Check out a one page fact sheet about TRUE Skool's mission, programs, and outcomes.
Alderman Donovan along with members of the MPD attended TRUE Skool's Adopt a Community Kick-Off event Friday July 17th, 2009 where TRUE Skool painted a community mural, removed over 40 incidents of illegal graffiti in the Chavez Neighborhood and picked up over 100 bags of garbage.
TRUE Skool's Press Release
Monday July 19th, 2010
TRUE Skool's BOD President, Daana Townsend Press Release
Monday July 19th, 2010
Letter from TRUE Skool Vice President of the BOD and Member of the Anti-Graffiti Policy Committee
Monday July 19th, 2010
Press Release from County Supervisor Peggy A. West
Monday July 19th, 2010
For more information about mural projects that are helping decrease illegal vandalism in US Cities, check out the articles below...
Washington DC Mural Project
Washington Post Article
"A new city-funded program is aiming to cover up graffiti with the work of creative Washington teenagers."
Paint Not Prison
"Paint Not Prison is a community organizing and beautification project which engages local youth, mentors and artists including some youth on probation for graffiti offenses. "
“Progressive art can assist people to learn not only about the objective forces at work in the society in which they live, bus also about the intensely social character of their interior lives. Ultimately, it can propel people toward social emancipation.” - Salvador Dali
City of Milwaukee Mural Arts Program & The Mural Mile
"It all begins with one brushstroke—the spark that ignites change. A single brushstroke that causes a ripple effect and transforms our city and the lives of those who live here.
Murals are more than just paint on walls. They create community, inspire individuals, revitalize neighborhoods and give hope. They tell the story of our city and give voice to its people, its cultures, its history and traditions. At Mural Arts, it is our mission to paint it forward—to help the force of life triumph in every neighborhood of our city. "-http://www.muralarts.org/getinvolved/gift.php
Redland's Plan to Beat Graffiti
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COMMUNITY clean-up days, household removal guides and legal mural spaces are being touted as the answer
to graffiti problems in the Redlands.
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For media inquiries, please contact Sarah Patterson at 414-975-4130 or sarah@trueskool.org.
SUMMER URBAN ARTS PROGRAM
Summer Urban Arts Program
Tuesday June 29th-Thursday August 19th (8 weeks)
Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays
1:00pm-5:00pm
14-19 years old
FREE!
Help us with our TRUE Skool MixTape CD Project & Record Original Music in our Just Rockin' Music Studio!
Check out our Music Studio Page for more info.
Create custom canvasses, TRUE Skool gear, Portfolio Project, Murals, and more!
Check out the CricketToes Blog about our Summer Program!
To view TRUE Skool's Responsible Practices in place (referring to our work with legal graffiti art) please visit the Urban Arts Page.
TRUE Skool's 2010 Adopt a Community Program is recruiting volunteers!
We are recruiting volunteers for our Adopt a Community clean-ups which will take place bi-weekly in the Walker's Point Neighborhood on Wednesdays from 1-3pm. Contact us for volunteer information.
THANK YOU to the Greater Milwaukee Foundation for supporting our Adopt a Community Program and community mural projects through their Youth In Service Fund and Discretionary Grant for 2010!
2009 Adopt a Community Community Mural
Cesar E. Chavez Mural
(S.Cesar Chavez Drive & W.Washington Street)
To see pictures and read the Adopt a Community 2009 ReCap visit our
ADOPT A COMMUNITY PROGRAM PAGE
For more mural pictures visit our MURAL page.
Be a Host Site!
We are always seeking organizations interested in hosting Element Classes, Workshops, events and more!
Check out our What We Do page to learn more about our programs and services.
And visit our Media Page for articles, video and news coverage of TRUE Skool throughout the years.
© 2005-2010 TRUE SKOOL, INC.
Coming Soon...
Why the arts?
To learn more about how the arts play a critical role in youth development and success,
click here.
Hip Hop is more than music...
... it goes beyond dance and sounds, it is about culture, history and skills. It was born of the same societal ills we see youth facing today; lack of jobs and economic opportunities, violence in our neighborhoods and at home, broken families, gangs, under funded schools and lack of community resources.
Hip Hop is a tool and a culture in itself that allows for positive change in one’s life and promotes the true meaning of “community”. Few social movements have been as effective as uniting cultures as Hip Hop has been for over 30 years.
We explore the cultural and historical ties of the elements; DJ, BBoy, MC, Graffiti, Knowledge through interactive workshops, events, lectures, projects and classes.
-TRUE Skool, Inc.
