2008 EVENTS

Bomb It! Movie Screening Thursday November 13th 2008 6:00-8:00pm
This documentary traces the graffiti arts movement back to paintings by Picasso and on through the 1970s in New York City. BOMB IT combines guerilla footage of artists at work around the globe with fresh perspectives on the art form.
Run Time: 93

Planet B-boy Movie Screening Thursday November 20th 2008 6:00-8:00pm
With compelling characters and vibrant dance sequences, Planet B-Boy is set in the International world of B-boying the urban dance more commonly known as break dancing. Weaving between the vivid backdrops of Osaka, Paris, Seoul and Las Vegas, unforgettable images frame the intimate stories of dancers who struggle for their dreams despite being misunderstood by larger society and even their own families.
Run time: 95 minutes

10.17 & 10.18 TRUE Skool's Annual Gallery Night Event


      
    
   
   
    
    
 

10.11.08 Peace Rally & Block Party @ LCC
   
      
TRUE Skool participants painted this Peace Mural during the Peace Rally & Bock Party in the garage of the Latino Community Center 10.11.08

  
Lupita conducting a slideshow on the positive and negtive of Hip Hop

UCC (Ramon Rivera), TRUE Skool (Sarah Dollhausen)& Community Partners (Aaron Edwards) represent!

10.11.08 Boardfest w/MODA3
   
  
TRUE Skool painted a canvass live at Boardfest 10.11.08

7.19.08 TRUE Skool's 4th Annual Block Party & GRAFFOLOGY event! Click on the flyer for pictures and more info!

5.31.08 Basura Bash
PRESS RELEASE
    
Community/Illegal Graffiti Clean Up by TRUE Skool participants

  
Live demonstration of positive, safe and legal Graffiti Art

4.16.08 "Controlled Demo" Screening w/Viva Fidel from Gorilla Promotions

2007 EVENTS

Friday, May 11th 11am @ West Side Academy II
T.R.U.E. Skool will present their "Hip Hop History" workshop

Friday, May 11th 4:30pm @ Holton Youth Center
...in partnership with Pearls for Teen Girls, TRUE Skool will present on the topic of "Hip Hop's influence on sexuality and sexual behaviors".

Saturday, May 19 @ John Marshall High School
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. - Gamma Pi Sigma Chapter's 10th Annual Youth Symposium
2007 Theme: “Developing a stronger sense of self-worth in our youth through value identification”
If you are between the ages of 12-18 you can register for this event at Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority
T.R.U.E. Skool will present their "Hip Hop as a Social Movement" workshop

Wednesday, July 18th 7pm @ Hillside Resource Center
T.R.U.E. Skool presented their "Hip Hop History" workshop

Wednesday, August 1st 7pm @ Hillside Resource Center
T.R.U.E. Skool presented their "Hip Hop as a Tool to Empower Youth " workshop

Wednesday, August 8th 7pm @ Hillside Resource Center
T.R.U.E. Skool will present their "Hip Hop as a Social Movement " workshop

Monday, October 15th 5pm @ Northside YMCA for Pearls for Teen Girls
T.R.U.E. Skool will present their "Females in Hip Hop" workshop

Wednesday, December 12th & 13th 4:30-5:30pm @ Northwest Secondary Academy
T.R.U.E. Skool will present workshops on "Hip Hop History" and "Females in Hip Hop"

Thursday June 21st - Sunday June 24th @ Chicago, IL
FREE MINDS, FREE PEOPLE CONFERENCE in Chicago, IL
To register for the confernce visit FREE MINDS, FREE PEOPLE
To check out our workshop description visit T.R.U.E. Skool's Workshop Description

Gallery Night @
April to June 2007
TRUE Skool displayed work from various local and national Graffiti artists at Pyramax Bank located at 318 N. Water Street
during the Historic 3rd Ward's Gallery Night held April 20th and 21st. Artwork remained on display until June 2007.
Artists include: POOH BEAR, From the Soul, E.White, Starks, F.W. Kaems, AND, Alex Solis, COPE2, T-KID, KET, Quetzal, and XMEN.

2006 EVENTS 

November
11.30 T.R.U.E. Skool made a presentation about our organization and Graffiti Initiative and displayed Graffiti Art from our 3rd Annual Block Party this past summer at the Sociocultural Department's Event at UW-Milwaukee.

October
10.20 T.R.U.E. Skool's Annual Gallery Night @ MOCT and Mark David Gray Studio.
          

MOCT-Gallery Night October 2006

 
Mark David Gray Studio -Gallery Night 2006

June-July
Click here for June & July's event. TRUE Skool was at Summerfest for 11 days creating live origianl artwork by local and international graffiti artists as well as performing on the Children's Stage daily and in the Sports arena.

February
2.17 TRUE KULTURE @ La Casa de Esperanza in Waukesha, WI

January

T.R.U.E. Skool presents at UW-Milwaukee's Common Ground Conference January 27th. The Common Ground Conference is a one-day community/university event to be held on the UW-Milwaukee campus that will address building coalitions against racism and priviledge in greater Milwaukee. T.R.U.E. Skool presents on how we use Hip Hop to address and find solutions for these issues.

2005 Events

October
T.R.U.E. Skool attended E*Vision, a Youth Sustainability Conference, in Santa Fe, NM Oct. 7th & 8th, 2005. We discussed what role Hip Hop plays in the community when it comes to sustainability. T.R.U.E. Skool conducted a workshop on Hip Hop as a Social Movement and worked with New Mexican teens to create action plans for change. For more info on the annual conference visit www.earthcare.org.

T.R.U.E. Skool conducted "Graffiti as an Art" workshop at a Milwaukee Public School, West Side Academy School, for 7th graders. Thanks to Mrs. Dolphin and her English classes for sharing their time with us!

July

2nd Annual Summer of Peace Block Party and Brew City Bboy Battle 4

     

See pictures from the event...

March

Brew City Bboy Battle "Round 3"
March 11th Brew City Bboy Battle "Round III"
3 on 3...CASH PRIZE!!

MARCH 11TH 2005...BREW CITY BBOY BATTLE "ROUND 3" 1st Place Winners

March 16th Open Mic ft DarliNikki & Fortune (DJ)

February

Black History Month Celebrations @ LCC

Wednesday 16th Open Mic ft. Rusty P's
Wednesday 23rd Living Museum; Cultural Progression of Hip Hop Culture

Wednesday 28th Film Screening: The Forgotten City (A documentary on Chicago's Graffiti scene)

January

Wednesday 19th- Open Mic ft. Kerse-One

Wednesday 26th-Film Screening “All Power to the People” (Rescheduled to Feb 2nd from 7-9pm)

2004 Events

“Empowering Youth thru Hip Hop Culture” Lecture by KRS-One & The Temple of Hip Hop
(LCC Event hosted by True Skool)
April 4th 2004
Pictures Press Release

Photo/Josie Liming

Summer of Peace Youth Rally
(Gorilla Promotions Event @ Kilbourn Park)
June 24th 2004
Summer of Peace Press Links

Summer of Peace Block Party & 1st Annual Brew City Bboy Battle
(LCC Event hosted by True Skool)
July 30th & 31st 2004
"Party Pushes Positive of Peace" Article Pictures Press Release

SOP Gallery Night/Gorilla Promotions "Limelight" Film Screening
(LCC Event hosted by True Skool)
August 25th 2004
Pictures Press Release
 
 

Hip Hop Speaks w/The Source Magazine
(True Skool event @ Bucketworks)
September 17th 2004
Pictures



Photo Courtesy of KLB Productions

T.R.U.E. Skool Presents...DJ Afrika Bambaataa
(True Skool event @ Bucketworks, UPROC & LCC)
“Dark Matter moving at the speed of light” release jam
October 15th 2004
"Rapper Brings Hip Hop History"Article Pictures

T.R.U.E. Skool Presents "Rock the Vote" w/Chuck D. from Public Enemy
(True Skool event @ LCC)
October 20th 2004
Press Release

Hip Hop History Month Slideshow & Open Mic
(LCC Event hosted by True Skool)
November 10th 2004
Press Release

Brew City Bboy Battle "Round II"
(LCC Event hosted by True Skool)
November 12th 2004
B-boy Battle renewed for Hip Hop History Month Article