FOLLOW URGENT, INC.
B-Fly #OurVoiceMatters
at Miami Edison Senior High School 6161 NW 5th Ct., Miami, 33127
RITES OF PASSAGE TEAM
URGENT, INC.
SHEDIA NELSON
ERIKA DEL VILLAR
LOREN DANIEL
Programs Manager
Peer Educator
Youth Development Specialist
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Center for Empowerment & Education 1000 NW 1st Ave., ste 100, Miami, FL 33136 I (786) 581-7821 I f: 866-811-7778 I T: @urgentinc I Facebook
www.urgentinc.org
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#OurVoiceMatters Youth Art Exhibition at Historic Ward Rooming
UPCOMING EVENTS
Weekly Schedule
February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness month Date: Feb. 16, 2017 Peer led interactive presentation & film screening, more on pg 4
Mondays - Amplify Me Media workshops & Academic Support Wednesdays - Path to Hip Hop Making music Thursdays - Summer job training
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#MANNEQUINCHALLENGE
How do you see violence at school?
How do youth deal with stress?
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How youth responded to new president announcement.
Visual Narratives Quotes by youth
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Young Film makers Driving the Conversation WHAT’S RITES OF PASSAGE?
ASHLEY REQUENA, A PEER EDUCATOR PRESENTED ABOUT RITES OF PASSAGE PROGRAM'S IMPACT AT PAMM'S TEEN CONVENING CONFERENCE. HTTPS://VIMEO.COM/167528566 MY VOICE MATTERS
THE YOUTH LED SHORT DOCUMENTARY FOCUSED ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADVERSELY AFFECTING YOUTH THAT PROVIDED A RESOLVE. HTTPS://VIMEO.COM/178479994
WHAT IS A GIRL?
THIS VIDEO PROJECT WAS PRODUCED IN COLLABORATION WITH INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART'S IDENTITY INITIATIVE OUTREACH PROGRAM CREATED BY GIRLS IN URGENT, INC'S RITES OF PASSAGE.
HTTPS://VIMEO.COM/160053121 WHAT’S RACE?
"RACE?" ORIGINAL SPOKEN WORD PERFORMED AND WRITTEN BY AMANITA PIERRE IS INCLUDED IN URGENT INC THIS WOMAN'S WORK PHOTO BOOK HTTPS://VIMEO.COM/160053121 11
BE YOURSELF VIDEO
YOUTH ELEVATING THEIR VOICE ABOUT ACCEPTING THEMSELVES AND EMPOWERING THEIR PEERS TO BE HEARD. HTTPS://VIMEO.COM/131489684
CULTURAL IDENTITY
WHAT IS CULTURAL APPROPRIATION? AND IS IT OR WHEN IS IT OKAY TO BE WHAT SOME MAY CALL A “CULTURE THIEF”? HTTPS://VIMEO.COM/167528665
Program funded by:
Community Partners: I C A | \ / | M I A
Rites of Passage Media Project is generously funded by The Children’s Trust. The Trust is a dedicated source of revenue established by voter referendum to improve the lives of children and families in Miami-Dade County.
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