Check out our "Adopt a Community" pilot project this summer!
If interested in partnering or volunteering please contact us!
A few years ago TRUE Skool attended E*Vision, a Youth Sustainability Conference, in Santa Fe, NM. We discussed what role Hip Hop plays in the community when it comes to sustainability. TRUE Skool conducted a workshop two years in a row at this conference 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. This inspired us to become more environmentally aware and to inspire change in our communities here in Milwaukee. With that said, we are piloting our new "Adopt a Community" Initiative this summer on the city's south side.
As an organization, it is important for us to include environmental education, sustainability, organic urban farming, community gardens and environmental awareness into our programs and services. Instead of always relying on dwindling community and government resources, we need to learn how to be self sufficient. Grow our own food, create our own jobs and resources, create public art, engage in and respect other cultures...To be Hip Hop is to care about community.
VOLUNTEER MEETING
Monday July 6th, 2009
6:00pm-7:00pm
@ TRUE SKOOL
4850 W. Fond du Lac Ave
ADOPT A COMMUNITY KICK-OFF EVENT!
Friday July 10th, 2009
10:00am-2:00pm
Cesar E. Chavez Drive from National Avenue to Greenfield Avenue
CALL (414) 445-9079 OR EMAIL info@trueskool.org to sign up to volunteer.
"What we do now matters forever. It's not a game." -Tupac Shakur
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.
MURAL PROJECTS
Interested in having a mural painted inside our outside of your building, home, church? Want to paint your kid's bedroom? Need a custom canvass for your house or as a gift? Contact us now for a quote and information on the process. View pictures of past murals and learn about this program for community service projects...
ELEMENT CLASSES
TRUE Skool's After-School & Summer Programming
All classes and supplies are FREE and open to ages 12-22 years old
SPECIAL EVENTS
Movie Nights,Workshops for parents, teachers, etc., open practice on turntables, Block Parties, Open Studio Time, Writer's Bench for Artists, and more!
YOUTH COUNCIL
Participants will learn leadership skills, event organizing, community activism & more. Join us to organize events and learn how to create positive change in our community!
Visit our 2008 page to see what TRUE Skool accomplished last year!
