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HIGHLIGHTS 4 Award Winning Youth Films Celebrating its 25th Year Anniversary, URGENT, Inc. is a 501 (c) (3) Miami, FL based youth and community development organization dedicated to the mission of empowering young minds to transform their communities. Guided by the principles of innovation, growth and transformation. URGENT promotes the values of compassion, patience, teamwork, responsibility, innovation, learning and reciprocity. URGENT, envisions a future where all children and youth have the social, economic and educational resources to thrive. Our mission is to empower young minds to transform communities.
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The Rites of Passage/FACE Program is generously funded by The Children’s Trust. The Children’s Trust is a dedicated source of funding created by voter referendum in 2002 to improve the lives of children and families in Miami-Dade County by making strategic investments in their future – because all children are our children.
EXECUTIVE TEAM Henry Crespo President SALIHA NELSON Vice President Rites of Passage Media Project & (FACE) Film Arts & Culture Coding Entrepreneurship TEAM SHEDIA NELSON Programs Manager/Artistic Director & Magazine Editor LOREN DANIEL Career & Technical Education Coordinator JOEY ASHLEY Career & Technical Educational Media Specialist MONICA BISSAINTHE Career & Technical Educational Instructor GAIL WILLINGHAM Academic Coach JAMES EAGLE Media Instructor
URGENT, INC CE E R TE y o Inno tion, G o th T n o tion Watch our youth led award winning films on our Vimeo Channel: www.vimeo.com/channels/urgentinc CORE PROGRAMS K-5 Youth Empowerment Afterschool YES Camp FACE Camp Middle School Girls Rites of Passage Media Project Rites of Passage Media Arts Summer Camp High School FACE (Film Arts & Culture Coding Entrepreneurship) Internship
CARLOS MARQUEZ ational Career & Technical Educational Instructor DEONDRE MARSHALL Americorps Member RHONDA TAYLOR Program Assistant
URGENT, Inc. Center for Empowerment & Education 1000 NW 1st Ave., ste 100, Miami, FL 33136 O: (786) 581-7821 I F: 877-811-7778 www.urgentinc.org I Twitter/IG: @urgentinc I Facebook
Leonce Luma FACE Digital Broadcast Ambassador
Commissioner Barbara Jordan District 1
Rites of Passage Youth Media Project
Community Partners
Award winning film at Do it Your Damn Self Film Festival 2018
FACE
Only serious candidates
Jael LaBrie F.A.C.E Peer Educator
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Delou Africa, Njeri Plato, Founder and Director
URGENT, Inc Celebrates 25 Years with Royal Lion King Gala featuring performances by Delou Africa & Watoto Dance Theatre Arts at the Elks, Miami - URGENT Inc's 25th Year Anniversary Gala at Arts at the Elks on October 26, 2019. This Royal Lion King themed event will kick off URGENT's Capital and Program Support Campaign to help launch UA – URGENT Academy, a private career and technical education learning center where high school apprentice will be able to earn and learn while they build the necessary skills to pursue careers in the creative design and technology industries.
Watoto Dance Theatre, Narsha Cummings Founder and Director
Date: October 26th Time: 6pm-10pm Venue: Arts at the Elks, 4949 NW 7th Ave., Miami, FL Limited Tickets Available on EventBrite
The opening reception will begin at 6:00 pm with live music by Dr. Edward G. Robinson Band, a youth art gallery walk and lite bites. The formal program will begin at 7:00 pm with the premiere screening of a documentary produced by URGENT'S Digital FACE Broadcast, Chuks Ibeji and under the creative direction of Shedia Nelson. Experience URGENT, Inc's 25 years of impact of empowering young minds to transform their communities. A must see finale performed by Delou Africa Dance Ensemble while guest enjoy dinner, fun photos, interviews, dancing and the smooth sounds of Dr. Edward G. Robinson band ensemble. The event is open to the public.
BUY YOUR TICKET TO FUN TODAY! Come out and celebrate URGENT Inc's 25th Year Anniversary! Join us for an afternoon of golf, food, music, tournament style games and most importantly raising funds to power our mission of empowering young minds to transform their communities. This event is great for golfers of ALL skills who want to have a great time in a climatecontrolled unique golf experience. No golfing experience needed to come and have a good time. TopGolf is an indoor/outdoor driving range extraordinaire, so you’ll have a fabulous time rain or shine! The event will be held on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at Topgolf (Doral). Book your play or bay today. Registration and buffet begins at 11:00am. Unlimited game play from 12:00pm-3:00pm. Coaching available for the 1st hour. Prizes and awards banquet from 3:005:00pm.
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Players and teams will have an opportunity to compete for prizes and trophies. Your Registration includes 3 hours of golf, great food, bottomless nonalcoholic beverages and two drink tickets (beer & wine).
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Epic "Battle of Love Part 2" Debut & Art Talk DECEMBER 5TH AND 7TH
Then join us on Saturday, December 7th for our Community Art Day with family fun art activities, music and food provided in partnership with Perez Art Museum and Preserving Archiving Teaching (PATH) to Hip Hop at Black Police Precinct and Historic Museum, 480 NW 11th St., Miami, FL!
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The epic "Battle of Love" continues in part two debut as part of Soul Basel at URGENT, Inc.'s #OurVoiceMatters youth multi-media art exhibition, youth photography, art talk and youth spoken word on December 5, 2019 at Cambridge Innovation Center, 1951 NW 7th Ave., Miami. Our talented 6th graders published the second volume of comic series under the direction of Ramon "Absoloot" Robinson and Chivas Davis.
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Our Voice Matters & Battle of Love Collections Film, Books, Music and Poetry
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Watch our educationally engaging youth led films and PSA's on our YouTube and Vimeo Channels! Listen to our youth led music on SoundCloud in partnership with Preserving Archiving Teaching (PATH) to Hip Hop. Follow us on: Facebook, Instagram and Twitter!
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Digital FACE Media & Broadcast Team Need a high quality professional commercial, event highlight reel or PSA? Meet our amazing Digital FACE Media and Broadcast Team under the guidance of Joey Ashley. Our talented high schoolers are enrolled in our FACE youth development program in our film cohort offered weekly after school. Have fun learning the art of film making with real world experience, earn community service hours and a stipend! ENROLL TODAY at www.urgentinc.org! Digital FACE Media and Broadcast is available for hire! Email Joey Ashley, CTE Media Coordinator at joey@urgentinc.org.
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URGENT, Inc's Youth Led Films Screened at Urban Film Festival URGENT, Inc's youth led short films were screened at Florida Film House's Urban Film Festival as part of their 1st Take Film Program. Our Digital FACE Media and Broadcast team enjoyed interviewing special guests: Romeo Miller and Allen Maldonado. In addition our talented young people enjoyed attending and learning from the industry workshops, watching their films on the big screen at historic Lyric Theater and being awarded for their films. Digital FACE Media and Broadcast is available for hire! Email Joey Ashley, CTE Media Coordinator at joey@urgentinc.org for more details.
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URGENT, Inc's Youth led Films Screened at iGen Film Festival An accomplished and successful young entrepreneur Elijah Wells founded the iGen Film Festival celebrating and recognizing young film makers at his annual film festival. URGENT, Inc.'s youth led films were featured at the community screening that included our award winning music video "Following You" at this years' Filmgate's NOLA Film Festival for best music video directed by Mandy Saint Simon and produced by Deion Wynter. A talk back with our talented young people followed the film screening where our directors, producers and writers shared the importance of teamwork on set and pushing themselves to learn a different part of the film making process with each new project. Our talented young people enjoyed attending the festivals' workshops and learning about the film industry. Thank you Elijah Wells for validating the artistic work of our young people at your film festival! Film |Â 14
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"BATTLE OF LOVE" PART 3 IN DEVELOPMENT BY OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLERS Ramon "Absoloot" Robinson, Comic Book Instructor
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ACADEMIC SUPPORT, DRAMA & POETRY by Miss Gail Willingham, Academic Coach
The lovely and animated Miss Gail Willingham provides academic support through language arts in drama and poetry. Our middle schoolers are pushed to learn more about themselves through poetic expression. Ms. Nelson, URGENT, Inc.'s artistic director was happy to share instruction on the art of cursive writing. It's saddening to learn that cursive writing has become a lost art not taught in schools.
POETRY by youth in URGENT, INC. More Than a Color By Leonce Luma Black, a color that defines me Don’t remind me the color that you claim isinside me. Unlike you I am criticized for the color that caresses my skin. You’re clearly blind to not realize the beauty that’s within me. Bear in mind deep inside we’re all the same so why do you undermine me as if I’m not worth your time. So please look back and remember the things my people have accomplished in the frame you’veunkindly bestowed upon them. Black a color that defines me, you lack the mindset to realize the strength that bares in me. So let me remind you that this color is more than a color it’s stronger than any other. My ancestors endured the pain and suffering you’ve bestowed upon them this makes me even more proud to say that I’m Black I’m strong I’m powerful and there’s no other race like mine.
What If? By The Book of Wisdom A gentleman asked me today, on my way to hide away what would you do if you weren’t afraid? I answered, "well, a good girI would rearrange life in an order that is new and pay myself the respect that is due I would charge into battle my feet pounding to the rhythm of my one thousand horses manmy sword outstretched I would sell my cattle climb the beanstalk to my freedom and in the clouds I would build a kingdom where everyone is worthy and we would live to be forty
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DO YOU SEE COMMUNITY ISSUES? DO YOU SEE TYPES OF FRIENDSHIPS? HOW IS YOUTH VOICE SEEN? WHAT DO YOUNG PEOPLE WANT MOST?
Rites of Passage Program Meetings Middle School Girls DAYS: M, W Mondays: 3:05pm-5pm Wednesdays: 1:50pm-4:30pm LOCATION: Edison Park -8 Center 500 NW 67th St., Miami, FL 33137 Contact: Shedia Nelson Email: shedia@urgentinc.org Call: (305) 586-6694
DAYS: T, T TIME: 3:05pm-5pm LOCATION: Morningside -8 Academy 6620 NE 5th Ave, Miami, FL 33138 Contact: Monica Bissainthe Email: monica@urgentinc.org
FACE Program Meetings High School Students DAYS: M, W TIME: 2:30pm-5pm LOCATION: Edison Sr igh School 6161 NW 5th Ct., Miami, FL 33137 DAYS: T, Th LOCATION: Booker T. Washington 1200 NW 6th Ave., Miami, FL 33136 Contact: Loren Daniel Email: loren@urgentinc.org
DAYS: M-T TIME: 3:30pm-5pm LOCATION: Studion 58 5789 NW 7th Ave, Miami, FL 33127 Contact: Joey Ashley Email: joey@urgentinc.org
Thank You Community Partners
URGENT, Inc. Center for Empowerment & Education1000 NW 1st Ave., ste 100, Miami, FL 33136 O: (786) 581-7821 I F: 877-811-7778 www.urgentinc.org I Twitter/IG: @urgentinc I Facebook